The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan

After five years and two hundred episodes, the time has come to say goodbye to The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan. Friends of the show, Bryan, Michael and Rob are along to help look back, see it on its way, and even talk over some of the hot topics of the day before signing off for good. A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who helped make The Movie Show such an amazing experience.

In this episode, The Movie Show examines the first seven films of French Writer/Director/Producer Luc Besson, The Last Battle, Subway, The Big Blue, Le Femme Nikita, Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. Each representing an evolution of scope and storytelling ambition as they progress.

On a very special episode of The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan, your hosts explore multiple schools and types of acting from the early days of film until the present day. Filled with stories from Hollywood and personal anecdotes, they try to answer the question: Acting! Method or Madness? (Spoiled alert: It's a little bit of both.)

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan deliver one of their most requested episode topics in a broadcast entirely dedicated to Aspect Ratios and different Cinematographic Processes throughout the years, including their subsequent effect on storytelling. It's somewhat technical, but perhaps not quite as technical as it sounds.

With Joel on a secret mission, it is up to friend of the show and resident horror expert, Michael Klug to join Ryan and save the day with his analysis of Ridley Scott's Alien prequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Though a bit a drift without their MC, the fellas dial in on some compelling aspects of a pair of interesting movies.

Joel and Ryan are back to kick the summer off with an episode entirely dedicated to the booming Hollywood trend of Legacy Sequels. They evaluate the history of such films, the whys and wherefores, and then benefits and common pitfalls.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan present the final in a three part series on the original Mad Max Trilogy. In this episode, they are again joined by filmmaker and critic Michael Klug to discuss the series conclusion and one of the most iconic action films of the 80s, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan present the second in a three part series on the original Mad Max Trilogy. In this episode, they are again joined by filmmaker and critic Michael Klug to discuss the series best and the post-apocalypse genre's zenith: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan present the first in a three part series on the original Mad Max Trilogy. In this episode, they are joined by filmmaker and critic Michael Klug to discuss the character's debut and origin story in 1979's Mad Max. One of the most successful independent film of all time.

The Movie Show hit the airwaves without much of a pre-set plan for Episode 13 of season 6, and came away looking deeper into a couple of the of the most personal cinema projects of 2022, took an overdue trip to Video Corner, and even got a visit from Dr. Clock's Timegorious Mindscambula! All that and an essay on the movie theater experience are waiting inside.