The ONLY Podcast about Movies

We're excommunicado no more. Join us as we check into the Continental to take our shot at John Wick 3: Parabellum! Watching from the safety of a darkened theater, our two veteran podcasters ponder if Mr. Wick is a mind-numbing harbinger of carnage or a balletic choreographer of beautiful death? Either way, there will be blood... lots of blood. Email us a digital coin to answer more questions at on...

We slow down the pace this week to take a "Long Day's Journey Into Night" which (controversially) became China's highest grossing art house film of all time! Moving glacially through past, present, memory and dreams we ponder how an uninterrupted long take can change the way we perceive cinema and whether boredom can be a good thing. You can journey into our minds by emailing us at onlymoviepodcas...

We've got a mystery to solve! Specifically, what is a Pokemon and how has Shahir managed to live his entire life without knowing the answer to this question? Thankfully we're joined by expert trainer, writer, director and Pokemon voice actor Jake Paque (https://twitter.com/jakepaque) who's here to evolve our conversation of Detective Pikachu. Does the little fuzzy yellow Sherlock put together a co...

We're taking a break from our normal programming to bring you this special birthday episode! To mark the celebration both Matt and Shahir's birthdays we try to figure out how well the guys really know each other by forcing them to give the gift of movies. The result? Shahir tunes into UHF while Matt Attacks the Block! If you'd like us to gift you a movie, email us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com...

Just when you think we were all out of Avengers discussion, here's a special bonus follow up episode where we answer all your burning MCU emails and questions! There will be SPOILERS! Email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter at www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

This week's episode is totally lit fellow kids! Famed Korean filmmaker Lee Chang Dong's film "Burning" made it to Netflix last week which gives us the perfect opportunity to discuss one of the highest rated films of 2018 and the noted absence of dicks in movies. In keeping with the themes of "Burning" we also tease out an Avengers: Endgame follow up conversation which never eventuates, so expect t...

This is the end and we're joined by our only friend Shalyah Evans to help piece through the dust and rubble left behind in Thanos' wake. Will the MCU finally culminate in a satisfying narrative conclusion or are we just at the crossroads of our mouse overlords grand plan for taking over the entire universe? If you haven't seen Avengers: Endgame, we will be spoiling key storylines immediately, so p...

You can take the boy outta hell, but you’ll never take the Hellboy outta this hot mess of a movie. We’re not sure what the heck we were thinking when we agreed to review 2019’s reboot of Hellboy from director Neil Marshall (thanks Twitter poll!) but Matt has some thoughts on reboot culture, while Shahir connects the conspiracy dots to answer the most important question of all… who is Charlotte Kir...

This episode has been thirty years in the making! Matt and Shahir jump back in time to 1989 on a dark and stormy night when director Terry Gilliam has a vision of giants, windmills and a knight errant searching for his Dulcinea. Jumping back to 2019 we discuss "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote", the troubled production which has endured death, bombs and flash floods to finally make its way to the bi...

Say our names say our naaaamees! Shahir and Matt tap into their fourteen year old selves to evaluate if Shazam soars to new heights or crash lands under the weight of thunderous expectations. We also follow up our Leaving Neverland discussion with some listener emails and debate Shahir's avoidance of spoiler filled trailers. You can say our names five times while staring in a mirror to conjure us...

Jordan Peele's follow up to "Get Out" is here and we've got five on it! This means we get to spend the episode talking about our favorite subject - Us! We come to the troubling realization that Matt and Shahir may actually be doppelgangers who see movies the same way (but maybe inverted?). Can we figure out all the hidden messages as we trip down the rabbit hole into the hall of mirrors of Jordan...

Fresh off a plane from New Zealand, Shahir reunites with Matt to discuss Dan Reed's two part Michael Jackson expose Leaving Neverland. And hot on the heels of our Art vs Artist episode we try to figure out if Michael Jackson can be cancelled and whether we're able to differentiate a con from an icon. As mentioned at the top of the episode if you or anyone you know has been affected by sexual abuse...

It's week three of our intrepid New Zealander's absence and Matt was starting to feel like everything wasn't awesome, so he enlisted his oldest film reviewing friend Stephen Buja from the Oscar Watch Podcast to come take part in the dissection of The Lego Movie 2! Did this films build impress us with its constructive contributions to the discourse? Or did we leave feeling like Maya Rudolph's foot?...

