The Movie Council

We are back talking about 2 more episodes of the hit Sy Fy Series Resident Alien. This week we break down Episode 6: Sexy Beast and Episode 7: The Green Glow. We have some more speculation on what's to come and throw out some ideas on changing our name. (That probably won't happen) But it is another great week talking about a great show. Enjoy!

We continue our discussion of the hit Sy Fy Series Resident Alien. We break down everything that happens in episode 4: Birds of a Feather and episode 5: Love Language. We also speculate on what's to come. (Well, one of us speculates and the other silently judges) It's another great week of RA talk. Enjoy!

We are back talking about the hit Sy Fy series Resident Alien. We break down Season 1 Episode 2- Homesick and Episode 3- Secrets. We explore what we think will come and what everything we've seen means. Naturally we also gush over how incredible Alan Tudyk is. Enjoy!

This week we begin our discussion of the hit SyFy series Resident Alien. We break down everything from Season 1: Episode 1- Pilot. We have a great discussion and speculate on what's to come. If you're a fan of Resident Alien, you will love this episode. If you haven't seen it, go watch it now and come back and listen. You won't regret it. Enjoy!

We are back after a couple of weeks off and we are giving out some awards. We have decided to honor some movies and people that hold a special place in the hearts of The Movie Council. We name our Top Gun Actor, Actress, Movie and Director. We also talk a little Cobra Kai and discuss the future of the podcast. As always, it's a really good time. Enjoy!

We went back to one of our favorites this week and picked some movies for each other to watch. We talk about the films The Invitation, CODA and 1917. Before that though, we play a version of 2 truths and a lie and review Spider-Man: No Way Home and then we have a party crasher. Things naturally go off the rails and we have a really good time. Enjoy!

Close personal friend of The Movie Council, Andrew Harvey, returns and gives us an update on some of the projects he's been working on. We find out a little more about the status of Corner Office, starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, as well as a couple of other films he was a part of. Was one of them a Steven Spielberg film??? Tune in to find out. (Spoiler alert: it was) We also get some listener fe...

We’re back with another great episode. This week we bring you some recommendations and reviews for a few movies you can watch from the comfort of your own home. We break down 3 films that are available on Netflix right now. We give you our thoughts on Red Notice, I Am Mother and I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore. We do give spoilers for 2 of them, so you may want to watch them before list...

After a week off we are back. This week we are heading back to our Doomsday Bunkers, but this time we are talking about our favorite TV series. Yes, we are The Movie Council, but we do like television too. We each talk about our favorite shows and why we'd want to rewatch them after the apocalypse. It's a really fun episode. Enjoy!

This week we go back to the beginning. We started this podcast because we love talking to each other about movies, so we decided to not bother having a topic and just shoot the breeze. We talk about everything from upcoming movies, some movie recommendations and some movie trivia. We also do another round of our new tournament and play the Rotten Tomatoes game. It is another really fun episode. En...

This week's episode has a little bit of everything. First, we get into the first matchups in our new comedy tournament, then we review the new movie Dune and finally we talk about roles that actors turned down and what we think could have been if they hadn't. There's a lot to talk about and we had fun doing it. Enjoy!

Halloween is almost here, so we thought we'd talk about some Halloween movies. We take a deep dive into Trick 'R Treat, Halloween, The Cabin In The Woods and Batman: The Long Halloween. They're not all worth watching so you'll need to tune it to find out which ones are great and which ones should go "kersploosh". We also discuss the tragic events on the set of Rust with Alec Baldwin. It's another...

We are back to full strength this week! The whole crew is here and we take a break from talking about movies we love and get into some big letdowns. We each talk about a filmmaker or actor that usually makes good movies but took a big swing and miss. Even the great ones aren't perfect, so we decided to go in on their mistakes. It is a really fun one. Enjoy!

This week we are going to war!! Not really. We're just talking about war movies. We each picked a different film from a different war and break down what we liked and what we didn't like about them. We dig deep into Letters From Iwo Jima, Full Metal Jacket and Black Hawk Down as well as a few others that we really liked. It's another great episode with some hot takes and another story about a deer...

We are back!! It is a new season and some things have changed, but we are still bringing you the same great content. After getting caught up with each other, we get into part 2 of our Quentin Tarantino retrospective. We dive into Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2 as well as Inglorious Basterds and Death Proof. Our love of film is on full display as we have some great conversations and have a ton of fun. It...

It is our season finale and we are heading back to the vault. We wrap up our season by adding some more films to the official Movie Council Vault. We each nominate some movies we believe are worthy of enshrinement. We add quite a few new ones and only end up with a couple on the brink. It was a great way to end an amazing season and we leave you with a great list of movies to check out while we ar...

This week we are talking about music in films. We break down our favorite composers and musical scores as well as our favorite movie soundtracks and favorite songs. We discuss how much music can set the tone of a film and how important that can be. With some help from producer extraordinaire DP, we even get to listen to some of these songs. It is an all around fun episode with some great music. En...

We are doing something a little different this week. Instead of talking about movies that already exist, we are talking about movies we want to see get made. We each take turns pitching ideas for movie remakes, reboots or spin-offs. We all have some great pitches and really nail down some amazing movie ideas that should go into production immediately. (Listen up Hollywood!!) From horror to comedy...

After an unexpected week off we are back! This week we bring you a spoiler-free review of the new movie The Suicide Squad and then we dive into our topic. We each watched a movie that we surprisingly had never see. We’ve all heard each other say “wait… you’ve never seen that”, so we finally saw them. We talk about Get Out, Mad Max: Fury Road, Big Fish and Field Of Dreams. You may want to have a ti...

This week we have dusted off the spotlight and are shining it on Quentin Tarantino. Because Quentin has had such an amazing and long career, we are focusing on his early work this time. (we’ll be back with more) We get into Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and take a deep dive into Jackie Brown. We also look at some of his writing credits, like True Romance and Natural Born Killers. If you are a fan o...

The whole crew is back this week and we are talking about our favorite movie franchises. We break down The James Bond movies, Rocky, The View Askewniverse and The MCU. There is an awful lot to talk about, so we tried to keep our focus on just 1 film from each franchise. We end up covering a lot more ground, but it works out and this is one of our best ones yet. Enjoy!

Last week we let our listeners pick the movies we watched and this week, since Marky is on vacation, we let our favorite listener join us on the podcast to share her 5 doomsday bunker movies. And she did not disappoint. She picked some really great movies and we had some awesome conversations about them. This is an amazing episode and The Movie Council may have just gained a new member. Enjoy!

This week we hand the reins to our wonderful listeners and let them pick the films we watch and talk about. We each watched a movie picked by a different listener and share our thoughts on them. We had a really good time with this and can’t wait to do it again, so keep your suggestions coming. We also play another round of The Rotten Tomatoes game that sets up a showdown for the championship. Who...

We have reached the end of our Laughingstock tournament and we have crowned a winner. We have some heated debates and some lively conversations, but in the end we come to a consensus on The Greatest Comedy Of All Time. Is it the movie you’ve been rooting for? There’s only one way to find out. Enjoy!

This week we talk about the most overrated and underrated actors in Hollywood. We all have some great picks and we definitely keep everything on track get right to the point. Just kidding. Shit goes off the rails again, but what else do you expect from us? It's a really fun episode and I think you will agree with our choices. We also ask for some help from the listeners for our next pick a movie e...