Movie Night with John and Sean

For Episode 89 the boys are back in the studio to review the latest from Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein. This is as tale as old as time. 1818 to be exact actually. How will Del Toro make what is so old, new again? Does he pull it off? Is Frankenstein just a bloated monster in and of itself as it relates to the concept of film? All this and more on this episode of Movie Night. Crack open a couple...

For episode 88, the boys are back in the studio to review Together. Dave Franco and Allison Brie star in this relationship horror cult breakout debut directed by Michael Shanks. But is Together truly as original as it seems to be or was it directly inspired by 2023 Indie, Better Half? At any rate, we highly recommend this one. Crack open a couple of cold ones with us, leave us a 5 star review on A...

For episode 87 the boys are back in the studio to review Zach Creggar's, Weapons. Weapons is the follow up to Creggar's Air BNB horror breakthrough, Barbarian. Casting, cinematography, sound. It's all here folks and we can't recommend this one enough. Crack open a couple of cold ones with us, leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts if you're enjoying the show and let us know...

For episode 86 the boys are back in the studio to review the directorial debut of Drew Hancock, Companion. A new kind of love story. A commentary on artificial intelligence, robotics and the inevitable complications that arise from dependence on these kinds of technologies. This one is a blast from start to finish. Black comedy? Sci-fi dystopian warning? Horror classic? Maybe Companion is all of t...

For episode 85 the boys are back in the studio to review Robert Eggers latest, Nosferatu, and James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothee Chalemet, A Complete Unknown; lovingly referred to in this episode as A Complete UnkNosferatu. Crack open a couple of cold ones with us, leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts if you're enjoying the show and let us know what you think we should review...

For episode 84, the boys are back in the studio to review the directorial debut of SNL writer and cast member, Kyle Mooney. Y2K is a tale as old as time; if time were only 24 years old. A coming of age romance about two young people from different worlds who have to work together to bring down the machines that have begun killing their friends and family members. The singularity. The creature desi...

For episode 83, the boys are back at the new studio to review the latest entry into the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus. What can be said about Alien and Aliens that hasn't been discussed at lengthy conversations regarding the all time greats? How does this entry restore the faith of the fans in the studio's ability to produce a quality sequel? Fede Alvarez grounds the latest film in a gri...

For episode 82, the boys are back in the studio with good friend of the show, Jeremy Curry, to review the directorial debut of Dev Patel, Monkey Man. Sean and John get into a heated debate regarding the unique merit of the film and whether it qualifies for instant cult classic status. With Jordan Peele producing this Netflix shelved project and bringing it to life, John expected more but Sean feel...

For episode 81 the boys are back in the studio after a lengthy hiatus to review the second entry into Denis Villeneuve's Dune saga, Dune: Part Two. Cinematography, direction, cast, epic war sequences and masterful character development, this movie has it all and delivers one of the finest films in recent memory over the course of it's near three hour run time. Crack open a couple of cold o...

For episode 80 the boys are back in the studio with a returning special guest to the show, Louis Scott, to review the latest entry into the Conjuring universe; The Nun II. Along the way we talk shop about the recent Vulture expose on the pay for play scheme involving Rotten Tomatoes and how the greater culture around movie reviews is easily co-opted by producers and film houses looking to make a q...

For episode 79 the boys are back in the studio with special guest Andres Soler to review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as well as TMNT (1990) and TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze (1991). Which film is best? What do the turtles mean to us as individuals and the greater culture? What is it about the turtles that makes them so uniquely immune to time and discoverable for generation after gen...

For episode 78 the boys are back in the studio to review Christopher Nolan's latest, and marked return to form, Oppenheimer and Juel Taylor's directorial debut, They Cloned Tyrone. Does Cillian Murphy deliver the performance of a lifetime? Has Christopher Nolan finally balanced his love of non-linear storytelling with a clearly understandable narrative? Does They Cloned Tyrone mark an arri...

After a several month long hiatus, the boys are back and in the studio to review Asteroid City; the latest from visionary director Wes Anderson. Next the boys dig into the latest from freshly crowned prince of modern horror, Ari Aster, Beau Is Afraid. Has Anderson favored style over substance with his latest film? Is Beau Is Afraid a nightmare for all involved? All of this and more on the latest e...

