

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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Apr 3, 2020 • 1h 55min
Ep. 198: Call of the Wild / Bloodshot
The MovieFilm boys are still sheltering-in-place, but we’ve still got plenty to discuss! With Hollywood hitting pause on most new releases for the next few months, we map out what the industry’s future looks like. You can also hear our thoughts on new to VOD releases Call of the Wild and Bloodshot, and all the other stuff we’ve been doing in lockdown. Plus: Star Wars news...because there’s always Star Wars news! Hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Mar 26, 2020 • 1h 48min
Commentary Track: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ('90)
We might be stuck indoors, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a shell of a time! For our latest commentary, as the MovieFilm boys (and special guest Sean Coyle) celebrate thirty years of T-U-R-T-L-E power with 1990’s TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Listen on it’s own or watch along as we swap behind-the-scenes trivia, Easter eggs, and our stories about seeing it the first time! Cowabunga dudes, hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Mar 21, 2020 • 1h 18min
Ep. 197: Movies in the Time of Corona
A statewide shelter-in-place order for California means the MovieFilm boys don’t have any new releases to review, but we’ve still got plenty to discuss as we take stock of Hollywood’s maneuvering around the COVID-19 crisis, from closed theaters to cancelled release dates to questions about what comes next. Plus: Star Wars news, the Cats “butthole cut” (??), and more! Hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Mar 15, 2020 • 2h 13min
Commentary Track: Batman Forever
Val Kilmer! Tommy Lee Jones! Jim Carrey! In addition to being the most awkward carpool of all time, it’s also the cast of 1995’s BATMAN FOREVER. With pandemic panic gripping the world, the MovieFilm Dynamic Duo hunker down in our bunkers to mark the movie’s 25th anniversary! Listen as we talk through Joel Schumacher’s rubber-and-leather infused directing debut for the Dark Knight Detective. We have complicated feelings about this one, but hopefully you won’t feel that way about listening! Hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Mar 10, 2020 • 2h 13min
Ep. 196: The Invisible Man
Despite the title, THE INVISIBLE MAN is being seen by lots of people, and we have plenty to say about the latest try from Universal at reviving their classic monsters franchise. In addition, we remember the late Max Von Sydow, discuss the news that Steven Spielberg is done directing INDIANA JONES, and much more! Listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Feb 24, 2020 • 1h 39min
Ep. 195: Sonic the Hedgehog
With Paramount’s SONIC THE HEDGEHOG racing through theaters, we were as surprised as anyone that we enjoyed it as much as did. Join us for a fun chat as we unpack why the furry speedster scratched our itch. But that’s not all! We also talk about Disney’s PLANET OF THE APES plans, the first look at Robert Pattinson as THE BATMAN, word that the FRIENDS cast are reuniting, and more! Hear it all through the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Feb 13, 2020 • 1h 38min
Ep. 194: Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Harley Quinn’s fantabulous emancipation is currently unfolding in theaters with BIRDS OF PREY, and the MovieFilm boys chime in with their takes on the latest DC Comics cinematic escapade. Also: Hear our thoughts on the Oscar telecast and news that Rick Moranis is coming out of retirement. Plus: Remembering Kirk Douglas and Robert Conrad, and much more! Listen to it via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Jan 31, 2020 • 1h 49min
Ep. 193: Best Movies of the 2010s
The MovieFilm boys close out January by taking a look back at the most memorable films of the decade that just ended. What was the level of cinema offered up by the 2010s? Listen in to find out! In addition, hear our remembrance of Kobe Bryant, some thoughts on the premiere of STAR TREK: PICARD, word of LETHAL WEAPON 5 in the pipeline, and much more! You can listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Jan 21, 2020 • 1h 40min
Ep. 192: Bad Boys For Life
It’s the MovieFilm Boys talking Bad Boys! After a seventeen year gap, Will Smith & Martin Lawrence are back in their signature buddy cop franchise in BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, and Zaki & Brian are here to chime in on whether it was worth the wait. In addition, hear our reactions to the first trailer for Sony’s scary superhero pic MORBIUS, plus our thoughts on the just-announced Oscar nominations and word that Hank Azaria is bidding farewell to one of his many SIMPSONS alter egos. Plus: STAR WARS news and more! Listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Jan 11, 2020 • 1h 29min
Ep. 191: Zaki and Brian’s Favorite Movies of 2019!
It’s 2020, now time for some hindsight! Listen as the MovieFilm boys go through their respective top ten lists of favorite movies for the year that just ended. Which ones made the cut? Which ones missed it by that much? Find out in the latest episode. Listen via the embed below or at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Spotify! As we always ask, please hit up our Facebook page or e-mail moviefilmpodcast@gmail.com to let us know how we’re doing!Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast


