The MovieFilm Podcast

For our first commentary this month we celebrate the (belated) thirtieth anniversary of one of our favorites, BACK TO THE FUTURE, Part III! Although Marty and Doc’s adventure in the Old West remains a polarizing entry to this day, we’re big fans here at the MovieFilm show. Whether you listen separately or watch along with, you’ll hear that love permeate our entire conversation as we delve into the...

With October upon us, the MovieFilm boys take stock of the Covid-induced coma the film industry has been in since last March. Between release date shuffles and VOD maneuvers, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the air, and we try to make sense of it all. But that’s not all! Hear our thoughts on the new trailers for THE MANDOLORIAN and WANDAVISION, plus Listener Letters and more! Listen at the embed b...

Who is DARKMAN? We attempt to answer that question in our latest commentary track, as we mark thirty years of Sam Raimi’s campy-quirky-dark superhero tale starring Liam Neeson as the horribly-scarred hero with rage issue. Listen separately or watch along as we offer our nostalgic reflections of this tale, offer behind-the-scenes stories, and just generally get transported to a simpler time, when a...

It’s our post-Labor Day show, and in lieu of our annual Summer Movie Season wrap-up (given that there was no Summer Movie Season) we dive headfirst into our thoughts on some new offerings available via streaming: HBOmax’s CLASS ACTION PARK and Netflix’s THE SOCIAL DILEMMA and I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. In addition, we chime in on news of new director’s cuts for ROCKY IV, THE GODFATHER, PART II...

Great Scott! What better way to shelter in place during the Labor Day long weekend than with Doc, Marty, Brian and Zaki! That’s right, it’s our all-new commentary track celebrating 35 years of BACK TO THE FUTURE. You can listen separately or watch along as we make our way through one of our all-time favorite flicks and geek out in that inimitable MovieFilm fashion. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes st...

Excellent! It’s the end of August, and while we may not have gotten a summer movie season this year, we did get to spend one more time with our friends Bill S. Preston & Ted “Theodore” Logan for their new threequel BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC. Listen in to hear whether it was most triumphant! Plus: Our thoughts on the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, reactions to the trailers for Zack Sny...

New releases may be few and far between these days, but there’s still plenty of news for the MovieFilm boys to unpack in our latest episode! Lori Laughlin swaps FULL HOUSE for the big house! WHO'S THE BOSS? and CSI on the reboot train! THE EXORCIST and PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES on the remake track! Was anyone asking for any of it? We ask the hard questions. Plus: Affleck back as Batman! TENE...

For their latest commentary track, the MovieFilm boys show some movie monkey love to Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the first sequel to the 1968 sci-fi classic, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Starring James Franciscus alongside the returning Charlton Heston, this was the first big franchise sequel of the modern era, and it makes for an even more fascinating artifact today than when it fi...

With August upon us, the MovieFilm boys reconvene for a late-summer catch up as we unpack the latest Hollywood maneuvers to get movies in front of audiences. Has the outlook for cinema success changed since a few months ago? We discuss what’s being proposed, and whether we’ll see TENET anytime soon (spoiler: no). Also, we remember the late Regis Philbin and Wilford Brimley, ask whether Quibi is th...

For our latest commentary track, the MovieFilm boys throw on our bright yellow fedoras and raincoats to watch 1990’s Dick Tracy, celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. Listen alone or watch along as we talk through director/star Warren Beatty’s love letter to the comic strip crimestopper, packed to the gills with memorable makeup worn by big-name stars, and a production design that remains t...

It’s a summer without a summer movie season, but the MovieFilm boys still have plenty to podcast about! Hear our thoughts on the straight-to-streaming Tom Hanks WWII thriller Greyhound! Also, when will Hollywood get back in gear and what will that look like? We weigh the variables. Plus: Remembering Carl Reiner, Kelly Preston, and more. Hear it all via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitche...

By popular demand! With this summer marking thirty years since the release of RoboCop 2, we decided to watch give it a watch after many commentary requests over the years. Peter Weller returned to star and The Empire Strikes Back’s Irvin Kershner stepped in to direct, but did the cyborg sequel live up to the highwater mark of its predecessor? We have some thoughts, and you can hear them all by lis...

