Talking During the Movie

What's beneath the stunning visuals of "Crimson Peak"? Does "Goodnight Mommy" get passed its lack of originality? If a leaf falls in a house, does anybody understand why? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.

Is "The Walk" the same-old Robert Zemeckis? Does Ridley Scott show directing chops with "The Martian"? Does Matt Damon have a Sol? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.

Does Johnny Depp transcend his affectations in Black Mass? Is "The Visit" a comeback for Shyamalan? What's the best store to be kidnapped by? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.

What are the Oscar season's early players? Why is Phoenix now our favorite move of the year? Who the heck are Mike and James? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.

Is there enough cinema in "The End of the Tour"? What are "Shaun the Sheep"'s Oscar hopes? How high is your biochemistry? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie

Mike and James review "The Gift," their first movie that isn't a week old when the episode comes out, in addition to "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" and "Dark Places." And let's not forget a lengthy discussion of everything that's wrong with "Fantastic Four" director Josh Trank, and his comments about his recent four-headed disaster.

Does "Paper Towns" expand on relationship drama tropes or fall prey to them? Can "Southpaw" subvert its lack of originality? How does "Pixels" prove Auteur Theory? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.

Will Jared Leto's Joker be too derivative? How could "Minions" have been

better? Who let Mike out of his cage? All that and more on this episode of

Talking During the Movie.

James' friend Wyatt guest-hosts this episode, as Mike is off in Hawaii, and they review Terminator Genisys and talk about recent super-hero-related casting decisions.

Mike and James do a rare double-review of "Ted 2" and "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," a title that conveniently avoids the oxford comma debate by not having commas at all!