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Lets switch gears a little bit and take on a movie Shahir's been wanting to review for a while, 2015's Best Foreign Film Oscar winner Son of Saul. This mesmerizing Hungarian film which follows as a Sonderkommando as he attempts to give his son a proper burial. Matt and Shahir discuss whether a character can be engaging if they're not appealing. There's lots to discuss here, so chime in at onlymovi...

What's a couple of nice guys like us doing in a place like this? Reviewing the latest movie from Shane Black... that's what! Matt and Shahir dive deep into the seedy underbelly of 1970's Hollywood in this throwback buddy film starring Ryan Gosling and Russel Crowe. We get right back into the "what is fun?" debate and yes, manage to bring everything back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (again!) As...

This is it! The big showdown between Utilitarian Krol and Deontologist Daud... but is there room to wax philosophical in this epic ideological Marvel showdown? Probably not, but we brought in superstar guest adjudicator and game design guru James Portnow from Extra Credits (@ExtraCreditz) to help judge the 13th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Will Shahir finally embrace fun and is there an...

Bonus episode time! The cat's out of the bag as we're joined by "Show Me Your Kitty's" Chelsea White (@TheChelseaWhite) for this purrfect bonus episode about Key and Peele's first feature film "Keanu". Are we overloading on cat puns - you be the judge! As always, email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or @onlymoviepod right meow with your feedback, thoughts and comments. Also, leave us a review on...

We take a trip back stage to the worst gig in the history of cinema in director Jeremy Saulnier's follow up to his 2013 indie hit Blue Ruin. The guys get deep on the effects of violence in cinema, and Shahir spends a lot of time talking about Sam Pekinpah... good times! As always, write to us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @onlymoviepod. If you're feeling particularly engaged, leave u...

The witching hour is upon us! The debate gets heated as Matt and Shahir conjure up different opinions on Robert Egger's debut film "The VVitch" As always, please email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Shahir and Matt rejoin for some 1st person POV as they're back together in the studio together. But they can only stare lovingly into each others eyes for a brief moment before they have to turn their attention to Ilya Naishuller's "Hardcore Henry" and decide whether this videogame-ish adaptation can sustain its 90 minute run time. As always, email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @o...

With Shahir one week away from being back in the studio, Matt goes rogue ...all the way to Amherst New Hampshire to find the only man capable of filling the absentee Kiwi shoes... Stephen Krol! A.K.A. Matt's Dad!!! Mr. Krol (Senior) wanted to talk about the 30-year old Kurt Russell vehicle "Big Trouble In Little China." So before Shahir can stop us... put on your nostalgia hats and climb aboard th...

Day versus night, the Bat versus Superman, Shahir versus Matt…. and this time we’ve got two special guests in this four way slugfest. We’re joined again by Jerah Milligan (@jerahmilligan) from Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood, and our most Batman friendly friend Vince Arrigo, writer, director and star of “Lighten Up Batman” (@BKLYN_BASEMENT) Email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @o...

Despite still not being in the same room, Shahir and Matt get hold up in the studio and check out 10 Cloverfield Lane while waiting for the apocalypse to end. They're joined by Will Tempfer (@wtempfer) who gets cosy with Matt while Shahir's away. As always, leave us a review on ITunes, drop us an email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter @onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

Robin Foster and Steve Buja replace Shahir to join Matt to talk Tina Fey in "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot". Can Liz Lemon fumble her way through Afghanistan in a meaningful way or are you better off catching a rerun of 30 Rock? Please email us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Matt and Shahir take a trip down memory lane to re-visit Paolo Sorrentino's 2015 Youth, which was Matt's favorite "non-action" movie of the year. The guys also discuss the whiteness and irrelevance of the Oscars. As always, email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on twitter @onlymoviepod! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

Matt and Shahir are Netflix and chilling yet again (Shahir still doesn't know what that means) and checking out the sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Sword of Destiny. The boy's are joined by esteemed film academic Dr. Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, an expert in Pan Asian cinema and current associate professor of Comparative literature at The University of Hong Kong. Shit just got real. Se...

