Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 16 in total of Late to the Movies with the tag “comedy”.
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Moonstruck
February 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
ben holt, cher, comedy, danny aiello, film, john patrick shanley, late to the movies, moonstruck, movie, nicolas cage, norman jewison, olympia dukakis, review, romantic, romcom, vincent gardenia
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.
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Pretty Woman
February 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
ben holt, comedy, film, garry marshall, héctor elizondo, jason alexander, julia roberts, late to the movies, laura san giacomo, movie, pretty woman, ralph bellamy, review, richard gere, romantic, romcom
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.
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Groundhog Day... Again?!?
February 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
andie macdowell, ben holt, bill murray, chris elliott, comedy, film, groundhog day, harold ramis, late to the movies, movie, review, romantic, romcom
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.
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Bad Boys For Life
January 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
action, adil & bilall, bad boys, bad boys for life, ben holt, buddy cop, comedy, film, genre, january, joe pantoliano, late to the movies, martin lawrence, movie, review, vanessa hudgens, will smith
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.
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Before Sunrise
January 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 23 mins
before sunrise, before trilogy, ben holt, comedy, ethan hawke, film, genre, january, julie delpy, late to the movies, movie, review, richard linklater, romance
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.
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Tremors
January 15th, 2024 | 59 mins 2 secs
ben holt, comedy, film, fred ward, genre, horror, january, kevin bacon, late to the movies, michael gross, monster, movie, reba mcentire, review, sci fi, science fiction, tremors
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.
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From Dusk till Dawn
January 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
ben holt, comedy, film, from dusk till dawn, genre, george clooney, harvey keitel, horror, january, juliette lewis, late to the movies, movie, quentin tarantino, review, robert rodriguez, salma hayek, vampires
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.
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Waiting for Guffman
January 1st, 2024 | 49 mins 51 secs
ben holt, catherine o'hara, christopher guest, comedy, eugene levy, film, fred willard, genre, january, late to the movies, mockumentary, movie, parker posey, review, waiting for guffman
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.
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Groundhog Day
January 31st, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
andie macdowell, bill murray, comedy, film, groundhog day, harold ramis, holiday, late to the movies, review
You've got pod, babe! Late to the Movies circles back to the Harold Ramis - Bill Murray classic, Groundhog Day (1993). Ben, Bree, Kay, and Sam talk about the time loop genre, Ned Ryerson, and that time Punxsutawney Phil's Inner Circle read Sam's blog.
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The Wedding Singer
January 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
adam sandler, comedy, drew barrymore, film, late to the movies, movie, the wedding singer
Late to the Movies spins you right round to 1985 with the Adam Sandler / Drew Barrymore rom-com The Wedding Singer (1998). Ben, Kyle, Lyndsey, and Robbie discuss the surprising chemistry between the stars, the early days of the Happy Madison empire, and the elements that have aged... not as well.