The Basement Binge

THIS MONTHLY UPDATE IS ACTUALLY ON TIME!! And there is more to talk about than ever before.    Please support an amazing charity by leaving reviews on Podchaser #Reviews4Good The entire month of April, a review of 20 characters on Podchaser will donate 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America Go Further Fund. It also helps the show, and will enter you a chance to win one of five different free movie gi...

I'm working on the Your Name. episode, but I'm at home miserable with a cold. So enjoy this amazing short film about how I feel.  Youtube link - http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJprFGzH0k    Vimeo Link - https://vimeo.com/348472543   Vimeo Interview - https://vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-oo/     Thanks for your patience as I try to get back close to 100 episodes this year, and try...

I am losing my mind with excitement for tomorrow!! So here are some quick thoughts about this series and what I am hoping to get from it!  If you are wanting to hear my thoughts on each episode - Subscribe to " Matt Goes to the Movies " wherever you get your podcasts for weekly episodes featuring yours truly!    START TEASER - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbsRUNI7oh4 FINAL TRAILER - htt...

By the time I had waited 8 weeks, and 8 INFURIATING "Please Stand By"s I ended up having it all wrong. While it didn't totally ruin it, it did taint it a bit. So I may not be able to go back and shake myself out of my arrogant theories, but what I can do is  rant, so thanks for listening to my rant!    The great Hollywood Reporter Interview - 'WandaVision' Boss on Finale Fan Th...

THIS MONTHLY UPDATE MAY BE LATE, but now we can talk about all these exciting things happening!    Thank you for leaving reviews on Podchaser! Or visit Podchaser.com/thebasementbinge to enter to a win a FREE screen pass on me through Movies Anywhere, and a digital copy to La La Land and The Last Jedi in May! So get those reviews in. Also let me know if you want me to get to the Fast Saga before Su...

Continuing on with this unintentional animation Binge, we have - Missing Link from Laika Studios. I've heard some pretty sad things about this film, especially considering it lost about $80 Million Dollars at the Box office. It was on Hulu so I streamed it, hoping to find some great reason to call it a Hidden Gem.  After that first watch, I was quite harsh. But a second watch with my nephew, I...

"The Noise is man thoughts unfiltered, and without a filter, a man is just chaos walking."   For years I have been seeing that dumb ad on IMDb claiming that Chaos Walking was "unreleasable" just to get a great trailer and a release date in March 2021 during a global Pandemic. My love for Daisy Ridley was something that made me want this project to finally happen. Then to learn Doug...

Kubo and the Two Strings from Laika, come onto my radar quite a while ago, as I was browsing through the Wikipedia page of Travis Knight (Director) because of his Director position with Bumblebee. It was a time in my life when I was beginning to be exposed to a lot more than just blockbusters. Nonetheless, Kubo remained a low priority on my watch list, because I never wanted to pay money to rent i...

This is not a normal episode. Wreck-It Ralph has meant a lot to me personally from the very first time I saw it in theaters way back in 2012. So 9 years later as I find myself even more like Ralph than I did before, something inside me is pushing to release a very different type of podcast. So this is my very personal history with Wreck-It Ralph and why it means so much to me!     Show Notes Conne...

Fantastic Mr. Fox was the first in a long list of Blu Rays on my shelf I could not wait to get to. Having been recommended it by a great friend with a similar sense of humor years ago, I couldn't wait. But it had to wait for the podcast schedule.  The time finally came, and after watching, I realized that as much as I loved it I wasn't really sure what to think. Some acclimation was defini...

SO WHAT EVEN HAPPENED THIS MONTH?  January has flown by and February already seems to be moving even faster. But 2021 is looking out to be a slightly improved 2020. At least in the world of film releases. Warner Brothers may have figured something out with this new HBO Max and theater release, doing well at the Box Office (in Covid terms) and with HBO subscribers. The rest of the studios are still...

The Kid Who Would Be King is a film perfectly described as a "Hidden Gem." Dumped with a bad release in January of 2018, I spent too many cold mornings staring at the poor poster waiting for the bus. I instantly judged it, sadly to later realize this is one of those special releases that deserve to be treasured.  The re-telling of the classic epic of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone,...

SO WHAT EVEN HAPPENED THIS MONTH?  December was a very interesting month, with a very strange end to the year. Either way, SO LONG 2020. Completing another trip around the sun doesn't immediately change everything, but I am excited for the symbol of new opportunities the new year brings.    We have some updated news about Legendary and Warner Brothers working out a deal for Godzilla vs Kong an...

Warm Bodies stole my cold High School heart way back in 2013. With the help of Teresa Palmer and M83, it has become a film that has never left my memories! So years later I came to revisit and was touched by how much heart this silly Zombie Rom-Com has, and promised my wife I would do a podcast on it!  So I decided it would be a great Christmas episode!!  --- If you would like to learn more about...

One of the films have looked most forward to this year is Monster Hunter. Knowing nothing of the word of Paul W. S. Anderson, I was a little nervous as reviews of his work only revealed it could be hit or miss. But I think Milla Jovovich is a total boss and as a HUGE fan of the game (logging over 5000+ hours in MH3U alone) I was excited to give it a chance - in good faith. So Saturday morning my b...

IT IS ALL OVER...............   Listen to Matt Goes to the Movies episode wherever you get your podcasts  https://bit.ly/2W1C56F or find him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MattPodcast     2020 has been less than ideal and this Star Wars Disney+ series is all that is left to look forward to anymore! In an effort to extend out that love I present to you the second "Mando-Mini". Every w...

After days and weeks of being delayed due to a busy work week, loads of announcements were dumped on us! Go ahead and listen to all of it! Or if you just want something specific, here are your time stamps: Warner Brothers and HBO Max: 1:35 Disney Investors Day announcements: 37:00 The Basement Binge announcements: 57 New monthly ScreenPass giveaway: 1:03 Other News: 1:08     SO WHAT EVEN HAPPENED...

One step to The Mandalorian Season 2 finale. Chapter 15: The Believer we get to see a lot more of these characters. A super fun episode that made me shout for joy just because of all the greatness happening on the screen! This episode is just so fun to talk about.    2020 has been less than ideal and this Star Wars Disney+ series is all that is left to look forward to anymore! In an effort to exte...

[#52] Luc Besson has one crazy imagination! But I honestly had no idea! All I knew was this was a space opera that had some mixed reviews and the Blu Ray was on sale for under $5. So sure why not, lets buy it. Then it just sat on my shelf. So about a year later, it is finally time to visit the strange world of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets with my great friend, Matt Goes to the Movie...

The Mandalorian is quickly coming to a close! Only 2 episodes left, so how is it all going to rap up? It all starts with a Tragedy!    Download the Matt Goes to the Movies episode here: MATT GOES TO THE MOVIES (podbean.com)   Read the article with Robert Rodriguez: The Mandalorian director Robert Rodriguez discusses helming one of the Star Wars show's best episodes yet | GamesRadar+   2020 has...

The Mandalorian is just about all I am able to make time for this last week of crazy work hours. While I am grateful to be able to work and earn an income, I am even more grateful to be able to sit down and talk about my love for Star Wars: The Mandalorian!    2020 has been less than ideal and this Star Wars Disney+ series is all that is left to look forward to anymore! In an effort to extend out...

The Mandalorian Chapter 1 "The Siege" is here! It's midnight while I record this, but with my favorite Mandalorian episode yet! I couldn't wait! 2020 has been less than ideal and this Star Wars Disney+ series is all that is left to look forward to anymore! In an effort to extend out that love I present to you the second "Mando-Mini". Every week after the release on Disney P...

The Mandalorian Chapter 11 "The Heiress" is here! Let's catch up with Frog Lady and her hubby! 2020 has been less than ideal and this Star Wars Disney+ series is all that is left to look forward to anymore! In an effort to extend out that love I present to you the second "Mando-Mini". Every week after the release on Disney Plus, come back to The Basement Binge and download the...

[#51] Studio Ghibli and more specifically Hayao Miyazaki are quickly becoming a personal favorite among movies and animation! Each film they produce is so fun and touching and after Spirited Away I was a life long fan! So moving onto the next in my collection of Blu Rays is "Howl's Moving Castle".  After Spirited Away blew everyone away there were a lot of English actors ready to be a...

The Mandalorian Chapter 10 "The Passenger" is here! To record I brought a passenger along as well. An old friend of the show!   2020 has been less than ideal and this Star Wars Disney+ series is all that is left to look forward to anymore! In an effort to extend out that love I present to you the second "Mando-Mini". Every week after the release on Disney Plus, come back to The Bas...