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Matt K & Ry The Movie Guy
Reviewed: Tony, The Dink, The Devil’s Mouth
Top 3: Movie Chefs
Monthly Theme: Ewan McGregor
In Chicago, there’s this restaurant that I absolutely love called The Handlebar. It’s this kinda divey vegan/vegetarian pub that’s bicycle themed which could not be more up my alley. And they have this sandwich that’s a vegan Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich made out of mushrooms instead of chicken. And it’s my actual favorite food of all time. The house coleslaw is the exact right amount of tangy and creamy. And don’t even get me started on that sauce. The wet-dry cayenne kick that stains the bread with the fluorescent red you want from a Nashville. When it hits with the slight kick – not overly hot but enough for you to know it’s there. I love it.
Are you hungry yet? Are you imagining your own favorite food right now? Good. Because this episode is a food episode. The new Anthony Bourdain biopic called Tony is out, and we’re getting our butts in the kitchen to see what’s cooking.
And after our firsthand look into Anthony’s kitchen, Ryan and I got to thinking about how many chefs there are in film, and we decided to cover our Top 3 Favorite Movie Chefs. And these are the pros here guys – none of the amateurs here y’all.
Plus, we’re just wetting your pallets guys, because we have two more reviews for some streamers that you could literally watch right actual now in real life. Get this: Ryan caught up with The Dink, the pickle ball comedy, as well as The Devil’s Mouth – which might win the award for best name for a shark movie ever.
This is a good one guys. Make reservations while you’re listening and go out for your favorite food after this one. It’s a celebration of food, movies and movies about food here on CinemaJaw.
Love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, I Want Your Sex
Top 3: Spider-Man Villains
Monthly Theme: Ewan McGregor
CinemaJaw. CinemaJaw. Reviews whatever The Movie Guy saw!!! Watch out – here’s comes CinemaJaw!!!
This is it you guys. We’re back in action with another HUGE review. Hopefully you already caught it; Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Spidey is back in full web slinging glory in the 4th installment of the Tom Holland stand-alone movies. I don’t even have a bit for this one. It’s just a major movie and I’m sure everybody at work has been talking about it.
Plus, without spoiling anything – Brand New Day has a brand new villain. And we thought it was a good time to do the Top 3 Spider-Man Villains. Get the web out of your heads and listen up y’all.
Plus, in what will probably be the BIGGEST 180 of the entire year, we actually found the time to check out another new movie, and we’re reviewing Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex. You read that right, and no it’s not a porno. It’s a real movie I SWEAR.
Get ready. Get webby. And get naked. It’s gonna be one of THOSE episodes on CinemaJaw.
Love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: The Odyssey
Guest: Brian Tallerico
Top 5: Christopher Nolan Scenes
Monthly Theme: Zendaya
This. Is. BIG. Epic – no less. We’re covering what is arguably the largest movie of the year, none other than Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster, The Odyssey. The film stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, and many, MANY more. It’s adapted from the Greek epic from centuries ago. And it’s one of the most anticipated movies of the year!
To cover a moment this massive, we had to get a massive critic as our guest. And who’s more colossal of a critic than the Managing Editor over at Roger Ebert? That’s right everybody, we went there and we invited on Brian Tallerico on as a guest critic this week, a whopping 5 months early this year!
Plus, since it’s not every week a Nolan comes out, we figured why not keep the ball rolling and make it a Nolan-a-palooza and make our Top 5 this episode our Top 5 Nolan Scenes
This is a big one guys. Gigantic, no less. Have I not made that point clear? Must I buy a finer thesaurus to please you all???
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Minions and Monsters, Moana (2026), Enola Holmes 3
Special Segment: Millie Bobby Brown Career Recap
Monthly Theme: Zendaya
This week, we’ve got a good one JawHeads. It’s a Review0-o-rama with three family friendly releases. To start, we have Minions and Monsters, the newest of the little yellow rascals. Then we take things to the sea with Disney’s new live-action Moana. And finally, we take things home with Netflix’s latest caper, Enola Holmes 3. It’s a jam-packed jaw like always guys. Enjoy.
Reviewed: The Invite
Top 3: Seth Rogan Movies
Special Segment: The 2026 Year-To-Date Recap
Monthly Theme: Zendaya
Dear Master/Madam Jawhead,
You are cordially invited to join Master Ryan of Movieguyland and Lady Kira P for an unforgettable evening of cinematic delights.
Set your calendars at your soonest convenience to reserve time for the CinemaJaw review of Olivia Wilde’s newest film, The Invite. The itinerary for the episode is as follows:
- The gracious hosts’ opening remarks
- Sir Movieguy’s review of The Invite
- A rundown of CinemaJaw’s Top 3 Seth Rogan films
- The episode shall end with a brief recap of the year 2026 in film thus far.
Please RSVP at your soonest opportunity to this wonderful affair by downloading and listening to CinemaJaw Episode Seven-Hundred and Fifty Five.
We hope to see you there
Regards and best wishes,
-Lady Kira P of Fishtankia
Reviewed: Supergirl, Leviticus
Guest: Matt ACTUAL K
Monthly Theme: Steven Spielberg
It’s a bird! It’s a plane!! It’s… the same damn joke I wrote for James Gunn’s Superman film last year??
Well, what can I say? Superhero CinemaJaw blog post fatigue is the new Superhero film fatigue. How’s about this you guys – I promise to make it up to you all with a kick ass guest this week for our review of Supergirl – the newest James Gunn-o-verse DCU flick.
We have the one; the ONLY Matt Kubinski on as our guest critic this week! None other than CinemaJaw’s actual best friend Matt K is back to cover what he knows best: comic book movies. And we couldn’t be happier that Matt’s back on the jaw — it just feels… right
Plus, in addition to this absolutely delightful episode, we have a second review to round out the tail end of the show. Ryan has a review of Leviticus – a new queer horror film. How does this movie hold up in an already stellar year for horror? Listen up to find out y’all.
I loved recording this episode guys. And I know you’re all gonna love the listen. And if you promise to listen, I’ll promise to have a more original opening bit for the post on the next Superman franchise blockbuster.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Toy Story 5
Top 5: Pixar Characters
Guest: Ryan Oestreich
Monthly Theme: Steven Spielberg
It’s play time y’all.
In honor of Toy Story 5, I, KP Fujiwara, thought it would be fun if I wrote the strangest thing I could think of as this episode’s post intro. When ya’ grow up, you don’t really have toys to play with anymore, so you have to learn to make your own fun sometimes. And that’s what I did. Was it strange for you??? I think it waaaaas.
Anyways, Toy Story 5 came out, and Ryan and I caught it! We have a review for you guys coming your way and we also sat ourselves down and figured out our top 5 favorite Pixar characters. And we didn’t do that alone either.
Ryan Oestreich, the GM at The Music Box theater is back on the show with big BIG news! Our favorite theater is getting a major upgrade that we discuss in this episode. Plus, Ryan (Oestreich) is sticking around with us the whole time and givers us a few of his most memorable movie theater experiences too.
This week is like a big old celebration of movies and toys. When it’s typed out like that it sounds weird, but I promise it’s fun. Plus, a lot of things are weird when they’re spelled out before us but are ultimately acceptable. This entire post proves that point and I will die on that hill.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Disclosure Day, The Furious
Top 5: Spielberg Movies
Monthly Theme: Steven Spielberg
None of you know the lengths that Ryan and I had to go through to disclose this podcast to you all. And that’s because this is not just a regular episode of CinemaJaw… In this episode, we leak insane information. So insane, the government has been trying to stop us from giving out all of the juicy details. This week, we talk about Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day! This is—arguably—the first summer block buster of 2026, and we’ve got it reviewed for you early y’all!!
We also come bearing more hot information that the government doesn’t want you to know—we saw The Furious; a new Hong Kong kung-fu flick. The government has been keeping this review under wraps too, and our mission is to get the truth out there.
Plus, in honor of Disclosure Day AND Steven Speilberg month, Ryan and I wanted to recap our favorite Steven Spielberg films, which is really the hardest list I’ve ever had to make in my life. There are no wrong answers and it was tough as hell to narrow down.
…Wait… the review embargo is lifted… And we’ve got the clear to disclose whatever we wanted to?… So there’s no pressure whatsoever to keep things quiet? Damn…
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Master of the Universe, Power Ballad
Top 3: Campy Movies
Guest: Cati Glidewell
Monthly Theme: Steven Spielberg
Jaw heads, there are many mornings just like this one where I wake and I step outside. And what ends up happening is, I take a deep breath and then I’ll step outside. Then, like, bloody murder, I’ll scream from the top of my lungs: “Hey! What’s going on with that new He-Man movie???”
It happens all the time, and I’m truthfully not entirely sure why. But there it is. And let me tell ya’ – I’ve stumbled upon the remedy for that little problem of mine. It’s listening to this episode of CinemaJaw. Because, believe it or not, we got out to see Master of the Universe and we were ALL excited to talk about it; including our guest, our friend, and our fan favorite critic: Cati Glidewell. That’s right The Blonde In Front herself is with us to talk about a movie based upon a cartoon from the 80s.
Plus, we always love having Cati on to do our top lists, in case it wasn’t obvious from her previous appearances, so we decided to bring one more top list her way to talk about the top 3 campy movies. Now, what constitutes a “campy” movie is… a little ambiguous and we talk about that. The last thing we want is another repeat of emo-gate 2024 after all. And Cati helps us tackle the important issues like this one.
Oh – and one more thing – We also got out to catch the new Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas flick: Power Ballad. It’s from director John Carney and is called “Power Ballad” so in case it wasn’t obvious, we’ve got a movie about music out in theaters.
This week’s got a lot to love everybody. This is a fun one.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Backrooms, Passengers, Pressure, I Love Boosters
Monthly Theme: Steven Spielberg
Take a left. Now a right. This time go forward. Turn around. Then take the door three doors to the left of the one you came in from. Perfect. Follow this hallway down until it forks. Then, instead of going left or right, look up actually. There’s a pull cord to a square in the ceiling like an attic has. Go up there…
Oh. Sorry guys. I didn’t see you there. I was just giving my friend directions on where to find a review of the newest horror movie, Backrooms… don’t worry – I actually don’t like that friend very much so I gave them bogus directions. The real way is to turn left until you find your nearest chair and kick back, pop in your AirPods, and listen to this episode of CinemaJaw!
And, if you couldn’t tell I hate this particular friend enough, you should know that I’m guiding you to even more than just a review of Backrooms!!
It’s a Review-O-Rama this week on CinemaJaw, and we’ve also got reviews of Passengers – another horror movie, this time about hitchhikers, Brendan Fraser’s WWII historical flick Pressure, and Boot’s Riley’s I Love Boosters.
Plus, if that wasn’t enough; if your insatiable lust for movie reviews is still yet to be satisfied, we even have a bonus Retro Review of Working Girl. We missed it for Sigourney Weaver month by just one day, and we figured we’d make sure we’re no later than that.
This is a fun one you guys!! With all these reviews, there’s something for everybody.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Guest: Jeff York
Top 5: Star Wars Scenes
Monthly Theme: Sigourney Weaver
My friend here doesn’t like your other movies podcast very much… I don’t like your other movies podcast very much.
And do you want to know WHY I don’t like that other movies podcast very much? Because it’s not CinemaJaw dip-dangit!! And over here on the greatest movies podcast ever, we’re talking (drum roll) STAR WARS!!!
Because, for the first time in what feels like forever, we have a new Star Wars movie. It is officially that time: The Mandalorian and Grogu is OUT. Ryan and I caught it, as well as our good friend, Jeff York. So, after our screening, we invited Jeff onto the show to pitch in his review for the new Mando movie.
Plus, it’s kind of a big deal when a new Star Wars movie comes out, so we’re not leaving it there guys. This doesn’t happen often. There are – all things considered – not that many Star Wars movies. So we’re going to turn this review into a Star Wars Special; the first Star Wars special since Rogue One, no less. And we’re talking our Top 5 Star Wars Scenes.
This one is fun as hell guys. It’s always great talking Star Wars. It’s always great hanging out with Jeff. And it’s always great jawing about the movies.
Love you guys,
-KP
-KP
Reviewed: Obsession, The Wizard of the Kremlin
Guest: Zach Schnitzer
Top 5: Post-Grad Movies
Monthly Theme: Sigourney Weaver
I have absolutely no idea how old you are as a listener. For all I know, you – the Jaw head reading this – are 83 years old. Or maybe you’re 19. I really have no clue. All I will say is this:
To the 20-something that needs to hear this… no – it doesn’t get any better than this. You’re gonna look around and think to yourself: “this isn’t what they promised me adulthood would be like at all; this timeline sucks balls dude what the hell.”
Feeling better? Good, because that’s the EXACT kind of headspace we go into this week during our Top 5 Post-Grad movies! A list we came up with inspired by our guest Zach Schnitzer and his feature film Loafers. We discuss his film, which is about a group of young adults who just finish school, his experience playing at the Music Box Theater for the Chicago Critics Film Fest, and what’s next in the pipeline.
PLUS – we also have a review of the newest in a whole slew of YouTube Horror movies, this one’s titled: Obsession. And would you believe me if I told you we also prepped a capsule review of The Wizard of the Kremlin for you as well.
