September has Jonathan (@berkreviews) and Corey (@coreyrstarr) focusing on an iconic director: Martin Scorsese. While Jonathan has seen some of the big films of Scorsese's extensive filmography, there are a few he still wants to check off his gap list. Corey has explored it even less so there are plenty of major titles for them to watch for September 2020. River Phoenix is one that Corey loves and Jonathan has a lot of films on his gap list by so we decided to dedicate March to Phoenix Rising. Jonathan picked two and Corey picked three River Phoenix movies, but in a rare situation, Corey has seen most of the five where Jonathan has officially seen none, at least as an adult.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 2 - The Age of Innocence (1993)

Corey picked The Age of Innocence (1993) mainly because of the cast. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder, who is one of Corey's favorites. IMDb.com plot synopsis reads "A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin."

September has Jonathan (@berkreviews) and Corey (@coreyrstarr) focusing on an iconic director: Martin Scorsese. While Jonathan has seen some of the big films of Scorsese's extensive filmography, there are a few he still wants to check off his gap list. Corey has explored it even less so there are plenty of major titles for them to watch for September 2020. River Phoenix is one that Corey loves and Jonathan has a lot of films on his gap list by so we decided to dedicate March to Phoenix Rising. Jonathan picked two and Corey picked three River Phoenix movies, but in a rare situation, Corey has seen most of the five where Jonathan has officially seen none, at least as an adult.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 1 - Raging Bull

Jonathan went for the knockout punch with his choice for week 1. Raging Bull (1980) is on the top 100 films on the AFI list and is arguably the biggest Scorsese film he hasn't seen. Starring Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, and Joe Pesci, the film showcases the story of real life boxer Jake La Motta. A tough film at times but one that demonstrates Scorsese's brilliance time and time again

For August 2020, Corey (@coreyrstarr) and Jonathan (@berkreviews) have selected the theme Speaking my Language...or non-English native films. That's right, you'll be reading these films this month unless you're more cultured than they are. Each film this month would be considered foreign to most Americans. It's often an area that neither dive into enough so dedicated a month to it makes a lot of sense.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 5 - The City of Lost Children (1995)

Book ending the theme, Corey selected another Jean-Pierre Jeunet on her gap list, The City of Lost Children (1995). This film stars Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork,  and Judith Vittet and features a story about "A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process."

For August 2020, Corey (@coreyrstarr) and Jonathan (@berkreviews) have selected the theme Speaking my Language...or non-English native films. That's right, you'll be reading these films this month unless you're more cultured than they are. Each film this month would be considered foreign to most Americans. It's often an area that neither dive into enough so dedicated a month to it makes a lot of sense.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 4 - Cache (2005)

Jonathan purchased Caché (2005) a while back and just hadn't got to watch it. The film was written and directed by Michael Haneke and stars Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, and Maurice Bénichou. IMDb.com's synposis is "A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch."

For August 2020, Corey (@coreyrstarr) and Jonathan (@berkreviews) have selected the theme Speaking my Language...or non-English native films. That's right, you'll be reading these films this month unless you're more cultured than they are. Each film this month would be considered foreign to most Americans. It's often an area that neither dive into enough so dedicated a month to it makes a lot of sense.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 3 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Corey picked Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) with a lot of encouragement from Jonathan. This film got a lot of buzz around awards season and was a highly rated film written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, and Luàna Bajrami lead the cast for this story that features a female painter who is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

This is a bonus episode for Berkreviews.com Moviecasts that is a partial episode of the Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast where Matt and Jonathan are previewing several films from the Fantasia International Film Festival. The festival runs from Thursday, 20 Aug 2020 – Wed, 2 Sep 2020. In this episode, the guys each picked three movies to discuss and brought three from friend of the show Big Tuna.

Movies Previewed on this episode:

There are a few others discussed with less detail and Matt and Jon also discuss the other media they've been consuming.

For August 2020, Corey (@coreyrstarr) and Jonathan (@berkreviews) have selected the theme Speaking my Language...or non-English native films. That's right, you'll be reading these films this month unless you're more cultured than they are. Each film this month would be considered foreign to most Americans. It's often an area that neither dive into enough so dedicated a month to it makes a lot of sense.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 2 - Breathless (1960)

Jonathan went for a classic that is on his gap list by choosing Breathless. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard and written by François Truffaut there is a lot of pedigree attached already. Add in Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, and Daniel Boulanger to the story "A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy."

For August 2020, Corey (@coreyrstarr) and Jonathan (@berkreviews) have selected the theme Speaking my Language...or non-English native films. That's right, you'll be reading these films this month unless you're more cultured than they are. Each film this month would be considered foreign to most Americans. It's often an area that neither dive into enough so dedicated a month to it makes a lot of sense.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 2 - Breathless (1960)

Jonathan went for a classic that is on his gap list by choosing Breathless. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard and written by François Truffaut there is a lot of pedigree attached already. Add in Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, and Daniel Boulanger to the story "A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy."

For August 2020, Corey (@coreyrstarr) and Jonathan (@berkreviews) have selected the theme Speaking my Language...or non-English native films. That's right, you'll be reading these films this month unless you're more cultured than they are. Each film this month would be considered foreign to most Americans. It's often an area that neither dive into enough so dedicated a month to it makes a lot of sense.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 1 - Micmacs (2009)

For week one, Corey selected Micmacs because of the director. Three of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's films have been covered previously throughout Movie Club history and this one, starring Dany Boon, André Dussollier, and Nicolas Marié plus several more was a darkly fun one. The synposis reads "A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers."

Fresh off quarantine and on the precipice of returning to it, Jonathan (@Berkreviews) and Corey (@coreyrstarr) return to the theme of Small Screen. That is to say, these films are all streaming originals or at least available on a streaming service. It's a good way to check off some movies that slipped passed the two of them over the years or maybe even this year.

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Week 4 - 7500 (2019)

Jonathan is a fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt so the Amazon Prime original 7500 (2019) made sense to check out. Directed by Patrick Vollrath and starring Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar, and Aylin Tezel. The film sounds intense with IMDb.com stating, "When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers."