Barry and Julia are in awe of this four-person drama from writer/director Fran Kranz. Why does this film, about a conversation taking place in a single room, work without feeling claustrophobic, overly stagey or like a self-indulgent actor’s exercise? It’s a serious work and we’re happy to discuss this, one of the best films of 2021.

Barry and Julia watch the first big new studio release of 2022…which is now gone from most theaters. Was this Jessica Chastain-led action fest deserving of an audience outside of a five-dollar DVD bin? The title is given an explanation. So is the pitch to render this into Stallone’s Expendables universe. Expect gratuitous Stallone impressions.

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Barry and Julia go Team Mitchells and unplug the Machines in this assessment of the hit Netflix movie. Would it have been better off with its original title? How well would our hosts do in a man vs. robot battle? Does the creator of the PAL bots remind you of anyone? All these questions and more in this episode.

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THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS

Barry the Film Critic and Julia the Film Fanatic go full-Bullet Time for this jumbo episode on what is now The Matrix Quadrilogy. They discuss the first three films, weigh in on the latest sequel and discuss how you can’t make a fourth “Matrix” with bad choreography and minus Laurence Fishburne. Finally, we offer the proof that, if you only have 50% of the Wachowskis, you only get half a “Matrix” movie. Whoa.

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In an even more self-indulgent episode than usual, Barry the Film Critic and Julia the Film Fanatic reviews this 1997 Matthew Perry/ Salma Hayek romantic comedy. Why? It’s Barry’s Dad’s favorite movie and his birthday is today. Listen on as Barry and Julia discuss how loathsome the main character is, how many supporting characters a rom-com really needs and if you can have too many references to Gray’s Papaya hot dogs in a single film.

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Barry the Film Critic and Julia the Film Fanatic take a dive into the plasma pool, with David Cronenberg’s 1986 masterpiece, “The Fly.” Learn how Barry tricked his wife into watching this and whether Barry’s Jeff Goldblum impression sounds anything like the genuine article.

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Julia the Film Fanatic rejoices at a chance to return to Bedford Falls…while Barry the Film Critic is in his own personal hell, as this is one of those generational yuletide favorites that he has secretly always despised. Join them as they ponder George Baily’s so-called life.

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SILENCE

Barry the Film Critic and Julia the Film Fanatic get serious and tackle Martin Scorsese’s challenging 2016 epic, “Silence.” Among the topics discussed are how this explores faith, whether Kichijiro is a Judas or a noble figure and if this is actually Scorsese’s best film.

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Join Barry the Film Critic as he grumpily denies the “science” in this Disney sci-fi cult classic, while his wife, Julia the Film Fanatic, admits to this and “Speed” being the movies her family watched repeatedly during her childhood. Plus- they discuss that nightmarish “happy” ending.

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Barry the Film Critic and Julia his Film Fanatic Wife put on their flannel shirts, ripped jeans, slap-on bracelets and crank up the Lisa Loeb for their revisitation with Richard Linklater’s 1995 Gen-X classic. Have either of them ever had a Jesse or Celine in their past? Your hosts tell all!

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