Episodes
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Possession
October 14th, 2024 | 52 mins 34 secs
andrzej żuławski, ben holt, divorce, film, halloween, horror, isabelle adjani, late to the movies, movie, possession, review, sam neill, scifi
Sam Neilloween continues with Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 cult-classic, Possession! This week finds our hero caught in a psychological domestic divorce horror opposite a Cannes Best Actress-winning performance from Isabelle Adjani. Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss the fully... committed? unhinged? performances and vague plot of Possession.
Directed by Andrzej Żuławski and starring Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani.
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Jurassic Park Re-Re-Release (Happy Sam Neilloween!)
October 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 38 mins
ben holt, film, halloween, horror, jeff goldblum, jurassic park, late to the movies, laura dern, movie, review, richard attenborough, sam neill, scifi, steven spielberg
This year's October theme is Sam Neilloween! We'll be going deep on one of the most underrated and fearless actors of modern cinema, watching only Sam Neill-starring films all month. First up: the re-re-release of our episode on Jurassic Park, originally released in July 2022. Ben, Greg, Kyle, Lyndsey, and Ray discuss Neill's biggest film, the 1993 Steven Spielberg blockbuster that set a new standard for special effects in film (and also has that weird laugh that Jeff Goldblum does). It's weird they never made any legacy sequels to this one!
Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough.
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2001: A Space Odyssey
September 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 41 mins
2001, a space odyssey, arthur c. clarke, ben holt, epic, film, future, late to the movies, movie, past, review, science fiction, scifi, space, stanley kubrick
"(Going) Back to (Look at) the Future Month" reaches its epic conclusion with Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss this vision of 2001 from the perspective of 1968; one of the most referenced, parodied, discussed, dissected, and imitated films of all time.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, and starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain.
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Paprika
September 23rd, 2024 | 46 mins 32 secs
animated, anime, ben holt, film, future, late to the movies, movie, paprika, past, review, satoshi kon, scifi, surreal, thriller, yasutaka tsutsui
"(Going) Back to (Look at) the Future Month" leaves dystopian futures behind (finally) and delves into the surrealist dreamscape of Satoshi Kon's Paprika (2006)! Ben, Cory, and Noah join the dream parade to discuss the animated classic, set in 2006's near-future.
Directed by Satoshi Kon, co-written by Satoski Kon and Seishi Minakami, and based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
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The Running Man
September 16th, 2024 | 52 mins 47 secs
action, arnold schwarzenegger, ben holt, dystopian, film, future, jesse ventura, late to the movies, maría conchita alonso, movie, past, paul michael glaser, review, richard dawson, scifi
"(Going) Back to (Look at) the Future Month" continues with Paul Michael Glaser's 1987 vision of a dystopian 2019 - The Running Man! Ben and Anthony discuss the unapologetically dumb, one-liner filled, Schwarzenegger-starring, incredibly loose adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name.
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura.
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Johnny Mnemonic
September 9th, 2024 | 1 hr 12 secs
ben holt, cyberpunk, dolph lundgren, film, future, ice-t, johnny mnemonic, keanu reeves, late to the movies, movie, past, review, robert longo, scifi, william gibson
Going Back to (Look at) the Future month continues with 1995's somewhat-reclaimed Johnny Mnemonic! Ben and Brady discuss the William Gibson-penned, Robert Longo-directed, Keanu Reeves-starring, notorious cyberpunk flop that predicted a 2021 that included a global pandemic... hmm!
Directed by Robert Longo and written by William Gibson, adapting his own short story. Starring Keanu Reeves, Takeshi Kitano, Dolph Lundgren, Ice-T and Dina Meyer.
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Predator 2
September 2nd, 2024 | 1 hr 15 mins
action, ben holt, bill paxton, danny glover, film, future, gary busey, horror, late to the movies, movie, past, predator, predator 2, review, scifi, stephen hopkins
New month, new theme... after spending last month looking at the past, in September we're "going back to (look at) the future!" That means we'll be talking about movies set in the future relative to film's release but in a year that has already happened in the real world. For instance: 1990's "Predator 2", set in near-future 1997 in Los Angeles. Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the extremely sweaty, trash-strewn action of this non-Arnold sequel.
Directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Peter Hall.
