La La Land – The Defense Rests
“La La Land” is on its way to a rout at tonight’s Academy Awards, and I welcome it.
The Top Ten Films of 2016 – Take Two
TheMovieGuys.net’s Ray Schillaci delivers up an eclectic mix of films in his top ten list for 2016
“Oscar Talk…and Bits” (w/Brady Novak) – “Get Out” & more
Oscar week counter-programming includes “Get Out”, “Collide” & “Rock Dog”. The Movie Guys can only get to the one that looks most promising (“Get Out”), then it’s on to Oscar talk with Brady Novak. .
Oscar Rant 2017
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustively-researched, category-by-category breakdown of the entire Oscars for 2017
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”.
Oscar Week Profile: Denis Villeneuve & Jeff Nichols
Mary Gent compares the rising talents of directors Jeff Nichols (“Loving”) and Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”) during Oscar week.
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.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 21 – Festival Reviews REVIEW!
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: A recap of the the best, worst and undecided.
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
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 20 – Lake George Film Festival and Lisbon, NY State & Illinois Int’l Film Festivals
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Lake George Film Festival and Lisbon, NY State & Illinois Int’l Film Festivals
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.
Coming Soon – The 60 Yard Line
Fandom is the fuel that supplies the engine of a new independent film, “The 60 Yard Line”.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 19 – Hoboken Int’l, NYC Downtown & Love Horror Short Film Festivals
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Hoboken Int’l, NYC Downtown & Love Horror Short Film Festivals
“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.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 18 – West Chester, Oaxaca and Crimson Screen Horror Film Fests
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: West Chester, Oaxaca and Crimson Screen Horror Film Fests
“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”.
“La La” Lands Fourteen Nominations…to my astonishment
Ray Schillaci is the first Movie Guy to chime in on the Academy Award nominations. He…didn’t like “La La Land”…
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”.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 17 – Nashville, Minneapolis/St. Paul Int’l & FirstGlance L.A. Film Festivals
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Nashville, Minneapolis/St. Paul Int’l & FirstGlance L.A. Film Festivals
Vikram Gandhi – The TMG Interview
Paul Preston of The Movie Guys interviews Vikram Gandhi, director of the Netflix original film BARRY.
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”
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.