Mind Your Movies

This week, we are tackling the greatest movies of all time, according to the Sight and Sound list that's compiled by their poll of critics, directors, and cinema experts! We picked two movies that we feel embody the list, "Mirror" by Andrei Tarkovsky, and "La Jetée" by Chris Marker. These are both experimental, artsy, and very unique. They are also both movies that are hard to...

Supergirl may have flopped at the box office this weekend, but is it as bad as the headlines are all saying? We found some things to like about the movie and some issues with it, but the headlines will always try to exaggerate and get the most divisive views out there. It may not be a perfect movie, but it's got some charm. What did you think of Supergirl? Find us elsewhere online... email: mi...

Our category was Zombie Movies this week, so we picked... Scooby Doo? Well, at least Shane picked Shaun of the Dead, one of the greatest horror comedies of all time that leans on the tropes of the genre. Meanwhile, Ryan picked a childhood favorite that pulled him into horror, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, which is packed with the gang exploring the haunted island, finding ghosts, zombies, and were-...

Disclosure Day is the newest brainchild of Steven Spielberg. While it may not be as much of an alien movie as people expected, Ryan and Shane both left with very different opinions on this one. Join us for a spoiler-free discussion at the beginning and then (if you dare) listen to our spoiler-filled discussion as well. What did you think of Disclosure Day? Find us elsewhere online... email: mindyo...

This week, we are diving into the IMDb Top 250 list with a movie we both loved—M Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense—and one that we both despised—Leon: The Professional by Luc Besson. We both watched the extended/director's cut of Leon, and had a very hard time separating the gross love plot in the movie from the cool action. Luckily, M. Night's iconic psychological thriller had plenty...

Would you enter the Backrooms? We take this episode as an opportunity to break down the new Kane Parsons movie "Backrooms" that has had an explosive release! The liminal horror has so many different avenues (paths?) that you could go down (get lost in?) trying to analyze what it all means. But regardless, we found the movie to be a blast and encourage folks to go see it, but since it is ne...

This week, we've got Christopher Nolan movies on the docket! Lauded as one of the most prestigious directors working today, Nolan has made some incredible movies during the 21st century—from the non-linear noir crime thriller, Memento, to the scientist biopic Oppenheimer. When tasked with each picking a movie from his filmography, Ryan picked the starfaring epic, Interstellar from 2014, and Sh...

This one has us at odds! Why Ryan may think that Curry Barker's new feature is the scariest thing since "Hereditary," Shane isn't so found of it. Since it's brand new, we have a spoiler-free section at the begining and jump into spoilers once we can't talk about some of the insanity any longer! Whose side are you on? Find us elsewhere online... email: mindyourmoviespodcast@...

This week, we are exploring cult classics! With such a broad pool of movies to pick from, Ryan and Shane both pulled some of their own personal interests into these selections, with Shane's cyberpunk and anime interests coming out with Akira (1988) and Ryan's grief horror and found footage interests coming through with "Lake Mungo" (2008). Each have had a profound impact on their r...

We are finally tackling the under-the-radar found footage horror movie that Ryan won't stop talking about, Frogman! Directed by Anthony Cousins, this features a group of friends going to Loveland, Ohio, to try to capture footage of the locally famed cryptid—a bipedal frog with a wand! The movie is made over a long stretch with a tiny budget, but produces some unique special effects that can be...

This week, we are exploring movies based on television shows that we have yet to have watched! Coincidentally, we both picked Batman movies for this episode, and it was a blast exploring the "world's greatest detective" and his TV show spin offs. For Ryan's pick, we watched the 1966 Batman movie starring Adam West, while Shane picked the 1993 cult classic "Batman: Mask of the P...

With our birthdays both being this week, we decided to do a birthday movie swap! Ryan offered up Mike Flanagan's "The Life of Chuck" for the duo to watch and explore, while Shane brought "Computer Chess" by Andrew Bujalski to the table. Both movies are very unique in their own ways, and there is a lot to unpack with these two. Join us for this pairing and let us know your thoug...

