Late to the Movies

Sam Neilloween vamps it up with 2009's_ Daybreakers_! Ben and Patrick discuss the surprisingly star-filled, surprisingly ambitious Spierig Brothers dystopian sci-fi/action/horror/thriller film. Written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, AND Sam Neill.

Sam Neilloween blasts off to somewhere near Neptune with 1997's Event Horizon ! Ben, Sam, and Vaz discuss Sam Neill's predictably full-send performance in the Paul W.S. Anderson... classic? Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, written by Philip Eisner, and starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Joely Richardson.

Sam Neilloween continues with Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 cult-classic, Possession ! This week finds our hero caught in a psychological domestic divorce horror opposite a Cannes Best Actress-winning performance from Isabelle Adjani. Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss the fully... committed? unhinged? performances and vague plot of Possession . Directed by Andrzej Żuławski and starring Sam Neill and Isabelle...

This year's October theme is Sam Neilloween! We'll be going deep on one of the most underrated and fearless actors of modern cinema, watching only Sam Neill-starring films all month. First up: the re-re-release of our episode on Jurassic Park , originally released in July 2022. Ben, Greg, Kyle, Lyndsey, and Ray discuss Neill's biggest film, the 1993 Steven Spielberg blockbuster that set a new stan...

"(Going) Back to (Look at) the Future Month" reaches its epic conclusion with Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss this vision of 2001 from the perspective of 1968; one of the most referenced, parodied, discussed, dissected, and imitated films of all time. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, and starring Keir Dul...

"(Going) Back to (Look at) the Future Month" leaves dystopian futures behind (finally) and delves into the surrealist dreamscape of Satoshi Kon's Paprika (2006)! Ben, Cory, and Noah join the dream parade to discuss the animated classic, set in 2006's near-future. Directed by Satoshi Kon, co-written by Satoski Kon and Seishi Minakami, and based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui...

"(Going) Back to (Look at) the Future Month" continues with Paul Michael Glaser's 1987 vision of a dystopian 2019 - The Running Man ! Ben and Anthony discuss the unapologetically dumb, one-liner filled, Schwarzenegger-starring, incredibly loose adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard D...

Going Back to (Look at) the Future month continues with 1995's somewhat-reclaimed Johnny Mnemonic ! Ben and Brady discuss the William Gibson-penned, Robert Longo-directed, Keanu Reeves-starring, notorious cyberpunk flop that predicted a 2021 that included a global pandemic... hmm! Directed by Robert Longo and written by William Gibson, adapting his own short story. Starring Keanu Reeves, Takeshi K...

New month, new theme... after spending last month looking at the past, in September we're "going back to (look at) the future!" That means we'll be talking about movies set in the future relative to film's release but in a year that has already happened in the real world. For instance: 1990's Predator 2 , set in near-future 1997 in Los Angeles. Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the extremely sweaty,...

1999 Month rolls on with the very chill, very non-divisive Eyes Wide Shut ! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie all totally agree while discussing the unquestionably (maybe!) masterful Stanley Kubrick classic. Directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Sydney Pollack.

1999 Month continues with Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley ! Ben and Brady discuss the twists, turns, and idyllic Italian setting of the Matt Damon-starring thriller. Written and directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon, and featuring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

This month we're gonna podcast like it's 1999! We're turning the clock back to pre-Y2K to celebrate the 25th anniversary of some of the best films in a great year for movies. First up: M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense ! Ben and Anthony discuss the twists and turns of Shyamalan's most celebrated, most Oscar nominated, and most dead-people-seeing thriller. Written and directed by M. Night Shyama...

"Halloween in June: Part II - July" returns to the franchise that gives the month's theme its name with_ Halloween III: Season of the Witch_! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the Irish Stonehenge magic in this Michael Myers-less installment of the classic series. Written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, and Dan O'Herlihy.

"Halloween in June: Part II - July" returns to the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with Wes Craven's New Nightmare ! Ben and Patrick discuss the meta-slasher that Wes Craven made before Scream , a box office bomb that killed Freddy Krueger for almost a decade but is actually pretty good! Written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, and Miko Hughes.

"Halloween in June: Part II - July" continues our monthlong exploration of inexplicable sequels to horror movies we've done before with Jason X ! Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss the self-parodic, "what if Jason went to space?" plotting of the tenth entry in the Friday the 13th series. Directed by Jim Isaac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder.

Get ready for 'Halloween in June: Part II - July!' This month, we're talking about poorly received sequels to horror movies we've done in the past. First up, a kind-of prequel to one of our earliest episodes - Alien - it's Ridley Scott's Prometheus ! Ben, Bree, Robbie, Sam, and Vaz discuss the lore-dense film, fifth in the Alien franchise, that was meant to kickoff a still-unfinished prequel trilo...

Pride Month continues with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight ! Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss the Oscar winning film. Written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue . It stars Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, and André Holland.

Pride Month continues with Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire ! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss the instant classic, which ranked 30th on the 2022 edition of Sight and Sound's critics' list of the greatest films of all time. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel.

It's Pride Month and we're kicking it off with 1999's But I'm a Cheerleader ! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, and Kate discuss Jamie Babbit's conversion camp cult classic, starring Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall. Directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Brian Wayne Peterson, and starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, and Cathy Moriarty.

It's the final episode of DCOM May, and we're blasting off with Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century ! Ben, Kyle, Steph, and Miss Southeastern MA Teen 2024 Jaime discuss the 1999 Disney Channel classic. Directed by Kenneth Johnson and starring Kirsten Storms and Raven-Symoné.

DCOM May rolls on with 1999's Smart House ! Ben, Andy, Cheddar, and Aquielle discuss the pre-Y2K-typifying millenial... classic? Directed by LeVar Burton and starring Katey Sagal, Ryan Merriman, Katie Volding, Kevin Kilner, and Jessica Steen.

DCOM May, our month-long look at Disney Channel Original Movies, continues with 2001's Motocrossed ! Ben and Anthony tackle the second Twelfth Night adaption that we've covered after She's the Man and discuss who well it holds up... if at all! Directed by Steve Boyum and starring Alana Austin, Riley Smith, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Trever O'Brien.

May is DCOM Month! By shockingly popular request, this month we're covering Disney Channel Original Movies and our first one is the third one ever: 1998's Brink! Ben, Sam, and Vaz get worked by this totally phat time capsule "film" from Greg Beeman, extremely loosely based on " Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates " by Mary Mapes Dodge. Directed by Greg Beeman, starring Erik von Detten, Sam Horrigan...

For the last week of One Night Only Month we're talking about 2007's Superbad ! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, and Kate discuss Greg Mottola's totemic millennial buddy-comedy. Directed by Greg Mottola, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and produced by Judd Apatow. Starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera and featuring Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, and Emma Stone.

One Night Only Month turns the clocks back to 1985 to stay up way too late with Martin Scorcese's After Hours ! Ben and Vaz discuss the nocturnal misadventures of Griffin Dunne's protagonist, Paul, in this New York classic. Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, starring Griffin Dunne, and featuring Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Linda Fiorentino, Verna Bloom, Cheech Marin, Tommy Cho...