Mostly Film

🎬 Mostly Film: Sinners, Star Wars & the Life of Chuck 🎬 This week on Mostly Film , we’re diving into everything from apocalyptic storytelling to galactic plotting—and yep, there's even a Weezer mockumentary starring Keanu Reeves. It’s that kind of week. 📽️ LIST IT or NIX IT First up, it’s trailer time. We break down the newest drops— Weapons , HIM , The Roses , and The Life of Chuck —and dec...

In this week’s Mostly Film , we're pitting two Hollywood heavyweights against each other in a cinematic showdown: Tom Cruise in Legend (1985) vs. Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies (2008) . First up, we go deep into The Casting of Legend —a pre- Top Gun Cruise donning long locks and fairy-tale armor in Ridley Scott’s surreal fantasy epic. We’ll talk about how he nearly passed on the role, the versi...

🎬 LeBron Barbie, Matrix Reboots & Chicken Jockey Chaos 🎬 This week on Mostly Film , we’re diving into the wild, weird, and wonderful corners of the movie world—starting with the freshest trailer drops and ending with the hottest headlines shaking up Hollywood. First up, it’s LIST IT or NIX IT , where we check out the new trailer for Eddington and decide whether it’s making it to our Letterbo...

Two legendary actors. Two iconic performances. One showdown. In this week’s episode, we’re diving deep into the worlds of Jerry Maguire and The Wolf of Wall Street to unpack what makes these roles career-defining turns for Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio . We kick things off with The Casting , where we break down the behind-the-scenes stories that shaped each performance—from Cruise shadowing rea...

🎙️ 🎙️ This week’s episode is packed tighter than a movie theater on opening night. We kick things off with LIST IT or NIX IT , where we speed through a fresh crop of trailers—from The Naked Gun reboot to Tron: Ares , Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 , Bears on a Ship , and The Phonecian Scheme . Will they earn a spot on our Letterboxd watchlists… or get the boot? Then it’s What We’ve Been Watching , as J...

🎬 Cruise vs. DiCaprio: Collateral & The Aviator 🎬 Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars went head-to-head in 2004 with two vastly different films—Michael Mann’s sleek, high-stakes thriller Collateral and Martin Scorsese’s sweeping biopic The Aviator . But who delivered the more unforgettable performance? In this episode, we break down Tom Cruise’s rare turn as a villain in Collateral —from his me...

🎥🍿 What's New 🎥🍿 Each week, Jonathan and JP break down the latest movie trailers in LIST IT or NIX IT —deciding on the spot whether a film is worth adding to the watchlist or tossing aside. No middle ground, no second-guessing. Then, we dive into What We’ve Been Watching , covering the movies and TV shows that stuck with us throughout the week—highlighting standout performances, themes, and mo...

🎬 Director in Review: Quentin Tarantino 🎬 Join us as we dive deep into the films of one of cinema’s most audacious filmmakers—Quentin Tarantino! From the revisionist history of Inglourious Basterds to the blood-soaked vengeance of Django Unchained , the claustrophobic tension of The Hateful Eight , and the nostalgic Hollywood dreamscape of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , we explore Tarantino’s s...

🎬 Mostly Film - Take 154 🎬 In this episode, we dive into the latest in film and TV, breaking down what’s worth watching and what’s better left behind. 🔥 LIST IT or NIX IT – We take a look at the newest movie trailers and decide if they’re making it onto our Letterboxd watchlists or getting the boot. From The Life of Chuck to Freakier Friday , we’re giving our gut reactions—LIST or NIX! 📺 What...

Take 153: Kill Bill Vol. 2, & Death Proof. Tarantino In Review Pt. 3

Take 152: Mickey 17, Fight or Flight, Captain America: BNW, & the New Snape

Take 151: Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1. Tarantino In Review Pt. 2.

Take 150: Oscar Reactions, Nickel Boys, Emilia Perez, & All Things Dexter.

Take 149: Pulp Fiction & Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino In Review Pt. 1

Take 148: The Brutalist, Companion, Let’s Start a Cult, & Oscar Predictions.

Take 147: Grave of the Fireflies, Perfect Blue, Paprika, & Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind; The Anime Finale.

Take 146: The Gorge, Hitchcock Classics, & SNL’s 50th.

Take 145: A Silent Voice & Your Name- The Essential Anime Series.

Take 144: Babygirl, You’re Cordially Invited, A Complete Unknown, & The Return of Jonathan Majors

Take 143: Ghost in the Shell & Sword of the Stranger-The Essential Anime Series.

Take 142: Remembering David Lynch, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks & More.

Take 141: Akira & Redline -The Essential Anime Series-

Take 140: Nosferatu, A Real Pain, Gladiator 2, & Golden Globe Surprises.

Take 139: Wicked, Carry-On, Juror #2, LEE, Flow, & The Rise of Sonic

Take 138: Thanksgiving Special: Family Stereotypes & Their Matching Films from 2024