Movies That Make Us

Click here to donate to our fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. We appreciate your support! Hello and welcome back to Movies that Make Us. This week, we’re bringing back our Staff Picks show where each of us select different movies based on a theme. With Halloween right around the corner, we discuss our favorite creatures. Some of these creatures are friendly like Jake’s selection of ET, w...

Welcome back to Movies that Make Us. This week we are going back into the archives to talk about one of the classic films of 1983, War Games. High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video games to play. After starting a game of Global Thermonuclear War, lightman accidentally has the supercomputer activate the na...

Help us raise funds to support the American Cancer Society! Every dollar goes to help the fight against cancer. Donate here: https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?fr_id=106335&pg=team&team_id=2685834 Welcome back to the latest episode of Movies that Make Us! We’re excited to be back after missing a few weeks! Val is on the road at a convention in Portland, but Tracy and Jake discuss the Sa...

We are raising funds for the American Cancer Society- donate here: https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?fr_id=106335&pg=team&team_id=2685834 Welcome back to the latest episode of Movies that Make Us! This week, we are talking about a powerful little film in Lion starring Dev Patel, Nichole Kidman, Sunny Pawar, and Saroo Brierly. Based on a true story, the film is set in India where a youn...

We are raising funds for the American Cancer Society- Donate here:https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?fr_id=106335&pg=team&team_id=2685834 Welcome back to Movies that Make Us. This week we are discussing the classic film Pee Wee’s Big Adventure directed by Tim Burton and starring the late Paul Reubens.  This film follows the adventures of Pee Wee Herman after his beloved bike gets s...

Welcome back to the latest episode of Movies that Make Us! This week, we are closing out the month of July with the historical musical Hamilton. The award winning Broadway show was filmed with the original cast and released on Disney+ back during the pandemic. We know it’s not a traditional “Movie” but we wanted to discuss it anyway. What are your thoughts on the film? Do you have a favorite song...

Welcome back to another episode of Movies that Make Us. Valerie is working at San Diego Comic Con, so this week Jake and Tracy invite Krebs from Dungeon Crawlers Radio on to discuss fantasy and sci-fi films from the 80’s and specifically the movie KRULL. Saturday, July 29th is the 40th anniversary of this movie and Dungeon Crawlers Radio is having a screening at Jordan Commons in Sandy, Utah start...

Welcome back to another week at Movies that Make Us! We took a short break, but we are back and this week we are discussing the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, what they are all about, and how it may affect Salt Lake FanX. We also discuss Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. There are a lot of complicated issues with both strikes, so we try to simplify some of the bigger points and how it may affect...

Welcome to "Movies That Make Us," the podcast that delves into the movies that have left an indelible mark on our lives. In this episode, we wrap up our Indiana June series by exploring Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Join hosts Tracy, Val, and Jake as they discuss the final installment in the iconic Indiana Jones franchise. As avid fans of the Indiana Jones saga, we couldn't h...

Welcome to the latest edition of Movies that Make Us. This week we are continuing Indiana June with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. We love this franchise and this is one of the best of the bunch. Sean Connery and Harrison Ford have amazing chemistry, the fun is back in the series after the heavier and darker Temple of Doom, and we have a blast discussing the movie. What are your thoughts on t...

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Welcome back to the latest episode of Movies that Make Us! This week, we FAST X our seat belts and take a look at the latest adventure in cars, explosions, and Jason Momoa who has been lurking behind the scenes of previous films and is now ready to get his revenge. It’s everything you expect from this franchise and Momoa steals the show with his over the top portrayal of Dante Reyes. We definitely...

Welcome to the latest edition of Movies that Make Us. This week we are taking it back to 1955 with Back to the Future. You know and love this movie, so we won’t give a detailed breakdown. The question we have is, does the film hold up and will we give it an AAA rating? What are your thoughts on the film? We want your feedback, and as always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com Did you...

