Talking Cinema

Mission: Impossible (1996) - The first film of the Mission Impossible franchise. Directed by the great Brian De Palma and starring Tom Cruise - possibly the last movie star in our generation.

1987 American crime comedy film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen 

The Prestige - 4 / 4 Stars An hidden classic from the master himself, Christopher Nolan. This one gets lost among the other great films Nolan has directed, but it's definitely worth watching if you haven't. 

8mm - 3.5 / 4 Stars Why I love this movie I remember watching it on rental, not sure why I missed it in the theaters, and I watched just about every movie that came out in the 90s. And I still remember this movie even though I had only seen it once before we decided to do a pod on this movie. I love the supporting cast - a young Joaquin Phoenix, the late and always great James Gandolfini, and prob...

It’s a friendship movie and I love friendship movies. ★★★★ (out of 4)

RoboCop (1987) - Trailer

I love this movie. I think it's a masterpiece. ★★★★ (out of 4)

Today’s film is “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” released in 2020. Starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. The movie is directed by Dean Parisot. Keanu Reeves has had an amazing career. He is ageless. Keanu has a full head of hair, can still play the leading man, has a lean body, and has that star quality that you are just born with. You can’t take acting lessons to be a star. You can't work out wi...

Today’s film is “Clerks,” released in 1994. The movie was written and directed by Kevin Smith. - I love this movie - One of the best movies to watch if you are an inspiring filmmaker (you don't need much to make a movie) - I love how the movie has a grainy and fuzzy look - Everything about this movie is relatable

Today’s film is “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” released in 1920. Starring Werner Krauss as Dr. Caligari and Conrad Veidt as Cesare. The movie is directed by Robert Wiene.

Today’s film is “Scream,” released in 1996. Starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, and Jamie Kennedy. The movie is directed by Wes Craven.

Today’s film is “Teen Wolf,” released in 1965 starring Michael J. Fox.

Today’s film is “The Ninth Gate,” released in 1999. Starring Johnny Depp. The movie is directed by Roman Polanski.

Today’s film is “Galaxy Quest,” released in 1999.  Starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman. Directed by Dean Parisot. The screenplay was penned by David Howard and Robert Gordon.

Today’s film is “The 10th Victim,” released in 1965. Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress. The movie is directed and co-written by Elio Petri. This movie is available to stream on Tubi , Vudu , and Plex for free.

This movie is unavailable to stream on any major streaming service. But you can rent to stream on YouTube and Amazon

You can buy the movie to stream on YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9RYQW-SD5w https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/vengeance-2022/umc.cmc.k7anhw1uf2h9tlhxf73x3t91?action=play https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.48b1a488-977b-4eb9-b730-1e21f6a6e01d?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Vengeance/2085482

Today’s film is “Willow” released in 1988. Starring Val Kilmer and is directed by Ron Howard. - I love the first half of this movie - It is more comedy and getting to know the characters. It’s part hangout movie and part ragtag bunch against the all-powerful - And Val Kilmer is the classic good-looking, very alpha, and funny hero - I kinda wished we got to stay in the village of Nelwyn. But it is...

Today’s film is “The Phantom of the Opera” released in 1925. Starring Lon Chaney. - I don't love this movie (but my co-host ,Ben, loves it), but I do love a lot of the scenes in it.= - Lon Cheney is great in this movie. He does his own makeup - It's not a well directed movie, but the scenes with Lon Cheney are incredible. Cheney may have directed the scenes that he was in - The unmasking scene is...

- I love this movie - One of Charlie Chaplin's best - Great action sequences that predate a lot of the action we see in movies today - Charlie Chaplin is comparable to Steven Spielberg when it comes to set pieces - Jackie Coogan plays the Kid who later in life plays Uncle Fester in the TV show The Addams Family You can watch the movie on: HBO Max Amazon Prime (free) Pluto (free) YouTube (free)

Today’s film is “Jackie Brown” released in 1997. HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYGX9VAU5R5e6wgEAAAB2:type:feature

Today’s film is “Top Gun: Maverick” released in 2022.

Today’s film is “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” released in 1988. Disney Plus: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/who-framed-roger-rabbit/20GDm8DYpIsC

Today’s film is “Help!” released in 1965. Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/help/umc.cmc.3dix8n33y9glwds833f7imh2i Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/help_20201109

today’s film is A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon released in 2019 Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80242602