Oh, to remember Scream. The tongue in cheek self awareness. The revival of a certain kind of slasher. The thrill of a sequel which rivaled or even exceeded the quality of the original. Fast forward to 2023. 27 years later. What remains is a hollow shell of a once exceptional vessel. A few of the characters from that fond original still remain; despite decades of attempted murder by a who's who...

For episode 75 the boys are back in the studio to review the latest film from the sometimes great, always polarizing, M. Night Shyamalan. A Knock At The Cabin marks a kind of return to form for Shyamalan who develops his signature tension through a seemingly refreshed, more focused cinematic lens. Is Shyamalan the greatest living troll of modern filmmaking? Obviously he's aware of the polarizing n...

For episode 74 the boys are back in the studio to review Branden Cronenberg's latest feature, Infinity Pool. We're also trying something a little new for this episode and reviewing two films that we each saw individually. Sean gives us his hot take on the shockingly low budget horror returns of Skinamarink and John reviews the latest tour de force performance by Cate Blanchett in TÁR. Along the wa...

For episode 73 the boys are back in the studio to review the latest from Rian Johnson; the sequel to his modern mystery classic, Knives Out, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Darren Aronofsky's latest, The Whale which marks a triumphant return of beloved actor, Brenden Fraser. Along the way we talk shop on Rian Johnson's disastrous direction in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and his otherwise impecc...

For episode 72 the boys are back in the studio to review the latest from beloved master filmmaker, Guillermo Del Toro, Pinnochio. Along the way we talk about the magic of stop motion animation, the monumental undertaking and team required to produce a film of this scale and how daftly Del Toro is able to craft something original and truly unique to him out of such a well known and old story. What...

For episode 71 the boys are back in the studio to review Roku's new Al Yankovic biopic (how does one properly pronounce this word?), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Along the way we talk Weird Al's sizable cultural imprint, the effect Weird Al had on us as kids and the legacy his comedy and music has left behind across what seems like all age groups and demographics. Daniel Radcliffe delivers the go...

For episode 70 the boys are back in the studio to review the latest entry into the David Gordon Green Halloween trilogy, Halloween Ends. And boy do we hope it does. After some 13 films I think we can safely say we have reached critical mass. What more can be said about Michael Myers? Apparently, not much. In what will surely disappoint fans of the franchise Gordon Green elects to give Michael a wh...

For episode 69 the boys are back in the studio to review the latest from Ti West and his second film in a year, Pearl. Pearl is a prequel to West's already widely lauded, X. Mia Goth reprises her role as a young Pearl and takes a star turn; all while also executive producing, co-writing and anchoring this future cult classic (we're calling it now.) TI West's stellar use of color, music and imagery...

Spoiler alert! Spoilers ahead. The boys are back in the studio to review Zach Cregger's sophomore feature film effort, Barbarian. What is it about the horror genre that allows for such distinct creativity and originality? Is it any coincidence that directors like Jordan Peele, Ari Aster and Robert Eggers have chosen the genre to debut new and interesting ideas? Is horror unique in its ability to p...

After a lengthy hiatus the Movie Night boys are back in the studio to review two modern horror breakout, Scott Derrickson's The Black Phone and the third installment into Jordan Peele's already storied filmography, Nope. For two movies with a nearly identical critical consensus, audience reception varies significantly. What is it about traditional horror concepts like those from The Black Phone th...

For episode 63 the boys are back in the studio to review the triumphant return of Robert Eggers and his latest film, "The Northman." Along the way we talk shop on Eggers period specific philosophy on filmmaking, the style and tone he's distinctly crafted over the course of his three films and the shame of such an epic and beautiful film flopping at the box office. What does that mean for the futur...

For episode 62 the boys are back in the studio to review the latest from one of our favorite production houses working right now, A24's X, and the latest entry into the Marvel cinematic universe, Morbius. One was excellent; the other, not so much. Can you guess which one we hated? Along the way we talk shop on the magic of movie makeup, tasteful homages, the current dreadful over-dependence on CGI...