This Film Not Rated: Recent Episodes
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Movies are not "rated" here.
Eric and Curtis feed a never yielding fandom of movies and film, attempting to push beyond subjective, gut reactions of "good" or "bad" while breaking down WHY we feel the way we feel about what we choose to consume.
And now there is the TFNR GAUNTLET, where hosts and guests must attempt to answer absurdly subjective questions with complete objectivity, or earn points and loose, "The Game."
Join us! And try to get on the board and get out with the smallest point total to WIN!
Welcome back to “This Film Not Rated” where we try not to rate movies!
Indiana Jones returned for a send off to the franchise as it stands with Harrison Ford as the star. Eric found more than the movie offers and Curtis enjoyed a serviceable but lackluster adventure- but are there hidden depths to this story?
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to "This Film Not Rated" where we try not to rate movies!
Pretentious or not, "Asteroid City" may just be the most "Wes Anderson" movie ever. A movie about making the movie you're watching- we give 8 1/2 reasons to either watch or skip the movie!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to "This Film Not Rated" where we try not to rate movies!
This episode covers Disney and Pixar's "Elemental." While there has been a lot of discourse and criticism over Pixar and this movie, both Curtis and Eric enjoyed it! Remember to let us know your thoughts!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to "This Film Not Rated" where we try not to rate a movie we watched!
"Across the Spiderverse" has swept its way to critical acclaim! But is it objectively good? Who knows! Eric feels this is the most impactful blockbuster in years while Curtis has some detailed thoughts on how this reinforces the impact of Spider-man as an icon.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome to “Not Rated Movie Nights” where we try not to rate a horror classic we watched this week!
“Night of the Living Dead” seemed fitting for our first episode of this sub-series as it’s a simple, effective horror that stands the test of time. We share our own experiences with a slew of behind the scenes stories relayed by the filmmakers!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to “This Film Not Rated” where we try not to rate a movie we watched this week!
“Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3” closed out a chapter of the MCU and we tried to process the loss! Curtis appreciates the darker push in tone and Eric grapples with rough edges while in awe of the movie as a whole.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to "This Film Not Rated" where we try not to rate a movie we watched, this week!
The "Evil Dead Rise" and we talk about it. We both think highly of the franchise and this new entry but take a look for the gory details!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to "This Film Not Rated" where we try not to rate a movie we watched, this week!
Today we're geeking out for "Dungeons and Dragons" (Honor Among Thieves... )! Eric takes on the gauntlet to earn a living and both share the appeal of the game, movie, and legacy of the property while acknowledging ups and downs.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to “This Film Not Rated” where we try not to rate a movie we watched, this week!
Today were looking at three to catch-up: “Creed III” “Scream 6” and “Shazam: Fury of the Gods“
It’s a mixed bag of sequels and we’re back sharing our thoughts!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to “This Film Not Rated” where we try not to rate a movie we watched, this week with returning special guest GROUCHO!
We talk about one of her favorites which turned out to be as surprisingly hopeful as it is stomach-churning!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to "This Film Not Rated" where we try not to rate a movie we watched, this week with SPECIAL GUEST Matthew Fox!
Everyone found something to enjoy, even if several plot threads were forgotten rather than ended. Ups and downs in this one!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to "This Film Not Rated" where we DON'T RATE a movie we watched! Today we talk about Avatar and what worked and didn't for us. Join us and send us your own thoughts!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
This week Curtis takes on the TFNR gauntlet with the Criterion Collection's release of Disney and Pixar's "Wall-E"! Check it out!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back for a spoiler-filled dive into Santa’s slay! Eric begins the gauntlet and feels unashamed enjoyment for David Harbour as Santa, while Curtis shows his appreciation for this love letter to other Christmas classics.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric talk with tied tongues to tear through Rian Johnson's follow-up to "Knives Out." There are still some insights and a review that will hopefully intrigue viewers as the Netflix debut approaches!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric combats the gauntlet for a heartfelt, hilarious, and tragic movie about a divide between friends that destroys a long-standing peace. Martin McDonough's latest may be his best yet... or is it? We don't really do that here.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric takes Curtis through the gauntlet for a movie that wears its' heart on its' sleeve. Join us as we explore "Wakanda Forever," its' successes, flaws, and why you should give it a second look if you think you've decided hw you feel already.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to This Film Not Rated where we try NOT to RATE a movie we watched! Today we explored a donut with a donut hole in the donut's hole that has a hole right in the middle! We try to be objective and explore Rian Johnson's solid dive into his wheelhouse.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Halloween 1978, 2, Season of the Witch, 4, 5, and 6!!! Skip forward and find your favorite because we dive into them all to celebrate the finale of spooky season 2022!!!
