Late to the Movies

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving & Garfield's Thanksgiving

November 20th, 2023  |  48 mins 40 secs

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We take a break from Bird Month to focus on the only bird that matters this week - turkey! As in, Thanksgiving! Ben, Andy, Jeffrey, Kate, and Kay tackle two TV specials featuring iconic comic characters - one holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973), and one complete trainwreck, Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989).

The Birds

November 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 17 mins

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Bird Month flaps ahead with Alfred Hitchcock's bird-filled classic, The Birds! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz dive in to all the pecks, squawks, and oedipal weirdness of the Master of Suspense's fowl-est film.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Evan Hunter, and starring Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren and featuring Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright.

Chicken Run

November 6th, 2023  |  52 mins 51 secs

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November is Bird Month! Flying in first, it's Aardman's 2000 classic, Chicken Run! Ben and Anthony discuss the highest grossing stop motion animated film of all time.

Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick.

Train to Busan

October 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Spooky Subtitles Month takes us BACK to South Korea to catch a ride aboard Train to Busan. Ben and Anthony discuss the high-speed zombie action of this 2016 thrill ride.

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee and Kim Eui-sung.

REC

October 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 14 mins

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Spooky Subtitles Month heads back to Europe for 2007's Spanish found-footage classic [•REC]! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the ins and (legally not allowed to come back) outs of one of the most thrilling and acclaimed films in modern horror.

Co-written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza and starring Manuela Velasco.

The Wailing

October 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 48 secs

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Spooky Subtitles Month goes BACK to South Korea for The Wailing (2016), which a lot of people on the internet have called 'the most unsettling film of modern times' ...and we had a blast! What's wrong with us?! FIND OUT as Ben, Cory, and Noah delve into the many, many, MANY horror subgenres and religions bizarrely (yet... expertly?) blended by director Na Hong-jin.

Korean title: Gokseong. Directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, and Chun Woo-hee.

Let the Right One In

October 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 33 mins

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Spooky Subtitles Month heads way up north to Sweden for 2008's Let the Right One In! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss their favorite vampire rules, how not to be an effective familiar, and whether or not you can trust the central relationship in Tomas Alfredson's modern classic.

Directed by Tomas Alfredson, based on the 2004 novel of the same title by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson.

The Host

October 2nd, 2023  |  1 hr 21 mins

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It's October, but this time there's a chilling twist - all non-English horror movies! That's right, it's Spooky Subtitles Month! We're kicking it off with one of the most acclaimed monster movies of the century from one of its most acclaimed directors: Bong Joon-ho's The Host! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz dissect the 2006 mutant fish genre mashup.

Directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

September 25th, 2023  |  52 mins 2 secs

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High School Movies Month comes to a righteous conclusion with John Hughes' 1986 classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off! Ben and Kate discuss the highly quotable, oft-referenced, Chicago-based hijinks of three friends confronting the end of adolescence.

Written and directed by John Hughes, starring Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck, and featuring Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, and Edie McClurg.

21 Jump Street

September 18th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins

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High School Movies Month drives ahead with another off-beat high school pick - Lord and Miller's 2012 reimagining of 21 Jump Street! Ben, Greg, and Ray have the right to remain... something, as they discuss the Jonah Hill / Channing Tatum buddy cop action-comedy.

Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall, and starring Hill, Channing Tatum, Dave Franco, Brie Larson, Rob Riggle, and Ice Cube.

Carrie

September 11th, 2023  |  1 hr 15 mins

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High School Movies Month continues with the classic horror/tragedy Carrie! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz go to prom, strategically avoid hitting pigs with a hammer, and get right with a really zonked-out Jesus in Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King's first novel.

Directed by Brian De Palma, written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 novel of the same name. Starring Sissy Spacek and featuring Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta.

Rushmore

September 4th, 2023  |  54 mins 48 secs

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Another month, another theme - September is High School Movie Month! We're kicking it off with Wes Anderson's 1998 prep school classic - Rushmore! In our first ever remotely recorded episode, Ben heroically fights through post-Covid vocal strain and Anthony calls in from a secure location to discuss Jason Schwartzman's film debut, the kickoff of Bill Murray's "respected indie actor" phase, and the best script Owen Wilson ever co-wrote.

Directed by Wes Anderson, co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson, and starring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Olivia Williams and featuring Brian Cox, Seymour Cassel, and Luke Wilson.

The Truman Show

August 28th, 2023  |  58 mins 29 secs

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Anniversary Month comes to a close with the 25th anniversary of The Truman Show! Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss Peter Weir's satirical... sci-fi... psychological... dramedy (?), starring Jim Carrey in his pivot to drama.

Directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. Starring Jim Carrey and featuring Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Paul Giamatti, and Brian Delate.

Jurassic Park (30th Anniversary Re-release!)

August 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 39 mins

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It wouldn't be Anniversary Month without a re-release! Jurassic Park is roaring back into theaters this weekend, celebrating 30 years (in 3-D!). To mark the occasion, here's our Big Steve Summer (July 2022) episode of the best movie to ever feature Jeff Goldblum going hehHEHhaha-ahem-huhuh. Happy National Cinema Day!

Directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel by Michael Crichton, and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, BD Wong, Samuel L. Jackson, and Wayne Knight.

Dr. No

August 21st, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

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It's our first/the first James Bond movie as Anniversary Month continues with the 60th anniversary of the US release of Dr. No! Ben and Anthony discuss the style and swagger of Sean Connery's 007 debut.

Directed by Terence Young and adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather from the novel by Ian Fleming. Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman and Jack Lord.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

August 14th, 2023  |  1 hr 23 mins

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Anniversary Month continues with the 35th anniversary of Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Ben, Sam, and Vaz discuss Robert Zemeckis' blockbuster animation and live action mashup.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy, with the voices of Charles Fleischer and Kathleen Turner.