Film Pulse

This week, we get Film Pulse contributor Ernie Trinidad back on the show for a review of Marvel’s  Ant-Man , followed by reviews of  The Wolfpack  and  Alleluia . Other films discussed include  Timbuktu, Lost Soul, The Death of Superman Begins, When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism, Irreversible, Trainwreck , and  Boulevard . 00:01:49  –  Ant-Man  review ( SPOILERS: 00:24:35 – 00:37:46 ) 0...

This week, in honor of  Trainwreck  hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch the  Judd Apatow -scripted film  Celtic Pride  from 1996. Ryan's Score: 4/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "He starts passing. And they win." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse outro music by: SJMellia 

This week, Adam and Kevin talk a little Comic-Con news before doing a Dolan double bill with reviews of  Xavier Dolan 's  Tom at the Farm  and  Mommy . Other films discussed include  I Killed My Mother, Rosewater, Tangerine, Ex Machina, I-Lived , and  Creep . 00:11:36  -  Tom at the Farm  review 00:30:33  -  Mommy  review 00:47:57  - Watch list including:  I Killed My Mother, Rosewater, Tangerine,...

This week, in honor of  Minions  hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch another animated film with  Foodfight!  from 2012. Ryan's Score: .5/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "There’s a lot of sex puns and a lot of regular puns." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse outro music by: SJMellia 

This week, in honor of  Terminator Genisys  opening in theaters, Adam and Kevin take a look back at the  Terminator  series and review the original film as well as  Terminator 2: Judgement Day  and compare them with  Genisys  and the others in the series. Other films discussed include  Closer to God, A Man Escaped, Big Game, Rich Hill, Reckless,  and  My Name is Joe. 00:01:47  -  Terminator  talk...

This week, in honor of  Magic Mike XXL  hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch  Chocolate City . Ryan's Score: 2/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "It’s really short but it’s really awful." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse outro music by: SJMellia 

This week, in honor of  Felt  opening in select cities, we make Ryan watch  Felt . Ryan's Score: 4/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "She dances around naked with her fake wiener." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse outro music by: SJMellia 

This week on the show, Adam and Kevin review  David Gordon Green 's latest,  Manglehorn , starring  Al Pacino , and count down their top 10 films of 2015 so far. Other films discussed include  7 Chinese Brothers ,  Jurassic World ,  Over the Top ,  Welcome to Leith ,  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence ,  Burying the Ex ,  City Lights ,  Dope ,  Meet Him and Die , and  Inside Out. 00...

This week, in honor of  The Tribe  opening in New York theaters, we make Ryan watch  Asylum Blackout  AKA  The Incident  from 2011. Ryan's Score: 1/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "Nothing happens." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse outro music by: SJMellia 

This week, in honor of  Jurassic World  opening in theaters, we make Ryan watch  Jurassic City  from 2014. Ryan's Score: 3/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "He was gonna kill the sorority girl but a raptor ripped his face off." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse intro music by: Matt Oakley outro music by: SJMellia 

This week, Adam and Kevin are joined by Ryan Watches a Movie co-host Ryan Holes to once again predict this summer's highest grossing films. Other films discussed include  Pure, All I Need, Approaching the Elephant, We Are Still Here, Evolution of a Criminal , and  Welcome to Happiness . Adam's Predictions: 1. Avengers: Age of Ultron 2. Minions 3. Jurassic World 4. Ant-Man 5. Inside Out 6. Mission...

In this special bonus episode of Ryan Watches a Movie, we talk about the  The Ataxian , a new documentary from directors  Zack Bennett  and Kevin Schlanser  about  Kyle Bryant  and his bike ride across America despite having Friedreich's Ataxia, the same neurological disease as Ryan. We speak about the film, as well as what FA is, and we have a conversation with the directors and Kyle Bryant. This...

This week, in honor of  Entourage  hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch another  Doug Ellin -directed film,  Kissing A Fool  from 1998. Ryan's Score: 3/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "I could have written a movie that was better." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse intro music by: Matt Oakley outro music by: SJMellia 

This week on the show Adam and Kevin review the  Andrew Bujalski  comedy  Results , along with the psychological drama  Felt . Other films discussed include In a  Glass Cage, Mother, The Tribe,Live Like a Cop Die Like a Man, Manson Family Vacation, Kung Fury , and  Deep Web . 00:01:35  -  Results  review 00:13:53  -  FELT  review 00:33:49  - Watch list including  In a Glass Cage, Mother, The Tribe...

This week, in honor of disaster flick  San Andreas  hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch  Disaster Movie  from 2008. Ryan's Score: .5/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "The chipmunks turn rabid and try to eat their balls." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse   intro music by: Matt Oakley outro music by: SJMellia 

This week, Adam and Kevin review  Claudia Llosa 's  Aloft  and  Collin Schiffli 's  Animals  before getting director  Calvin Lee Reeder  ( The Oregonian, The Rambler ) back on the show to talk about  two shorts  he's works on (as well as a surprise announcement). Other films discussed include  Polytechnique, Tomorrowland,Girlhood, Chappie, A Zed & Two Noughts,  and  Massacre Gun . 00:01:19  -  Alo...

This week, in honor of the  Poltergeist  remake hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch  Poltergeist 3  from 1988. Ryan's Score: 2/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "All they did was use loud noises to try to scare you. A lot." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  @ filmpulsenet   @filmpulsekevin   @mylegsdontwork facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse   intro music by: Matt Oakley outro music...

This week on the show, Adam and Kevin gush about  Mad Max: Fury Road  and also review the much more subdued Western,  Slow West . Other films discussed include  Winter Sleep, Anarchy Parlor, Super Fly, Area 51, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior , and  Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome . 00:01:20  -  Mad Max: Fury Road  review 00:44:00  -  Slow West  review 00:58:20  - Watch list including  Winter Sleep, Anarch...

This week, in honor of  Mad Max: Fury Road  hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch  Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior . Ryan's Score: 4/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "Not for me." web:  filmpulse.net twitter:  twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook:  facebook.com/filmpulse patreon:  patreon.com/filmpulse   intro music by: Matt Oakley outro music by: SJMellia 

This week on the show, Adam and Kevin review the  Arnold Schwarzenegger -starring zombie drama  Maggie , along with the  Kristen Wiig  dramedy  Welcome to Me . Other films discussed include  Heaven Knows What, Field Niggas, Straight Outta Tompkins, The Devils , and  Infini . 00:02:00  -  Maggie  review 00:17:53  -  Welcome to Me  review 00:35:44  - Watch list featuring:  Heaven Knows What, Field N...

This week, in honor of  Hot Pursuit  hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch another film directed by  Anne Fletcher  with  Step Up  from 2006. Ryan's Score: 1/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "They dance and that’s it. And there’s some love stuff in there." Follow us on Twitter @filmpulsenet , @filmpulsekevin , and  @mylegsdontwork E-mail your movie suggestions and questions to:  podcast@filmpulse.net  or click...

This week, Adam and Kevin review  Quentin Dupieux 's latest mind trip,  Reality , and Film Pulse contributor Ernie Trinidad comes back on the show for a review of  Avengers: Age of Ultron . Other films discussed include  A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, Adult Beginners, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Chinese Coffee, The Drownsman,  and  Alice, Sweet Alice . 00:03:18  - ...

This week, in honor of The Avengers: Age of Ultron hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch The Avengers from 1998. Ryan's Score: 3/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "It’s  a stupid British movie where someone decides to try to take the weather away from everybody." Follow us on Twitter @filmpulsenet , @filmpulsekevin , and  @mylegsdontwork E-mail your movie suggestions and questions to:  podcast@filmpulse.net  or...

This week with the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival wrapping up, Adam and Kevin discuss some highlights from this year's festival and talk about tons of movies including  Tenured, Necktie Youth, Applesauce,  and  Virgin Mountain  among others. Follow us on Twitter @filmpulsenet  and  @filmpulsekevin E-mail your movie suggestions and questions to:  podcast@filmpulse.net  or click here  to leave a comment...

This week, in honor of The Age of Adaline starring Blake Lively hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch another Blake Lively film with Hick . *Adam's recorder picked the wrong mic, so apologies for the poor audio on this episode!* Ryan's Score: 4/10 Ryan's Synopsis: "She makes my eyes happy to stare at her." Follow us on Twitter @filmpulsenet , @filmpulsekevin , and  @mylegsdontwork E-mail your movie...