

The MovieFilm Podcast
Zaki Hasan & Brian Hall
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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Sep 7, 2025 • 2h 12min
Ep. 325: Caught Stealing
(00:00:00) Podcast Welcome and Brian’s Cord-Cutting Journey Begins
(00:04:10) Brian Discovers Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV
(00:11:15) Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Billion Dollar Vigor
(00:14:37) Catching Up on Classic Films at Regal Cinemas
(00:16:46) Exploring Unseen Classics: Paper Moon and High and Low
(00:22:30) Experiencing Jaws’ 50th Anniversary in 4DX
(00:29:29) Navigating DC’s Confusing New Cinematic Universe
(00:39:02) Mark Ruffalo Shines in HBO’s Task Miniseries
(00:45:38) Audience Feedback on Cord-Cutting and Media Overload
(00:55:57) Debunking the Myth of Superman’s Box Office Flop
(01:05:55) Unpacking Superman and Superhero Fatigue
(01:17:04) Honoring the Life and Legacy of Graham Greene
(01:20:45) Reconstructing Lost Films With Controversial A.I. Technology
(01:35:04) Darren Aronofsky’s Violent Romp: A Pleasant Romp
(01:56:53) Unpacking Key Plot Points and Character Arcs
(02:09:44) Final Thoughts and How to Support the Podcast
Summer movie season is over, but the MovieFilm boys have no shortage of topics to discuss, including an in-depth discussion of Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller CAUGHT STEALING, starring Austin Butler! Plus: SUPERMAN gets a sequel! Or not? THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS gets an A.I. upgrade! Remembering Graham Greene, and much more!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Aug 29, 2025 • 1h 48min
Commentary Track: Clueless
Did you think we'd miss the 30th anniversary of CLUELESS? As if! Listen separately or watch along as we talk through the '90s teen fave directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd. We hope you'll enjoy this one and it won't leave you saying, "Whatever!"Listen ad-free at our Patreon! patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcastListen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Aug 21, 2025 • 1h 46min
Ep. 324: Nobody 2
(00:00:00) Ep. 324: Nobody 2
(00:03:36) What We Watched
(00:24:44) Listener Letters
(00:46:52) Headlines
(01:20:24) Nobody 2 Review
It's the dog days of August, but that doesn't mean there aren't butts waiting to be kicked, and that's where the Bob Oedenkirk sequel NOBODY 2 comes in! We enjoyed the first adventure of certified bad ass Hutch Mansell three years ago, but does the follow-up have the same punch (and kick)? Listen in to hear our thoughts. Plus: Remembering Jim Lovell and Terence Stamp, Listener Letters and much more!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Aug 14, 2025 • 2h 11min
Commentary Track: Terminator Genisys
As has become a late summer tradition here at the MovieFilm Podcast, we hopped on mic to talk through another TERMIMATOR sequel! This time out it's TERMINATOR GENISYS in the barrel, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Despite a game performance from returning star Arnold Schwarzenegger, we weren't big fans of this one when it first hit theaters, but has the intervening decade softened our views? You'll have to check it out to find out, either by listening separately or watching along with us!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Aug 8, 2025 • 2h 24min
Ep. 323: The Fantastic Four: First Steps / The Naked Gun
Marvel's first family is back in THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, and Liam Neeson is picking up where Leslie Nielsen left off in the new THE NAKED GUN! The MovieFilm boys chime in with their thoughts on both big budget reboots, plus quick takes on THE BEAR, FREAKIER FRIDAY, Ice Cube's WAR OF THE WORLDS and much more!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Jul 31, 2025 • 1h 31min
Commentary Track: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The NAKED GUN legacy sequel is in theaters today, but it's not like we needed a reason to revisit the raucous original from 1988. Listen separately or laugh right along with as as we talk through the Leslie Nielsen comedy classic based on the short-lived TV series POLICE SQUAD!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

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! Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

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!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

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!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

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!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast