MOVIE NEWS!! AMERICAN TREASURES!!! WILL SMITH'S FOCUS!!! We nearly went for 2 full hours this week catching up on everything going on in the movie business with an in-depth review of Focus, plenty of movie rumblings, a new batch of Weekly Recommends and some incredibly qualified American Treasures so sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's extended edition of Mad About Movies.
Our annual Rants & Raves edition covering the Academy Awards is here! Join us for our immediate thoughts on all the shocks and snubs that this year's ceremony had to offer.
Join us for an in-depth discussion regarding Matthew Vaughn's newest comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service. Does it look like something that could spawn a worthy franchise? Can Vaughan direct a movie? Kent and Brian discuss.
The time has finally come to discuss the Wachowski's latest flop Jupiter Ascending. Join us as we attempt to justify the film as well as discuss the news regarding Spider-Man and Marvel and induct some worthy candidates into our hall of American Treasures.
This week we are breaking down one of the slower burns in recent memory, JC Chandor's A Most Violent Year, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. We also get a chance to discuss the Ghostbusters reboot, the Steve Jobs movie, and David Koepp's illustrious career path.
The time has finally come for us to break down our best and worst films of 2014. Join us for a special video edition of the show in which we reveal our choices for all the good and bad that came from 2014 in cinema in this special Rants & Raves edition of Mad About Movies.
We have reached the final episode before compiling out best and worst of the year lists. Join us as we discuss one of the most talked-about films of the year, Clint Eastwood's American Sniper. We also break down the 2015 Oscar nominees.
We are nearing the home stretch in our journey to finish up 2014's offerings, and the year wouldn't be quite complete without a Paul Thomas Anderson and Joaquin Phoenix discussion. Join us as we talk his newest film Inherent Vice as well as discuss this year's Golden Globes.
We are excited to finally be able to talk about one of our most anticipated films of the year, the highly-touted independent release from writer/director Damien Chazelle, Whiplash. We also get a chance to discuss news regarding Avatar, Ron Howard, and Star Wars.
We are finally rounding out the year in movies, and in doing so come to our discussion of Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher. We also discuss the movie release calendar of 2015 and recommend a podcast, a documentary, and a TV series that you should be watching.
Happy 2015 everyone and what a better way to ring in the new year than by talking about movies? Join us this week for a discussion on Angelina Jolie's Unbroken as we dish on whether or not there is a bright future ahead for Ms. Jolie from a directorial standpoint. We also induct 3 worthy humans into our hall of American Treasures.
Happy Holidays and a very Merry Christmas from the Mad About Movies family to yours! Join us for a special countdown of our favorite holiday movies as well as an in-depth discussion on the final chapter of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies.
The full crew is finally back together and just in time for one of the most exciting weeks in movie news yet. Join us for an all-in discussion on Ridley Scott's biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings, the latest on Sony's release (or lack thereof) of the Interview, and a 3 brand new inductees into the American Treasures Hall of Fame.
Join Kent and Richard for a discussion on Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Also in this episode: breaking down movie rumblings that have leaked in a Sony hack and a Christmas themed Weekly Recommend.
Disney Animation is back with their follow-up to last year's hit Frozen. Join us as we discuss the cleverly assembled Big Hero 6 as well as give our long-winded thoughts on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser.
Join us as we discuss the latest installment in the very successful Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part 1. We also break some news regarding Now You See Me 2 and review the trailer to Jurassic World.
The Farrelly Brothers have finally released their sequel to 1994's Dumb and Dumber. Join Kent and Richard as they discuss whether it lives up to expectations, as well as all the latest movie news, rumors, and rumblings.
One of the most highly-anticipated films of 2014 is finally here, the long-awaited first film from Christopher Nolan after ending his Dark Knight trilogy in 2012. Join us for a spoiler-filled discussion of Interstellar as well as some exciting movie news talk regarding Star Wars and Toy Story.
This week we analyze one of the most ambitious films of 2014, Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman starring Michael Keaton. We also give our first impressions of the Furious 7 and Avengers: Age of Ultron trailers and induct 3 people into our hall of American Treasures.
This week we spend the majority of the podcast talking Marvel's announcements for MCU Phase 3, which includes details on the future of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy. We also bring you an in-depth review of the surprise hit John Wick.
