

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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Jan 9, 2022 • 2h 4min
Ep. 238: Spider-Man: No Way Home
The MovieFilm Podcast rings in the new year with our much-delayed spoiler discussion on SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME! It's taken a little while thanks to a covid-induced holding pattern, but we're back to offer our thoughts on the smash hit superhero opus. Plus: DON'T LOOK UP! MACGRUBER! Remembering Sidney Poitier, Peter Bogdanovich, and Betty White!

Dec 28, 2021 • 2h 12min
Ep. 237: The Matrix Resurrections
For the final MovieFilm of 2021, we plug into THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS and offer our thoughts on the polarizing new entry in the Warner Bros. franchise! Plus: BEING THE RICARDOS, WEST SIDE STORY, thoughts on the latest trailer for THE BATMAN, and an update on recent events in Brian's life! As always, send us your questions and feedback, and we hope you have a safe and happy new year!

Dec 19, 2021 • 2h 12min
Commentary Track: The Matrix Revolutions
The MovieFilm boys wrap up their MATRIX revisitations with a feature length commentary track for THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS! Listen separately or watch along with us as we delve into the concluding chapter of the original trilogy and determine whether it's worthy of the polarizing reputation it has accrued in the 18 years since its release. With THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS due in theaters shortly, there's never been a better time to plug back in and say, "Whoa!"

Dec 10, 2021 • 2h 21min
Commentary Track: The Matrix Reloaded
Here at the MovieFilm Podcast...THE MATRIX has us! With the impending arrival of THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS in a few weeks, we decided it was time to plug back into the iconic sci-fi franchise and talk through THE MATRIX RELOADED! Listen separately or watch along as we delve into the trilogy's second chapter, noting storytelling choices, technological feats, and the deeper philosophical issues being discussed. It's a wide-ranging talk that covers a lot of ground...but no one can be told what's in this commentary, you have to hear it for yourself!

Dec 4, 2021 • 1h 46min
Ep. 236: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE is trapping audiences at the box office, and the MovieFilm boys reconvene after our Thanksgiving break to offer our thoughts on the long-in-coming legacy sequel to the iconic '80s movies. We also have quick takes on LICORICE PIZZA, HOUSE OF GUCCI, GET BACK and more! Plus: News that LETHAL WEAPON 5 is on the way! HBO's big spend on a failed GAME OF THRONES prequel! SPIDER-MAN crashes movie ticket sites! Hear all this and more in our latest episode!

Nov 20, 2021 • 1h 50min
Commentary Track: Ghostbusters (1984)
With GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE in theaters now, the MovieFilm boys have gone back to the beginning to talk through the movie that started it all, 1984’s GHOSTBUSTERS! Listen separately or watch along as we delve into the origins of the comedy-horror classic and what continues to make it so special this many decades later!

Nov 10, 2021 • 1h 44min
Ep. 235: Marvel's Eternals
Marvel's ETERNALS is in theaters now, and we have some thoughts on this latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Does writer/director Chloe Zhao's superhero epic live up to its potential, or does it only FEEL eternal? Listen in for our thoughts! Plus: Remembering Dean Stockwell, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters are making a movie, and Boba Fett's first trailer drops.

Oct 27, 2021 • 1h 53min
Ep. 234: Dune
The new adaptation of DUNE is now in theaters and we have lots to say about this latest attempt to bring Frank Herbert's mammoth best seller to the screen. Does it live up to its legacy? Will it be for this generation what STAR WARS and the LORD OF THE RINGS films were for previous ones? Check out our spoiler and non-spoiler talk for all our thoughts! In addition, we discuss the tragic shooting on the set of RUST, remember the late Peter Scolari, and much more!

Oct 17, 2021 • 1h 37min
Ep. 233: No Time To Die
Welcome back, Mr. Bond! With NO TIME TO DIE in theaters now, marking the finale of Daniel Craig's fifteen-year, five-movie tenure as Ian Fleming's debonaire superspy, the MovieFilm boys have convened to take stock of this epic-length outing and determine whether it's a finale worthy of the franchise. But that's not all! Fresh from DC Fandome, hear our thoughts on the new trailers for THE FLASH and THE BATMAN, plus news that THE ROCKETEER is headed for a reboot on Disney+, and Scarlett Johansson has settled her big Disney lawsuit! All that and much more in our latest episode!

Oct 9, 2021 • 1h 42min
Ep. 232: Venom: Let There Be Carnage
With the Sony super-sequel VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE tearing up the box office with a record post-pandemic opening, the MovieFilm boys are here to dissect whether the Tom Hardy-Woody Harrelson throwdown lives up the hype. But that's not all! Hear our thoughts on the upcoming ROCKY IV director's cut, Netflix's SQUID GAME, and fond remembrances of the late, great Norm Macdonald!