MOVIE REVIEW – THE WALK
Somehow, Zemeckis has taken a story known to many (especially how it ends) and has made it fresh, exhilarating, and full of surprises.
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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 KEEPING ROOM
Collectively, the young women of “The Keeping Room,” director Daniel Barber, and writer Julia Hart take us on a journey that is intense, beautiful and melancholic.
MOVIE REVIEW – GOODNIGHT MOMMY
A slow burn foreign horror, that for some, may not fulfill their thriller/horror needs, but for those with more patience that do not mind the long shots that build suspense, trying to throw you off balance, it can be rewarding.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “BIOPIC OR BIOPIC?” (w/Bryan Carberry & Clay Tweel) – “Freeheld”, “Pan” & “Steve Jobs”
Showcast Episode 121: The Movie Guys rip through previews of new films “Pan” and “Freeheld”, as well as “Steve Jobs”, which prompts a look at other real-life figures have had multiple biopics made about them. Then filmmakers Bryan Carberry & Clay Tweel hit The Admiral’s Club to discuss their award-winning documentary “Finders Keepers”, now in theaters and video on demand everywhere.
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.
MOVIE REVIEW – SICARIO
“Sicario” is easily Villeneuve’s best film, and one of the best of the year.
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 MOVIE SHOWCAST – “I AM SINGING AND READING BOTH” (w/Liz Manashil) – “The Intern”, “Hotel Transylvania 2”, “The Green Inferno”, “Pawn Sacrifice” & “99 Homes”
Showcast Episode 119: It’s another big weekend of new releases as The Movie Guys preview “Hotel Transylvania 2”, “The Intern”, “The Green Inferno”, “Pawn Sacrifice” and “99 Homes”. Plus, special guest writer/director Liz Manashil hits The Admiral’s Club to talk about her new film now out on V.O.D. – “Bread and Butter”, and Bill Murray takes up most of ‘Karen’s Birthdays’.
MOVIE REVIEW – BLACK MASS
The performances in this new gangland tale are brilliant from Johnny Depp to the minor characters, but the film itself suffers in pacing and tries your patience.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CONFUSED PEOPLE IN OPEN SPACES MONTH CONTINUES” (w/Justin Ware & Brian James O’Connell) – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”, “Captive”, “Black Mass” & “Everest”
Showcast Episode 118: For some reason, the studios have chosen the seemingly unimportant day of September 18th to release a bunch of potentially interesting movies, and The Movie Guys are all over them – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”, “Everest”, “Captive” and “Black Mass”. Plus, filmmakers and comedy troupe Dr. God cast members Brian James O’Connell & Justin Ware discuss their new horror/comedy “Bloodsucking Bastards”, now on V.O.D.
STAR WARS VILLAINS: THE BEST AND WORST OF THE DARK SIDE
Let’s rank and review 6 Star Wars villains, narrowed down to the darkest of the Dark Side
MOVIE REVIEW – THE VISIT
M. Night Shyamalan returns to fine form delivering another thriller worthy of a lot of post-screening discussion with “The Visit”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “SILICONE PRODUCTS” (w/Doug Jones) – “The Perfect Guy” & “The Visit”
Showcast Episode 117: The Movie Guys are joined by great guest and rapid-fire story machine Doug Jones (“Hellboy”, “Pan’s Labyrinth”) for tales from movie sets and red carpets. Plus, previews of “The Visit” and “The Perfect Guy”, which has Karen conjuring up her own vision of the perfect guy, cobbled together from Hollywood celebs.
MOVIE REVIEW – STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
I wish that coaster had a home stretch and finale that matched the liveliness of the beginning.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: REFUELED (w/Nic LaRue) – “The Transporter: Refueled” & “A Walk in the Woods”
Showcast Episode 116: This week’s Showcast has talk of new studio releases (including previews of “The Transporter: Refueled” & “A Walk in the Woods”) and talk of indies (with special guest Nic LaRue of FilmSnobbery.com). All this and there’s still time for a round of “What’s Nick Nolte Saying?” and a look at movie news.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – BREAD AND BUTTER
Imagine, if you will, a romantic comedy minus all the romantic notions, minus all the cute or beautiful looking actors (young or old), and still delivering all the goods with a very strong resolve.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
I worry about Ritchie’s signature as a director. Coming on the scene with films like “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch”, he lately seems like a director-for-hire
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “RENT PARTY” (w/Adam Pascal) – “No Escape” & “We Are Your Friends”
Showcast Episode 115: Summer’s ending, but Hollywood never stops with the movie-making, and The Movie Guys are there to preview new releases “No Escape” and “We Are Your Friends”, which prompts an EDM/trailer noises mash-up. Then actor Adam Pascal, who originated the role of Roger Davis in “Rent” on Broadway, stops by to talk about his new movie musical, “Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival”.
MOVIE REVIEW – NO ESCAPE
“No Escape” is a smart and harrowing journey through a third world hell.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ADAM MAKES A MOVIE” (w/Adam Rifkin) – “Sinister 2″, “American Ultra” & “Hitman: Agent 47″
Showcast Episode 114: With the air conditioner humming along in The Admiral’s Club, The Movie Guys preview “Sinister 2”, “American Ultra” and “HItman: Agent 47”, plus take a look at the upcoming “Star Wars”-themed lands coming to Disney theme parks. Then prolific writer/director Adam Rifkin joins in for a full once-over of his career and a look at his newest film now available on VOD – “Shooting The Warwicks”.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE GIFT
Where one of “these movies” would normally deliver up a ghost, outlandish murderous premise or a roving killer, “The Gift” instead offers up a plausible plot of the past coming back to haunt you.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “STRAIGHT OUTTA BURBANK” (w/Nick Santa Maria) – “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” & “Straight Outta Compton”
Showcast Episode 113: The Movie Guys preview “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and “Straight Outta Compton”, firing up a round of the “Straight Outta…” game show. Then playwright and actor Nick Santa Maria hops in The Admiral’s Club to talk old movies, his musical “Real Men” and “Biffle & Shooster”, a series of 1930’s-themed comedy shorts coming to The Egyptian Theatre August 16th.
MOVIE REVIEW – MR. HOLMES
There are two things you generally want from a Sherlock Holmes adventure – a taut, complicated mystery and an indelible performance from the lead actor. Well, “Mr. Holmes” has at least one of those things.
MOVIE REVIEW – EXETER
How many films have we seen with young people trapped in a scary place, being picked off one by one? But Nispel turns the whole scenario on its bloody ear just as Wes Craven did with “Scream”.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE END OF THE TOUR
Welcome to the party, Jason Segel.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST LIVE FROM THE L.A. IMPROV COMEDY FEST (w/Joel Murray) – “The Gift”, “Fantastic Four”, “Ricki and The Flash” a
Showcast Episode 112: It’s a big weekend of new films as The Movie Guys preview “Fantastic Four”, “Ricki and The Flash”, “The Gift” and “Shaun the Sheep: The Movie”. Then it’s off to Hollywood for a live broadcast from The 13th Annual Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival and a funny and candid roundtable with actor Joel Murray about the new documentary “I Am Chris Farley” with plenty of great stories about the late comedian.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ROUGE NATION” (w/Darwin Harris & Mandy Schneider) – “Vacation”, “Southpaw” & “Mission: Impossible – Rogue
Showcast Episode 111: Bart leads The Admiral’s Club in a Tom Cruise love fest as “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” hits theaters, along with “Vacation”. Plus, a Tom Cruise character quiz and a look back at “Southpaw”. Then, hosts of the upcoming celebrity interview show “Picture’s Up!”, Mandy Schneider & Darwin Harris, hit the studio for a table full of movie talk.
MOVIE REVIEW – MINIONS
This project seemed inevitable, as the breakout stars of the “Despicable Me” franchise, The Minions, get their own movie adventure. The ride at Universal Studios Hollywood isn’t called “Gru Mayhem”, for example.
SUPERFLACK (DON’T GET DOWN ON MARVEL)
Marvel has tapped into everything that made it successful as a comic book champ, and has now translated it to film.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CRASH AND BURN” (w/Stuart Gordon) – “Pixels” & “Paper Towns”
Showcast Episode 110: “Re-Animator” and “From Beyond” director Stuart Gordon visits The Admiral’s Club to celebrate the Blu-Ray release of “Robot Jox” and answer all The Movie Guys’ questions about his career. Also, previews of “Pixels” and “Paper Towns”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “PARTY AT MARCUS’S HOUSE” (w/Marcus Nispel) – “Ant-Man” & “Trainwreck”
Showcast Episode 109: Director Marcus Nispel (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003), “Conan the Barbarian 3D”) joins The Movie Guys in studio and has stories for days as his new film “Exeter” hits DirecTV on demand, with a major release planned in theaters for August. Also, previews of new-in-theaters “Trainwreck” and “Ant-Man”, while Adam leads a few rounds of “Name the Marvel Character”.
MOVIE REVIEW – DOPE
There have been plenty of stories of the inner city in Los Angeles, but chances are you haven’t seen one quite like “Dope”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “SHOWCAST SHMOWCAST” (w/Drew Boudreau) – “Minions”, “The Gallows” & “Self/Less”
Showcast Episode 108: Improviser and Improv Shmimprov cast member Drew Boudreau joins Movie Guys Paul & Adam for a look at the week’s new releases – “Minions”, “Self/Less” & “The Gallows”. Plus, a round of Blumhouse Productions Mad Libs and a brief check-in on the Gridiron Heroes Foundation and a fond remembrance of the gone-too-soon TheDissolve.com.
MOVIE REVIEW – BATKID BEGINS
Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area didn’t know what they were getting into when they attempted to transform San Francisco into Gotham City so five-year-old Miles could be the Caped Crusader for a day.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: GENESIS (w/Kurt Kuenne) – “Magic Mike XXL” & “Terminator: Genisys”
Showcast Episode 107: The Movie Guys preview the big 4th of July holiday weekend movies with guest co-host, GeekGirlAuthority.com’s Audrey Kearns – “Magic Mike XXL” and “Terminator: Genisys”. Plus, special guest Kurt Kuenne has no shortage of stories as co-writer and editor of the documentary “Batkid Begins”.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – MARTYRS
Nothing will prepare you for the onslaught to the senses from one of the most intense and grueling horror movie experiences I have ever set eyes on.
WORTH REVIVING – “GREASER’S PALACE”
By now everyone knows who Robert Downey, Jr. is. But how many of you out there are familiar with his father, Robert Downey, Sr, a virtual powerhouse of audacity with sparks of brilliance demonstrated in so many of his off-the-wall films of the ’60s and ’70s?
LAWRENCE WOOLSEY PRESENTS THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Mark McCracken) – “Ted 2” & “Max”
Showcast Episode 106: The Movie Guys’ special guest Mark McCracken is good at talkin’ movies, but listeners should note – he was also MANT in Joe Dante’s “Matinee”. So…now you need to tune in. “Ted 2” and “Max” get previewed and there’s an extensive tribute to the great James Horner
MOVIE REVIEW – INSIDE OUT
It’s quite a testament to the consistent quality Pixar has brought to films for twenty years that even though they’ve had some missteps recently, the fact that they NAIL IT once again with their newest release, “Inside Out”, is no real surprise.