Off Script Film Review

Robert Eggers returns to horror in his new film, 'The Lighthouse', a psychological character drama about two lighthouse keepers trapped on the edge of the world with nowhere to run, featuring incredible performances by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe and a striking visual style that has to be seen to be believed. Also, South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho impresses with 'Parasite', a family drama about the struggles of societal class that takes a turn that's guaranteed to get under your skin. Finally, Disney is beginning to ban screenings of 21st Century Fox films, Netflix wants to try running movies like podcasts, and what's going on with the Game of Thrones/Star Wars films?

Colombus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock return to the screen in 'Zombieland: Double Tap', the 10-year sequel to Zombieland from returning director Ruben Fleischer. But can the return of Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and the rest of the cast rekindle the manic magic of the original film? Also, Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas rule the world in Netflix's 'The Laundromat' a new financial fiasco film from director Stephen Soderbergh. How does Meryl Streep and the rest of the star-studded cast hold up in a world of fairy tales and Panama papers? Also, 'The Batman' finds it's Riddler in actor Paul Dano, Netflix dives deeper for original content, and the final trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX is out. What do Zach and Andy think? Tune in to find out!

Aaron Paul returns to New Mexico as Jesse Pinkman in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, a new film and sequel to the television series that picks up immediately where Breaking Bad left off in a tremendous return to form for both the cast and director Vince Gilligan. Also, Will Smith returns to the screen in Gemini Man, the new Ang Lee film featuring action, sci-fi, and a younger, more computer-generated Will Smith to fight his older, realer counterpart. Finally, AMC Theaters is getting into the home entertainment business, Zoe Kravitz is the new catwoman, and Hugh Grant thinks movies today are too loud. Are they? Tune in to find out!

Joaquin Phoenix dives into the depths of madness in Todd Phillips' 'Joker', a different kind of comic-book origin story based on Gotham's very own Clown Prince of Crime. Also, Robert Pattinson discovers the beauty of living on the far edges of the known universe in Claire Denis' 'High Life', available this week on Amazon Prime. Finally, Martin Scorsese told Empire Magazine that Marvel movies are closer to theme park rides than cinema, Jurassic World 3 casts three of the biggest names from the original film series, and is Spider-Man back at Disney again? Tune in to find out!

In James Gray's new science-fiction film 'Ad Astra', Brad Pitt is Roy McBride, an unnaturally calm and collected astronaut in a not-too-distant future where the earth is plagued by consumerism, space pirates, and a series of mysterious magnetic pulses that send our hero on an intergalactic quest to find out what truly happened to his missing father. Also, after a four-year hiatus, Peter Jackson returns to the screen in 'They Shall Not Grow Old', a World War I documentary with an emphasis on Britain's hyperlocal interpretation of the war and an absolutely stunning color-corrected computer-enhanced presentation of archival footage that ultimately weaves a tale of heroes, heartbreak, and reflection that's simply unmatched in the documentary space today. Finally, TV Movies are making a comeback with 'El Camino' and 'Downton Abbey', Netflix sees a not-so-surprising dip in profits, and which up-and-coming Oscar nominee is slated to play a villain in Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman'? Tune in to find out.

Set against the backdrop of a thriving New York City poised on the brink of financial ruin, Hustlers tells the story of Destiny and Ramona, two high-class exotic dancers (played by Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez) who decide to take fate into their own hands in this american crime-drama film based around a true story of the 2008 financial crisis. Also, Saoirse Ronan plays Queen Mary Stuart in Mary Queen of Scots, a political period drama about the challenges of holding onto identity and womanhood in the age of smallpox, civil war, and centuries of bloodshed against Queen Elizabeth the first, played by a brilliant Margot Robbie. Finally, NBC announces it's new streaming service 'Peacock', J.J. Abrams agrees to an exclusivity deal with Warner Bros., and which movie subscription service is finally kicking the bucket? All that and more in the 75th episode of Off Script Film Review!

Mindy Kaling plays an aspiring writer struggling to find her place under Emma Thompson's jaded authoritarian television rule in the new Amazon Studios Original Film 'Late Night', a boisterous female-driven dramedy with a runtime all too short for it's many metaphors for the modern american workplace - or at least Zach and Andy think so. Also, Pennywise the Clown returns to cinemas after a 27-year hiatus in IT Chapter Two, the highly-anticipated sequel to last year's breakout horror film of the same name. Does the new cast hold a candle to last years younger models? And is Bill Skarsgards' Pennywise still scary? Tune in to find out.

This week on the show, Andy and Zach discover the mildly anticipated (though surprisingly charming) horror/comedy film 'Ready Or Not' before reviewing the upcoming trailers for The Report, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, and The King and diving into the horrors of war in Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now: Final Cut.' Also, why was this summer at the movies so disappointing? What's got Martin Scorsese's new film from premiering in theaters? And there's a Breaking Bad movie coming out?!

The guys dig into Richard Linklater's latest 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' to talk about the heights of Cate Blanchette's performance in the middle of a stunningly poor film before they take a deep dive into the Bruce-Springsteen-studded 'Blinded By The Light' and review the challenges of musical adaptation in a movie that's ultimately got heart, despite it's shortcomings. Meanwhile, Sony and Disney feud over Spider-Man, Disney continues to make billions at the box-office, and what's going on with The Matrix?

This week in news, Christopher Nolan's next film 'Tenet' sees a surprise teaser in front of 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw' and Disney's 'The Lion King' finally falls into second place at the box office. Also, the guys take a look at the new Dwayne Johnson/ Jason Statham film 'Hobbs & Shaw' to talk about whether or not there's still an audience for big action in 2019 - and whether or not that action needs a bunch of superheroes and a Disney-backing to really make an impact. A quick look at upcoming trailers reveals some surprisingly inspired teases between 'The Lighthouse', '1917', and Martin Scorsese's new Neflix film 'The Irishman', and Andy and Zach review Netflix's new Captain America film 'The Red Sea Diving Resort' to discuss the trouble with religious heist films - and why it's important to maintain a singular direction.