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Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano! After tipping the scales on our weekly poll, Shahir gets his birthday wish to revisit Anthony Minghella's 1999 "The Talented Mr. Ripley". Like a regular Tom and Dickie, Matt and Shahir wade through the moral consequences of coveting, class warfare and whether murder is an acceptable choice. Copy us on your emails at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or forge our twitter handle at w...

It's Matt's birthday so we're putting on a celebratory feast with a few minor rules. Rule 1: There will be cake. Rule 2:The two of us will be locked in our own homes with enough snacks to last 1 hour 11 minutes and 23 seconds. Rule 3: We have to discuss Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's debut feature "The Platform" Rule 4: The cake is a lie. Voluntarily lock yourself in with us via email at onlymoviepodcas...

Tell me what you cherish most, so that I may take it away... Was it Shahir Daud? That might explain his absence... ;) With the recent release of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Matt & returning guest Host Jessica Tucker thought it was the perfect time to not dilly dally or shilly shally and revisit the "best" of the Final Fantasy films. But will this tangled nightmare of disjointed story point be too much...

Gather round and join us as we embark on a once in a lifetime quest... that looks a lot like other Pixar quests! Will Shahir and Matt get split in two as they deal with daddy issues, fantasy worlds and whether sibling rivalry should get in the way of a good story? Cast a spell via email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or summon us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at http...

Hello darkness my old friend! While hiding away in our self isolation caves, we check-in with post Batman Ben Affleck who takes off the cape and cowl to expose some real inner demons. Can Batfleck regain some of his goodwill in Gavin O'Conner's sports melodrama or is the beginning of a long fade away? Lay up a message at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or heckle us from the cheap seats on Twitter at ww...

It's a groovy time to jump back to 1997 and revisit one of the most quoted films of all time, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery! How would Austin Powers hold up in 2020 and more importantly, would we even want him around? Answers to these questions and more are definitely our bag! You can email us instructions for Swedish made penis enlarger pumps at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or shag us...

Week one of self isolation and we're running through our apartments being chased by superstar and actual cannibal Shia LeBeouf! He's brandishing a knife and his emotions while revisiting his childhood in Alma Har'el's "Honey Boy". We decide whether this autobiographical tale of Hollywood childhood stardom is a Shia surprise or not! You can transform our lives by emailing us at onlymoviepodcast@gma...

What's up moooooooo-vie lovers! We're back with Kelly Reichardt's bovine tale of early stage American capitalism "First Cow" We milk this discussion of friendship, baking and cattle for all it's worth and try not to tip over into udder ridiculousness. Join our herd by emailing us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or graze with us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at http...

To be completely transparent, it's clear that Leigh Whannel's "The Invisible Man" is the best of Universal's Dark Universe (and that's not saying much!) But can Blumhouse Productions gaslight us into loving another one of their February releases or will we see right through their domestic abuse horror for what it really is? Use invisible ink to write us an email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or pr...

Lets take a detour down a side street in Tokyo and get knocked out by the incredibly prolific Takashi Miike and his new film "First Love" If they can keep up with this complicated story involving gang wars, stolen drugs and multiple double crosses, Matt and Shahir might just learn a thing or two about love, sword fighting and whether drugs really are bad m'kay. Send us some love letters at onlymov...

Step away from the matches and put a smile on your face as we reunite with the wonderful Izzy from BKRewind (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNiolZNLiJplmCCzqk9-czQ)to discuss Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Does this “painting procedural” render an emotional landscape worthy of our tears or is this just an intellectual examination of the female gaze? You can send us your Matt and Sh...

And that's what we thought of Birds of Prey... no wait, I messed up. Let's wind back to the beginning. Margot Robbie returns as Harley Quinn, narrating unreliably as we jump around in time and try to figure out how to define a superhero movie, what the barometer for cultural change is and whether February is truly a movie dumping ground. You can flap our wings by emailing us at onlymoviepodcast@gm...

It’s the greatest show on earth. Welcome to the annual Oscars/Annual Review of the reviews of 2019. + the first annual TOPIES where we hand out awards for movies we saw and reviewed. To help us in this madness, we’re joined by the fantabulous Jamie Walsh (www.twitter.com/jimjam_walsh) This is a love letter to movies, podcasting and the sound of our own voices. If you like our voices, email us in a...

The Oscars are nearly upon us which means we end out our discussions of all the 2019 Best Picture nominees by zipping through James Mangold's "Ford V Ferrari" Is this is a familiar retread of racing movies or does Mangold's tale of warring automobile manufacturers pass the finish line with a meaningful discussion of art vs commerce? Also, who wins in the battle between Batman and Bourne? Wave the...

We're running through history as we dissect "1917", war movies and whether Matt's dulcet tones more than make up for missing movie quotes at the top of the episode. Sam Mendes leaves behind 007 for World War 001 and heads up the Oscar nominees with a single take war movie about two men on a mission. You can send us on a mission via email to onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or run by us on Twitter at www...

This three way parlay with Brandon Ripley gets a little more exciting as we up the ante and place our bets on the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems. Our conversation dives deep on chaos, ascension and the difference between movies and films which naturally warrants more inappropriate jokes than is required. Mine us for answers by emailing in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter at www.t...

Christopher Columbus! Our merry pairing is joined by the delightful Izzy from the YouTube Channel “Be Kind Rewind” ( bit.ly/2R8USdF ) so we can delve into the hidden depths of Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" We ask all the big questions including; how many adaptations of Little Women do we actually need? What does Little Women and Watchmen have in common and most im...

It's official, Shahir and Matt are splitting up. To help us through the divorce, we're joined by hilarious returning guest Jessie Jolles who's ready to chime in on which one is the most selfish. Whether you're team Charlie (Adam Driver) or team Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) we hope you're on team TOPAM as we figure how much alimony we owe and who gets to keep the studio. (Spoiler Alert, it's Matt be...

Step up to the litterbox and take a whiff of Tom Hooper's adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's interpretation of T.S. Elliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" We're getting our paws dirty as we stare deep into the abyss of digital fur and sexually charged felines. Is this a purrfect adaptation or are we in a new era of meow-sical mayhem? You can drop us some catnip via email at onlymoviepodca...

Happy Hallmark Hanukkah and Merry freaking Christmas! We've got an extra special bonus episode dedicated to Hallmark's "Christmas at Dollywood" which we're unwrapping this Christmas morning. We're joined by editor and Hallmark historian Blake Gingerich (http://www.blakerules.com/) who's here to walk us through the entirety of Hallmark's cinematic oeuvre. If that wasn't enough, we've also got an in...

Join us as we lightspeed skip from a Krol Krawl to Disney distribution to cheap booty calls! A Skywalker may rise but will their exquisite corpse be worth reanimating? Use your force to either email us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or switch to the dark side and tweet us at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

Who killed Harlan Thrombey? We deduce that it was Matt and Shahir in the TOPAM studio with two microphones! It's elementary how much we have to discuss with this original "whodunit" from writer/director Rian Johnson. Was the real murderer income inequality, generational wealth or the Nazi child masturbating in the toilet? Solve the crime by emailing us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or post some cl...

Hooha! Do we amuze you? Well, we're the only* ones here to discuss Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Settle in for some timely disputes on Scorsese's body of work, movie lengths and the unavoidable detour into Marvel movies. It is what it is… which is overblown by the press! You can get a quote for our house painting side business by emailing us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or make us a word sal...

Our studio is an open door and walking in for this special review of Frozen 2 is honorary TOPAM host Jessica Tucker! We're also joined by our favorite tiny correspondent who has some critical thoughts on Frozen 2 vs Frozen 1! We slide back into Arendelle and sing into the unknown about this second installment of Elsa's subtextual journey of self discovery. Does she, Anna, Kristof and Olaf forge a...

Ahoy landlubbers! Join us won't ye as we stow away on this salty island covered with angry birds and only a few pots to piss in. We be joined by the less ornery half of the Oeuvre Busters podcast and Associate Professor of Literature George Fragopoulos. Does young master Robert Eggers sophomore cinematic 'venture fare better than the witches of yore, or is he swimming in an ocean of Greek myths wi...