Five Criminally Under-Seen Movies for the Quarantine – Part 2
Go deeper than the limited catalog of movies on a streaming service and see some great stuff you haven’t yet!
Birdman
Let’s Retire the Term “Popcorn Movie”
You may have even said the phrase yourself. My suggestion – let’s stop.
Best Actor Rankings 1993-2017
Paul Douglas Moomjean breaks down the Best Actor winners of the last twenty-five years for TheMovieGuys.net on the lead-up to Oscars week.
PIC of the Week – Mandy
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 11/1/18 – Mandy
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Baby Driver
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “Baby Driver”.
Movie Review – Gifted
In Marc Webb’s new film, “Gifted”, we’re supposed to buy into the premise that Captain America’s niece is incredibly advanced and intelligent. Not so hard to do.
MOVIE REVIEW – SPOTLIGHT
Newspapers may not be long for this world, but the movie about the newspaper investigation team will always be great.
MOVIE REVIEW – ALEX OF VENICE
“Alex of Venice” brings with it all the best elements you’ve come to want in an indie film: drama, humor, romance and an overall welcome effort to keep it simple.
2015 OSCAR TELECAST RECAP
After watching the Oscar telecast for so many years, one cannot help but wonder this year, what the hell happened?
BIRDMAN, OR LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT ENDING
SPOILERS AHEAD: If you have not seen “Birdman”, and do not wish the ending to be ruined, then do not keep reading (that being said, most people didn’t understand the ending, so even if you read this, it’s probably not that big of a deal).
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.
OSCAR RANT 2015
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustive, no-stone-left-unturned once over of all the nominees. All of them.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – BIRDMAN, OR THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE
The title suggests that the creative minds responsible for this fascinating film don’t mind if you refer to it by either of the titles listed above. There really are two stories happening at the same time, though it does appear to be just one.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST LIVE FROM COCKFOSTERS (w/David Pompeii) – “Paddington”, “Blackhat”, “The Wedding Ringer” & “American Sniper”
Showcast Episode 83: Stand-up comic and all-round hilarious guy David Pompeii joins The Movie Guys for a big 4-movie weekend’s worth of previews, including “The Wedding Ringer”, “Paddington”, “Blackhat” and the wide release of “American Sniper”. Also, angry Kevin Hart tweets, great stories about Key & Peele and “The Godfather” and a rousing version of Karen’s Birthdays.
Golden Globes Recap – Hollywood Close-Up – 1/12/15
Movie Guy Paul Preston sits in on a whole episode of “Hollywood Close-Up” with Wayne Frazier to talk Golden Globe Awards and to chime in while co-host Natalie Lipka is on the east coast.
THE LATEST – INTERSTELLAR, JOE DIRT & FREE SCREENPLAYS – 11/28/14
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes free Hollywood screenplays, the return of Joe Dirt, another new James Franco fringe project and “Birdman Returns”
AWARDS WATCH 2014
Self-congratulation is still the rage in TinselTown. Who are we to not report on it? Agree? Disagree? It doesn’t matter, the awards will go out week after week until the Oscars, February 22nd, 2015.
THE MOVIE GUYS’ ANNUAL PLEDGE DRIVE (w/Laura Krafft) – “Fury”, “Birdman”, “The Book of Life”, “The Best of Me”, “Kill the Messenger” and “Men, Women and Children”
Showcast Episode 71: During their annual pledge drive, The Movie Guys go for a World Record number of movies previewed on a Showcast recorded in a studio in Burbank on a Wednesday night – SIX (“Fury”, “The Book of Life”, “Men, Women and Children”, “Birdman”, “Kill the Messenger” and “The Best of Me”). Plus, comedienne and Emmy-winning writer Laura Krafft sits in the whole show!
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 7/8/14
New movie trailers include “Birdman”, “Dear White People”, “The Drop”, “Dumb and Dumber To”, “The Equalizer”, “Exodus: Gods and Kings”, “Fury”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”, “Horrible Bosses 2”, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1”, “The Interview”, “The Judge”, “Magic in the Moonlight”, “Paddington”, “The Zero Theorem”