This is a good one guys! At the very least stick around for the Billie Eilish moment. That was awesome. You’ll know it when you hear it.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Mortal Kombat II
Retro Review: Womething Wild
Top 5: Video Game Movies
Monthly Theme: Sigourney Weaver
With the glass ceiling broken, all the oppressed groups shall prosper; especially the most oppressed group of all: Gamers.
For too long, gamers have been silenced in the movies – well NO MORE. Ry The Movie Guy and KP finally give gamers their chance to rise up this week with a whole episode dedicated to video games.
That’s right Jawheads – we’re going there as we cover our top 5 video game movies AND review the brand new Mortal Kombat II. Shout out if you’re a gamer. Shout out if you’re a video game movie fan. And giga shout out if you got my meme reference at the top of the show notes.
While we’re at it, we also have our capsule review of the Chicago Critics Film Fest, some Hollywood news to discuss, and even a retro review of Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith’s Something Wild.
This is a good one! Lotta fun!
Love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Deep Water
Guests: Michael Glover Smith & Elizabeth Stam
Top 3 Meryl Streep Movies
Monthly Theme: Sigourney Weaver
I’m done guys. I give up. I can’t work anymore under these conditions. My boss is the devil and I’m done with it. And I’m not kidding either. CinemaJaw recently got acquired by new owners, and Ryan and I have been working for the actual devil. His name is Lucifer S. Atan and he keeps talking about his last startup called the Prince of Darkness LLC.
Ryan and I are desperate for relief from the new CEO, so we’ve been blowing off steam where ever we can. And we’re in luck this week because we got a review of a comedy film about a terrible boss! We’ve got the legacy sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, to talk about this week.
And we’re not doing this alone either!! It helps to have friends around the CinemaJaw offices during times like these, and we have Michael Glover Smith and Elizabeth Stam on the show to talk about their new movie Hekla! MGS directed. Elizabeth Stars in. And they both co-wrote it! And we’re super glad to have them with us this week!
Plus, that’s not all, we’ve got one more review for you, and this time around… we’re talking sharks. That’s right; we went for it and reviewed the new killer shark flick Deep Water.
Plus, a top 3 Meryl Streep listing, a new take on trivia, AND even a new monthly theme in store today. This is a good one y’all. I hope your May days were better than me and Ryan’s.
Love
-KP
Reviewed: Mother Mary, Hokum, Speed (1994)
Summer Movie Preview
Monthly Theme: Keanu Reeves
It’s shaping up to be a beautiful spring in Chicago and Ryan and I have a NEED FOR SPEED!!! And, yes, that is a movie pun because we’re talking about Keanu Reeve’s 1994 masterpiece Speed!! To start our spring off, we’re kicking it to you all with a retro review complete with Homer J. Simpson first ever CinemaJaw appearance.
And if you think watching 30-year-old movies is the only way we’re welcoming in the fairest of the seasons, then you are dead wrong! We’re also coming in hot and heavy with our annual Summer Movie Preview episode, which for a stacked year like 2026, that was no easy task to do.
Plus, we’ve got two more reviews coming out at ya! Ryan got out and checked out Mother Mary – Anne Hathaway’s new flick about… well… that’s confusing to say. Let’s just say it’s about a pop star, and the music and visuals are truly something to behold. Plus, Adam Scott, president of the the “Two First Namers In Movies” association, has a new horror film called Hokum out. You already know Ryan checked this one out too.
We had a ball recording this one and we think you’re gonna love the listen!! And you better believe we’re gonna catch ya at the Music Box for the Chicago Critics Film Festival this weekend, right??
Love
-KP
Guest: Erik Childress
Reviewed: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Normal, Outcome
Chicago Critics Film Fest Preview
Monthly Theme: Keanu Reeves
Link to Chicago Critics Fest in Show Notes
I don’t know where the hell you all live, but here in Chicago, spring has officially sprung!! And that’s bad ass for me personally. Not only because I am a fair weather fan in the most literal sense, but also because that means it’s festival season babyyyyy!!!!
And, like always, we start the Chicago festival season off right with the Chicago Critics Film Festival at the ICONIC Music Box theater. It’s a great fest with an ever-amazing lineup, and just like every year, we’ve got the organizer and fellow critic Erik Childress to come on and chat with us! We’re getting the hot takes on what to look out for and get most excited about for the upcoming fest!
We’ve also got something of a review-o-rama on our hands. Anything over 2 reviews is officially classified, and boy howdy do we have more than two! We’re doing Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (yes that is the actual title and yes we will discuss that). We also have the new Bob Odenkirk action flick Nobody!!… or wait… Nobody 2!!!… hang on… I’m checking the notes and it looks like it’s actually called Normal. Either way, we’re reviewing it. And for our final review, this one’s gotta have a stellar title. Or, honestly, I’ll take a title that’s just unoffensive to my sensibilities. And hey, would you look at that; it is! The last one is Keanu’s new diet to streaming movie: Outcome!
You know it. You love it. It’s some classic CinemaJaw guys.
Love
-KP
P.S. Here’s the link to the Chicago Critics Film Fest website and tickets!! Come on by and see something good! Maybe even see me and Ryan
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/films
Reviewed: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Top 10: Matt K’s Must Watch Films of the CinemaJaw Era
Monthly Theme: Keanu Reeves
Good Riddance by Green Day plays quietly
This is a big one everybody. This is huge. We’ve been talking about it for about a month now – this is Matt K’s final episode. And this time, for the last time, this show is all about one Matt Kubinski.
We wanted to make things special, so we’ve got an early clip from the Mother’s Era of CinemaJaw for an old segment called Cinema War. It’s peak Matt K in action. We’ve also got quite a Matt K film to review with the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. What better way to celebrate a video game lover like Matt, than with a love letter to Nintendo?? And, just to make this special, we are doing no top 5 this week. Instead, we’re giving the mic to Matt so he can lay down for all of us his Top 10 “Must Watch” Films of the CinemaJaw Era. These aren’t necessarily the best films over this nearly 2 decade journey; we’re talking the ones that you HAVE to watch. These are the ones that Matt K considers the absolute highlights of his tenure on this show. So PUT. THESE. IN. YOUR. QUEUES!!!
This Is a good one guys. Definitely a milestone episode that we hope you enjoy. Please continue to write in and show your love and support for Matt K. He’s not dying or anything and he’s gonna love to hear your favorite moments, favorite reviews, and favorite quotes from the one and only Matt Kubinski.
Love
-KP
-KP
Reviewed: They Will Kill You, Pretty Lethal, Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice
Monthly Theme: Keanu Reeves
First Position. Third. And spin!!
No, I’m not rehearsing for my role in the Broadway adaptation of Billy Elliot – but thank you for confusing me with somebody genuinely talented. What I’m ACTUALLY doing is preparing myself to go see Pretty Lethal – the new ballet assassins movie starring Uma Thurman! And you can prepare too my dude!!! Just by listening to this podcast!
We have a review of Pretty Lethal, as mentioned. And would you believe me if I told you that this week is a Review-O-Rama too?? You should. Because it is. We’re also reviewing They Will Kill You – not to be confused with Ready or Not 2. And Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice. Yes that is the name of the movie. No, I don’t like it.
We’ve also got a new monthly theme starting this week, and I am genuinely stoked about this one. Trivia. Fishtank. All your favorite segments and more – nowhere else buy CinemaJaw baby!
Love
-KP
Reviewed: Project Hail Mary, Ready or Not 2, The AI Doc
Top 3: Ryan Gosling Movies
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Stardate 03232026. Producer’s Log:
My name is KP Fujiwara, producer for the galaxy’s greatest movies podcast: CinemaJaw. I’m alone in space due to a podcast recording gone wrong. There’s nobody around me. I’ve got nothing but a rock monster and my prized collection of Ryan Gosling Blu Rays to keep me company.
If you’re reading this, I’ve included the podcast that got me stuck out here in this endless abyss. In it, Matt K and Ry The Movie Guy discuss Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling – it explains the DVDs and the rock monster.
The boys also list the best Gosling movies in this episode as well as two other reviews. The good old days from before I was lost in space… A time when we COULD talk about how Ready or Not 2 was a completely unasked for sequel and the new documentaries we caught like The AI Doc.
But I can’t go back now. Even if I did make it back to Earth, so much time has passed that I wonder if I would even recognize it. No. Impossible.
This is my life now. Me. Ryan Gosling. And the rock monster I still haven’t provided context for.
I have to go now.
-KP
Reviewed: Undertone, War Machine, Dolly
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Alrighty everybody, listen – we know the Oscars just happened for y’all and we will get to it next week I promise. To tide everybody over before we can get to recording our thoughts and feelings, we’ve got a good one for you all! It’s another Review-O-Rama for us, which – for Q1 – is pretty impressive. We’ve got things to say about the new podcast horror flick Undertone. That genre didn’t exist before now so think about how exciting that fact is kiddos.
We also caught Netflix’s newest #1 – War Machine. And, in case you were wondering if CinemaJaw’s changed in the slightest, you better believe we haven’t. We DO talk about direct to streaming movies vs movies that get theatrical releases.
And, to take us home, we finish the show with Dolly – our last review. It’s a horror movie starring none other than Seann William Scott… Stifler is back in the movies baybeeeee.
Some other things are trivia, it’s another Stump the Kubinski week which we know you love. And even a capsule review for Project Hail Mary as sort of a preview for what’s to come next week.
Plus – There’s some really big news towards the top of the show this week. There’s some big changes coming up that we wanted to let you all know about. Definitely not one to miss.
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: The Bride, Man on the Run, Scream 7
Roll Film: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neve Campbell, Wes Craven
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal
This episode is a graveyard smash you guys; we’re reviewing The Bride by Maggie Gyllenhaal. That’s all I’ve got on for this one. I’m a day late, and I still cannot think of a better introduction than a Monster Mash reference.
BUT – there’s more to a write up than just the intro. Just like how there’s more to this episode than just The Bride! We are full on in Review-O-Rama mode because we have two other reviews coming at ya. The first is the new Paul McCartney documentary: Man on the Run. The other review is for what I will say is certainly a horror movie in February: Scream 7.
Plus – we play our new favorite game Roll Film! Guys, we love this game. We’ve heard back from some of you that you do too, and that makes me really REALLY happy.
And, if all that wasn’t enough, we do even have a brief recap of our night out at The Music Box theater for the screening of For Worse – Amy Landecker’s new film we discussed 2 weeks ago.
Sorry for being late y’all. I got back from a trip to Wisconsin late this weekend and it delayed my affairs. I oblige your forgivenesses heartedly.
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: Hoppers
Top 5: Eco-Friendly Movies
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Let our powers combine! Top 5s!
Reviews!
Trivia!
Monthly Themes!
And The Fishtank!!
GO CINEMAJAW!
By your powers combine, I am – The GREATEST MOVIES PODCAST EVER!!!!
That’s taken directly from my CinemaJaw/Captain Planet crossover fanfic. And lemme tell ya dude, I so wish they remade Captain Planet to include Matt, Ryan and I. We’re probably never going to have that happen (at least canonically). But we CAN have an episode of CinemaJaw about the environment!
That’s right, I’ve done it again: I made a cringe write up for the show description that has very little to do with the show’s content. And the tie in this time is HOPPERS.
We all reviewed the new Pixar movie Hoppers, which is about saving and protecting the environment… and beavers. And, given this premise, we decided to do a top 5 on “Eco-Friendly” movies. Think all things environment. We’re going green you guys.
This is a good one. A lot of fun discussion. I know you’re going to love it.
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: How To Make a Killing, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie
Guest: Amy Landecker
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie
Don’t even lie to me Jawheads – if you’re over 28, you’ve had an emotional collapse that lead you to do things you would have never done otherwise. DON’T even lie TO ME. I’ve had, like, 7 by now. And what better way is there to forgive yourself for the last time you crashed out than to watch a movie that involves somebody else crashing out!
And let me tell ya, we’ve got a good recommendation for ya: For Worse – the new film written by, directed by, and starring Amy Landecker. She plays a mom that joins an acting class after getting a divorce, and it’s full of laughs and charm. We also have a special peak behind the curtain on this one, because we got the chance to interview Amy herself! That’s right, the auteur behind For Worse is with us in this episode you guys. This is NOT a DRILL.
But that’s not all this week. Would you believe it that we even had the time to cram in a Review-O-Rama? We’ve got 3 reviews coming at ya’ this week. Glen Powell’s back and beautiful in How To Make a Killing, about an ultra rich family being the absolute worst people (shocker). So Glen goes on a revenge spree killing said ultra rich family. We also have the return of Sam Rockwell with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. A cheeky little flick that I can only describe as “Groundhog’s Day except there’s an urgent and pressing crisis that requires prudent action… and Sam -goddamn- Rockwell.” And finally, we top our Review-O-Rama off with the best of the best out of our neighbors to the north with: Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie. Yes… that is the title. We go over it and it makes more sense than it seems I PROMISE.
This episode is bonkers dude. There’s so much going on in it and all of it is good. I had an ear-to-ear grin the whole show and I just know you all will too.
