Displaying all 5 Episode of Late to the Movies with the tag “mystery”.
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Scream 2
July 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins
ben holt, courteney cox, david arquette, detective, film, jada pinkett, jamie kennedy, kevin williamson, late to the movies, laurie metcalf, liev schreiber, murder, mystery, neve campbell, review, sarah michelle gellar, scream, scream 2, timothy olyphant, wes craven, whodunit, whodunnit
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.
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Clue
July 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
ben holt, board games, christopher lloyd, clue, colleen camp, detective, eileen brennan, film, john landis, jonathan lynn, late to the movies, lesley ann warren, madeline kahn, martin mull, michael mckean, murder, mystery, review, tim curry, whodunit, whodunnit
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.
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Glass Onion
July 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 23 mins
ben holt, benoit blanc, daniel craig, dave bautista, detective, edward norton, film, glass onion, janelle monáe, jessica henwick, kate hudson, kathryn hahn, knives out, late to the movies, leslie odom jr., madelyn cline, murder, mystery, review, rian johnson, whodunit, whodunnit
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 Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson's sequel to Knives Out.
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.
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Murder on the Orient Express
July 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 21 mins
agatha christie, albert finney, anthony perkins, ben holt, detective, film, hercule poirot, ingrid bergman, jacqueline bisset, late to the movies, lauren bacall, michael york, murder, murder on the orient express, mystery, review, sean connery, sidney lumet, vanessa redgrave, whodunit, whodunnit
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.
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The Thin Man
July 3rd, 2023 | 56 mins 49 secs
adaptation, adapted, ben holt, classic literature, dashiell hammett, detective, film, late to the movies, murder, myrna loy, mystery, review, w.s. van dyke, whodunit, whodunnit, william powell
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.