Displaying Episode 31 - 40 of 167 in total of Late to the Movies with the tag “review”.
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
July 27th, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
ben holt, film, freddy krueger, heather langenkamp, horror, late to the movies, movie, new nightmare, nightmare on elm street, review, robert englund, sequel, wes craven
"Halloween in June: Part II - July" returns to the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with Wes Craven's New Nightmare! Ben and Patrick discuss the meta-slasher that Wes Craven made before Scream, a box office bomb that killed Freddy Krueger for almost a decade but is actually pretty good!
Written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, and Miko Hughes.
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Jason X
July 14th, 2024 | 52 mins 52 secs
ben holt, film, friday the 13th, horror, jason voorhees, jason x, jim isaac, kane hodder, late to the movies, movie, review, sequel
"Halloween in June: Part II - July" continues our monthlong exploration of inexplicable sequels to horror movies we've done before with Jason X! Ben, Cory, and Noah discuss the self-parodic, "what if Jason went to space?" plotting of the tenth entry in the Friday the 13th series.
Directed by Jim Isaac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder.
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Prometheus
July 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 33 mins
alien, ben holt, charlize theron, damon lindelof, film, guy pearce, horror, idris elba, late to the movies, logan marshall-green, michael fassbender, movie, noomi rapace, prometheus, review, ridley scott, sequel
Get ready for 'Halloween in June: Part II - July!' This month, we're talking about poorly received sequels to horror movies we've done in the past. First up, a kind-of prequel to one of our earliest episodes - Alien - it's Ridley Scott's Prometheus! Ben, Bree, Robbie, Sam, and Vaz discuss the lore-dense film, fifth in the Alien franchise, that was meant to kickoff a still-unfinished prequel trilogy about a maybe evil, definitely sexy robot. And, also, there's eventually xenomorphs.
Directed by Ridley Scott and co-written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron.
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Moonlight
June 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 15 mins
andré holland, barry jenkins, ben holt, film, janelle monáe, late to the movies, lgbtq, mahershala ali, moonlight, movie, naomie harris, pride, review, trevante rhodes
Pride Month continues with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight! Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss the Oscar winning film.
Written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue." It stars Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, and André Holland.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire
June 24th, 2024 | 1 hr 23 mins
adèle haenel, ben holt, céline sciamma, film, late to the movies, lgbtq, movie, noémie merlant, portrait of a lady on fire, pride, review
Pride Month continues with Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss the instant classic, which ranked 30th on the 2022 edition of Sight and Sound's critics' list of the greatest films of all time.
Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel.
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But I'm a Cheerleader
June 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
ben holt, but i'm a cheerleader, clea duvall, film, late to the movies, lgbtq, movie, natasha lyonne, pride, review, rupaul
It's Pride Month and we're kicking it off with 1999's But I'm a Cheerleader! Ben, Andy, Aquielle, and Kate discuss Jamie Babbit's conversion camp cult classic, starring Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall.
Directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Brian Wayne Peterson, and starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, and Cathy Moriarty.
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Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
May 27th, 2024 | 48 mins 33 secs
ben holt, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, film, kenneth johnson, kirsten storms, late to the movies, millennial, movie, raven-symoné, review, zenon
It's the final episode of DCOM May, and we're blasting off with Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century! Ben, Kyle, Steph, and Miss Southeastern MA Teen 2024 Jaime discuss the 1999 Disney Channel classic.
Directed by Kenneth Johnson and starring Kirsten Storms and Raven-Symoné.
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Smart House
May 20th, 2024 | 56 mins 29 secs
ben holt, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, film, katey sagal, late to the movies, millennial, movie, review, ryan merriman, smart house
DCOM May rolls on with 1999's Smart House! Ben, Andy, Cheddar, and Aquielle discuss the pre-Y2K-typifying millenial... classic?
Directed by LeVar Burton and starring Katey Sagal, Ryan Merriman, Katie Volding, Kevin Kilner, and Jessica Steen.
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Motocrossed
May 13th, 2024 | 59 mins 37 secs
ben holt, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, film, late to the movies, millennial, motocross, motocrossed, movie, review
DCOM May, our month-long look at Disney Channel Original Movies, continues with 2001's Motocrossed! Ben and Anthony tackle the second "Twelfth Night" adaption that we've done on the pod (after She's the Man) and discuss who well it holds up... if at all!
Directed by Steve Boyum and starring Alana Austin, Riley Smith, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Trever O'Brien.
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Brink!
May 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 21 mins
ben holt, brink, dcom, disney, disney channel original movie, erik von detten, film, late to the movies, millennial, movie, review
May is DCOM Month! By shockingly popular request, this month we're covering Disney Channel Original Movies and our first one is the third one ever: 1998's Brink! Ben, Sam, and Vaz get worked by this totally phat time capsule "film" from Greg Beeman, extremely loosely based on "Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge.
Directed by Greg Beeman, starring Erik von Detten, Sam Horrigan, Christina Vidal, and David Graf.