Movie Review – Elvis
Warner Brothers and Baz Luhrmann put a polish on an iconic legend with a major star turn by Austin Butler.
Tom Hanks
R.I.P. Richard Donner
Richard Donner has passed away leaving an amazing legacy of entertainment.
Oscar Rant 2021
Paul Preston’s annual rant on the categories and his Top Ten films of the Year for 2020
PIC of the Week – News of the World
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/26/21 – News of the World
PIC of the Week – The Shop Around the Corner
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 12/25/20 – The Shop Around the Corner
The Movie Guys’ Breaking Movie News: FROZEN II
The nationwide release of FROZEN II is treated like a weather event by The Movie Guys’ Paul Preston & Adam Witt.
Movie Review – Toy Story 4
TOY STORY 4 finds the toys with a new owner and a new adventure, this time involving lost toys, antiques and carnival prize toys.
The Top Six Actors Who Defined the ’80s Jerk
The ‘80s were the birthplace of great jerks in the movies. These six were the best.
Best Actor Rankings 1993-2017
Paul Douglas Moomjean breaks down the Best Actor winners of the last twenty-five years for TheMovieGuys.net on the lead-up to Oscars week.
Movie Review – Quincy
Any time the movie reveals something amazing that Quincy Jones that you either never knew for forgot about – DRINK.
Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – Fallout
This is a Tom Cruise movie, a sure sign that you’re not going to witness an unambitious production.
Movie Review – The Post
Not a lot of movies are vital. THE POST is.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…The Circle
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “The Circle”.
Oscar Rant 2017
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustively-researched, category-by-category breakdown of the entire Oscars for 2017
“Keep Your Eye on the Ball” (w/Tom Loughlin, Matthew Swanson & Paul Schermerhorn) – “Inferno”
The Showcast is on the road in Western NY, talking the week’s only new film, “Inferno” and chatting movies w/Matthew Swanson, Paul Schermerhorn & Tom Loughlin.
Movie Review – Sully
As undoubtedly great as Tom Hanks is, there are still only so many ways he can contemplatively look at himself in the mirror before the audience gets bored.
“Brace! Brace! Brace!” (w/Stephe Schmidt, Sandy Marshall & Justin Kaufmann) – “Sully”, “When the Bough Breaks” & “The Wild Life”
Members of Schadenfreude invade the show – Stephe Schmidt, Sandy Marshall & Justin Kaufmann, turning the show into a party & previewing films Sully, When the Bough Breaks & The Wild Life.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “BRIDGE OF SPIES’S DIARY” (w/Ryan Clark) – “Goosebumps”, “Crimson Peak” & “Bridge of Spies”
Showcast Episode 122: Three big box office contenders get the preview business from The Movie Guys, including “Goosebumps”, “Crimson Peak” and “Bridge of Spies”. Then homegrown L.A. stand-up comic Ryan Clark stops by to chat more movies and music with busy rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and “Karen’s Birthdays”.
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 – “FROM THE ARCHIVES – 1994” (w/Vinnie Donadio) – “Forrest Gump”
Showcast Episode 66: With “Forrest Gump” the only big theater release this week, The Movie Guys dip into their archives and bring you a Showcast episode from July 6, 1994, when “Gump” was originally released. Jaimie sits in for part one of the show, and special guest Vinnie Donadio joins in part two to talk the 10th anniversary of “Ghostbusters”.
WAY TO WRAP THINGS UP
The end of a movie is a coveted experience.
OSCAR NOMINEE REVIEWS – CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET & PHILOMENA
Rounding out the last of the Oscar-nominated Best Picture films, Movie Guy Paul Preston reviews “Philomena”, “The Wolf of Wall Street” and his pick for best of 2013, “Captain Phillips”
OSCAR RANT 2014
Movie Guy Paul Preston’s annual, over-thorough once-over of all the categories – who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2013
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Matthew and Jared are going to win the Oscar. But, I’m not on this bandwagon! Let the review begin.
“SAVING MR. BANKS” & THE PROBLEM WITH BIOPICS
I doubt any conscious film viewer would deem it wise to take any one biopic as authority on a certain subject. Any individual movie cannot be an authority over a whole, complicated life.
I GET IT…YOU’RE AN ACTOR
It’s award season again. Actors…please don’t embarrass me.
The Tom & Suzie Show – 12/22/13
Movie Guy Paul Preston called into the Christmas party going on in studio at The Tom & Suzie Show on WBAD.NET. He joined fellow WBAD-ers The Hater Nation and others to talk the holidays, what The Movie Guys is all about and film in general, including why there are no poorly-reviewed slave movies.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CARRIED AWAY” (w/Steve Guttenberg & Robin Mountjoy) – “Escape Plan”, “The Fifth Estate” & “Carrie”
Showcast Episode 22: Previews of “Escape Plan” and “The Fifth Estate” lead to another round of YouTube movie reviews. The Movie Guys also welcome three guests – the great Steve Guttenberg calls the show, plus “Quick to Duck” director Robin Mountjoy in studio, and the one and only Carrie White talks about her new anti-bullying campaign on the eve of the release of her new film, “Carrie”.
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.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 6/11/13
New movie trailers include “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”, “Captain Phillips”, “Delivery Man”, “Ender’s Game”, “Gravity”, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”, “Paranoia”, “Prisoners”, “Riddick”, “Runner, Runner”, “Rush”, “The Way, Way Back”, “We’re the Millers”, “The World’s End”
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.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 8/3/12
New Movie Trailers include “After Earth”, “Cloud Atlas”, “Cosmopolis”, “Juan of the Dead”, “Killing Them Softly”, “Life of Pi”, “Man of Steel”, “The Master” and “Paranormal Activity 4”
THE LATEST – PROMETHEUS, TOM HANKS, JOSS WHEDON & LOL – 5/10/11
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes Miley Cyrus’ massive bomb, Tom Hanks contemplating Broadway and a new “Prometheus” featurette.
THE LATEST – 3/29/12
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes new stills from “The Avengers”, James Cameron exploring the deep sea and the return of Ron Burgundy.
OSCAR RANT 2012
Paul Preston’s annual once-over of the nominees. Who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2011.
MOVIES FROM 0 TO 50 IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES
You ever wanna drop a movie fact in conversation and out-do that movie know-it-all in your bunch? We’re here to help. Here’s a TON of movie info for you, in easy-to-digest format, thanks to some exhaustive research by our Movie Guy Matteo.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close & Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – NEWS 92 FM – 12/23/11
Movie Guy Paul Preston talks with afternoon anchors Bonnie Petrie and Mike Barajas about what’s new in long-titled movies this holiday season, covering THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL and EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE.
ARCHIVES 2002
Reviews and articles by Paul Preston and Mary Gent