La La Land – A Second Opinion
I know I’ll be vilified by its fans, but “La La Land” may be the most overhyped and over indulgent film since “The Artist”
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Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 16 – Dances With Films & Southside Film Festival
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Dances With Films & Southside Film Festival
Movie Review – The Bye Bye Man
If only this movie was half as good as its marketing campaign.
“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 – A Monster Calls
This is one of those rare instances where you must share the power and emotions in a darkened theater with a large group of people.
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.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 15 – Int’l Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema & Maryland Int’l Film Festival
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Int’l Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema & Maryland Int’l Film Festival
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.
Movie Review – La La Land
One of those theatre experiences where you realize while you are seeing it that you might be watching an all-time classic.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 14 – Big Easy Int’l & Omaha Film Festivals and Pacific Coast Premiere
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Big Easy Int’l & Omaha Film Festivals and Pacific Coast Premiere.
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
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 13 – Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema & Dallas Int’l Film Festival
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema & Dallas Int’l Film Festival
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.
Movie Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
As the lights came back on in the theater, I along with my group could not help but feel only partially satisfied.
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!
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 12 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Int’l, Columbus Int’l Film + Video & Newport Beach Film Fests
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Chhatrapati Shivaji Int’l, Columbus Int’l Film + Video & Newport Beach Film Fests
Movie Review – Patriots Day
Peter Berg’s newest film, “Patriots Day”, is one of those movies that gets better as it goes along.
Movie Review – De Palma
Here is Brian De Palma recounting fighting the good fight, making due with whatever was passed on to him, and retelling it all at his unabashedly best.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 11 – Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest + Depth of Field Int’l, DC & NYC Independent Film Fests
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: NEFF Horror Fest + Depth of Field Int’l, DC & NYC Independent Film Fests
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.
Movie Review – The Eyes of My Mother
Comes with a dire warning: only to be viewed by those with an open mind, and not the faint of heart.
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.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 10 – Dawson City & San Louis Obispo Int’l Film Festivals + Zed & Short. Sweet. Film Fests
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Dawson City & San Louis Obispo Int’l Film Festivals + Zed & Short. Sweet. Film Fests
The Top Ten Creepy Clown Movies
They might not always be the center of attention, but whenever they show up in a horror show they are nothing to laugh at.
“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.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 9 – The ALL CRAP Edition
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: CISF, Cinemagic London, Atlanta & Liverpool Independent Film Festivals.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – Hell or High Water
Not just a classic Robin Hood-type fable, but an ode to the fading American way of life.
Movie Review – Nocturnal Animals
A visceral and violent story within a story. The tonic is mixture of Hitchcock, Lynch and Kubrick.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 8 – Julien Dubuque, Int’l Horror & Sci-Fi, Austin Revolution & Media Film Fests & Atlanta Shortsfest
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Julien Dubuque, Int’l Horror & Sci-Fi, Austin Revolution & Media Film Fests & Atlanta Shortsfest
“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.
Movie Review – Asperger’s Are Us
A documentary with off-centered humor and a dash of warmth.
Movie Review – Hacksaw Ridge
An incredibly personal story involving love, faith, and conscience.
“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.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 7 – Dam Short, ICE & River Run International Film Festivals
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Dam Short, ICE and Riverrun Film Festivals.
The Top Five Best Video Game Movie Adaptations
I will preface this entire article by saying that these movies are not great movies.