The Film Club

This week at The Film Club we're talking about Star Wars! We're discussing the film that is a pop culture phenomenon from day one and created a fandom that is still going strong til this day. Star Wars tells the story of a war between The Rebel Alliance and The Galactic Empire which introduces a variety of characters and their importance to this fight of good vs evil. We meet Luke Skywalker who li...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about one of the most iconic horror films of all time, The Omen. The film tells the story of US Ambassador Robert Thorn who is expecting a child with his wife Katherine but on the morning of the birth Robert is told his child has passed away but there is a child who lost his mother during childbirth that same morning which results in Robert accepting this o...

This week at The Film Club we're kicking off our Blockbuster Movies Month with the film that started the Summer Blockbuster Tradition, Jaws. The film tells the story of a small community Amity Island which is gearing up for 4th of July weekend the busiest time of the year for the Island but plans are threatened when a string of shark attacks occur. New to town Sheriff Brody wants to close down the...

This week at The Film Club we're concluding our Nic Cage Month with one of his favorite roles of his career, Pig. The film tells the story of truffle hunter Rob who was once a successful Chef in Seattle, but after the death of his wife he couldn't cope and became a recluse. Rob and his beloved truffle hunting pig collect truffles then sell them to local fine dining restaurants, but things change w...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about National Treasure! The film tells the story of Benjamin Gates who is a treasure hunter and comes from a family that has a long history with treasure hunting. Benjamin is inspired by his grandfather who tells him a story about a National Treasure that hasn't been seen for many many years. On his journey to find this treasure Benjamin works with a man n...

This week at The Film Club we're doing our first ever Double Feature episode. And what better way to have a Double Feature than make it about Nicolas Cage 90s movies. We'll be discussing Nicolas Cage's Oscar winning performance in Leaving Las Vegas and one of the most epic action movies of the 90s Con Air. In Leaving Las Vegas Ben Sanderson is a raging alcoholic who's life is spiraling out of cont...

This week at The Film Club we're kicking off our Rage Cage Month that pays tribute to the man, the myth, the legend Nicolas Cage! To start the month off we're discussing the 80's Academy Award Winning Romantic Dramedy, Moonstruck. The film tells the story of Loretta who after being widowed for seven years decides to settle down with Johnny someone she cares about but is not in love with. When a fa...

This week at The Film Club we're concluding ANIMAY Month with a 90s pick, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper. This is the first film in the Detective Conan franchise and tells the story of genius teen detective Jimmy Kudo who is accidentally turned into a child but must pretend to be junior detective Conan Edogawa while still being himself. Conan lives with his best friend Rachel who does...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about the Satoshi Kon fantasy thriller, Paprika. The film tells the story of three scientists who work at the Foundation for Psychiatric Research and a device they've invented which allows people to record and watch their dreams has been stolen. The thief uses the device to enter people's minds when awake and distract them with their own dreams and those of...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about one of the most influential anime films of all time by Director Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira. The film tells the story of a dystopian Neo-Tokyo that is built after world war three destroys Tokyo. Best Friends Kaneda and Tetsuo are trying to survive this world of chaos and destruction when Tetsuo is involved in a motorcycle accident caused by a psychic child...

This week at The Film Club we're kicking off ANI(MAY) Month with a Studio Ghibli classic, Howl's Moving Castle. The film tell's the story of Sophie who works in a hat shop and keeps to herself but one day on a walk to meet her sister she is harassed by soldiers and a wizard comes to her aid. This wizard is Howl, all the girls in town crush on him but rumor is he eats the hearts of pretty girls. Th...

This week at The Film Club we're concluding our Batman month with the first Batman film, Batman 1966. The film tells the story of Batman/Bruce Wayne and Robin/Dick Grayson who work closely with Gotham Police to keep the city of Gotham safe. A quadruple threat is headed Batman and Robin's way when Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin, and The Riddler band together to take down Gotham's heroes. This how...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, Batman. This dark and brooding version of Batman directed by Tim Burton made cinema history with its storyline, interpretation of the characters, and it's marketing phenom. The film tells the story of Bruce Wayne who is a billionaire philanthropist who is still reeling from the murder of his parents an...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about the film that kicked off the Nolan Trilogy, Batman Begins. The movie tells the origin story of Bruce Wayne and the journey he takes to become the Batman. During Bruce's training in Asia with Ra's Al Ghul's League of Shadows he learns that Al Ghul's men are planning on going to Gotham to wreak havoc. Bruce being new to Batman must protect the city from...

This week at The Film Club we're kicking off our tribute month to Batman with the latest Batman film, The Batman. The film tells the story of Bruce Wayne during his second year as The Batman who is out for vengeance after the death of his parents. After Gotham's Mayor has been brutally murdered Batman is brought into the investigation because the murderer has left a note for Batman, which will be...

This week at The Film Club we conclude Mob Movie March with the greatest Mob Movie of all time, The Godfather. The film tells the story of Don Vito Corleone who is coming to terms that he needs to retire and pass on his dynasty to one of his three sons. With the fearsome Don aging one of the five families puts out a hit on Vito but fails to kill him. While in the hospital recovering from his faile...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about the Martin Scorsese classic, Goodfellas. Goodfellas tells the story of Henry Hill who we see his life from childhood to adulthood, who dreamt from a young age to be a gangster. Henry quits school and joins his neighborhoods gang and eventually we see his progression as he moves through the ranks. Henry starts to work closely with Jimmy Conway and Tomm...

This week at The Film Club we're talking about one of the most iconic mob movies that was directed by Brian De Palma, Scarface. Scarface tells the story of Tony Montana who is a Cuban refugee and is determined to have the American Dream at any means necessary. Tony and his friend Manny start from the bottom and build a drug empire, this life leads to much bloodshed and yet Tony wants more. Tony's...

This week at The Film Club we're continuing with Mob Movie March with a film by Brian De Palma, The Untouchables. The film takes place in Chicago during the days of Prohibition and Al Capone is running the city but a wrench is about to be thrown into his plans. Federal Agent Eliot Ness is sent to Chicago to deal with Capone and to stop the booze from being smuggled into the city. Ness assembles a...

This week at The Film Club we're kicking off Mob Movie March with the final film of Sergio Leone, Once Upon A Time in America. The film follows David "Noodles" Aaronson who is former gangster that has come out of exile for the past 35 years because he's being commissioned for one last job by an anonymous boss. Noodles returns to his childhood neighborhood and is transported to the past where he me...

This week at The Film Club we are concluding our Tarantino Directors Spotlight Month with his latest film, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The film takes place in Hollywood in 1969 following the lives of Actor Rick Dalton, Actress Sharon Tate, and Hollywood Stuntman Cliff Booth. Rick is facing a career crisis by being typecast into the same roles and his best friend Cliff who is also struggling car...

This week at The Film Club we're continuing our Director's Spotlight on the films of Quentin Tarantino with his Academy Award winning film, Django Unchained. The film tells the story of Django a slave who is freed by a Bounty Hunter by the name of Dr. King Schultz who's on a mission tracking down the Brittle brothers and Django knows where to find them. After helping Schultz Django sets out on his...

This week at The Film Club we're continuing our Director's Spotlight on the films of Quentin Tarantino with his first Grindhouse collaboration, Death Proof. Death Proof tells the story of a former Stuntman (Stuntman Mike) who stalks groups of women and murders them with his Death Proof car. A group of female friends crosses paths with Stuntman Mike at a bar and by the end of the night the friends...

This week at The Film Club we're kicking off February with a month long Directors Spotlight on the films of Quentin Tarantino. We're starting with Tarantino's first Feature Film Reservoir Dogs. Reservoir Dogs is the story of a diamond heist committed by six hired strangers. The heist goes terribly wrong, in the aftermath the hired men who hardly know each other and have survived have realized they...

This week at The Film Club we conclude our Scream Franchise Retrospective with the latest installment of the franchise, Scream (Scream 5). SPOILER WARNING: If you haven't seen the film yet we highly recommend you see it before listening to this spoiler filled episode and if you haven't seen the film but want spoilers enjoy the show. Scream takes place 25 years after the original murders and Woodsb...