I Watch More Movies Than You

Halloween is just around the corner folks can you believe it?! And we have the top 10 movies to get your ready for this Halloween and spooky season! We are talking autumnal goodness! There will be movies in our list that will surprise you! Horror, of course, but this is a very specific list- movies that specifically prepare you for Halloween, autumn, and that spooky time of the year! Think about it, Starbucks just launched their pumpkin spice flavors today, September is next week, and now we just need the red, auburn, and yellow leaves to dance their way down to the ground to be crushed by your LL Bean DUCKBOOT! Autumn is almost here, baby, and we couldn't be more excited! 

Listen to the episode first, but I will list the movies below with some notes just so you have it and can go and watch these Halloween flicks! I'll scramble the list so I don't spoil the episode.. maybe! 

But you can expect some Coraline, Halloween, Monster House, Hocus Pocus, Idle Hands, It (2017), Practical Magic and so many more! Because I list off some honorable mentions and they are SPOOKTACULAR! A few more to get you excited, Stay Alive, Freddy vs Jason, Harry Potter... WHAT!?

Come get ready for the Halloween and spooky season with us, and let's go ahead and get the horror movies rolling! Who cares if normies say it's too early, it's never too early to visit Derry.  And guess what.. it's episode 27. 5-star review below if you know 27's significance in reference to one of the movies we cover! *cough , Stephen King! 

And please share us, oh do we love it when our little  show gets shared! NOW LET'S GET READY FOR HALLOWEEN! 

We review and deep dive into The Last Voyage of the Demeter, aka the Captain's Log chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula novel, and then we find ourselves on Halloween night stumbling into Cobweb, a brand new horror flick that crawled into theaters during the Barbenheimer mania and then slithered away to VOD as quickly as it arrived- don't miss it horror fans! 

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is in theaters now, and we start off with a spoiler-free movie review and then we announce when we embark into our spoiler-filled deep dive! Directed by Trollhunter and the Autopsy of Jane Doe's Andre Ovredal (André Øvredal) and starring Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, Woody Norman and co, The Last Voyage of the Demeter gives us a Dracula the likes we haven't seen since Nosferatu, a truly terrifying beast with a captive crew on the high seas sailing for London with mysterious cargo and a lot of hiding places. This is a brutal horror period piece that borrows one of the most legendary IPs in literature and gives a unique, haunting beautiful spin on the old tale. This is a snapshot in the life of Dracula, one that hardly spares a single soul, but it is truly a beautiful moon and lantern lit slight and one you need to catch on the big screen- or do you?! Listen and find out!  This is a beast that masquerades as a man, and this film is all creature feature baby! 

Cobweb! From the Blacklist and Bloodlist- we review this victim of Barebenheimer because we don't want original horror to just disappear without being watched! Cobweb came to some movie theaters July 21st, coinciding with the biggest zeitgeist event in recent cinema memory, thus it left theaters shortly after and is already available on VOD for rent and to own. Cobweb is directed by Samuel Bodin and stars, the kid in both films of our double feature, Woody Norman, the amazing Lizzy Caplan, Homelander, I mean Antony Starr, and Cleopatra Coleman, and is set right around HALLOWEEN and the perfect cozy nightmare fairly tale watch to get you ready for spooky season! As IMDB puts it, 'Horror strikes when an eight-year-old boy named Peter tries to investigate the mysterious knocking noises that are coming from inside the walls of his house and a dark secret that his sinister parents kept hidden from him,' but that is only the first 66% of this film. In a very Hitchcockian way you really have two movies here, some of the most unique imagery and shadow play seen in a very long time, and a haunting story that lives in the moody autumn that is to come. Listen to Bobby and I battle it out over this film, and please leave a 5-star hitter review and your thoughts on Cobweb! And Dracula on a boat for that matter! 

Cobweb is a one-of & no rules Halloween tale! Barbarian, Coraline, and  Trick 'r Treat's stepchild, on VOD now! 

As always, we truly hope you guys enjoy the film reviews and discussions, and go out and see this fantastic end of summer/ pre-spooky season horror double feature! Queue the red, auburn, and orange leaves dancing to the ground, the pumpkin in the coffees, and the horror movies on your screens! God bless, enjoy, and HURRY UP HALLOWEEN!

