🎬 Mostly Film — Spielberg Series: War, Innocence & Moral Cost

This week, we dive into two defining war films from Steven Spielberg’s career: Empire of the Sun (1987) and Munich (2005). One captures war through the eyes of a child discovering the world… the other wrestles with the moral consequences of violence long after the dust settles.

We break down each film in full, from craft and performances to box office and legacy, while exploring Spielberg’s evolution from observational storytelling to deeply complex, morally ambiguous filmmaking.

Is Empire of the Sun the start of “serious Spielberg”? Is Munich his most mature work? And ultimately, is Spielberg more powerful when showing the experience of war… or the cost of it?

Two films. Two perspectives. One filmmaker confronting war from innocence to consequence.

🎬 Mostly Film — Sequels, Reboots & Movie News Overload

This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down a wild slate of trailers including Super Troopers 3, Practical Magic 2, Spaceballs: The New One, and Godzilla Minus Zero.

In What We’ve Been Watching, Jonathan stays deep in TV mode with The Pitt, Invincible, Severance, The Boys, and more, while JP checks in with Godzilla Minus One and K-Pop Demon Hunters alongside his usual TV rotation.

Then it’s a packed News segment — Marvel shakeups, Avengers: Doomsday updates, a Spaceballs return, Elden Ring hitting IMAX, I Am Legend 2 officially happening, and what the future of theaters might look like with major studio changes.

Trailers, TV binges, and an absolutely loaded news week. Let’s get into it!

🎬 Mostly Film — Spielberg In Review: Wonder vs. Nostalgia

This week, Jonathan and JP dive into two very different eras of Steven Spielberg with Hook (1991) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). One is messy, emotional, and fueled by childhood nostalgia… the other is sleek, technical, and pure adventure.

We break down each film from top to bottom — story, performances, box office, and legacy — while asking the big questions:

• Is Hook misunderstood or just uneven?

• Is Tintin one of Spielberg’s most underrated films?

• And what happens when Spielberg trades heart for precision?

From Robin Williams vs. Dustin Hoffman to motion-capture set pieces and John Williams’ scores, this episode is all about how Spielberg’s sense of wonder evolves over time.

Two films. Two eras. One director, trying to hold onto magic in very different ways.

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This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers for Runner, Young Washington, Ice Cream Man, Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, and more to decide what’s worth the watchlist.

Then we jump into What We’ve Been Watching, with Jonathan deep in TV mode — The Pitt, Invincible, Fallout 2, The Boys, Severance 2, Justified, and more. In contrast, JP mixes in Arbitrage, Wasteman, and a steady dose of Survivor and Pitt.

We wrap things up with The News, covering the latest updates and shakeups across the movie world.

Quick takes, trailer debates, and plenty of TV talk—just another week on Mostly Film.

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Smarter Sharks & Smaller Spaces

This week, we’re heading back into the water with Deep Blue Sea (1999) vs. The Shallows (2016). Big, chaotic shark spectacle vs. stripped-down survival tension.

We break down what actually makes shark movies work: smart vs. instinct-driven predators, group survival vs. total isolation, and whether it’s scarier when humans create the problem… or when nature is just doing its thing.

From underwater labs and mutant sharks to one rock, one swimmer, and nowhere to go, we compare scale vs. simplicity, chaos vs. control, and which film keeps you more on edge.

Plus: creature rankings, worst survival decisions, and the ultimate question: lab or open water… which are you choosing?

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This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers for Exit 8, Swapped, Mother Mary, and Rosebush Pruning to decide what’s worth the watchlist and what’s getting cut.

Then we dive into What We’ve Been Watching, from Super Mario Galaxy and Pizza Movie to Crime 101, plus TV favorites like The Pitt and Invincible.

And of course, we wrap with The News, featuring everything from Dune: Part 3 IMAX sellouts to Resident Evil going full “Fury Road,” Zelda filming in Middle-earth territory, and Scream 8 already in the works.

It’s trailers, takes, and total Hollywood chaos. Just another week on Mostly Film.

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Don’t Touch the Ground (or Stay Drunk)

This week, we’re diving into rule-based creature chaos with Tremors (1990) vs. Grabbers (2012). One says don’t touch the ground. The other says… stay drunk.

We break down why simple rules make creature movies work, comparing practical, desert survival in Tremors with the chaotic, alcohol-fueled island madness of Grabbers. It’s tension vs. comedy, teamwork vs. controlled chaos, and practical effects vs. high-concept weirdness.

Plus: creature rankings, worst survival decisions, and which rule we’d fail immediately.

Which movie wins the double feature? And more importantly… which rule are you trusting to stay alive?

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This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with another round of LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers like The End of Oak Street, Apex, Faces of Death, and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist.

Then we jump into What We’ve Been Watching — from Project Hail Mary and Send Help to rewatches like Rushmore and Hail, Caesar!, plus TV picks like The Pitt, Invincible, Daredevil, and Young Sherlock. We keep it light, focusing on what stood out without spoiling everything.

Finally, we wrap with a packed News segment: a new Lord of the Rings sequel is in the works, Disney pulls back from AI deals, TikTok is entering TV, and Hollywood continues to get… weird (yes, Jack Black wants to star in Yakuza).

It’s trailers, takes, and chaos, just another week on Mostly Film.

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Apex Intelligence

This week, we’re diving into primate horror with Congo (1995) vs. Primate (2026), spectacle vs. straight-up nightmare fuel.

We break down what makes primates uniquely terrifying: intelligence, communication, and that unsettling “almost human” energy. From Congo’s jungle adventure chaos and killer gorillas to Primate’s grounded, close-quarters brutality, we compare myth vs. realism, camp vs. pure horror, and which approach hits harder.

Plus: creature rankings, worst deaths, survival odds, and the big question: Is a thinking creature the scariest kind of monster?

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This week, we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers like Spider-Man, Wild Horse Nine, Dune 3, and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist.

Then we get into what we’ve been watching. From War Machine and Peaky Blinders to Cold Storage and One Piece, highlighting what actually stuck with us this week.

We wrap up with movie news, including the live-action Moana reveal, major sequel announcements (Incredibles 3, Lilo & Stitch 2), a new Sekiro anime series, and more.

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