Higher further faster baby!! With Shahir still away visiting his home planet, Matt enlists film director, comic book writer, and old MTV friend Carly Usdin to take the co-pilot seat for this discussion on the 21st MCU film. Does Brie Larson's Carol Danvers shine in this extraterrestrial 90's nostalgia not-so-origin story? Or was this just the same ho-hum Kree-Skrull war, just with 100% more cats?...

The first cut is the softest! While Shahir is across infinite ponds, Matt relies on the critical eye of guest co-host, actress Elyse Brandau. Is this star-studded film horror elevated to high art? Or is it just what's laying in the middle of the floor of John Malkovich's studio... a pile of trash. Also we talk initial oscars reactions. Spoiler alert... it sure was a show! If you'd like to join our...

Oh yo yo, there is a Cold War brewing between Matt and Shahir as they discuss Polish cinema, folk music and the perfect length for Avengers: Endgame. We transcend our peasant heritage and swoon during this story of conflicted love set against the backdrop of post-war Poland and Paris. If you'd like to defect and join a side, email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter at www.twi...

What's your Vice? Is it debating Liam Neeson's recent comments about race, or maybe it's trying to dissect Adam Mckay's Oscar nominated expose on the rise of former US Vice President Dick Cheney? Christian Bale might go full method immersing himself into the psyche of the quietest man in the room, but that won't stop us from getting loud and heated as we discuss fourth wall breaking and the absenc...

***Episode Note: There is a conversation around a listener email which may be triggering for some listeners. Please skip to 09:15 to bypass*** Is it February of 2019 already? Guess that means it’s time for our Top 10 films of 2018! When we’re not 2 months late on summarizing the previous year, you can find us debating the trends of the year, which films we missed and how well we think we know each...

Celebrate our 200th episode as we finally release our long awaited “Separating Art from Artists” episode. Thankfully, we’re not flying solo! We’re joined by serial separators Elizabeth and Kristen from “Your Fave is Problematic” (https://twitter.com/podcastyfip) to discuss our favorite problematic artists and how we can enjoy or disavow their works without going insane. We want to thank all our wo...

Is there a "Green Cinematic Universe" where the villain is racism? Following "The Green Mile" and "Green Room", we're turning the pages of Peter Farrelly's "Green Book" to find out if Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) can help Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) learn about fried chicken and what it means to be black in America. If you're green with envy at our discussion, join in by emailing us at onlymovi...

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? We may be caught in a landslide of movies we have to catch up on from 2018, but will Bryan Singer's(?) Bohemian Rhapsody buckle under pressure from its recent Golden Globe Best Picture win? We're gonna have ourselves a real good time turning this movie inside out in ecstasy, but don't stop us now as the conversation veers into some heavy social commenta...

Join us in our first book club hybrid edition, where Shahir thumbs through James Baldwin's celebrated novel prior to watching Barry Jenkin's adaptation. Does knowledge of the source material sour the film or does Matt's purely cinematic experience of romance and injustice make him swoon and scowl in equal parts? If our podcast could talk, it would probably tell you to email us in at onlymoviepodca...

Here's your choice: Listen to Matt and Shahir on their own, OR... bring in James Portnow and Jac from Extra Credits to help discuss Netflix's interactive Black Mirror episode, Bandersnatch. That choice is a no-brainer, but deciphering how effective Bandersnatch is at bridging the divide between gaming and cinema is going to take us down some intriguing rabbit holes, branching out infinitely and cr...

Happy New Years! The end of the year might just be our FAVOURITE part of 2018. To round out this trip around the sun, we're gonna figure out which one of us counts Yorgos Lanthimos as their FAVOURITE filmmakers. We step in and try to mansplain this 18th century female power struggle between Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), her trusted advisor Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) and potential usurper Abigail...

Jingle bells, Matthew smells and Shahir laid an egg. This podcast lost its grasp and Kurt Russell got away.. Hey! We are the only podcast about movies (plural) which means we can occasional avoid watching ANY movies altogether and instead crowdsource our favorite holiday cinema experiences from friends we record at parties in our studio. Join Matt and Shahir as we ask a full panel of jolly the age...