Book Review – Hocus Pocus in Focus: The Thinking Fan’s Guide to Disney’s Halloween Classic
Let’s get this out of the way – I am hands down, 100% the target audience for this book.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 4 – Los Angeles Film & Script, Fantastic Planet & Tally Shorts Festivals
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Los Angeles Film & Script, Fantastic Planet & Tally Shorts Festivals
“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.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 3 – Die Laughing Film Festival, Slamdance & SIFF
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: Die Laughing Film Festival, Slamdance & The Seattle International Film Festival
“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.
Movie Review – Girl on the Train
About halfway through the movie, I came to the following realization: “This movie is a real downer.”
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 2 – SoCal Clips Indie & Brightside Tavern Film Festivals
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week – SoCal Clips Indie & Brightside Tavern Film Festivals
“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 – The Dark Tapes
It has enough macabre moments to whet the genre fan’s ravenous appetite
Movie Review – Deepwater Horizon
A nail-biting, tense disaster film worth seeing.
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 1 – Cheyenne ZombieFest & Miami Int’l Sci-Fi Film Festival
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week – Cheyenne ZombieFest and MiSciFi
“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.
Movie Review – The Magnificent Seven
From the tremendously played cast, to the quippy, well-penned script, Fuqua’s vision really fires on all cylinders.
“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 – Sully
As undoubtedly great as Tom Hanks is, there are still only so many ways he can contemplatively look at himself in the mirror before the audience gets bored.
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.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – Killer Party
Drummond and company are out to break many taboos.
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.
Reflecting on Stranger Things…
Let me explain what it felt like watching “Stranger Things”: like I had crawled into a time machine and I could smell it, I could feel it, I could see it and my heart broke into a multitude of pieces.
“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.
Web Series Showcase – The Adventures of Superseven, Tap It! & Black
Creating content for people to watch on the web is an uphill climb. With literally millions of choices, how on earth does one go about standing out?
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.
Indie Report – The Radiant Spider-Man
In 7min., 46 sec., the short offers drama, action, and comedy.
A Letter to DC and WB
The current leadership of DC is going to be the downfall of the modern superhero boom.
“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 – Sausage Party
Good timely social commentary but it easily gets steamrolled by the persistent raunch fest
Movie Review – Pete’s Dragon
Director Lowery employs a lot to buoy the sentiment, going for an unapologetically romantic take on boyhood fantasy.
“Madness Takes its Toll…” (w/Kevin Theis) – “War Dogs”, “Ben-Hur” & “Kubo and The Two Strings”
Ep. 164: Three new films this week and The Movie Guys are all over ’em: War Dogs, Ben-Hur & Kubo and the Two Strings and author Kevin Theis (Confessions of a Transylvanian) sits in the whole show.
Is It Possible to Predict the Ending of “Game of Thrones”?
Justin Bowler looks at “Game of Thrones” – is it a depiction of medieval literature OR of the medieval world itself?
“They All Die in the End!” (W/Scott Mantz) – “Sausage Party”, “Pete’s Dragon” & “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Ep. 163: Access Hollywood film critic Scott “Movie” Mantz joins The Movie Guys in The Admiral’s Club for rapid fire previews of new releases Sausage Party, Pete’s Dragon and Florence Foster Jenkins.
Movie Review – Suicide Squad
Does Suicide Squad have its share of entertaining moments? Most definitely.
“Cat-astrophe!” (w/Jason Webb) – “Suicide Squad” & “Nine Lives”
Ep. 162: Two new films get the business as The Movie Guys preview Suicide Squad and Nine Lives with special guest stand-up comic Jason Webb. Also, a Comic-Con roundtable.
Movie Review – Jason Bourne
About two-thirds of the way through the film, I was reminded just how exciting action can be without special effects.
Cult Status, Part 2 – Examining “Starry Eyes” & “The Invitation”
Mary Gent examines the role of cults in two new films, “Starry Eyes” and “The Invitation” for TheMovieGuys.net