Season 2, and the experiment itself, concludes by recognizing the absolute best and the absolute worst of the ~184 films watched in the theater and then reviewed in studio by the Regal Movie Masters Unlimited gang in 2023.

Categories (in order) are:

• Favorite Actress (Lead)

• Favorite Girl Boss

• Favorite Action Movie

• Favorite Comedy

• Favorite Horror Movie or Thriller

• Favorite Sci-Fi Flick

• Favorite Visual/Special Effects

• Favorite Animated Feature

• Favorite Child Actor

• Favorite Director

• Favorite Movie of the Year

With deepest gratitude,

Colin, Jestine, Brent, and Dylen

Fin.

In a jam-packed penultimate episode, the gang grades all films from the fourth quarter of 2023 and reviews three brand new ones:

• THE BOYS IN THE BOAT [00:10:51] - George Clooney strikes again with a rather detail-oriented period piece that somehow makes one nostalgic for a time they (nor the director) ever lived. Hear why it worked.

• THE COLOR PURPLE [00:22:03] - okay, so to try to get it straight, it's a reboot (kinda) based on the Broadway musical that was based on the book that the original movie based itself on. Maybe. Either way, it's a wieldy task for a multitude of reasons. Find out if it was successful in its attempt.

• FERRARI [00:40:05] - Kylo Ren put on a fake neck and a fake accent to try to tell the story of... well, the gang tries to parse that out while discussing the latest offering from Michael Mann.

• 2023 Q4 FILMS TIER LIST [01:05:22] - for the fourth time this year, the gang sits down with all theatrical releases from the previous three months and assigns individual grades. Find out if your favorites comport with the Movie Masters.

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Five new movies covered this week:

• POOR THINGS [00:04:24] - Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe feature in what is truly one of the most remarkable feats on screen all year. Hear why the gang loved this one so much.

• AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM [00:34:13] - Jason Mamoa and Amber Heard return. Surely the parking lots of movie theaters were packed for this one over the holidays, right? Right?

• ANYONE BUT YOU [01:02:43] - ...wherein some exec really thought it was a smart idea to try to have Sydney Sweeney lead a feature film. Was this the worst movie of the entire year or simply remarkably awful?

• IRON CLAW [01:20:01] - A24 tries to put their touch on territory wrestling lore and the "curse" of the von Erichs. Hear why many non-wrestling fans love it so much and why many wrestling fans maybe aren't as warm to it.

• MIGRATION [01:39:03] - an animation solo mission for one Movie Master! Find out if this one is worth seeking out.

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Two new movies covered this week:

• WONKA [00:01:11] - For some reason, none of the other studios wanted to go up against the Timothy Chalamet-led gritty origin story that nobody in particular asked for. Your Movie Masters discuss if there was legitimately anything to fear.

• MAY DECEMBER [00:47:31] - With the proper theatrical new release offerings being as slim as ever this week, the gang takes a look at "May December," a Natalie Portman Netflix exclusive.

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Four new movies covered this week:

• EILEEN [00:02:28] - Anne Hathaway! Mystery/Thriller! Boston accents! What could go wrong? Well...

• THE BOY AND THE HERON [00:21:35] - Hayao Miyazaki has clearly been busy slaving away on this latest offering from Studio Gibli. Obviously, this one's a visual feat. But how does it work as a movie?

• THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE [00:41:21] - An excellent documentary surrounding the phenomenon of how someone can be a major part of a cultural moment (one could argue several cultural moments) only to disappear from the collective memory and narrative within a generation. This is one of the better docs on the year and the gang has plenty to say about it.

• THE OATH [00:59:45] - This is another faith-based theatrical offering and you get two guesses on which two Movie Masters gleefully flocked to a screening this week. Hear what sort of absurdity they witnessed this week.

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Four new movies covered this week:

• GODZILLA MINUS ONE [00:01:30] - Toho's follow-up to the universally-praised breakout "Shin Godzilla," could the Japanese studio make lightning strike twice?

• DREAM SCENARIO [00:30:52] - In a landscape where any given number of new Nicolas Cage movies are playing or streaming at any given moment, this was the one that many people were claim they "heard was a great one." At least one Movie Master was not nearly as smitten. Hear why.

• SILENT NIGHT [00:50:02] - Not "Violent Night," released last year at this time, this is a new John Woo movie. Experience the gang pontificating on why this was more like a John Boooooo movie.

• THE SHIFT [01:22:14] - The Angel Films bait and switch is back, baby. The latest faith-based feature length movie from one of the more prolific faith-based studios on the planet drew in at least a couple of your Movie Masters. How does this one stack up against the ungodly (wait... godly?) amount of other films this experiment has endured to date.

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Three new movies covered this week:

NAPOLEON [00:01:08] - believe it or not, one Movie Master actually loved this movie. Hear the logic.

SALTBURN [00:38:19] - a predictable offering in a post-"Euphoria" world, find out how the transgressive antics of this film were received by the gang.

WISH [01:04:34] - Disney's latest and perhaps most meta release to date.

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Four new movies covered this week:

• THANKSGIVING [00:01:54] - Eli Roth made a movie based on the fake trailer he made to run between "Deathproof" and "Planet Terror" however many years ago... and your Movie Masters had to see it.

• NEXT GOAL WINS [00:24:17] - Taika Waititi made a movie based on real events surrounding the American Samoa Olympic soccer team and then cast himself as the on-screen narrator just to point out that embellishments were made. Again, your Movie Masters had to see it.

• TROLLS BAND TOGETHER [00:39:09] - One Movie Master unexpectedly proclaims this film as "easily the best movie of the week." At a crowded box office, can this claim even hold up?

• THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES [00:59:19] - whoever makes these movies made another one. Your Movie Masters had to see it (because of the premise of this entire podcast series).

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

SIX new movies covered this week:

• THE MARVELS [00:01:17] - if you're caught up on the 16+ viewing hours of LORE that goes into this film, you may then pay money to view it. Otherwise, listen to this.

• IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE [00:23:56] - it's holiday horror season. Was this movie a fun time or just a pun grind?

• RADICAL [00:38:57] - one of a couple of foreign films this week, hear why it's worth your time.

• THE HOLDOVERS [00:48:42] - from at least a couple of the magical forces that brought you "Sideways," at least one Movie Master has a strong reaction.

• ANATOMY OF A FALL [01:10:08] - the second foreign film of the week, this one's another great one. Hear why.

• JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM [01:21:14] - a couple of Movie Masters piled on extra credit and made it out to go see a Bible-adjacent musical. Will they praise it or banish it to hell?

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

New movies covered in this episode:

The Marsh King's Daughter [00:01:14] - Daisey Ridley aka Rey Skywalker of the Skywalker ennealogy returns to reprise her role as Rey Skywalker in the gritty origin tale "The Marsh King's Daughter: A Star Wars Story." Just kidding, this is a movie where she just shoots dudes in the swamp.

Divinity [00:22:15] - IT'S DORFFIN' TIME. Heavily-stylized lo-fi sci-fi with a climactic stop-motion fight scene? Your Movie Masters are listening.

What Happens Later [00:39:02] - written by, directed by, and starring Meg Ryan, this is a meta RomCom within a RomCom that's, by all accounts, very very odd. Hear why.

Priscilla [00:55:50] - a full-blown movie about a woman who sits at home while her husband goes around the world taking drugs, eating himself to death, and cheating on her. Sounds riveting, yeah?

As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.