Today on the Podcast we discuss Sam Mendes World War One film, 1917.

NEWS ON THE MARCH

R.I.P. - Kirk Douglas

Blasts From The Past -- 

Willow series on track  / Indy 5 to shoot May / Rick Moranis joins Honey, I Shrunk... sequel / Rocketeer sequel in development

FEATURE REVIEW: 1917  (8:45)

RANT & RAVE

Darren (24:35) - Scottie & the Secret History of Hollywood / John Williams Disaster Film Box Set

Ivan  (32:30) - The Gentlemen / Ready Or Not?

Paul  (35:00) - Marriage Story / Molly's Game

Ron  (40:00) - Uncut Gems / The Farewell / Atlantics

Today on the Podcast we discuss the years Oscar telecast. 

THE SHOW

THE AWARDS  (16:00)

Today on the Podcast we look back at some of last years biggest entertainment stories, the best & worst in Film & TV, as well as some of the upcoming films of 2020.

NEWS ON THE MARCH

R.I.P'S - Neil Peart  /  Oscar Snubs  /  Hollywood Scandals  /  Abundance of Streaming & Declining Physical Media

THE YEAR IN TELEVISION  (16:50)

Game of Thrones / Watchmen / His Dark Materials / Fleabag / Stranger Things / Killing Eve / Sex Education / Deadly Class / Miracle Workers / Titans / The Mandalorian / The Good Place / The Witcher / Dark

Upcoming TV In 2020 - Westworld S.3 / Snowpiercer / Locke & Key / Picard / War of the Worlds / The Plot Against America / Fargo / Falcon & Winter Soldier / WandaVision / What If? / Penny Dreadful: City of Angels / Clone Wars Season 7

BEST IN FILM  (34:20)

Ron - Marriage Story / The Lighthouse / Shadow / Booksmart / Bunuel: In the Labyrinth of Turtles

Paul -  I Lost My Body / Jay & Silent Bob Reboot Roadshow with Kevin Smith / How To Train Your Dragon 3

Ivan - John Wick 3  / Ford V Ferrari / Glass

Darren - Little Women / Godzilla: King of the Monsters  Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

WORST IN FILM  (46:10)

X-Men: Dark Phoenix / Escape Room / Late Night / 6 Underground / Zeroville / Hellboy / Yesterday / Cold Pursuit

UPCOMING FILMS FOR 2020  (52:00)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the final chapter in the nine part series, Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker. 

NEWS ON THE MARCH

The "Cats" fiasco

David Fincher's Netflix project "Mank"

FEATURE REVIEW: RISE OF THE SKYWALKER  (4:30)

SPOILERS AHEAD  (13:00)

RANT & RAVE

Darren  (40:10) - Cam Girl (Netflix) / Kon-Tiki

Ivan  (46:10) - Gemini Man / Jojo Rabbit

Paul  (50:20) - 350 Days / The Shiek

Ron  (55:30) - The Report (Amazon Prime) / The Two Popes (Netflix)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the new Netflix film from director Martin Scorsese, The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.

NEWS ON THE MARCH

R.I.P. - Rene Auberjonois 

         - Danny Aiello

Justice Department files motion to end Paramount decrees / Netflix saves New York's Paris Theater

Benioff & Weiss set to produce new H.P. Lovecraft film

FEATURE REVIEW: THE IRISHMAN  (8:10)

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (33:50) - Crawl / Under A Rock With Tig Notaro

Darren  (37:50) - RBG / The Dark (Netflix) / Calgary's Studio Bell Music Museum

Ivan  (44:15) - 6 Underground / The Movies That Made Us / The 24 Hour War

Today on the Podcast we discuss the new whodunit from writer director, Rian Johnson, Knives Out.  In our Rant & Rave segment we also chat up The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and Ford Vs. Ferrari. 

NEWS ON THE MARCH

TRAILER TALK: Call Of The Wild / Black Widow / Wonder Woman 1984 / No Time To Die / Ghostbusters: Afterlife

What the Hell is Baby Yoda? / Maclunkey!

E.T. gets a semi-sequel in XFinity Ad

The Justice League Snyder Cut gains some traction / Crisis On Infinite Earths on the WB

FEATURE REVIEW:  KNIVES OUT  (26:00)

SPOILERS AHEAD  (40:00)

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (49:40) - Watchmen (HBO / The Laundromat (Netflix) / Between Two Ferns: The Movie (Netflix)

Darren  (57:50) - Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend Podcast / Wonderstruck (Amazon Prime) / Arctic

Paul  (1:04:20) - Suspiria (2019) / The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Ivan  (1:13:05) - Anna / Daybreak (Netflix) / Ford Vs. Ferrari

Today on the Podcast we look back and discuss the films and career of legendary director, Martin Scorsese. 

Intro 

Brief Bio & Early Films  (3:00)

Feature Films  (7:20)

Various Side Projects  (1:16:00)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the smash hit, Joker, as well as the latest film in the Terminator franchise, Dark Fate. 

NEWS ON THE MARCH

Rise Of The Skywalker Trailer

Games duo Benioff & Weiss depart Star Wars

HBO scraps Game Of Thrones prequel Pilot / Announce new show, Dragon. 

More chatter on the Marvel / Scorsese affair

R.I.P. - Robert Evans

FEATURE REVIEW: JOKER  (11:50)

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!

RANT & RAVE

Ivan & Sean  (33:02) - Terminator: Dark Fate

Ivan  (40:00) - LetterKenny

Sean  (41:50) - Start Up (Crackle/Amazon)

Paul   (43:55) - Maleficent: Mistress of Evil / Haunters: The Art of the Scare

Ron  (49:10) - Fleabag (Amazon) / Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the feature film adaptation of, Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey. 

NEWS ON THE MARCH

Spider-Man is back in the MCU!

Kevin Feige named Marvel's Chief Creative Officer / Courted to Produce new "Star Wars" movie

Disney+ Shows coming - Moon Knight / She-Hulk / Ms. Marvel

Martin Scorsese isn't a fan of the Marvel Movies

Jurassic World short: The Battle At Big Rock / Casting News

New Battlestar Galactica Series in Development

Richard Linklater's next film, "Merrily We Roll Along" to shoot over 20 year time span

R.I.P. - Robert Forster

FEATURE REVIEW: DOWNTON ABBEY  (17:40)

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (49:20) - Godzilla: King of the Monsters / Alita: Battle Angel / Dumbo / Rocketman / The Loudest Voice (Showtime) / Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)

Paul  (1:00:10) - Hellboy / Mary Poppins Returns / Ian McKellan On Stage / They Shall Not Grow Old / Yesterday / Stan & Ollie / Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story 

Darren  (1:12:08) - Across the Stars: The Film Music of John Williams with Anne-Sophie Mutter / Sweet Country / The Farthest: Voyager In Space (Netflix)  / Wild Wild Country (Netflix)

Today on the Podcast we continue our discussion of our favorite movies of the previous decade, including our number one picks. 

HIDDEN GEMS

Ron - Stranger Than Fiction / Synecdoche N.Y. / In America / Adventureland / Wonder Boys / Broken Flowers 

Darren - Shattered Glass / The Deep End / Swimming Pool / Owning Mahoney / American Splendor / Where The Truth Lies / Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story

Paul - Moon / Ponyo / 9 / The Tripletes Of Bellville / Ameile / Rachel Getting Married / Chop Shop

Ivan - Shadow Of The Vampire / Big Trouble / Smoking Aces / Mr. Brooks / Cassandra's Dream

OUR TOP 5-2  (13:20)

RON'S LIST

5) The Royal Tenenbaums

4) Almost Famous / Untitled

3) Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

2) Zodiac

DARREN'S LIST

5) No Country For Old Men

4) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

3) In Bruges

2) Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith

PAUL'S LIST

5) O' Brother Where Art Thou

4) Kill Bill Vol. 1&2

3) Gladiator 

2) The Secret Of The Kells

IVAN'S LIST

5) The Count Of Monte Cristo

4) X-Men 2: United

3) Watchmen

2) Rocky Balboa

FOREIGN FILMS  (37:30)

Ron's - Battle Royale / Mother / The Death of Mr. Lazarescu / Tell No One / Volver / Cache / The White Ribbon

Darren's - City Of God / Talk To Her / Oldboy; The Vengeance Trilogy / Downfall / The Secret In Their Eyes / Dogtooth / The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Trilogy

Ivan - Let The Right One In

DOCUMENTARIES

Ron's - Capturing The Friedmans / Religulous / Bowling For Columbine / Ric Burn's New York / 9/11

Darren's - In The Realms Of The Unreal / The King of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters / Grizzly Man / The Endurance / The Corporation / Touching The Void / Super Size Me / Unforgivable Blackness

 Ivan - The Fog Of War

OUR TOP PICKS  (54:05)

RON'S: 1) The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy

DARREN'S: 1) Munich

PAUL'S: 1) Batman Begins

IVAN'S: 1) The Dark Knight

- List Recap