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: “Wuthering Heights”, Iron Lung
Top 5: Cross-Class Love Stories
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie
Get ready to smash that like button and also smash a handsome romantic period dude who looks like Jacob Elordi. Because boy-oh-boy do we have a big episode for you guys today!
We’re starting the show off with our review of the new “Wuthering Heights” directed by Emerald Fennell. The quotations are important, because this is loosely based upon the novel by Emily Brontë. And, if you have seen any of the trailers for this movie, it. Is. STEAMY.
And we’ve also got a review of the new Markiplier movie (yes, you read that correctly; the YouTuber Markiplier actually and for real made a feature film), Iron Lung. We also talk a little bit about the making of this film, because the fact that this movie got made and released at all is, honestly, pretty nuts.
And, we’ve also got a good top 5 list too! We’re doing our top 5 Cross-Class Love Stories. So get poor. Or get rich, even though that’s unlikely in this economy. And get READY. Because it’s a good one you guys!
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: “Wurthering Heights”, Iron Lung
Top 5: Cross-Class Love Stories
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie
Get ready to smash that like button and also smash a handsome romantic period dude who looks like Jacob Elordi. Because boy-oh-boy do we have a big episode for you guys today!
We’re starting the show off with our review of the new “Wurthering Heights” directed by Emerald Fennell. The quotations are important, because this is loosely based upon the novel by Emily Brontë. And, if you have seen any of the trailers for this movie, it. Is. STEAMY.
And we’ve also got a review of the new Markiplier movie (yes, you read that correctly; the YouTuber Markiplier actually and for real made a feature film), Iron Lung. We also talk a little bit about the making of this film, because the fact that this movie got made and released at all is, honestly, pretty nuts.
And, we’ve also got a good top 5 list too! We’re doing our top 5 Cross-Class Love Stories. So get poor. Or get rich, even though that’s unlikely in this economy. And get READY. Because it’s a good one you guys!
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: “Wurthering Heights”, Iron Lung
Top 5: Cross-Class Love Stories
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie
Get ready to smash that like button and also smash a handsome romantic period dude who looks like Jacob Elordi. Because boy-oh-boy do we have a big episode for you guys today!
We’re starting the show off with our review of the new “Wurthering Heights” directed by Emerald Fennell. The quotations are important, because this is loosely based upon the novel by Emily Brontë. And, if you have seen any of the trailers for this movie, it. Is. STEAMY.
And we’ve also got a review of the new Markiplier movie (yes, you read that correctly; the YouTuber Markiplier actually and for real made a feature film), Iron Lung. We also talk a little bit about the making of this film, because the fact that this movie got made and released at all is, honestly, pretty nuts.
And, we’ve also got a good top 5 list too! We’re doing our top 5 Cross-Class Love Stories. So get poor. Or get rich, even though that’s unlikely in this economy. And get READY. Because it’s a good one you guys!
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: Send Help, Secret Mall Apartment, Crime 101, Whistle
Roll Film Draft: Margot Robbie, Rachel McAdams, Sam Raimi, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Frost
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie
Roll for initiative Jawheads! We’ve got a new game this week that we’re excited to play on the show. And don’t worry – it is related to our movies! We’re calling it “Roll Film” and it’s a level up from the format we would use when we pulled director drafts. We’ll explain it on the show, but it’s a good time that we know you’re going to like!
And, what a good week to introduce our fun little new game,. We’ve got a lot of things to pull our drafts from with our REVIEW-O-RAMA and a lot of Hollywood stars. And for our Review-O-Rama, we start off with a big one: Sam Raimi. He’s got a new film called Send Help coming out about two coworkers that end up stranded on an island together. We also tap into the new documentary Secret Mall Apartment which is about… well… a secret apartment in a mall. We also checked in with Crime 101 with none other than the Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo. And, to close things out, we even checked out Whistle – a horror film where blowing the whistle… could get ya got my friends.
This is a good one! I really do think you’re going to like the game, and I KNOW you’re going to like the reviews!
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: The Wrecking Crew, Shelter
Top 5: Dumb, But Fun Action Movies
Monthly Theme: Ben Affleck
I wrote a lot for this week’s episode description, but I quickly realized it was all plagiarized from what I wrote on the Top 5 Badasses episode. It had similar jokes about action movies as what I originally wrote. Something about walking in slow motion with an explosion in the background is where my mind oft goes.
But that’s because it’s fing cool!!! And you know what else is fing cool? Our Top 5 this week, the Top 5 Dumb, But Fun Action Movies. We’re talking guns. We’re talking car chases. We’re talking people more physically fit than I will ever be beating the stuffing out of each other. And you better believe we’re having a real fun time talking about it.
And that’s because we reviewed The Wrecking Crew this week. The newest entry in dumb but fun classics. It stars Jason Momoa, and Dave Bautista, is set in Hawaii, and has a lot of wonton violence.
We’ve also got a briefer review for you all at the backend. Ryan caught Shelter, the new Jason Statham flick – and with a star like Statham behind it, you know it’s another dumb action flick… and we love that.
It’s high octane insanity on this week’s jaw everybody. Get ready. Get tough. And get dumb y’all.
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: The Rip, Mercy
Top 5: Male Performances of 2025
Guest: Jeff York
Monthly Theme: Ben Affleck
Get a load of those Oscar announcements eh?? That’s right – they announced the nominees for this year’s Oscar ceremonies, and you bet your sweet buppie we’re gonna talk about that.
And we’ve got somebody great to talk about that with. We’ve brought our old friend and annual guest: Jeff York! He’s a critic and cartoonist here in Chicago, and a fellow member of our very own Chicago Indie Critics group.
Just like Brian, just like Mark, AND just like Cati – Jeff is an annual friend at our yearly wrap-up, and Jeff’s job is to rank the Top 5 Male Performances of 2025.
Plus, we’ve got a review of the new Matt Damon and Ben Affleck detective thriller: The Rip! For everybody wondering why we’re celebrating Ben Affleck this month: here ya’ go!
We’ve got some fun trivia. We’ve got a capsule review of Mercy. We’ve got it all boy, girls, and enbies.
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Top 5: Female Performances of 2025
Guest: Cati Glidewell
Monthly Theme: Ben Affleck
There are only a few things you can truly count on in this world. 1.) Death. 2.) Taxes. And 3.) CinemaJaw’s yearly recap of the Top 5 Best Female Performances of the year with returning guest Cati Glidewell. And, lucky for you, number three is the one we went with this week!
That’s right boys, girls, and enbies – we’ve got long-time friend of the show, stellar critic, and The Blonde In Front herself, Cati Glidewell. And in addition to the Top 5 Female Performances of 2025, she’s also here for our review this week.
We’ve got the follow up to last year’s hit zombie movie 28 Years Later, and Matt, Ry, AND Cati all caught The Bone Temple.
And, if that wasn’t enough – we’ve also got an absolute banger for trivia this week. Ryan wrote “Devil’s Play” trivia for Matt and Cati.
It’s a great start to the year, and if you aren’t excited about The Bone Temple then you clearly didn’t see 28 Years Later. You won’t wanna miss it y’all.
I love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: Marty Supreme, Primate, Wake Up Dead Man
Top 5: Scenes of 2025
Guest: Mark Dujsik
Monthly Theme: Ben Affleck
Oookeeee okeeee. Oou ouuh oh. Oookeee.
And for those of us who are NOT capuchins – let me translate this episode’s writeup:
We’re reviewing Primate BABYYYY. It’s our first review of 2026, and Matt, Ryan and myself are known to be kinda like our furry ancestors, so we were excited to find out if this new horror film will drive us bananas.
AND – to contrast this show’s hosts being monkey-adjacent, we have THE HARDEST working critic on the planet; our friend Mark Dujsik! And I’m not kidding – the guy goes ape s*** insane on watching movies. He’s always in the ball park of 500+ movies a year. He’s a friend of the show. He’s a hell of a critic. And we couldn’t be happier to have him in on all our monkey business.
Plus, c’mon guys. We’ve been off for 3 weeks eating leaves and bananas. And we didn’t spend all that time picking flies off our backs. We also grabbed some movies from last year that we wanted to review too! We’ve got the ping pong… I mean table tennis flick Marty Supreme. And we even logged on to Netflix to screen the new Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man.
Plus… listen… If you couldn’t tell by the bad monkey jokes already – this is KP writing this week’s writeup. And let. Me. Tell. YOU: this is the best trivia week of my life, because we are playing MONKEY MOVIE TRIVA!!!!! I cannot emphasize enough how much I like monkeys guys. I wish every week was monkey movie trivia week.
This is a good one! We’re welcoming in 2026 with our bests… our at the very least – our most… us. We’re ready to rock the new year with y’all.
Love,
-KP
Top 10: of 2025
You know it. You love it. It’s the annual top 10 lists for the year with our dear friend, Brian Tallerico. Ryan’s got his top 10. Matt’s got HIS top 10. And, if you can even believe it, Brian has HIS top 10 also! That’s 30 times one of Chicago’s finest critics touches on all the things that made this year so magical.
Horror. Comedy. Drama. And the expected levels of “you put that at number _____???” bickering ya’ love to hear from CinemaJaw!
This one’s the last episode of the year, so please PLEASE have a great holiday season. We’re super excited about 2026, and believe you me – everybody on this podcast would agree that all of you listening are a huge reason we’re so excited.
Love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: Jay Kelly, Train Dreams, The House Made
It’s that time of year. We’re cramming in our last few movies before the year ends, and boy HOWDY is CinemaJaw having fun clearing up our final watchlist.
And we want to share that fun! We’ve got a review-o-rama for ya’ this week JawHeads where we go over 3 movies. Jay Kelly – the new Netflix film starring Adam Sandler and George Clooney. Speaking of Netflix, Matt and Ryan also caught Train Dreams, the meditative period piece about a man working on a railroad during the western expansion. And finally, Ryan also caught The Housemaid, a steamy thriller flick starring Sydney Sweeny and directed by Paul Feig.
It’s a good one guys!
-KP
Reviewed: Five Nights At Freddy’s 2
Top 5: Heartwarming Movies
Grab the tissues and find somebody to hug! Tis the season to watch something heartwarming and that’s just what we’re doing today. We’ve got our Top 5 Heartwarming movies this week Jawheads.
That’s not all – we’ve got one of the last horror movies of the year in for our review this episode too. Matt got out to see if Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 is pizza party worthy.
Ryan’s got some brief thoughts on two year-end sequels just before trivia this week as well folks. It’s a jam-packed one!
Reviewed: Arco, Eternity, Conan The Barbarian (2011), Rental Family
I am 7 pounds heavier. My bank account is remarkably low after winning a death match over a TV. And I think my family might never get together again. So it’s been the typical American family’s Thanksgiving Jawheads.
And if you guys weren’t full enough already – lemme tell ya, Matt and Ryan overcooked this one. We’ve got a special Review-O-Rama with FOUR dip-dang reviews this week!
We start with the animated art-house flick Arco. A little peak into the afterlife with Eternity, a rom com staring Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen, comes up next. Matt caught up with the 2011 Conan The Barbarian movie (as a reference to that trivia a few weeks back) – and that’s… real life. Like I’m not kidding we went there and it’s spicy. Lastly, we take it all home with Brenden Fraser’s Rental Family… (Like, the new movie he’s in titled: Rental Family… Not his own personal family that he happens to rent. I don’t know anything about Brenden Fraser’s family and don’t want to be sued for defamation and libel).
It’s a big one guys. And Ryan’s drunk on champagne. Matt’s crying and arguing with his brother. It’s a simpler time before we knew this was exhausting. And we all love you.
Take her EZ babes,
-KP
Reviewed: Wicked: For Good
Top 5: Musicals of the 2000s
Monthly Theme: Cynthia Erivo
This week, we get down and funky as we let our pipes bellow. That’s right, we’re doing our top 5 musicals of the 21st century (so far). We’re doing that list in honor of Wicked: For Good, the conclusion and sequel to the hit musical from just last year. We’ve also got our standard Cynthia Erivo month festivities and we’re even doing some of that classic Stump the Kubinski we know you know and love!
This is going to be a good one folks! Enjoy.
Reviewed: The Running Man
Top 5: “On The Run” Movies
Monthly Theme: Cynthia Erivo
KP is sweaty and anxious
More than she usually is
“Okay Jawheads – I’ve got little time to explain so you’re going to have to listen very closely:”
Panicked breathing continues
“This week on CinemaJaw… we’re going over the Top 5 ‘On-The-Run’ movies. Like… movies where the characters are escaping the law or some threat or something.
It’s because we’re reviewing The Running Man, the new Edgar Wright movie. I know; I thought it was the dance too. BUT IT’S NOT. And now, Edgar Wright sent some goons after us and is trying to kill us. So we gotta go. Grab your air pods. Grab your Raycons. I don’t care what you grab, but we gotta go. Edgar is REALLY mad and I think he knows where we are.”
Silence for a few moments. Only KP’s rushed, unsteady breathing can be heard.
“Okay fine!! There’s also trivia. Matt’s playing 80s Movie Remake – Stump The Kubinski. LET’S GO!!”
All the Jawheads in the entire world follow KP moments before Edgar Wright and Glen Powell shoot the locks off the door and barge in saying “Find them”
Reviewed: Predator: Badlands
Top 5: Movie BADASSES
Monthly Theme: Cynthia Erivo
This week on CinemaJaw, Matt and Ryan walk away from an explosion in slow motion. Because they. Are. Badasses.
We’re reviewing Predator Badlands this week, and, lemme tell ya folks – this movie is badass. So we figured now is the best time we could decide to go over the baddest of the bad with our Top 5 BADASSES in movies – alongside our review of the one and only Predator: Badlands, of course.
And, we even have ourselves a new theme! It’s a new month, and we had to do somebody totally… badass (obviously). So we went with Cynthia Erivo: absolute legend they are.
That’s about all the exposition I could fit in with the slow motion explosion footage I grabbed of Matt and Ryan, so why don’t I quit writing and go on with the hardcore episode with the coolest of the cool.
Love you all (in an BADASS way),
-KP
Reviewed: Frankenstein, Frogs
Top 5: Classic Lit Adaptations
Monthly Theme: Jeff Bridges
It was the best of Episodes. It was the worst of Episodes. Dust off your library card JawHeads, because today we’re talking classic lit!
We’re doing it in honor of Guillermo Del Toro’s new Frankenstein flick. This one’s supposed to be book-accurate too, whatever that means!
Plus, since we’re already knee deep in books, we’re going with our top 5 classic literature adaptations. Bring out your Harper Lee, okay guys. Show me some Ray Bradbury, but don’t let him smuggle in matches again. And Oscar Wilde? Yeah – him and that painting of his are invited too. Except none of those people nor books show up in this episode because that would be spoilers.
This is a good episode guys! We also have our review of Frogs and a recap of our event with Ali’s Reptile Den at The Music Box this past week! You aren’t gonna want to miss it guys.
-KP
Reviewed: Bugonia, John Candy: I Like Me
Top 5: Horror Movies of the 2000s
Guest: Cati Glidewell
Monthly Theme: Jeff Bridges
Listen guys – we’ve been loving the millennium recap episodes we’ve been doing. The top 5 ______ of the 2000s lists. And what better time than the last week of October to do our TOP 5 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT MOVIES OF TH… wait… what?? Oh god… Okay, I’ll let everybody know.
Sorry about that Jawheads. I just got word for the suits that there’s been a slight issue. We are pivoting this week and doing the top 5 HORROR movies of the 2000s in honor of something called… Hollow ween? We would like to formally apologize to all the new parents excited to hear our films about early childhood development; this is a bad episode for you as your children will get scared.
BUT – on the bright side, we do have a great guest to cover our top 5 Horror movies of the new millennium! We’re bring back Cati Glidewell aka The Blonde in Front! She’s a friend of the show and an amazing critic with a particular attraction the spookiest of spooks.
And, since we feel bad about the whole… horror movie list instead of children’s list thing: we’d like to apologize by giving you all 2 reviews this week! The first one is for the new Emma Stone flick Bugonia! It’s directed by the ICONIC Yorgos Lanthimos, and we can’t wait to share it with you. As for the second review, we’ve played our tricks, so you deserve a treat. And what’s a better treat than Candy? JOHN Candy?? We have just the review for you! John Candy: I Like Me, the documentary about the late, great John Candy.
It’s a great time to be alive Jaw Heads. Please PLEASE forgive us.
-KP
Reviewed: A House of Dynamite
Top 3: Graveyard Scenes
Guest: John LaFlamboy
Monthly Theme: Jeff Bridges
BOOOOO!! Did I scare you Ghouls and Gals? I hope so, because this week we are FINALLY getting into the Halloween spirit on this dip-dang show! That’s right, it is our annual Hell’s Gate episode with the one; the ONLY John LaFlamboy.
As always, John is far too kind to us when we come out and visit the haunt. And, I personally believe that’s because he’s absolutely menacing to us when we’re in the actual haunt. Makes the scares scarier.
So we have John on to talk about the haunt. What’s new; what’s exciting. What the people need to know about Hell’s Gate.
And, to spoil a tiny, itty-bitty part of Hell’s Gate, there’s a new addition in the form of a hand-built haunted mausoleum. And in honor of that new addition, we are going in on the top 3 graveyard scenes in movies.
Plus, we even found the time to squeeze a review in this week! Ryan caught Netflix’s A House of Dynamite. And we know you’re all wondering if this Nuclear War Thriller is… Dynamite!! You’re just gonna have to listen and find out folks!
Stay spooky. Stay scary. And wear a costume will ya!
-KP
Reviewed: Tron: Ares, Roofman
Top 5: Ecological Horror Films
Guest: Ali’s Reptile Den
Monthly Theme: Jeff Bridges
This week on CinemaJaw, we’re talking ROBOTS AND SNAKES BABYYYY.
I’m gonna keep things 100p guys, I tried framing this writeup as though I had Chat GPT do it – but I don’t know how Chat GPT writes well enough to copy it. And then I realized, what if people just believed me that I had Chat GPT do it? Then I started wondering: is me writing the Jaw Post this week really that much different from AI writing it? Am I really that different from AI? How do I know I’m NOT AI, and there’s some user controlling me beyond my comprehension? Why do I even want to pretend Chat GPT wrote the Jaw Post??? What even is the joke here KP???? Do I even understand humor or AM I JUST A SERIES OF LAUGH-LESS ONES AND ZEROES????????
…And… after breathing deeply in and out of a paper bag a few times, I decided the Tron: Ares episode of CinemaJaw just isn’t worth the existential crisis. It’s a movie. It’s got Jared Leto and the music was made by Nine Inch Nails. And we reviewed it y’all.
Plus, there’s that proverbial saying (I believe it’s Belgian, but correct me if I’m wrong): “Nobody can frown when there’s a frog in the room.” And lucky us, we’ve got Ali from the reptile den BACK in ACTION!!
Ali always does us right by bringing some cool animals to the studio, and while we’re promoting Frogs at the Music Box of Horrors later this month, you know Ali’s Reptile Den came through with a frog.
Robots. Frogs. A second review of Roofman. 3 top 5 Ecological Horror lists. And even a little bit of trivia – if you can believe it. This is a good one guys.
Love you all!
-KP
Reviewed: The Lost Bus
Top 5: Animated Films of the 2000s
We can always tell when KP wrote the show notes. She’s got her own writing style; her own voice. We always can tell. For example – I know you called that this was a KP-written post!
And… get used to that this episode. If you’re not a KP fan… listen, I get it. I don’t like her more than half of the time either. But this one is a big one! This one is our Top 5 Animated Films of the new millennium. And KP, as the show’s resident animator, needed a week to crack her knuckles and have somebody hold her beer.
It’s not just cartoons and fun times though. Absolutely not. This is a serious show; we have some serious segments. Like Ryan’s review of The Lost Bus starring Matthew “Town Car” McConaughey. Nothing could be more serious you guys. NOTHING.
And, to round this absolute banger of an episode out, we close the show with some trivia, as we always do. Our very own Matt K has a pop quiz today on how well he knows… Matt. But not the K one – the McConaughey one.
It’s a good one!! And I’m NOT just saying that because I get a lot of air time.
Love you all,
-KP
Reviewed: The Smashing Machine
Top 5: Physically Transformative Performances
Celebrating This Month: Benicio Del Toro
ARE YOU READY TO RUUUUMBLLLLLLEEEEEEE!?
…what’s that?.. No? You’re not??
Oh. Okay. Well… are you ready to jaw about the movies? Because that is something that we can do too. And, just like I transformed from being a small Japanese woman editing podcasts into a ring announcer just now, The Rock, Dwayne Johnson no less, transforms into a completely new person in his new flick The Smashing Machine.
None of us here at CinemaJaw are big MMA fans, so we didn’t know what to expect from The Rock, but with Benny Safdi directing, Matt and Ry couldn’t resist heading off to the screening, and coming right to the studio to record their reviews.
And seriously JawHeads, if you haven’t seen the trailer for The Smashing Machine, check out The Rock. He looks like a completely different person! And in honor of that, our boys are also going top 5 on Physical Transformation Performances. Think make up. Think prosthetics. Think weight loss and weight gain. All the above in ONE top five!
It’s an easy breezy one this week y’all. Love u bunches UwU
-KP
Reviewed: One Battle After Another, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Him
Top 5: Fall Movie Preview
Celebrating This Month: Benicio Del Toro
It’s always the same with that CinemaJaw gang. One episode after another. It never stops!! Thankfully, filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson keeps supplying with content so at least things never get old.
And that leads me RIGHT into our main review this week – One Battle After Another. It stars Leo DiCaprio and, the one and only Benicia Del Toro. The best episode of the month is always the one where we talk about the theme!
We also have a big BIG forecast into the ass end of 2025’s film catalogue as we do our Fall Movie Preview. As usual, Matt brings in his 5 most anticipated movies closing out the year, and Ryan will hit us with his top 5 films he caught at TIFF. Which, while I’m on that note, we should mention you’re also going to get a brief low-down on TIFF festivities now that Ryan is back!!!
We also have two more mini reviews for you guys this week. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – which we confirmed has nothing to do with the current American socio-political and legislative climate. It’s a movie about going through magical doors! And there’s also the new film Him produced by Jordan Peele.
It’s a big one this week you guys. Take her easy.
-KP
Reviewed: The Conjuring: Last Rights, The Toxic Avenger, Splitsville
Celebrating This Month: Benicio Del Toro
Picture this: The date is September 1st… You’re feeling good about summer and hoping to cling to the last few weeks of sunshine and flowers. Nothing is going to stop you from embracing the season of summer. You walk into your local big box store to buy lightbulbs when… HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS!!!
Yes – it is officially that time. And honestly, it’s a little later this year than usual it seems. But we all love ourselves some Halloween Season vibes, so Hollywood is delivering! We’ve got a big horror review this week in The Conjuring: Last Right! The Warrens are back at it and so is Ry the Movie Guy with a review.
After that, Ryan passes the ball over to Matt K to review one of the most Matt K films of the year: The Toxic Avenger. This Troma classic remake has had a bonkers release cycle – and Matt K has rose to the task of unpacking this flick.
Then, if that wasn’t enough, we’re going full review-o-rama with A THIRD REVIEW. Ryan checked out a new comedy called Splitsville. It stars Dakota Johnson, and is about ethical non-monogamy. If that doesn’t do something for ya… then I don’t know if I can help you.
We love you all. Stay Golden.
-KP
Reviewed: Caught Stealing
Top 5: Crime Comedies
Celebrating This Month: Benicio Del Toro
Jawheads! Sorry for the late post this week. Life happened in Chicago.
We have a great episode this week as Matt and Ry share their takes on the new Darren Aronofsky film Caught Stealing. Join us as we also dive deep into the Top 5 Crime Comedy films this side of the year 2000! And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve also got a great round of trivia as we play a round of Benicio Del Toro themed Stump the Kubinski!
All that and more for Episode 715. Enjoy
Reviewed: The Roses, Honey Don’t
Top 3: “On Par” Remakes
Celebrating This Month: Josh Brolin
I’m not gonna lie Jawheads, sometimes I struggle to write these. For as much as they can be diary entries that express thoughts and feelings at the forefront of my mind at times, finding a way to articulate what’s at the front of a mind gone mad is hard.
So what happens is I end up writing and erasing and re-writing and re-erasing – as many times as I need to. And I continuously remake the show notes until I have something that I am actually willing to publish on the internet.
Aaaaaaand isn’t that JUST like Hollywood!?!?!?
I mean, how many times have we seen A Star is Born? And yet the keep making them anyways. And are any of these remakes even on par with the originals they’re paying “respects” to??
Well, this is exactly what they boys try to figure out in the top 3 list this week with their Top 3 “On Par” remakes! These aren’t the ones that go above and beyond. These aren’t the ones that really under-deliver. These are the ones that absolutely nail it. That’s what we’re talking about this week baby!!
And we’re doing that because of one of the reviews we have this week. Matt and Ryan went out and caught The Roses, which for those uninitiated, is a remake of the Danny DeVito film from the 80s: War of the Roses.
Plus, we’re getting an extra review in the from of of Honey Don’t. And we’re taking things home with a quick little round of “Rose” movie trivia.
As always, take her easy. Love you guys to pieces,
-KP
Reviewed: Nobody 2, Ne Zha 2
Top 5: Vacation Movies
Celebrating This Month: Josh Brolin
Is it morning already??? Sorry Jawheads. I’ve been over sleeping lately these days. I’m stressed out. My car got stolen. Then the new car I bought to replace it got rear-ended in a hit and run. And after that my house got broken into and my stuff got burglarized. I’ve been under a lot of pressure and I think I just need… A VACATION!!!!
That’s right baby – we’re talking about Vacation movies this week on CinemaJaw!! Yet again, I have lured your interests by opening with an overly-personal plea for sympathy that was actually about setting up for the episode description!!
To get in the spirit of vacation, Matt and Ryan picked out their top 5 favorite Vacation movies!! As well as, both our sweet boys from heaven have a review of the new Dad-Action flick Nobody 2 (that’s a new genre name I am trying to coin. This post is published and dated, so we know who said it first is all I”m saying).
