The SLS Cast

IN CONVERSATION W/...: [00:04:25] Jacob Kiesling ( @_jacobkies ) & Zach Schlapkohl ( @Axem_Zach ) co-directors of the zombie-mockumentary "What Doesn't Kill Us" ( @WDKUmovie )    COPYCAT THROWDOWN: [00:31:44] "Dumbo" (1941) vs "Dumbo" (2019)     NEXT WEEK!       COPYCAT THRWOWDOWN: "Pet Sematary"(1989) vs "Pet Sematary" (2019)      Until Next Time Cinephiles...       AUDIO LINKS: "What Doesn't Kil...

NEWS: [00:08:34] Dr. Alien, PhD: the horror classic that everyone loves (via The Guardian ) Special Effects Legend John Carl Buechler Passes Away at 66 (via Bloody Disgusting ) Sidney Sheinberg, MCA/Universal Exec Who Nurtured Steven Spielberg, Dies at 84 (via Variety ) Should Movies be Watched on iPhones? Spike Lee, Ryan Coogler, and More Debate  (via Indiewire ) Netflix is Testing a Mobile-Only...

NEWS: [00:02:02] REPORT: Bryan Singer Dropped from Red Sonja Reboot (via CBR ) Annapurna Lost At Least $8 Million on ‘Beale Street,’ ‘Vice’ Was a $15 Million Bomb — Report (via IndieWire ) 'Star Trek'/Dr. Seuss Mashup Deemed Copyright Fair Use by Judge (via THR ) Paramount Gears Up for Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ in 120 Frames Per Second, Even After ‘Billy Lynn’ Failure (via IndieWire )     CRÉME-DE-LA...

32: [00:03:40] THREE FLICKS WE'D LIKE TO SEE REMADE Matt's Pics: "Star Wars" Prequel Trilogy Tim's Pics: "Metropolis" (1927) "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963) "The Lone Ranger" (2013)   FLICKS: "Captain Marvel" [00:18:51] SLS Cast rating: 3.5 Matt's rating: 3.5 Tim's rating: 3.5 "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" [00:33:09] SLS Cast rating: 3.5 Matt's rating: 3 Tim's rating: 4    ...

MASTERPIECE DISCUSSION: [00:13:02] Flick Submission: "What Doesn't Kill Us" (2019)       FLICKS: "Apollo 11" [00:39:46] SLS Cast rating: 4.5 Matt's rating: 4 Tim's rating: 5 "Isn't it Romantic" [00:50:51] SLS Cast rating: 3.75 Matt's rating: 3.5 Tim's rating: 4       NEXT WEEK!       3²: Three Movies We'd Like to see Remade   FLICKS: "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" Theater "Captain Ma...

COPYCAT THROWDOWN: [00:11:23] "In Order of Disappearance" [Sweden: "Kraftidioten"] (2014) vs "Cold Pursuit" (2019)     FLICKS: "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part" [00:32:56] SLS Cast rating: 3.5 Matt's rating: 3.5 Tim's rating: 3.5 "Alita: Battle Angel" [00:43:27] SLS Cast rating: 4 Matt's rating: 3.75 Tim's rating: 4       NEXT WEEK!       FLICK SUBMISSION: "What Doesn't Kill Us" (2019)   FLICKS:...

ACADEMY AWARDS® PREDICTIONS: [00:02:43] CINEMATOGRAPHY PRODUCTION DESIGN VISUAL EFFECTS SOUND MIXING SOUND EDITING MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) COSTUME DESIGN MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING  WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BEST PICTURE DIRECTING ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ANIMATED FILM...

Academy Unveils the 4 Oscar Categories to Be Presented During Commercial Breaks (via THR )  Obituary: Albert Finney (via BBC )     FLICKS: "Border" [00:22:56] SLS Cast rating: n/a Matt's rating: 4.5 Tim's rating: n/a "Capernaum" [00:30:01] SLS Cast rating: n/a Matt's rating: 4 Tim's rating: n/a "Never Look Away" [00:33:27] SLS Cast rating: n/a Matt's rating: 4 Tim's rating: n/a "Hale County This M...

