It's time to wrap up another year of movies with our patent pending Rants & Raves special where we reveal our best and worst films of the year, biggest surprises, disappointments, MVPs of the year in cinema and more as we officially turn the page on 2021.
We've got retrospectives, live streaming, the return of our favorite segment and more to look forward to on MAM in 2022, and even more fun content for our Patrons over at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip - We assemble and go over the fun highlights in our annual State of the Show Address.
Joel Coen is rollin' solo this time around as he adapts a William Shakespeare classic word-for-word, but with his own unique visual take on the material. Did he add another classic to his filmography, or was this more of a misfire? We've got the whole MAM crew on board as we near the end of our 2021 slate. Strap in, all ye MAMfam!
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Paul Thomas Anderson seemingly only puts out a movie when he has something to say. So what does he have to say, if anything, with Licorice Pizza? It's the debut of Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman on screen, with some big actor names sprinkled in. It's all things Water Beds, Pinball and Women in Music as we near the end of the movie year that was 2021.
We're wrapping our year-long MCU discussion with the biggest of them all. The AVENGERS movies have set records and kept expectations high for the rest of the MCU movies. How do we feel about them knowing what we know now, what would we have done differently, and could there be more AVENGERS movies on the way? It's 2022 and a new year for Marvel. So let's kick it off discussing the GOATs!
Adam McKay has teamed up with Netflix and an all-star cast of Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence and tons more American Treasure™ worthy people for a satirical comedy. Is this a return to form or a missed opportunity? It's DON'T LOOK UP time as we kick off a new year of MAM!
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THE MATRIX is back after nearly 20 years. Was it worth the wait?? Do we want more Matrixes?! We're bringing our unabashed thoughts to the air as we talk Keanu Reeves, Wachowskis and Warner Bros before revealing grades and hitting a Weekly Recommend.
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It's hard to get through the holidays without seeing IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE somewhere. The movie is 75 freakin' years old in 2021. Why do people still talk about it so much? Overrated or properly rated? It's a Christmas special for the VIPs as we dive into one of the "classics" of the genre. Agree or disagree?
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME is finally here! Feels like we've been waiting years, or decades in some cases, for this one to drop. SO we've got tons of spoiler-filled rants and raves on deck for you, from where SPIDER-MAN was to where it's going and everything in between with tons of MCU talk, Weekly Recommends and more. Get hype!
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It's time to decide, one and for all, if THE ARTIST really IS the best silent movie of 2011. Can we take that away from it?! We have rewatched it, have our observations loaded and ready for the VIPs to get the final verdict.
Steven Spielberg returns to the Best Picture race with a remake of a Best Picture winner. Bold strategy. Will it pay off for him? We're diving into all that was WEST SIDE STORY, Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort and everything in between as we discuss the remake and it's awards potential + we bring a big batch of entertaining Weekly Recommends that might liven up your weeks ahead.
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The Golden Globe nominees are here for the films and TV of 2021. We're discussing the good and bad of this year's field before we bring an annual segment to the pod for the first time as we attempt to guess each other's top 5 films of the year. Who will be most accurate and win the coveted 'skip?'
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We’ve been known to love a good espionage spy pic around these MAM parts, and what better time to discuss one of the all-time greats in TINKER TAILOR than on it’s 10th birthday? We’ve got noted John le Carre aficionado VIP Mason ‘The Edge’ Merritt joining the crew to discuss why this movie wasn’t better received a decade ago.
We've got our own rock and/or roll aficionado, Kevin KT Turner of the mighty Eagle joining the show for a little Mad About Music / Mad About Movies crossover episode diving into Peter Jackson's GET BACK / BEATLES documentary / series / trilogy / whatever else. We're talking underrated George, confusing John, Yoko controversy, Paul's genius, Ringo vibes and all that implies on this week's Movie of the Week convo.
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SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME is getting closer and closer! We're anticipating the year's biggest movie as we continue our MCU retrospective (we're almost done!) with a look back at HOMECOMING and FAR FROM HOME - how do they hold up in 2021 and what do they tell us about NO WAY HOME? What are our biggest hopes and fears for the movie?? Enjoy the convo exclusively for VIPs
Ridley Scott returns mere weeks after THE LAST DUEL with HOUSE OF GUCCI, a family drama Oscar-bait-y with Lady GaGa and Adam Driver. Does he deliver the goods this time, or is this a knockoff Ridley pic? We're discussing all the good, bad, and cringe that was HOUSE OF GUCCI + a big Weekly Recommends segment on this week's MAM!
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Robert California has arrived at Dunder Mifflin Sabre, Andy Bernard is in the Michael Scott chair, Nellie shows up, and the writers room tries to hold it all together without Steve Carell. Does season 8 of The Office hold up better or worse than it did when it originally aired? We're continuing our discussion of all of the seasons as we near the end with a full. breakdown of season 8.
Wes Anderson returns and he might be more Wes Anderson-y than ever before. We've got Ty of The Rank Kings joining the show for a full FRENCH DISPATCH discussion, ranking Anderson's filmography and more before hitting this week's Weekly Recommends.
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It's due time to round up the movie news, rumors and rumblings from the past few weeks, starting with some startling news about MoviePass, Disney+ announcing a bunch of new projects, bad news in STAR WARS land, the trailer and casting for BEING THE RICARDOS and more!
It's a Best Picture winner, one of AFI's Top 100 Films, it's in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, and Steven Spielberg found it interesting enough to want to remake himself. What stands out about 1961's WEST SIDE STORY? Resident musical aficionado Ellen joins Richard for a Broadway Extravaganza Throwback edition of MAM, exclusively for you VIPs!