And, because none of us on this podcast team are capable of rest nor chill, we went one step even farther Jawheads. We made one more absolutely coo-coo bananas topic this week. We’ve got another review! Ryan got out and checked out the record-breaking Chinese Animated film, Ne Zha 2.
This episode is the perfect time to relax, unwind, and silently seethe while you convince yourself time out of the office is going to solve the theft of your property, the destruction of your replacement property, and the anxiety of your home being susceptible to crime at any moment in time without you knowing or having control.
Love you all!!
-KP
Reviewed: Weapons, The Naked Gun, The Pickup
Review-O-Rama
Celebrating This Month: Josh Brolin
Strip down to your skivvies and prepare your weapons. That’s the only thing I could think of to start our Naked Gun episode. And it works, because we also cover Weapons in this episode! And for those at home who read the title of the episode – I don’t know how my juvenile innuendo relates to The Pickup!
But I know you guys. You love us anyways. Even though my crass and potentially cancel-able intros only tie into 66.67% of the films we review.
Other than that, it’s a breezy little jaw this week! We’ve got some more of the usuals alongside those reviews. We play Liam Neeson and Pam Anderson Stump the Kubinski. We also got another week of Josh Brolin month to our names! What’s not to love?
You’re all Georgia Peaches and I love you.
-KP
Reviewed: Eddington, The Bad Guys 2, Together, Happy Gilmore 2
Review-O-Rama
Celebrating This Month: Josh Brolin
At the ripe age of 31, I realized the worst part of my aging process has been feeling tired. I just constantly feel like I have no energy. It’s the worst.
And, I know, a great amount of this has to do with my own life choices. I smoke like a chimney. My diet is horrible. And I perpetually over-extend myself beyond my limits with personal and career commitments as a means of distracting myself from my intense loneliness, social disconnection, and fear of abandonment.
BUT – none of those choices are actually what make me tired. Not a chance. I’m not changing things within my control and you can’t make me. What the REAL PROBLEM is: is that THE MOVIES JUST KEEP COMING BABYYYYYY!!
That’s right, this was an elaborate and unnecessarily vulnerable setup for a REVIEW-O-RAMA!!!
We’ve got 4 big ones this week, and lemme tell ya, they cover a broad spectrum of genres! We start off with the new Ari Aster political western flick Eddington. Then we HARD pivot to Dreamworks’ follow up to one of their sleeper successes with The Bad Guys 2. After coming back from our break, like the glue that keeps this podcast together, we glom onto our review of the new Dave Franco and Alison Brie body horror film Together. And to close things off, we finish out with the legacy sequel nobody asked for and we were all kinda glad to get anyways: Happy. Gilmore. 2.
I’m not above spoiling this little tid bit – we’re positive on all of them. If you’re on the fence with any or unsure if you actually want to commit to the one you’ve been thinking about – listen to this episode!
Love you all to pieces Jawheads!
-KP
Reviewed: Fantastic Four: First Steps
Top Lists: MCU Movies Tier List
Celebrating This Month: Uma Thurman
They say that bad news comes in threes – but what they DON’T tell ya, is that good things come in fours!!
That’s not true. I made that up. I’ve never heard somebody say that before in my life. What I have heard somebody say before is “The Fantastic Four are awesome.” Luckily for us, the whole CinemaJaw crew got the opportunity to see The Fantastic Four: First Steps and all three of of those jag bags came prepared with their reviews!
And if hearing 3 podcasters bickering like a dysfunctional family over a movie about 4 super heroes bickering like a dysfunctional family isn’t your jam, I hope you like 2 podcasters bickering like a dysfunctional family over the best movies in the MCU. As crazy as it sounds – we skipped Top 5 lists this week and instead decided to rank the ENTIRE MCU. Not just some. Not just the bests. THE ENTIRE THING. This is huge.
FOUR those of us who that isn’t enough FOUR, Ryan made a special set of questions FOUR Matt this week in a riveting round of Stump the Kubinski. Matt has to answer up to trivia all about “4” movies.
It’s a good episode. I liked this one.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Top Lists: Top 5 Movie Reboots
Celebrating This Month: Uma Thurman
Last summer, I moved into a new apartment. I attended one of my friend’s weddings. My second niece was born. I started a job that I hated, I bought a new BMX bike, and I started taking estrogen. And that’s just about what I did last summer. And now… you all know what I did last summer.
What you don’t know, dearest Jawhead, is that I know what YOU did last summer!!!…
…You listened to a lot of CinemaJaw! And who could have guessed then that a whole year later we would be talking about an I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot!? (I would have guessed we would all be millionaires and we would stop feeling like we have nothing to show for ourselves and we would have forgiven ourselves for every time we perceived we’ve failed ourselves and our loved ones and we would never feel existentially lost, alone and scared ever again… but there’s always next summer for that right?..)
And in honor of my life getting a reboot by next summer… I mean… in honor of the reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer, Matt and Ryan listed their Top 5 Movie Reboots! Some might say the nostalgia market is bloating the market with unoriginal ideas and at CinemaJaw we say: “YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT!!” We’re going all in on the ideas we’ve seen 1,000 times!
And that’s not all! We also played some ICONIC Stump the Kubinski this week – Fishermen Movie Trivia. Yeah, it’s a weird one. But those are also the fun ones.
We’re living large and in charge Jawheads. We’re gonna be talking about this one for years to come… or at least till next summer… for the bit.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: Superman (2025), Jurassic World: Rebirth, The Old Guard 2
Top Lists: Top 3 Lex Luther portrayals
Guest: Erika Valenciana
Celebrating This Month: Uma Thurman
This week on CinemaJaw, we welcome ourselves back from the holiday with one big REVIEW-O-RAMA!!! It’s always a good week when we talk superheroes, dinosaurs, and gunslingers all at the same time!! In this week’s episode we’re reviewing two major summer blockbusters Superman and Jurassic World: Rebirth, as well as a couch blockbuster in the form of Netflix’s The Old Guard 2. Additionally, we have a fantastic guest joining us in the form of one Erika Valenciana! A local Chicago filmmaker and documentarian, Erika is joining us to talk about her love for film, her start in the industry, and her latest project Brewers – a documentary about the women behind brewing beer!
It’d be a bummer to miss this one y’all!
Erika’s Links:
Website:
https://www.erikavalenciana.com/
Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1239791466/brewer-a-short-poetic-documentary
Reviewed: M3GAN 2.0
Top Lists: 2000s Movie Robots
Guest: Stephen Wester
Celebrating This Month: Uma Thurman
LIGHTS! CAMERA!! ATLAS!!!
That’s not the slogan for Atlas Lighting – specializing in renting light and camera equipment for all sorts of film and media productions – but it COULD be.
And I bring this C-tier (at best) pun into this write-up, not just because I’m foolish, but because it does actually tie into our guest this week – Stephen Wester! The owner and founder of Chicago’s very own Atlas Lighting!
Stephen’s tagging along with us as we go over the top 5 movie robots of the new millennium and as we discuss M3GAN 2.0.
And don’t even get me started on “Light” movie trivia and this month’s brand new theme – Uma Thurman.
Love,
-KP
Atlas Link:
https://www.atlaslightingchicago.com/
Reviewed: 28 Years Later, F1
Celebrating This Month: Brad Pitt
This episode is being released on June 23rd 2025. And on the same day in 1997, Hanson’s Mmmbop just landed on the top of the UK’s billboard chart. And just like Hanson didn’t know what relationships and friendships would last forever, we never knew CinemaJaw would go on to record 706 episodes. Low and behold: here we are today… 28 Years Later.
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That’s right baby we’re back with our 706th episode and we’re talking zombies this week. Matt and Ryan caught up with 28 Years Later and those two have THOUGHTS. We also have a review of the new Brad Pitt flick F1 – the reason we’re celebrating him this entire month! Fast Zombies. Fast Cars. Fast lifestyles.
This one’s a goodie y’all. You’re gonna have a blast.
Love,
-KP
Reviewed: How To Train Your Dragon, The Materialist
Celebrating This Month: Brad Pitt
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Dragon.
Dragon who?
Dragon DEEZ NU- … ya’ know what… never mind. I’m not finishing this joke.
We all saw How to Train Your Dragon though so there’s that! While I’m obviously partial as a member of the podcast, I do think this particular review raises some fun conversation around these live-action remakes as Matt, Ryan, and KP all share their thoughts on Dreamworks’ first entry in the live-action remake ring.
And hey, y’all already know – just like how society will put more and more funny words in front of the phrase “deez nuts” – CinemaJaw will always be bringing you more and more reviews. Ryan got out to see The Materialist, Dakota Johnson’s latest RomCom.
Chris Evans Stump the Kubinski this week. And a big BIG fishtanks this week too. We got a lot of awesome feedback on the Prequel Vs. Spin-off debate… a war that to this day, has no true victor.
It’s a good episode this week guys. You’re going to have a cool fun nice cool time.
Love,
-KP
KP’s Links:
Pancakes and Booze: https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: Mission: Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme
Top 5: Movie Spinoffs
Celebrating This Month: Brad Pitt
Allow me to take you on a journey Jaw Heads. Visualize in your mind’s eye: you go to a second-hand record store. You rifle through the bargain bin and find a press of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, abridged of course to fit onto one disc. You purchase that record, go home and put it on. You start to think of CinemaJaw as this wax recording of the iconic ballet spins.
It’s natural to think of CinemaJaw during these moments because for the 704th episode – we’re talking about BALLERINA – a SPIN off of John Wick.
Okay, that intro was a stretch, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that we are Ana De ARMED and ready to review this action-packed spin off staring none other than… Ana De Armas.
And, you know what, the spinning off doesn’t stop there. The top 5s this week are the best movie spin offs, which is no easy feat. But Matt and Ryan find the worth-while watches nonetheless and – without spoiling anything – this top list has some of the best discussion (or arguing) we’ve put out all year.
That’s not all though, Ryan also got out to the new Wes Anderson film: The Phoenician Scheme. He also put Matt to the test on Ana De Armas trivia and we get to see if our boy, our Kubinski – is stumped.
Love,
-KP
KP’s Links:
Pancakes and Booze: https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: Mission: The Karate Kid: Legends, Bring Her Back
Celebrating This Month: Brad Pitt
Jawheads, as far as fans go… you’re the BEST around. And nothing’s gonna ever bring you down. And if anything ever did bring you down, CinemaJaw would be there to pick you back up onto your feet as though we were picking up wayward fruit flies with our chopsticks.
And with an intro like that, I am sure you all know what I’m getting at with our review this week – and you are absolutely correct. I can confirm we are reviewing Bring Her Back – the new horror flick by Danny and Michael Philippou of Talk To Me fame. I know. I know. You all are wondering if this film is going to hold up to its legacy and if it’s even worth it to show up in your prom night shower cosplay. And you’re going to have to listen to the second review find out!
Oh yeah… and we also did a review in the first half for a movie called… uh… The Karate Kid: Legends. Something like that. I guess some dudes named Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan are in it. I guess that’s kind of our “main” review this week if I’m reading the notes I have right.
We’re also starting a new monthly theme, and… my god how have we not done this one before? We’re celebrating Brad Pitt ALL. MONTH. LONG BAYBEEEEEE.
And finally, to close the show – we’re doing what we always do. We’re playing trivia. And this week, we’re doing Ralph Macchio/Jackie Chan Movie Trivia. Since we’re solo this week – y’all already know we’re gonna try and Stump the Kubinski on this one too.
Take ‘er easy and enjoy the show folks!
-Waxing off with Love, KP
KP’s Links:
Fox River Arts Ramble: http://www.foxriverarts.com/
Pancakes and Booze: https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning, Fountain of Youth
Top Lists: M: I Movies – Ranked
Celebrating This Month: Natalie Portman
Agent Jawhead, the movies need your immediate attention. Codenames: “Movie Guy” and “The Kubinski” are at it again and only YOU can listen to them. Your episode – should you choose to download it, will include a review of the newest Mission: Impossible flick, The Final Reckoning.
And just like the time the entire list of Jawheads fell into the hands of Filmspotting – Movie Guy and The Kubinski’s lists containing their best-to-worst Mission: Impossible films will fall into your hands.
And that’s not all Agent J. The madmen even hacked into Apple TV’s mainframe, watched Fountain of Youth starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman, then recorded themselves talking about it for distribution to their closest allies.
You should know Jawhead… The Kubinski has been training for this episode his entire life. He’s been honing his skills in movie trivia for over a decade, and even this week played Movie Guy in a round of Mission: Impossible cast movie trivia.
This is no small commitment Agent J. This episode will push your mind and body to their limits. The world will be once again free to keep on jawing about the movies.
Signing off with love,
-Big Mama (KP)
KP’s Links:
Fox River Arts Ramble: http://www.foxriverarts.com/
Pancakes and Booze: https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: Friendship, Final Destination: Bloodlines
Top Lists: Comedies of the New Millennium
Celebrating This Month: Natalie Portman
At the time of writing this, I’m having a dilemma Jaw Heads. So get this – in this episode, Matt and Ryan review the new Tim Robinson movie Friendship. They go over their top 5 comedy films of the new millennium. It’s an episode all about the laughs, ya know?
