Late to the Movies - Episodes Tagged with “Ben Holt”

This Is Spinal Tap

Bentley Holt — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:00 -0500

In the thrilling conclusion to Big Rob Reinter (a whole winter month's worth of Rob Reiner films), the gang takes on 1984's This Is Spinal Tap! Ben, Gabi, and Mimi turn the dial up to 11 to discuss the seminal mockumentary.

Directed and co-written by Rob Reiner, starring and co-written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer.

Misery

Bentley Holt — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:00:00 -0500

Big Rob Reinter (a whole winter month's worth of Rob Reiner films) continues with 1990's Misery! Ben and Vaz discuss the classic Stephen King adaptation.

Directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by William Goldman, and based on the novel by Stephen King. Starring James Caan and Kathy Bates.

When Harry Met Sally...

Bentley Holt — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Next up in Big Rob Reinter (a whole winter month's worth of Rob Reiner films), it's When Harry Met Sally... Bentley, Brady, and Patrick discuss the iconic romantic comedy from 1989.

Directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron. Starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby.

The Princess Bride

Bentley Holt — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0500

We're back! Kicking off 2026, this February is Big Rob Reinter, a whole winter month's worth of Rob Reiner films, beginning with 1987's The Princess Bride. Ben, Greg, Ray, and the Dread Pirate Robbie discuss the fantasy classic.

Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.

Jaws 3D

Bentley Holt — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0400

The 50th Jaws-iversary rolls on as Ben and Sam discuss Jaws 3D, the extremely bad, sponsored by (but bizarrely anti-) SeaWorld, third film in the Jaws franchise. The events of this film are completely ignored by the fourth Jaws movie, but what events they are!

Directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Louis Gossett Jr.

Jaws 2

Bentley Holt — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Obligatory: Just when you thought is was safe to consider this podcast defunct! Continuing Jaws' 50th anniversary AND this year's Halloween in June (or maybe July) Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss Jaws 2!

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, and starring Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton.

Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release!

Bentley Holt — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Originally recorded in July 2022 (Big Steve Summer!), we're dusting off our JAWS episode to celebrate the classic film's 50th anniversary... and to kick off a VERY special edition in Halloween in June. This year's theme is Halloween in June - Part 3: Jaws Sequels! We'll be covering the whole series in the next few weeks, but in this episode, at least, we can enjoy the blockbuster film that invented the concept of a wide-release 50 years ago.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton and based on the novel by Peter Benchley.

The Substance

Bentley Holt — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Oscars Month continues with Coralie Fargeat's The Substance! Ben, Bree, and Sam discuss the surprisingly (but not undeservingly!) well-awarded body horror film.

Directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.

The Fourth Annual Laties Awards

Bentley Holt — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

This year's Oscar Month reaches its apex with the 2025 edition of THE LATIES! On Late to the Movies' trademark awards show, Ben, Greg, Jordan, Ray, and Robbie consider who they'd pick for the top awards in cinema, with some help from fan voting.

Conclave

Bentley Holt — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Oscars Month continues with Edward Berger's Conclave! Ben, Brady, and Patrick cast their votes for this pulpy papal thriller.

Directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini.

Anora

Bentley Holt — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

It's Oscars Month! Kicking off AFTER the 97th Academy Awards, the podcast will spend this month focused on some of the nominees that vied for Best Picture this year. Up first, Anora! Recorded the week before the ceremony, Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss the film that would give director/writer/producer/editor Sean Baker the most Oscar wins in one night for a single film.

Written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker and starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.

CATS (pt. 4)

Bentley Holt — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

The jellicle choice is made, as Catshog Month comes to a merciful conclusion. Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss what could be the worst movie they've ever seen seven times (and counting). One more time, it's CATS!

"Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

CATS (pt. 3)

Bentley Holt — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

HELP! Catshog Month's reign of terror continues as Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz compete to be the jellicle choice in part three of the most confusingly-received theme we've ever done! It's CATS! again!

"Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

CATS (pt. 2)

Bentley Holt — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Catshog Month continues (it really sounds better out loud than written) as Ben and a new crop of jellicle cats (Noah and Robbie) return to the heaviside layer to discuss 2019's CATS!

"Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

CATS (pt. 1)

Bentley Holt — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

It's Catshog Month on the podcast, so you know what that means! Every episode this month will be on Tom Hooper's 2019 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS! Ben, Josh, and Mimi kick off the most jellicle month in the jellicle history of the jellicle show.

"Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

Suspiria

Bentley Holt — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Big Tilda Swinter comes to its thrilling conclusion with Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria! Ben, Bree, and Sam discuss the 2018 remake of Dario Argento's classic.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Tilda Swinton, Elena Fokina, Tilda Swinton and Chloë Grace Moretz.

Michael Clayton

Bentley Holt — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Big Tilda Swinter, AKA We Need to Talk About Tilda rolls along with the 2007 legal thriller Michael Clayton! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss George Clooney's starring role in Tony Gilroy's acclaimed directorial debut.

Written and directed by Tony Gilroy and starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack.

Constantine

Bentley Holt — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Big Tilda Swinter continues with Constantine! Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss Tilda's supporting, but integral role in the quasi-cult classic 2005 comic adaptation.

Directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Gavin Rossdale, and Peter Stormare.

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Bentley Holt — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Big Tilda Swinter is has arrived! In this month-long look at Tilda Swinton, we'll watch a bunch of Tilda Swinton movies... this one is not as conceptual as some recent months! Up first, Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin! Ben and Anthony need to talk about the performances, visuals, and substance of one of Tilda Swinton's showcase roles.

Directed by Lynne Ramsay, co-written by Ramsay and Rory Stewart Kinnear, and starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, and Ezra Miller.

The Wolf of Wall Street

Bentley Holt — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Released on Christmas Day Month continues/ends with another Leo joint - The Wolf of Wall Street! Ben and Patrick discuss the decade-long debate over the excess and morals of Martin Scorsese's 2013 darkly comic, loosely biographical film about Jordan Belfort.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, and Kyle Chandler.

Django Unchained

Bentley Holt — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Released on Christmas Day Month begins/continues (long story) with Django Unchained! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss Quentin Tarantino's 2012 revisionist Western to get in the holiday spirit.

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Spartacus

Bentley Holt — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Sword and Sandals Month concludes with Stanley Kubrick's blockbuster 1960 collaboration with Kirk Douglas, Spartacus! Ben and Patrick break down the vaugely-historical epic to decide once and for all: sword OR sandals?!

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted by Dalton Trumbo, and starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, and Tony Curtis.

Jason and the Argonauts

Bentley Holt — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Sword and Sandals Month continues with 1963's Jason and the Argonauts! Ben and Brady discuss all the swords, sandals, and classic Ray Harryhausen stop-motion creatures in this loose mythological adaptation.

Directed by Don Chaffey with visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. Starring Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman, and Gary Raymond.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Bentley Holt — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

November is Sword and Sandals month! All month, we'll focus on mythical and mythic-ish movies, starting with 2010's Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz break down the watered-down (ha!) first attempt at adapting Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series.

Directed by Chris Columbus, starring Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, and Alexandra Daddario, and featuring Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Joe Pantoliano, and Uma Thurman.

In the Mouth of Madness

Bentley Holt — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Sam Neilloween culminates with John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the goofy eldritch hijinks of Sam Neill's trip to northern New England.

Directed by John Carpenter, written by Michael De Luca, and starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston.

Daybreakers

Bentley Holt — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Sam Neilloween vamps it up with 2009's_ Daybreakers_! Ben and Patrick discuss the surprisingly star-filled, surprisingly ambitious Spierig Brothers dystopian sci-fi/action/horror/thriller film.

Written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, AND Sam Neill.

Event Horizon

Bentley Holt — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Sam Neilloween blasts off to somewhere near Neptune with 1997's Event Horizon! Ben, Sam, and Vaz discuss Sam Neill's predictably full-send performance in the Paul W.S. Anderson... classic?

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, written by Philip Eisner, and starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Joely Richardson.

Possession

Bentley Holt — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

Jurassic Park Re-Re-Release (Happy Sam Neilloween!)

Bentley Holt — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:15:00 -0400

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.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Bentley Holt — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

"(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.

Paprika

Bentley Holt — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

"(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.

The Running Man

Bentley Holt — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

"(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.

Johnny Mnemonic

Bentley Holt — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

Predator 2

Bentley Holt — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

Eyes Wide Shut

Bentley Holt — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Bentley Holt — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

The Sixth Sense

Bentley Holt — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Bentley Holt — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

"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.

Jason X

Bentley Holt — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

"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.

Prometheus

Bentley Holt — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

Moonlight

Bentley Holt — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Bentley Holt — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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.

But I'm a Cheerleader

Bentley Holt — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

It's Pride Month and we're kicking it off with 1999's But I'm a Cheerleader! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, and Kate discuss Jamie Babbit's conversion camp cult classic, starring Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall.

Directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Brian Wayne Peterson, and starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, and Cathy Moriarty.

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

Bentley Holt — Mon, 27 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

It's the final episode of DCOM May, and we're blasting off with Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century! Ben, Kyle, Steph, and Miss Southeastern MA Teen 2024 Jaime discuss the 1999 Disney Channel classic.

Directed by Kenneth Johnson and starring Kirsten Storms and Raven-Symoné.

Smart House

Bentley Holt — Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

DCOM May rolls on with 1999's Smart House! Ben, Andy, Cheddar, and Aquielle discuss the pre-Y2K-typifying millenial... classic?

Directed by LeVar Burton and starring Katey Sagal, Ryan Merriman, Katie Volding, Kevin Kilner, and Jessica Steen.

Motocrossed

Bentley Holt — Mon, 13 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

DCOM May, our month-long look at Disney Channel Original Movies, continues with 2001's Motocrossed! Ben and Anthony tackle the second Twelfth Night adaption that we've covered after She's the Man and discuss who well it holds up... if at all!

Directed by Steve Boyum and starring Alana Austin, Riley Smith, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Trever O'Brien.

Brink!

Bentley Holt — Mon, 06 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

May is DCOM Month! By shockingly popular request, this month we're covering Disney Channel Original Movies and our first one is the third one ever: 1998's Brink! Ben, Sam, and Vaz get worked by this totally phat time capsule "film" from Greg Beeman, extremely loosely based on "Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge.

Directed by Greg Beeman, starring Erik von Detten, Sam Horrigan, Christina Vidal, and David Graf.

Superbad

Bentley Holt — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

For the last week of One Night Only Month we're talking about 2007's Superbad! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, and Kate discuss Greg Mottola's totemic millennial buddy-comedy.

Directed by Greg Mottola, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and produced by Judd Apatow. Starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera and featuring Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, and Emma Stone.

After Hours

Bentley Holt — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

One Night Only Month turns the clocks back to 1985 to stay up way too late with Martin Scorcese's After Hours! Ben and Vaz discuss the nocturnal misadventures of Griffin Dunne's protagonist, Paul, in this New York classic.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, starring Griffin Dunne, and featuring Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Linda Fiorentino, Verna Bloom, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.

Escape from New York

Bentley Holt — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

New month, new theme! All April long will be One Night Only - a celebration of films that (mostly) take place in just one night. First up is our latest look at a John Carpenter classic - Escape from New York! Ben and Anthony discuss the debut of Kurt Russell's most iconic character, Snake Plissken, the bizarre-yet-cool tone created by Carpenter (and cinematographer Dean Cundey), and the free production value of shooting this movie in St. Louis... which just kind of looked like that at the time.

Co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton.

Poor Things

Bentley Holt — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Oscar Month concludes with the Third Annual Laties Awards Best Picture winner - Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the stacked cast, bizarre tone, and Oscar-winning design of the instant classic.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, written by Tony McNamara, and starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.

The Third Annual Laties Awards

Bentley Holt — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

It's finally here! Oscars Month hits its undisputed high point with the awards show we've all been for - The Third Annual Laties Awards! Ben, Greg, Jordan, Ray, and Robbie (and the all-important fan votes!) decide what 2023 movies will take home the hardware. Will sentimental favorite Past Lives" break "Poor Things' heart? Will Messi the dog (from Anatomy of a Fall) win our first ever animal award?? Will Barbie OR Oppenheimer win anything meaningful (aside from hundreds of millions of dollars)?!? Listen now to find out!!

Theme song: "In to the Deep" by Robbie

Barbie

Bentley Holt — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

The actual Oscars may have already happened, but it's still Oscar Month on the pod! This week's Best Picture nominee - Greta Gerwig's Barbie! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, Jeffrey, and Kate discuss 2023's highest-grossing movie.

Directed by Greta Gerwig, screenplay by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and featuring America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.

Oppenheimer

Bentley Holt — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Oscar season rolls on with the (as I'm writing this) odds-on Best Picture favorite - Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer! By the time this episode comes out, we'll know exactly how many of it's near-record 13 Oscar nominations it won. What we do know for now - in this episode, Ben and Robbie discuss the less-pink half of the biggest movie event of the last several years.

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and Josh Hartnett.

Third Annual Laties Awards (link to vote here!)

Past Lives

Bentley Holt — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500

It's Oscar Season! We'll be covering a quartet of Oscar nominated movies this month PLUS the Third Annual Laties Awards (link to vote here!) in March. First up - Celine Song's instant-classic debut feature, Past Lives! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, and Ray discuss a collective favorite from a great movie year.

Written and directed by Celine Song and starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro.

Moonstruck

Bentley Holt — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Romcom Month Strikes Back heats up with Norman Jewison's 1987 classic, Moonstruck! Ben and Martha discuss Cher's Oscar-winning turn and Nic Cage's breakout performance in this witty, bizarre, endlessly quotable film.

Directed by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia.

Pretty Woman

Bentley Holt — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Romcom Month Strikes Back... belatedly! Sorry! We're back with Garry Marshall's 1990 smash-hit Pretty Woman! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss Julia Roberts' breakout film.

Directed by Garry Marshall, screenplay by J. F. Lawton, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and featuring Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy, Laura San Giacomo, and Jason Alexander.

Groundhog Day... Again?!?

Bentley Holt — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

A new month means a new theme, but in a first ever for the podcast, it's a SECOND episode on the same movie! Fittingly, Groundhog Day kicks off Romcom Month Strikes Back, a sequel to our first ever themed month back in February 2022.

Ben, Anthony, and Sam get (time)loopy talking about Harold Ramis' classic existential romantic comedy.

Directed by Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott.

Bad Boys For Life

Bentley Holt — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres comes to an epic conclusion with the combatant from the action genre, from Miami, Florida - Bad Boys For Life! Ben and Sam discuss the wildly successful (for a 2020 release) Will Smith / Martin Lawrence buddy cop film.

Directed by Adil & Bilall, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and featuring Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano.

Before Sunrise

Bentley Holt — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres continues with a new fighter, representing the Romance genre, hailing from Vienna - Richard Linklater's 1995 franchise-starter, Before Sunrise! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss Jesse and Celine's really long walk around Vienna in June.

Directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. Starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

Tremors

Bentley Holt — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

In the Sci-Fi corner, hailing from Perfection, Nevada, our next combatant in 'Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres' is Tremors! Ben, Noah, and Robbie discuss the January 1990 flop-turned-home-video-hit and homage to schlocky '50s creature features, starring Kevin Bacon.

Directed by Ron Underwood, written by Underwood, Brent Maddock, and S. S. Wilson, and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire.

From Dusk till Dawn

Bentley Holt — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

A new combatant approaches as Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres continues with its horror representative - From Dusk till Dawn! Ben and Vaz discuss Robert Rodriguez' 1996 crime drama/vampire movie mashup.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez, written by Quentin Tarantino, and starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, and Salma Hayek.

Waiting for Guffman

Bentley Holt — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

New year, new month, new theme! January 2024 is Dumpuary: Battle of the Genres! We're celebrating what is traditionally considered the worst month of the year to release a movie with a month full of January releases, all from different genres. First up, in comedy - 1997's Waiting for Guffman!

Ben and Anthony discuss Christopher Guest's urtext for the talking-head-mockumentary style that would go on to become a dominant sitcom format in the decades since its modest release. Directed by Christopher Guest, written by Guest and Eugene Levy, and starring Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey.

Christmas in Connecticut

Bentley Holt — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Holiday Month hits peak-merriment with Christmas in Connecticut! Ben and Anthony discuss the 1945 classic, in which screen legend Barbara Stanwyck hosts a total goof-fest in order to... preserve gender roles? Or maybe to critique them, if you're being generous? Listen along and decide for yourself!

Directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan and Sydney Greenstreet.

Gremlins

Bentley Holt — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Holiday season continues with the 1984 comedy-horror classic, Gremlins! Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie hop in their Kentucky Harvesters, take a ride on faulty stair lift, and break all three simple rules for Mogwai care while discussing Joe Dante's tonal mashup.

Directed by Joe Dante, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and written by Chris Columbus. Starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo.

It's A Wonderful Life

Bentley Holt — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Continuing December's Holiday theme, this week we've got one of the all-time classics - Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life'! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, and Ray discuss the 1946 film.

Directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Henry Travers.

Black Christmas

Bentley Holt — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

This December, we're getting in the holiday spirit with a full month of Christmas movies! Up first, the very wholesome, family friendly Black Christmas! Ben, Bree, and Sam discuss the 1974 Canuxploitation cult-classic, considered to be the first slasher.

Directed by Bob Clark, written by A. Roy Moore, and starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Lynne Griffin and John Saxon.

The Maltese Falcon

Bentley Holt — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Bird Month comes to a soaring conclusion with a classic noir - The Maltese Falcon! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the twists, turns, and amazing characters of John Huston's directorial debut.

Written and directed by John Huston, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving & Garfield's Thanksgiving

Bentley Holt — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

It's October, but this time there's a chilling twist - all non-English horror movies. 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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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!)

Bentley Holt — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

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.

The Exorcist (100th Episode!)

Bentley Holt — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

It's the ONE HUNDRETH EPISODE of the podcast (not counting bonuses) and we're celebrating all month long - welcome to Anniversary Month! In August, we'll be watching movies that are celebrating their own milestones in 2023. First up is a big one - the 50th anniversary of The Exorcist (1973)! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss the film that's often cited as the scariest/most influential/best/etc. horror movie of all time.

Directed by William Friedkin, written by William Peter Blatty and based on his novel, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, and Max von Sydow.

Scream 2

Bentley Holt — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

It's a FIVE MONDAY MONTH so we're throwing a curveball for the finale of WHODUNIT MONTH - Scream 2! It's 1997 and Ghostface is back to stalk Ben, Jeffrey, and Kate with a whole new set of suspects, misdirections, and lots and lots of stabbing.

Directed by Wes Craven, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Timothy Olyphant, Jada Pinkett, and Liev Schreiber.

Clue

Bentley Holt — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Whodunit Month rolls the dice with the classic board game turned cult comedy/mystery, 1985's Clue! Ben, Kay, and Will discuss the many red herrings, character actors, and, well, murders of the film - make sure to listen three times to hear all the endings!

Directed by Jonathan Lynn, co-written by Lynn and John Landis, and starring Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp.

Glass Onion

Bentley Holt — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Next up for Whodunit Month - 2022's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery! Ben, Greg, and Ray take a trip to a private Greek island to discuss the return of the last of the gentlemen sleuths, Benoit Blanc, in Rian Johnson's Knives Out sequel.

Written and directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.

Murder on the Orient Express

Bentley Holt — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Whodunit Month continues with our first Poirot film - Murder on the Orient Express! Ben and Anthony discuss the twists and turns of this star-studded, 1974 Agatha Christie adaptation.

Directed by Sidney Lumet, screenplay by Paul Dehn, and starring (deep breath) Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Rachel Roberts, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Richard Widmark and Wendy Hiller.

