Late to the Movies

Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release!

June 30th, 2025  |  1 hr 17 mins

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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 Fourth Annual Laties Awards

March 19th, 2025  |  2 hrs 5 mins

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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

March 12th, 2025  |  1 hr 16 mins

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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

March 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 15 mins

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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)

February 26th, 2025  |  1 hr 9 mins

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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)

February 19th, 2025  |  1 hr 23 mins

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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)

February 12th, 2025  |  51 mins 37 secs

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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)

February 5th, 2025  |  1 hr 5 mins

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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

January 29th, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

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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

January 22nd, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

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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.