Halloween ends but we press forward through our gauntlet to shine a light on this movie separate from the expectations not met for fans. It's a loose discussion but join us and be a part of it!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to This Film Not Rated where we try NOT to RATE a movie we watched! This week Curtis attempted to run through the gauntlet and I SWEAR by the end we manage to be positive about the movie.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric tries the gauntlet with 2018's reboot of "Halloween" leading up to the release of "Halloween Ends."
Join us as we celebrate the 50th episode of "This Film Not Rated"!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back for our thoughts on "Hereditary"! Curtis attempts the GAUNTLET and we talk FULL SPOILERS so if you haven't seen it GET ON IT!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back for our thoughts on "BARBARIAN"! Eric attempts the gauntlet and we talk FULL SPOILERS so if you haven't seen it, know MOST people recommend going to it blind... we don't but that's complicated. FIND OUT WHY HERE!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Welcome back to This Film Not Rated! This episode focuses on Netflix's "Day Shift" starring Jamie Foxx. We're working on the show a bit so its brief and we apologize for any audio concerns but we're excited about this journey continuing to shift!
Curtis attempts the gauntlet and we celebrate a fun ride!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric faced a dilemma on what movie to pick to try to not rate and one title rose above the others... which isn't a ranking or rating... somehow.
Enjoy our talk on "Bullet Train"!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Spoiler free discussion of NOPE with a slight attempt at objectivity and all the excitement of exploring a movie about movies!
Join Eric and Curtis for the TFNR Gauntlet!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
We dive deeper than a rating of "good" or "bad" with Marvel's latest theatrical release! Talking the Marvel Phase 4 timeline and Taika Waititi.
We hope you enjoy!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric explore a Jackie Chan classic that showcases the height of his talent and passion! As usual we go as far as we can sticking to the facts before digging in to why we love what we love!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric welcome the return of guest (dormant) filmmaker Jarasen to discuss one of his movies (which Eric helped create)! A man tries to make a monster but all it wants is love! ...like us!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
"Magnolia" Not Rated with special guest star Noalani "Groucho" a script supervisor from LA with an exciting take!
Curtis and Eric continue to explore movies while teasing being objective with "The Black Phone" and Curtis' first ever watch of "The Sixth Sense."
Eric and Curtis continue a saga of reviews for the new feature "Watcher" and several classics.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Star Wars: Episode 4- Batman Revisits Waterworld in Zootopia (The Ulysses Cut)
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric explore Tom Cruise, an action gem, a heart wrenching work of art, and a mid-2000's psychological thriller as they further wade into the search for an answer to what objectivity really means.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric welcome a special guest to explore "Everything Everywhere All at Once," revisit "Doctor Strange," dive further into Sam Raimi with "Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn," and close out the wait for "Obi-Wan" with "Revenge of the Sith." Nick takes a huge swing at the TFNR gauntlet.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis wade through Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The 2005 Fog remake, and begin to discuss MARVEL's latest...
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric takes "The Phantom Menace" through the gauntlet while Curtis covers both "Sonic" movies featuring Jim Carrey. We also discuss Lilo and Stitch to round out an episode of child friendly movies!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric explore Midnight in Paris, Rushmore, RAW, and Curtis takes on the gauntlet of objectivity with the recently released "X"
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis explore The Boondock Saints, The Tinder Swindler (Netflix) , Arrival (2016), and Turning Red (Disney/Pixar) and Eric faces the ever looming challenge of attempting to be objective about a movie...
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric are joined by special guest Matthew Fox (@Knighthawk7734), fellow contributor to the MCDI Podcast Network and prolific film critic, to discuss Top Gun, After Yang, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Batman!!!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis dig into some BIG movies as Curtis had the opportunity to experience "The Godfather" on the big screen! There's an inspiringly original take on Peter Pan, a Robert Zemeckis classic, and an underachieving yet possibly underrated blockbuster!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis go for a lighter take exploring Roland Emmerich's brand of blockbuster, camp and "elevated" horror classic, and an unbelievable upcoming racing documentary, "Rookie Season."
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis discuss a brief note revisiting Marvel's 'Eternals,' wade through 'Lake Mungo,' touch on the merits of adapting a classic, and Curtis runs through the gauntlet after his first viewing of 'Citizen Kane'.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
We review, while trying not to rate, "In the Heat of the Night," "Villains" (2019), "After Life," and "The Peanut Butter Falcon." Rest in peace, Sidney Poitier.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
This week we have a special guest star who is nearly drowned out by our buzzer and Eric, who won't SHUT UP sometimes. We're talking formative franchises- Harry Potter, TMNT, and Spider-Man NO WAY HOME!!!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
We explore the four films in the episode title with varying degrees of insight. Life, family, romance, and war are among our topics of discussion, but it's really not all that serious. Enjoy some movie talk!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric tries to combine reviews for A Fistful of Dollars and Ip Man, and Curtis and Eric review Pokémon: The First Movie, As Tears Go By, and Tick, Tick... BOOM!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis, Eric, and returning guest TJ "MechaKidd" talk through and around the movies they watched (Tampopo, Saw, Reanimator, Gladiator). TJ runs through the TFNR Gauntlet and it... goes okay.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis review Deep Cover, Minari, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and Curtis revisits the GAUNTLET with Tremors...
