Movies on the Side

Can a franchise become sentient and present its own movie? Apparently Fast & Furious has done just that, and we review the 87th installment of this action-flooded genre: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw! Also, Nate is recording from a Mexico City hotel next to a sleeping roommate and has scheduled Lasik surgery for himself. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) - IM...

An unexpectedly deep episode about an emotional song, love, and luchadores.

After some brief follow-up on Fiji water, we have a special offer going on through the rest of 2019! Support us on Patreon and we’ll send you a free MOTS T-Shirt! AND if you sign up with $10+ monthly, we’ll up that to a hoodie for the winter season! That’s three exclamation points in a row! Next we get to Stephen’s crash course on The Beatles’ repertoire and our review of the 2019 movie: Yesterday...

Stephen hasn’t deleted TikTok... yet.

A Patreon shout out, gas station candy ranking, an argument about the taste of water, but the main event is still our review of the 2019 remake: The Lion King! The Lion King (2019) Stephen’s Talk on Disney’s Creative Drought Get MOTS Merch! Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Facebook MOTS on Patreon Suggest a Bad Movie! Support the show Watch our episodes on YouTube! Subscribe at: yout...

Aliens. Bigfoot. Loch Ness. Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects   The Man Who Vanished for 14 Months  

We websling back into the Marvelverse and review Tom Holland’s second go at being Spider-Man! At first we reminisce about last week’s episode on Aladdin, but stay tuned for the end when we rank our Top 5 Spider-Man villains!  Spider-Man: Far From Home on IMDb Our Aladdin Review Our Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse Review The Git Up by Blanco Brown Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Fac...

Nate introduces Stephen to “The Git Up” and both hosts discover Tik Tok for the first time.

You ain’t never had a MOTS episode like this! There’s so much singing, so much Vietnamese, and so many versions of “A Whole New World,” you may need to listen twice! Keep your hands and arms inside the carpet, and get ready for our long awaited review of Disney’s Aladdin(s)! Aladdin (1992) on IMDb Aladdin (2019) on IMDb A Whole New World by Nick Pitera - YouTube Top Film Review Podcasts in Vietnam...

Nate and Stephen discuss what it would mean to become an EGOT, and why it shouldn’t matter at all.

Nate and Stephen discuss data limits on cellular plans, Stephen explains the origin of “OK”, and Nate briefly describes an undergarment discovery.  Oll Korrect video: https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/9/12/17850662/why-we-say-ok-okay

What do bootleg orcs, cheesy early 2000’s special effects and nostalgia have in common? The 2002 Time Machine movie of course! We have an extra long episode for you since we missed a week, but more importantly, we discuss where we would tattoo a portrait of our own face if under duress. The Time Machine (2002) on IMDb MOTS T-Shirts and More Support MOTS on Patreon Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS...

We’ll be honest, it’s been pretty busy at the Baranowski and Robles estates, so we didn’t get a chance to review a movie this week. But fear not! We are giving you a peek behind the curtain at our Patreon-only feed! If you enjoy this random banter and reminiscing, consider supporting MOTS on Patreon and get access to a TON of these bonus episodes right away! And we release bonus episodes every wee...

Nate berates Stephen on his coffee addiction, then we listen to Nate’s tuba playing a screaming rubber ducks. Nate plays the tuba   Screaming rubber ducks  

How many clues does it take to get to the center of a Nicholas Cage impression? Or is it just clues all the way down? Find out as we review the 2004 Disney movie: National Treasure! National Treasure on IMDb MOTS T-Shirts and More Support MOTS on Patreon Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Facebook MOTS on Patreon Suggest a Bad Movie! Support the show Watch our episodes on YouTube! Subs...

What would Nate sound like as a history teacher? Find out in this week’s episode as he gives a doctoral thesis of the Persian Empire, and why this might not be the worst movie in the world! Even including the doe-eyed Jake Gyllenhaal and all. Prince of Persia (2010) on IMDb MOTS T-Shirts and More Support MOTS on Patreon Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Facebook MOTS on Patreon Sugges...

Much singing, discussion of freelance work, and the worst instruments for your kids to pick. This is a good one.

Nate and Stephen discuss things they enjoy having had done, but don’t necessarily enjoy doing them. Nate also reveals a condition once shared by Stephen.

Can the eyes of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in a henley carry an entire 3-Hour movie? Probably. But luckily Australia has a lot more to offer than that. We review this 2008 Baz Luhrmann epic this week on MOTS! Australia (2008) on IMDb MOTS T-Shirts and More Support MOTS on Patreon Movies that contain place names Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Facebook MOTS on Patreon Suggest a B...

A special bonus episode on our read receipt policy.

How many Godzilla movies does it take to break a Nate Baranowski? This many apparently. We spend this entire episode breaking down the 2019 hodgepodge of monsters and lizards, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. MOTS T-Shirts and More Support MOTS on Patreon Godzilla: King of the Monsters on IMDb Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Facebook MOTS on Patreon Suggest a Bad Movie! Support the s...

What‘s the ideal genre of movie to watch while a hurricane looms in the Atlantic? A disaster movie of course! This week we review the 2004 classic , The Day After Tomorrow. And we even squeeze in our Top 5 Roland Emmerich movies! MOTS T-Shirts and More Support MOTS on Patreon The Day After Tomorrow on IMDb Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Facebook MOTS on Patreon Suggest a Bad Movie!...

We discuss bidets, Stephen’s College dorm life, and his butt chin. For reference, this was *not* Stephen’s room, but the first discussed: This was Stephen’s freshman year roommate: This was Stephen’s *actual* freshman desk: And, regrettably, a photo of Stephen from his freshman year:

Is it fair to compare the seven deadly sins in Shazam! to real-live cataracts? How exactly does one say the name “Levi”? All this plus our new segment: 30 second movie pitch on this week’s episode of MOTS! MOTS T-Shirts and More Support MOTS on Patreon Shazam! on IMDb Social Links: MOTS Instagram MOTS Twitter MOTS Facebook MOTS on Patreon Suggest a Bad Movie! Support the show Watch our episodes on...

Nate has an awkward encounter with a hot dog. Condiments were involved. Please enjoy.