Mostly Film

🎬 Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , we’re diving headfirst into a jam-packed episode full of fresh trailers, throwback comedies, and some questionable cinematic choices—because who didn’t ask for The Cat in the Hat to make a comeback? Here’s what’s rolling: 🎞 LIST IT or NIX IT We’re judging trailers like it’s festival season—does it go on the Letterboxd watchlist , or do we banish it to the...

🎙️ Cruise Vs. DiCaprio This week on Cruise Vs. DiCaprio , we’re diving into two powerhouse performances that redefined their stars in completely different ways: Tom Cruise in The Firm (1993) and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby (2013). 📚 Tom Cruise in The Firm Before Ethan Hunt ran across rooftops, Cruise sprinted barefoot through Memphis as Mitch McDeere — a young lawyer caught between a co...

🎙️ Mostly Film – New Trailers, Killer Surfers, and Star Wars Surprises In this episode of Mostly Film , we're back with a packed lineup of hot takes, streaming recaps, and industry news fresh off the wire. Here's what's on the reel: 🎞️ LIST IT or NIX IT We break down the latest batch of trailers and decide what’s hitting our Letterboxd watchlists — and what’s getting the hard pass. This week’s tra...

🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio This week, we’re taking a cinematic deep dive into two stars going big with historical drama, emotional grit, and dual swords (and roles). 🗡️ Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai We break down Cruise’s transformation into Nathan Algren — a haunted American soldier drawn into the soul of samurai culture. From nearly a year of Kendo and Japanese language training to producing the fi...

In this week’s episode, we’re firing on all cylinders — from fresh trailers to comedy rewatches to the latest movie news making waves. 🎬 LIST IT or NIX IT We take a first look at six hot-off-the-press trailers and decide: are we adding them to our Letterboxd watchlist or nixing them from existence? You’ll hear our snap takes on: Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro's bold vision) Wake Up Dead Man (he...

🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio In this episode of Mostly Film , we head back to where it all really started for two of Hollywood’s biggest stars — Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio — in a gritty face-off between All the Right Moves (1983) and The Basketball Diaries (1995). 🏈 Cruise in Steel Town, USA: We break down Tom Cruise’s early-career standout as Stefan Djordjevic, a high school football player tryi...

🎙️ Mostly Film: What’s New, What We Watched & Summer of Comedy Your weekly watchlist just got a lot weirder (and funnier). In this episode of Mostly Film , we kick things off with LIST IT or NIX IT , where we give our instant takes on the latest trailers and decide whether they deserve a spot on our Letterboxd watchlists—or straight to the bin. 🍿 Then, we break down what we’ve been watching —...

🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio: A Few Good Men & Titanic Two stars. Two iconic roles. One epic showdown. In this episode of Mostly Film , we dive into the dramatic depths and behind-the-scenes brilliance of Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men and Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic — two career-defining roles that helped shape the legacies of two of Hollywood’s biggest stars. 👨‍⚖️ Cruise in Court We explore how To...

🎬 Mostly Film — In this episode of Mostly Film , we're back with a packed lineup of takes, trailers, and twisted movie news. 🍿 LIST IT or NIX IT (2:30) We dive into the freshest movie trailers and ask the only question that matters: Does it make the Letterboxd watchlist… or get the axe? This week’s titles: Nobody 2 Americana Oh What Fun Ballerina The Long Walk Honey Don’t Alpha Expect strong opi...

🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio — Rain Man & What’s Eating Gilbert Grape This week, we're diving into two powerhouse early performances that helped shape the careers of two of Hollywood’s biggest stars. It’s Tom Cruise in Rain Man vs. Leonardo DiCaprio in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape — a face-off between emotional arcs, sibling bonds, and breakthrough roles. We unpack how Cruise turned in one of his mos...

🎙️ Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film , we’re back with another round of sharp opinions, movie news mayhem, and just enough chaos to keep it interesting. We kick things off with LIST IT or NIX IT , where we run through the freshest trailers and give our snap judgments: are they Letterboxd-worthy or going straight to the bin? This week’s lineup includes Weapons , The Smashing Machine , Highest 2...

🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into two early-2000s classics and the powerhouse performances that defined them: Vanilla Sky (2001) starring Tom Cruise and Catch Me If You Can (2002) starring Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s Cruise vs. DiCaprio in a showdown of identity crises, dream logic, and con artistry—with both actors stepping outside their comfort zones in unforgettabl...

🎙️ This week on the pod, we dive into the freshest trailers in our LIST IT or NIX IT segment—where we give it to you straight: are these upcoming releases worthy of a coveted spot on our Letterboxd watchlists, or are we hitting the eject button? From the surreal stitching of Sew Torn to the wild desert chaos of Predator: Badlands and the return of a slasher classic in I Know What You Did Last Summ...

🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio: Valkyrie & J. Edgar This week on the pod, it’s a heavyweight actor showdown as we dive deep into Tom Cruise in Valkyrie and Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar . Two historical dramas. Two mega-stars. Two wildly different approaches to portraying complicated men at the center of power, secrecy, and resistance. 🎖️ The Case for Cruise: Valkyrie We break down Cruise’s transforma...

🎬 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