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Wonder Woman's debuting on HBO Max and in theaters on Christmas day. Tenet’s getting its digital release. Netflix is grabbing everyone. And when will …

There have been a number of stories written about the tragedy of the whaling ship The Essex. The captain wrote about …

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WandaVision. Johnny Depp out as Grindelwald; Mads Mikkelsen in talks. Fatman sucks. New series by Lord/Miller has amazing cast and concept. Plus, a …

When the name David E. Kelley pops up, its …

Sean Connery has passed. Plus, that time he laid down the law with Disney execs. Clive Barker is on for HBO. Maya Hawke in romantic comedy looking to …

Peruvian filmmaker Luis Llosa had been working on some films for Roger Corman before Hollywood came calling for some larger budgeted fare. After the …

As the nights grow longer, the temperatures drop lower, and a looming sense of dread creeps into the corners of your thoughts Steve and TNR’s Ray DeLancey invite you to spend some time with them in The Lodge. Don’t …

Ted Lasso gets an early season 3 renewal. Commentary incoming on HBO, tv+, and Jon Stewart. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Trickiness. Plus, trailers …

Shortly after making his arguably unnecessary adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, David Fincher disappeared into TV land and began focusing his attentions to the Netflix TV …

Roger Corman’s always made profitable films, and sometimes that meant stealing some ideas from current releases to capitalize on the similarities. That’s certainly the case with the film he produced that ripped off …

Quibi’s finally dying and it turns out they’re also scabs. Ted Lasso wins over everyone’s hearts. Cinemark’s theatre rentals. And Fast & Furious turns it up to 11. Trailers, a Presidential bracket, plus, we do the …

From the time artists began creating, there were those stealing their ideas. This certainly holds true in film, where some filmmakers from around the …

There’s nothing to make a father more uncomfortable than sitting with his teenage daughter watching a film that includes honest and frankly discussions of teens sexuality. Well . . . there is one thing more …

It’s less than three weeks until the American presidential election and each passing day in this country seems to stack fraught anxieties atop each other. Timing our existential stress perfectly, this week Netflix …

No one wants Quibi. AMC is about out of cash. That’s OK because Soul isn’t coming out in theaters anyway. Sony confirms many Spiders-Men. Plus three …

It should come as no surprise that while making Snowpiercer, writer/director Bong Joon-Ho came up with the idea for Parasite. They’re both films that …

Oscars let the streamers run free at awards season. James McAvoy in the dark as he improves through ‘My Son’. Musicals on deck for feature film …

The conversations about Roma at the time of its release and discussions about awards seemed to center on the fact that it was released on Netflix …

Just when you’ve binged everything on your watchlist and need something new or unexpected to watch Trailer Rewind is back with a season filled with new guests!

We start the new season with The Film Board’s Tommy …

Fargo is back ... Tommy loves it. Pete pleas for Kyle to try The Boys. Trailer Rewind is back this week! Some emergency COVID recasting on The Witcher... and everywhere else, presumably. Plus three trailers, a …

Michael Haneke is always one to provoke with his films, but rarely do they feel so personal as his 2012 film Amour. He pulled from personal …

Michael B. Jordan being sought for Scarface remake. Fantastic Beasts 3 has resumed shooting. Netflix cancels The Dark Crystal… after just one season. Star Trek 4 (& Other Star Trek Movies) are NOT canceled, says …

During pre-production on Flags of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood was doing research and became curious about who it was on the Japanese side of the Battle of Iwo Jima who was leading their troops. This interest led him …

TENET and the great sadness of the 2020 global box office. Madonna working on the story of her life. The Prince Estate has a podcast. We’ve got a …

Ang Lee has made a career of always doing something different, so it likely came as no surprise to people after his Jane Austen adaptation, his 70s period family drama, and his western that he then moved straight into a …

Ray’s Reel Review digs into early in-theater experiences for our roving reporter. Jack Reacher is finally getting cast appropriately and coming to …

By 1998’s awards season, Miramax’s marketing machine was cranking away at its hardest, and some would argue hit a point that was offensive. In the …

Things are changing in the entertainment industry. COVID 19 has changed the way the world consumes movies. Over the past month, we’ve begun to see some new releases open in limited theater capacities while others …

How Chadwick Boseman’s Death Impacts ‘Black Panther 2’. So Much DC FanDome stuff! Daniel Dae Kim and Randall Park to Co-Star in Heist Film. The …

Massimo Troisi had a driving passion to make The Postman, so much so that he put medical care off to get it made. This lead to his death immediately after principal photography, but his passion project was able to be …

Quibi Corner! Quibi goes drive-in for ‘The Stranger’ in Los Angeles. Plus, Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are all in for a Quibi Cartoon! ‘The …

Starting with an image dreamed of four women in white in a red room, Ingmar Bergman was able to build the story that became his film Cries and Whispers. …

The Flash movie has some casting news. Discovery shines through Trek chaos. A Blazing Saddles thing. Netflix is testing the shuffle. Plus three solid …

Being from Greece but raised in France, director Costa-Gavras still felt very much connected to his home country. When the democratic …

2020 has given us a new understanding of what dog days can mean. Historically the label has been reserved for the hottest days of the year …

Pete watches TV. Steve takes umbrage. “Jason and Friends” recalls the halcyon days of murder and cartoons. Physical media is still dying… but it’s …

Seeing a foreign language film get nominated for Best Picture may have seemed strange for those in the Academy back in the late 30s, but after seeing Jean Renoir’s film La Grande Illusion, it may have made more sense. …

Pixar’s got a new thing with ‘Luca’. ‘Mulan’ drops to D+ next month. Wait, didn’t they say they weren’t going to make more Star Wars films? Oh, right.

Coming back just a few short years later, Ice Cube sets his third film in the Friday franchise …

What happened to Will Smith? Universal, AMC Agree to 17 day theatrical window. Dave Franco set to star as Vanilla Ice in new biopic. Quibi is going …

When Ice Cube started up his own production company, CubeVision, it made sense to jump back to the first film that he wrote, Friday, to make a sequel. After all, most …

Emmy Nomination Predictions. Bill & Ted Face The Music hits on Sept 1st. Box office reopens in China. Plus three new trailers and a list of …

Ice Cube’s rap career was on fire because of the work he was doing with N.W.A., but after playing Doughboy in John Singleton’s 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, he got the acting bug and wanted to do more films. He talked to …

Star Wars: The Bad Batch animated series coming to Disney+ in 2021. Hayden Christensen has signed on for KENOBI. Stallone says ‘Rocky IV’ …

Quibi attachment rates are out. Splash Mountain’s going to have the Song of the South elements removed, instead adding the Princess & the Frog!

COVID-19 has created a unique dearth in the film industry. We’ve all been seeking something to look forward to this summer and Disney+ provided a glimmer last week by releasing a film version of “Hamilton” captured live …

It’s Hamilton weekend. Unsubscribed: The Zero-Dollar Budget Box-Office Winner. In The Rumor-mill: will 7–9 be removed from canon? Sorkin’s new …

The Floor Is Lava is here. Happy birthday, Rob. Cinemark has a poison squad. The Peacock offers a Brave New World. Miranda gives to Fs for the kids…

Toward the end of Grant’s acting career, he had stopped playing the romantic interest, concerned how his age reflected in the on-screen …

Edgar Wright to direct THE CHAIN. Oscars So Delayed…

When it came time to cast the lead for his new film North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock found himself in a pickle. He had already discussed the film with James Stewart, the …

Theaters are not quite open yet. The Corona Virus is still a major threat in the world and even though some businesses are reopening, the film …

Daredevil rights… What’s this now? Spider tease. The Girl with the Amazon Tattoo! Gosling to go full wolfy. Plus a list of movies celebrating great …

Cary Grant was cast and ready to play the lead in the film adaptation of The Man Who Came to Dinner, but people were so upset that …

Aside from a few dips …

New Trek series announced. Scream 5, apparently. Snyder cut shenanigans, and Henry Super Nick Fury Man Cavill. HBOMeh, plus Studio Ghibli, tho. …

Francis Veber had written plays, TV shows, and films. He had also directed plenty of well by the time he decided to adapt his hit play "Le Dîner de Cons" for the big screen. …

What have you been up to? Seen any good movies lately? It’s not always easy to find them, but “Theater at Home” releases are available and more titles are being announced all the time. The Film Board will continue to …

Happy Saturday everybody! It’s twilight for Twilight Time. Hanks' Greyhound is snatched by Apple TV+. The Snyder Cut is REAL! Cannes and Sundance …

When Mike Nichols and Elaine May teamed up again for the first time in over thirty years, it was to adapt Francis Veber's most famous and celebrated …

Hamilton comes home July 3. New Mutants gets another new release date. Dave Filoni makes a better pitch for the prequels than Lucas ever did. Disney …

When asked to adapt the hit stage show "La Cage Aux Folles" to the big screen, director Édouard Molinaro knew he had to get comedy writer/director …

JJ and Steve finish the first half of 2020 with a film and its remake. This pairing starts with 2014's The Kindergarten Teacher from Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid. There's something different about this film. Is it an …

This week in the Matinée… 

Tom Cruise wants to film in space. ‘A Quiet Place’ writers teaming up with Sam Raimi for sci-fi thriller. Mike …

When Agnieszka Holland described her film Spoor at the New York Film Festival, she said it was, "an anarchistic, feminist, ecological crime story …

The Quibi Experiment continues. Trolls World Tour is doing really well… unrelated we’re sure: AMC won’t play Universal movies anymore. Change-up at …

For Agnieszka Holland's third and final (she says) film about the Holocaust, she landed on a unique story that has shades of others before and after …

Let's just get this out of the way. Steve and JJ are really split on this one. JJ was disappointed that this was more of a poem than a film and wasn't happy about the execution of this film. Steve, on the other hand, …

HOME is kinda pretentious beautifully produced environmental living. Georgiais on Hannibal’s march to the sea. Soderbergh is heading the DGA …

When Agnieszka Holland was given early pages from Solomon Perel's unfinished memoirs about surviving the Holocaust, she was immediately taken by it. …

Pete saw The Platform, doesn’t regret it. Perry Mason gets a backstory in the first series trailer drop. Venom 2 marketing? PeacockTV brings the nostalgiathis summer. Netflix sneaks past Disney. Plus, recommendations …

Many consider the 1979 mini-series adaptation of John le Carré's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" to be not only the definitive le Carré adaptation but …

The first entry in our Aspiring Singers double feature takes Steve and JJ across the Atlantic for 2018's Wild Rose. Despite a familiar story of working class woman striving to attain her dreams, there were several …

It’s Quibi week. Screenpass might be coming to your Movie Pass account. It’s Tiger King’s world… we’re just living in it. What makes a 5-star film? Zoom virtual backgrounds from studios. Plus, will Cherry Moon move …

John le Carré's book "The Little Drummer Girl" was somewhat controversial as it managed to offend both the Israelis and the Palestinians in its depiction of its terrorism story. Controversy, however, can often be seen …

Everything is changing right now and movies are no exception, so we gathered a geographically and socially distanced gang of thugs to talk about a new "Theater at Home" release. We were initially going to talk about …

Film Board is back this weekend with Guns Akimbo. COVID sanity check reveals Andy’s dark tendencies, a “Platform” update, and boozy, sleepy Criterion Channel sessions. Steve is high for John Wick, and the John Wick …

When John le Carré wrote his third novel "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold," it was such a success and brought him so much acclaim that it …

Changing tides in the theater biz. Collider’s digital release schedule for the coming months. Plus Flickchart re-ranking and a list of undercover …

Ron Stallworth's story seems ridiculous and unbelievable, but it's true – as an African American undercover cop with the Colorado Springs Police …

JJ and Steve find themselves among another group of exiles in space. This time it is the Aniara, a spaceship taking passengers from Earth to Mars. Despite its luxurious setting on an interplanetary cruise ship, this …

We're all living in a post-movie planet and just trying to make the best of it. We're seeing some creative release strategies in light of the …

Have some time social distancing by yourself or with the family and looking for something cool to watch? Kyle and Rob from the Marvel Movie Minute …

By the time year 2000 rolled around, Spike Lee had made 13 feature films (if you count his 60-minute student film …

What a weird time to be alive, right? It seems appropriate for Blumhouse to release a political powderkeg in the middle of …

Wisdom teeth. Tom and Rita. Plus a list of films with hot weather as a principle character and three derivative trailers!

Notable Releases

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For Spike Lee’s third feature film, he blended an idea he got from an Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode where the characters talk about …

In the first episode of our Exiles In Space double feature Steve and JJ discuss Claire Denis’ first English …

Corona Virus Gregorian Reset. Bollywood Eternals. Old Kids in the Hall. Plus a very special re-ranking and a list of films featuring great …

Jean-Pierre Melville wrote the script for Le Samouraï for Alain Delon. When he started telling Delon about the script, Delon stopped him after ten minutes, commenting on how there was no …

Blumhouse has done it again - The prolific production company has already knocked out its second release of the year with …

Spielberg is stepping down as Indy director. Wait… there’s a Snake Eyes movie? Deepfakes and BTtF. The Director’s Cut nightmare. Dear Evan Hansen?

After Jules Dassin was blacklisted from Hollywood, he went to Europe to see if …

Amazing Stories is back. Trump misunderstands the Oscars, longs for a resurgence of Gone with the Wi…whatever. Shantaram halts production because …

With a passion for American films noir, French filmmakers in the 50s started making their own takes on crime stories and created an entire new …

Oscars recap. Fathom Events and King Kong.The Batman camera test.

• Andy’s Trailer: The French Dispatch
• Steve’s Trailer: The Green Knight

THE …

After collaborating on Tammy and The Boss, husband and wife team Melissa …

Kirk Douglas passes. Dune logo reveal. Is it a movie or a game?. Harry Potter makes Clue better… weirdly.

• Andy’s Trailer: SAW: Spiral
• Steve’s …

Bruce Willis’ star power rose quite a bit with the release of Die Hard, but strangely it was his supporting role in Bonfire of the Vanities that …

We talk about the Arrowverse in a way that puts others of us to sleep. Emma Watts is out as Twentieth Century Studios president. There’s some streaming news. Ugg, Disney. Plus three trailers that and a list of #MeToo …

After Nine to Five, Colin Higgins had been working on a few ideas of his …

Here’s something you may not have expected to open up 2020: a Guy Ritchie Film about organized crime released in part by Miramax. Maybe around the …

The Film Board Gathers! This week on the show, we're on a journey to save a marriage through therapy, comedy, and 30 straight nights of sex!

30 Nights of Sex to Save Your Marriage has hit streaming services and we are …

When Jane Fonda and her producing partner Bruce Gilbert brought Colin Higgins on to rewrite Patricia Resnick’s workplace drama, they knew they were …

Letterboxd strategies. Take Waititi has been attached to a Star Wars project… whatever that means. Colin Trevorrow’s script has leaked. Plus a list …

Even if his first screenplay was for a film that was a box office flop at the time, the success of the second film …

We have no opinions on The New Mutants again. Scott Derrickson and Dr. Strange part ways.. Pete shares some thoughts on Joker and ZooPat weighs in on The Batman shooting now in London. Letterboxd shares their …

For Colin Higgins’ second film, he wanted to write something that had a Hitchcockian flair, …

Ticket prices stink, plus, what the heck is RPX-Dolby-Cinema-XXTreme? RIP Syd Mead. Plus a list of great movie car conversions and some new horror …

Colin Higgins had one of those incredibly lucky starts to his career in motion pictures – knowing the …

We’re doing it. We’ve put together our top 25 films of the last decade. But not just for the show… we’ve put together the top 25 films of the last decade each. That’s right, 117 films between us as reported by Andy, JJ, …

By the time Steve Martin came around to act in All of Me, his film career was in full bloom and he could be counted on to make a movie work (albeit …

What a brilliant end to a decade! We’re wrapping it up with the ultimate film in the Skywalker …

Be prepared to drop $300 for the full Skywalker Saga 4k. Porsche has a ship in the movie. Wakanda dropped as US free trade partner. Catsreviews are …

By 1984, Steve Martin had played an idiot, a down-on-his-luck sheet music salesman in 30s Chicago, a noir detective, and a mad scientist – quite a variety of characters, though all very specific in their …

For the last Trailer Rewind of the decade we wanted to bring you something fun to watch with friends. Or is it? Does a holiday setting make a film a …

CJ and Jordan from The Nerd Critic podcast are taking over the feed today to share the first of their series leading up to next weekend’s big release with the first of the JJ-Star-Warsies in Star Wars: The Force Awakens…

Andy says you should check out Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party. People are upset about award nominations. Pee-wee is coming around the block …

When Steve Martin and Carl Reiner reunited for a third time, they took some of the parody comedy joy the found in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid and the …

Star Wars vs Marvel vs DC: Most Money Grossing Movies 1977–2019. An argument has erupted in which some argue there is too much film in Scorsese’s films. Steve catches Viridiana. Andy catches Mr. Rogers. We do some …

When Steve Martin and Carl Reiner latched onto …

Some rants about ‘The Irishman’ and +11 Pacino. Andy and his Frozen conundrum. Steve is upset about Xfinity inviting E.T. to the house to watch …

It may have seemed more strange at the time than it does now, but after his success of his comedy film The Jerk, comedian Steve Martin used his career momentum to …

SURPRISE! The Film Board snuck out and saw an advance screening this month, so we’re in spoiler Shangri-la to chat about “Knives Out” before its even officially released! It’s a traditional “whodunit” that Rian Johnson …

There are films that come and go without notice that are better than the majority of films currently playing at your local cineplex. A film like All About Nina is the reason we have Trailer Rewind.

The challenge with …

Get ready for more experience theaters. ‘The Banker’ gets delayed. Here’s that Michael Jackson movie they think you want. OK, trademark.

The Next …

Steve Martin was having great success as a comedian, …

Nicholas Cage is set to play Nicholas Cage. Baby Yoda. Digital James Dean team is about to blow your mind with digital Maya Angelou. OK, Cinema … …

Making a film about identical twin gynecologists after having two successful Hollywood films may seem like folly, or it may seem like exactly what a …

There is no living actor better than a dead James Dean, apparently. Kung Fury is now furiouser. Corridor Crew can see the future. Original …

There’s a film critic who called David Cronenberg ‘the thinking man’s genre filmmaker.’ If you look at the body horror films Cronenberg puts together, you …

Pete showed up for the Godzilla effects and was rewarded in hero shots. Steve preps for Rewind with Nina. We start watching a few shows on tv+ and see the most expensive time travel forest ever documented on media. …

David Cronenberg took a bit more of a science fiction route rather than straight-up body horror with his 1981 film Scanners. It didn’t have a personal connection like The Brood, his previous effort, either, so it …

A series of 1-star reviews for things. Pirates is going to Chernobyl? Netflix testing variable playback speeds. Big box set for Little China. Go, …

After going through a difficult divorce and custody battle, David Cronenberg decided to …

It’s Deja vu all over again as The Film Board tackles a second sequel month in a horror realm. This one has a serious cast blasting away with comic relief in Zombieland: Double Tap. It’s been ten years since the …

Apple signs Alfonso. Someone’s suing someone over the Panama Papers… again. Kanye’s new thing. $1000 to watch 30 Disney movies in 30 days? That’s $33.333/movie! Never Surrender documentary looks terrific, if you can …

When people familiar with the works of David Cronenberg view his 1979 film Fast Company, many are taken aback because it feels like an anomaly in his oeuvre. There is no body horror. It’s a straight up carsploitation …

The challenge with historical films based on actual events is finding the right character to lead the audience through the story. JJ has made it …

Alien anniversary, plus expensive theatrical event re-releases. Star Wars cookware. Brief Joker commentary. Andy’s still working through Stephen King adaptations, and good grief… there are a ton of Children of the Corn

David Cronenberg seemed to continue from where he left off with his first theatrical feature film, Shivers, when he wrote his script for his next film. Certainly, there are …

According to Scorsese, a tomato does not equal cinema. Spielberg partners with the upcoming streaming service Quibi with a new property you can only watch at night. Throwing money at Jason Bourne with a spin-off TV …

David Cronenberg has long been called the ‘king of body horror,’ which is a title that he …

Spidey makes peace between Sony and Marvel. Go learn something about Salmon P. Chase. K.Feig is going to make a Star Wars movie. More Joker …

When Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott signed on to make Nottingham, a revisionist take on the Robin …

Somehow we missed Battle at Big Rock. Also, old news. We haven't been in the theater in a while. Steve insults Downton Abbey. Ad Astra isn't for …

Pulling off a good parody can be quite difficult. Mel Brooks has done it a few times, but he’s also made some lesser parody films that don’t quite …

After JJ’s stressful experience for September’s Film Board, he deserved something more comfortable and less stressful. Leave No Trace is not only set …

Felicity Huffman goes to jail. Moviepass is officially gone.

• Andy’s Trailer: Radioactive
• Steve’s Trailer: Countdown

THE LIST!
Proximity Films!

Every few years it seems, two films telling the same (or similar) story start production near the same time and inevitably, it turns into a race to see who gets to the box office first and who ends up the victor. …

Let’s go back to school with It Chapter Two, The Film Board made a pact last month that we’d return to Derry with the other losers if It came back. …

Kevin Costner and Kevin Reynolds had been buddies from early in their careers before Reynolds directed Fandango, which starred Costner. Their …

Disney’s doing something dumb. #FilmmakerMode. Richard Linklater is taking his time to make another movie. Booksmart is still fantastic. 

• Steve’s …

When Sean Connery agreed to star in The Death of Robin Hood, the James Bond star was thrilled to play a character where they wouldn’t ask him to come …

Everything from the release date and the blurbs from critics told us this was going to be an Oscar contender. Nicole Kidman was delivering a …

The Matrix. The Mandalorian. The Disney-Sony-Spidey Stand-off. The list of talking animal movies. 

• Corridor Crew guys make Marvel R-Rated
• The …

Walt Disney had long been interested in telling the story of Reynard the Fox, but never could find the way to tell it that he thought would be …

The Film Board returns from hiatus this week and we figured that we’d welcome everyone back in by answering the question - “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” now showing in theaters. The Richard Linklater film stars Cate …

• Netflix Orders Elvis Animated Action Comedy Series
• RIP Peter Fonda
• Disney’s Lion King and the Death of the G Rating — Hollywood Reporter
• CBS, …

It seemed fitting for Jack Warner and Warner Bros. to stick with a gangster picture for their big 60s musical. The fact that they tied the Robin Hood character into it was a pretty clever way to put a twist on it and …

More on cutting cables and unbundling bundles. The Rock might be making a move to the MCU. Runaways and Cloak & Dagger are picking up speed. Plus …

Tasmanian Errol Flynn had already proven himself a solid action star for Warner Bros. in films like Captain Blood, so when the dealings with James …

Andy is finally going to have to watch some small screen stuff with Disney+. Is Marvel better positioned for small-screen crossover than Star Wars? There are so many 'canons'. Plus three grammatically similar trailers …

Stories of Robin Hood, the nobleman who stole from the rich to give to the poor, go back for centuries, with tales as far back as the 1300s. The …

Before Steve Rogers could do this all day, before Batman asked Superman if he could bleed, before Venom got weirdly obsessed with the pancreas, there …

There have been some great British music biopics in the last year. They tend to garner some criticism for the way that history is manipulated to make …

Ingrid Bergman had wanted to work with Ingmar Bergman – unrelated – for quite some time, and finally got her chance in her last film. …

Andy’s upcoming on the Fright Night Minute. Steve’s getting his kids caught up and indoctrinated on his favorite films. Pete can’t get his family to finish Eighth Grade. Andy’s watching Electric Dreams, Pete’s watching …

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If your birthday is in June, you’re a Gemini. As a special treat for our Gemini …

Booksmart is on the raunchy fence. Disney Finally Gets Permits to Start Building Marvel Land. Summary of big leaks on MCU Phase IV from Reddit. The Atlantic on MarFlix’s final hero. Franco Zeffirelli passed at 96.

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When Ingrid Bergman wrote a letter to director Roberto Rossellini about her interest in being in a film of …

Watch all six Alien shorts like Andy. Paltrow doesn’t watch herself. Pete watches Beats of Rage and Dark Phoenix… one is better than the other. Film funding nearly cut from NC House budget and DC suffers. Thank goodness …

Hitchcock loved working with Ingrid Bergman. He was a notorious director for wanting everything his own way, but …

Steve’s on his Columbia noir kick. Andy’s added 2.5k movies to his watchlist, all from the 80s. Men in Black is still solid. Disney et al struggle …

Alfred Hitchcock had been working in Hollywood for a while by the time he made …

Ingrid Bergman took home her first Oscar for her portrayal of a woman who is psychologically …

Just as the school year is starting to wind down, JJ and Steve take one …

We're catching up in preparation for the big Film Board Flickchart re-ranking. Gaslight ignites a new patient zero. Spider-Gwen gets a series (comic, …

Ernest Hemingway was very involved in getting the adaptation of his 1940 novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” off …

You may or may not have a connection to the world of the pocket monsters affectionately called Pokémon, but …

RIP Alvin Sargent. Spider-Man: Far From Home doubles down on spoilers in trailer 2. Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined.

• Steve’s Trailer: The Farewell
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Michael Curtiz’s 1942 film Casablanca never seemed to be on track to become a classic. It …

Steve watches movies shot in Pete's backyard. Pete's the only one who cares about GoT. Real veterinarians don't cry in movies. Halloween 3is as good as you think it is. Marvel is still in business thanks to a Disney …

Cédric Klapisch returned to the world of Xavier, Wendy, Isabelle and Martine with his 2013 film Chinese Puzzle in a story that takes place 10 years after the previous …

The teams at Disney have put out specific warnings and requests not to spoil Avengers: Endgame, but you know this thing is the core of what The Film Board is all about! If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t click on …

‘Endgame’ is poised to beat just about everything for the foreseeable future. ‘Greenbook’ director has a new jam. ‘Dark Phoenix’ manages to still be news in the Marvel-but-not-quite-MCU circle. Plus, we’ve got lists of …

Cédric Klapisch got a chance to return to the life of Xavier …

Steve and Andy catch up on each other's watchlists. Andy learns how to completely overwhelm his own watchlist thanks to The 80s All Over podcast. We're in Endgamepre-game mode. Star Wars celebration gets all leaky with …

Cédric Klapisch had been making films in France for ten years before he made his little film about a group of study abroad students from all over Europe working to understand each …

Sometimes movies are better than the books they are based on. But are there movies that …

Criterion has launched, but only for Steve. Let's talk about Disney+. Hawkeye + Lady Hawkeye. Feige says don't hold your breath for X-Men to join the …

It took a number of years for this latest remake of A Star Is Born to come to fruition, but it seems like everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga …

Steve has finally seen In the Name of the Father. meh. Check out The Criterion Channel trailer. Shazam‽ Will Smith is out, Idris Elba in, but not as Deadshot in Gunn's Suicide Squad. Wait, Joker is in the same cinematic …

Like the remake before it, Barbra Streisand’s decision to produce and play the lead in her own version of A Star Is Born likely had something to do with ego, but it’s …

Andy finally watches that one shark movie. Apple finally tells us about their new streaming service. Marvel’s big China play continues. Plus, the …

By the time 30-year-old Judy Garland was gearing up for her film …

Fox TV divisions are enduring the merger purge. Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ cements his horror-thriller brand. Apple to announce video, TV, news subscription service on 3/25. Marvel closer to locking a 2020 date for Black Widow …

The story is one that people connect with – a …

If you listened to our Green Book Filmboard episode you know that most of us were not happy with the …

Captain Marvel is bringing in the dough. Annapurna Pictures leads the pack with great movies that should be paid in “love” because “dollars” isn’t …

In a franchise so full of sequels, it was inevitable that the success of the spin-quel Creed would be …

Attention true believers! The Film Board is a party to the home stretch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase three. It’s wrapping up in two successive months here in 2019. The big one of …

Returning to the Rocky story without Rocky helming might sound like a big misstep, but with the guiding hands of Ryan Coogler, it was a huge success and breathed new life into the nearly …

HBO, Netflix, Spielberg, Oscars… everyone’s upset about change.

• Andy’s Trailer: Hellboy
• Steve’s Trailer: Stockholm
• Pete’s Trailer: Finding Steve …

Sixteen years after Rocky V opened, the final final installment of the story …

Steve has a Rocky Horror Home Indoctrination update. We’re doing the Oscar Catch-Up Weekend and an Alita report. And longevity rewards go to two …

Sylvester Stallone returned to his beloved Rocky series in 1990, fully intending to close it …

Horror abounds for The Film Board in February and this year is no different. We woke up in the same scary month this year with Happy Death Day 2U specially released for the sweetheart …

Happy Death Day 2U. Alita. What is going on with the Oscars telecast? Mulu picks up where MarFlix left off with new adult character properties …

At the height of the Cold War, it seems fitting that Sylvester Stallone would find incredible success in his Rocky franchise by …

Consider yourself warned that J.K. Simmons (and his majestic beard) are going to bring a tear to your eye. This month Steve and JJ take …

Andy and Steve talk upcoming Trailer Rewind with The Bachelors, plus some good alt-TV with Killing Eve and Russian Doll. Albert Finney has a hell of …

Three years after the success of Rocky II, …

Steve saw the Bill Murray documentary. Age-appropriate Bohemian Rhapsodyand other movies we haven’t seen. The SEC has approved Disney’s acquisition …

Sylvester Stallone’s directorial debut, Paradise Alley, was a flop and the studio didn’t …

A long journey with a horse . . . through brutal environments . . . and encounters with ruthless people . . . no, we’re not talking about Hostiles again. But after taking a …

The nominations are out, so we’re talking OSCARS! Netflix and the theaters are falling out… again. Then, thanks to Rocky, we’re talking all about …

Sylvester Stallone pretty much embodies everything about the character Rocky Balboa that he created for the film Rocky. He’s someone who wanted to go the distance, and may not have …

Happy New Year everyone! The Film Board is respawning for you here this January with Glass from M. Night Shyamalan. Is it a sequel to Unbreakable? Is it a sequel to Split? Or …

Andy and Steve check in with some dish on Spider-Man: Far From Home, watching great movies with crappy sound, McCarthy, Redford, and great …

The works of William Shakespeare have been adapted to the screen more times than any other author, and ‘Romeo and …

Ed. — Sorry for the delay this week folks. To our Melbourne friends, enjoy your Sunday Matinée. 

Pete has a sick-week report that includes a Dax …

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward had already been married for a …

We had things to talk about but then the Golden Globes noms were released. So, we threw caution into the wind and even though we haven't seen all the …

Film …

British royalty is full of fascinating tales of power, conspiracies, distrust, and greed. They make …

Adapting a non-musical into a Broadway musical into a film musical takes a lot of work, but Mel Brooks …

Here’s a gift for the whole family from The Film Board’s clan to yours - The thugs went out and saw our first official …

Mel Brooks got his …

• Andy’s Trailer: Avengers: Endgame
• …

With his successful start as James Bond, Pierce Brosnan thought he’d try his hand …

• Andy’s Trailer: Dead in a …

Norman Jewison had worked with Steve McQueen on the film The Cincinnati Kid, so it was natural for him to immediately think of McQueen …

The Film Board spent the holiday weekend giving thanks and watching Green …

We're taking a week off from our regularly scheduled Saturday Matinée to bring you a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE! Steve and Andy went all-in on the films …

By the time Sergio Leone got the cameras rolling on what would turn out to be his last …

JJ and Steve are heading out west this month. It's a long and grueling journey, and one of them may not make it to the end. …

Sergio Leone …

Sergio Leone didn’t want to return to westerns after his Man With No Name trilogy – he already felt like made his western epic and wanted to move on to something else. When …

When George Romero set out to make his final film in his original zombie trilogy, he had to cut his script back quite a …

It took George A. Romero 10 years to get back to the world of zombies that he’d created in 1968, and largely …

Steve couldn’t ask JJ to stomach this month’s film, so he brought Andy in to chew the fat on this one. Andy …

Zombies are commonplace nowadays, but in the mid 60s, they were more connected to voodoo stories. It wasn’t …

Buckle up for an intense journey on this one with the Film Board as we examine the story of struggles and successes that adorn the space race and the USA’s historic …

Creating a movie from a comic book has obviously become a huge way to make money at …

Frank Sinatra and his rat pack are found in specific types of films, so seeing him in this dark, realistic detective story seems like a bit of surprise. When you think back to his …

• Pete’s Trailer: Nigerian Prince

Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood worked with each other on five films, but before they first started, neither of them had heard of the other. …

What are you waiting for? Just press play. Don’t stop to think, just say yes and press the button …

One of Roger Corman’s claims to fame is that he’s never lost money on a movie, and one of the reasons that …

The concept from “Predator” has been through a number …

Twentieth Century Fox had found great success with their Planet of the Apes franchise, but they also were learning that a …

J. Lee Thompson was meant to direct the original Planet of the Apes film but wasn’t able to due to project conflicts. By the time the franchise got …

Twentieth Century Fox had found that cheap sequels could …

What the heck is going on?! The Film Board was ROFL when the trailer for The Happytime Murders was released, so we decided to take a flyer and check to see if Melissa …

How are you feeling about MoviePass? Cause… MoviePass isn’t feeling so great about it. James Gunn regrets all around. Happytime Murders looks like …

With the success of the …

JJ and Steve return from their summer break with a big bang. This month they attempt to survive the brutal shootout in Ben Wheatley’s 2016 film Free Fire.

How many rounds does it take to get to …

Rod Serling discovered the strength of writing science fiction as a way to disguise commentary on society of the day which led to The Twilight Zone. His contributions …

• Andy’s Trailer: …

After reading Arthur C. Clarke’s sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s film, director Peter Hyams was very interested in …

Another great Saturday Matinee with a chance to talk movies for all of our wonderful Patreon supporters out there. After chatting about movies we’ve …

Before 1968, science fiction films were largely genre films that didn’t take themselves too seriously. The general consensus is that the change that …

Just before the summer break, Steve and JJ take a trippy ride to The …

Andy gets a chance to catch us up on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Pete's finally finished The Strain. Ethan Hawke is still working, and a new Invisible Man film promises all the horror you can take in a …

Steven Soderbergh never wanted to return to the helm for the Ocean’s franchise, but he was more than happy to get behind any future films, …

“They’re alive. Just like me.”

Volcanoes, clones, and lizards oh my! Let’s all get Jurassic with it this month as we venture back to join the …

Even though Ocean’s Twelve was financially successful, it was largely disliked by audiences …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to talk about. …

The decision to remake Ocean’s 11 with an ensemble cast of stars led to an incredible amount of turnover as stars became attached then had to bail out because of other …

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. were a part of what people called ‘The Rat Pack,’ a group of …

Ready for an Easter Egg hunt? Yes, it’s actually Memorial Day but Solo hit theaters this …

We don’t talk about Dead Pool or Solo this week because Pete’s behind. But we do talk about prequels and horror and good parenting and Sweden and …

Time travel stories come in all shapes and sizes – some are more focused on the fun and entertainment. Others use the conceit to allow for explorations of themes and ideas. Robert A. …

• Andy’s Trailer: BLACKkKLANSMAN
• Pete’s Trailer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Christopher Nolan …

We call the Filmboard a gang of thugs, but we’ve got nothing on the crew from Triple …

If anyone has a handle on clever stories and quirky characters in romantic comedy dramas, it’s writer-director Richard Curtis. Whether it’s Four Weddings …

After receiving an Oscar nomination for his short film 7:35 de la mañana, Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo went to work using his …

Looking at the characters James Dean played in his three leading roles, …

As Joel Edgerton is starting to become a familiar face for American …

Possibly James Dean’s most iconic role, Rebel Without a Cause hit theaters in the fall of 1955 – less than a month after …

Last week the U.S. and its allies once again fired missiles on Syria in a response to recent chemical weapons attacks in the country. On Friday, April 13th, …

James Dean was the lead in only three films released in 1955 and 1956. He died tragically in a car crash on September 30th, 1955, only ever getting to see one of his three …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to talk about. In this …

After the box office failure of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and the box office success of Oldboy, Park Chan-Wook wanted to continue with the themes he’d been exploring of …

Have you heard Steven Spielberg is rumored to be directing another Indiana Jones movie? (2020) It’s technically been “announced,” and the amazement that many people …

After the box office failure of his previous film, Park Chan-Wook worked hard with his next …

Park Chan-Wook never set out to make a trilogy. His ‘vengeance trilogy,’ in fact, only was later dubbed that by international critics who felt the three films were connected through …

It’s time to put on your rubber-soled salsa shoes and hit the floor with JJ and Steve. …

It seems that after finding such success making films about real world situations in _The Hurt Locker_and Zero Dark Thirty, director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to …

Kathryn Bigelow already showed everyone that she could handle action in her films with projects like Near Dark and Blue Steel …

• Andy’s Trailer: Kings
• Steve’s Trailer: Tell Me Your Name
• Pete’s Trailer: Ralph Breaks the Internet

When trying to figure out a way to stand out for her first solo directorial …

Call the maid for turn down service, because this month JJ and Steve take on a movie that takes place in a hotel room. JJ and Steve spend time with Charlie …

Watching Funny Girl now, you would never guess that it was Barbra Streisand’s film debut. Sure, she originated the role on …

The Marvel Madness continues this month with Black Panther and it brings some …

By 1967, Julie Andrews was at the top of her game. Since Mary …

Jacques Demy already had great success with his 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg when he stepped up to direct The Young Girls of Rochefort. Continuing his same …

Anyone who watched 2013’s Saving Mr. Banks knows what a difficult time Walt Disney had getting the …

With the surprise success of the fourth entry into the “Die Hard” …

"People eat because they are hungry; I want to make food that makes people stop eating."

To start off a new year of Trailer Rewind Steve and JJ sit down for a meal with John Wells’ 2015 film Burnt. This was Pete's pick …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to talk about. In this month’s …

Marvel has up and destroyed their slate of upcoming films, pushing New Mutants back far enough to be able to reshoot the whole thing. Gambit loses a …

When Jonathan Hensleigh’s spec script ‘Simon Says’ was bought by Twentieth Century Fox to be turned into a Die Hard sequel, he was thrilled. After all, his deal with Warner Bros. to turn it into a Lethal …

Happy New Year! We’re bringing you an early episode of The Film Board as a late …

Joel Silver was never a producer to shy away from giving the audience more of what they wanted. For the sequel to his 1988 action hit Die Hard, he tapped into …

‘Tis the holiday season, and what better way to kick it off than with everybody’s favorite Christmas action …

Just a quick scheduling announcement. Happy holidays to all of you fantastic people!
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Stieg Larsson had plans to write an entire series of Millennium novels, but unfortunately died having …

We did it! We got to Star Wars #8 without our own Starkiller of a planet disintegrating - and what a fantastic reward we have in store for you when all of the usual …

Stieg Larsson’s second novel in the Millennium trilogy, “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” saw the continuation of the story of Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomqvist while they try to stop a sex trafficking …

As part of our ongoing series on the people behind the sites and services that serve the film-loving community, today we’re talking to Paul …

With the international success of Stieg Larsson’s novel “Men Who Hate Women” and its sequels, it was inevitable that a …

It’s the last Trailer Rewind of 2017, and this time it's personal. When they decided to watch Andy’s trailer pick from our Syriana episode on February …

After working on The Dark Crystal together, Jim Henson and Brian Froud wanted to do another …

What’s this? More Trek? We can’t get enough of it! This week, Ethan Siegel joins Pete to talk about the science of Star Trek, talking through those …

Thank you for supporting The Next Reel Film Podcast on …

Anyone who has seen a Ricardo Darín film knows he has very expressive eyes. The actors in the 2009 film El Secreto de Sus Ojos, or The Secret in Their Eyes, had to have more than just …

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The literary adaptation sub-faction of Film Board thugs …

Juan José Campanella had developed a career bouncing back and forth between the …

Ricardo Darín was pretty much born into acting. Coming …

• Andy’s Trailer: M.F.A.
• Pete’s Trailer: Journey’s End
• Steve’s Trailer: 24 Hours to Live

THE LIST!
Stories of missing people stranded …

With JJ Abrams busy working on that other space franchise, the new Trek film needed a new director. And who better to bring on board than Justin Lin, the man who rejuvenated the …

Yeah, technology and schedule conspired to delay the Saturday Matinée this weekend. Hope you still have some dishes left to do. If it looks like …

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When Paramount asked JJ Abrams and his team behind the 2009 Star Trek reboot to get started on a …

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”A senator’s priority isn’t representing the people, it’s keeping his ass in office."

This month JJ and Steve are …

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"I did your job once. I was good at it."

The Film Board Gathers! This week on the show, we’re gearing up to hunt some …

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Star Trek: Insurrection was a success …

With the success of Star Trek: First Contact, a more action-oriented Star Trek film, the team behind it wanted their next film to be lighter in tone and …

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"Something made it through."

The Film Board gathers! This week we’re choosing sides with the Kingsman and the Statesmen …

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The introduction of the Borg as an antagonist on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” gave …

"Look at you girl. All grown up like a librarian or something."

This month JJ and Steve are dealing with family drama in Zach Clark’s 2016 film Little Sister.

With a mix of nuns, GWAR, drug-laced muffins, and …

It is still holding strong. Harry Dean Stanton leaves us. Andy still loves Brazil +32 more than Steve. Plus, three trailers that don’t include …

After seven successful seasons of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” it was time for their …

Following up on a chronically boring Labor Day September weekend, we don’t bother much about the box office. But we do talk IT, a strong King …

Even though “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was entering its fifth …

Boy, is this ever shaping up to be a boring Labor Day weekend at the box office. Andy runs the numbers and talks performance for this weekend in history. Apparently, it’s a Hitman’s Bodyguard conspiracy. That, plus new …

Leonard Nimoy had directed two Star Trek films so naturally, William Shatner wanted to give it a go. He even had a great concept for a story – the crew of the …

With the success of their pair of Star Trek films under their belt, director …

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

This month JJ and Steve learn a lesson in obedience with 2015’s Experimenter. Peter Sarsgaard takes us through the career of Stanley Milgram, and …

Happy weekend everyone! The Eclipse Cometh; turns out Logan Lucky is better than it’s box office would suggest this weekend according to our own Once …

Because of the critical and financial success of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Paramount quickly put plans into action for part three, telling Harve Bennett to get them a script as …

This week, Star Trek Discovery appears to continue the journey ... of legal wrangling and fan discontent. At least Nicholas Meyer is working on a new …

The ‘failure’ of the first Star Trek film put Paramount in the frame of mind where they needed to do a few things if they …

"Something made it through."

Stephen King’s opus inspired the movie and The Film Board gathers here to throw out a bunch of thoughts on it. There will be talk about the source material for this story and what needed to …

Happy Saturday, movie lovers. We're trying something new today, a PATRON-only podcast! If you've ever found yourself looking for even more talk about trailers, and budgets, and random things we've seen, we're going to …

It wasn’t until syndication that Paramount realized that it had a property they could continue milking in Gene …

"Tell me a story where everything works out in the end for the evil witch."

Steve and JJ are going to have their pain killer laden cake and spoil it for you too. This was Pete’s trailer pick from January 2, 2015. Pete …

"The whole universe is after us."

The Film Boards drops out of Exospace this month to experience the other-dimensional adventure of Valerian and the …

“You know, sometimes in life it seems like there's no way out. Like a sheep trapped in a maze designed by wolves.“

This month, JJ and Steve are off …

After making Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright signed on to direct the adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel “Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life” but …

"He dared to be born right on the border with China."

Regardless of whether you are a Buddhist or not, the story of Tenzin Gyatso is an interesting one that certainly provides drama that can draw you in. Born as the …

"Hondo!"

This month, Steve digs through the archives to revisit The History of Future Folk, a quirky indie that punches well above its weight. Yes, …

"I’m keeping him."

Steven Spielberg didn’t have a sense that his little, personal alien film was going to blow up like it did when he was making it. …

"We recognize, examine, contain, destroy."

THE FILM BOARD GATHERS! This month we all got wrapped up in the first film release for the “Dark Universe.” Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe give us an entry into a new world of …

"We’re gonna show everybody that he’s the fastest horse in the world."

Francis Ford Coppola’s successes in the 70s put him in a place where he was …

"Nothing but witches and wizards ahead."

Hayao Miyazaki did not attend the Oscars to pick up his Academy Award for Best Animated Film for Spirited Away because he was protesting the Iraq War. When it came time to make …

"If I hear one little complaint out of you, you’ll be joining your parents in the pigpen!"

Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 film Spirited Away shot to the top …

"One wrong note eventually ruins the entire symphony."

The Film Board Gathers! This month we’ve hit the Feel-a-Round Cineplex for Ridley Scott’s latest entry to the Alien Cinematic Universe: Alien: Covenant. The film …

"When you’re going to kill a god, let someone else do the dirty work."

Hayao Miyazaki has always had a strong relationship with nature that he’s portrayed in a number of his films, but nowhere has it grown as dark as …

"Happiness is in your hands."

The role of advertising in politics is constantly evolving. From radio to TV to the internet and now to specifically …

"I’ll talk to them. I have a position now."

