The MovieFilm Podcast

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

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

(00:00:00) Commentary Track: Fantastic Four (2005) (00:06:44) Dissecting the Fantastic Four’s On-Screen Personalities (00:19:14) How the Film Captures (or Misses) the Comic Book Spirit (00:29:13) Unpacking the Visuals and Narrative Gaps of the Film (00:44:37) The Long Journey and Missed Potential of the Fantastic Four (00:59:06) Examining the Unconvincing Relationships and Story Beats (01:12:54) Why the Main Antagonist Falls Short of Expectations (01:30:09) The Action-Packed Finale and Its Lasting Impressions (01:45:36) From 2005’s Charm to 2015’s Unmitigated Disaster 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

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

(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

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

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

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

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

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