Actors "trying their hand at directing," tend to have one of three outcomes. 

"Yeah... I expected that crap."

"Wow, that was pretty good."

"Holy shit! What is this person dong next?"

Monkey Man is the third type. The story is lean. The action is brutal. The camerawork is stunning. 

Let's see what else there is to say about, "Monkey Man."

Can  a movie really be a movie if it doesn't have a disclaimer specifically stating that no animals, specifically including OXEN, we harmed during the filming?

Let's find out, shall we?

Is this possibly the best Godzilla movie ever made?

Probably. Find out why.

How do you make  a completely episodic TV show into a good movie? We have been grappling with this question with VASTLY varying degrees of success. Some are amazing, most are forgettable, some are abhorrent.

So... where does The Fall Guy stand? Well... let's find out.

What happens when you have an idea so bad that it simply cannot be told in a movie?

Well... evidently, you make two movies.

This time out we take a look at the collection of questionable decisions that is... Rebel Moon.

The Miracle of the Andes is one of the most compelling, terrifying, and awe inspiring stories in human history. 

Back in 1994 we got a decent film version of it with, "Alive," which was a powerful, moving, and impactful film that felt like a poignant and realistic depiction of this hell on earth.

Then, "Society of the Snow," came along and elevated the game.

Join Clarkson and Jim for an in depth comparison and unabashed favoritism.

This year we decided to let the dust settle a little and then look back at our Best Picture Nominees. 

So, that's what we did. We watched all of them in one week.

Now, here is what we thought.

Also, Jim screwed up and didn't actually release this two weeks ago, like he thought.

For decades, Dune has kind of been the white whale of science fiction filmmaking. Yeah, the 1984 version was interesting... Children of Dune is.... best not mentioned...

Let's take a trip back to Arrakis and see just how well they can pull this off.

Christopher Nolan writing and directing an epic historical biopic about the controversial father of the atomic bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer. 

Just saying it lets you know, we are through the looking glass here, people. So, what do we get when one of the most visually interesting, narrative challenging filmmakers, who delivers with a rare level of consistency with one of the most controversial, fascinating, and consequential people who ever lived?

 You get a movie with a ton of well earned praise.

I can't think of a film series that we have had a more interesting experience with than the Creed movies.

From dismissive, to excited, to completely won over... these three movies did the unimaginable. They made Rocky relevant again.

Three movies...

Creed was perfect.

Creed 2 was amazing.

Now, lets see how we fell about the first Rocky movie, without Rocky.