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By Matt K & Ry The Movie GuyTV & Film

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May 15, 2023 Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Top 5 Autobiography Docs | CinemaJaw 609

Reviewed: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movies, CCFF Capsule Reviews
Top 5 Autobiographical Documentaries
Trivia: Stump The Kubinski
Celebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
This week on CinemaJaw we talk about ourselves, as we cover our Top 5 Autobiographical Documentaries. We are doing so in honor of the new film by Davis Guggenheim, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
In other news, the band is back together! Pfil returns to Chicago and Matt K., Ry the Movie Guy and Pfil record the episode together in one room for the first time in 18 months! That’s magical baby!
Top 5 Autobiographical Documentaries

Matt:
1. The kid Stays in the Picture
2. Crumb
3. Val
4. Citizen four
5. The Act of Killing

Ry:
1. Grizzly Man
2. Stories We Tell
3. Life Itself
4. Beastie Boys Story
5. Man on a Wire
1 hr 10 min
May 08, 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Summer Movie Preview! | CinemaJaw 608

Reviewed: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW!
Trivia: Stump The Kubinski Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
This week on CinemaJaw we butter up the popcorn as we dive into the Summer Movie Preview!
And what better way to kick it off than the latest MCU movie? We review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Rounding it all out with a round of Stump the Kubinski Trivia, Guardians of the Galaxy Cast edition.

Listen up!
47 min
May 01, 2023 Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, Peter Pan & Wendy | Top 5 Movies That Parent | CinemaJaw 607

Reviewed: Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, Peter Pan & Wendy
Top 5: Movies That Parent For You
Trivia: Stump The Kubinski Rachel McAdams
Celebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
Sometimes it’s a nice shortcut to all those difficult and awkward conversations that parents need to have with their kids to just plop them down in front of a good movie. This week on CinemaJaw we choose our Top 5 movies that give parents a much-needed break and teach kids important life lessons.
In addition to that we have two reviews for ya: Peter Pan & Wendy, the latest Disney live-action adaptation, and Are You There God It’s Me Margaret another adaptation but of a classic and beloved kids novel.
Enjoy!
Top 5 Movies That Parent For You

Matt:
1. Charlottes Web
2. The Fox and the Hound
3. Inside Out
4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
5. The Lorax

Ry:
1. To Kill a Mocking Bird
2. The Breakfast Club
3. Freedom Writers
4. The Mitchels Vs. The Machines
5. Bully
1 hr
April 24, 2023 Beau is Afraid, Evil Dead Rise | Erik Childress – CCFF | CinemaJaw 606

Reviewed: Beau Is Afraid, Evil Dead Rise
Top 3: Anxiety Movies
Trivia: “Air” Movie Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Kathy Bates
This week is a double dose of anxiety-inducing horror as we review the new Ari Aster movie, Beau Is Afraid, along with the latest entry into the Evil Dead-iverse, Evil Dead Rise! It’s enough to make you reach for the medications!
Joining us is a man who is calm, cool, and collected. Fellow film critic and one of the people behind the top-notch Chicago Critics Film Festival, the one and only Erik Childress!
Erik Childress got his start as a film critic back in 1998 and has been writing for the website, eFilmCritic.com, since 2000 and has contributed to RogerEbert.com, Indiewire, Film Threat and more. He is currently the Events Director on the board of the Chicago Film Critics Association and is the founder and a producer of the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival that began in 2013. Thier 2023 fest is coming up at The Musicbox Theater on May 5 – 11th. Visit their website for all the info!
1 hr 24 min
April 17, 2023 CinemaJaw 605, Renfield – Top 5 Revamped Classics

Reviewed: Renfield
Trivia: “Air” Movie Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Kathy Bates
In honor of our review of the new horror comedy, Renfield, we look at our Top 5 Classic characters, stories, or scenes that get resurrected, revamped, or a fresh take. These are not straight-up remakes mind you. Rather, reimaginings.
That plus our usual shenanigans! Bring out your garlic because this vampiric episode will suck your blood!
Top 5 Revamped Characters

Matt:
5.) Rebecca
4.) Little Shop of Horrors
3.) The Batman
2.) The Fly
1.) The Monster Squad

Ry:
5.) Warm Bodies
4.) The Invisible Man
3.) A Knight’s Tale
2.) Inola Holmes
1.) Jane Eyre
1 hr 8 min
April 03, 2023 CinemaJaw 604, Michael Glover Smith – Murder Mystery 2, Tetris – Top 5 All The Pieces Fit Movies

Reviewed: Tetris, Murder Mystery 2
Trivia: Movies That Just Fit Movie Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Kathy Bates
Like solving a puzzle, or creating a work of art… you take a step back and… that’s it! All the pieces fit! This week on CinemaJaw we dive into Top 5 All The Pieces Fit Movies. In our use of the term, these are the movies that sound terrible on paper, but for some reason equal more than the sum of their parts and are unexpected successes!
We also take a look at 2 movies where all the pieces fit: Tetris (see what we did there?) and Murder Mystery 2 (did it there too)!
Joining us is guy who always makes all the pieces fit, Chicago indie film scene writer/director Michael Glover Smith.
Michael Glover Smith wrote and directed the feature films COOL APOCALYPSE (2015), MERCURY IN RETROGRADE (2017), RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO (2018), and RELATIVE (2022), all of which won awards at festivals across the U.S. and were the subject of rave reviews. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Richard Roeper wrote that “Smith has a deft touch for creating characters who look and sound like people we know” and RogerEbert.com’s Matt Fagerholm has called him “one of the Windy City’s finest filmmakers.” His films have screened at the American Cinematheque and Rooftop Cinema Club in Los Angeles, Spectacle Theater and the Regal UA Midway in NYC and the Gene Siskel Film Center and Music Box Theater in Chicago. He made Newcity Chicago’s “Film 50” list in 2018 and 2020 for being one of fifty individuals who “shape Chicago’s film scene.” He teaches film history at several colleges and is the author of FLICKERING EMPIRE (Columbia University Press, 2015), an acclaimed nonfiction book about film production in Chicago during the silent era.
His latest film PAPER PLANES is about to celebrate its world premiere! is a short written by Alyssa Thordarson and co-directed by Alyssa, is a queer romantic comedy with a tinge of melancholy set in the holiday season. Ry and Matt both enjoyed this quick little gem quite a bit and highly recommend the less than 12 minutes it takes to view it if you can!
All the pieces of this podcast fit! Take a listen!
Top 5 All The Pieces Fit Movies

Matt:
5.) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
4.) The Lego Movie
3.) 21 Jumpstreet
2.) Clue
1.) Bubba Ho-Tep

Michael:
5.) Being John Malkovich
4.) Skinamarink
3.) Groundhog Day
2.) Crash
1.) Jeanne Dielman

Ry:
5.) Ratatouille
4.) Pirates of the Caribbean
3.) 21 Jumpstreet
2.) Mrs. Doubtfire
1.) Mannequin
1 hr 23 min
March 27, 2023 CinemaJaw 603, William Stark of Dungeoncast – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Top 5 Adventuring Parties

Reviewed: Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves
Trivia: Chris Pine Movie Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe
Roll for initiative! This week on CinemaJaw we reach deep into our Bag of Holding and pull out a gem of an episode!
Our quest is to review the latest attempt at a Dungeons & Dragons movie, Honor Among Thieves, and along the way choose our Top 5 Adventuring Parties in Film. These don’t necessarily need to be from the fantasy genre mind you. We’re looking for movie teams that are greater than the sum of the parts, wherein each character has a role to play and brings to the table a specific skillset.
We will need a wizard in our ranks…
Joining us one half of the dynamic duo behind the foremost D&D podcasts, The Dungeoncast‘s William Stark (no relation to Tony).
William is a professional Podcaster, Writer, and Dungeon Master with over 13 years of experience in the field. He is currently working on a sourcebook for D&D 5th edition “Starseekers’ Guide to Draken Star”, a Science Fantasy Space Opera D&D setting based on the actual play D&D podcast Superquest Saga. When he isn’t writing, podcasting, or playing D&D, William can be found spending time with his family, playing retro video games, and shredding on his guitar, or perhaps even being a guest on CinemaJaw!
If you’re into D&D even a little then you should listen to The Dungeoncast, the podcast where William and his co-host Brian, explore all things D&D including lore, game mechanics, and creative concepts.
Whether it’s a detailed discussion on the strangulation techniques of Black Puddings or our continual drawing of Demogorgon’s attention, join them as they have a casual, educational, and humorous conversation about the world’s most popular tabletop RPG.
Your task is plain to see, rescue your intellect-devoured brain from boredom, and listen to a fantastical episode of CinemaJaw!
Top 5 Adventuring Parties in Film

Matt:
5.) Preditor
4.) The 3 Amigos
3.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2.) Conan: The Destroyer
1.) The Goonies

William:
5.) Dragon Strike
4.) The Mummy
3.) Star Wars (Original Trilogy)
2.) Guardians of the Galaxy
1.) The Fellowship of the Ring

Ryan:
5.) Rya and the Last Dragon
4.) Zombieland
3.) Rogue One
2.) The Goonies
1.) Stand by Me
1 hr 22 min
March 20, 2023 CinemaJaw 602, REVEIW-O-RAMA – John Wick Chapter 4, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Inside – Top 3 Willem Dafoe Performances

Reviewed: John Wick Chapter 4, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Inside
Trivia: Fury/God Stump The Kubinski
Celebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe
As the summer season begins to loom we bring you a springtime Review-o-rama!
No guest, no fuss, just some straight-up movie reviews. This week we take a look at two sequels in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and John Wick Chapter 4, as well as a high concept Willem Dafoe vehicle Inside.
In addition, we chose our Top 3 Willem Dafoe performances, and we play some Stump The Kubinski Trivia, plus all the usual hijinks. So say the magic word, reload and plug in some earbuds…
Top 3 Willem Dafoe Performances

Ryan:
3.) Caravaggio – The English Patient
2.) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – Klaus
1.) Thomas Wake – The Lighthouse

Matt:
3.) Vincent Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate
2.) Bobby – The Florida Project
1.) The Green Goblin – Spider-Man No Way Home
1 hr 13 min
March 13, 2023 CinemaJaw 601 – The Boston Strangler, 65, Champions – Dinosaur Movies

Reviewed: 65, Champions, The Boston Strangler
Trivia: Boston Movies Stump The Kubinski
Celebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe
Sponsored by: Cracking the Code
Three fine reviews this week, only one movie shy of a “Review-o-Rama”: Adam Driver fighting dinos in 65, Woody Harrelson as a washed-up coach in Champions, and Keira Knightly as a would-be detective in The Boston Strangler.
Plus the guys take the opportunity to tackle a very difficult Top List… Top 3 Dinosaur Movies that Don’t Have Jurrasic in the Title. Suprisingly difficult!
Plug this into your ears!
Top 3 Non-Jurassic Dinosaur Movies

Matt:
3.) Peter Jackson’s King Kong
2.) The Veloci-pastor
1.) Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Ryan:
3.) Dinosaur
2.) Toy Story (Series)
1.) The Tree of Life
1 hr 18 min
March 06, 2023 CinemaJaw 600! – Paul Farber – Creed 3 – Top 5 Boss Battles

Reviewed: Creed 3
Trivia: Boxer Movie Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe

Wow. 600 episodes! Thanks to all you listeners (JawHeads) who have enjoyed our content over the years!
This week, we pull no punches as we take some jabs at Creed 3 and the Rockyverse in general. Mind you, I say jab to make a boxing pun, we all seem to generally be big fans of the series as a whole. Can this latest entry knock us out, or is it outmatched by its box-office competition?
Joining us to help decide is a bit of a Rocky expert. Paul Farber.
Paul Farber is the Host and Creator of The Statue, a mini-series podcast about the famous Rocky statue in Philidelphia. He is among the nation’s thought leaders on monuments and public space. Farber is the Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab, a nonprofit public art and history studio based in Philly.
The Statue, produced by WHYY Digital Studios, examines a monument to the most famous Philadelphian who never lived: “Rocky Balboa” of the Oscar Award-winning film Rocky (1976).
The brand-new podcast illuminates the stories of real-life Philly boxers, explores the neighborhoods around the city that run parallel to the statue, shares what makes a monument, and more. From Philly to Hollywood and beyond, Monument Lab Director and host Paul Farber goes on a six-part personal journey to survey the biography of the Rocky Statue, where life imitates art.
Top 5 Boss Battles

Matt:
5.) The Last Dragon – Sho’nuff
4.) Ghostbusters – Stay Puff Marshmallow Man
3.) The Lord of the Rings – Nazgul
2.) The Princess Bride – The 6 Fingered Man
1.) Aliens – The Queen Xenomorph

Paul:
5.) Rocky 3 – Clubber Lang
4.) Rocky 5 – Tommy Gunn
3.) Creed 3 – Dame Anderson
2.) Rocky – Apollo Creed
1.) Rocky 4 – Ivan Drago

Ryan:
5.) Searching for Bobby Fisher – Josh
4.) The Revenant – John Fitzgerald
3.) Seabiscuit – War Admiral
2.) Gladiator – Commodus
1.) Kill Bill Vol 1 – Cottonmouth
1 hr 41 min