The Thin Man

Bentley Holt — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Here's a clue to deduce July's theme... it's Whodunit Month! We're kicking it off with a classic pre-code comedy-mystery, 1934's The Thin Man! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz maintain a healthy buzz at all times while discussing W.S. Van Dyke's witty, stylish, incoherently plotted detective tale, the first film for William Powell and Myrna Loy's iconic Nick and Nora.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. Starring William Powell and Myrna Loy.

Easy A

Bentley Holt — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Teen Movies Adapted from Classic Literature Month concludes with 2010's Easy A! Ben and Noah vlog about the Emma Stone star-making, (kind of) Scarlet Letter adaptation.

Directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, and starring Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church, Dan Byrd, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Lisa Kudrow, Aly Michalka, and Malcolm McDowell.

She's the Man

Bentley Holt — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Teen Movies Adapted from Classic Literature Month continues with 2006's She's the Man! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum-starring modern twist on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross.

Clueless

Bentley Holt — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

'Teen Movies Adapted From Classic Literature Month' continues with 1995's Emma modernization, Clueless! Ben and Anthony discuss the oft-quoted 90's high school classic.

Written and directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone with Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Dan Hedaya, Wallace Shawn, and Breckin Meyer.

Website & Links

10 Things I Hate About You

Bentley Holt — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

New month, new theme! June's theme is "Teen Movies Adapted from Classic Literature," because I haven't come up with a better title. To kick it off, Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie take a look at Shakespeare through the lens of late 90's Seattle with 10 Things I Hate About You.

Directed by Gil Junger, screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, and Allison Janney.

Josie and the Pussycats

Bentley Holt — Mon, 29 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Music month concludes with 2001's Josie and the Pussycats! Ben, Bree, Kay, and Sam discuss Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont's cult classic comic adaptation.

Co-written and directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson, and featuring Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gabriel Mann, Paulo Costanzo, and Missi Pyle.

Coco

Bentley Holt — Mon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Music Month continues with 2017's Coco! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss Disney & Pixar's Día de los Muertos-inspired, musical trip to the land of the dead. For kids!

Directed by Lee Unkrich, voice cast stars Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía and Edward James Olmos.

Inside Llewyn Davis

Bentley Holt — Mon, 15 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Music Month continues with 2013's Inside Llewyn Davis! Ben and Anthony discuss the Cohen Brothers' discursive look at the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene, featuring a breakthrough performance from Oscar Isaac.

Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Oscar Isaac and featuring Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Bentley Holt — Mon, 08 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Music Month continues with 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Ben, Greg, Martha, Ray, and Robbie get a life, gain the power of self respect, and discuss Edgar Wright's hyper kinetic box office bomb-turned-cult classic.

Directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead and featuring Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brie Larson, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Ellen Wong, and Jason Schwartzman.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Bentley Holt — Mon, 01 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Time for a new theme - it's May Music Month! This month we'll be watching movies that are NOT musicals or musical biopics but just about music or musicians. It'll make sense, I promise.

Up first, a fake biopic: 2007's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss Jake Kasdan's John C. Reilly-starring satire of Oscar-baiting musician biographies. Beau is Afraid Spoilers from around 4:20 to 20:35.

Directed by Jake Kasdan, written by Kasdan and Judd Apatow, and starring John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows and Kristen Wiig.

Draft Day (Re-Release!)

Bentley Holt — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Why not?! It's Draft Day in real life once again, so we're re-releasing our Draft Day episode, originally aired in April 2022.

Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the many quotable lines, high stakes trades, and corporate tie-ins of Ivan Reitman's final film, because we are a Cleveland Girl and We Are Football. Directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Chadwick Boseman, Denis Leary, and Frank Langella.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Bentley Holt — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Watch the Skies Month concludes with our last look at alien invasions and visitations - Close Encounters of the Third Kind! Ben and Anthony carve a mountain out of mashed potatoes, get a sunburn on half their faces, and have a jam session with a spaceship as they discuss Steven Spielberg's 1977 sci-fi classic.

Written and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut.

They Live

Bentley Holt — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Watch the Skies Month continues with our latest look at alien invasions - John Carpenter's They Live! Ben, Robbie, and Will wear sunglasses, run out of bubblegum, and have a six minute long fight scene while discussing the oft-parodied 1988 sci fi classic.

Written and directed by John Carpenter and starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster.

Predator

Bentley Holt — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Watch the Skies Month - our exploration of alien invasions, incursions, and visitations - continues with 1987's Predator! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz head to the jungle to discuss the Schwarzenegger-starring, sci-fi/monster movie classic.

Directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers.

Arrival

Bentley Holt — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

It's the first episode of a new month, so we need a new theme - April is Watch the Skies Month, where we'll talk about alien invasions, encounters, and visitations. First up is Denis Villeneuve's Arrival! Ben, Greg, and Ray talk in circles about this modern sci-fi classic.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve, adapted by Eric Heisserer, and based on "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. Starring Amy Adams and featuring Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Tzi Ma.

The Fabelmans

Bentley Holt — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Our semi-comprehensive dive into this year's Best Picture nominees at the Oscars comes to an end with The Fabelmans! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz dance in the headlights, dream about punching Seth Rogen, and move to Arizona and then Northern California to discuss Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical coming of age film... and I promise the episodes will be back to normal length next month!

Directed by Steven Spielberg, who co-wrote it with Tony Kushner. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch.

Top Gun: Maverick

Bentley Holt — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

It's almost time to bring our month-long look at some recent Oscar Best Picture nominees in for a landing, but before we do, we're gonna talk about the movie that (maybe?) saved theaters last year - Top Gun: Maverick! Ben and Anthony take the highway to the danger zone (sorry) to discuss Joseph Kosinski's instant popcorn-classic.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer.

The Second Annual Laties Awards!

Bentley Holt — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

At long last, THE LATIES have returned! The Oscars were merely preamble to this, the TRUE biggest night in Hollywood. Ben, Greg, Jordan, and Ray deliberate and hand out some awards to the best and brightest in 2022 movies in this action-packed, special extended episode.

Who will take home Best Picture? Which of us will win Best Song?! What could that last question possibly mean?!? Listen now to find out!

LINKS!
2023 Laties Merch

The Banshees of Inisherin

Bentley Holt — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

If you thought our semi-thorough round up of Best Picture Nominees from this year's Academy Awards was going to end once the Oscars were over... there goes that dream! Up this week - The Banshees of Inisherin! Ben, Jordan, Lindsey, and Robbie portend death, work on their music, and repeatedly ask each other to go down to the pub like to discuss Martin McDonagh's latest tragicomedy.

Written, directed, and produced by Martin McDonagh and starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Bentley Holt — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Did something happen last night? Oh, that's right - Daniels' Everything Everywhere All At Once became the first film EVER to win five above-the-line Oscars, and won seven overall. Let's talk about that movie!

This episode was recorded a couple weeks ago but the sentiments remain timely: Ben, Cory, Noah, and Pat talk about one of our favorite movies of the last year, and one that may have just heralded a sea change in the film industry... sounds crazy, but get ready for A LOT of knockoffs in the coming years!

Written and directed by Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), starring Michelle Yeoh, and featuring Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

LINKS!
Stephanie Hsu audition clip

Laties Update and Voting Results

Bentley Holt — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:00:00 -0500

Ben gives an update on the 2023 Laties episode (coming next week!) and reads the results of the fan voting (you guys liked a lot of movies this year!).

Tár

Bentley Holt — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

It's Oscar Season! This month on Late to the Movies, we'll be talking about the current crop of Best Picture nominees. First up, Cate Blanchett stars in Todd Field's long-awaited return - Tár! Ben, Greg, and Ray are on hand to choose love, tackle Mark Strong, and obliterate themselves before the public and God.

Written and directed by Todd Field, starring Cate Blanchett, and featuring Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Strong.

LINKS!
Laties Voting 2023 (Voting closes at 5pm on 3/6!)
Official Laties 2023 Merch

Avatar

Bentley Holt — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

On the grand finale of Big Jim Winter, we cover James Cameron's (and the world's) highest grossing film ever - Avatar! Ben, Bree, Kay, and Sam 'Sivako' (rise to the challenge) of discussing the 2009 technological marvel and... classic?

Directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver.

LINKS!
Laties 2023 Design in the Teepublic Store

True Lies

Bentley Holt — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Big Jim Winter continues with one of James Cameron's weirder movies - 1994's True Lies! Ben and Anthony discuss the epic stunt set pieces and bizarre marital drama of the first film to cost 100 million dollars.

Written and directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis, and featuring Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, and Eliza Dushku.

Aliens

Bentley Holt — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Big Jim Winter continues! Our month-long journey through James Cameron's filmography goes interstellar with 1986's Aliens! Ben, Noah, Robbie, and Will discuss the classic sci-fi action/thriller.

Written and directed by James Cameron, starring Sigourney Weaver, and featuring Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Carrie Henn.

Titanic (Re-Release!)

Bentley Holt — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0500

In honor of Titanic's re-release this weekend and continuing our month-long James Cameron theme, we're re-releasing our Titanic episode! Originally released in March of 2022 in our Oscar winners month, we figured we should re-up it for anyone going to see James Cameron's remastered epic in theaters. Back to regularly scheduled programming on Monday with Aliens!

The Terminator

Bentley Holt — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

It's the start of a new month which means a new theme - all February long we'll be talking about the films of James Cameron. That's right: it's Big Jim Winter! Ben, Bree, and Sam kick things off with the movie that launched James Cameron's (and Arnold Schwarzenegger's) career, 1984's The Terminator!

Directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and Gale Ann Hurd, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Michael Biehn.

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Bentley Holt — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

It's the finale of Sight and Sound Month, and that means we're talking the number one ranked film on the latest Greatest Films of All Time Poll - "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles"! Ben and Vaz discuss Chantal Akerman's 1975 slow-cinema classic, the first film directed by a woman to top the Sight and Sound Poll... or to even be in the top ten. Next week: The Terminator!

Written and directed by Chantal Akerman and starring Delphine Seyrig.

Links:
Sight and Sound Poll 2022: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

Mulholland Drive

Bentley Holt — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Sight and Sound Month continues with number 8 on the list - David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001)! Ben, Greg, and Ray talk through... a LOT of feelings about the neo-noir classic before discussing the soon-to-be announced Oscar nominations (starting around 1:11:00).

Directed by David Lynch and starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, and Ann Miller.

Links:
Sight and Sound Poll 2022: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

Vertigo

Bentley Holt — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Our tour of the Top 10 films from the most recent Sight and Sound Poll of the greatest films of all time continues with #2, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo! This one actually topped the poll in 2012, but is it any good? Yes. Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz take a long drive around San Francisco and discuss the landmark film, while only occasionally slipping into very, very bad Jimmy Stewart impressions, and then play America's favorite parlor game - A San Francisco "Treat."

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak.

Links:
Sight and Sound Poll 2022: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

Singin' in the Rain

Bentley Holt — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Sight and Sound Month continues with the 10th ranked film on the most recent decennial Sight and Sound Poll - 1952's Singin' in the Rain! Ben and Martha discuss the legendary musical-comedy that launched the career of Debbie Reynolds and secured Gene Kelly's place in film history.

Directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse.

LINKS:
Sight and Sound Poll 2022: https://bit.ly/3Z7Rz8v

Citizen Kane

Bentley Holt — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

...and a Happy New Year! Late to the Movies kicks off 2023 with a new theme for the new month - we'll be picking a few films from the Top 10 of the latest decennial Sight and Sound Critics' Poll!

Up first is the longest reigning #1 in the poll's history, down to #3 this time: 1941's "Citizen Kane"! Ben, Anthony, and Kay are on hand to discuss the life and times of Charles Foster Kane, Orson Welles, and the (unfortunately) evergreen relevance of this revolutionary movie. MANK FEVER IS BACK!

Directed by and starring Orson Welles, who co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. Featuring Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore.

LINKS:
Sight and Sound Poll 2022: https://bit.ly/3Z7Rz8v
Ben's running list of favorite 2022 movies: https://bit.ly/3WFWc8a

The Hobbit (1977)

Bentley Holt — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Happy Hobbit-days reach their thrilling conclusion with a classic (...ish) Rankin/Bass holiday special - 1977's The Hobbit! Ben, Greg, and Robbie talk about the songs, insanely stacked cast, and occasionally bizarre voice acting of this hand-drawn take on the classic Tolkien tale.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bentley Holt — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

The Journey Ends, though Happy Hobbit-days continue as we discuss the final movie of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy - The Return of the King. Ben, Cory, Greg, and Robbie make a final stand against one of three movies to ever win 11 Academy Awards and the only fantasy film to win Best Picture.

Directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, and featuring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Live Tyler, and Andy Serkis.

Next week - The Hobbit (1977).

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Bentley Holt — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Happy Hobbit-days continue as Late to the Movies scales The Two Towers (2002)! Ben, Greg, and Robbie discuss the epic middle chapter of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Directed by Peter Jackson and featuring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, and Andy Serkis.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Bentley Holt — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Happy Hobbit-Days! This holiday season, Late to the Movies takes a long walk to Middle-earth to cover Peter Jackson's seminal Lord of the Rings trilogy. Up first - Ben, Cory, Greg, and Robbie offer their swords, bows, and axes to The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. Featuring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Bentley Holt — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Animation Month ends on Late to the Movies with Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Ben, Anthony, and Kay dig in to all the anthropomorphized antics of this 2009 stop motion Roald Dahl adaptation.

Directed by Wes Anderson, screenplay by Anderson and Noah Baumbach, and starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson.

Akira

Bentley Holt — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Animation Month continues on Late to the Movies with the ultra-influential Akira! Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss the motorcycle jackets, psychic babies, and cyberpunk dystopia of this 1988 animated classic. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Bentley Holt — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Animation Month keeps swingin' on Late to the Movies with 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! Ben, Greg, Ray, Robbie, and Will discuss the groundbreaking, eye-popping, poignant instant superhero classic, produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, and starring Shameik Moore with the voices of Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Vélez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, and Liev Schreiber.

The Iron Giant

Bentley Holt — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

It's a new month and that means a new theme on Late to the Movies: November is Animation Month! Ben, Bree, and Sam kick it off with a discussion of Brad Bird's 1999 classic, The Iron Giant.

Directed by Brad Bird and starring the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, and Christopher McDonald.

Scream

Bentley Holt — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

It's Halloween on Late to the Movies! Spook 'Em Up Month reaches its thrilling conclusion with 1996's Scream. Ben, Jeffrey, and Kate talk about the chills, kills, and jokes of Wes Craven's genre-revitalizing classic.

Directed by Wes Craven, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy, and Drew Barrymore.

Hocus Pocus & Hocus Pocus 2

Bentley Holt — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

It's a very special Spook 'Em Up Month DOUBLE Episode (Whoa!) as Late to the Movies podcasts a spell on 1993's Hocus Pocus (15:40-56:00) and 2022's Hocus Pocus 2 (starting at 56:00). Ben, Greg, Jordan, Ray, and Robbie hop on their broomsticks and Roombas to discuss Salem, nostalgia, and the almost-thirty-year-old Disney witch franchise.

Hocus Pocus was directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert. The sequel was directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Jen D'Angelo. Both star Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy.

House (1977)

Bentley Holt — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

This week on Late to the Movies... Spook 'Em Up Month takes a phantasmagoric trip to the Japanese countryside with Nobuhiko Obayashi's House! Ben, Cory, Miles, and Noah discuss the technical wizardry and narrative lunacy of this 1977 cult classic.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, story by his daughter Chigumi, script by Chiho Katsura, and starring Kimiko Ikegami and Yōko Minamida.

The Thing

Bentley Holt — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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 of 2022 movies on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/gzCxW

Wet Hot American Summer

Bentley Holt — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

'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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

'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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

'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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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

Bentley Holt — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

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.

The Blair Witch Project

Bentley Holt — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Halloween in June continues on Late to the Movies with 1999's The Blair Witch Project! Our month-long celebration of low budget horror carries on as Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie get lost in the woods with the often imitated, never equaled granddaddy of found footage horror films. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and starring Rei Hance, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard.

Stranger Things - Season Four, Part One

Bentley Holt — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Surprise! It's a special 'Halloween in June' bonus episode as Late to the Movies weighs in on Netflix's Stranger Things. Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss the new season so far, what's still working for them, what might not be as much anymore, and where they hope the series can go from here. Created by the Duffer Brothers and starring (deep breath) Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Matthew Modine, Paul Reiser, Maya Hawke, and Brett Gelman.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Bentley Holt — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

'Halloween in June' slashes ahead with 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street! This week on Late to the Movies - Ben, Kyle, and Robbie talk about Freddy Krueger's first teen-insomnia-inducing feature. Directed by Wes Craven and starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, and Ronee Blakley.

Halloween

Bentley Holt — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

It's 'Halloween in June' on Late to the Movies! All month long we'll be talking about low budget horror movies, starting with the theme's namesake, 1978's Halloween. Ben, Greg, and Robbie discuss Michael Myers' first assault on the babysitters of Haddonfield, Jamie Lee Curtis' first starring role, and John Carpenter's first true classic. Also starring Donald Pleasence, P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis.

Doctor Strange

Bentley Holt — Mon, 30 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

MCU Month arrives at its thrilling conclusion with 2016's Doctor Strange. Ben, Anthony, and Kay conjure up some thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's introduction to sorcerers, sanctums, and Stephen Strange. Directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Benjamin Bratt.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Bentley Holt — Mon, 23 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Come and get your pod, as MCU month returns with 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy. Ben, Anthony, Greg, and Kyle talk about the charismatic stars, imaginative visuals, and climactic dance battles of James Gunn's first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro.

The Avengers

Bentley Holt — Mon, 16 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Late to the Movies continues MCU Month with 2012's The Avengers, recorded just after its 10 year anniversary. Ben, Greg, Jordan, Robbie, and Will talk about the ultimate superhero team-up and how it's shaped the last decade in movies, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Iron Man

Bentley Holt — Mon, 09 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

MCU Month continues on Late to the Movies with the franchise starter - 2008's Iron Man! Ben, Sam, and Vaz discuss the late-00s vibes and iconic lead performance of the inaugural entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Bentley Holt — Mon, 02 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

It's MCU Month on Late to the Movies, and we're kicking it off with 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger! We'll be covering Marvel Cinematic Universe movies all month to mark the 10 year anniversary of The Avengers. This week: Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie assemble to talk about the (maybe?) purposely goofy, World War II movie (maybe?) homage. Directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, and Sebastian Stan.

Draft Day

Bentley Holt — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

The final whistle blows on Sports Month as Late to the Movies picks 2014's Draft Day to finish it off. Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz discuss the many quotable lines, high stakes trades, and corporate tie-ins of Ivan Reitman's final film, because we are a Cleveland Girl and We Are Football. Starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Chadwick Boseman, Denis Leary, and Frank Langella.

The Mighty Ducks

Bentley Holt — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Sports Month continues as Late to the Movies CHECKS in with 1992's The Mighty Ducks. Ben, Greg, and Robbie quack about the classic Disney sports comedy, starring Emilio Estevez and Joshua Jackson.

The Matrix Resurrections

Bentley Holt — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500

The long-awaited sequel film gets an extremely short-awaited sequel pod, as the Late to the Movies crew goes back to where it all started, back to the Matrix... Resurrections (2021). Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie talk about the latest iteration of the franchise, still starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, and directed by Lana Wachoswki.

The Matrix Trilogy

Bentley Holt — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

In Part 1 of Late to the Movies' Matrix double header, Ben, Cory, Noah, and Robbie plug in to the original Matrix trilogy (1999-2003), starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Laurence Fishburne, and directed by the Wachowskis. They discuss the classic that kicked off the franchise and the weird and (maybe!) wonderful sequels it spawned, Reloaded and Revolutions.

Christmas Vacation

Bentley Holt — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Late to the Movies closes out its holiday run with National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)! Ben, Greg, Noah, and Ray shine a light on the third film in the Chevy Chase-starring series.