But wait, there's more! 'HALLOWEEN ENDS' (2022) rant towards the end of the episode, enjoy and let us know your thoughts! 

Meg 2: The Trench spoiler-free review!  Jason Statham is back fresh off of punching a MEGALADON in the face, can the sequel deliver the big fish on the big screen again!? Listen and find out! 

THE summer blockbuster, Jaws! With two musical notes 57 million people were petrified in the US in 1975, and the ocean has been feared ever since. We take a deep dive, pun, into Steven Spielberg's accidental masterpiece as we explore the best summer movie of all time, 'Jaws.' 

Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Drefuss gave us an unforgettable crew out on the Atlantic as Amity Island is under attack from a beast from the deep. Simple enough logline, but an incredible picture. Rob and I explore why Jaws is still rememberd to this day, from the lore of the set, to the breaking down of the infamous shark Bruce, and to the drunken monologues of Robert Shaw (rip). We cover the ins and outs of this cinematic masterpiece and journey to just why this movie is so effective and how it changed the course of cinema forever! 

Last but certainly not least, a hidden gem from January of all months, 2020, right before the world shut down.. Underwater (2020)! Directed by William Eubank and starring the fantastic Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Mamoudou Athie, we following a crew of oceanic researchers working at a deep sea drilling company over 7 miles deep at the center of the Mariana Trench as an earthquake devastates their facilities and they are in a race for their lives as they have to travel deeper and deeper looking for working escape pods.  As if being in a race against their own fate isn't enough, there is something far more sinister than the earthquake to contend with.. and older. Ancient, even.

DO NOT MISS UNDERWATER! It was dropped into January before the pandemic never to be seen again, but don't make that mistake! Watch Underwater now and listen to us deep dive, pun again, into this terrifying ocean surface sea-creature thriller the likes you have NEVER seen before, trust me! The last 5 minutes of this movie is my favorite in recent cinema history!! It's that insane, go watch it now- you won't regret it! 

And please consider leaving us a 5-star review and sharing us with your friends and family, we'd truly appreciate it! You guys are rockstars, thanks so much for coming along for the ride as we explore the greatest artform in history- movies! 

Talk to Me is THE horror movie of the summer, A24 and Danny and Michael Philippou (youtubers) bring their directorial debut in the form of this possession ghost-story party drug gone terribly, terribly wrong.  'Talk to Me' is, pardon the pun, the horror movie being talked about and out in theaters now- please give our spoiler-free review a listen and then get your patookus in a theater seat and prepare to be terrified! Does it live up to being called the scariest movie in years!? Listen and find out! 

Talk to Me is yet another horror movie that is taking the box office by storm, already tripling it's budget of 4million and solidifies the continuation of HORROR DOMINANCE! If you're a new filmmaker and want to make a positive ROI and gain the ability to make that second film, create horror! 

They Cloned Tyrone! Do NOT let this movie come to Netflix and then be buried, this is your warning. The summer's funniest ensemble of Jamie Foxx, John Boyega, and Teyonah Parris will take you on a journey in Cabin in the Hood that you shan't soon forget! Juel Taylor directs the fire out of this film in his debut, taking inspiration from Blacksploitation films that came before, but he harnesses that power and gives his audience an absolute delightful and surprisingly wild story that plays out like a Twilight Zone episode. I can't believe this is his first movie, because it is shot beautifully, with a grainy tactile feel to it, and you can smell the fried chicken through the screen... but you may not want to eat it, allow Slick Charles to explain in a character / actor match made in Hollywood heaven! Jamie Foxx is electric, Boyega has range, and Teyonah Parris steals the show, don't miss it or our spoiler-free review of 'They Cloned Tyrone.' Oh, and David Alan Grier, come on! On Netflix now, go watch it! 

As you all know, I run a movie theater and my cohost sells insurance (dabbles), so please indulge as in the 3rd act of this episode as we go over Hollywood as a whole, summer blockbusters, and what movies coming down the pipeline that we are stoked for! Think of it as a catch-up discussion of the movie industry and I look to the near and uncertain future of cinema! From Indiana Jones and The Flash, to James Gunn and Dune 2, to the state of movie releases and potentially being moved back- join us in this fun discord! 