NEWS: [00:09:50] Netflix to Acquire Zac Efron Ted Bundy Movie ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ (via Collider ) Julie Adams, Damsel in Distress in 'Creature From the Black Lagoon,' Dies at 92 (via THR ) James Gunn in Talks to Direct 'Suicide Squad' Sequel (Exclusive) (via THR ) ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sweeps With Seven Wins at Annie Awards (via The Wrap ) Peter Jackson to Di...

NEWS: [00:03:05] Michael Jackson Estate Addresses Controversial ‘Leaving Neverland’ Doc (via Variety ) Jonas Mekas, RIP: Why This 96-Year-Old Legend Was Our Most Important Cinephile (via Indiewire ) The 91st Academy Awards Nominations (via Oscars.org )       FLICKS: "At Eternity's Gate" [00:38:45] SLS Cast rating: 4.25 Matt's rating: 4.5 Tim's rating: 4 "The Wife" [00:50:52] SLS Cast rating: 4.5 M...

NEWS: [00:07:26] Razzie Awards: 'Holmes & Watson,' 'Happytime' lead worst of the worst; Trump gets a nod (via USA Today ) Carol Channing, star of Broadway's 'Hello Dolly!' dies at 97 (via CNN ) 'Ghostbusters:' Leslie Jones Says New Sequel 'Like Something Trump Would Do' (via IGN ) ‘The Mule’ Proves Clint Eastwood Is Still a Box Office Draw at 88 (via The Wrap ) Cate Blanchett’s ‘Where’d You Go, Be...

Woman drinking wine from Pringles can banned from Walmart (via Yahoo/Associated Press )   NEWS: [00:06:45] It’s Official: Eddie Murphy Will Star In 'Coming to America 2' (via Birth .Movies. Death. ) Verna Bloom, Actress in ‘Animal House,’ ‘High Plains Drifter,’ Dies at 80 (via Variety ) Even Netflix Didn't Want Holmes and Watson, Refusing to Buy It from Sony (via Movieweb ) Paul Schrader Says His...

MAILSACK: [00:07:12] Dianae of the Night ( @Dianae173 ) NEWS: [00:10:15] ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Tops ASC’s List of 100 20th Century Cinematography Milestones (via Variety ) Golden Globes 2019 Winners & Nominees (via GoldenGlobes.com ) Nielsen backs Netflix's claim of huge 'Bird Box' viewership (via MSN )     FLICKS: "Vice" [00:48:52] SLS Cast rating: 2.75 Matt's rating: 2.5 Tim's rating: 3 "Mary Pop...

2019: AFTER THE FALL OF MATT & TIM A look forward at the flicks being released in 2019 Month by month release schedule / Flicks we are (are not) looking forward to seeing / What we'd like to see in the flicks released in 2019     NEXT WEEK!       FLICKS: "If Beale Street Could Talk" Theater "Vice" Theater "Mary Poppins Returns" Theater "Welcome to Marwen" Theater & "ROMA" Netflix       Until Next...

2018 RECAP A LOOK BACK ON THE FLICKS OF 2018 Favorite (and least favorite) flicks we reviewed on the show / Flicks worth mentioning not mentioned on the show / Flicks we missed out on       NEXT WEEK!       2019: AFTER THE FALL OF MATT & TIM A LOOK FORWARD AT THE FLICKS COMING OUT IN 2019 Month by month release schedule overview / Flicks we are (are not) looking forward to seeing in 2019     Until...

NEWS: [00:07:18] Exciting movie database, Flickmetrix [via Flickmetrix ] 'House That Jack Built' Director's Cut Release Pushed to 2019 Because IFC Dared to Defy the MPAA [via Slash Film ] Jeff Bridges To Be Honored With Cecil B. DeMille Award At Golden Globes [via Deadline ] Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists [via THR ] Netflix Isn’t Killing Movie Theaters, Study Shows [via Variety ]     FLICKS...

DID IT AGE WELL?/WAS IT WORTHY?: (00:11:18) "Schindler's List" (1993/2018 re-release)   FLICKS: "Minding the Gap" (2018) [00:38:54] SLS Cast rating: n/a Matt's rating: n/a Tim's rating: 3.5 Crime + Punishment" [00:45:16] SLS Cast rating: n/aMatt's rating: n/a Tim's rating: 4.5 "Boy Erased" [00:48:41] SLS Cast rating: n/a Matt's rating: n/a Tim's rating: 4 "Shirkers" [00:54:21] SLS Cast rating: 4 M...

FLICKS: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" [00:06:51] SLS Cast rating: 3.5 Matt's rating: 3 Tim's rating: 4 "Green Book" [00:22:40] SLS Cast rating: 4 Matt's rating: 3.75 Tim's rating: 4 "Creed II" (2018) [00:44:56] SLS Cast rating: 4 Matt's rating: 3.5 Tim's rating: 4.5     NEXT WEEK!     DID IT AGE WELL?/WAS IT WORTHY?: "Schindler's List" (1993/2018 re-release)   FLICK: "Boy Erased" Theater "Shirkers"...

NEWS: (00:11:08) Rita Moreno Returns To ‘West Side Story’: EGOT Winner To Play The Role Of Valentina In Steven Spielberg’s Remake [via Deadline ] Netflix will be your golden ticket to the Roald Dahl extended universe [via The A.V. Club ] Hollywood Mourns ‘Unsurpassed Artist’ Ricky Jay [via Variety ] Ricky Jay, Gifted Magician, Actor and Author, Is Dead at 72 [via New York Times ] British film dire...

Did it Age Well?/Was it Worthy: (00:13:31) "Scent of a Woman" (1992) Oscar© Nominated: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actor Oscar© Winner: Al Pacino Box Office: $134.1 million ($31 million budget)   FLICKS: "Widows" [00:38:37] SLS Cast rating: n/a Matt's rating: n/a Tim's rating: 4.5 "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" [00:44:13] SLS Cast rating: 3 Matt's rati...

PRE-NEWS NEWS: (00:06:51) ‘Once Upon A Deadpool’: Ryan Reynolds (and Fred Savage) On Franchise’s PG-13 Plunge via Deadline   NEWS: (00:15:13) Why 'A Star Is Born' Isn't Wowing Overseas Audiences via The Hollywood Reporter Stan Lee, Marvel Comic Book Legend, Dies at 95 via Variety Raymond Chow, Giant of Hong Kong Film Industry, Dies at 91 via Variety Douglas Rain, the creepy voice of HAL in '2001,'...

32: [00:08:01] Three Favorite Flicks [before the age of twelve]   FLICKS: "Bohemian Rhapsody" [00:33:17] SLS Cast rating: 3.25 Matt's rating: 3.5 Tim's rating: 3 "The Old Man & the Gun" [00:48:47] SLS Cast rating: 3.75 Matt's rating: 3.5 Tim's rating: 4 "Suspiria"(2018) [00:57:48] SLS Cast rating: 3.75 Matt's rating: 3.5 Tim's rating: 4       NEXT WEEK!       FLICK: "mid90s" Theater & "Beautiful B...

  MASTERPIECE DISCUSSION (00:10:42) 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein Frankenreads The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project  Celebrating 200 years of Mary Shelley’s novel! Frankenstein@200     CLASSIC HORROR FLICKS: "Dead of Night" (1945) (00:46:31) SLS Cast rating: 4 Matt's rating: 4 Tim's rating: 4 "The Night of the Hunter" (1955) (00:57:18) SLS Cast rating: 5 Matt's rating: 5 Tim'...

SATAN AND TIM CATCH-UP: (00:15:56) Satan makes his yearly conjugal visit with Tim once magically summoned from the spongy bowels of Matt's ass. Is the case against Harvey Weinstein unraveling? ( CNN )   NEWS: (00:32:27) Someone Used a Deep Learning AI to perfectly Insert Harrison Ford Into 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' ( io9 ) Why Some Anxious People Find Comfort in Horror Movies ( Broadly ) Patrick W...

NEWS: (00:05:36) Sleep and Eat BBQ at the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Gas Station ( Wide Open Country )   FLICKS: "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" (00:12:24) SLS Cast rating: n/a Matt's rating: 2 Tim's rating: n/a "First Man" (00:21:01) SLS Cast rating: 2.75 Matt's rating: 2 Tim's rating: 3.5 "Bad Times at the El Royale" (00:41:34) SLS Cast rating: 4 Matt's rating: 4 Tim's rating: 4   CLASSIC UNIVERS...