The MovieFilm Podcast

It might be the dog days of January and February at movie theaters, but that doesn’t mean the MovieFilm gang doesn’t have plenty to talk about! First up, the ’90s are alive and well with FX’s The People vs. O.J. Simpson and Fox’s The X-Files revival. Then, Zaki offers his thoughts on the new release The Finest Hours, Disney’s harrowing true life Coast Guard rescue film. From there, it’s on to some...

For this week’s show we’re joined once again by our old friend (and Joblo.com editor-in-chief) Paul Shirey, for a fun and free-ranging conversation on all the latest out of Hollywood. First up, we offer some thoughts on new releases Ride Along 2 and 13 Hours, and then we dive right into your questions and comments for us as we answer your Listener Letters. After that, it’s on to Headlines, includi...

SPECIAL PREVIEW! Welcome to the first episode of the all-new Nostalgia Theater podcast, spinning off the MovieFilm show! As longtime readers may know, Zaki has run a feature by that same name at his blog Zaki’s Corner for many years now, and so he decided it was time to branch out and “expand the franchise,” so to speak. The purpose of this show is to do exactly what the print feature does: Look b...

Happy new year! It’s a super-sized episode of the show as we take a look back at our top ten favorite flicks from the year just passed. With varied lists that include everything from big budget epics like Mad Max and Mission: Impossible to smaller releases like Trumbo and The Big Short, we go through the reasons why these were the movies that rose to the top for us. Where did we end up ranking the...

The Force has awakened! With this weekend’s release of Star Wars: Episode VII already leaving several box office records in its wake, Disney’s $4 billion relaunch of the legendary franchise is off to an auspicious start (click here to read Zaki’s non-spoiler review). For this final MovieFilm show of 2015, Brian and Zaki mark the return of Star Wars from a galaxy far, far away by dispensing with th...

Yo! The critically-acclaimed Creed is punching up the nation’s box office as we speak, and we go the distance this week talk up director Ryan Coogler’s emotional and engaging Rocky spin-off, starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. But that’s not all, hear Brian’s takes some of the movies he missed from last summer, including Pixels and The Man From U.N.C.L.E., as well as Zaki’s fascinat...

It’s Episode 4 of the MovieFilm Commentary Track, and with Thanksgiving on the horizon, we’re watching a movie we’re especially thankful for: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (or, as old fogies like us call it, just Star Wars). Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

After three long years, Bond, James Bond is back! Last Friday marked the release of Spectre, the twenty-fourth film in the immortal spy movies, and Brian and Zaki couldn’t be more excited to be joined by Bruce Scivally, renowned film historian and co-author of James Bond: The Legacy, to talk up the latest 007 film as well as his new tome, Dracula FAQ. In addition, we also cover some of the latest...

For this week’s show, after taking stock of the aftermath of last week’s once-in-a-lifetime Back to the Future day (make sure you listen to our special commentary track!) Brian and Zaki offer up quick reactions to whole host of new releases from the past month, including the Robert Zemeckis thriller The Walk, the drug drama Sicario, Steven Spielberg’s latest team-up with Tom Hanks Bridge of Spies,...

The future is now! Today is October 21, 2015, and as any dyed-in-the-wool film buff knows, that’s the very same date that Marty McFly and Doc Brown visit at the start of 1989’s Back to the Future Part II. Well, naturally being the lifelong Back to the Future buffs that we are, there was no way the MovieFilm gang was going to let this momentous, once-in-a-lifetime occasion pass without making a con...

Matt Damon is currently sitting atop the box office with his starring role in Ridley Scott’s The Martian, and we’re joined by special guest Zahra Noorbahksh this week as we unpack the stellar sci-fi epic. In addition, we talk up new releases like Davis Guggenheim’s latest documentary He Named Me Malala, and the fairy tale reinvention Pan. But that’s not all, we also discuss the latest headlines ou...

For this week’s show we start by offering quick takes on M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit and the new IMAX-3D spectacle Everest, before diving into the latest headlines out of Hollywood. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hosting Celebrity Apprentice, Liam Neeson is parodying Liam Neeson action movies, and we can look forward (or not?) to another Charlie’s Angels reboot. We talk about it all, plus much more!...

