Movie Masala

For this episode, we talk about the new A24 film, The Invite (2026), directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Penelope Crux, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Olivia Wilde herself. Alongside Netflix's Elona Holmes 3, starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter, amongst others. We discuss how both films offer much more than their trailers reveal and delve into those deeper them...

This week, we delve into the new DCU film, Supergirl (2026). Directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock, Eve Ridley and Jason Mamoa. We discuss how the film has strong themes of immigration, the personal political and perseverance but lacks the ability to see them through. How it ends up feeling like a superhero film that we are over already. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we discuss Pixar's latest sequel, Toy Story 5 (2026), and the new Netflix Rom-Com, Voicemails for Isabelle. Disclaimer: Zoey Duetch has faced a lot of backlash about her support for Israel, which we were not aware of prior to recording this episode. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Toy Story 5 | Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Voicemails For Isabelle | Offi...

This week we discuss, Masters of the Universe (2026), starring Nicholas Galitzine, Jared Leto, Idris Elba and Camila Mendes, alongside the new Sci-Fi film by Steven Spielberg, Disclosure Day (2026). Both films harken back to older media and entertaining spectacles that might not have as much depth. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Masters of the Universe | Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In episode 123, we are discussing the new Scary Movie (2026) by the Wayans Brothers and Maa Behen starring Madhuri Dixit. Scary Movie is back 13 years later, and with horror doing so well in cinemas, it had a great opportunity that it really does not live up to. On the other hand, Maa Behen provides a refreshing comedy in a Bollywood that feels stale. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sc...

Apologies for the bad audio :(. In this episode, we are discussing A24's new horror film, directed by Kane Parsons, Backrooms and Charlie XCX's mockumentary, The Moment . 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Backrooms| Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ The Moment | Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠📲 Follow & listen: linktr.ee/moviemasalapodcast⁠

Two films which are fun to watch despite their flaws. The Mandalorian and Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau and Finding Emily, directed by Alicia MacDonald. With Finding Emily powered by Spike Fearn's performance and The Mandalorian and Grogu held through its puppetry and action sequences, both are competently made but do not offer much more. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Finding E...

In this episode, we discuss the new horror film by Curry Barker, Obsession and the Queer Palm winner from last year My Little Sister . Both films are centred around two fantastic performances by the female lead and are centred around female experiences (although on very different ends). 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Obsession| Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The Little Sister | Offi...

Mother Mary , directed by David Lowery and starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, and Jessica Brown Findlay, might have one of the most unhinged plots of the year. Despite the performances and chemistry between the cast, the film is weirdly compelling and endlessly entertaining. Meanwhile, The Sheep Detectives , starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, may not reinvent the murder-m...

The Devil Wears Prada Returns! Starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Justin Theroux, and Lucy Liu, among so many others, the sequel builds on the original and expands this world 20 years on.  The characters do feel evolved, and so does the world of fashion. Despite its flaws, the film remains incredibly enjoyable and makes you want to go on a shopping spree desperately....

The new Michael Jackson Biopic, Michael, by Antoine Fuqua, feels like a by-the-numbers biopic. Starring Jackson's actual nephew, its greatest crime perhaps is to take such an incredible and interesting cultural figure and create something relatively mediocre from it. In contrast to the documentary about the allegations against him, Leaving Neverland feels incredibly dense and sometimes hard to kee...

In this episode, we review Roommates , directed by Chandler Levack, and Lee Cronin's The Mummy , directed by...well Lee Cronin. We discuss how Roommates, while following the standard college comedy tropes, still manages to be fun and also how Adam Sandler keeps his friends employed. We also go over how The Mummy manages to feel like more of a vehicle to deliver gratuitous gore than a cohesive,...

This week, we talk about the new Rom-Com, You, Me & Tuscany, starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page, as well as Pizza Movie , a stoner comedy, starring Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone. We discuss why both films are good enough genre films and why that good enough is still needed. Timecodes: 01:06 - Pizza Movie 08:19 - You, Me & Tuscany 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pizza M...

In this episode, we review the new A24 film, The Drama. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendeya and Robert Pattinson, the film offers a look into trust, doubt and what makes a strong relationship. We discuss the shock twist(s) of the film and whether it actually is able to succeed in its ambitions. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ The Drama | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Follow &am...

Now seems a great time to talk about two film both of which are about what you can achieve through community. Hoppers , Pixar's new film about saving a glade and Queen of Coal, a film about the first female miner in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Timecodes: 01:20 - Hoppers 15:07 - Queen of Coal 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hoppers | Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Queen of Coal | Of...

In this episode, we discuss Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, starring Ryan Gosling and based on the book by Andy Weir. We also talk about War 2 , the new film in the YRF Spy universe, directed by Ayan Mukerji. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Project Hail Mary | Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠War 2 | Official Trailer⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Follow & listen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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In this episode, we cover the new film by Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Bride and the best International film nominee from Spain, Sirât. We discuss how both films take impressive swings, which make the films interesting, but they are unable to really come together as well. Discussing why they are still worth a watch and how they each convey their themes and messages. Timecodes: 00:25 - The Bride 17:10 -...

Firstly, sorry we completely forgot to talk about the Cat. In this episode, we discuss Brazil's nomination for Best International Film at the 2026 Oscars, The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. We discuss the portrait it paints of 1977 Brazil through its characters and narrative and the metaphors it uses while doing so. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The Secret Agent | Official Trail...

In this episode, we go over Emerald Fennell's new adaptation of Emily Brontë 's classic Wuthering Heights. We discuss the film's casting of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and how faithful it is to the book. We also go over why the film fails to deliver both as an adaptation and as its own film. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠ Wuthering Heights | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 📲 Follow &a...

In this episode, we discuss Crime 101, the new crime thriller by Brad Layton and All That's Left of You, the Palestinian Drama by Cherien Dabis. We discuss the themes of each one, how they are executed and where each film falls short. Timecodes: 00:25 - Crime 101 15:15 - All That's Left of You 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Crime 101 | Official Trailer ⁠⁠ All That's Left of You |...

In this episode, we talk about another nominee for the best international feature film at the Oscars: It was just an Accident by Jafar Panahi . We discuss the film's themes of a society trying to grapple with violence and trying to move on from it, and how humanity shines within that darkness. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ It was just an Accident | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Follow & lis...

In this episode, we review two international films that are getting buzz this award season, Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier and No Other Choice by Park Chan-wook. We talk of what the films do best, their use of metaphors and where we didn't quite connect with them despite the hype. Timecodes: 00:12 - Sentimental Value 15:00 - No Other Choice 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Sentimental Val...

In this episode, we review The Voice of Hind Rajab. We discuss it amongst some Oscar nominations that came out. We discuss the importance of films like this and how they should move us to action. Times code below if you want to jump to a particular point: 00:00:41 | People We Meet on Vacation Oscar Nominations 00:10:44 | The Voice of Hind Rajab 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The Voice of Hin...

In this episode, we review Rental Family, directed by Hikari. We discuss the film's themes, its depiction of loneliness and its exploitation by capitalism in Japan. Most of all, we talk about how Brendan Fraser is just a nice guy. 🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Rental Family | Official Trailer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Follow & listen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/moviemasalapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