The MovieFilm Podcast

Commentary Track: GoldenEye

The James Bond opus GOLDENEYE turns 30 this month and we thought it was a perfect time to revisit fan fave Pierce Brosnan's 007 debut! Listen separately or watch along as we talk through the 1995 smash directed by Martin Campbell and examine if it still leaves us shaken and stirred! Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Ep. 330: The Running Man / Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

(00:00:00) Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein: Book vs. Screen & Flat Visuals (00:15:42) Vince Gilligan's Pluribus and Lanthimos's Bugonia (00:25:50) The Loss of Monoculture and Media Enshittification (00:35:57) Listener Letters: Back to the Future, Comfort Media, and VR (00:50:34) The Binge-Watching Problem with Stranger Things (00:57:12) The Michael Jackson Biopic: Legacy, Controversy, and Impact (01:15:10) Moana Live-Action Remake: Too Soon and CGI Concerns (01:23:33) Edgar Wright's The Running Man: A Flawed but Engaging Remake (01:41:51) Glenn Powell's SNL Success and Al's Deceptive Reality (01:46:15) The Charming Return of the Horsemen in Now You See Me (02:02:59) Listener Engagement, Patreon, and Podcast Plugs THE RUNNING MAN and the latest NOW YOU SEE ME heist are currently sitting atop the box office, and we have plenty of reactions to both! Plus: Listener Letters, thoughts on the trailer for the Michael Jackson bio and Disney's MOANA live action remake, and much more!  Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Commentary Track: The Running Man (1987)

(00:00:00) Commentary Track: The Running Man (1987) (00:05:41) Adapting Ben Richards: Book vs. Schwarzenegger's Screen Persona (00:12:09) The Troubled Production and Stephen King's Pseudonym (00:17:35) From Matte Paintings to Dystopian Reality: The Film's Foresight (00:26:42) Richard Dawson's Performance and Classic 80s Movie Tropes (00:35:12) From Running Man to American Gladiators: The Evolution of Game Show Violence (00:54:53) Memorable Stalkers, 80s Zingers, and Practical Action Effects (01:13:25) The Film's Dystopian Realities and Political Foreshadowing (01:27:00) Unpacking the Deep Fake Reveal and Media Manipulation (01:36:59) The Film's Climax, Legacy, and Podcast Wrap-up It's time to start running! With the new adaptation of Stephen King's THE RUNNING MAN in theaters now, we thought it was the perfect time to go back and talk through the original 1987 screen version starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! Listen separately or watch along as we share behind-the-scenes stories and lots of laughs along the way! Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Ep. 329: Predator: Badlands

(00:00:00) Welcome to the Show: Patreon Benefits and Episode Kickoff (00:00:48) Diving into Predator: Badlands and Box Office Buzz (00:09:10) Popcorn Buckets, Classic Horror, and Back to the Future Magic (00:21:06) Aziz Ansari's Good Fortune and Mid-Budget Film Struggles (00:26:20) The Enduring Appeal of Heist Movies and Now You See Me's Legacy (00:35:25) Why Disney Rejected the Kylo Ren Film and Star Wars' Future (00:49:14) The Future of Star Trek Beyond the Kelvin Timeline Films (00:57:46) Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Back for a New Mummy Film (01:06:14) Is Gremlins 3 a Good Idea or Just Studio Speculation? (01:16:11) Exploring the Unique Narrative and Effects of Predator: Badlands (01:33:12) Analyzing Predator: Badlands' Plot Nuances and Franchise Potential (01:41:35) Final Thoughts, Listener Engagement, and Podcast Support The MovieFilm boys are back with an in-depth discussion of PREDATOR: BADLANDS, the 8th entry in Fox's alien hunter series! Plus: Disney's kiboshed Kylo Ren film, new MUMMY and GREMLINS sequels on the way, but no more trekking for the cast of J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK films! All that and much more! Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast

Commentary Track: The Wolf Man (1941)

(00:00:00) Happy Halloween and Wolfman Commentary Introduction (00:03:03) Unpacking Lon Chaney Jr's Iconic Wolfman Role (00:05:50) From Larry Gill to the Sympathetic Wolfman (00:11:03) Siodmak's Template for Werewolf Lore (00:17:58) Universal Monsters: From Prestige to Crossover (00:22:24) Jack Pierce's Enduring Influence on Monster Design (00:27:50) Escapism and Audience Reaction in 1941 (00:34:32) The Nuanced Father-Son Relationship (00:42:58) The Art of The Wolf Man’s On-Screen Transformation (00:50:31) From Monster to Good Guy: The Wolf Man’s Journey (00:59:31) From Gypsy Lore to Modern Monster Toys (01:09:20) The Wolf Man's Poignant Ending and Legacy Happy Halloween! Celebrate the season by listening to our commentary track for 1941's THE WOLF MAN, one of the crown jewels of Universal's Classic Monsters era! Lots of trivia and laughs as we talk through the chiller starring the iconic Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot. Needless to say, we hope to have you howling by the time it's done! Listen ad-free at Patreon: https://patreon.com/MovieFilmPodcast