The MovieFilm boys wind down July 4th weekend by heading to Amity (it means “friendship”) to talk through one of the greatest movies of all time: JAWS! This one has been long-awaited by us for a long time, and man, do we have a lot to say about Steven Spielberg’s seminal seafaring adventure, which gave birth to the modern blockbuster as we know. Hear behind-the-scenes stories, script analysis, and...

The MovieFilm show closes out June by discussing some of the big headlines of the last few weeks, including the unexpected news that Michael Keaton is looking to don Batman’s cape and cowl again nearly thirty years after leaving the Batcave. Listen in to hear the details and get our thoughts. In addition, we remember the late Joel Schumacher and Ian Holm, and take stock of the latest release date...

This episode we spend some time digging into Spike Lee’s haunting Vietnam War excavation DA 5 BLOODS and explain why it may just be one of the best movies of the year. Additionally, long-awaited threequel BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC dropped its first trailer and we have some thoughts. Plus: TENET gets delayed and so do the Oscars, JURASSIC WORLD is plotting a return and so is INDIANA JONES. What...

As quarantine continues, the MovieFilm boys hop into the Tumbler and celebrate the 15th anniversary of BATMAN BEGINS! Listen in as we geek out about the debut installment of Christopher Nolan’s DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY, delving into its comic book origins and sharing behind-the-scenes tidbits as we go! This was a fun deep dive for us, and we hope you enjoy riding along! Listen via the embed below or at...

2020 has brought us a worldwide plague and literal murder hornets, but in what’s the surest sign that the world is about to end, Warner Bros. has confirmed the impending release of the long-rumored, presumed-mythical Zack Snyder cut of 2017’s JUSTICE LEAGUE. How did the infamous flop get its second chance via the new HBO Max streaming platform? In this supersized episode we parse the details and m...

The man with the hat is back! The MovieFilm boys celebrate Memorial Day with their latest INDIANA JONES commentary track: 2008’s INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. Listen separately or watch along as we talk through the controversial final (for now) Indy adventure from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford as the intrepid archeologist, including its product...

The MovieFilm Podcast celebrates 200 episodes by...staying inside and catching up on our streaming. With no big summer releases to unpack (one day, BLACK WIDOW!) we hop in the Wayback and discuss Brian’s journey through the PINK PANTHER film series and Zaki’s bingeing of the seminal ‘90s medical show ER. But that’s not all! Learn how Hollywood is counting on Christopher Nolan to save it, and wheth...

The beginning of May normally marks the debut of a brand new Marvel Studios opus, but in the absence of a new release, we’ve decided to dip into the archives for a special commentary track on 2015’s AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. Listen in for behind-the-scenes stories, comic book factoids, and appreciation for the many ways the second Avengers epic has taken on greater resonance in the five years since...

The MovieFilm boys relive the ‘90s by discussing the all-new ESPN docu-series The Last Dance, looking at Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ famous championship run. But that’s not all! We also discuss the possibility of movie theater chains going bankrupt in the wake of COVID-19, Saturday Night Live's attempt to stay in the game while being stuck at home, Martin Scorsese’s latest project being...

For the MovieFilm show’s latest commentary track, we watch 1995’s space thriller APOLLO 13 — depicting the real life events that began fifty years ago today! Listen as we dive deep into the Ron Howard-directed drama starring Tom Hanks and explain why it remains a timeless favorite even a quarter-century after its release! Check it out via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio...

The MovieFilm boys are still sheltering-in-place, but we’ve still got plenty to discuss! With Hollywood hitting pause on most new releases for the next few months, we map out what the industry’s future looks like. You can also hear our thoughts on new to VOD releases Call of the Wild and Bloodshot, and all the other stuff we’ve been doing in lockdown. Plus: Star Wars news...because there’s always...

We might be stuck indoors, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a shell of a time! For our latest commentary, as the MovieFilm boys (and special guest Sean Coyle) celebrate thirty years of T-U-R-T-L-E power with 1990’s TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Listen on it’s own or watch along as we swap behind-the-scenes trivia, Easter eggs, and our stories about seeing it the first time! Cowabunga dudes, hea...

A statewide shelter-in-place order for California means the MovieFilm boys don’t have any new releases to review, but we’ve still got plenty to discuss as we take stock of Hollywood’s maneuvering around the COVID-19 crisis, from closed theaters to cancelled release dates to questions about what comes next. Plus: Star Wars news, the Cats “butthole cut” (??), and more! Hear it all through the embed...