The Benoit Blanc Cinematic Universe is underway, and this time we're headed to Greece to hang in Edward Norton's weird Glass Onion island bar thingy. But wait! A MURDER? How does this KNIVES OUT sequel compare to the first, and what makes them so great? It's the movie of the week this week on MAM!
Merry Christmas to all! And to all a good Muppet movie. Maybe the best? What stands out about this version of A Christmas Carol above all the rest? It's celebrating 30 years in 2022, so sit by the fire, wait for Santa, and enjoy a bit of Muppet Christmas Carol talk in the VIP.
James Cameron has been working on the world of AVATAR since the mid-1990s, and now here we are finally with AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER! Did James Cameron to the impossible again and blow us away? Only one way to find out, via the super credible opinions of Mad About Movies!
Tarantino's JACKIE BROWN is celebrating a quarter century in our presence. So what better time to go back and see how it holds up than now? Is it underrated? Overrated? Properly rated? Where does it rank in QT's filmography? It's the topic of the week here in the VIP canteen store.
From the top grossing Christmas movies of all time, to "what defines a Christmas movie?" to our eventual reveals of our current favorite Christmas movies, it's a MAM Holiday Special unlike any before it, because there have not been any before it!
VIPs! It's JACKIE BROWN talk this week @ madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip
You asked, and we answered in our latest AMA episode! Questions were asked on Discord, and here are the answers to random anything goes queries like our thoughts on sweater weather, which IP out there might make a good movie, gift giving, Audible listening and much more.
Steven Spielberg is telling his story this time around, finally one for HIM, you know?? It's THE FABELMANS as the movie of the week this week plus a hefty helping of Weekly Recommends. Get on it!
VIP AMA is this week and drops soon! Sign up at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip for HUNDREDS of more episodes of MAM!
It's Thanksgiving time, so it's time to talk about one of the only (?) Thanksgiving-themed movies in 1987's PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, starring two American Treasures™ and directed by a GOAT. But how does it hold up??
It's a ladies takeover of MAM with Ellen and Megan as they bring you some valuable insight on SHE SAID, a movie that is shaking up Awards Season and comes with some heavy subject matter. Plus, an opportunity not to have to sit through Kent, Brian, and Richard for once!
You voted for us to review TREASURE PLANET, so here it is! Celebrating its 20th anniversary, there's something about this one that people keep coming back to, or at least have fond memories of. So what are our memories of it, and how does it hold up in 2022? Let's find out together!
It's one of the most anticipated movies of the year, so is there any possible way WAKANDA FOREVER could live up to the hype or people's expectations? It's the topic of this week on MAM as we dig into all things BLACK PANTHER, MCU and more plus a hefty load of Weekly Recommends.
Roku Originals (obviously) brings us the Weird Al biopic (obviously) packed full of stars (obviously). Does it live up to Al's essentially flawless perfect legacy? Only the Weird Al Correspondents of MAM Kent and Brian can get down to the bottom of this.
VIP Episode this week is GANGS OF NEW YORK 20th ANNIVERSARY! Sign up at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip
You could hardly turn your head in the 90s without seeing JOHN GRISHAM plastered everywhere. But one of the film adaptations brought us some early Matt Damon, peak DeVito and the final stretch for Francis Ford Coppola. Brian and RB dive into THE RAINMAKER 25th anniversary this week in the VIP!
It's still Spooky SZN in the MAM VIP, and we've got more arctic / vampire adventures to go on together. It's 15 years since 30 DAYS OF NIGHT and the peak of Josh Harnett. Join Kent and Brian for the discussion!
Rock The Dwayne Johnson has finally brought us his take on BLACK ADAM after decades(?) of hype. Was it worth the wait, or is it another L in the DCEU's column? Official DC correspondent of MAM Batman Shane joins the show to discuss!
BONUS EPISODE this week is 30 DAYS OF NIGHT! Sub at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip
Vampires! The 80s! The Coreys! What could be a better combo? We're continuing Spooky Movie SZN with a convo on THE LOST BOYS as it celebrates its 35th birthday! How does it hold up, and is it spooky?? Time to discuss right here in the VIP.
It's the final(?) HALLOWEEN movie, and Michael Myers is now really angry that he is homeless. Can Laurie Strode END him for good? Or will he END her? HALLOWEEN ENDS this week on MAM as Spooky Movie SZN continues!
This week's VIP episode is THE LOST BOYS (1987) - Subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip
One of John Carpenter's most well-known creations is again blowing up the movie world with HALLOWEEN ENDS releasing this weekend. But Carpenter also brought us THE THING, Brian's favorite horror movie of all time. What makes it so great, and how does it hold up after 4 decades? Scary movie season continues in the MAM VIP!
Why did Oscar hopeful AMSTERDAM bomb at the box office, and what's the deal with David O. Russell? It's our Movie of the Week here on the main feed as we did into what didn't work, and maybe what did, about AMSTERDAM before diving into our Weekly Recommends!
It's horror movie season in the MAM VIP! THE THING (40th Anniversary) this week at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip
Coming off the success of SCREAM, they couldn't get I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER into theaters fast enough. But is it as good as SCREAM, or maybe better? It's celebrating 25 years, and it's time to discuss it in the VIP!
