Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story
The backstory of the rascally space smuggler who lost the woman he loved, was killed by his son and nobody cared finally comes to the big screen.
Star Wars
PIC of the Week – Hostiles
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 4/26/18 – Hostiles
PIC of the Week – Women in Love
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/29/18 – Women in Love
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.
Reporting From The Floor of Comic-Con 2017
Paul Preston & Justin Bowler recall their shenanigans at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, July 20-22. Truly, the most wonderful time of the year.
Movie Review – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
A virtual kaleidoscope, heavy on sights and sounds, but light on story and characters which tends to be the norm for many graphic novel adaptations.
The Best Way Out of Movie Jail
Movie Guy Paul Preston charts out the best way to see classic movies in Los Angeles.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Flash Gordon
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “Flash Gordon”.
Movie Review – The Mummy
When Tom Cruise was attached to this movie, I thought he might lift the whole unnecessary project, but just the opposite happened, the whole unnecessary project dragged him down.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Star Trek: The Motion Picture & The Black Hole
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movies – “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” & “The Black Hole”.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Rebel Scum, Strength & Post-It
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movies – “Rebel Scum”, “Strength” & “Post-It”.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…IMAX VR – Trials of Tatooine & Eagle Flight
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movies – “Trials on Tatooine” & “Eagle Flight”
“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
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 – The BFG
How is The BFG, the first team up between Disney and director Steven Spielberg not a bigger deal?
Critics Don’t Matter
Critics and moviegoers just aren’t in line anymore
The Movie Showcast – Best of Sketches, Part 2
Ep. 147: This special edition of The Movie Showcast delivers up a sampling of sketches, games and bits from 2015 including popular recurring segments like “Karen’s Birthdays” and the opening “Attention”. Part Two includes special guests like Drew Boudreau, Jeffrey Baldinger, The Boobé Sisters, Glenn Morshower & more!
BATMAN: BAD BLOOD RED CARPET INTERVIEWS
Entertainment journalists kept warm in the confines of The Paley Center, patiently waiting for talent to arrive.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – BATMAN: BAD BLOOD
“Batman: Bad Blood” carries the torch for the new series (“Son of Batman”, “Batman vs. Robin”) and has it burn brighter than ever before.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CHUNKY PEE” (w/Sarah Burns) – “In The Heart of the Sea” & “The Big Short”
Showcast Episode 130: Nothing says the holidays like chunky pee. Find out what The Movie Guys are talking about when special guest Sarah Burns (“Slow Learners”) hits The Admiral’s Club to preview “In the Heart of the Sea” and “The Big Short”. Plus, a round of Retractions involving one incident…a year and a half ago…and The Soup Dragons.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST AND THE STARLIGHTERS (w/Harry Waters, Jr. & Don Fullilove) – “Burnt”, “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” & “Our Brand is Crisis”
Showcast Episode 124: With the 30th anniversary, America’s going “Back to the Future” crazy, and The Movie Guys want in, welcoming Harry Waters, Jr. and Don Fullilove to The Admiral’s Club for a rousing interview (Waters, Jr. & Fullilove played Marvin Berry and Goldie Wilson in the classic movie). Plus, previews of new movies “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”, “Our Brand is Crisis” and “Burnt”.
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
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”.
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 – “SUPERBAD ON DRUGS” (w/Shannon McClung) – “Inside Out” & “Dope”
Showcast Episode 105: The long L.A. Drought is over! PIXAR is back! After a two year wait, The Movie Guys finally preview a new Pixar movie, “Inside Out”, as well as Sundance hit “Dope”, all with the help of special guest Shannon McClung. Plus, a look ahead to Comic-Con 2015 and outtakes of voice actors who were cut from the latest PIXAR movie.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
The title says it all.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 15TH ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL – PART 2
Ray Schillaci recaps more of the best of the fest from The 2015 Phoenix Film Festival, including “Slow West”, “Exeter” and “White God”.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – PREDESTINATION
Aided by a complex story, interesting characters and tight direction, the Spierigs deliver a powerful punch that has you talking about the film long after it is over
THE TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014…A SECOND (AND THIRD) OPINION
It’s Oscar Sunday, and with The Oscar Rant out there, more opinions have popped up about the ten best films of 2014.
WHAT IS IT WITH THE FOURTH ONE?
Sometimes a story will continue on into a fourth installment (and beyond). That’s where it gets interesting.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST CLOSE-UP (w/Natalie Lipka & Wayne Frazier) – “Wild” & “The Pyramid”
Showcast Episode 78: Movie Talk meets Actor Talk as “Hollywood Close-Up” co-hosts Natalie Lipka and Wayne Frazier join The Movie Guys for industry chat. Plus, previews of “Wild”, which you’ve probably heard of, “The Pyramid”, which you probably haven’t, and a focus group is brought in to see if they’ve EVER heard of the new Nicolas Cage film “Dying of the Light”.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART THREE – SUPERHERO FILMS
The title says it all. Part three of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest superhero films per year for the last forty or so years.
Kneel Before Aud – 10/28/14
Audrey Kearns sits down and chats with The Movie Guys’ Paul Preston about, well just about everything – Star Wars, superheroes, film making, film buffs, Doctor Who, terrible Catholic School memories, acting and so much more.
I MISS GENE HACKMAN
Gene Hackman had an extraordinary ability to be in a wide variety of films and be authentic in each of them. I ALWAYS bought him. And it seems he’s going to stay retired…
MOVIE REVIEW – GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
James Gunn not only got it right, but he’s possibly pulled off the best Marvel movie yet.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “IT’S MAGIC” (w/David Minkin) – “Lucy”, “Hercules” & “And So it Goes”
Showcast Episode 60: Just in time for Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight”, magician David Minkin joins The Movie Guys in studio to talk movies and blow our minds with a couple of tricks. Plus, previews of “Hercules”, “And So It Goes” and “Lucy” with guest co-host, and “Mom On Movies” podcaster Mike J. Nichols, who brings more “Star Wars” archives to the show.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART TWO – HORROR
The title says it all. Part two of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest horror movies per year for the last forty or so years.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART ONE – COMEDIES
The title says it all. Part one of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest comedy films per year for the last forty or so years.
THE LATEST – GHOSTBUSTERS, THE TERMINATOR & HARRY POTTER – 6/10/14
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes the Dawns of both Justice and “Gotham”, “Ghostbusters” 30th anniversary begins and a Harry Potter reunion.