Category: Episodes

The movie Dumb Money is hitting theaters. Dumb Money was based on true events surrounding Gamestop stonk and Directed by Craig Gillespie. it seemed fitting to look at a similar film by Gillespie that checked all the same boxes. Movie Matt selected the acclaimed “I, Tonya” to review. Listen as we discuss this totally, maybe, possibly, somewhat true adaptation of what happened in real life. 

Starring – Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson; Directed By – Craig Gillespie; Written By – Steven Rogers; Music – Peter Nashel; Cinematography – Nicolas Karakatsanis; Editing – Tatiana S. Riegel.

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On 9/26/2008 the great Paul Newman passed away. The Captains wanted to talk about his legacy and some of the movies that they enjoyed.

Road to Perdition (2002)

The Color of Money (1986)

The Sting (1973)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

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Don’t worry, we heard your feedback, please make it stop. We aren’t listening and dropped our first episode of Season 5. Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, just won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. The Captains wanted to talk about another film directed by the visionary director.  With many great options Johnny Dangerous, who is prone to nose bleeds, decided on The Lobster (2008). Poor Things comes out in theaters on December 8, 2023.

Starring – Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly; Directed By – Yorgos Lanthimos; Written By – Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou; Music – Various Artists; Cinematography – Thimios Bakatakis; Editing – Yorgos Mavropsaridis.

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June 30th marked the 30th anniversary of the 1993 thriller, The Firm. The Captains wanted to look back and see if it held up. Did Tom run as much as we remember? How many movies based on John Grisham novels can they release in a year? Find out on this Deep Dive. 

Starring – Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Ed Harris; Directed By – Sydney Pollack; Written By – David Rabe, Robert Towne, David Rayfiel; Music – Dave Grusin; Cinematography – John Seale; Editing – Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp.

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The Captains discuss the new films that they are excited to see released in August and September of 2023. 

Corner Office
Drive-Away Dolls

Dumb Money

The Creator

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Greta Gerwig directed and cowrote the Barbie movie that was just released in theaters. The Captains wanted to select another movie that had another female writer/director combo. We narrowed it down to the movie “In a World..”, written and directed by Lake Bell. Listen as Movie Matt is the “most prepared” he has ever been to a recording. 

Starring – Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Demetri Martin, Michaela Watkins; Directed By – Lake Bell; Written By – Lake Bell; Music – Ryan Miller; Cinematography – Seamus Tierney; Editing – Tom McArdle.

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t is time for another Movie Royalty interview with one of the Captains. This time it is the sultan of cinematography, Johnny Dangerous, on the hot seat.

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With the release of Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Movie Matt wanted to time travel to a simpler time. To a time before Tom Cruise was jumping in, out, off, on everything he could find. That time was way back in 1996 when Mission: Impossible was released. With a total of 8 movies in the franchise by 2024, these Missions are starting to seem pretty possible.  

Starring – Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny; Directed By – Brian De Palma; Written By – David Koepp, Robert Towne; Music – Danny Elfman; Cinematography – Stephen H. Burum; Editing – Paul Hirsch.

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