The Saturday Matinée • Movies, News, Games, and Lists!

All seasons of the Muppet Show to air on Disney+. Freaks and Geeks coming to Hulu. Casting Nicole Kidman as Lucy in Sorkin’s new film. Godzilla Vs. Kong release moved up (trailer drops Sunday).

• Tommy's Trailer: STRAY
• Kyle's Trailer: In and Of Itself
• Pete’s Trailer: Boss Level

THE LIST!

Peculiar communities in film!

Tommy's List

1. ‌Midsommar
2. Identity
3. ‌IT / IT 2

Kyle's List

1. ‌The Village
2. Star Trek Insurrection
3. Fanboys

Steve's List

1. THX 1138
2. City of Ember
3. Safe

Sex and the City Reboot. Bruce Willis in Die Hard 6. Many Saints of Newark Delayed to Fall 2021. Netflix’s next move in the streaming wars. Plus, a trio of tempting trailers and a list of luscious liquids!

• Ocean’s Trailer: Bliss
• Mandy’s Trailer: Barb & Star go to Vista Del Mar
• Rob’s Trailer: Cherry

THE LIST!

Don’t fall into that liquid!

Ocean’s List

1. Predator
2. Unbreakable
3. Batman Begins

Mandy’s List

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Batman (1989)
3. Old School

Rob’s List

1. The Toxic Avenger
2. The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
3. The Stuff (1985)

• (00:00) - 2021-01-16 - Saturday Matinée

Paramount gets the rights to Spamalot. A film festival for one. Damien Chazelle’s next film gets a new release date. Silver Linings debuts this week on The Next Reel. Plus, a rundown of some of the latest trailers, the IMDB game, and a list of films of beings disguised as humans!

• Andy’s Trailer: Locked Down
• Ray’s Trailer: Savage State
• Kyle’s Trailer: Outside The Wire

THE LIST!

Other beings disguised as humans, plus a bonus pick of mountain hotels!

Andy’s List

1. Under the Skin
2. Constantine
3. Blade Runner

Bonus: The Invisible Guest (Contratiempo)

Ray’s List

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1
2. Mars Attacks!
3. Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park

Bonus: The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Kyle’s List

1. Spider-Man: Far From Home
2. Meet Dave
3. The Gate

Bonus: Avalanche

Netflix is doing well with Clooney… we guess. Richard Donner, who is 90, says he’s coming back for LW5. Shadow in the Clouds and other YA stuff, plus a digression on the works of Leigh Bardugo. The Human Voice. Letterboxd Year-In-Review. Plus three trailers, Flickchart re-ranking, and a list of films that center on missing spouses!

Happy new year, everyone!

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• Steve’s Trailer: The Little Things
• Andy’s Trailer: Coming 2 America
• Pete’s Trailer: The White Tiger

THE LIST!

Missing Spouses!

Steve’s List

1. Gone Girl
2. ⭐ The Vanishing
3. Breakdown

Andy’s List

1. The Impossible
2. Missing
3. Cast Away

Pete’s List

1. Annihilation
2. The Big Sleep
3. 🌟 Frantic

• (00:00) - 2021-01-02 • Saturday Matinée

Tom Cruise screams at crew over COVID. Theaters considering slashing WB’s ticket prices. Shifting talent deals due to the pandemic. Plus three great trailers and a list of movies capitalizing on fake history!

• Mandy’s Trailer: Bridgerton
• Andy’s Trailer: Nomadland
• Tommy’s Trailer: Palmer

THE LIST!
Fake History!

Mandy’s List

1. Dick
2. Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood
3. History of the World, Part I

Andy’s List

1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2. Alien Nation
3. Punishment Park

Tommy’s List

1. Shutter Island
2. U-571
3. Fargo

• (00:00) - 2020-12-19 • Saturday Matinée

And Charlie Cox is back?!?! HBO Max backlash. It’s official: Ahsoka The Series. Hayden Christensen has signed on for KENOBI. Patty Jenkins to direct Rogue Squadron. Godzilla v King Kong/Dune producer considers suing WB. Alfred Molina’s back as Doc Ock! AT&T is behind fight between WB and Hollywood. There is only one Indiana Jones. Raya to premiere day and date on Disney Plus. Loki???

