Late to the Movies

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

May 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 38 mins

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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

May 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins

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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!)

April 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins

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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

April 24th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins

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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

April 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins

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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

April 10th, 2023  |  1 hr 34 mins

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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

April 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 31 mins

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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

March 31st, 2023  |  1 hr 55 mins

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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

March 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins

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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!

March 24th, 2023  |  2 hrs 4 mins

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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!