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It's a time of celebration here at Car RayRob! We have successfully completed our first year as a podcast and the finale of our flagship show, SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! In this special year end episode, Ray and Rob reflect on 2024 and take turns ranking their top 5 favorite recommendations from the season!  Join us as we celebrate our milestone and look forward to 2025! Be sure to stick around...

Car RayRob is back with their final episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND of 2024! We are ringing in the new year with a revisit a much-maligned Richard Donner (SUPERMAN, THE GOONIES) comedy starring Richard Pryor (SILVER STREAK, STIR CRAZY) and Scott Schwartz (KIDCO, A CHRISTMAS STORY), THE TOY!  This blast from the past revolves around Jack Brown, a down on his luck writer who is forced to take...

We've made it, friends! Car RayRob is officially calling it a wrap on the first season of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! For this landmark achievement (and to wrap up a tumultuous year for our world), Ray has the audacity to recommend a political satire, as if the real world hasn't become satirical on its own! Ray's final recommendation of the year is the 2017 black comedy THE DEATH OF STALIN! Direc...

We're nearing the end of the year and it's time for Rob's last recommendation of the year! He's bringing the thunder this December by recommending to Ray the 1978 crime thriller THE SILENT PARTNER! This Christmas-tinged caper stars the indelible Elliot Gould (THE LONG GOODBYE, M*A*S*H*) as Miles Cullen, a mild-mannered bank teller who catches wind that someone is going to rob his bank. This inform...

CAR RAYROB is back with a brand-new episode of their new podcast HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND! This month, Ray and Rob are bringing you the movie that was the genesis for the entire podcast, the 1989 cult comedy BIG MAN ON CAMPUS. This staple of their collective childhood stars Corey Parker (FRIDAY THE 13th: A NEW BEGINNING, THE LOST LANGUAGE OF CRANES), Melora Hardin (THE OFFICE, MONK) and Tom Ske...

On this week's episode, Ray takes Rob completely by surprise by recommending the first black and white film on SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM. Ray does this in the form of the 1952 western HIGH NOON, starring Gary Cooper (MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN, FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS) and Grace Kelly (REAR WINDOW, TO CATCH A THIEF).  In this controversial film (which John Wayne called "The most un-American thing" h...

On this week's SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, we hit blackjack for our 21st episode! It's Rob's turn and he hits the table with the 1996 erotic, neo-noir thriller BOUND. This landmark film of LGTBQ+ representation in mainstream film stars Jennifer Tilly (BRIDE OF CHUCKY, LIAR LIAR), Gina Gershon (SHOWGIRLS, FACE/OFF) and Joe Pantoliano (RISKY BUSINESS, THE MATRIX). In this dark noir, Violet (Tilly)...

In a very special CAR RAYROB premiere, Ray and Rob present their brand-new podcast HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND! Re-inventing their formula, Ray and Rob have ditched recommendations and instead created a list of movies from their past that they haven't revisted in at least 20 years to see if these movies still hold up to their nostalgic memories.  For their maiden voyage, the dynamic duo have settl...

On this week's episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, Ray and Rob are wrapping up the spooky season with Ray's episode, who loyal listeners know is not a fan of the horror genre. So, in an attempt to join in the fun, Ray recommends to Rob the 2017 Japanese indie zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD. This send-up of the genre centers on a small film crew hard at work filming a movie of the same name,...

It's the scary season here at SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM and we're kicking off the month of October with Rob recommending one of his all-time favorite movies, Brian De Palma's (BLOW OUT, THE UNTOUCHABLES) 1974 Horror rock opera THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE. This slice of goth punk greatness stars William Finley (SISTERS, THE FUNHOUSE) as Winslow Leach, a down on his luck singer-songwriter desperat...

On this week's episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, Ray and Rob look to keep their streak alive with Ray recommending Peter Weir's 1981 war drama GALLIPOLI. The film centers on two young sprinters from two completely different walks of life, portrayed by Mark Lee (THE BEST OF FRIENDS, THE CITY'S EDGE) and Mel Gibson (MAD MAX, LETHAL WEAPON), who find themselves joining the Australian Army durin...

In this week's episode, it's Rob's turn to try to break his losing streak by recommending to Ray Wim Wender's (WINGS OF DESIRE, PERFECT DAYS) 1977 neo-noir drama THE AMERICAN FRIEND, starring Bruno Gantz (NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE, WINGS OF DESIRE) and Dennis Hopper (in his return to SHMLF)!  Gantz plays Jonathan Zimmerman, an esteemed German picture framer who discovers he has a rare and deadly illne...

On this week's episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, Ray and Rob continue to try and break their dry streak of unsuccessful recommendations. It's Ray's week, so swings for the fences with Peter Yates' 1979 film BREAKING AWAY. This coming-of-age sports-drama stars Dennis Christopher (CHARIOTS OF FIRE), Jackie Earle Haley (WATCHMEN, LITTLE CHILDREN) Dennis Quaid (INNERSPACE, THE RIGHT STUFF), and...

In this week's episode, Rob tries to win Ray over by taking a tonal left turn from his previous pick by recommending Kelly Reichardt's 2016 classic CERTAIN WOMEN. This quiet and meditative journey through the lives of four Montana women features the screen debut of Lily Gladstone (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, RESERVATION DOGS), as well as Laura Dern (BLUE VELVET, JURASSIC PARK), Michelle Williams (...

After their controversial last episode, Ray and Rob are back with what could turn out to be a revenge story. Ray pushes Rob's emotional buttons by recommending the 2018 family drama BEAUTIFUL BOY. This story about the ravages of addiction stars Steve Carell (The Office, Despicable Me) as a father who desperately tries to find a way to put his life back together after his son, Timothee Chalamet (Du...

In what go down as their most controversial episode yet, Rob throws Ray the curveball of his life by recommending John Waters' (CRY BABY, CECIL B. DEMENTED) infamous 1972 dark comedy PINK FLAMINGOS. In this John Waters classic, Divine (HAIRSPRAY, FEMALE TROUBLE) plays Babs Johnson who has been dubbed the "The Filthiest Person Alive" by the tabloids becomes the target of the Marbles, a jealous coup...

Be prepared to cry, folks! On this week's episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, Ray recommends to Rob the 2016 biographical drama LION. Dev Patel (MONKEY MAN, THE GREEN KNIGHT) stars alongside Nicole Kidman (DESTROYER, THE BEGUILED) and David Wenham (LORD OF THE RINGS, ELVIS), as Saroo, a man who has found himself lost in life in more ways than one. As a child, Saroo followed his older brother G...

Is it possible to bridge our differences when we're so wrapped up in fighting other people's wars? Join us as we explore this idea when Rob recommends to Ray the Park Chan-Wook (OLDBOY, SNOWPIERCER) classic JOINT SECURITY AREA.   When an incident in Korea's DMZ sees the death of two North Korean soldiers and differing stories from the survivors, a Neutral Nations Supervisory Commision special inve...

Where would you rather vacation? Iceland or Australia? Well, Ray's not giving Rob a choice this week as he takes him down under with the 2020 dramedy RAMS, starring Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Event Horizon) and Michael Caton (The Castle, Packed to the Rafters). This film follows Colin (Neill) and Les (Caton), two estranged brothers who have both taken up the family tradition of raising one of the r...

On this week's episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, Rob recommends to Ray Peter Bogdanovich's (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) 1968 directorial debut TARGETS. This taut thriller follows Bobby Thompson as he embarks on a mass shooting spree after seeming to suffer a mental break. Tangentially, aged actor Byron Orlok (the last US film performance of horror icon Boris Karloff) comes to the hars...

For this week's episode of Say Hello to My Little Film Ray tries to fill a blind spot for Rob by recommending a feature from one of comedy's funniest voices, Albert Brooks. In his 1979 directorial debut Real Life, Albert Brooks crafts a biting send up of Cinema Verite or what we now commonly refer to as "reality TV".  Join us as we dissect the prescient nature of Real Life and connect the dots to...

On this week's episode, Rob seeks to right a wrong when he learns the bombshell news that Ray has never before seen Andrew Nichols' 1997 Sci-Fi classic GATTACA.  In this detailed discussion on Gattaca, we scrutinize the societal implications of genetic engineering in a world where everyone is created to be perfect. Our conversation sheds light on themes such as fascism, genetic determinism, and th...

Welcome to the sixth episode of our podcast, 'Say Hello to My Little Film'. In this episode, Ray recommends the charming and unique cinematic experience, “Brian and Charles”, a film hinged around the life of an inventor and his extraordinary creation. Will the film's intriguing pseudo-documentary shooting style, and remarkably engaging characters capture Rob's heart and mind? Or will the film's qu...

On this week's episode Rob pushes Ray to the edge of a cliff by recommending David Lynch's 1986 American classic Blue Velvet. Will Ray be able to hold on for his life as he follows Kyle MacLachlan down this rabbit hole? Or will he drown in the sea of the uncanny that is David Lynch? Tune in to find out!    Theme Song: Music & Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli   Intermission: Voice: Jeremy Catarelli Mus...

On this week's episode, Ray recommends to Rob the AppleTV exclusive and best picture winner CODA. Will Ray's worry that the possible "afternoon special" feel of the film dissuade Rob from being able to take this family drama seriously? Or will the stellar performances by stars Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin and Best Supporting Actor winner Troy Kotsur prove this is more than just a Lifetime movie? Tu...