Movies That Shaped Us

We review: Conclave, Maid in Manhattan, The Grand Budapest Hotel, A Bigger Splash, Quiz Show, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Join our conclave as we review the new thriller Conclave before debating and discussing our personal top 3 performances by star of the film - Ralph Fiennes. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We review: Joker: Folie a Deux, Her, Walk the Line, The Master, 8mm, Napoleon The Joker is laughing again, but this time the audience didn't laugh along with him. We cover the recent critical and commercial flop Joker: Folie a Deux , before diving into our top 3 performances by the actor who two times played the Crown Prince of Crime.....Joaquin Phoenix. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠w...

We Review: Megalopolis , The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Rainmaker, One from the Heart Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola is back after 13 years with his 23rd film Megalopolis . Is it his magnum opus? Is it a self-indulgent mess? We'll breakdown our thoughts on that film, and the 6 others movies in Coppola's groundbreaking filmography that mean the...

We review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Dumbo (2019), Beetlejuice, Ed Wood 36 years later, the "ghost with the most" returns! We review Beetlejuice Beetlejuice before going in depth into the 6 Tim Burton movies that left the biggest impact on us. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us:...

We review: North by Northwest, Psycho, Rear Window, Rope, The Lady Vanishes, Notorious To mark the 65th anniversary of the Alfred Hitchcock classic North by Northwest (released on July 1st, 1959), we discuss the film and the 6 movies from the Master of Suspense that've had the biggest impact on us. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follo...

We review: Deadpool & Wolverine, X-Men, Logan, Bad Education, The Fountain, Kate & Leopold, Prisoners The MCU is back! Deadpool & Wolverine , one of the most anticipated movies of the year, is out and we review it. Then we delve into the career of Logan himself, Hugh Jackman and the movies in his filmography that had the biggest impact on us over the last three decades. Subscribe on Yo...

We review: Longlegs, Face/Off, The Rock, National Treasure, Adaptation, Moonstruck The most hyped film of the summer is finally out. Is Longlegs as scary as its reputation? We review the movie, examine Nicolas Cage's performance, and then share our thoughts on the movies in Cage's filmography that had the biggest impact on us. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviessh...

We review: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, JFK, Field of Dreams, The Bodyguard, The Postman, Bull Durham Kevin Costner returns to the directors chair and to the western genre with his self financed epic drama Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 . We share our thoughts on Horizon and the 5 other Kevin Costner movies that shaped us the most. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube....

We review : Hit Man, Before Sunrise, School of Rock, Dazed and Confused, Where'd You Go Bernadette, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, The Newton Boys Richard Linklater is back with Hit Man , a fun Netflix action comedy starting up and coming movie star Glen Powell. We discuss that movie before covering the 6 most important films to us over Linklater's long and varied career. Subscribe on You...

We review: Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Independence Day, Men in Black, Hitch, Ali, King Richard, Aladdin (2019) Will Smith returns to the summer blockbuster franchise that started his career with Bad Boys: Ride or Die . We review the movie and then cover the films in "Big Willie's" filmography that shaped us the most. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We review: Furiosa, Thor, Star Trek, Thor: Ragnarok, Rush, Blackhat The Mad Max franchise is back with Furiosa, and once again it features a major Australian star: Chris Hemsworth. Hear our thoughts on Furiosa and then on the role's in Chris's filmography that standout to us. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram...

We review: The Fall Guy, The Devil Wears Prada, Edge of Tomorrow, Looper, Jungle Cruise Coming off of her first Oscar nomination, Emily Blunt co-stars in the first movie of summer 2024: The Fall Guy . We share our thoughts on this film and the other movies in her career that mean the most to us. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www....

We review: Coup de Chance, Annie Hall, Zelig, Match Point, Sleeper, What's Up Tiger Lilly?, Midnight in Paris Controversial filmmaker Woody Allen has a new film out: Coup de Chance . We share our thoughts on this film and 6 other movies from the writer/director's long career, while also discussing if you can separate the art from the artist. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/...

We review: Civil War, Spider-Man, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Marie Antoinette, Bring it On, Interview with the Vampire, Melancholia After providing our analysis on her new thriller Civil War, we go over our top 3 films from Kirsten Dunst's four decade career spanning popular comedies, superhero films and dramas. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We review: Oppenheimer, The Dark Knight, Memento, Following, The Prestige Coming off Oppenheimer' s recent 7 Oscar wins, we share our views on the Best Picture winner and then dive into our personal explorations and favorite films of director - Christopher Nolan. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/moviesshapedpod/ Chapter...

The Best Picture of 2023 has been chosen by The Academy and we share our thoughts on the winners and the ceremony. In this episode we discuss the 96th Academy Awards and our top 3 favorite films released in 2023. We review: The Holdovers, May December, Killers of the Flower Moon, How to Blow Up a Pipeline Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us: ⁠...

We review: Dune: Part Two, Sicario, Arrival, Dune: Part One, Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049 Dune: Part Two is out!! In this episode we share our opinions on the first big movie of 2024 and then dive into our personal explorations and favorites films of Dune: Part Two 's director - Denis Villeneuve. Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagr...

Happy New Year! Karan and Alex share a brief but exciting show update. And be sure to check back on March 6 for our first new episode of 2024 - our thoughts on Denis Villeneuve & Dune: Part Two ! Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@moviesshapedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podc...

In this bonus episode we delve into the career and impact of a director that shaped our love of film: Michael Mann. With his first film in 8 years hitting theaters at last, it's the perfect time for our review the films over his six decade career. This is our last episode of 2023....see you in February 2024! Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8J...

It's almost a new year, so we spend this episode looking back at the top 3 films that best captured the last 12 months in our lives. This is not a list of our favorite movies released this year, but a list of the films we watched (new and old) that we will always associate with 2023. Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠...

In this bonus episode we delve into the career and impact of an actor that shaped our love of film: Bradley Cooper. He's gone from a supporting actor in some of the biggest comedies this century, to an Oscar nominated actor to a multihyphenate who is writing, directing and acting in the new film Maestro . It's a fascinating filmography and we go into it all Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We are deep into the holiday season and an emotion that both of us always feel this time of year is joy. Join us as we each share, review and discuss the top 3 movies that "spark our joy". Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on YouTube...

In this bonus episode we delve into the career and impact of an actor that shaped our love of film: Joaquin Phoenix. He's played roles such as Emperor Commodus, Johnny Cash, the Joker and now Napoleon and we discuss 'em all. Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-...

Grandparents can play an important role in your life both as a child and as you grow older. In this episode, we each share, review and discuss the top 3 movies that shaped our relationship with our grandparents. Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-that-shaped-us/id1591109094⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe o...

In this bonus episode we delve into the career and impact of a director that shaped our love of film: Alexander Payne. With the release of his first film in 6 years, it's the perfect time for our "fan letter" to one of the best modern American directors. Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠open.spotify.com/show/6ShPbVNVFjyxHVHch8JtYq⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts.ap...