True Bromance Film Podcast

Ava DuVernay is taking her crack at a big-budget Disney spectacle with A Wrinkle in Time. She's joined by a talented and diverse cast that includes Michael Peña, Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, and others, to bring this classic tale to life. We're joined by Peter of Core Temp Arts to fly on some cabbage and debate the success of A Wrinkle in Time. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS...

True Bromance favorite, Jason Bateman, is back in cinemas and we could not be more excited. Game Night has Bateman joined by Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler and others in a "one crazy night" comedy that revolves around their overzealous competitive spirit. Elizabeth Plummer of the Core Temp Arts Network joins us this week to discuss Game Night and much more. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: Table 19 , Gi...

Alex Garland had the film community buzzing with his directorial debut, Ex Machina and now he's looking to do it again with his latest effort, Annihilation. Garland assembles an all star cast to give us another science fiction thinker and we do our best to keep up with his all star casting efforts with one of our own. We are joined the by Nasty Hell Cat, Jared Dotson ( @BigBalderBrand ) of the gre...

Black Panther is taking the theaters by storm and, just like everyone else, we're here to give you our two cents on the film. This week we are joined by Allegra Alvarado who hosts a variety of shows on the Core Temp Arts network (History of Color, Music Ate My Brain & TV Ate My Brain) to discuss the efforts of Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and company to differentiate themselve...

We're back from a little break and continuing to catch up with award-contending films. This week we've got our sights set on the G.O.A.T., Daniel Day-Lewis, as he joins Paul Thomas Anderson for what the G.O.A.T. says is his final film, Phantom Thread. Kevin of the Cinema Geeks joins us to mourn his retirement and celebrate in the glory of his final film. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: Boys In The Tre...

As we reflect on another year gone by in cinema, we continue our tradition of having someone judge and heckle our selections for the best films of 2017. This year, the judge, jury, and executioner is Ry The Movie Guy of the great Cinemajaw. Give us a review on iTunes...even if you don't listen...please. Thanks. You can follow us on Twitter  or Facebook . You can send us feedback to truebromancepod...

Aaron Sorkin is highly acclaimed for his entertaining screenwriting but he has never directed his own film. Sorkin changes that with his debut film, Molly's Game, that casts Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom and Idris Elba as the lawyer who takes on the task of absolving her from the crimes of running a high stakes poker game for the stars. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: Colossal , Peaky Blinders , Abu...

We're ringing in the new year with another critically acclaimed film and this time it stars one of our favorites, Margot Robbie. Robbie stars in I, Tonya as disgraced figure skater, Tonya Harding, in a fast-paced biopic from Craig Gillespie. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: The Shape of Water , Lady Bird , Peaky Blinders , The Post , Darkest Hour , I, Tonya   Give us a review on iTunes...even if you do...

2017 is winding down and we continue our exploration of the most highly regarded films of the year. This week we tackle the critically acclaimed love story from Luca Guadagnino, Call Me by Your Name. Guadagnino gets a world class performance from Timothée Chalamet that has the critics and fans frothing at the mouth with excitement. To help us wade through the oceans of praise, we are joined by the...

We are joining in on the global lightsaber battle that revolves around the movie of the week. Rian Johnson wrote and directed the latest installment in the Star Wars saga that has many debating the merit of the film. Our old friend, the scruffy nerf herder himself, Jon Mitchell, is back to help us discuss Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. Give us a review on iTunes...even if you don't liste...

The week Barry is placing all of the blame on the fall of our civilized society squarely on the shoulders of people who ironically enjoy Tommy Wiseau's film, The Room. That sets an interesting backdrop for our review of James Franco's film about the making of The Room, The Disaster Artist. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: Get Out , Shot Caller , Paddington , Boy , Piranha 3D , The Room , The Disaster A...

This week we discuss the latest attempt by Netflix to get into the Academy's good graces. Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, and Jason Mitchell head up an interesting cast in Dee Rees' adaptation of Hillary Jordan's novel, Mudbound. To help us with this review, we welcome back a return guest in Daniel of Get Reel Movies. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: Lady Bird , Three Billboards Outside...

The never ending barrage of superhero films continues this week as DC rolls out the latest installment in their oft-maligned universe. Things are looking up for DC this year, as Wonder Woman scored with critics and audiences, and Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon are tasked with continuing that trend. Can Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, and company keep the ball rolling in Justice League? Check out our thoughts...

Last year, Yorgos Lanthimos gave us The Lobster, a fun and quirky film that had audiences reveling in Lanthimos' inventive storytelling style. In this year's The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Lanthimos is back together with Colin Farrell and using his distinctive style to drag us through the muck. Andrew of AB Film Review , The Last New Wave , and the glorious Mark As Played joins us to debate whether...

Amanda of the CinemaGeeks joins us this week to let our hair down, chug some adult beverages, and discuss one of our most anticipated sequels of the year. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn had us clutching our sides last year and we're hoping that they can do it again with A Bad Moms Christmas. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: Lady Macbeth , The Wall , The Mountain Between Us , The D Train , S...

We turn to Amazon this week for our featured film and we're reviewing the latest from S. Craig Zahler, Brawl in Cell Block 99. Zahler had a surprising fan-favorite in 2015 with Kurt Russell and Bone Tomahawk and this time he's teamed up with Vince Vaughn to give us a gritty prison film. The great DJ Valentine of Simplistic Reviews returns to the True Bromance couch to discuss Brawl in Cell Block 9...

We are reaching that time of year when studios start giving us their best films in the hopes that the powers that be will latch onto these films and lavish them with awards. This week, we're taking a look at a film that is sure to garner accolades, as it is made by well regarded director, Tomas Alfredson, and has a stellar cast including Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg,...

Barry is very vocal about his love for Casino Royale so we venture into Martin Campbell's latest foray into the action genre, The Foreigner, with relatively high hopes. Can Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan make us forget the stink of Green Lantern and put Mr. Campbell back into Barry's good graces? Check out this episode and find out. Give us a review on iTunes...even if you don't listen...please. T...

As Denis Villeneuve approaches "must see" status at True Bromance headquarters, he takes on a new challenge by tackling an existing property that seems to divide Film Twitter like few films can. Can Villeneuve use Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, and Robin Wright to bring together the numerous warring factions in the SciFi universe or will Blade Runner 2049 cause a deeper divide. MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS...

American Made is released this week and with it arrives a new opportunity to talk about our never-ending love for the great Tom Cruise. Since we have discussed him numerous times in the past, we honor him by going back in time and bringing back the Top 5 List. No one runs better than Tom, so we're discussing the best running scenes in film. Give us a review on iTunes...even if you don't listen...p...

We're back in the cozy confines of True Bromance HQ and ushering in the fall with the latest from Matthew Vaughn. Dave of The Pop Culture Case Study and The Grand Gesture is also back with us to help us discuss Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Can Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and Colin Firth recapture the magic of the original film or is this another cash in with little to offer its audience? MOVIES DIS...

This week has a different feel as we stitch together content to appease the throngs of listeners that DEMAND that they get their fix of the True Bromance Film Podcast. We are short one of our cohosts but make up for it be recruiting two of the most rabid members of the True Bromance fan club to fill the void. Will of Exploding Helicopter joins Jairo to discuss the Charlize Theron and James McAvoy...

Our hypocrisy knows no boundaries and we are excited for the latest reboot to hit theaters. Andy Muschietti brings us the latest adaptation of the Stephen King story, It, and this time Bill Skarsgård is in the role of Pennywise the clown. We hope that the film lives up to the hype and is able to have us cowering under our blankets. ------------------------ MOVIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK: The Squid and...

Steven Soderbergh is back from retirement and he's delivering what the fans want: a slick caper. Joining him in Logan Lucky is an A-list cast, including Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Daniel Craig. We discuss Soderbergh's foray back into feature films as well as revisit Season 7 of Game of Thrones. Give us a review on iTunes...even if you don't listen...please. Thanks. You can follow us on Twitt...

We are quickly adding more members to the True Bromance Film Hall of Fame and this week it is James Cameron's sci-fi classic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In this episode Barry finds a kindred spirit in Tim Costa of the First Time Watchers as they share their passion for the teen heartthrob that they both looked up to in their youth, Edward Furlong. Listen in as we induct this classic movie into th...