Oscar Rant 2017
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustively-researched, category-by-category breakdown of the entire Oscars for 2017
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Movie Review – Today I Watched…David Brent: Life on the Road
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “David Brent: Life on the Road”.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…White Heat
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “White Heat”.
Movie Review – Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Colin Hay is quite deserving of a documentary, if for no other reason than to give us all a reason to hang out with him for an hour and a half.
Movie Review – The Lego Batman Movie
I will risk sounding like the old man on the porch, but it was too much.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Sing Street
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “Sing Street”.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…20th Century Women
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “20th Century Women”.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Captain Fantastic
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “Captain Fantastic”
Movie Review – Jackie
Jackie O. has been described as one of the least known well-known people in American public life.
“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 – Today I Watched…John Wick
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “John Wick”
Hollywood’s Backloading Problem
“Awards contender, huh? WELL, this better be good!”. That’s unfortunate pressure.
“They Messed With the Wrong Guy” (w/Eric Walker) – “The Lego Batman Movie”, “John Wick: Chapter 2” & “Fifty Shades Darker”
It’s a sequel week…quel. Nothing but pt. 2s to preview: “Fifty Shades Darker”, “The Lego Batman Movie” & “John Wick: Chapter 2” with actor/musician Eric Walker
Movie Review – Gold
I’ll admit I have a thing for white-people-getting-into-outrageous-trouble movies.
Movie Review – Split
Is the latest from the director of “The Happening” and “After Earth” worth the applause? The answer is a confident YES!
Movie Review – Silence
This is not Sunday-fellowship-with-coffee Christianity, Scorsese’s faith is only made devout through suffering.
“It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Jason J. Lewis!” (w/Jason J. Lewis) – “Rings” & “The Space Between Us”
Jason J. Lewis stops by to tell us about life as the voice of Superman on Cartoon Network’s “Justice League Action”. Plus, previews of new movies “Rings” and “The Space Between Us”.
Movie Review – Hidden Figures
It clips along and deserves the crowds it’s drawing.
“Kismet” (w/Jason Stuart) – “Gold”, “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” & “A Dog’s Purpose”
The Movie Guys welcome actor/stand-up comic Jason Stuart, who sits in to help preview new releases “Gold”, “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” and “A Dog’s Purpose”.
The Movie Showcast: Return of Joe Canale (w/Joe Canale) – “The Founder”, “Split” & “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”
Former guest comic Joe Canale returns to The Admiral’s Club for previews of new movies – “The Founder”, “Split” and “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”.
“The Movie Guys are Easy” (w/Julie Brown) – “Sleepless”, “Monster Trucks”, “The Bye-Bye Man”, “Patriots Day” & “Live By Night”
Ep. 184: It’s The Movie Guys’ year-end movie clearance with FIVE new movies to preview. Special guest comic Julie Brown sits in the whole show!
Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed
The first thing Fassbender is guilty of is hiring a director of photography who doesn’t own a light kit.
Movie Review – Passengers
This is a disappointing follow-up for Morten Tyldum, director of the much more impassioned The Imitation Game.
The Visionary Movie Showcast (w/Laura Lee Bahr) – “Hidden Figures”, “A Monster Calls” & “Underworld: Blood Wars”
It’s a new year and a new guest in The Admiral’s Club! Filmmaker/author Laura Lee Bahr sits in with Paul, Bart and Karen to preview A Monster Calls, Hidden Figures & Underworld: Blood Wars.
The Movie Guys’ Best-Of Christmas Specials
A look back at some of the best moments from The Movie Guys’ holiday specials from 2009-2016
Awards Watch 2016
All the nominees in the awards race for the movies of 2016, all in one place.
Enough With the Spending – Hollywood’s Addiction to Squandering Money
Movie Guy Paul Preston looks at some egregious moments of Hollywood overspending from the last year.
Movie Review – Barry
Most viewers will probably find Vikram Gandhi’s new film, Barry, about the college life of Barack Obama, challenging, because not a lot happens.
The Movie Guys Seventh Annual Holiday Special!
The Movie Guys’ 7th Annual Holiday Special! Much like Itchy, Malia & Lumpy waited for Chewbacca, The Movie Guys anxiously await the arrival of Rogue One with Mike J. Nichols & Luke Skywalker!
Movie Review – Patriots Day
Peter Berg’s newest film, “Patriots Day”, is one of those movies that gets better as it goes along.
The Movie Showcast Starring Jessica Chastain…or Bryce Dallas Howard (w/Corrado Marcucci) – “Miss Sloane”, “Office Christmas Party” & “Nocturnal Animals”
The Movie Guys are joined by long-time friend of the Showcast Corrado Marcucci to mix it up over new releases “Miss Sloane”, “Office Christmas Party” and “Nocturnal Animals”.
Movie Review – Manchester By The Sea
Kenneth Lonergan’s deeply truthful drama is one of the year’s best films.
The Movie Showcast Starring Aaron Eckhart…or Thomas Jane (w/Jon Armstrong) – “Incarnate” & “La La Land”
Slow weekend for new releases, a good time to talk about MAGICIANS: LIFE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE with magician Jon Armstrong. Also, previews of INCARNATE & LA LA LAND.
“Pathetic Jim” (w/Geneviéve Flati) – “Moana”, “Rules Don’t Apply”, “Allied” & “Bad Santa 2”
The Movie Guys give the full preview treatment to “Allied”, “Moana”, “Bad Santa 2” and “Rules Don’t Apply” with actress and comedian Geneviéve Flati, creator and star of Women Rule Broadway.
“Puking on Tucci” (w/Lisa Ann Walter) – “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, “Bleed For This” & “The Edge of Seventeen”
The Movie Guys are joined by actress, comedian and story machine Lisa Ann Walter to preview new films “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, “Bleed For This” & “The Edge of Seventeen”.
Movie Review – Divines
Don’t let names like Djugui and Oulaya fool you into thinking this is going to be one of those inaccessible foreign films.
“You Won’t Like Me When I’m Ang Lee” (w/David Farrier) – “Arrival”, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”, “Almost Christmas” & “Shut In”
David Farrier, director of the new-to-VOD documentary Tickled, joins The Movie Guys in studio. Also, to meet weekly joke quotas, there are previews of Arrival, Almost Christmas, Shut In & more.
“Spock Shoots God in the Face” (w/Jonathan Mangum) – “Trolls”, “Doctor Strange” & “Hacksaw Ridge”
The Movie Guys preview “Doctor Strange”, “Hacksaw Ridge” & “Trolls”. Also, announcer on CBS’ “Let’s Make a Deal”, Jonathan Mangum, stops by The Showcast with stories from the set and the road.
“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.
“Horror, Whores & More!” (w/Emily Goss) – “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back”, “Tyler Perry’s Boo!: A Madea Halloween”, “Keeping Up With The Joneses” & “Ouija: Origin of Evil”
Four long-titled movies get the full preview treatment from The Movie Guys. Sitting in the whole show is actress Emily Goss, the lead actress of The House on Pine Street!