• Andy’s Trailer: Blithe Spirit
• Ray’s Trailer: Letters to Satan Claus
• Kyle’s Trailer: Nobody

THE LIST!

Grueome…ly Awesome Deaths!

Andy’s List

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Meet Joe Black

Steve’s List

1. ⭐ Hot Fuzz
2. Jason X
3. Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Kyle’s List

1. Kill Bill Vol. 1
2. The Punisher (2004)
3. Jurassic World

• (00:00) - 2019-01-05 - Saturday Matinée

We talk about Mando from LAST week again because it was that good. No, we don’t talk about Robert Rodriguez yet. That’s coming. All WB movies dropping day and date on HBO Max in 2021. Elliot Page. Oscars are going to be in person, apparently. Are they, tho?

• Ocean’s Trailer: One Night in Miami
• Rob’s Trailer: Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults
• Pete’s Trailer: The Mauritanian

THE LIST!
Double-fisted gun-play

Ocean’s List

1. I, Robot
2. Thor: Ragnarok
3. Bad Boys II

Rob’s List

1. Face/Off
2. Tropic Thunder
3. The Quick and the Dead

Pete’s List

1. True Grit (1969)
2. Resident Evil: Retribution
3. Equilibrium

• (00:00) - 2020-12-05 - Saturday Matinée

She’s been revealed. With two white light sabers. Plus, I’m still calling it Baby Yoda, I don’t care. Faizon Love sues Universal over Love Retreat poster. Why Santa Claus could be the last role Kurt Russell ever plays. Plus three trailers you’ll swear you saw a year ago but didn’t, and a list of movies with lost limbs!

• Andy’s Trailer: The Mandela Effect
• Steve’s Trailer: Little Fish
• Pete’s Trailer: Chaos Walking

THE LIST!
Lost Limbs!

Andy’s List

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2. Planet Terror
3. Saw

Steve’s List

1. The Machinist
2. Starship Troopers
3. Total Recall (1990)

Pete’s List

1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2. Idle Hands
3. Sin City

• (00:00) - 2020-11-28 - Saturday Matinée

Wonder Woman's debuting on HBO Max and in theaters on Christmas day. Tenet’s getting its digital release. Netflix is grabbing everyone. And when will all of these streaming services figure out how to create a customer-friendly interface? Plus trailers, the Holi-date elimination challenge, and our battle of lists about leaders butting heads!

• Ocean’s Trailer: Stardust
• Mandy’s Trailer: SuperIntelligence
• Pete’s Trailer: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Reunion

THE LIST!

Two Leaders Butting Heads

Ocean’s List

1. Braveheart
2. We Were Soldiers
3. Heat

Mandy’s List

1. Kicking and Screaming
2. West Side Story
3. Bring It On

Kyle’s List

1. Troy
2. Fast Five
3. My Fellow Americans

• (00:00) - 2020-11-21 - Saturday Matinée

WandaVision. Johnny Depp out as Grindelwald; Mads Mikkelsen in talks. Fatman sucks. New series by Lord/Miller has amazing cast and concept. Plus, a game of cinematic beards and eye-to-eye contact in film!

• Kyle’s Trailer: Happiest Season
• Ray’s Trailer: The Dark and the Wicked
• Rob’s Trailer: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

THE LIST!
Great eye to eye contact moments!

Kyle’s List

1. Pitch Black
2. The Monster Squad
3. Deep Rising

Ray’s List

1. Halloween H20
2. Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman
3. Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein

Rob’s List

1. Predator 2
2. Deep Blue Sea
3. Cat People

• (00:00) - 2020-11-14 - Saturday Matinée