Late to the Movies

It's time to Get Out of 'Halloween in June' with Jordan Peele's instant classic from 2017! All month long, Late to the Movies has focused on low budget horror. Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie end the month by talking about the thrills, chills, and satire of Get Out. Directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, and Catherine...

Halloween in June continues on Late to the Movies with 1999's The Blair Witch Project! Our month-long celebration of low budget horror carries on as Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie get lost in the woods with the often imitated, never equaled granddaddy of found footage horror films. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and starring Rei Hance, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard.

Surprise! It's a special 'Halloween in June' bonus episode as Late to the Movies weighs in on Netflix's Stranger Things. Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss the new season so far, what's still working for them, what might not be as much anymore, and where they hope the series can go from here. Created by the Duffer Brothers and starring (deep breath) Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Mill...

'Halloween in June' slashes ahead with 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street! This week on Late to the Movies - Ben, Kyle, and Robbie talk about Freddy Krueger's first teen-insomnia-inducing feature. Directed by Wes Craven and starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, and Ronee Blakley.

It's 'Halloween in June' on Late to the Movies! All month long we'll be talking about low budget horror movies, starting with the theme's namesake, 1978's Halloween. Ben, Greg, and Robbie discuss Michael Myers' first assault on the babysitters of Haddonfield, Jamie Lee Curtis' first starring role, and John Carpenter's first true classic. Also starring Donald Pleasence, P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomi...

MCU Month arrives at its thrilling conclusion with 2016's Doctor Strange. Ben, Anthony, and Kay conjure up some thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's introduction to sorcerers, sanctums, and Stephen Strange. Directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Benjamin Bratt.

Come and get your pod, as MCU month returns with 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy. Ben, Anthony, Greg, and Kyle talk about the charismatic stars, imaginative visuals, and climactic dance battles of James Gunn's first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Rei...

Late to the Movies continues MCU Month with 2012's The Avengers, recorded just after its 10 year anniversary. Ben, Greg, Jordan, Robbie, and Will talk about the ultimate superhero team-up and how it's shaped the last decade in movies, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddlesto...

MCU Month continues on Late to the Movies with the franchise starter - 2008's Iron Man! Ben, Sam, and Vaz discuss the late-00s vibes and iconic lead performance of the inaugural entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

It's MCU Month on Late to the Movies, and we're kicking it off with 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger! We'll be covering Marvel Cinematic Universe movies all month to mark the 10 year anniversary of The Avengers. This week: Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie assemble to talk about the (maybe?) purposely goofy, World War II movie (maybe?) homage. Directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Ma...

The final whistle blows on Sports Month as Late to the Movies picks 2014's Draft Day to finish it off. Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the many quotable lines, high stakes trades, and corporate tie-ins of Ivan Reitman's final film, because we are a Cleveland Girl and We Are Football. Starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Chadwick Boseman, Denis Leary, and Frank Langella.

Sports Month continues as Late to the Movies CHECKS in with 1992's The Mighty Ducks. Ben, Greg, and Robbie quack about the classic Disney sports comedy, starring Emilio Estevez and Joshua Jackson.

Sports Month plays through on Late to the Movies with one of the most beloved comedies of all time... Caddyshack! Ben, Greg, and Robbie talk about the drug-fueled mania of this 1980 classic and whether it holds up four decades after its release before playing a round of CaddyshaQ. They also repeatedly say "groundhog" when they mean "gopher." Directed by Harold Ramis and written to star Michael O'K...

Late to the Movies kicks off Sports Month with 2011's Moneyball. All month long we'll be teeing up episodes about sports movies. This week, Ben, Anthony, and Robbie talk about this (very underrated) baseball front-office drama. Starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, directed by Bennett Miller, and written by Aaron Sorkin.

Oscar Month reaches its thrilling conclusion with an episode you can't refuse as Late to the Movies talks The Godfather (1972). Ben and Robbie celebrate the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola's classic "family" film, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale, and many others.

Oscar Month reaches it's apex with the First Annual Laties Awards, honoring the best and brightest in 2021 movies! Before the Academy Awards on Sunday, Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie hand out some awards of their own and discuss who they think will win the 'other' big awards this weekend... Who will take home the Laties? Listen to find out!

Oscar Month floats on with James Cameron's 11-time Academy Award Winner, Titanic (1997)! Ben, Bree, Kay, and Sam briefly discuss The Batman before diving into Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's classic disaster - romance that set every conceivable box office record and still looms large over the film landscape today.

Late to the Movies is shippin' up to Boston for the next episode of Oscar Month with The Departed (2006)! Ben, Cory, Pat, and Robbie talk about the accents, f bombs, and violence of Martin Scorcese's Best Picture-winning crime thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg.

Oscar Month kicks off with Bong Joon Ho's game changing Parasite (2019)! All month long we'll be talking about Best Picture winners, leading up to the Oscars on March 27th. In this episode, Ben, Cory, Greg, and Ray talk about the film that has (maybe!) changed the Academy for good and Cory's own experiences living in South Korea before revisiting the 2020 Oscar ceremony.

We're just a podcast, standing in front of a RSS feed, asking you to download! Romcom Month concludes as Late to the Movies takes a walk through Notting Hill (1999). Ben, Justin, and Kate discuss the classic Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts romantic comedy about a bookstore owner and an extremely famous person falling in love, written by Richard Curtis.

Pop! goes your podcast feed, as Romcom Month continues on Late to the Movies with 2007's Music and Lyrics! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie talk about Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore's songwriting romance, signature dance moves, and the platonic ideal of romcoms. Then, Ben quizzes his friends on how much they know about the recently announced Oscar Nominees.

Romcom month continues with Nora Ephron's 1993 classic, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie talk about the quirks of this cyber-stalker romance, Tom Hanks' unbeatable 90's hot streak, and the current state of romcoms. Perfect for listening to on top of the Empire State Building this Valentine's Day!

It's Romcom Month! All month long, Late to the Movies will be talking about romantic comedies, and we're kicking it off with Something's Gotta Give (2003), written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Ben, Cory, and Robbie talk about the performances by Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, and Keanu Reeves, the pitfalls of being an elderly bachelor, and the many ways this movie breaks from the romcom formula.

You've got pod, babe! Late to the Movies circles back to the Harold Ramis - Bill Murray classic, Groundhog Day (1993). Ben, Bree, Kay, and Sam talk about the time loop genre, Ned Ryerson, and that time Punxsutawney Phil's Inner Circle read Sam's blog.

Late to the Movies gets real with Steven Soderbergh's star-studded, eerily prescient "Contagion" (2011). Ben, Jeffrey, and Kate talk about the science, the obvious real-world parallels, and the stars: Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet.