The MovieFilm Podcast

The MovieFilm Podcast marks one momentous year of power-packed production! To celebrate, the Mr. Boy gang is joined once more by Paul Shirey, news editor at Joblo.com, to share his firsthand account of sitting in the famed Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con as the year’s biggest movie announcements were being unfurled. Get the full skinny on Superman-Batman, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and more! But that’s not all! We also discuss the just-announced Rocky spin-off entitled Creed, and engage in a spoiler-filled conversation about the latest opus from Fox’s X-Men franchise, The Wolverine (Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Lots to listen for in the latest MovieFilm show! After listening to the audio from Zaki’s exclusive interview with directors Jim Rash & Nat Faxon about their lovely new film The Way Way Back, you can hear the gang discuss the floptastic reception accorded to Disney’s big budget gamble The Lone Ranger (which, you’ll recall, Zaki has been signing high praises of), and try to figure out where the fault lies — in its stars or within us. We also talk about whether we’re all suffering from superhero burnout after the destruction-fueled climax of Man of Steel, and offer our takes on the trailers for Lindsay Lohan’s new film The Canyons, Vince Vaughn in Delivery Man, and The Lego Movie[...]Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Lots to listen to as the MovieFilm Podcast marks a quarter-century! First up, Zaki has his take on new releases White House Down, The Lone Ranger, and The Heat, including the audio from his exclusive interview with director Paul Feig about the Sandra Bullock-Melissa McCarthy comedy. After that, the gang discusses Pixar’s decision to cut down on the amount of sequels they produce, Paramount’s plans to reboot the Terminator franchise, and how the bursting-at-the-seams schedule of summer 2015 movies might just end up breaking the geek world in half!We also take stock of the summer season so far, and see how the box office take of the big release stack up to their predictions. In addition, there’s discussions of the trailer for the Ryan Reynolds-Jeff Bridges team-up R.I.P.D., and the Sylvester Stallone-Arnold Schwarzen [...]Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

The MovieFilm gang reunites to discuss the latest (greatest?) cinematic exploit of Superman, with all three offering a rapturous reaction. But that’s not all! Speaking of rapturous, there’s also Zaki’s in-depth interview with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Craig Robinson of the hilarious end-of-the-world comedy This Is The End (check out the full transcript here). In addition, we talk up the latest news on the latest Terminator movie (including word that sixty-something Ah-Nold might be cyborging up again), dissect the doomsaying predictions from Steven Spielberg & George Lucas that the end of cinema is nigh, and offer our takes on the new trailers for 300: Rise of An Empire, and The Hobbit: The Desolate of Smaug, and we top things off with a MovieFilm quiz where Sean and Zaki test their Superman tri [...]Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Sean rejoins the gang for this week’s ep and starts out with a belated review of Star Trek Into Darkness before we launch into in-depth conversations on The Hangover Part III, Fast & Furious 6, and After Earth. In addition, we also get in-depth discussions on the all-new trailers for Ender’s Game and The World’s End, plus commentary on Henry Cavill joining the long-development feature adaptation of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Whoopi Goldberg joining the cast of the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, the possibility that Skyfall director Sam Mendes might return for back-to-back Bond adventures, and more. All that, and the usual listener letters to start things off and a movie quiz to wrap things up. Stream below, or listen/download through iTunes or viaListen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

It’s just Brian and Zaki for this week’s installment of the MovieFilm Podcast, but they have plenty to discuss. First up, Zaki offers his thoughts on The Great Gatsby and the all-new animated feature Superman Unbound. After that, a discussion on the latest Hollywood Headlines, including the delay of the much-anticipated (by us) Jurassic Park 4, and what it means for the future of the hallowed dino-franchise. Also, they take a look at the new trailers for Anchorman 2, Riddick and the upcoming TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In addition, Zaki interviews with director Sarah Polley about her fascinating new documentary Stories We Tell, and he and Brian go in-depth and all-in on spoilers for a lengthy chat about Star Trek Into Darkness, discussing the plot, what works, what doesn’t, and why it failed to take off at the box office as expected. Lots to listen for in this latest episode, so make it so [...]Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Just in time for the summer movie season, Brian Hall rejoins the MovieFilm boys for an in-depth, spoileriffic discussion of Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3, which kicked off its record-setting box office run this past weekend. Sean and Brian explain why they loved it, and Zaki explains why he just liked it. In addition to that, the gang picks up apart the trailers for Thor: The Dark World and Now You See Me, dish on the latest news out of Star Wars land, and weigh the pros and cons of yet another Die Hard sequel hitting theaters. All that, plus the usual listener letters, random observations, and witty banter you’ve come to expect every fortnight. In other big news, in addition to being available to listen via iTunes, the MovieFilm show is now a part ofListen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

When it came time to record the big 20th episode of the  MovieFilm Podcast, Brian was too busy earning a living to join us, but Joblo.com News Editor Paul Shirey gamely jumped in at the last second to pinch-hit, joining Zaki and Sean for an in-depth discussion on the estimable ouvre (however that’s pronounced…) of one Thomas C. Mapother IV, a.k.a. Tom Cruise. In addition to talking up Cruise’s newest opus, big budget sci-fi’er Oblivion, they also delve deep into his catalog of successful and not-so-successful entries, and attempt to divine how (and why) the one-time Jerry Maguire has had such a consistent track record at the global box office for more than thirty years. The gang also goes gaga over the extended trailer for much-anticipated Superman reboot Man of Steel, wonder if there’s an audience for the newest iteration of The Lone Ranger, and asks what the heck is going on [...]Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

In this episode of MovieFilm, the gang share their thoughts on the global blockbuster G.I. Joe: Retaliation and lionize the late Roger Ebert. In addition, we use the occasion of Jurassic Park’s twentieth anniversary re-release to reminisce about Steven Spielberg’s modern classic, opining on why it still matters even after all these years. But that’s not all. You’ll also hear the varied reactions to the first trailers for the upcoming The Wolverine and 2 Guns, plus the usual batch of Listener Letters and Hollywood Headlines and more. You can stream the episode below, or download at the link if you prefe [...]Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

The latest MovieFilm installment starts off with Zaki’s interview with legendary G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama as he discusses the origins of the Marvel Comics run and the continuing popularity of the “Real American Hero” line thirty-plus years later. From there, the gang discusses new releases The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Olympus Has Fallen, seguing from there into the latest round of Hollywood Headlines, with a focus this week on old TV shows transitioning into new movies, including 24, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Good Times (??), and the headline-making, Kickstarter-funded Veronica Mars feature film. In addition, we have in-depth discussions on the new trailers for Kick Ass 2, Star Trek Into Darkness, and TV’s Hannibal, plus a fond thirtieth anniversary reminiscence of Francis Ford Coppola’s classic The Outsiders, and a MovieFilm quiz on the many [...]Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast