The Richard Gere DIY Film Festival, Or How to Appreciate the Underappreciated Actor
Richard Gere appears in good movie after good movie and it’s time you noticed.
Paul Preston
To & From Movie Review – “Ready Player One”
Paul Preston joins long-time friend of the show Dono Cunningham for READY PLAYER ONE. They hit the NY streets before & after to talk RPO, VR, 4DX and other acronyms.
Movie Review – A Quiet Place
It’s a welcome surprise to see good acting and meticulous filmmaking win out over big budget thrills.
Movie Review – Pacific Rim: Uprising
Paul Preston reviews PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING for TheMovieGuys.net: “If ever there was a film crying out for using your MoviePass, this is it.”
Acting with…Nothing?
Another year of Oscar nominations has come and gone and still no accolades for Andy Serkis.
Movie Review – Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
If you’re ever wondering if a movie is worth seeing, just look for two words – Annette Bening.
Movie Review – Kate Can’t Swim
A smart and surprising relationship drama with an accomplished cast.
Josh Helman & Jennifer Allcott – The TMG Interview
Josh Helman and Jennifer Allcott join Movie Guys Paul Preston and Adam Witt to go deep with stories from the indie film set of KATE CAN’T SWIM.
PIC of the Week – Last Flag Flying
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 2/1/18 – Last Flag Flying
Movie Review – The Disaster Artist
THE DISASTER ARTIST (and the book on which it is based) tries to pull back the veil on who Tommy Wiseau is and how his project went wrong.
Movie Review – I, Tonya
So ripe for dramatization I really am surprised it hasn’t happened before now.
Movie Review – The Post
Not a lot of movies are vital. THE POST is.
Tami Stronach- The TMG Interview
Tami Stronach joins Paul Preston & Karen Volpe for a career-spanning conversation, covering THE NEVERENDING STORY, on through what she’s currently up to.
Movie Review – All The Money in The World
Plummer dominates not only his scenes, but he casts a powerful presence over the entire story.
1987 – My Favorite Year for Movies
2017 is a good year for movies, but mostly because it’s the 30th anniversary of the greatest year for movies ever.
Movie Review – The Greatest Showman
A flat-out glorious, larger-than-life MUSICAL (capitals required) and proud of it.
Movie Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The pull away from the ‘70s filmmaking that made 1977’s STAR WARS great continues with a disappointing THE LAST JEDI.
Movie Review – Last Flag Flying
Funny and moving, anchored in the expected solid work of three quality actors.
Movie Review – Coco
BRAVE and INSIDE OUT both won Oscars, and I’m predicting the same for COCO.
Mark Borchardt’s Favorite Movies – The TMG Interview
Coven director Mark Borchardt is a real Movie Guy. Here, he makes his triumphant return to The Movie Guys’ podcast to talk about his favorite films of all time.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – Too Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of the Dana Carvey Show
I was a big watcher of THE DANA CARVEY SHOW back in 1996. Well, as big as one could be watching a show that only lasted seven episodes.
Manson and the Media
In the wake of Charles Manson’s death, Movie Guy Ray Schillaci and filmmaker Marcus Nispel look at the cult of Manson and the cult of fame.
Anything DC Can Do, Marvel Can Do Better
This title doesn’t really frame the Marvel/DC dichotomy correctly because it lists Marvel as following DC, which has never, ever happened.
Movie Review – Murder on the Orient Express
Branagh pays great attention to the overall ugliness of this crime and the sadness and loneliness that follows Poirot.
Movie Review – American Made
OK, you have homework. See American Made before it leaves theaters!
“The Room” Experience
The theater was packed, and 3/4 of the audience had already seen the film multiple times. What could I have been missing?
Movie Review – The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Every now and then, Adam Sandler finds himself in a prestige project. He should do it more often, they sit well on him.
Movie Review – Blade Runner 2049
A bold push forward on a classic story, told with overwhelming style.
Movie Review – Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Stellar science fiction with a wholly realized futuristic universe and much to say.
Movie Review – Victoria & Abdul
Stephen Frears veers between comedy and drama in the same film, to mixed results.
Movie Review – Battle of the Sexes
This historical Trump allegory with a better ending benefits from two excellent lead performances.
Movie Review – mother!
What is actually happening? That question took the whole movie and a long discussion afterwards to answer.
Movie Review – Logan Lucky
Isn’t it just right in all ways that Steven Soderbergh is back with not just a new film, but a whole newly-designed delivery method for movies?
Movie Review – Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal do an exceptional job of putting viewers in the middle of this situation and piling on a heaping dose of uncomfortable.
Michael Filipowich – The TMG Interview
Paul talks to star of American Exorcism and very busy working actor Michael Filipowich about…about a LOT – Steven Seagal, David Caruso, John Travolta, no one is spared.
Andrew Bourgeois & Leah Shaw – The TMG Interview
Leah Shaw and Andrew Bourgeois of the SoCal Clips Indie Film Fest stop by The Admiral’s Club to talk about this year’s fest, how it’s put together and their favorite movies of all time.
Movie Review – A Ghost Story
A GHOST STORY doesn’t give a DAMN what you’re used to seeing on the movie screen.
Movie Review – To The Bone
There’s charm and accessibility, but is it any good?
Movie Review – Wind River
WIND RIVER is one of the year’s best films and quickly shoots writer Taylor Sheridan to the top of the class.
Movie Review – Atomic Blonde
The whole thing gets a little murky but fear not – the second half of this movie brings everything home quite spectacularly.