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Eyes Wide Shut
August 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 52 mins
1999, 25th anniversary, ben holt, eyes wide shut, film, late to the movies, movie, nicole kidman, review, stanley kubrick, sydney pollack, thriller, tom cruise
1999 Month rolls on with the very chill, very non-divisive Eyes Wide Shut! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie all totally agree while discussing the unquestionably (maybe!) masterful Stanley Kubrick classic.
Directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Sydney Pollack.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
August 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
1999, 25th anniversary, anthony minghella, ben holt, cate blanchett, film, gwyneth paltrow, jude law, late to the movies, matt damon, movie, philip seymour hoffman, review, the talented mr ripley, thriller
1999 Month continues with Anthony Minghella's "The Talented Mr. Ripley"! Ben and Brady discuss the twists, turns, and idyllic Italian setting of the Matt Damon-starring thriller.
Written and directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon, and featuring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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The Sixth Sense
August 12th, 2024 | 58 mins 44 secs
1999, 25th anniversary, ben holt, bruce willis, film, haley joel osment, horror, late to the movies, m. night shyamalan, movie, review, the sixth sense, thriller, toni collette
This month we're gonna podcast like it's 1999! We're turning the clock back to pre-Y2K to celebrate the 25th anniversary of some of the best films in a great year for movies. First up: M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense! Ben and Anthony discuss the twists and turns of Shyamalan's most celebrated, most Oscar nominated, and most dead-people-seeing thriller.
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, and Toni Collette.
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch
July 31st, 2024 | 1 hr 21 mins
"Halloween in June: Part II - July" returns to the franchise that gives the month's theme its name with Halloween III: Season of the Witch! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the Irish Stonehenge magic in this Michael Myers-less installment of the classic series.
Written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, and Dan O'Herlihy.
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
July 27th, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
ben holt, film, freddy krueger, heather langenkamp, horror, late to the movies, movie, new nightmare, nightmare on elm street, review, robert englund, sequel, wes craven
"Halloween in June: Part II - July" returns to the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with Wes Craven's New Nightmare! Ben and Patrick discuss the meta-slasher that Wes Craven made before Scream, a box office bomb that killed Freddy Krueger for almost a decade but is actually pretty good!
Written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, and Miko Hughes.
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Jason X
July 14th, 2024 | 52 mins 52 secs
ben holt, film, friday the 13th, horror, jason voorhees, jason x, jim isaac, kane hodder, late to the movies, movie, review, sequel
"Halloween in June: Part II - July" continues our monthlong exploration of inexplicable sequels to horror movies we've done before with Jason X! Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss the self-parodic, "what if Jason went to space?" plotting of the tenth entry in the Friday the 13th series.
Directed by Jim Isaac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder.
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Prometheus
July 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 33 mins
alien, ben holt, charlize theron, damon lindelof, film, guy pearce, horror, idris elba, late to the movies, logan marshall-green, michael fassbender, movie, noomi rapace, prometheus, review, ridley scott, sequel
Get ready for 'Halloween in June: Part II - July!' This month, we're talking about poorly received sequels to horror movies we've done in the past. First up, a kind-of prequel to one of our earliest episodes - Alien - it's Ridley Scott's Prometheus! Ben, Bree, Robbie, Sam, and Vaz discuss the lore-dense film, fifth in the Alien franchise, that was meant to kickoff a still-unfinished prequel trilogy about a maybe evil, definitely sexy robot. And, also, there's eventually xenomorphs.
Directed by Ridley Scott and co-written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron.
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Moonlight
June 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 15 mins
andré holland, barry jenkins, ben holt, film, janelle monáe, late to the movies, lgbtq, mahershala ali, moonlight, movie, naomie harris, pride, review, trevante rhodes
Pride Month continues with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight! Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss the Oscar winning film.
Written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue." It stars Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, and André Holland.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
June 24th, 2024 | 1 hr 23 mins
adèle haenel, ben holt, céline sciamma, film, late to the movies, lgbtq, movie, noémie merlant, portrait of a lady on fire, pride, review
Pride Month continues with Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss the instant classic, which ranked 30th on the 2022 edition of Sight and Sound's critics' list of the greatest films of all time.
Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel.