Late to the Movies

The Thing

October 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 19 mins

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Spook 'em Up Month continues on Late to the Movies with John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982)! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz huddle around the burning wreckage of their sub-zero research facility to discuss their favorite puppets, scares, and existential questions in this incomparable horror/whodunit mashup. Directed by Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster, starring Kurt Russell, and featuring Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, and Thomas G. Waites.

Poltergeist

October 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 27 mins

beatrice straight, ben holt, craig t. nelson, film, horror, jobeth williams, late to the movies, movie, poltergeist, review, scary movies, spooky season, steven spielberg, tobe hooper

It's spooky season, so you know what that means - Spook 'em Up Month! A totally common phrase to describe horror movies, which is what we'll be focusing on this October. Up first, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie go for a swim, climb a tree, and throw a rope into hell as they discuss this horror classic.

Directed by Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, and Zelda Rubinstein.

Mean Girls

September 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 24 mins

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It's the finale of 'Back to School Month' on Late to the Movies, and we're marking the occasion with the most-requested topic yet - Mean Girls! ...and also the direct-to-ABC Family sequel, Mean Girls 2. Ben, Bree, Kay and Sam talk about Lindsay Lohan, high school, and trying to make fetch happen in the 2004 original (00:00-58:30) before turning their attention to the very strange, very unnecessary 2011 sequel (58:30-1:20:30).

Mean Girls was directed by Mark Waters, written by Tina Fey, and stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, and Fey. Mean Girls 2 was directed by Melanie Mayron, and stars Meaghan Martin, Jennifer Stone, and Maiara Walsh.

School of Rock

September 19th, 2022  |  49 mins 52 secs

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Back to School Month keeps rockin' on Late to the Movies with School of Rock! Ben and Robbie discuss what they've been watching recently before getting the Led out with Jack Black and his band of preteens in this 2003 classic. Directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White and starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, White, Sarah Silverman, and Miranda Cosgrove.

Heathers

September 12th, 2022  |  50 mins 48 secs

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Back to School Month continues with a VERY episode on 1988's (or maybe 1989's) Heathers! Ben, Bree, and Sam exchange greetings and salutations and discuss this iconic black comedy. Written by Daniel Waters, directed by Michael Lehmann, and starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and Penelope Milford.

High School Musical

September 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins

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It's Back to School Month on Late to the Movies! First up, Ben, Kyle, and Lyndsey get their heads in the game with the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical. Directed by Kenny Ortega and starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman.

50th (Week) Anniversary!! & The Quarry

August 29th, 2022  |  1 hr 27 mins

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It's the 50th episode of Late to the Movies! To mark the occasion, Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie talk about the year so far in movies, look ahead to Oscar season, and play a memory game about last year's ceremony. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE! In an unprecedented second segment (starting at 1:02:20), Ben, Kyle, and Lyndsey close out Summer Camp Month by discussing the recently released, very cinematic, choose-your-own adventure game, The Quarry. Link to Ben's ranking on 2022 movies of Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/gzCxW

Wet Hot American Summer

August 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 22 mins

a. d. miles, amy poehler, ben holt, bradley cooper, christopher meloni, david hyde pierce, david wain, elizabeth banks, film, janeane garofalo, ken marino, late to the movies, michael ian black, michael showalter, molly shannon, movie, paul rudd, review, summer camp, the state, wet hot american summer, zak orth

Summer Camp Month continues with the endlessly quotable, cult-classic summer camp satire - 2001's Wet Hot American Summer! Ben, Bree, Colin, Sam, and Vaz gather 'round the campfire to talk about the many (MANY) soon to be very famous cast members, their favorite bits, and to play a couple games. Seriously, eventually there are games (starting at 59:30!) so just hang in there. Directed by David Wain, written by Wain and Michael Showalter, and starring (deep breath) Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter, Paul Rudd, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon, Christopher Meloni, Elizabeth Banks, Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Zak Orth, and A. D. Miles.

Moonrise Kingdom

August 15th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

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'Summer Camp Month' rows along on Late to the Movies with 2012's Moonrise Kingdom! Ben, Cory, Greg, and Ray discuss Wes Anderson's very funny ode to childhood, coastal New England, and the 1960's. Directed by Wes Anderson, written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, and starring Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward.

Friday the 13th

August 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

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Summer Camp Month continues on Late to the Movies, as our group of hapless counselors discuss 1980's Friday the 13th! Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie talk about the landmark slasher flick. They also talk about Jordan Peele's Nope (spoilers from 02:45-18:20). Directed Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Kevin Bacon, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, and Robbi Morgan.

Heavyweights

August 1st, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

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It's 'Summer Camp Month' on Late to the Movies! Ben, Robbie, and Will start our month-long look at movies set at summer camps with 1995's Heavyweights! Directed by Steven Brill, written by Brill and Judd Apatow, and starring Ben Stiller, Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail, Paul Feig, Kenan Thompson, Jeffrey Tambor, Jerry Stiller, and Anne Meara.

Jurassic Park

July 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 37 mins

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Welcome... to the Jurassic Park episode! This week on Late to the Movies, we're closing out 'Big Steve Summer' with the most block-busting of all of Steven Spielberg's summer blockbusters. Ben, Greg, Kyle, Lyndsey, and Ray jump in the Ford Explorer to discuss the thrilling set pieces, great performances, and very good puppets that make up this 1993 classic. 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.

Jaws

July 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 15 mins

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'Big Steve Summer' floats on as Late to the Movies dives in to Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975). Ben, Robbie, and Will continue our month-long look at Spielberg's summer blockbusters by going back to the film that made summer blockbusters a thing. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton and based on the novel by Peter Benchley.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

July 11th, 2022  |  58 mins 46 secs

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'Big Steve Summer' continues with the one-time highest grossing film ever, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial! Ben, Martha, and Robbie will be here, always, as Late to the Movies' month-long focus on Steven Spielberg's summer blockbusters pedals along. This week's episode is on one of the most effective films about childhood, "imaginary" friends, and the government putting a big bubble over your house ever made. Directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton and Drew Barrymore.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

July 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 19 mins

ben holt, film, george lucas, harrison ford, indiana jones, john rhys-davies, karen allen, late to the movies, movie, paul freeman, raiders of the lost ark, review, steven spielberg, summer blockbuster

It's 'Big Steve Summer!' All month long on Late to the Movies, we'll be focusing on Steven Spielberg's summer blockbusters. Up first - Ben, Bree, Kay, and Sam discuss the Spielberg / George Lucas collaboration, Raiders of the Lost Ark. We talk about Harrison Ford's iconic turn as Indiana Jones, Spielberg's masterful action set pieces, and we cast a new Indy. Also, we definitely stay completely on topic the whole time with no tangents. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, and John Rhys-Davies.

Get Out

June 27th, 2022  |  57 mins 24 secs

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It's time to Get Out of 'Halloween in June' with Jordan Peele's instant classic from 2017! All month long, Late to the Movies has focused on low budget horror. Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie end the month by talking about the thrills, chills, and satire of Get Out. Directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, and Catherine Keener.