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Legend has it if you say our name five times in the mirror we'll appear behind you and annoy you to death with our opinions on movies. And if that's your thing, here's an episode about Nia DaCosta's sequel to 1995's Candyman wherein we ask the question "does a horror movie have to be scary?" You can also summon us by emailing us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or tweeting at us five times at www....

James Wan steps back onto familiar ground with a new body horror that's either funny, scary or camp (you can help us decide which!) This one brought up some heated feelings, so buckle up as we swerve backwards into a conversation about what defines audience appreciation. Write an email behind our backs and send it to onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or re-emerge on our Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/on...

What is a human life "Worth" and more importantly, is this episode about Sara Colangelo's new film for Netflix worth your time? We think the answer is yes, not because we talk much about the movie, but because the movie prompted us to talk about so much. If you'd like to calculate how much of your time we've wasted, you can send us in a spreadsheet to onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or waste more time...

With Shahir off on his own multiversal adventures, Matt conjures a Marvel-ous team-up with none other than Youtube sensation and Charl enthusiast Patrick H Willems for an oversized episode of mythic proportions! We talk MCU fatigue, 3rd act shenanigan's, and Matt has an emotional breakthrough about his relationship with the mouse's top earner. Proper movie review begins - 52:31 Spoilers kick in ar...

Grab a cappuccino and listen in as these three Hudson dorks talk about "Hudson Hawk" the 1991 Bruce Willis vehicle directed by Michael Lehmann. Winner of 3 Razzie awards including worst picture, has the time come for a reassessment of this box office flop? We dive deep into the history of the hawk and ponder an alternate timeline where Bruce Willis made more action comedies. You can turn your thou...

Indulge us in this midsummer Christmas game. If your ears be true and bold, then listen as we critique David Lowery’s adaptation of “The Green Knight” Is this Arthurian legend a post modern masterpiece or merely a prequel to the Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker vehicle “Failure to Launch”? You can lay down the gauntlet by sending us an email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or challenging...

The weekly special is a freshly kidnapped pig by the name Brandy whose specialty is finding truffles and soothing Nicholas Cage's grieving soul. Your waiter's Matt and Shahir are listening in as special guest Hillary Dixler Canavan (www.twitter.com/hillarydixler) tells us about the restaurant business in Portland and whether Matt Sarnoski's directorial debut is worth a Michelin star. You can sauté...

If you're going to revisit the most disastrous entry in the DCEU, you better bring in the big Gunns. Matt and Shahir get recruited into “The Suicide Squad” to see how much James Gunn can flex his considerable filmmaking muscles in this reboot/sequel featuring familiar assassins and a jort wearing shark. You can hire us to intervene in global politics by emailing us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or...

Answer me this dear listener... have you ever howled at the moon for no reason? Are you hairier than usual without the aid of a hair growth formula (this episode is not sponsored by Keeps) Do you yearn for the taste of human flesh? Have you obsessively fawned over Josh Ruben's "Werewolves Within" and asked the question... is this the best video game adaptation of all time? If you have, you may be...

You're going to want to sit perfectly still as we dissect Steven Soderbergh's "No Sudden Move" with returning guest Blake Howard! (https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute) This episode also includes the first ever game of Soderbergh Shuffle as we discuss the auteurs filmography and try to define the line between movie logic and reality. You can get us to babysit your family by emailing us at onlymoviep...

Everybody get it up it's time to slam now welcome to Space Jam! Here's your chance to listen to two has-been and never been basketball players along with Tweety bird enthusiast Izzy (https://twitter.com/bkrewind) discuss Lebron James' moves in Malcolm D Lee's "Space Jam: A New Legacy" Do we have a shot at joining the Tune Squad or are forever gonna be relegated to the Goon Squad with our critiques...

Is a family really a family without Dom Toretto? Ditch your parachute and jump out of a plane with us as we dive head first into "Black Widow" the 24th MCU movie which technically occurs after the 13th movie and before the 19th. Yep, we did the math on whether this retroactive spy thriller superhero crossover can withstand friendly fire from Matt and Shahir. Spy on our emails at onlymoviepodcast@g...

They say Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes, but what if he was a fish? We dip our toes in Enrico Casarosa’s “Luca” and rediscover summer friendships, Italian beach towns and whether all mermaid tales warrant an obligatory sea shanty. Dive into our inbox by emailing us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or swim against the current on our Twitter feed at www. Twitter.com/onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy a...

With Shahir MIA after a death-defying street race (...at least until the sequel when he comes to save the day), Matt called out for guest co-host help to his Nebula family... and Standard CEO Dave Wiskus answered the call to the open road! We discuss our history with the franchise and if this entry maintains its motorheaded mayhem magic, or if it simply idles neutral while Vin and John stare lovin...

Travel quietly back to the before-times of 2020 with Matt and Jamie pretending to be Shahir as we dissect the sequel to one of the most effective horror films in decades, while also trying super hard to not just talk about the first one. Does that say something about A Quiet Place: Part 2 in and of itself? Possibly. But we dare not make a sound in case John Krasinski hears. If you'd like to let us...

Pop the mic at the break of night, this episode is packed with insight. Sing while we talk the movie out with a guest who knows what musicals are all about. Also feel free to cringe at Shahir's terrible episode lyrics. Special guest Ryan Cunningham joins us to sing about John Chu's adaptation of Lin Manual Miranda's "In the Heights." We figure out the difference between narrative and revue and dec...

Just as we've started to re-emerge from 2020, Bo Burnham coaxes us back "Inside" to check out his latest comedy special on Netflix. While there's the usual "is this a movie" debate, we dig deep to figure out the cinema language of the pandemic and whether Burnham's observations about social media, capitalism and social justice can carry a tune. You can maintain your social distance from us by emai...

Make sure you stretch before you engage in Beimo with us as we discuss Bao Tran's "The Paper Tigers" We uncover the essence of charm and stare down the barrel of our own mid life crisis to see if we live up to our Sifu. Use your poison fingers to send us an email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

For this Vegas heist we're gonna need a big guy with tiny glasses, a daughter with questionable motivations and the shallowest depth of field a director ever imagined. It's the second Zach Snyder movie in 2021 which means Matt and Shahir have to ask the inevitable: Where is Chekov's rain? If you're up to the task of breaking into our secret vault of unreleased podcast episodes, email us in at only...

Put on your best shoes and pin yourself to the couch so you can listen to us dissect Rose Glass' Saint Maud and ponder the question, what might the line be between religion and delusion? You can always send us your favorite scripture by emailing us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or pontify to us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

There is a lot to be said about internet culture in Gia Coppola's latest film "Mainstream" that we viewed over the world wide web.... we're just not exactly sure what those things are. Not even Shahir can decode it because he's too adducted to the Gram and couldn't make it. j/k. But now mods are asleep so its time to get cinephile on main with friend of the show Matt Braunsdorf guest Co-Hosting th...

Ponder the everyday, the banal and the extraordinary as we explore the endlessly entertaining Swedish auteur Roy Andersson and his new film "About Endlessness" Is life an endless cycle of hopelessness or are there moments of true beauty in among the repetitions of human beings going about their inconsequential lives? You can always discuss Kant with us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or think about...

It's Matt vs. Shahir vs. The Mitchells vs. The Machines in an all out road trip robopocalypse full of real steel, asphalt and memes... lots of memes. Also, stay tuned for an Oscars roundup after the main discussion! Should you swipe right, left, zoom, pinch or double tap Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe's family friendly comedy that fits right into the Lord and Miller universe? Movie conversation begi...

Choose your fighter and prepare for MORTAL KOMBAT! Player 1 is the birthday boy fighting his way back from hell and Player 2 is just chillin' on the couch. Does Simon Mcquoid's new adaptation of the legendary NetherRealm Studios game exceed the legacy of nearly 30 years of game play and storytelling or is it just a bit of easy non-playable ultraviolence? You can send us a fatality cheat code to on...

Pour yourself a drink as we go "Another Round" with Thomas Vinterberg's Oscar nominated new film about drinking, depression and dancing. Is a life lived at 0.5% BAC worth the hangover or are Matt and Shahir too sloshed to pass the sobriety test Vinterberg serves? Send us your favorite cocktail recipe to onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or buy us the next round on Twitter at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod...