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This installment is affectionately titled "The Birth of Dreamworks" and spans 1997-2001: -THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK -AMISTAD -SAVING PRIVATE RYAN -A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

This installment is affectionately titled "Peter Pan Grows Up" and spans 1989-1993: -INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE -ALWAYS -HOOK -JURASSIC PARK -SCHINDLER'S LIST

On the occasion of Marvel Studios' 20th (twentieth!) release in the official MCU, we get together for a conversation that includes an unexpectedly glowing review of said release, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, a loving retrospective on the career of Michael Douglas, aggressive overuse of the term "mumbo-jumbo", and a brisk run-through of our respective Marvel movie top 10 rankings. Be advised that if you'r...

On this week's episode we get to talk about Brad Bird's INCREDIBLES 2 and we have to talk about JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINDOM. This compromise lands us in a bit of a "push", critically speaking... but a brisk and entertaining push at the very very least! We appreciate you listening in. After all, we are your biggest fan...

On the eve of our sixth official Fantasy Film League draft we engage in a discussion about the futility of early awards predictions, talk Toni Collette's big weekend and her nerve-shearing, barn-burner horror odyssey HEREDITARY, and still find time for a spirited disagreement about the fourth film in the seventeen year old OCEAN'S franchise. To avoid fainting keep repeating "It's only a podcast, o...

"If they move, kill 'em."

It's been less than 6 months since we last discussed a new STAR WARS movie. But where THE LAST JEDI was controversial and divisive, SOLO is already proving to be sobering and disappointing (critically and financially). 10 movies into the 41 year old franchise (no, we're not counting the theatrically-released CLONE WARS feature), is it finally time to step back and take stock of this juggernaut, le...

This week on the We Like Movies Podcast we're excited to bring you a really great episode about a really dreadful movie. Yes, we got downright curmudgeonly during our discussion about DEADPOOL 2 but that's okay because it was cathartic (and SPOILERY, so consider yourself fore-warned!). On the other end of the spectrum we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Ron Howard's WILLOW and quickly run down th...

There's a new Marvel movie out. It's called AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. About 900 million dollars at the box office in less than a week suggests that perhaps you might have seen it by now. If, by some chance you haven't yet, then perhaps consider coming back to this episode after you have because we dive into SPOILERS face first and from the word GO. Fair warning, nearest and dearest.

"I said I had no family I never said I had an empty apartment."

The snow has melted, the April showers are washing the detritus from the sidewalk, and the sunny specter of the summer movie season is visible in the distance. It's time to throw open the shutters, get out the broom, and do a little spring-cleaning-catchup. The discussion will include, but is not limited to, a brief look at the more high-profile films coming to the Cannes Film Festival, the ongoin...

"Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral and the eating of snails to be immoral?"

After 9 months dormant, the AFI Top 100 Challenge podcast series comes roaring back with a deep-cut discussion of a bona fide masterpiece: F.W. Murnau's seminal, silent showpiece SUNRISE. Support silent cinema, peoples! It's coming back in a big way! No, but, in all seriousness... it's a really important film and a really great episode. Give it a listen and we'll love you for it.

Another Oscars is in the books. We talked about it. What more do you need to know? Tune up, tune in! ❤️

Our conversation is lengthy this week as we have a great many thoughts about Alex Garland's sophomore feature ANNIHILATION. But the real meat of the episode is an overthink-a-thon about all 24 Oscar categories culminating with us putting our predictions on the record!

The multiplexes were pulsating over the weekend with an electricity rarely experienced during the flyover months. Not only did BLACK PANTHER arrive bearing the good will and sustenance to feed an underserved audience but it coasted in on unanimous critical acclaim and made box office history in less than 4 days. We're here to talk about it cuz it's what everybody's talkin' about! Our review kicks...

It took us until practically the end of January but we made it just under the wire in time to get our Top 10 of 2017 lists on the record before the Oscar nominations were announced (barely). Join us for a lively discussion with less overlap that usual as we count down the 2017 movies that reminded us why we bother making lists like these in the first place. Then stay tuned as we quickly log our of...

The Golden Globes happened. We talked about 'em. We kept it short (for a change). You should listen. 'Nuff said.

This installment is affectionately titled "The Rise to the Throne" and spans 1981-1987: -RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK -E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL -INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM -THE COLOR PURPLE -EMPIRE OF THE SUN

It's here. It's long. It's ambitious. It's divisive. It's STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. We're gonna talk about it and we're gonna spoil it from the word go. Fair-warning. Porgs. 

20 years ago today a little movie about a big boat premiered in theaters around the world. Said theaters have been in pain ever since due to the insane foot and rear-end traffic that persisted for next 5 months as the film went on to gross over 2 billion dollars worldwide and basically bow-checked the modern blockbuster paradigm into the the 21st century. James Cameron's TITANIC was the recipient...

It's awards season! It's happening! There's no turning back! You can't escape it! With that in mind we dedicated this week's episode to running down the 4 major critic's circle prizes that have been announced over the last 2 weeks as well as taking some quality time to address a couple of those award winners in earnest: 00:21:30 - THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI 00:38:30 - THE DISASTER A...

It's our 2nd comic book behemoth review in as many weeks here at We Like Movies and the overwhelming fatigue has certainly crept into our collective unconscious. We struggle valiantly to remain constructive as opposed to outright dismissive about the inevitable JUSTICE LEAGUE fiasco on this week's episode. We fail just as often as we succeed- comic critical mass is a real thing, after all... But,...

After an early winter hiatus we're back at it and in familiar territory with our bi-yearly shlep into the weird, wacky, wonderful, yet confoundingly customary Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's time for our spoiler-free, shoulder-shrugging reaction to THOR: RAGNAROK, the 17th (!) installment in the venerable, nigh-unstoppable MCU.