This week, we watched two movies featuring the iconic Mads Mikkelsen! Shane picked the action/drama/comedy/revenge movie, "Riders of Justice" where Mads plays a hardcore military man who loses his wife in an accident and teams up with a couple of computer geniuses to take down the bad guys who caused the accident. It is surprisingly full of emotion, comedy, and depth, especially compared t...

The Drama has dropped! We are reviewing A24's newest movie release that is part romcom, part anxiety, and part (you guessed it) Drama. It's a tough one to talk through without any spoilers, but we give an intro to the movie before jumping into spoiler territory in case anyone hasn't seen it, then we dive head first into the movie's spoilers, what we loved, what we didn't, and a...

This week, we are tackling the iconic and confrontational films of John Waters. We've got one film from his early, micro-budget era with "Female Trouble" from 1974, starring the drag queen Divine, and one film from his more mainstream, Hollywood era with "Serial Mom" from 1994. There is a surprising amount of similarities here between these two films, and we had a blast breakin...

The summer blockbuster season has started early, and it started with a bang! Based on the novel by Andy Weir (The Martian) and starring Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary is an exciting, funny, and gorgeous Sci-Fi popcorn flick that is worth watching in IMAX if you can! It is blowing away the box office, and it is truly a wonderful film to watch! Join us as we break down what we loved about it and th...

This week, we've got a lot to cover! We start out the episode discussing the Oscars and our predictions (including who won this year's predictions), then we move into our main features—Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Mind Game. Marcel the Shell is the iconic stop-motion/live-action mixed media movie that features a faux documentarian (played by the director, Dean Fleischer Camp) helping...

Today, we are exploring who will win what awards! Last year, Shane came out on top with seven more points than Ryan, but who will have the strongest predictions this year? Will Sinners sweep? Will One Battle After Another take everything it can? What about the best animated feature of the year? Or the best documentary feature? What are you hoping wins this year? What was snubbed? #oscars #oscarpre...

We are here to tackle one of the most iconic animation studios, focusing in on two Brad Bird directed movies that hold a high standing in the critical space. From the exciting and family-centric superhero action-adventure movie, The Incredibles, to the rat-chef art-focused movie, Ratatouille, we are diving into all of the small details. Pixar is a long-beloved studio that has a wide range of movie...

This week, we are breaking down upcoming movies for the Spring/Summer cycle. We discuss what we are most excited about, what theatrical releases we are determined to see, the big blockbusters, the hidden gems, the under-the-radar hits, the ones we know so little about, and so much more! We begin by picking our five most anticipated movies each, ranging in genre from pretty much anything you can th...

This week, we are exploring the Marvel side of movies, starting where it (kind of) all began with the vampire slaying Blade trilogy from the 90s and early 2000s, and bringing us all the way to the outerspace, counter-Earth venturing Guardians of the Galaxy in their trilogy finale. From one of the earliest pre-MCU movies of Marvel superheroes to one of the best-received MCU movies, we have a lot to...

We are coming in with a unique list this time, where we've each come up with 5 movies for you to watch on Valentine's Day. Whether you are interested in a comedy, musical, action movie, horror movie, animated movie, or a true romcom, we've got you covered! Find us elsewhere online... email: mindyourmoviespodcast@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/bfj3D Instagram: https://www.instagr...

This week, we are looking at some HUGE budget movies with the Wachowskis' Speed Racer from 2008 and Christopher Nolan's Tenet from 2020. Both of which served as a sort of blank check movie for the director's after their previous successes with their prior movies. However, neither of these made equally great success as their directors' previous movies. Still, we are glad we dove int...

We are back this week with Sam Raimi's newest movie and his return to the horror genre! Send Help is a blast and we highly recommend watching it -- we will discuss the movie without spoilers for a good portion of this episode since it is just coming out, then we jump into spoiler-heavy discussions on our thoughts about the whole movie. What did you think of this brand new film? Find us elsewhe...

This week, we are diving into all things Jackie Chan! We jumped into one of his earliest starring roles that helped him break out into the mainstream in 1978, "Drunken Master," directed by Yuen Woo-ping, where he mixed the martial arts and comedy genres to fuse them into a cohesive subgenre that exploded into popularity as a result. His mainstream appeal further catapulted him to success,...