Lesson 1: The Art of Watching The Art of the Deal on Funny or Die Lesson 2: The Art of Listening to Matt and Shahir talk politics Lesson 3: The Art of Emailing in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @onlymoviepod You're FIRED! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Time for maximum effort as Matt and Shahir take on their first superhero movie of the year. Is Deadpool DOA or is this surprise adaptation A-OK? I've got more pop culture puns than Rodney Dangerfield high on blue crystal meth doing standup at the Taj Mahal - okay that one didn't make sense, but neither do we! As always, email at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @onlymoviepod. We love to he...

Take a trip to Tinseltown with Shahir, Matt and returning guest Robin Foster, who decided to spend Valentines day locked in a room with two douchebags talking about the Coen brothers latest film! As always, email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter at @onlymoviepod with your feedback, thoughts or mindless ramblings! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Matt and Shahir are joined by special guest Paul Trillo (http://paultrillo.com/) to delve deep into Don Hertzfeld's Oscar nominated short film "World of Tomorrow". It's amazing to think a podcast could talk 1 hour for a 16 minute film, but that's why we're the ONLY Podcast about movies! As always, email us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter at @onlymoviepod. Drop us a review on ITunes...

Matt and Shahir go toe to toe discussing how engaging Tom McCarthy's Oscar Nominated "Spotlight". They're joined by "Black Men Can't Jump in Hollywood" Co-host Jerah Milligan (@hollyw0odreject) who flip flops worse than a presidential candidate on election night. As always, email us in at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter at @onlymoviepod. Drop us a review on ITunes as well! See Privacy Pol...

Matt and Shahir decide to lock themselves in a dark, dank room for an hour to talk about Lenny Abrahamson's extraordinary film "Room" and reveal a lot about themselves in the process. As always, email us your feedback and thoughts at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on twitter @onlymoviepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

Let's take a trip way down Missouri way, where the pelts are freshly caught and the bears are friendly. That's right... it's The ONLY Podcast About Movies review of The Revenant! Matt and Shahir are joined by fact checking extraordinaire Jess Tucker (@MothaTucka) and Director of Photography Jimmy Ferguson (http://jwjferguson.com/) to discuss Emmanuel Lubezki's extraordinary use of natural light an...

It's that time! It's "The Only Podcast About Movies Only Podcast About The Movies We Reviewed this Year!" Matt and Shahir run through the top 10 movies they reviewed this year, run through some trends for 2015 and talk about what they're looking forward to in 2016. Finally we get to some of those e-mails you've been sending in. If you agree, disagree or feel indifferent about anything we've said,...

Matt and Shahir take a trip to Cincinnati and check into Charlie Kaufman's stop motion chamber piece about a man checking into a hotel in Cincinnati (we're so meta!) Email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or tweet us at @onlymoviepod. Shahir can be found hating fun at www.shahirdaud.com while Matt loves everything at www.matthewkrol.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

A long time ago in a state far far away.... Eight nefarious villains shacked up at Minnie's Haberdashery for some good ol fashioned scene-chewing ultra-violence in Quentin Tarantino's 8th feature film "The Hateful Eight". Listen in as Matt and Shahir discuss the benefits and downfalls of shooting 70mm and whether QT can keep his racial politics on the DL. Email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or...

Our first non Star Wars review in a long time! Shahir and Matt take a trip down memory lane to the housing market collapse in 2008 with Adam McKay's adaptation of Michael Lewis' "The Big Short". We ramble our way through collateral debt obligations and try to figure out the broader economic theories that lead to financial disaster... Just kidding, we're just two idiots who like to talk movies. Joi...

We finally made it through the Kessel run... in 12 Parsecs dammit. In our most detailed episode ever, we round up the saga of Star Wars with JJ Abrams newest little independent film. We're joined by TV Producer and super Star Wars fan Jon Friedman. Plus our friends from previous Star Wars reviews drop by with their thoughts on The Force Awakens! Email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter...