Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 169 in total of Late to the Movies with the tag “review”.
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Jaws 2
July 5th, 2025 | 56 mins 56 secs
ben holt, film, jaws, jaws 2, jaws anniversary, late to the movies, movie, review, roy scheider, sharks, summer blockbuster
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.
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Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release!
June 30th, 2025 | 1 hr 17 mins
ben holt, film, jaws, jaws anniversary, late to the movies, lorraine gary, movie, murray hamilton, peter benchley, review, richard dreyfuss, robert shaw, roy scheider, sharks, steven spielberg, summer blockbuster
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.
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The Substance
March 26th, 2025 | 58 mins 12 secs
academy awards, ben holt, coralie fargeat, demi moore, dennis quaid, film, late to the movies, margaret qualley, movie, oscars, review, the substance
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.
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The Fourth Annual Laties Awards
March 19th, 2025 | 2 hrs 5 mins
2025, academy awards, anora, ben holt, best picture, film, late to the movies, movie, nosferatu, oscars, review, sean baker, the brutalist, the substance
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.
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Conclave
March 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 16 mins
academy awards, ben holt, conclave, edward berger, film, isabella rossellini, john lithgow, late to the movies, movie, oscars, ralph fiennes, review, robert harris, sergio castellitto, stanley tucci
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.
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Anora
March 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 15 mins
academy awards, anora, ben holt, film, late to the movies, mark eydelshteyn, mikey madison, movie, oscars, review, sean baker, yura borisov
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.
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CATS (pt. 4)
February 26th, 2025 | 1 hr 9 mins
andrew lloyd webber, ben holt, cats, film, ian mckellen, idris elba, james corden, jason derulo, jellicle, jennifer hudson, judi dench, late to the movies, movie, musical, rebel wilson, review, taylor swift, tom hooper
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.
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CATS (pt. 3)
February 19th, 2025 | 1 hr 23 mins
andrew lloyd webber, ben holt, cats, film, ian mckellen, idris elba, james corden, jason derulo, jellicle, jennifer hudson, judi dench, late to the movies, movie, musical, rebel wilson, review, taylor swift, tom hooper
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.
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CATS (pt. 2)
February 12th, 2025 | 51 mins 37 secs
andrew lloyd webber, ben holt, cats, film, ian mckellen, idris elba, james corden, jason derulo, jellicle, jennifer hudson, judi dench, late to the movies, movie, musical, rebel wilson, review, taylor swift, tom hooper
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.
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CATS (pt. 1)
February 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 5 mins
andrew lloyd webber, ben holt, cats, film, ian mckellen, idris elba, james corden, jason derulo, jellicle, jennifer hudson, judi dench, late to the movies, movie, musical, rebel wilson, review, taylor swift, tom hooper
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.