As always, we love you! Please consider sharing our podcast with those movie lovers around you, we would appreciate it more than you know! And, if you dig it, please consider dropping that 5-star review. We love it when we're judged! 

VIVA LA HORROR AND CINEMA! 

The cultural movie-going phenomenon, Barbenheimer! What is it, and why?! Listen and find out why everyone is in pink and donning fedoras and porkpies! Spoiler free reviews and deep dives into 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer', and we keep score! Listen as the infamous Barbie movie dukes it out again Christopher Nolan's biopic epic, Oppenheimer, in a winner takes all Barbenheimer showdown! 

To introduce our fighters in the Barbenheimer cultural phenomenon, a weekend that has been etched into the modern movie theater zeitgeist, first we have Greta Gerwig's Barbie! Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, and an ensemble of gorgeous set pieces and old-school Hollywood filming techniques! 

Our next fighter standing 5'7 and weighting probably 120 pounds is Openheimer! Robert Oppenheimer was actually 6 feet tall, but Cillian Murphy is 5'7 BUT NOW IN THIS FILM- he may as well be a giant. Christopher Nolan's Magnum Opus biopic epic 'Oppenheimer' has one of the most star-studded casts of recent date, and each give a breath-taking performance. Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Alden 'Solo' Ehrenreich, Jason Clarke, Matt D., and so so so many more that I don't want to spoil! 

Barbie takes on one of the most famous IPs of all time in a true existential and whimsical dollhouse of a movie that is tactile as it is beautiful, with incredible original music and knockout performances.  Ryan Gosling as Ken is unforgettable, a true out-of-perfect-body experience! 

In the other corner, J. Robert Oppenheimer, well his biopic 'Oppenheimer.'  This film is a dissociative nightmare come true, and one that Cillian sells to you in an all-time performance. A frightening insight into potentially the beginning of the end of mankind. Classical physicists and their understanding vs the revolutionary quantum mechanics and everything the world thought they understood about the universe is turned on its head. Enter the complicated visionary physicist and the godfather of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan calls Oppenheimer the most important man to ever live, and we debate exactly why that is during this podcast. Whether you are listening to this or not, your life is absolutely impacted by Oppenheimer. As a matter of fact, all life is, and that is terrifying. Nolan takes us into the mind of one of the most divisive characters in human history, America's Prometheus, expanding the medium of the motion picture to limits we've never seen before.

This is the fight of the century, BAREBENHEIMER! Some spell it Barbenheimmer! 

Please enjoy, and if you feel compelled, leave us a wonderful 5-star review letting us know the winner of this bout in your eyes! We love you all! VIVA LA CINEMA! 

In 2010 James Wan's 'Insidious' shocked movie theaters across the world with one of the most creative and downright terrifying horror films EVER! Now 13 years later Patrick Wilson directs and stars in the 5th installment to the Insidious franchise, Insidious: The Red Door. We cover Insidious 5 in a spoiler free review, and take you through the return of our beloved Lamberts, but even better... The Further! Oh, and Darth Maul, maybe... aka Lipstick Demon! (shown in trailers). 

We then cover Insidious (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and The Last Key, and then we give our Insidious films rankings including where The Red Door fits into this haunting universe! 

We do spoiler the older films, so watch them first. And even if you never plan on listening to this but somehow stumbled upon it, please stop what you're doing and watch this incredible franchise. Insidious changed the trajectory of the horror film back in 2010, and for good reason! Insidious has one of the greatest stories ever told on the once silver screen, taking a ton of genre film tropes and absolutely turning them on their heads, repainting them, and having a blast throughout! 

When the 33 violins cut through the air of my movie theater back in 2010, my life forever changed. I never wanted to leave the hellish purgatory that is The Further, I wanted to know more about the 'mannequins' and the other devilish inhabitants, and i loved and rooted for the Lamberts as if they were my own family. James Wan and Leigh Whannell crafted one of the greatest horror stories ever, please do yourself a favor and go get lost in this franchise and report back- I'd love to read your thoughts over a 5 star review!  But you may want to bring Tucker and Specs along with you, along with the infamous Elise Rainier played brilliantly by horror fan fave Lin Shaye! 

