First Look, Final Word

Pete and Trevor drove right into the open arms of death itself, and its name is Nosferatu (not Dracula). Robert Eggers has had an incredible start to his directing career, but Nosferatu was the movie he was born to make. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, with Bill Skarsgård as the gross old vampire himself, Nosferatu is a triumph of atmosphere, cinematogr...

Christmas with the kaiju. Pete and Trevor finally saw Godzilla Minus One, a full year after they fatefully picked Aquaman 2 as their movie of the week to cover. The guys discuss the new Superman: Legacy trailer, while patting themselves on the back for not going to see Kraven. In addition to hearing their immediate reactions to G-1, they also discuss what their plan is for the podcast in 2025. Int...

Pete and Trevor saw Interstellar in glorious 70mm IMAX (and it was incredible!) We met up with IMAX expert Anthony to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Christopher Nolan’s under-appreciated sci-fi epic. Listen in for our immediate reactions after leaving the theatre, our thoughts on Nolan’s filmography, and how the 70mm IMAX experience changed our perception of the movie. Intro (0:00) Anthony’...

Hello all you cardinals, archbishops, and wannabe popes, you need to check out Conclave, Edward Berger’s much anticipated follow up to All Quiet on the Western Front. Pete and Trevor watched from the comfort of a basement couch, and in addition to giving their immediate reactions to the film, discussed which actors are overdue for an academy award (which include the stacked cast of Conclave — Ralp...

To those of you about to watch Gladiator II, we salute you! Pete and Trevor saw Ridley Scott’s new historical epic, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Connie Nielsen. Before they provide their immediate, spoiler-free thoughts after leaving the meeting, the guys talk through their history with Gladiator, their anticipations for the sequel, and whether old Ridders still has t...

Pete and Trevor took a trip to see Blitz, the new World War Two historical drama from Steve McQueen. Listen in for our immediate spoiler-free reactions after leaving the theatre before going into spoiler talk. On the way, the guys also discuss their favourite WW2 movies, discuss McQueen’s career, and try to pronounce Saoirse Ronan with confidence.  Intro and Apple’s Streaming Strategy (0:00) Histo...

To cap off the spookiest October of all time, Pete and Trevor watched Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It was Pete’s first introduction to the film and the chainsaw franchise. Listen in for our immediate reactions, Trevor’s thoughts on the franchise as a whole, and what we make of this guy Leatherface (spoiler, he’s a bit out there). We also received a lovely package from a...

Grab your symbiotes and join Pete and Trevor on their trip to see Venom: The Last Dance. On the way there, they talk about their view of the Spider-Man Sony movies (aka SPUMC, aka Sony's Marvel Universe), their view of Venom, and their love of Tom Hardy and his weird voices. Listen in for our immediate spoiler-free reactions after leaving the theatre, before going into spoilers.  Intro (0:00) Spoi...

It’s Firstlooktober, which means it’s time to revisit a classic horror film. This week Pete and Trevor enter the realm of Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp in his first film role, and Robert Englund as Freddy). The guys also discuss the Nightmare franchise, their favourite slashers, and movies that traumatized them as kids. Intro, history wit...

The spotlight hits, the music swells, and Arthur Fleck “Joker” enters from stage right. He’s a murderer, he’s a clown, he’s a…song and dance man? Pete and Trevor went to see Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix, as Fleck as he sits in Arkham Asylum. While waiting to go on trial for the murders he committed in the first film, he meets Harley “Lee” Quinn (Lady Gaga) and promptly falls in lo...

Welcome to the empire of New Rome. How do things work here? Unclear. Do things make sense? Next question. What is Megalon? It’s not Unobtainium, that’s for sure. Join Pete and Trevor on their journey to see Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed mega project, starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeaouf, Jon Voight, and the great Laurence Fish...

Pete and Trevor took in the Toronto International Film Festival this week. In addition to talking about their TIFF experiences, the guys also delve into the newest David Cronenberg film The Shrouds, and their history with Cronenberg’s films and the body horror subgenre. Listen for our immediate spoiler-free reactions after having left the theatre before we head into spoiler-talk.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Actually, lose one of those. Pete and Trevor return to Winter River after 36 long years. Gone are Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis, but Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are back, along with newcomers Jenna Ortega, Williem Dafoe, Justin Theroux and Monica Bellucci. On the way to the theatre the guys discuss their history with Beetlejuice and run t...

Attention facehuggers, chestbursters, full grown xenomorphs, Weyland-Yutani employees, and synthetics with weird milk blood, Pete and Trevor went to see Alien: Romulus! In addition to providing their immediate reactions to Fede Alvarez’s latest instalment in the storied Alien franchise, the guys also talk about their favourite sci-fi horror movies, and play another classic game of Guess the Actor....

Join Pete and Trevor on their trip to see Coraline in glorious 3D, remastered for the 15th anniversary. On the way to the theatre, the guys talk about their history with Henry Selick’s classic, as well as their favourite stop-motion animated films. Listen in to their spoiler-free immediate reactions after just having left the theatre before heading into spoiler-talk.

Pete and Trevor got so excited talking about 1998's Hard Rain that they had to drop everything and watch it! Join the guys for their first commentary episode, as they discuss Christian Slater's short stint as a leading man, Morgan Freeman's side career as a sympathetic villain, and how much fun it would be to have your hometown be underwater.

Join Pete and Trevor in their trip through the fourth wall to see Deadpool & Wolverine. On the way to the theatre, the guys talk about their history with X-Men, their thoughts on Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, and their outlook on the future of the MCU. Listen for our spoiler free reactions after immediately leaving the theatre before going into a full discussion of the movie with spoilers. ...

If you feel it…CHASE IT! That’s right, storm chasers, Pete and Trevor went to see Twisters in glorious 4DX.  On the way there, they talked about their favourite disaster movies (and received a mysterious email from a deranged celebrity). Listen in for our immediate thoughts after leaving the theatre, before giving plenty of warning before going into spoiler talk.  This is the only podcast that ask...

Join Pete and Trevor as they travel from the cold streets of Detroit to sunny Beverly Hills. Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. And his buddies Rosewood and Taggart just might pop in to wish him luck. In addition to providing their immediate reactions to the movie, the guys also talk about their favourite ‘buddy cop’ movies.

Listen up all ranchers, cowpokes, and settlers, Trevor and Pete went to see Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, the beginning of Kevin Costner’s new Western franchise. On the way to the theatre, the boys discuss their favourite Westerns and their history with Costner’s movies. On the way back, they share their immediate spoiler-free reactions to the “film” before heading into spoiler talk. Bonu...

Listen up all you outlaws, troublemakers and rabble-rousers. Pete and Trevor went to see Jeff Nichols’ new crime drama The Bikeriders. In honour of Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, and Jodie Comer, on the way to the theatre the guys share their favourite accent and voice work in movies. Listen for our spoiler-free reactions to the movie after immediately leaving the theatre before going into full spoiler...

Join Pete and Trevor on a wild ride of adolescent anxiety. That’s right, we saw Inside Out 2, Pixar’s follow-up to the widely successful 2015 original. On the way, we also discuss our favourite Pixar movies and characters. Listen in for spoiler free reactions after we immediately leave the theatre.

We saw Hit Man and you should too! Pete and Trevor got a sneak peak at the new Richard Linklater / Glen Powell comedy Hit Man , which debuts on Netflix on June 7th. On the way there we also discussed our favourite movie assassins. Listen for our spoiler free reactions after immediately leaving the theatre before heading into spoiler talk. Like, seriously, listen or we will put a hit on you.

Pete and Trevor took out the War Rig to see George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. While fending off a cluster of zealot War Boys, they talked about their favourite car movies, and their history with the Mad Max franchise. Ride with us, and we’ll teach you everything you need to know about road war (plus give you our immediate reactions to the movie after having just left the theatre). Intro (0:...

Pete and Trevor are joined by special guest Justin to talk all things Jackie Chan. Hear out thoughts on the action legends filmography as we dig deep into the classic Police Story .