Movie Review – Poor Things
Lanthimos is a true original. A bold artist that does not shirk from controversy.
Oscar
R.I.P. James Caan
James Caan was the epitome of the New York tough guy.
Movie Review – The Innocents
Writer/director Eskil Vogt proves once again the power of his writing and directing capabilities
Movie Review – The Batman
This new iteration of Batman is a rousing welcome for comic book and graphic novel fans and should be seen on the big screen.
Your Weekly Dose – Academy Museum Report and Respect Review!
Movie Guy Paul Preston reports on the grand opening of The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and squeezes in a review of the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.
Movie Review – Sound of Metal
One of those rarities in film that somehow turns what you may perceive as a tragedy into a profound message that will linger far after it is over.
PIC of the Week – Fatale
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/5/21 – Fatale.
Movie Review – An American Pickle
A wonderful mix of big laughs and reflective moments that at times may move you to tears.
PIC of the Week – Beau Geste
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 8/27/20 – Beau Geste
Paul Hirsch – The TMG Interview
Who is Paul Hirsch? The title of his book answers that question: A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits – Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mission: Impossible and More.
Movie Review – The Lighthouse
Not only will it take patience, but perhaps a strong stomach.
Movie Review – Vice
Adam McKay proves to be just as adept at tackling big subjects as drawing big laughs.
Oscar Rant 2019
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustive, detailed, category-by-category breakdown of The Oscars. Who’ll win, who should, and his Top 10 of 2018.
Movie Review – Quincy
Any time the movie reveals something amazing that Quincy Jones that you either never knew for forgot about – DRINK.
Movie Review – Hal
You’ll be charged-up with the desire to talk about art, go see some art, or even more so, MAKE some art.
First Man: An Impressive Trailer, But…
Can Damien Chazelle’s FIRST MAN rise above other space epics? Our Movie Guy Ray takes a close look.
PIC of the Week – Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 8/30/18 – Tucker: The Man and His Dream
PIC of the Week – The Story of Louis Pasteur
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 2/22/18 – The Story of Louis Pasteur
Movie Review – Gold
I’ll admit I have a thing for white-people-getting-into-outrageous-trouble movies.
“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”…
Movie Review – Bridget Jones’s Baby
It may have taken nine months, but Universal brings us the first romantic comedy of 2016.
Over-Doing Do-Overs – Part Two
Let’s say you’re in Hollywood and you’ve no desire to come up with an original idea. You’re thinking – remake.
MOVIE REVIEW – SICARIO
“Sicario” is easily Villeneuve’s best film, and one of the best of the year.
MOVIE REVIEW – BLACK MASS
The performances in this new gangland tale are brilliant from Johnny Depp to the minor characters, but the film itself suffers in pacing and tries your patience.
MOVIE REVIEW – INSIDE OUT
It’s quite a testament to the consistent quality Pixar has brought to films for twenty years that even though they’ve had some missteps recently, the fact that they NAIL IT once again with their newest release, “Inside Out”, is no real surprise.
MOVIE REVIEW – GOOD KILL
The war has changed, but the toll on the soldier remains the same in “Good Kill”, the latest (and most indie-feel) film from Andrew Niccol.
DON’T GO OUT LIKE THAT
I’m of the opinion that the least effective way to send people out of your film is not allowing the music that carried the film to finish the job.
MOVIE REVIEW – UNBROKEN
Zamperini’s life story is worthy of a five star HBO mini-series rather being crammed into a two hour movie
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.
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…
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
I’m never one to seek out the work of children in movies. But something’s happened in the last five years or so…there’s a consistency in the air that has me hopeful.
MOVIE REVIEW – EDGE OF TOMORROW
This is a well-tuned machine that provides a fun trip to the movies that can be enjoyed by just about anyone young and old.
OSCAR RANT 2014
Movie Guy Paul Preston’s annual, over-thorough once-over of all the categories – who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2013
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – NEBRASKA
One of Alexander Payne’s great strengths as a filmmaker is in showing how great drama is always meshed with surrounding comedy.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Matthew and Jared are going to win the Oscar. But, I’m not on this bandwagon! Let the review begin.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
We want new stories. Enter a film about American slavery based on a book written in 1853. Sure, the story isn’t new, the subject matter is familiar, yet the execution is completely innovative.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – GRAVITY
In a movie age where more and more is being thrown on the screen – more computer effects, bigger armies of monsters and baddies, numbingly epic running times – “Gravity” shows the beauty that can result in paring down.
AN ABSOLUTELY TRUE, 100% REAL, DEFINITELY PLAUSIBLE, COMPLETELY FABRICATED MEETING WITH… ADAM SANDLER
Movie Guy Matteo Molinari takes us behind the scenes of an Adam Sandler script-generating session at the Happy Madison offices.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “YOU’VE BEEN GREENLIT!” (w/Matt McCarthy) – “Thor: The Dark World”, “The Book Thief” & “About Time”
Showcast Episode 25: After a preview of “Thor: The Dark World”, The Movie Guys provide a glimpse of what life must be like on Asgard. Also, a preview of “The Book Thief” inspires a game of “You’ve Been Greenlit!”, a game of vocabulary skill where keywords in your plot can win you an Oscar. Then comedian and actor Matt McCarthy hits the studio for a preview of “About Time” and tons of great talk about movies and professional wrestling.
AN OCEAN OF TALENT
Movie Guy Paul Preston breaks down the careers of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad PItt, the best Hollywood has to offer in leading men.