Sneakin' In The Movies introduction

The Invite is Olivia Wilde's 3rd film as director, released by A24, and is a fast-paced comedy that takes place one evening in the married couple's home of Rogan and Wilde. Their upstairs neighbors come to their home for the first time they are all socializing together, to discover details of each of their unions, their communication problems, their past dreams and life experiences, both as couple...

High Fidelity is about a record store owner living in Chicago who has just been dumped by his girlfriend, Laura. He's trying to understand why his relationship failed and so he revisits his last 5 failed relationships with former girlfriends to learn the reasons why these relationships didn't work as well. All the while, Rob, played by Cusack is selecting top 5 break-up songs, top 5 songs about de...

Nightbitch is a comedy/horror genre about a woman trapped in motherhood, trying to grapple with her role as mother to a two year old boy, while longing for her past life as an accomplished published artist in New York City, now living in the suburbs, subject to "Mommy and Me" classes and the mundane repetition of motherhood. So she creates a fantasy world of morphing into an animal to reconcile wi...

This is a visually rich, sophisticated, elaborate epic four hour film, not to be missed! It won 4 Academy Awards, though nominated for more, mostly for visual mastery, costume design, set design and is jam packed with beautiful scenery, incredible costumes, most especially on Elizabeth Taylor. It is a film about the Egyptian and Roman Empires and their merging of power under Egyptian acquisition a...

Released in 1976, Rocky is a timeless classic that propelled Sly Stallone into stardom. He wrote the screenplay and starred in the film, for a reported $1.1million dollars, grossing almost $300million dollars globally. The film was his first picture and he and the producers insisted upon him starring in it. It features Burgess Meredith as his 76 year old tough as nails trainer and mentor and it's...

This is an autobiographical film written by Nic and David Scheff, son and father respectively, about the harrowing journey of addiction, the damage it causes, the re3asons it happens and the destruction that engulfs a family structure because it destroys so many people, not only the victim of the addicted person. Timothee Chalamet gave a brilliant, poignant and very vulnerable performance as Nic,...

Released in 1985 to critical acclaim, this film follows the escapes of a bored housewife, Roberta, played by Rosanna Arquette, who reads the personal ads religiously and becomes enamored with Desperately Seeking Susan, who is a woman who places ads in the personals to meet up at various locations in NYC with her traveling musician boyfriend, Dez. Roberta goes to the meeting place to find Susan and...

This is a film that was made for $750,000.00 and has grossed over $300,000,000.00 worldwide making it the biggest horror film of 2026. There is so much hype around this horror film that it's garnered Barker an 8 figure deal with Universal Pictures for his next film. It was NOT worth spending a dollar on! Tune into the review for more!

This is the first episode on Sneakin' in the Movies where Dale is hosting her special guest, Jenia Molner, to discuss Martin Scorsese's 1985 cult classic, After Hours. The film stars Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Jon Heard, Teri Garr and Linda Fiorentino with special appearances by Cheech and Chong!

This is a brilliant film directed by Milos Forman, released in 1996 that garnered several Oscar nominations. It was co-produced by Oliver Stone and star Woody Harrelson as the publisher of Hustler Magazine, Larry Flint, Oscar nominee Courtney Love, who plays Althea Flynt and Ed Norton who plays Flynt's lifelong attorney who delivers a fantastic performance when he is litigating in the Supreme Cour...

This is a film review of Oliver Stone's timeless war drama, Platoon, made in 1986, starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Defoe, Johnny Depp and Tom Berenger, filmed in the Philippines over 55 grueling days, yet intended to take place in the Vietnam war. It is a classic, and has been accredited with being one of the greatest depictions of war. It was written and directed by Stone, based upon his autobiogr...

Scrapper is a British comedy starring Lola Campbell and Harris Dickinson, set in a London suburb, about a 12 year old trying to survive on her own, during her summer holidays, after the devastating death and loss of her mother. She is dealing with loss, grief, responsibility, the adult world and emotional survival. It's a poignant heart-felt film about grief, relationships and survival, presented...

Welcome to episode 1 of Sneakin'in the Movies with Dale Novick. Today's podcast reviews Daniel Roher's new film entitled Tuner, starring Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman in a feel-good drama, crime, romance set in New York City with the backdrop of the music world. Tune into Sneakin' in the Movies with me, for great film content, analysis and reviews. Catch you there!

This is an introduction to the world of contemporary film, including the history of film from the 1920s to the present day. Tune into my podcast Sneakin' in The Movies with Dale Novick, on platforms such as Amazon and RSS.com.