

The MovieFilm Podcast
MovieFilm Podcast
Join film critic Zaki Hasan and television writer Brian Hall as they engage in hilarious and insightful conversations on all the latest out of Hollywood, including news, reviews, and interviews with some of the biggest names in movies!
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Jul 24, 2025 • 1h 53min
Commentary Track: Fantastic Four (2005)
A new FANTASTIC FOUR is in theaters today, and we thought it was a perfect time to dip into the archives and revisit the one from 2005. It was a simpler time, when budgets were lower, needle drops were more plentiful and the MCU was still three years away, but there's still some charm in this mid-aughts Marvel movie. Listen separately or watch along as we talk through the Tim Story-directed superhero opus starring Ioan Gruffud, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and a pre-Captain America Chris Evans!

Jul 21, 2025 • 40min
Bonus Show: Superman Box Office / Colbert Cancellation
Check out this bonus episode from our Patreon feed as we unpack SUPERMAN's boffo box office, talk about the ominous feelings surrounding CBS' cancellation of THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT and make sport of folks paying exorbitant scalper prices for Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY a whole year before its release, and much more!

Jul 17, 2025 • 1h 48min
Ep. 322: Superman
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:55) What We Watched
(00:29:24) Listener Letters
(00:41:10) Superman review
(01:04:29) Superman Spoilers
The world's greatest hero is flying high atop the box office, and we've got an in-depth discussion going into the inner-workings of SUPERMAN! What did we think of James Gunn's big budget reboot starring David Corenswet as our newest Superman? You'll have to listen in to hear our thoughts!

Jul 11, 2025 • 2h 38min
Commentary Track: Superman Returns
Superman has returned to the movies, so we thought it was a perfect time to revisit 2006's SUPERMAN RETURNS! The Bryan Singer-directed superhero sequel was meant to revitalize the Man of Steel's movie fortunes in the mid-aughts, but it failed to take flight, leading to nearly two decades of studio indecision. We certainly have some thoughts on this would-be-epic, from its fraught production history to its eventual evaluation, and we go through it all in this extended conversation, which you can listen to on its own or while watching along with us!

Jul 9, 2025 • 2h 6min
Ep. 321: Jurassic World Rebirth
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:00) What we watched
(00:24:04) Listener Letters
(00:47:17) Headlines
(01:20:23) Jurassic World Rebirth
(01:42:56) Spoilers
JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH is breaking records at the box office, and we have plenty of thoughts on Universal's latest dino-adventure! Plus: Michael Bay plots a TRANSFORMERS return, remembering Michael Madsen and Julian McMahon, and much more!

Jul 1, 2025 • 2h 8min
Commentary Track: Jurassic World
There's a new JURASSIC WORLD movie in theaters this week,and the MovieFilm boys hopped on mic to talk through the 2015 franchise reboot. Listen separately or watch along as we point out behind-the-scenes stoiries and make plot observations about the Chris Pratt dinosaur adventure!

Jun 27, 2025 • 2h 13min
Ep. 320: F1
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:04:03) What We Watched
(00:33:31) Listener Letters
(00:48:43) Hollywood Headlines
(01:21:31) 007 Gets a New Director
(01:32:39) F1 Review
Brad Pitt is racing through theaters in this week's F1, and we have plenty of thoughts on the new blockbuster from TOP GUN: MAVERICK's Joseph Kosinski. But that's not all! The newest 007 gets a director! THE SOCIAL NETWORK gets a sequel! Plus: Listener Letters and more!

Jun 20, 2025 • 1h 49min
Commentary Track: Congo
The jungle adventure CONGO hit theaters 30 years ago this month, and after many years of requests the MovieFilm boys talk through the Michael Crichton adaptation starring Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh and Ernie Hudson. We had lots of fun and lots of laughs as we recorded this one, and we hope you will too!

Jun 13, 2025 • 2h 1min
Ep. 319: Thunderbolts* Underwater
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:11:13) What We’ve Seen
(00:43:14) Listener Letters
(00:56:17) Headlines
(01:25:59) In Love With ChatGPT?
(01:36:20) Spaceballs 2 Announced
(01:42:51) Sinners Success
(01:47:50) Thunderbolts* Underwater
Lots to discuss in this week's MovieFilm show, including quick takes on Wes Anderson's latest, THE PHEONICIAN SCHEME, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's series FUBAR, and remembrances of Brian Wilson, Harris Yulin and more. In headlines: Marvel's THUNDERBOLTS* looks set to lose the studio tens of millions by the time it ends its run. What went wrong for this superhero pic, and what does it mean for the MCU's future?

Jun 6, 2025 • 2h 1min
Commentary Track: The Goonies
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the release of THE GOONIES, it's our time to talk through the Richard Donner-Steven Spielberg classic! Listen separately or watch along for a fun walk down memory lane, with behind-the-scenes stories, humorous asides and much more, so hit play and never say die!