Continuing a post-Labor Day tradition, the MovieFilm gang is back with a super-sized episode taking stock of the summer movie season that just ended. FromFurious 7 to Avengers to Straight Outta Compton, it’s been a year of big money and big surprises, and we take stock of the winners and losers, as well as making our predictions for the remainder of the year. We also remember the late, great Wes C...

It’s a packed show this week, as Brian and Zaki are joined by the esteemed Sean Gerber of Modern Myth Media to guide us through all the big Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel announcements unveiled at last weekend’s D23 convention. But that’s not all: Zaki offers quick reviews of this week’s American Ultra, as well as The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and the number one movie in the nation, Straight Outta Compto...

The dog days of August may be here, but that doesn’t mean the MovieFilm crew has missed a step as we celebrate three years of the show! To start things off, we have Zaki’s interview with writer/director/star Joel Edgerton about his creepy new thriller The Gift, in theaters this Friday. After that, we’re joined once again by comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh for a fun and free-flowing conversation as we sh...

It's the big 75th episode of the MovieFilm Podcast! We start off this week's show by discussing new release Pixels, directed by Chris Columbus and starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Michelle Monaghan. Before you watch the retro video game comedy in theaters Friday, listen in to get my take. After that, listen to our interview with screenwriter and playwright Jeffrey Hatcheras he discusses the...

The MovieFilm gang starts out this week's show by welcoming celebrated author and pop culture historian  Caseen Gaines to help celebrate thirty years of Back to the Future , and talk up his new must-read tome We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy . After that, listen to some hilarious highlights from Zaki's roundtable interviews with director Judd Apatow and stars Amy S...

Prepare to be terminated! For this week’s super-sized MovieFilm Podcast, Brian and Zaki are joined by Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh, hosts of the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim Podcast for a fun and free-flowing conversation that covers Full House, Magic Mike, and Fifty Shades of Grey. In addition, we discuss the tragic passing of film composer James Horner, news about the latest actor to play Spider-Man,...

On the heels of Jurassic World’s record-breaking opening weekend, the MovieFilm crew are joined by special guest Sean Coyle, director of Hulu’s The Awesomes, for a discussion on the long-in-coming franchise reboot from director Colin Trevorrow and producer Steven Spielberg. Did it measure up to our expectations? After two mega blockbusters in a row, is Chris Pratt a true superstar? What would we l...

With summer movie season in full swing, the MovieFilm guys have lots to say about Tomorrowland (read Zaki’s review here) and San Andreas (read his review here), two high-expectations releases that garnered very different responses from audiences. In addition, we also tackle some of the big news of the last two weeks, including David Letterman’s retirement after thirty-plus years in late night, pla...

The MovieFilm gang hits the road! Fury Road, that is. You already know how I felt about it, but for our big 70th show, Brian and I are joined by Paul Shirey, editor-in-chief movie news site Joblo.com for an in-depth conversation about director George Miller’s latest, thirty-years-in-the-making Mad Max epic. But that’s not all, in addition to unpacking the trailers for this summer’s Vacation reboot...

Avengers: Age of Ultron is the number one film in the world, and Zaki & Brian are here to offer their thoughts on the long-awaited, much-anticipated superhero sequel from Marvel Studios (read Zaki’s review here). We talk our likes, our dislikes, and where we’d like to see the Marvel Cinematic Universe go next as it heads towards next year’s Captain America: Civil War. In addition to that, we a...

The Fandom Awakens! For this week’s show, Brian and Zaki are joined by a special guest, award-winning documentary filmmaker Ray Nowosielski, as they go through the big batch of trailers that dropped in the last few days, including Terminator Genisys, Jurassic World, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and, of course, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But that’s not all! Listen ad-free at Patreon: htt...

For this week’s show we unpack the number one movie in the country, Furious 7! In addition listen to Zaki’s interview with writer-director Alex Garland about his cerebral sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. But that’s not all, we also talk the trailer for this year’s big spy thrillers, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and the James Bond epic Spectre. Plus: Word that Hugh Jackman is ready to hand in his...

It’s time once again for a MovieFilm Commentary Track! For this go-round, Brian and Zaki chat up their thoughts and drop copious amounts of useless trivia while watching one of their favorite films of all time: Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Whether you queue up the film and listen along, or just enjoy the track on your commute to work and back home again — let’s face it, you have the whole movie me...