Eat your heart out horror fans, but remember, they want what you have... life. 


We stand with the writers and actors. #WGA and #SAGAFTRA strike. 

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny just whipped into movie theaters this past weekend, see what I did there? But, the question begs to be asked, does Harrison Ford as our beloved Indy still got it?! Can Logan's James Mangold pick up the directorial fedora and carry the torch of the greatest American action franchise ever?!  Come find out in our spoiler free movie review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!  BUT WAIT.. there's more! 

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and even Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, PLUS, Indy 5 aka Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny all get highlights covered and ranked by Bobby and me! We discuss what makes franchise so darn special, plus fight over our rankings, don't miss it! Also, SHIA LABEOUF HARNESSED THE POWER OF THE MONKEYS ON HIS WAY TO FIGHT OFF ALIENS- we cover it. 

We also swoon over Harrison Ford, discuss the potential future of the Indiana Jones franchise, and discuss Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the Dial of Destiny and ask the question.. could anyone ever pick up the fedora?  Listen and find out! 

And if you enjoyed even a second of it, please consider dropping that 5-star banger of a review and sharing us with your thick mothers or anyone else you may know, we'd greatly appreciate it! 

'Ships passing in the night.' 

The special Chattanooga Film Festisode of I Watch More Movies Than You! We start with a banger, Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls as we bring you a spoiler free review and paint the Chatt Film Fest viewing experience with all of the other crazies, including the director and star Andrew Bowser! Watch this D&D campaign visits the haunted house of the occult leader gone wrong in this horror comedy that has as much charm as it does bite, don't miss us delve deeper in our spoiler free review of this indie horror gem! 

Onyx the Fortuitious and the Talisman of Souls has some truly stellar performances throughout, shout-out the ensemble of Jeffrey Combs, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Andrew Bowser, Arden Myrin, the always amazing Barbara Crampton, Rivkah Reyes, Melanie Chandra, Donna Pieroni, Michael Monsour, Guy Wilson, Kareem Stroud, Shane McCormick and co! 

We then travel to a haunted house up a hill, but not the same story you're used to! The Haunting of Hype House is another horror comedy flick we catched on the virtual portion of the Chattanooga Film Fest! Catch a second half of the fest badge at their website, and peep those virtual offerings! https://www.chattfilmfest.org/  The Haunting of Hype House is directed by Brandon Douglas and Matt Farren, starring a fun cast consisting of hyper influencer Jared played brilliantly by Matt Farren, accompanied by Michael Salamone, Ruby Day Tomasic, Katherine Smith-Rodden, Kris Bramson, Madeleine Quinn, and so many more! Don't miss the hype and listen to our spoiler free review of this gen-z style content creation vlogging mayhem that is The Haunting of Hype House, a truly fun ghost story! 

A huge thank you to Chris Dortch, Sam, and the team for putting on this amazing horror film festival right here in our hometown of Chattanooga! Please consider following them on twitter @chattfilmfest and snagging a Back Half Badge and catching more of their horror movie marathon mayhem and catch up on so many of the awesome films shown too!  A direct link: https://chattfilmfest.festivee.com/CFF2023BADGE

The Chattanooga Film Fest was our first film festival, and we shall never forget it. And I encourage you, incredible listener, to listen to this entire episode because throughout and towards the end we highlight some amazing aspects of attending a film fest, the heart and soul of the movies we love gathering together to celebrate these amazing creators, and just how important events like this are for cinema as a whole. Go to your favorite director's IMDB and check their first flick, bet it was at a fest! 

Go to https://www.chattfilmfest.org/virtual-schedule and check out some of those awesome movies you can catch virtually still, and you can even buy one-offs! It truly is a smorgasbord for the horror fan, we can't get enough! 

Again, a huge shoutout to the 10th Anniversary of the Chattanooga Film Festival, and here's to many more to come! LONG LIVE HORROR! 

Also, we briefly discuss the amazing Overlook Hot.. I mean The Read House Hotel and the infamous Room 311...    

Barry Allen, aka The Flash, has finally arrived! And boy has it! We review The Flash in a spoiler free review, and then we announce we are entering the spoiler included deep dive at 00:35:06!  The Flash is directed by 2017 It's Andy Muschietti Spaghetti, staring Michael Keaton, Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, and some all-star cameos I don't want to spoil here!  Does the Flash go by in a hurry, leaving you to pick up the pieces? Or is it the perfect storm of comic book movie glory that obliterates the DCEU and paves way for Gunn's DC? Listen and find out nerds! Plus, MICHAEL KEATON's BATMAN is back- does he live up!? Duh. But listen anyway. Plus, would you believe me if I told you Supergirl steals the show? Come find out. 

Up next is the highly anticipated, among horror fans, The Blackening! The Blackening finally found its way to theaters and I couldn't wait to watch it- the infamous Trump trailer was hysterical, but does Tim Story's horror comedy live up to the bar set in the trailer, or did the film show its hand too early? Starring Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharaoh, and the scene-stealer Jermaine Fowler, we take a trip to a remote cabin in the woods on Juneteenth and follow our hilarious cast as they are stalked by a killer I can only describe as a black-masked racist version of The Collector! Peak your interest? Find out if The Blackening is worth the trip to the movie theater in our entirely spoiler free review! 

Have you ever heard of Star Wars? Roger that. Ever wondered when Han Solo aka Harrison Ford was discovered, and how the heck it happened because he was a carpenter! What if I told you there was a movie that came before Star Wars by George Lucas, and that if it wasn't the success it was that he may have never got his epic space opera made? Welcome listeners to a stone cold classic film, American Graffiti! Welcome to maybe the best coming-of-age and one-night films of all time, with the immediate opening to a drive-in burger joint in Modesto, California, in 1962- that frozen in history heavenly time after WW2 but before Vietnam, where the mating ritual was done by the cars, the hair was slicked back, and cruising the strip was how you spent your nights. American Graffiti (1973) has one of the greatest soundtracks of all time, launched George Lucas, with the help of Godfather's Francis Ford Coppola, into Hollywood stardom. The plot is simple enough, a group of teens in Cali's central valley spend one final night after their high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they each go off into separate directions in their lives. The plot is brought to life by Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, and so many more! But the magic is in the movie, do NOT miss our deep dive into this classic. See you in '62! 

We are bringing you a 3+ hour Michael Keaton's Batman OMNIBUS!!!
BATMAN (1989) and BATMAN RETURNS (1992) deep dive, trivia, BATMANIA, and review! 

BATMAN (1989) The new and mysterious crime fighter known as Batman (Michael Keaton) finds himself in a struggle of Gotham when a mobster, Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson) falls in a vat of acid turning him into the clown prince of crime, The Joker. Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) has a professional interest in Batman and a personal one in Bruce Wayne. With the help of Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl) they will try to uncover the mystery of Batman and the Joker during a crime war over the city. The film also stars Michael Gough as Alfred the butler, Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent and Pay Hingle as Commissioner Gordon! Directed by Tim Burton, written by Sam Hamm, music by Danny Elfman. Music by Prince!

BATMAN RETURNS (1992) 

Batman (Michael Keaton) is well established as the Dark Knight of Gotham City but there’s a new evil threat from the underworld of Gotham. Oswald Cobblepot (Danny DeVito) better known as The Penguin has blackmailed criminal and business tycoon Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) into bringing him into the spotlight for his own mysterious reasons. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer) is tragically transformed into  Catwoman. Determined to obtain revenge, she pairs up with The Penguin, but does the love and attraction between her and the caped crusader upset her plans? The film welcomes back Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth and Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon.  Directed by Tim Burton, written by Sam Hamm, music by Danny Elfman.

Join us as we break down these two iconic movies that changed Batman (and super hero movies) forever. We dig into the unique world created by Tim Burton that put Batman into pop culture superstar status. Each of these FILMS broke the American box office record, go on this incredible journey to Burton's Gotham with us to find out how and why! Also, Bobby has a FANATICAL obsession with Michael Keaton's Batman and he lays out why him in this roll CHANGED THE WORLD!