Mashley at the Movies

We're a few days away from the 97th Academy Awards , and Matt and Larry engage in a lively discussion, predicting who will win, and who they'd like to win.

When a toy monkey bangs its drum, someone dies. Theo James stars in dual roles, in an adaptation of a short story by Stephen King, directed by Osgood Perkins. Aaron joins us to review the new horror film, The Monkey .

Ashley & Matt count down their Top 10 favorite films from the previous year.

The endearing Paddington bear returns to Peru in this third outing of the film series. Most of the cast are back, along with some newcomers, and of course an adventures ensues. Listen as Matt & Ashley review Paddington in Peru .

Rachel joins us for a special Valentine's Day episode! We share our thoughts about our 5 favorite romantic movies.

It's a modern day slasher, featuring a masked villain who goes after couples on Valentine's Day. Our friend, and Mashley at the Movies OG Garret, is back with us to review the new movie, Heart Eyes . 

A part man, part dog police officer is out stop the crimewave of an orange tabby cat in the feature film version of the popular Dog Man graphic novels. Matt & Ashley review the new movie in this episode.

Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid) appear to be a happy couple who join a group of friends for a few days at a house in the middle of nowhere. Things... don't go well. Ashley & Matt review the new movie Companion in this episode.

Ah, '80s nostalgia. It's one of the few things going for Million Dollar Mystery , a treasure hunt adventure from 1987. Matt & Ashley revisit this fondly-remembered movie from Matt's childhood, in our latest Retro episode. You can click below to listen.

Mike Leigh is one of our favorite filmmakers, and he's back with a new movie! Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a stellar performance as Pansy in Hard Truths , about a woman who is depressed and bitter, and how she affects those around her. 

Our trivia segment is back! This episode's contestant is Aaron. Listen as he attempts to answer 15 movie-related questions. Will he ace it, or.... ?

A lonely woman recounts her life story to one of her snails in this unique stop motion film. Ryan joins us to discuss the new(ish) movie, Memoir of a Snail .

Auteur, filmmaker David Lynch (1946-2025) passed away yesterday, and his death was announced earlier today. We've been greatly impacted by the news, and so Ashley, Matt and Ryan decided to do a quick tribute episode to one of cinema's most iconic directors.

An escort meets the son of a Russian oligarch, and their relationship causes her to become embroiled in a family power play. Ryan joins us to discuss the award-nominated film, Anora. 

In this episode, our friend Aaron is back with us to talk about the latest Robert Eggers' joint, a remake of the classic vampire tale, Nosferatu .

Happy New Year! In this episode, Elizabeth joins us to discuss the new Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown .

Loneliness, alcoholism, drug addiction, and homosexuality abound in an adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novel. Larry joins us in this episode to discuss the new movie, Queer.

Nicole Kidman and Harrison Dickinson star in a new movie where a high-powered CEO has an affair with a young intern. Ashley, Matt and Larry review Babygirl in this episode. 

In We're No Angels , Humphrey Bogart leads a stellar cast about a jail break that takes place just before Christmas on Devil's Island. Soon, the hearts of three hardened criminals are melted by a family who welcomes them into their home. Will McKinley returns to discuss this 1955 classic, on our final 12 Days of Christmas episode. Thank you for joining us on this holiday sojourn! 

Ryan joins us for today's 12 Days of Christmas episode! It's set in a working class town in 1983, and the centerpiece is a family preparing their annual Christmas Eve dinner, known as the titular Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Aaron joins us again to talk about another holiday film. This one is set in December, as a motley crew of actors with barely two shillings to rub together attempt to put on a Christmas production of Hamlet . We'd never heard of A Midwinter's Tale until Aaron suggested it, and we're glad he did. Click on the link below to listen to our latest 12 Days of Christmas episode.

Zoe (one of the survivors of the first Yule Log ) is back, and can't seem to stop living in a horror movie (or a Hallmark parody film). The flaming, killer yule log is back, and the sequel is just as wacky as the original. We had fun discussing this new movie.

Holly Hunter plays a woman whose life is in disarray as she flies home to her family for Christmas. Home for the Holidays has a great cast and a unique authenticity to it, and Matt & Ashley talk about it in this episode of our 12 Days of Christmas series.

David Niven is a bishop, Loretta Young is his wife, and Cary Grant is an angel who arrives ostensibly to help out the bishop, but in actuality seems more interested in getting to know his wife. Sean is back with us, and we had a lot of fun talking back the 1947 holiday film The Bishop's Wife . 

Rachel is back with us to talk about another Christmas movie! This time, we discuss The Santa Summit .