With fall movie season upon us, Brian and Zaki are back to offer quick takes on a whole host of new releases, including Clint Eastwood’s Sully, Oliver Stone’s Snowden, and the new Antoine Fuqua- Denzel Washington pairing, The Magnificent Seven. In addition, get our thoughts on the trailers for the upcoming films Live By Night and Passengers, and listen in as we discuss the passing of director Curtis Hanson and other headlines out of Hollywood, plus check out Zaki’s interview with the filmmakers behind the clever new mockumentary Operation Avalanche. It’s fun, it’s freewheeling, it’s about ninety minutes, and you can catch it all via the embed below or at iTunes or

Continuing an annual post-Labor Day tradition at the MovieFilm show, Brian and Zaki reunite after a brief hiatus to look back at the summer’s crop of releases big and small. From April’s The Jungle Book to last month’s Ben-Hur, and almost everything in between, we reexamine the hits, the misses, the should’ve-been-bigger, and the understandably-flopped from the summer season just ended. But that’s not all: Before the main events, we also pause to pay tribute to the late, great Gene Wilder, acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise, and offer our quick takes on some of our recent viewings. You can hear it all via the embed below or at iTunes or

The MovieFilm boys are back with their thoughts on the late summer smash Suicide Squad! Find out what we thought of the latest DC Comics adaptation as we offer our takes on what worked and what didn’t. In addition, Zaki discusses why the fourth time may not be the charm when it comes to Matt Damon in Jason Bourne. But that’s not all! Hear our interview with Parker Sawyers & Tika Sumpter about the charming romantic dramedy Southside With You, as well as fast talk on the latest headlines out of Hollywood, and our reactions to the second trailer for the upcoming Star Wars spin-off Rogue One. Listen to it all via the embed below or at iTunes or

It’s the big 100th episode the MovieFilm Podcast! And for this extra-special installment Zaki & Brian are joined by special guest (and former co-host) Sean Coyle! After reminiscing about the origins of the show and what led to its creation, Zaki describes his recent invitation to a presidential reception at the White House, and then the gang gets into discussing the latest news and trailers out of Comic-Con, including our first looks at Justice League, Wonder Woman, and Kong: Skull Island. (We also briefly question the need for yet another Vin Diesel xXx movie.) From there, it’s on to the main event: Star Trek Beyond! With the thirteenth Star Trek feature film sitting atop the box office, we get into a deep and spoiler-filled conversation about why you should make time to see the Enterprise’s newest v [...]

The MoveFilm boys are back with their thoughts on one of the most anticipated and most divisive movies of the year: Ghostbusters! Yes, now that the Paul Feig-directed reboot of the ’80s property is actually in theaters, we can discuss it from an informed perspective. Listen in to hear our takes, what we liked, what we didn’t like, and where we’d like to see things go next. But that’s not all! Hear Brian’s thoughts on the Netflix original series Stranger Things, as well as quick takes on Star Trek Beyond, and Zaki’s interview with writer-director Matt Ross about his new film Captain Fantastic, plus the usual Hollywood Headlines and Star Wars news [...]

Welcome (back) to Earth! Brian and Zaki anticipate the fourth of July by discussing director Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence, the Fox sequel that’s either twenty years in the making or about seventeen years too late, depending on your point-of-view. But that’s not all: We also have quick takes on the new “Ultimate Edition” of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Warner Bros.’ The Legend of Tarzan, the latest attempt to reboot the classic Jungle Lord for the big screen. In addition, get our thoughts on the new theme song for Ghostbusters remake, reactions to the first trailer for Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and some news on Star Wars: Rogue One. Lots to listen to as we head into the long weekend, and you can hear it all via the embed below or at

Cowabunga! Strap on your nunchucks and get your pizza on as Zaki and Brian discuss the sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and why it’s ended up disappointing at the box office despite being a much better movie than its predecessor. In addition, they also talk the video game adaptation Warcraft, and offer some thoughts on the planned Ocean’s 11 spin-off film and Netflix’s upcoming Stranger Things miniseries. All that, plus the usual Star Wars news, listener letters, and witty banter and random digressions you’ve come to expect. Check out the show via the embed below or at iTunes or Stitcher or

This week the MovieFilm gang dives deep into a spoiler-filled dissection of the latest — though far from greatest — entry in Fox’s long-running X-Men feature film franchise, Apocalypse. We get into the story, praise what works, and offer our thoughts on what doesn’t. In addition, hear Zaki’s interview with the delightful Emilia Clarke about her new romantic drama Me Before You as well as her continuing work on Game of Thrones.All that, plus some thoughts on Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass flopping over Memorial Day weekend, whether it’s a good idea to make a Mary Poppins sequel fifty-plus years after the original, what those reshoot rumors actually mean for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, some Listener Letters, and the usual bits of banter and non sequiturs you’ve come to expect!Listen at the embed below or at

For this week’s show we dive in with a brief conversation about writer-director Shane Black’s delightful action-comedy The Nice Guys, followed by Zaki’s interview with actress Kate Beckinsale about her work on the new Jane Austen adaptation Love & Friendship, directed by Whit Stillman. After that, hear our takes on the new trailers for Star Trek Beyond and Ghostbusters, and the upcoming TV remakes/reboots of Lethal Weapon, 24, MacGyver, and Frequency. In addition, we discuss the big shakes up with Warner Bros.’ DC Comics movies, why the cast for Thor: Ragnarok has us excited, and why the possible title for Star Wars: Episode VIII might not be so great. As always, you can catch it via the embed below or at

With Captain America: Civil War currently battling atop the box office and breaking records in the process, the MovieFilm gang reconvenes to dissect the latest — greatest? — superhero epic from Marvel Studios. But that’s not the only topic on the agenda: First Brian talks about his adventures signing comics on Free Comic Book Day, then Zaki offers quick takes on the new financial thriller Money Monster, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts (read his review here), and Fox’s upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, the ninth film in the studio’s long-running series (read his review here), as well as a fascina [...]