Join us for a heated conversation regarding the new Batman V Superman trailer, which leads into a discussion regarding DC and Marvel's Cinematic Universes. Stay tuned as always for some stellar recommends in the final segment!
We couldn't help but hop on and record our thoughts on the new trailer to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Hope you all are as excited as we are! Enjoy the episode and let us know your thoughts on the trailer!
Join us for a polarizing discussion on the much-talked-about documentary from Alex Gibney based on the tell-all book by the same name, Going Clear. We also recommend some great music documentaries and get a chance to rant on Batman V Superman.
The time has finally come to discuss the final film in the Fast & Furious franchise to feature the late Paul Walker. Join us as your favorite Fast critics analyze James Wan's first entry into the series, as well as rank it with the previous films. We also talk some more old shows coming back to television.
It's completely wheels-off as we broadcast LIVE from MacGruber-thon 2015 at the Alamo Drafthouse in DFW. Listen as we talk news regarding some shows coming back to TV and interview some movie-goers who are on their way to the movie of their choice. Be warned: this is not your average episode.
This week we dive deep into the polarizing documentary series from HBO centering on the life and times of constant murder suspect Robert Durst. Join us for our full thoughts on all 6 episodes of the Jinx as well as a special announcement!
This week we talk another one of Disney's live-action reboots, this time brought to us by director Kenneth Branagh, Cinderella. Richard gives some details on his trip down to SXSW, we talk some Star Wars news, and also discuss what we've been watching on TV.
Writer/director Neill Blomkamp is back in the sci-fi game with his latest film Chappie, which stars Dev Patel, Die Antwoord, and Hugh Jackman. Join us as we look for all the good and bad that Chappie offered as well as talk Blomkamp's Alien, Ghostbusters, and the future of streaming movies at home.
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.