Forever Movie Boys

Lewis Teague sneaks his way back into the FMB lineup this week under the guise of our still-going Man vs Beast series with 'Alligator' (not McKlusky). Can he win back the hearts of the FMB with Robert Forster and a giant hormone-infused 'gator in his corner? next week:  The Naked Jungle  

It's open season on Man at the FMB and continuing our foray into the maneater genre is Lee Tamahori's ursine talkie thriller "The Edge". Talking points include: Scariest animal to get eaten by; clarifying family ties in the Matrix Trilogy, and Hopkins and Baldwin chewing through David Mamets dialogue like Bart the Bear chews through Harold Perrineau's stunt double.  next week: Alligator

This week, the taxidermied husks of the original Tsavo man-eaters take to the mic and dish out their thoughts on Stephen Hopkins' 1997 adaptation of the tale, "The Ghost and the Darkness". Talking points include Michael Douglas' huge ego, the salt content of human flesh, and the mystery of Val Kilmer's accent. next week the hunt continues with: The Edge 

This week it's just the Virgona Bros. trying to recapture the magic of that Green Zone episode by surviving Idris Elba's man v beast flick aptly titled: BEAST.  The brothers dish on the shoddy CGI, Idris' unwavering commitment to his craft, other creature features, and more! next week, the taste of human flesh has driven us to continue the hunt with The Ghost and The Darkness  

You know what we always say at the FMB. We have have gone a podcast too far.. This week the fellas were able to be in the same room for the first time in a while! Feel the raw chemistry as we discuss the highs and lows of this decidedly mid WWII epic

With every member of the FMB now caught up on Edgar Wright's latest, they finally get around to chatting about Last Night in Soho.  Feelings about the film are very mixed and Nick suddenly dips 45 minutes into the episode due to a technical issue, but hey - that Matt Smith's one Cool Ghoul huh? next week: A Bridge Too Far

Jordan Peele makes his return to the big screen with "JAWS" -- I mean "NOPE", and the FMB congregate after a first viewing to pick all the metal bits out of their teeth and chat about it.  Is NOPE a YUP? Or is it an EH? Maybe it's just a MAYBE? Tune in to find out. Next week: Last Night in Soho 

This week David Leitch introduces the FMB to all his Hollywood friends and shows us the kind of fun they have together. Regrettably (or thankfully, depending on who you ask), it doesn't seem like our hosts are feeling the vibe and proceed instead to list the myriad of ways in which this movie hurt them personally - all in Virtual Reality! next week: NOPE

Late drop this week FMBuffs, but the latest episode is here and it's a doozy.  In an effort to re-live their ill-fated never-released Naked Gun special the FMB try Weird Al's 'UHF' on for size and have perhaps the driest, most mirthless conversation about any piece of media with the word "comedy" attached to it.  enjoy! next week: Bullet Train

The FMB fight back tears choking on the pillar of smoke the Russo brothers generated after setting fire to 200 million dollars of Netflix subscriber money with their big, loud, hopelessly unoriginal franchise 'starter' The Gray Man. 

Our hosts bid adieu to a true legend of film and television, James Caan, with a somber viewing of Norman Jewison's Rollerball.  Each person grieves in their own personal way and in this case it manifests in our hosts with massive tangents into John Mctiernan's fledgling career, animator Richard Williams, and beating up on the Russo brothers (again). Sorry, Jim. We'll miss you. next week: The Gray...

After last week's Drebin-esque technical bungle. The FMB return with a continuation of their discussion of the Zucker-Abrams-Zucker triumvirate's stab at 'straight' filmmaking: 1986's Ruthless People. The conversation has a particular wanderlust this episode as the boys manage to fill out their FMB bingo cards and still pay tribute to the late James Caan.   next week: Rollerball

This week the FMB risk both blindness and vertigo by exposing themselves to Baz Luhrmann's exhausted, bloated and spangled attempt at capturing the life of an exhausted, bloated and spangled superstar, Elvis Presley. next week: The Naked Gun series   

With Alex Garland's Men proving to be inaccessible to some of the FMB, the boys instead treat themselves to a primer for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis in the form of Don Coscarelli's own wacked out ode to The King: Bubba Ho-Tep. next week: ELVIS 

It's that time again. Universal Pictures has resurrected the genome of the Jurassic Park franchise and trotted out yet another shambling abomination. Luckily the FMB are on hand to deliver the coup de grace and put this thing out of its misery. next week: we said Men, but it might be something Elvis-related, who knows. 

Before subjecting themselves to the final (?) instalment of the Jurassic World franchise next week, the FMB retreat into the snug arms of the series' patriarch, Michael Crichton, with 1995's, bejeweled, beheaded, befuddling killer gorilla flick: Congo.  next week Jurassic World: Dominion 

Fighter Weapons School comes'a'knockin once more this week as our hosts, the world, and Tom Cruise all make their way back to Top Gun.  Joe Kosinski goes all-out in this gravity and trend defying nostalgic sequel that reminds us all how lucky we are that Tom Cruise has a death wish.  next week: Congo

This week, the top 100% of the FMB strap in, shoot for the stratosphere and court the Danger Zone in their discussion about Tony Scott's all-American, millitary recruitment drive classic: Top Gun.  next week: Top Gun: Maverick

This week our hosts brave sub-zero temperatures, bears with names, and ethnically obscure bandits as they discuss this grounded, charming tale from the edge of the world.  They also endured the abysmal 2007 remake of said film for the sake of the episode, but the less said about that experience the better.  next week: Top Gun

Another week, another multiverse film. This time Disney steps up to the plate with All-Time Great and FMB fave Sam Raimi donning the catchers mitt. Is Sam's raw talent, penchant for shoehorning in Bruce Campbell cameos, and his all-round cuteness enough to sway the FMB as they continue to drift further away from the MCU? tune in to find out. next week: Pathfinder (1987) and maybe Pathfinder (2007)

It's here folks. Indie-cinema darling 'Bob Egg' has laid another and the FMB dutifully crack it open and get it sizzlin'.  The film - painstakingly authentic, bloody, bear-minded viking epic The Northman . The verdict - jump into the episode to find out. next week - Sam Raimi drags the FMB back into the MCU with Dr Strange 2. 

Filmmaking duo Daniel's finally make their way back to the big screen with the gonzo, heartfelt, ass-kicking, mustard-and-ketchup-squirting Michelle Yeoh showcase that is Everything Everywhere All At Once. next week: The Northman

This week the FMB finally cast their benevolent gaze on Michael Crichton and Barry Levinson's adaptation of Crichton's's novel 'Sphere'. Said benevolence quickly turns to scorn, however, as Levinson appears to have dropped the proverbial, impossibly perfect, golden shimmering ball with this one.  next week: Everything Everywhere All At Once

This week the fellas sit down to discuss Michael Bays wildly incoherent heist-gone-wrong chase movie and spend some time with crazy Uncle Jake  

Years after ManHunt, the FMB return to the master of the Bullet Ballet, John Woo, and take a look at the film bookending his tenure in Hollywood - Paycheck. A Phil Dick adaptation injected with Woo's sensibilities sounds like the makings of a good time... right? next week: we said Sphere but probably Ambulance