Off Script Film Review

Andy & Zach attempt to tackle the awkwardness of adolescence in Bo Burnham's 'Eighth Grade' and recap some of their favorites (and least favorite) films of 2018's summer at the box office before diving into Spike Jonze's curious love story of a man and a machine in 2013's 'Her'.

Andy and Zach return from a two-week hiatus to review the new Tom Cruise action vehicle Mission Impossible: Fallout and take a look back at comic book movies circa 2005 in the Wachowski sibling's V for Vendetta.

Andy and Zach review the breathtakingly heartwarming documentary 'Won't You Be My Neighbor' before having a challenging conversation about the Death of Cinema in the wake of Scarlett Johansson's casting as a transsexual man in a new film and debating the quality of uncanny comedy in Marvel's new film 'Ant Man and The Wasp'.

Andy and Zach debate the merits of the unplanned action sequel and highlight the high water mark in Stefano Sollima's 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' and take an introspective look at the importance of character in 2017's 'IT'.

Andy and Zach deflate the hype and examine the problems of the science fiction action adventure genre in J. A. Bayona's 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' and find some surprising solace (albeit with a few constructive caveats) in Luc Besson's 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'.

Andy and Zach review Disney-Pixar's triumphant return to the superhero genre in Brad Bird's 'The Incredibles 2' and talk about an upcoming true-to-life film out of New York (and screened at the Oak Cliff Film Festival) in Crystal Moselle's 'Skate Kitchen' before wading through the cacophony of all-too-real themes in Greta Gerwig's coming of age film 'Lady Bird'.

Andy and Zach debate the challenges of breathing new life into a beloved film series in the female-driven reboot heist film 'Ocean's 8' and celebrate the accomplishments of postmodern horror in Ari Aster's directorial debut 'Hereditary'.

Andy and Zach invite Star Wars fan (and former Episode 3 guest) Amanda back on to the show to talk about the subtle challenges of breathing new life into old characters in Ron Howard's 'Solo: A Star Wars Story', weigh the merits of 'Star Wars Fatigue' (and what Disney might be able to do to combat it) in the wake of Solo's disappointing opening weekend, and discuss the value of balance in Netflix's new zombie film 'Cargo'.

Andy and Zach dip into numeric film nomenclature to talk about 20th Century Fox's recent romp into superhero satire in Ryan Reynold's 'Deadpool 2' and HBO's attempt at novel adaptation (and modernization) in Ramin Bahrani's 'Fahrenheit 451'.

Andy & Zach return from hiatus to review Joaquin Phoenix's new foray into the dark in Lynne Ramsay's 'You Were Never Really Here', discuss the perpetuity of ideologically-driven internal conflict in Sebastián Lelio's 'Disobedience', and talk about the use of language as a plot device in Denis Villeneuve's 2016 film 'Arrival'.