Pablo Larraín was born when Pinochet was already in power but the military coup that brought Pinochet to power always fascinated him, largely because it wasn’t something that …

"Knowing is good, but knowing everything is better."

The Film Board Gathers and we’re pulling everyone much much too close into “The Circle.” The …

"Once the film is out of fashion, you think they’ll still follow you? No way."

Pablo Larraín didn’t intend to direct three films that took place …

“Anyone can torture, but to break a person without harming physically, that's an art."

We’re keeping with The Next Reel 2017 theme of “Let’s Scare JJ.” Prisoners tortured in secret underground tunnels! A power-crazed …

"I just knew if I didn’t start driving, I wasn’t gonna see you again."

Kelly Reichardt’s most recent film, last year’s Certain Women, is a bit of a departure for her in that it’s a film consisting of three separate …

"Is he ignorant or is he just plain evil?"

The story of the real Meek’s Cutoff is an interesting and tragic tale in the early days of the Oregon …

"Don’t be a nuisance. We don’t need that."

Kelly Reichardt has been called a minimalist film director, and if you’re comparing her to someone like Michael Bay or Steven Spielberg or the Hughes brothers, that certainly …

"Stay on the path."

Right from the start, it was clear that Albert and Allen Hughes knew how to put films together. Whether paying homage to filmmakers they admire or playing with their own showy techniques, they know …

"No man amongst you is fit to judge the mighty art that I have wrought."

The Hughes brothers hadn’t really had a big hit by the time they were offered to direct the adaptation of Alan Moore’s and Eddie Campbell’s …

"Being a black man in America isn’t easy. The hunt is on and you’re the prey."

When 20-year-old twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes directed their …

It’s time for our first 2017 Listener’s Choice episode! Pony Prize winner Finn Frode, who’s from Norway but living in Sweden, …

"Don’t be what they make you to be"

Back to Back Film Board weeks! We couldn’t let this one go by - Marvel comics movies are continuing to find …

"There are many things you have not seen."

Zhang Yimou has done serious dramas. He’s done big wuxia action films, but he hasn’t had a success in a …

“Here it is: My boy Chris has been missing for two days.”

The Film Board Gathers! This month, in a departure from the heady intensity of the Oscars line-up, our Gang of Thugs takes on a thriller written and directed by …

“A wolf and a penguin could never live together, nor could a camel and a hippopotamus. That would be absurd."

In a world where being a couple is a …

"How swift your sword must be."

Zhang Yimou had always wanted to direct an action film, and after years of working on the script, he finally had his chance with his ambitious visual feast, 2002’s Hero. Shot all over …

"Light the lanterns at the fourth house!"

Despite the bans on some of his earlier films like Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern in his home country of China, Zhang Yimou had exploded onto the world stage with these …

"If they knew, they’d kill us."

The eighties were a period of turmoil and transition for the Chinese film industry. Other forms of entertainment …

"You helped bring Lili to life, but she was always there."

The Danish Girl certainly took a long time getting to the big screen. The script went through dozens of iterations after David Ebershoff’s book was first was …

"I never even heard of a tranny church lady."

Felicity Huffman received many accolades for her incredible performance in TransAmerica, but an Oscar …

"He’s on the move."

DON’T LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE OF THE FILM BOARD until you see Split! Here at The Next Reel, we always mention how WE SPOIL MOVIES and this month we’ve taken on twistmaster M. Night Shyamalan’s newest …

"I can spot the fluttering of a beaded lash from three hundred paces."

Terence Stamp had played some pretty tough characters in his career – Billy Budd, General Zod – so it was a big surprise to many to see him play a …

"When you think of garbage, think of Akeem!"

Eddie Murphy was riding high through the 80s. John Landis, on the other hand, had had a string of …

"You couldn’t plan a day like this."

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring …

"You’re not gonna fall for the banana in the tail pipe?"

Eddie Murphy proved his big screen comedy prowess with Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places but the studio was still concerned about him helming a movie by himself. …

"When I was growing up, if we wanted a jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub."

Eddie Murphy may have been a name on “Saturday Night Live” but he wasn’t a film star. Luckily, when John Landis wanted to cast him as Billy …

"Agnes, it’s me – Billy!"

Bob Clark may be best known for directing his Christmas classic, 1983’s A Christmas Story, but many people don’t know that he got his start in horror like so many other filmmakers, and that …

"I'm one with the Force. The Force is with me."

Look at this- The Film Board is back with a thuggish gathering of galactic implications. Last year doesn’t totally count as long ago nor far, far away for a new star wars …

"Now that you’re so respectable, I think you’re more dangerous than you ever were."

It was billed the most anticipated film of the decade, yet …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is our ongoing series in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one …

"Keep your friends close but your enemies closer."

While The Godfather, Part II didn’t perform nearly as well as its predecessor at the box office, …

"Blood’s a big expense."

It was never a movie that was meant to be as big as it became. Robert Evans, Paramount head at the time, thought it would …

". . . another victim of the cruel tricks gods play on men”

It’s back to 2014 again for JJ and Steve as they dig into The Two Faces of January, Andy’s pick from February 2014. Adapted from the novel by Patricia …

"I didn’t forget your breakfast. I didn’t bring you breakfast because you didn’t eat your din-din!"

The animosity between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford almost seems the stuff of legend. Looking back from today, it’s …

"Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night."

Bette Davis was on a streak of flops and just lost her contract with Warner Bros. when …

"Don’t let’s ask for the moon, we have the stars!"

Irving Rapper’s 1942 film Now, Voyager may have met with mixed reviews but it certainly found its audience, showing that people were thrilled with the on-screen …

The Film Board gathers! The Marvel Cinematic Universe has returned so we've brought together a merry band of thugs to spoil the next episode of the massive comic book soap …

"You must hate me very much."

Bette Davis was never one to shy away from roles, except perhaps from those that weren’t meaty enough. And she found a …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along …

"Be Afraid. Be very afraid."

There are certain people that are drawn to a movie because of reports about early screenings where audience members had to leave the theatre because the gore made them physically sick. …

"You’re right – the numbers don’t add up."

The Film Board is all out of Breath! Our faithful thugs have all been sprinting from house to car to …

"You don’t throw a whole life away just ‘cause he’s banged up a little."

When Seabiscuit raced in the 30s, he drew more news than Roosevelt or …

"I may see dead people, but, by God, I do something about it."

Mining book series for films is an all to frequent occurrence. Some are able to …

"They won’t understand why we do it. They won’t understand it’s about the men next to you. That’s all it is."

There is a political side to military …

You know the feeling. You have a ridiculous internal affair with a movie. You’ve seen it a dozen times. You laugh at all …

"The whole town is over the moon."

Every story has many facets, but often the big story hides some of the smaller facets. The Australian film The …

"You’re an errand boy sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill."

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an …

"I’ll say a prayer for you. A little prayer."

Antoine Fuqua has talked about how much a fan he is of both westerns and of Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 film Seven Samurai. Knowing that, it’s frustrating to see that his …

"From way up here, you all look like little ants!"

Time heals all wounds, but the rift between Jeffrey Katzenberg and Disney may not apply. When Katzenberg, former chairman of Disney’s film division, left Disney after …

"Terrorism is just an excuse"

The Film Board Gathers undercover of darkness through compromised microphones and remotely accessed computer screens to discuss a dramatic reconstruction of the deconstruction of the …

"They called us scum-sucking pigs! Us!"

It was the movie that had ‘hit’ written all over it. Three of the funniest actors starred together for the first time: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short. One of the top …

"All I am is what I’m going after."

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to talk about. In this month’s …

"We deal in lead, friend."

The Magnificent Seven is a breeze to watch. It’s fun. It has that clean vibe of early Hollywood westerns. Plus it’s based …

"Once more, we survive."

When you think of Akira Kurosawa, it’s easy to connect him to great samurai films like Ran, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo and Sanjuro. What’s surprising, however, is that he …

"How are we defining ‘contained?’"

While working on The Informer! with Steven Soderbergh, screenwriter Scott Z. Burns was inspired by a scene with …

"That sounds illegal."

The Film Board Gathers - celebrating the Dog Days of summer with a slick new film from the team that created the Hangover’s …

"Either the blindness spread the panic or the panic spread the blindness."

When Fernando Meirelles showed his 2008 film Blindness to José Saramago, the author of the original book upon which it was based, Saramago …

"Very odd what happens in a world without children’s voices."

It’s unfortunate that Alfonso Cuarón’s film Children of Men never found the audience it deserved, at least theatrically. Sure, it has been hailed as one of …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to talk about. …

"You can’t stop the signal."

Most people involved in making Joss Whedon’s 2005 film Serenity acknowledge that it was a near miracle that they got to …

"Use SQL to corrupt the databases."

The Film Board Gathers! This month, we’ve got thugs being thugs as the Bourne Quilogy moves into its latest …

"You have to love its simplicity. It’s one billionth our size and it’s beating us."

After making Das Boot, Wolfgang Peterson came to Hollywood and …

"We’re not dealing with the flu virus here."

George A. Romero made The Crazies just a few years after making his breakout film Night of the Living …

It was a dark and stormy . . . actually, it was a sunny June Sunday evening when Andy and Steve decided to celebrate the joys of fatherhood with John …

"It should’ve been left up to the scientists! It’s a colossal mistake! Tell the President I said so!"

Michael Crichton’s space disease thriller hit …

Whether you’re a creative person, or someone who cringes at the thought of art, you’re going to find something to enjoy about this month’s three of a kind. The creative process gets dissected to look at the heart of Bob …

"You are discarded. You are the refuse of the past."

Richard Matheson’s 1954 vampire horror novel “I Am Legend” helped influence the zombie genre (it was the inspiration for the ‘68 George Romero film “Night of the …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of …

"Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the war room!"

Stanley Kubrick didn’t do comedy often which is a shame because “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” is arguably one of the …

"Would’ve been a quiet night, too, if it hadn’t been for those meddling kids!"

Stop-motion animation has been a part of film since nearly the …

"Why am I me and not somebody else?"

Are you ready to rewind time with this month’s trailer rewind? JJ and Steve tackle Mr. Nobody, Pete’s trailer pick from November 2013. They discuss this film’s long road to a U.S …

"I’m going to cause such a terrible stink in this Third Reich of theirs that thousands of troops that could well be employed at the front will be …

"Are you listening, horsemen? You will get what's coming to you. In ways you can't expect."

The Film Board Gathers! This month, The Four Horsemen return to continue the magical crusade to right societal wrongs through …

"We’ve been patriotically slaving for three years to help a spy ring!"

“Ministry of Fear” was Fritz Lang’s third film of four anti-Nazi movies that he made, but it feels less anti-Nazi and more just straight up …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to talk about. In this month’s episode, costume …

"Good heavens, man, I never intended to shoot. I merely wanted to find out if it were possible."

1941 was an interesting time for the US as the country started the year off as a passive, neutral observer of what …

"So you're telling me you made a porno where the plot is the point?"

A trailer rewind for a film that’s still in theaters!?! What’s going on? We finish up our Andy trailer pick trilogy and add a bonus episode to the …

"Just you wait, it won’t be long. / The man in black will soon be here / With his cleaver’s blade so true. / He’ll make mincemeat out of you!"

When “M,” Fritz Lang’s first sound film, opened in 1931, it was clear that …

"See? This is why I hate time. I can't enjoy my sesame chicken because of that."

This month’s Trailer Rewind is Andy’s pick from our Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore episode in December 2014. Justin and Steve look at …

"You still don’t seem to know what I am capable of!"

Fritz Lang’s 1928 silent spy thriller “Spies” rarely gets brought up when people mention Lang and his filmography. Dwarfed by arguably two of his best made on either …

The Next Reel was born out of “Movies We Like” and in this new TNR Short JJ and Tommy Handsome talk about one of our favorite movie gimmicks, tricks, twists, archetypes or whatever you want to call it — it includes all …

"Isn’t it worth the loss of a hand to have created the man of the future, the Machine-Man—?!”

Fritz Lang’s sci-fi classic has really been through the wringer since it’s premiere in 1927. After having been cut nearly in …

"If we can't accept limitations, we're no better than the bad guys."

The Film Board Gathers! This month, #TeamNextReel take on #TeamCap and #TeamIronMan for the title in this hero on hero on decidedly-non-hero battle …

"This was, like, two corpses in three hours. I mean, am I crazy? That’s unusual, right?"

Shane Black was gone from the scene for a decade before his return as not just writer but also director with 2005’s “Kiss Kiss …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is an ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their favorite movies to talk about. In this month’s …

"Name’s Charly, by the way. You’re gonna love me."

When New Line Cinema bought Shane Black’s spec script “The Long Kiss Goodnight” in 1994 for $4 million, it created a new record for the selling price of spec scripts …

This month we get to meet Truman, Teddy, and Rhoda, three people who, to put it simply, have issues they need to deal with. You may think you know yourself and what you are or aren’t capable of, but you’re probably …

"Be prepared, son. That’s my motto. Be prepared."

When Shane Black was paid $1.75 million for his spec script “The Last Boy Scout,” it was the most any screenwriter had been paid for their script up to that point. It …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy …

"You ever met anybody you didn’t kill?"

Shortly after graduating from UCLA, Shane Black sold his first screenplay to Warner Bros. to the tune of …

"I found this upsetting because I was very hungry and also my wife had died ten minutes earlier. Maybe I should start from the beginning."

The Film …

"They were the footprints… of a gigantic hound!"

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce became synonymous with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson after …

"Give a boy a sense of humor and a sense of proportion and he’ll stand up to anything."

Robert Donat defied the odds and beat both Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart for the Best Actor Oscar in the 1939 Academy Awards with …

"We know better now, don't we? Devils don't come from hell beneath us. They come from the sky."

The Film Board gathers! This month, the gang of thugs comes together to take on the latest in Zack Snyder’s DC Comics …

"Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore!"

Victor Fleming didn’t just direct two movies in 1939, he directed two of what many consider to be the greatest films made – ”Gone With the Wind” and “The Wizard of …

"I never saw this land when it was green."

Today we bring you a new TNR Short: Trailer Rewind. Justin and Steve took on the task of watching Young …

"We’re the victims of a foul disease called social prejudice, my child."

When John Ford decided to helm “Stagecoach” in 1939, he hadn’t done a …

This month’s three of a kind takes on music, magic, and a great meal. Amadeus, The Prestige, and Big Night are three films that explore characters with a single-minded focus that drives them toward success but at a …

“We women are so much more sensible. When we tire of ourselves, we change the way we do our hair or hire a new cook or decorate the house. I suppose …

As part of our ongoing series on the people behind the sites and services that serve the film-loving community, today we’re talking to Matthew Buchanan, co-founder of Letterboxd.com. Letterboxd has become an …

“You’re upside down, sir.”

It’s time for another Listener’s Choice episode! This time, 2015 Pony Prize winner Ben Lott gets to select and he chose Peter Bogdanovich’s 1972 screwball comedy “What’s Up, Doc?” Join us – …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is a new ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and bring along one of their …

“When you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference?”

“The Departed,” Martin Scorsese’s 2006 remake of “Infernal Affairs,” is the film he finally won his Oscar for. It’s a strong crime film and is definitely a …

As a part of our series on the movie sites we love, today we’re talking about one of our favorite movie projects. Jamie Benning has become, through great effort and time, custodian to the behind the scenes media of our …

“I’ve chosen to be the good guy.”

“Infernal Affairs” may have won seven out of the sixteen Hong Kong Film Awards it was nominated for in 2002, including beating Zhang Yimou’s “Hero” as Best Film, but the majority of …

The three family action films, Legend of the Guardians, Rise of the Guardians, and Guardians of the Galaxy, aren’t just for kids. These movies give parents the opportunity to discuss the difference between heroes and …

“If you’re looking for sterling character, you’re in the wrong place.”

In the early 80s, Peter Hyams was trying to get a western made. Unfortunately for him, no studio was interested in the genre right then; as far as …

“It’s complicated.”

The Film Board Gathers! The Coen Brothers are back, this time channeling the spirit of old Hollywood. Josh Brolin plays Eddie …

“People’ve gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it, maybe because down deep, they don’t care – they just don’t care.”

“High Noon” is often cited as one of the greatest westerns ever …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is a new …

“In the coast guard they say you go out, they don’t say you gotta come back.”

The Film Board Gathers! This month we’ve come together to take on Craig Gillespie’s story of a heroic Coast Guard rescue at sea, “The Finest …

“Behold, the mighty hunter.”

Lee Tamahori’s first foray in Hollywood, ‘Mulholland Falls,’ didn’t fare all that well. Luckily, his follow-up with …

As a part of our series on the movie sites we love, you’d probably guess that we couldn’t go very far without talking to Nathan Chase and Jeremy …

“The good news is you’re fired.”

David Mamet won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 with his play “Glengarry Glen Ross.” The play really exemplified …

From Sutter and Aimee in James Ponsoldt’s, The Spectacular Now, to Joe, Patrick, and Biaggio in Jordan Vogt-Roberts’, The Kings of Summer, to Greg …

“He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That’s the Chicago way, and that’s how …

A few weeks ago, we ran across a new site dedicated to movie trailers. It’s called Trailer.Town and it’s a clean, well-organized home for our favorite form of promotion. This week on Shorts, we’re joined by Joel Farris …

“So much of the time, we’re just lost.”

David Mamet wrote screenplays for several years before he jumped into the director’s seat, and while some of them still distinctly sound like Mamet’s writing, others really …

The Next Reel’s Speakeasy is a new ongoing series of ours in which we invite an industry guest to join us and, instead of bringing their favorite cocktail, we have them bring along …

“I’ve got a feeling beneath those jeans, there’s something wonderful just waiting to get out.”

Happy New Year! Goodbye 2015, hello 2016. And what …

“They might even replace the dog as the family pet.”

‘Tis the holiday season, which means it’s time for another Next Reel Christmas movie, and how …

“Droid, please.”

The Film Board Gathers! This month the gang of thugs takes on the seventh film in the Star Wars saga, this from reboot master, J. J. Abrams. Does he bring his magic rebootinator to set every day to …

Last year, DC Barns entered his name in a contest to join the cast and crew of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Pinewood Studios in London. He and …

Hey folks! Please listen to this episode! We tried to keep it short, but we need to tell you about a few things you'll be seeing come January 2016 …

“Everybody in the car. Boat leaves in two minutes, or perhaps you don’t want to see the second largest ball of twine on the face of the Earth, which …

“Razzle dazzle!”

Harold Ramis made his big screen debut acting in Ivan Reitman’s 1981 military comedy “Stripes,” which he also co-wrote for Reitman, …

“So I got that going for me, which is nice.”

With a background at Second City and National Lampoon, comedy was right up Harold Ramis’ alley, and …

…so much reranking…

“Don’t think badly of me. I only want her near me.”

It’s time for another Listener’s Choice episode, and boy, do we have a doozy this week. Listener Diego Luis Contreras López wanted us to talk about a film from Spain …

With the 2013 release of “The Wind Rises,” his eleventh feature film, Hayao Miyazaki retired from making his beautiful animated films. Animation fans …

With the creation of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki and the other filmmakers involved had created a place where they could create the films they …

The Film Board Gathers! … around a long mysterious table high in a castle above the clouds to take on the biggest issues of the day — certainly the biggest at the box office right now: Sam Mendes’ latest entry in the …

Hayao Miyazaki began his career with television and it was the show “Lupin III” that gave him the chance to direct both for the small screen as well as for the big screen with the second story about Lupin the Third in …

“He wants you too, Malachai!"

Stephen King may not like the film version of ’Children of the Corn,’ but considering it spawned 7 sequels and a remake, we’d like to think that he’s at least making a decent profit on his …

“Don’t be frightened. It was only the wind, my dear."

Thus far, our series to celebrate Halloween — the Naughty Children series — hasn’t really been that scary. “The Bad Seed” is labeled a crime/drama/horror but comes …

“Is there no limit to the power of these children?"

John Wyndham’s 1957 novel “The Midwich Cuckoos” is the foundation for Wolf Rilla’s 1960 film …

“I thought I seen some mean little gals in my time, but you’re the meanest."

It’s October, which means it’s time for some scares! This year, we’re celebrating with those lovable little children who just are downright …

“So… I blew myself up.”

The film board gathers! This month on the show, we’re dropping everything and working together to bring our man Mark Watney home from Mars in Ridley Scott’s latest, “The Martian.” This film, …

“Know your place. Keep your place. Be a shoe."

Bong Joon-ho’s “Snowpiercer” made waves upon its US release because its distributor decided to give it a limited theatrical release the same day they released it …

“You’re not even worth the dirt on my son’s toenail."

Bong Joon-ho’s follow-up feature to his massive success “The Host” was about a murder and the …

“Sit down man, acclimatize.”

The film board gathers! This month the gang of thugs has come together to answer the age-old question that has …

“Is all of your family so dumb all the time?"

Bong Joon-ho’s third film, “The Host," ended up becoming the highest grossing South Korean film of all time straight out of the gate with it playing on a record number of …

“The truth does not make it easier to understand, you know."

When a choice is referred to as a “Sophie’s Choice” most people understand that the …

“You have planted a dagger in me, and your damned freedom gives you license to twist it in my heart!"

Meryl Streep received her first nomination for …

“I didn’t know it’d happen to me."

Meryl Streep won the first of her three Oscars for her supporting role in Robert Benton’s 1979 film “Kramer vs. …

“I’m happy to be able to defend Volunteers, and maybe you can have me back to defend Mannequin Two."

In 237 episodes of The Next Reel and nearly 200 …

“One shot."

Michael Cimino’s 1978 film “The Deer Hunter” is definitely a divisive film, one about which a LOT of people have found plenty of things to say and argue about. Aside from all of that, it’s also the film for …

“For a special agent, you’re not having a very special day, are you?"

The latest franchise to get hit with reboot fever is a 60s throw-back with class that’s getting wildly underserved theatrical notice. That’s right, …

“The truth is when reality is staring you in the face and you’re afraid to die, very few of us are heroic."

It’s time for another Listener’s Choice episode, this time with our friends Per Johansson and Gustav Larsed …

“Yes, Christopher lived for all women, but he died for one."

Prince has always been a flamboyant and eclectic musician, and with the album and film “Purple Rain,” he found a new art form he enjoyed. And one he won an …

“It’s not that I can’t help these people, it’s just that I don’t want to."

It’s time for some guilty pleasures! Yes, the two of us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — dig up some films that we love but are generally not …

“I thought you had enough of flyers?"

Howard Hawks and Cary Grant had already given the world the hilarious “Bringing Up Baby” in 1938, and lucky for us, they liked working together. They’d work on four more films …

“I want you to break into a place and steal some stuff."

The Film Board Gathers! This month the gang of thugs comes together for Marvel’s latest, Ant-Man. How does Scott Lang’s mini hero stand in the current Marvel …

“He used to be a big shot."

James Cagney was getting tired of making gangster films for Warner Bros. by the time he starred in Raoul Walsh’s 1939 …

“You’re not a Senator, you’re an honorary stooge."

It’s rare to find a film from 75 years ago that feels relevant still in today’s world, but Frank Capra’s 1939 “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is one of those films. …

Taking a completely different turn from last week's Civil War epic, "Ninotchka" is a …

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn."

Considering the racially-charged climate of the US right now, it’s oddly perfect timing that we’re starting our 1939 series with “Gone With The Wind,” a film as technically …

“Time for a change."

James Wong Howe shot color films very well, but it was his black-and-white cinematography that he was really known for. He won …

“The key to a happy life is to accept you are never actually in control.”

The Film Board Gathers! This month, we christen Jurassic World, the latest …

“Match me, Sidney."

James Wong Howe had just won his Oscar for his black-and-white cinematography for “The Rose Tattoo” when the star of the film, Burt Lancaster, hired him to shoot his next picture, “Sweet Smell of …

“Where’s the REST of me?!?!"

“Kings Row” was adapted from a much racier novel from 1940 and had to be sanitized quite a bit because of the Hays Code. They had to leave some pretty big elements out — homosexuality, …

James Wong Howe is often cited as one of the most influential cinematographers there have been. He worked in film from the early days of the silents to the mid-70s when he received his last Oscar nomination for his …

In case you haven’t heard, everybody seems to be talking about “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Whether they’re talking about the silly fan theories about who Tom Hardy really is playing in this film, or the ‘meninist’ groups …

While the first two Mad Max films had so much going for them, it sure seemed like a stumble with the third of the trilogy. But that’s looking at it through today’s eyes because some critics like Roger Ebert sure loved …

With the international popularity of “Mad Max,” George Miller was excited to get back into the driver’s seat and continue with his hero as he …

Film Board Assemble! This month the thugs gather to take on Joss Whedon’s next entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” How does the comic adaptation stand up to the original books? Does …

“They say people don’t believe in heroes anymore. Well, damn them! You and me, Max, we’re going to give them back their heroes!"

George Miller’s film “Mad Max” came out in 1979 in Australia and became a huge success, …

Orson Welles never was one who could direct in the Hollywood studio system without a hitch, and his last studio picture he directed, 1958’s “Touch of …

Child 44 was supposed to be Oscar bait. Instead, its star-heavy cast is dragging it through opening weekend with a 27% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a deflated box office take. But why? This week, the film …

“Bad news sells best, because good news is no news."

From “Double Indemnity” in 1944 through “The Apartment” in 1960 (maybe even “One, Two, Three” in ’61), Billy Wilder really hit his stride. His films were all over …

“You’re like a leaf that the wind blows from one gutter to another."

The two films most often cited as the ultimate representations of film noir are …

“I’ve wanted to laugh in your face ever since I first met you. You’re old and ugly and I’m sick of you! Sick! Sick! Sick!"

Fritz Lang may have often …

“That’s life. Whichever way you turn, fate sticks out a foot to trip you."

There are good films noir and there are bad films noir. But rarely do you have a case like 1945’s “Detour,” directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, where …

“It’s time we fight back. "

The Film Board Gathers! This month we take on the latest in the Divergent series, Insurgent! This time around, Tris Prior is battling her nemeses internal and external at the hand of …

Nobody knew they were making films noir when the genre started in the 40s — it wasn’t until much later when the French dubbed this new run of American films that had a darker bent with snappy dialogue, lots of shadows …

Biopics come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Olivier Dahan’s film “La Vie en Rose” detailing the life of Edith Piaf, one of France’s greatest singers and international stars, is a whirlwind of a film. Unlike biopics …

1997 was a big year for movies, and perhaps that’s because one of the biggest box office sensations — James Cameron’s “Titanic” — was released that …

Next up in our Guess the Connection series: Clint Eastwood’s 2004 boxing drama “Million Dollar Baby."

For those of you who have yet to see “Million …

It’s game time, folks! This current series consists of four films that for all intents and purposes are not related, except for one connection they …

This is not the movie you think it is. At least, that's the take of our round table of thugs on the Film Board this week as we spoil "Kingsman: The …

We love doing our Listener’s Choice episodes — it’s a great way for our listeners to get us to finally talk about movies about which conversations are long overdue. Cameron Ryan, our 2014 Pony Prize winner, got to pick …