Welcome back to another week at Movies that Make Us! This week, we are talking about the latest Marvel film with Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3. James Gunn returns to close out this version of the Guardians that we have grown to know and love. Rocket’s backstory takes center stage and we are introduced to a great new villain in the High Evolutionary. It’s a solid conclusion to a beloved trilogy...

Welcome to the latest edition of Movies that Make Us. This week we are looking at the 2005 Jane Austen film Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley, Matthew McFadyen, Donald Sutherland, Judi Dench, and many others. Val first suggested this film after watching Creed 3 and then ties the film into Twilight. There is a method to her madness, but you will need to listen to find out how. It’s a romanti...

Welcome to another episode of Movies that Make Us! This week we jumped into the world of competing magicians with Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige. This 2006 film is based on a novel of the same name where two rival magicians spend their lives trying to outdo each other with each one trying to create the better version of the same trick, ending with some deadly results. The entire film is built in...

Welcome back to the latest episode of Movies that Make Us! This week, we take a leisurely stroll to a lovely French village with the movie Chocolat. This charming 2000 film follows Juliet Binoche and her young daughter as they open a Chocolate shop and try to fit in to a tight knit town that isn’t super excited to have them. Johnny Depp is a quiet supporting player along with Dame Judy Dench, Alfr...

Welcome back to Movies that Make Us. Val is still exploring Africa, so we have special guest James A. Owen back to the show to talk about the 1999 film “The Thomas Crown Affair.” James joined us previously on the “A Knight’s Tale” episode. James is a best selling author and illustrator and please visit his website at http://jamesaowen.com/ The Thomas Crown Affair is an updated telling of the 1968...

Welcome back to another episode of Movies that Make Us. Val is in South Africa, so Robert Neal from Age of Geek podcast to join the team and discuss the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit. Starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Jackie Gleason, the film tells the story of Bandit and Snowman trying to bootleg 400 cases of Coors beer from TexArkana to Atlanta in 28 hours. Made for just 4.3 million dol...

Welcome back to another week at Movies that Make Us! This week, we discuss a serious film for Tracy’s birthday pick, Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain starring Hugh Jackman and Rachael Weisz. The film consists of three storylines involving immortality and the resulting loves lost, and one man’s pursuit of avoiding this fate in this life, or beyond it. Jackman and Weisz play a set of characters bonde...

It’s time for another episode of Movies that Make Us and this week, we are discussing Creed II. Steven Caple Jr. steps into the directing role replacing Ryan Coogler and continues the story of Adonis Creed. Creed has won six straight fights and won back his mustang from Danny “Stuntman” Wheeler, he’s proposed to Bianca, and moved to LA. Things are going well until Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago w...

Welcome to another episode of Movies that Make Us! 00February is complete and we’re moving into a new franchise with the Creed films.  Creed III is now out in theaters and we take a look back at the reboot of the Rocky franchise. Michael B. Jordan plays Adonis Creed, son of Apollo Creed, and his attempt to break into the boxing world without using his father’s name or reputation. Directed by...

In this week’s episode, Jake, Val, and Tracy complete 00February with No Time to Die. The first four films in the Daniel Craig era of Bond have all led up to this movie. His past has caught up to him, and there is nowhere to hide. It’s the 25th Bond film and puts an exclamation mark on this set of films. The film was delayed when Danny Boyle left the film in 2018 and then the Covid pandemic, but i...

Hi friends! We’re deep into 00February, and this episode is a double dose of Bond as we discuss Skyfall and Spectre.  Skyfall is one of the best Daniel Craig Bond films, and might be one of the best Bond films of them all. It definitely wins in cinematography with the legendary Roger Deakins behind the camera. The film takes us back to Bond’s childhood film and facing off against Javier Barde...

Welcome back to another week at Movies that Make Us and it’s week two of our 00February where we are discussing Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond. This week, we discuss the second film in the series Quantum of Solace. The film takes place immediately following the events of Casino Royale and is the 22nd James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. The film really lets Daniel Craig expand his versio...