A Fail For Me: Bond, Duel & Nightmare
Some of the most anticipated films of this year left me wondering…why? Why did I waste my time with NO TIME TO DIE, THE LAST DUEL & NIGHTMARE ALLEY?
Matt Damon
Karen’s Birthdays, 10/12/13 – Hugh Jackman, Guillermo del Toro, Matt Damon & Chevy Chase
Karen Volpe’s celebrity birthday celebration segment from the October 12, 2013 Movie Showcast – Hugh Jackman, Guillermo del Toro, Matt Damon & Chevy Chase
Best Supporting Actor Rankings 1993-2017
Paul Douglas Moomjean breaks down the Best Supporting Actor winners of the last twenty-five years for TheMovieGuys.net on the lead-up to Oscars week.
PIC of the Week – The Last Seduction
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 11/22/18 – The Last Seduction
Acting with…Nothing? – Part 2
Paul Preston looks closer at actors who not only interact with characters who aren’t there, but also non-existent locations.
Movie Review – The Discovery
A fascinating conceit that gets explored in highs and lows.
“It’ll be a Great Wall, Believe Me” (w/Sunah Bilsted) – “Fist Fight”, “A Cure For Wellness” & “The Great Wall”
Let the Trump jokes fly as “The Great Wall” opens in the U.S. The Movie Guys give it the full preview treatment, along with “Fist Fight” & “A Cure For Wellness” with guest Sunah Bilsted.
Movie Review – Jason Bourne
About two-thirds of the way through the film, I was reminded just how exciting action can be without special effects.
“Joke Clinic” (w/Robert Buscemi) – “Jason Bourne”, “Bad Moms” & “Nerve”
Ep. 161: Comedian and great friend of The Showcast Robert Buscemi sits in the whole show with The Movie Guys to talk new releases Jason Bourne, Bad Moms and Nerve.
THE TOP TEN FILMS OF 2015
Funny how that happens when we first see a film, read a book, listen to music or even appreciate a work of art. The question being, is it worth coming back to?
MOVIE REVIEW – THE MARTIAN
What makes “The Martian” exceptional is how the high-production, Damon’s personality and the rescue mission tension all feed into what is essentially a “figurin’” movie, and make it widely appealing.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “THANKS, HOLLYWOOD!” (w/Jeff Meacham) – “The Walk”, “Sicario” & “The Martian”
Showcast Episode 120: Actor Jeff Meacham of “Black-ish” joins The Movie Guys fresh off the season two premiere the ABC sitcom. The movie talk flies about new releases “The Walk”, “Sicario” and “The Martian”, as well as a film that also featured Meacham, “Love & Mercy”. Plus, a look at how Hollywood has ruined overseas tourism.
THE LEGO MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Doug Karo) – “Vampire Academy”, “The Lego Movie” & “The Monuments Men”
Showcast Episode 36: New release “The Monuments Men” inspires The Movie Guys to form a Modern Art Monuments Men, plus the “Vampire Academy” is full, prompting a call to the Vampire Technical Institute and another round of Adam Witt’s Film Fix, where Adam determines the exact drug to take to fully enjoy “The Lego Movie”. Also, a Philip Seymour Hoffman tribute and special guest Doug Karo sits in the whole show!
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ME, HUNKY” (w/John Steven Rocha) – “I, Frankenstein”
Showcast Episode 34: Hunky Frankenstein returns to The Admiral’s Club to protest “I, Frankenstein”. Plus, a look at movie news, Paul fights a cold, and guest John Steven Rocha joins The Movie Guys for Oscar talk.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST KILLS (w/Kristen Studard) – “The Wolverine” & “Machete Kills”
Showcast Episode 21: The movie previews come fast and furious with “Captain Phillips” and “Machete Kills”. Plus, Movie Guys Retractions and a look at future projects from Robert Rodriguez. And special guest Kristen Studard talks comedy, movies, one-woman shows and apes.
AN OCEAN OF TALENT
Movie Guy Paul Preston breaks down the careers of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad PItt, the best Hollywood has to offer in leading men.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 8/15/13
New movie trailers include “American Hustle”, “Her”, “Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa”, “Lone Survivor”, “The Monuments Men”, “Muppets Most Wanted”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “Thor: The Dark World”
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “DRUG-RUNNING STRIPPER” (w/David Mattey) – “Disney’s Planes”, “Meet The Millers”, “Elysium” & “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”
Showcast Episode 12: Hollywood’s laying it on thick with FOUR new releases on a non-holiday weekend, and we give ’em all a day in court – “Elysium”, “We’re the Millers”, “Disney’s Planes” and “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”. Plus, Dave Mattey stops by with stories from the set as an actor and stuntman.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 5/1/13
New movie trailers include “The Bling Ring”, “The Conjuring”, “Elysium”, “Grown-Ups 2”, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, “Much Ado About Nothing”, “Now You See Me”, “Only God Forgives”, “R.I.P.D.” and “Thor: The Dark World”
THE LAST MOVIE STAR
What an appropriate picture of Tom Cruise. Walking the Earth by himself. The lone member of a dying race: The Movie Star.
THE LATEST – TOM CRUISE, PIXAR AND ROGER EBERT – 4/11/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a new NetFlix series from Eli Roth, Matt Damon’s latest humanitarian project and remembering Roger Ebert.
October Movie Preview – Broad Topics – 10/2/12
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Karen Volpe stopped in on LA TALK RADIO’s “Broad Topics” to update host Laura Nickerson on what’s coming up in theaters for the month of October, 2012, including “Taken 2”, “Frankenweenie” and more.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 9/23/12
New movie trailers include “42”, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, “Lincoln”, “Monsters, Inc. 3D”, “Pitch Perfect”, “Promised Land”, “Red Dawn”, “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” and “Wreck-it-Ralph”
The Bourne Legacy & Hope Springs – Broad Topics – 8/14/12
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Christanna Rowader stopped in on LA TALK RADIO’s “Broad Topics” to lay down a ton of material on “The Bourne Legacy” and “Hope Springs”. It’s a review, it’s jokes, it’s both.
THE MOVIE GUYS’ MAY 2012 RECAP – BATTLESHIP
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Lee Kias look back at the month that was in May 2012, recapping the Universal Pictures action film “Battleship”
MOVIE REVIEW – BATTLESHIP
I’m going to attempt something never done before, and something that should not be done without supervision. I’m going to reference Shakespeare when speaking of “Battleship”, but this movie was a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Battleship & What to Expect When You’re Expecting – Broad Topics – 5/22/12
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Christanna Rowader stopped in on LA TALK RADIO’s “Broad Topics” to lay down a ton of material on “Battleship” and “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”.
The Artist, The Adventures of Tintin & We Bought a Zoo – NEWS 92 FM – 12/30/11
Movie Guy Paul Preston talks with afternoon anchors Bonnie Petrie and Mike Barajas about what’s new in theaters, covering THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, WE BOUGHT A ZOO and THE ARTIST.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are maybe the first action film couple I’ve seen in years that had great chemistry.
OSCAR RANT 2011
Paul Preston’s annual once-over of the nominees. Who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2010.
MOVIE REVIEW – TRUE GRIT
Joel and Ethan Coen have directed better films than this version of “True Grit”, but not many directors have directed films even this good.
ARCHIVES 2010
Reviews and articles from The Movie Guys by Paul Preston, Steven Lewis, Joel Frost, Mary Gent, Adam Witt, Marc Berman and Mark Tucci
Movie Review – Knight and Day
When I look at who’s next to replace Cruise and Gibson, I’m reminded that I don’t want to do that yet.
Movie Review – Green Zone
No surprise, Damon’s very good in this part.
ARCHIVES 2009
Reviews and articles from The Movie Guys by Paul Preston, Mark Tucci, Kathy Bugajsky, Justin Bowler, Mary Gent, Joel Frost, Karen Volpe, Matt Todd, Joan Afton, Adam Witt, The Lazy Film Critic and Lewis Patrick
ARCHIVES 2002
Reviews and articles by Paul Preston and Mary Gent