Here’s where the problem comes in: I have absolutely no idea how to write this post description. You guys know me. People always are saying “KP’s such a hyuckster”. “She’s so funny”. As flattering as that is, I’m truly just a buffoon. What’s more, a buffoon who knows her own reputation and the expectations of humor that come alongside it. And I do not know how the hell to write something comedic… about… comedy.
What I DO know how to write – is low-effort conversational segues. And that brings me to my next point: Ryan also got out to check Final Destination Bloodlines – and this is a surprisingly awesome listen. I know what you’re thinking: “It’s a Final Destination movie… What can Ryan really have to say about it?” And just trust me on this one. I felt the same way too until I heard it.
JUST LIKE how I ALSO felt like we wouldn’t be doing Paul Rudd Stump the Kubinski until I heard it (okay, that one wasn’t just low-effort, it was flagrantly untrue; I knew we were doing that).
Those reviews. That top 5. And This Trivia!! It’s one for the books. I’m dead serious. Zero percent joking about this one guys. Nothing funny to comment because I am too much of a buffoon to even make a make a joke about this episode.
Love,
-KP
KP’s Links:
Fox River Arts Ramble: http://www.foxriverarts.com/
Pancakes and Booze: https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: Clown in a Cornfield
Top Lists: Number 1 Best Horror Casts
Guest: Hobart Miller and Michael Panico
Celebrating This Month: Natalie Portman
There are only 5 chairs in CinemaJaw Studios, meaning we do not have *Room for Six… That doesn’t stop us this week from sitting down with Hobart Miller and Michael Panico to discuss their feature film Room 6***!
(pause for laughter)…(nobody laughs though)
Two Chicago creatives sit down to talk about their creative process, favorite horror movie casts, and even a little about what’s coming up next for them!
Also – it wouldn’t be CinemaJaw if we didn’t have a review! This week, Matt and Ryan got out and saw Clown in a Cornfield – a new horror comedy flick about… a clown… in a cornfield… It’s only dawning on me now how this title ties in.
We also get some trivia in – and as much as we love to hear some Stump the Kubinski – we love a head to head match even more!! This episode Michael and Hobart take Matt K on in “Room” movie trivia!
Nunya jabronies are going to want to miss this one!!
Love,
-KP
Guest Links:
Room Six: https://www.roomsixfilm.com/
Social Handle: @Roomsixfilm
KP’s Links:
Fox River Arts Ramble: http://www.foxriverarts.com/
Pancakes and Booze: https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: Thunderbolts, Havoc
Celebrating This Month: Natalie Portman*
It’s a bird! It’s a plane!! It’s… a couple of nobodies sucking up over an hour of your precious time…
And I’m not talking about us; I’m talking about Marvel’s Thunderbolts! That’s right, Matt and Ryan got the screening for Thunderbolts* (the asterisk is essential, I swear) and our boys have THOUGHTS damnit!! In this episode, we get the fat skinny on the newest super hero flick and – as a bonus – Matt K even has a review on a brand new theater experience called Screen X!
And… listen… you guys know by now – we jam pack our shows with more than just that!! We also are getting the scoop on Netflix’s Havoc!!
Those reviews, plus a new theme, plus some fun Stump the Kubinski trivia! We’ve got it all baby!!! This one. Is gonna be. GREAT.
-KP
P.S. – If you thought I was talking about us – how dare you, by the way…
Links to KP’s art shows:
Fox River Arts Ramble – http://www.foxriverarts.com/
Pancakes and Booze – https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: The Legend of Ochi
Top 5: Summer Movie Preview
Celebrating This Month: Laurence Fishburne
Smell ya’ later April!! CinemaJaw is back and we are BACK with the last episode of Laurence Fishburne Month! We loved having him, and lemme tell ya’ – we closed this party with a bang!
First and foremost – we have a review of the new Willem DaFoe vehicle: The Legend of Ochi! Matt and Ryan came straight from the theater to record this one, and we know you’re gonna love it.
THEN – there’s more (there’s always more… you know this by now…)! We also do the Summer Movie Preview!! It is officially that time of year! May starts this week and Marvel’s The Thunderbolts is dropping so very soon. So the boys figured: Time to chart out the most anticipated flicks for the summer!
As if that wasn’t enough – we also are going to do our man of the hour (or month) Laurence Fishburne right! We would be remiss not to discuss The Amateur – the whole reason it’s Larry F. Month in the first place. This review may be a bite-sized assessment… but I can guarantee you that you will like Ryan’s closing line.
Stay breezy y’all!
-KP
Link to the Chicago Critics Film Fest for info and tickets!
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/
Links to KP’s art shows:
Fox River Arts Ramble – http://www.foxriverarts.com/
Pancakes and Booze – https://www.pancakesandbooze.com/chicago
Reviewed: Sinners
Top 5: Period Horror
Guest: Erik Childress
Celebrating This Month: Laurence Fishburne
Buckle up Jaw Heads because today we are talking about a HUGE event!!! There Chicago Critics Film Festival is coming BACK!! And just before the festival runs from May 2nd to May 8th, we got our long time friend and Chicago critic: Erik Childress!!
We’ve got the scoop on all things fest related and the hot tips on what the must sees are and how to secure your tix!
And don’t even get me started on our review this week! Ryan got out to see Sinners, the New Ryan Coogler film starring his major collaborator Michael B Jordan. Vampires. The Blues. Good times.
Such good times, we dedicated our top 5 this week to Sinners and dive deep into everybody’s favorite Period Horror films!!
And to top everything off, we also put Matt K against Erik in some Michael B Jordan trivia!
Link to the Chicago Critics Film Fest for info and tickets!
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/
Reviewed: A Minecraft Movie, WARFARE
Top 5: Jack Black Movies
Guest: Solo
Celebrating This Month: Laurence Fishburne
I’m gonna level with you Jawheads… this is the most violent, bloody, and (frankly) undigestible episode of CinemaJaw ever: The Minecraft episode.
That’s right, we’re punching trees into oblivion this week, and that’s just getting started as Matt K and KP review Jack Black’s new A Minecraft Movie.
Speaking of the Jackster, Matt and Ryan thought this would be the perfect time to discuss their top 5 Jack Black movies! Spoiler alert – no, Be Kind Rewind does not make it and KP have a stern talking with the boys after recording. This injustice has not gone unnoticed.
And… if you can believe it… we’re still not done kiddos. We even have ONE MORE REVIEW!!!! Ryan got out and saw the new realistic combat film: WARFARE. You know you’re only gonna hear about a children’s video game and the actual Iraq war on CinemaJaw folks, and you can put that on a T-shirt.
Oh my god, and as I’m writing this, I am only now realizing I didn’t even announce we have a NEW MONTHLY THEME!?!?! Tune in to find out (or read the blurb, but c’mon dude… don’t do that).
Reviewed: Death of a Unicorn, Ash Novocaine, Magazine Dreams, Locked
Guest: Solo
Spring has sprung and we couldn’t be happier at CinemaJaw! And to show our appreciation, before stepping back for Spring Break, we are delivering a FIVE MOVIE Review-O-Rama! You heard that right. FIVE MOVIES.
Ryan gives us his takes on the horror/comedy Death of a Unicorn, the trippy sci-fi Ash, the balls to the walls action Novocaine, the character study drama Magazine Dreams AND and the cat and mouse thriller Locked.
None of these movies are like each other, so we like to think there’s a little something for everybody here.
Reviewed: Snow White, The Electric State
CinemaWAR: Are The Russo Brothers Over-rated?
Guest: Solo
Celebrating This Month: Cate Blanchett
Disney has done it again and brought one of their classics back from the grave! Except… this re-animated cadaver is doing the “Modern Disney” thing where… it’s actually not even re-ANIMATED. Matt, Ryan and KP were all able to check out Snow White and that’s a review you won’t want to miss!
In addition, Matt and Ryan checked out one of Netflix’s latest – The Electric State! It stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and is directed by none other than the Russo Brothers.
What’s more – we’re dusting off our battle axes and re-animating a segment of our own (see, you’re not the only one’s who can do that Disney). This episode marks the triumphant return of: CinemaWAR! The boys fight over how good the Russo Bros really are, and they leave the final call in Mama KP’s… capable… hands.
It’s jam-packed! It’s always jam-packed. You people know this by now! We know you’re gonna love it.
Reviewed: Black Bag
Treasure or Junk: Cate Blanchett Movies
Guest: Solo
Celebrating This Month: Cate Blanchett
Steven Soderbergh delivers his second film of the year with the spy thriller Black Bag. Matt & Ry review that and give a couple film pairings to go with it. We also take a deep dive down on Cate Blanchett’s filmography with the treasure or junk segment. Lastly, we play some spy movie trivia. Lots here to enjoy
Reviewed: Mickey 17
Top 5: Clone Movies
Guest: Solo
Celebrating This Month: Cate Blanchett
MattK makes his triumphant return to the podcast. That he decided to come back on the episode in which we are discussing clones is a bit suspicious. If Mickey 17 can have two Robert Pattinsons, why can’t Cinemajaw have two MattKs? We review Bong Joon-Ho’s latest film and we discuss the finest movies that have clones in them. We also get around to playing some movie trivia. This episode is a lot of fun, so sit back and enjoy.
Reviewed: The Monkey, Cleaner, Riff Raff, Last BreathGuest: SoloCelebrating This Month: Cate Blanchett
We have another Review-o-Rama on our hands. Four big reviews including the newest Stephen King adaptation, The Monkey. We also discuss the new Daisy Ridley film: Cleaner. Plus reviews of Riff Raff & Last Breath. We also kick off Cate Blachett month in style. It’s a lot of Jaw.
Reviewed: Captain America: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, The Mosquito CoastGuest: SoloCelebrating This Month: Harrison Ford
With the Oscars fast approaching, we make some predictions this week on the podcast. In addition to that, we have an impromptu top five Renee zellweger movies. We also review her latest film. Bridget Jones: Mad about The Boy. Lastly, we have a retro review of The Mosquito Coast starring Harrison Ford. You’ll be mad about this podcast. Enjoy!
Reviewed: Captain America: Brave New World, Paddington in Peru, The GorgeGuest: SoloCelebrating This Month: Harrison Ford
We have another Review-o-Rama on our hands. The three movies we discuss are Captain America: Brave New World, Paddington in Peru, and The Gorge. We also take a look at the “Harrison Ford non-franchise collection” in a new segment titled: CinemaJaw’s Treasure or Junk Roadshow. As always it is a jam packed Jaw. Enjoy the Show.
Reviewed: Heart Eyes, Companion, You’re Cordially Invited, Love HurtsGuest: SoloCelebrating This Month: Harrison Ford
Love is in the air this week Jaw-Heads. We have 4 big reviews for you with relationships and love factoring into all of them. But it is not just about love. These films also have horror, action and sci-fi thriller vibes. We look at Will Ferrell & Reese Witherspoon’s Amazon Prime film: You’re Cordially Invited. Ke Huy Quan’s latest action film: Love Hurts. The Valentine’s Day slasher: Hearts Eyes. And finally the Sci-Fi Thriller: Companion. Grab a loved one and turn up the volume, this episode is a lot of Jaw!
Reviewed: Back in Action, PresenceGuest: Mark Dujsik
Trivia: Mark Wahlburg Duds Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Mark Wahlberg
JawHeads, we’re diving into the action this week with Back in Action, the long-awaited reunion of Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx. Does their chemistry bring the heat, or is this one mission better left incomplete? We break it all down in our review.
PLUS: We take a closer look at Presence, a hidden gem making waves for its unique narrative and gripping performances.
And we’re thrilled to be joined by critic extraordinaire Mark Dujsik, who helps us break down the Best Scenes of 2024. From jaw-dropping action to emotionally charged moments, this year gave us plenty to talk about—and argue over!
It’s a jam-packed jaw with action, insight, and all the best cinematic moments. Let’s roll!
Reviewed: Wolf ManGuest: Jeff York
Trivia: David Lynch Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Mark Wahlberg
JawHeads, this week we’re howling with excitement as we sink our teeth into Wolf Man! This modern reimagining of the classic Universal monster movie brings a fresh take to a timeless tale. Does it deliver the chills, thrills, and howl-worthy performances we’ve been waiting for? We’re breaking it all down.
Joining us is the always insightful Jeff York, bringing his expertise and passion to the discussion. Together, we’ll also be diving into our Top Male Performances in Film for 2024. From transformative roles to career-defining moments, this list is packed with the very best acting of the year.
It’s a jam-packed jaw filled with monsters, masterful performances, and deep cinematic dives. Let’s roll!
Top 5 Male Performances in Film 2024Matt:
- Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
- Justice Smith – I saw the TV Glow
- Timothe Chalamet – A Complete Unknown/Dune 2
- Guy Pierce – The Brutalist
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Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain Jeff:
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Ralph Fiennes
- Hugh Grant
- Colman Domingo
- Sebastion Stan
- Guy Pierce Ry:
Timothee Chalamet
Guy Pierce
Justice Smith
Colman Domingo
Jeremy Strong
Reviewed: Wallace & Gromit Vengeance Most FowlGuest: Cati Glidewell (The Blonde in Front)
Trivia: 2024 Horror Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Mark Wahlberg
Hey JawHeads, this week we’re cracking open a big one! Wallace and Gromit are back in Vengeance Most Fowl, and we’re here to review their latest, greatest (and most feathered) adventure. Does this long-awaited sequel take flight, or does it lay an egg? We’ll break it all down.
Joining us is the one and only Cati Glidewell, aka The Blonde in Front, bringing her passionate and insightful take on all things movies. With her help, we’re diving into our Top 5 Female Performances in Film 2024—a year that’s been packed with incredible performances from some of the best actresses in the business.
It’s a jam-packed jaw filled with claymation chaos, standout performances, and thoughtful film discussion. Let’s roll!
Top 5 Female Performances in Film 2024Matt:
- Demi Moore – The Substance
- Felicity Jones – the Brutalist
- Kristen Stweart & Katy O’Brian – Love Lies Bleeding
- Kirsten Dunst – Civil War
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Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot/ Quiet Place Day One Cati:
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Demi Moore – The Substance
- Cynthia Arivo – Wicked
- Naomi Scott – Smile 2
- Willa Fitzgerald – Strange Darling
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June Squib – Thelma & Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl Ry:
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Mickey Madison
- Willa Fitzgerald
- Juliette Gariépy
- Monica Barbaro
- Marianne Jean Baptiste
Reviewed: The Brutalist Trivia: 2024 Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Adrian Brody
This week we’re diving into one of the most compelling films of the year—The Brutalist. Adrien Brody delivers a towering performance as visionary architect László Tóth in this ambitious historical drama. But does the film’s grand design hold up, or does it crumble under its own weight? We’re breaking it all down in our review.
PLUS: Inspired by The Brutalist, we’re counting down our Top 3 Adrien Brody Movies. From Oscar-winning classics to unforgettable indie gems, this guy has had an incredible career. Which performances make our list? Tune in to find out.
It’s another jam-packed jaw! Let’s roll.
Top 3 Adrien Brody MoviesMatt:
- Summer of Sam
- The Darjeeling Limited
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Predators Ry:
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The Pianist
- The Village
- The Brothers Bloom
The lights are dimming, the credits are rolling, and what a year it’s been, JawHeads! As 2024 comes to a close, we’re celebrating the best of the best with our Top 10 Movies of the Year. From breathtaking epics to unforgettable indies, this list has it all—and trust us, it wasn’t easy narrowing it down!
To help us break it all down, we’re joined by the one and only Brian Tallerico, Managing Editor of RogerEbert.com and one of the sharpest minds in film criticism today. Brian brings his expertise and unique perspective as we debate, celebrate, and dissect the very best movies of the year.
PLUS: We’re reflecting on the year that was—our favorite interviews, big surprises, and what we’re most excited for in 2025. And, of course, we’ll be thanking YOU, our amazing JawHeads, for making every episode this year a blast.
?? It’s our final jaw of the year, and it’s one you don’t want to miss!
Top 10 Movies of 2024Matt:
- The Substance
- Love Lies Bleeding
- I Saw The TV Glow
- The Wild Robot
- Dune 2
- The brutalist
- Monkey Man
- Wicked
- Kinds of Kindness
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Brian:
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Anora
- The Brutalist
- I Saw the TV Glow
- Nickle Boys
- Furiosa
- No Other Land
- A Real Pain
- His Three Daughters
- The Room Next Door
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Ghostlight Ry:
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I Saw The TV Glow
- Anora
- Dune 2
- The Brutalist
- The Substance
- Nickle Boys
- The Wild Robot
- La Cocina
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- A Complete Unknown
Reviewed: A Complete Unknown Trivia: Edward Norton Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Adrian Brody
Surprise! Some actors have pipes you’d never expect, and this week on CinemaJaw, we’re counting down our Top 3 ‘Who Knew They Could Sing?!’ Performances. From dramatic powerhouses belting out show-stopping ballads to action stars surprising us with soulful melodies, these performances hit all the right notes.
We’re also reviewing A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet. Can Chalamet’s portrayal capture the mystery, complexity, and sound of Dylan’s legendary career? Or is it just blowing in the wind? We break it all down!
Plus, we dive into some of cinema’s biggest musical surprises—actors who made us say, “Wait… THEY can sing?” It’s a jam-packed jaw filled with rhythm, soul, and a few unexpected harmonies. Let’s roll!
Top 3 “Who Knew They Could Sing!?”Matt:
- Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born (2018)
- Huey Jackman – Les Misérables (2012)
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Jason Segel – The Muppets (2011) Ry:
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Nicole Kidman / Ewen McGregor – Moulin Rouge
- Adam Driver – Marriage Story
- Andrew Garfield – Tik Tik Boom
Reviewed: The OrderGuests: Joe Pickett & Nick Prueher
Trivia: Jude Law Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Adrian Brody
Get ready, JawHeads, because we’re about to press play on a treasure trove of found footage greatness! This week, we’re joined by the legendary curators of odd VHS relics themselves—Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher from Found Footage Festival! These guys have seen it all, from bizarre instructional videos to the strangest home movies ever captured on tape. The Fest is currently on tour, about to make it’s stop in Chicago and then onto other cities. Check their site to see if it’s near you!
Inspired by their archival adventures, we’re counting down our Top 3 Found Footage Movies—whether it’s hidden gems, mockumentaries, or the iconic films that defined the genre. Expect some surprises, plenty of nostalgia, and maybe a few wild VHS-worthy picks of our own!
Plus, we’re reviewing The Order, the gritty new thriller starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, and Tye Sheridan. Does its dark, intense world of extremism and moral complexity hold up, or does the weight of its bleak tone sink the experience? We’ll break it down.
So grab your old camcorder, dust off that VHS collection, and join us for another jam-packed jaw! Let’s roll!
Top 3 Found Footage MoviesMatt:
- Heavy Metal Parking Lot
- Searching
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Lake Mungo Ry:
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Rec
- District 9
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Chronicle Joe:
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Dundee Project
- Balloon Fest
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Alone in the Wilderness Nick:
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Late Night With the Devil
- Trash Humpers
- Rec Bonus
Adrian Brody in his own “found footage” as a kid in a board game commercial.
Reviewed: Moana 2, Gladiator 2, Wicked Trivia: Jeff Goldblum Movie Trivia – Stump The KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
This week on CinemaJaw, we’ve got sequels and showstoppers galore! First, we dive into Disney’s Moana 2, a heartfelt return to the Pacific that’s sure to stir the waters of your soul. Then it’s off to the Roman Colosseum for Gladiator 2—can this epic follow-up rise to the occasion or does it fall on its sword? Finally, we take to the skies (and the stage!) with Wicked: Part I, the long-awaited big-screen adaptation of the Broadway sensation.
But that’s not all. We’re also testing our trivia mettle with Jeff Goldblum Movie Trivia—can we stump the Kubinski? And we continue celebrating the one and only Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a true titan of cinema, action, and eyebrow acting. It’s another jam-packed jaw, so let’s get into it!
Reviewed: Emilia PerezTop 5 : Character Rebirths/2nd Acts
Trivia: Zoe Saldana Casts – Stump The KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Cinema is full of fresh starts, bold transformations, and second chances. This week on CinemaJaw, we’re diving into our Top 5 Character Rebirths or Second Acts. Whether it’s Gandalf’s rise as the White Wizard or Neo breaking free from the Matrix, we’re spotlighting characters who were reborn to rewrite their destinies.
On the review front, we step into the world of Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard’s bold and funky crime-meets-musical tale of identity and transformation. Does this genre-bending story hit the high notes, or does it get lost in its own groove? Plus, we celebrate Zoe Saldana in this week’s trivia challenge and give a shout-out to the one and only Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as our featured star of the month. Packed jaw? You better believe it!
Top 5 Character Rebirths/2nd ActsMatt:
- Gandalf
- Alex Murphy – RoboCop
- Eric Draven
- Harvey Dent
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Neo Ry:
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Alexia – Titane
- Ripley – The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Vincent – Gattaca
- Maximus – Gladiator
- Addy – Us
Reviewed: Memoir of a Snail, Blitz, A Real Pain Trivia: Eisenberg Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
CinemaJaw is back this week with a lineup that’ll take you from the heartbreakingly slow to the painfully funny—literally! We’re diving into three films that bring their own unique twist to storytelling: Memoir of a Snail, Blitz, and A Real Pain. This episode has it all—whether you’re looking to ponder life’s big questions at a snail’s pace, or laugh (and cringe) at family drama, we’ve got you covered.
First up, Memoir of a Snail. Directed by stop-motion mastermind Adam Elliot, this is a film that says, “Slow down!” and really means it. We follow the journey of Grace Pudel and her little snail buddies through a story that’s equal parts tragic, hilarious, and, yeah, a bit weird. Is it worth inching along for this arthouse experience, or should we leave it in the garden? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Then there’s Blitz. Set during the tumultuous years of WWII, with a cast that takes no prisoners. If Memoir of a Snail is all about slowing down, Blitz is here to speed things right back up!
Finally, we dive into A Real Pain, the latest dark comedy from Jesse Eisenberg, who both directs and stars alongside Kieran Culkin. Let’s just say that if you’ve ever been on a family trip that went south, you’ll feel right at home here. Is this film “painfully” good, or is it just… a real pain?
PLUS! Each host pairs each review with a “double feature”, another movie to put on your queue that pairs nicely.
So grab your popcorn, hit play, and get ready for an episode that’s all about the speed, the laughs, and the heartfelt moments. Let’s dive in!
Reviewed: Woman of The Hour, Anora, Venom The Last Dance, Heretic Trivia: Hugh Grant Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
This week on CinemaJaw we buckle up for another Review-o-rama as we tackle 4 recent releases!
On the docket are a quartet of films Woman of The Hour, Anora, Venom The Last Dance, Heretic… some of the best and worst of the year on that list believe it or not. Find out which is which…
LISTEN!
Reviewed: Terrifier 3, Sleepy HollowTop 5: Atmospheric Horror
Trivia: Horror Directors – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Tom Hardy
The fog rolls in low, the branches creak in the dark forest, and scattered leaves float on the breeze. The atmosphere of Fall is heavy this Halloween season, so this week on CinemaJaw we take a look at our Top 5 Atmospheric Horror Movies.
We do this in honor of our retro review, we celebrated its director all last month, of Sleepy Hollow. Does this Burton/Depp vehicle hold up after 25 years?
But we also have something new for you as well. Art the Clown is back for another swing in the surprise hit Terrifier 3 (out now). We peel back the wrapper to see if this indie blood bath has guts, or is it just empty gore?
It’s a jam-packed jaw as always.
Top 5 Climactic ScenesMatt:
- The VVitch
- Mothman Prophecies
- The Menu
- I Saw the TV Glow
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The Invitation Ry:
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Susperia
- The Wicker Man
- Skinamarink
- The Others
- Crimson Peak
Top 5 Acting Duos with ChemistryReviewed: We Live In Time, The OutrunTop 5: Acting Duos with Chemistry
Trivia: CinemaJaw Trivia!Celebrating This Month: Tom Hardy
This episode marks 15 years of CinemaJaw. What a wild and amazing journey. Here’s to 15 more!
This week on the show we have a duo of reviews for you… but do they have chemistry? So much is made about a duo of actors that perform in a dual lead when they seem to “click” or have “chemistry” as they say. The performances feel that much better. This week in honor of our review of We Live In Time (Andrew Garfield/Florence Pugh) we are delving into dynamic duos that bring that spark when united, with our Top 5 Chemistry Duos in Film.
We have an additional review of the new Saoirse Ronan vehicle, The Outrun, and no – it’s not based on the 80s racing video game.
Jam Packed Jaws For 15 Years!
We also have
Matt:
- Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks
- Simon Pegg/Nick Frost
- Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore
- Julia Roberts/Richard Gere
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Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder Ry:
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Ethan Hawk/Julie Delphie
- Michael Douglass/Kathleen Turner
- Ryan Gossling/Emma Stone
- Diane Keaton/Woody Allen
- Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton
Reviewed: Saturday Night, Joker Folie à Deux: Folie à Deux
Celebrating This Month: Tom Hardy
This week on CinemaJaw we start a new month and a new celebrity focus in Tom Hardy.
We also have a pair of reviews for you in Saturday Night and the highly anticipated, Joker: Folie à Deux.
Enjoy!
Reviewed: The Wild Robot, Transformers One, Megalopolis, My Old Ass Trivia: Francis Ford Coppola Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Tim Burton
This week on CinemaJaw we heap on a quadruple serving of film in our patented Review-O-Rama! Two animated films, and two live action!
Enjoy!
Reviewed: Wolfs, Alien Weekend, Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve StoryTop 5 Pitt or Clooney
Trivia: Wolf Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Tim Burton
In this episode, we delve into some duos.
In honor of our review of the new film, Wolfs (no typo), which sees George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunited on the silver screen (and it feels so good), we are choosing our top 5 from their combined Filmographies.
To unpack this dynamic screen duo of Pitt and Clooney, we bring in our own Screen duo of Krueger and King, betrothed collaborators with a fresh film on Amazon Prime!