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Reviews for True Romance (Tony Scott), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Jason Reitman), Antichrist (Lars Von Trier), and Snatch (Guy Ritchie)!!! I swear we only talk about Quentin Tarantino a little bit WAY too much.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
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We review 'Last Night in Soho,' 'Marvel's Eternals,' 'The Birds,' and 'The French Dispatch.' We also start to talk too much about Quentin Tarantino...
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis are bak and Eric again demonstrated the new gauntlet. We just missed the season but it's an episode of horror and classics!
This Film Not Rated is BACK for SEASON 2!
For the first Monday in October we wanted to dive into the Halloween season but as always we talk about the movies we watched this week in general.
However, NOT as always, we have retooled the structure of this to allow Curtis and Eric to encourage objective thought while appreciating subjective experiences. You can still earn points, but to do that you will have to face the TFNR GAUNTLET...
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
To end the first season of our show before the rules change, Eric and Curtis try to review a few more movies and open up about why were doing what were doing! We get a TON of points, TJ "wins", and Eric "looses," and we establish the first two rules of TFNR club... we do not TALK about...
Eric and Curtis are back, ramping up to the conclusion of our first season. We explore entertainment across the ages, from the deserts outside Vegas to the highest of seas, all while trying to keep from breaking our own rules.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Curtis and Eric are back! We explore The Goonies, Highlander, revisit The Mask of Zorro, Deathdream, Hellraiser, and Sherlock Holmes (2009). We march on in to the summer and prepare to make changes to the shows format, struggling to follow our own rules all the way!
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
In a slightly more structured episode, we break down a more commercial trilogy (Back to the Future) and a more independent, less commercial trilogy (The Before Trilogy).
One story pushes farther from reality, one dives harder into it...but they both end with a time machine.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Ministry of Fear, Dawn of the Dead (2004), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and V for Vendetta. Eric and Curtis almost make it without gaining points... but the editors are biased so...
To put it a bluntly as possible... we likely disagree with you, the listener, about Godzilla Vs Kong. But, true to form, we try to give objective reasoning and save our point totals from oblivion as we explore the monster verse and a few other, "blockbusters."
Eric offers a look back at "deleted scenes" from our first six episodes in an effort to shed light on the process and goals of this podcast while still having fun.
It was time. Eric, Curtis, and a special guest tackle the Snyder Cut, Josstice League, and other DCEU entries to break them down and explore their comic sources and inspirations, bound by the rules we set for ourselves.
Our guest manages to take the lead in our ongoing game, placing himself on the board and walking away with the lowest score and top spot!
Join us for a small celebration of us reaching 10 episodes as we explore THIRTEEN movies in under an hour! Eric makes a bold claim that they can make it to the end without earning a point...
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis explore Cronenberg's Crash, Raya and The Last Dragon, Howl's Moving Castle, Color Out of Space in some discomfort. WARNING- discussion and potentially insensitive exploration of paraphilias in this episode, though we hope to learn and grow through exploration of these topics.
Listen to us try to avoid gaining points as we stretch from the most to least family friendly topics.
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis are back exploring dialogue, impossible camera movements, the beginning of the MCU, and the warm comfort of the zombie apocalypse.
Eric and Curtis are back with more structure to the podcast, highlighting how to earn points and explore the movies they watched that week!
We explore They Live!, The Blob, The Ballad of Narayama, and The Exorcist 3
Songs are from YouTube Audio Library: Haunt (Silent Partner), Groove with the Wu (Jesse Gallagher), Just Us League (RKVC)
Eric and Curtis welcome the return of guest star Samia while we explore movies watched this week! Comedy, drama, and a failed attempt at thrills explored while trying to discuss what we saw over what we felt.
We explore Get Out, Friday the 13th Part VI, Blue (Three Colours), Uncut Gems, and The Girl Who Played With Fire... with mixed results. Probably our most pretentious episode, but only half as pretentious as we'd like it to be!
We're back discussing movies as an "empathy machine," We discuss Selma (kicking off BHM a little late), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Crow, The Changeling, and Summer Wars, all while trying to avoid overtly praising or condemning any of them.
In this erratic episode with our first guest star, we explore the impact of practical, in-camera movie making telling stories of adventure, horror, and comedy!
Curtis and Eric explore the movies they watched that week and continue to rack up points as they fail to keep from qualifying the movies as good or bad.
On the first episode of 'This Film Not Rated,' hosts Eric and Curtis attempt to explore movies they watched the previous week without rating or commenting on quality for any given topic... they struggle.