Movie Review – Hidden Figures
It clips along and deserves the crowds it’s drawing.
Paul Preston
“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!
Movie Review – Arrival
Denis Villeneuve has crafted and elegant science fiction movie that harnesses every aspect of filmmaking to tell a surprising, smart and truly awe-inspiring story.
“Getting Away From Other People” (w/Mindy Sterling) – “The Accountant”, “Max Steel”, “Desierto” & “Kevin Hart: What Now?”
Ep. 172: Mindy Sterling joins The Movie Guys to talk about The Groundlings, Comic-Con and, of course, Austin Powers, plus previews of The Accountant, Max Steel, Desierto and Kevin Hart: What Now?
Batting .1000 – Hollywood’s Winning Streaks
To achieve perfection in the arts is nearly impossible because it’s a widely subjective form of expression. And yet, there are a few filmmakers who you could say come close to a perfect record in their field.
“Body Douching” (w/Bridget McManus) – “The Girl on the Train”, “The Birth of a Nation” & “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life”
Ep. 171: Three new movies get the preview treatment this week with special guest comic Bridget McManus – The Birth of a Nation, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life and The Girl on the Train.
Movie Review – Deepwater Horizon
A nail-biting, tense disaster film worth seeing.
“It’s All About Stephen” (w/C. Stephen Foster) – “Masterminds”, “Deepwater Horizon” & “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
This week’s new films look like they should be summer movies, but here they are in September. Also, friend of the show Stephen Foster visits to talk about his new film That’s Opportunity Knocking.
“A Cheap Factory of Childhood Nightmares” (w/Todd Malta) – “Storks”, “The Magnificent Seven” & “Queen of Katwe”
Ep. 169: Three new films for The Movie Guys to talk about this week, including Storks, The Magnificent Seven and Queen of Katwe. Plus, “Personal Assistant to the Stars” Todd Malta (we gave him that title).
Movie Review – Blair Witch
Where The Blair Witch Project looked like a compilation of found footage you’re just stumbling across, Blair Witch feels like a compilation of found footage put together to make a horror movie.
“Bosom Buddies” (w/Andrea Grano & Tara Karsian) – “Bridget Jones’s Baby”, “Blair Witch” & “Snowden”
Ep. 168: BFFs Andrea Grano and Tara Karsian hit The Admiral’s Club to talk about their new movie…BFFs and they help The Movie Guys preview new movies Snowden, Bridget Jones’s Baby and Blair Witch.
Movie Review – Don’t Breathe
By the end, the film goes there.
“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 Download on WGN – 9/8/16
Paul Preston calls into Justin Kaufmann’s The Download on Chicago’s WGN to discuss The Movie Showcast and Justin’s recent appearance on the show with his comedy troupe Schadenfreude.
Movie Review – Bridget Jones’s Baby
It may have taken nine months, but Universal brings us the first romantic comedy of 2016.
“I See No Need For It” (w/Ryan McKee & Ron Babcock) – “Morgan” & “The Light Between Oceans”
Ep. 166: Former Showcast guest Ron Babcock returns with Ryan McKee, his comedy partner from Modest Proposal. They both sit in for previews of Morgan, The Light Between Oceans.
Movie Review – Hell or High Water
Bank robberies, cops on the trail, open carry – all sounds like the formula for an action film, but Hell or High Water gets more mileage out of dialogue, strong character and anticipation of violence.
“Samantha’s Choice” (w/Samantha Hale) – “Mechanic: Resurrection” & “Don’t Breathe”
Ep. 165: This week’s guest is a winner as stand-up comic and filmmaker Samantha Hale is the perfect fit with the show. Two new releases get previewed: Don’t Breathe & Mechanic: Resurrection.
Movie Review – Pete’s Dragon
Director Lowery employs a lot to buoy the sentiment, going for an unapologetically romantic take on boyhood fantasy.