Jada Krueger is an actress born and raised in IL. Her passion for acting began at 14 when she performed in her high school’s plays and musicals. After that, she studied at the Second City (formerly Harold Ramis) Film School in Chicago and later took acting classes at The Green Shirt Studio. In 2023, Jada was cast as the lead role, Violet in Alien Weekend created by Taylor King. Alien Weekend is her first leading role in a feature film. Soon, she will be seen leading in 3 more feature films, and she is going on to her first series beginning in October.
Her Fiance Taylor King was born in Torrance California, opting out of film school to start a production company, New Zealand Son Films, with his father Sean King in 2015. Taylor has produced over 20 films and television series half of which he has written and directed. He is about to start production on “The Salem Sisters”, a 12-episode series following the story of three young witches.
These are a pair of filmmakers to follow, and I do recommend Alien Weekend!
Top 5 Pitt/ClooneyMatt:
- Fight Club – Pitt
- Oh Brother Where Art Thou – Clooney
- Seven – Pitt
- From Dusk Til Dawn – Clooney
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Up in the Air – Clooney Jada and Taylor:
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Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ocean’s 11
- Moneyball
- Meet Joe Black
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Ry:
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Fight Club
- Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
- Micheal Clayton
- The Descendants
- The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward
Reviewed: The Substance, Rebel RidgeFall Movie Preview
Trivia: Demi Moore Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Tim Burton
This week on CinemaJaw we bust out a pumpkin-spiced latte and curl up by the fire in our favorite comfy chair with a nice plaid lap blanket… because it’s time for our Fall Movie Preview!
We also happen to be reviewing one of the most bizarre and awesome movies of the year in The Substance, along with a Netflix joint: Rebel Ridge.
It’s a jam-packed Jaw as always!
Fall Movie PreviewMatt:
- Moana 2 – In theaters Nov. 27
- Wicked – In theaters Nov. 22
- Apartment 7A – Streaming on Paramount+ Sept. 27
- Joker: Folie à Deux – In theaters Oct. 2
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Red one – In theaters Nov. 15 Ry:
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Anora
- The Wild Robot
- Conclave
- Nightbitch
- Bird
Reviewed: Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceTop 5 Snake Scenes
Guest: Ali’s Reptile Den
Trivia: Micheal Keaton/Winona Ryder TriviaCelebrating This Month: Tim Burton
This week on CinemaJaw we slither and writhe over our Top 5 Snake Scenes in Film. Of course, this is in honor of our review of the (sometimes snake) Ghost with the Most… Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!
Joining us is a very special guest, Ali from Ali’s Reptile Den. Ali is a lifelong animal enthusiast who, growing up, idolized legendary conservationists like Jungle Jack Hannah, Steve Irwin, and more. Today, as an adult, his love for these incredible creatures has only grown stronger and he’s made it his mission to carry forward the legacies of his heroes by inspiring and educating others about the crucial importance of protecting our planet’s diverse biodiversity.
Of course we are also plugging our upcoming collaboration with Ali, The Music Box of Horrors, and Shudder – on October 8th we are co-presenting a special screening of the cult snake movie, Ssssssss (don’t say it hiss it). Here’s the skinny on that and a link:
Just click on that poster for all the info and tickets.
All that and we also play with some snakes!
Top 5 Snake ScenesMatt:
- The Pit of Souls – Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Salma Hyak Dance Scene – From Dusk to Dawn
- Kaa almost eats Mogli – The Jungle Book
- Persius in Medusa’s cave – Clash of the Titans
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Sir Hiss gets drunk – Robinhood Ali:
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Sssssss
- Chopping Mall
- Altered States
- A Clockwork Orange
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Conan The Barbarian Ry:
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Kill Bill Vol 2
- James Bond Moonraker
- Conan the Barbarian
- Indiana Jones Crystal Skull
- Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets
Reviewed: Strange Darling, The CrowTop 5 Non Linear movies
Trivia: Tim Burton Cast – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Tim Burton
A new month begins, and CinemaJaw starts with a new Celebrity of the Month. For September, we wanted that pumpkin spice—enter Tim Burton. We will be celebrating Tim’s career all month long!
A double dose of reviews for you this week. Strange Darling, a film where the less you say the better, and a new take on The Crow… it’s all sure to be controversial between Matt and Ryan.
In honor of Strange Darling, which is told out of order, Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy tackle their top 5 nonlinear movies—but not necessarily in that order.
Enjoy!
Top 5 Non Linear MoviesMatt:
- Glass Onion
- The Watchmen
- The Prestige
- Vanilla Sky
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Drop Dead Fred Ry:
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Reservoir Dogs
- Amores Perros
- Arrival
- Go!
- 500 Days of Summer
Reviewed: The Union, Blink TwiceBest/Worst: Halle Berry Movies, Secret Government Programs (like The Union), Channing Tatum Movies
Trivia: Channing Tatum/Zoe Kravitz Movies – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Halle Berry
This week we go deep undercover as we review the spy comedy thriller starring our person of the month, Halle Berry, and old reliable Mark Wahlberg, The Union. Not to mention a second review of Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice! It’s a double feature!
We are also bringing back our Best/Worst segment in lieu of a top 5 this week. We’re taking a look at the best and worst of: Halle Berry Movies, Secret Government Programs (like The Union), Channing Tatum Movies.
It’s a jam-packed jaw as always.
Best/Worst: Halle Berry Movies, Secret Government Programs (like The Union), Channing Tatum MoviesMatt:
- Halle Berry Movies that are NOT Monsters Ball
- Best – Swordfish
- Worst – Catwoman
- Secret Government Programs (Like The Union)
- Best – The Last Starfighter
- Worst – Men Who Stare at Goats
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Channing Tatum Movies
- Best – Jump Street
- Worst – GI Joe Rise of Cobra Ry:
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Halle Berry Movies that are NOT Monsters Ball
- Best – Cloud Atlas
- Worst – Moon Fall
- Secret Government Programs (Like The Union)
- Best – Treadstone (Bourne Franchise)
- Worst – Get Smart
- Channing Tatum Movies
- Best – Foxcatcher
- Worst – Jupiter Ascending
Reviewed: Alien RomulusTop 5 Space Scares
Trivia: Halle Berry – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Halle Berry
This week on CinemaJaw no one can hear you scream, because we are back in space!
We review Alien Romulus and spoiler alert, we are quite split on it.
Also, we bring you our Top 5 Space Scares. Enjoy!
Top 5 Climactic ScenesMatt:
- The original chest-burster
- The Bear Annihilation
- We got one that can See – They Live
- The abduction – Fire in the Sky
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liquid nitrogen kill – Jason X Ry:
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Annihilation
- Sputnik
- Europa Report
- Species
- Life
Reviewed: The Gate, Night of the Demons, The InstigatorsTop 6 Demonic Movies
Trivia: Matt Damen/Casey Affleck Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Halle Berry
Woe to you oh Earth and Sea…
We’ve made it to yet another milestone. CinemaJaw episode 666. So in honor of the Number of the Beast, we are (all three of us) doing our Top 6, Top 6, Top 6 Demonic Movies!
Plus a few reviews. Why not throw in some 80s Satanic Panic vibes with a pair of retro reviews that both feature demon shenanigans? The Gate, and Night of the Demons… and speaking of hideous monsters (kidding) we also have a review of the new Matt Damon (close to Demon) and Casey Affleck vehicle, The Instigators.
Be sure to listen to this one while sitting in a chalk pentagram, and light some candles!
Top 6,6,6 Demonic MoviesMatt:
- The Exorcist – Pizuzu
- Hellraiser
- Pumpkinhead
- Repossessed
- Frailty
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The Golden Child KP:
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Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
- The Exorcist
- The Ring
- The Conjuring
- Monster House
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Hellboy Ry:
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Susperia
- Late Night With the Devil
- The Wailing
- The Blackcoat’s Daughter
- The Void
- The Dark & The Wicked A special reminder to JawHeads: Check out Pfil’s YouTube Channel called Art’s Cliffhouse.
And then there was that time we interviewed the cinematographer of Beetlejuice among other fine credits, Tom Ackerman.
The show sounded a lot different back then… let us know what you think. Here is the OG post:
Reviewed This Episode: Zootopia
Trivia: Kirsten Dunst / Michael Shannon Movie Trivia
(I for an I) Interested or Ignore: Midnight Special
CinemaWAR: Do trailers show us too much?
Sponsored by: Jackbox Games, C2E2, Ken’s Anglers
It’s easy to not see the film forest for the trees. As we get wrapped up into the stories on the screen (as we should) our minds do not comprehend all the “brush strokes” that make up the larger whole. If you take a step back, you will see them. The multitude of images and moments that add up to make a special piece of artwork. Some of them do stand out, and this week on the Jaw we take a look at those specific moments as we cover our Top 5 Images in Film.
Joining us is a man who is an expert on such a matter. Cinematographer, Thomas E. Ackerman, has photographed some of America’s most beloved classic comedies, as well as some of our new classics to boot. His entire filmography is impressive but just to name a few: Beetlejuice, Christmas Vacation, Anchorman and Jumanji rank among his most notable. We could honestly gush for hours over the great actors, directors, and writers he has worked with, but today is about his work. Cinematography is so vital and integral to film, yet we often speak about a picture based on the performances or at best the direction. Rarely do we get to go in depth on the photography, without which there would be no film at all to speak of. Today, with Tom’s help, we correct that.
So close your eyes and allow your mind to call forth these images we invoke. Enjoy!
Reviewed: Deadpool & Wolverine, Young Woman and the SeaBest/Worst: Ryan Reynolds Movies, Swimming Movies, Multiverse Movies
Trivia: Sea Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Hugh Jackman
It’s the episode of the summer as we review Deadpool and Wolverine a movie that has already shattered the R-rated box office record! … and…. wait for it… Young Woman and the Sea for some reason.
Actually, these were both a couple of great movies. Have a listen!
Best Worst: Ryan Reynolds Movies, Swimming Movies, Multiverse MoviesMatt:
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- Ryan Reynolds Movies 1. Best – Deadpool 2. Worst – Green Lantern
- Swimming Movies
- Best – The Way Way Back
- Worst – Aquaman The lost Kingdom
- Multiverse Movies
- Best – After Spiderverse and Everything Everywhere its got to be No Way Home
- Wost – Ant-Man Quantumania Ry:
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Ryan Reynolds Movies
- Best – Mississippi Grind
- Worst – The Proposal
- Swimming Movies
- Best – The Swimmers
- Worst – Nightswim
- Multiverse Movies
- Best – Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
- Worst – Sliding Doors
Reviewed: TwistersTop 5 Storm Scenes in Film
Trivia: Action Movie Remake – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Hugh Jackman
This week on CinemaJaw we put our own spin on the movies (see what I did there) as we batten down the hatches for our Top 5 Storm Scenes from movies, and I think we came up with some darn good lists!
Of course, we are doing this in honor of our review of the week, Twisters. blowing into a theater near you presently.
Top 5 Storm ScenesMatt:
- Sharknado
- Shawshank
- The Shining
- Poltergeist
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Singing in the Rain Ry:
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Back to The Future
- Magnolia
- The Hateful 8
- The Life of Pie
- The Martian
Reviewed: Longlegs, Beverly Hills Cop Aexl FBest/Worst: Hugh Jackman Movies, Serial Killer Movies, Cop Movies
Trivia: 80s Movies with Sequels in the 2000s – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Hugh Jackman
This week on CinemaJaw we provide a veritable grab bag of movie-related fun!
First we bring you two reviews about movies featuring cops (sorta) in the much hyped Longlegs (can it live up to that hype?), and a sequel no one was expecting in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
You know we don’t stop there! No guest this week, so we are bringing out another “Best/Worst” episode as we delve into the Best and Worst of Hugh Jackman Movies, Serial Killer Movies, and Cop Movies.
It’s a jam-packed jaw as always!
Best/Worst: Hugh Jackman Movies, Serial Killer Movies, Cop MoviesMatt:
- Hugh Jackman Movies
- BEST: Logan / Swordfish
- WORST: Kate 7 Leopold
- Serial Killer Movies
- BEST: Silence of the Lambs / American Psycho / Psycho
- WORST: American Psycho 2
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Cop Movies
- BEST: RoboCop
- WORST: Cop and 1/2 Ry:
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Hugh Jackman Movies
- Best: Bad Education
- Worst: Scoop
- Serial Killer Movies
- Best: Memories of a Murder
- Worst: No Man of God/In Dreams
- Cop Movies
- Best: Training Day
- Worst: 21 Bridges
Reviewed: A Quiet Place Day One, Maxxxine, A Family Affair Trivia: Nicole Kidman/Zac Efron Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Hugh Jackman
Another week, another REVIEW-O-RAMA! Three films on the docket this time: A Quiet Place Day One, Maxxine, and A Family Affair.
Which one will be the highest rated by Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy, and which will have a surprising take?
Listen in!
We also kick off July with a new person of the month Mr. Hugh Jackman, play some trivia and a whole lot more. It’s a jam-packed jaw as always!
Reviewed: Kinds of Kindness, Brats, The Bike Riders, Thelma Trivia: Kinds of Kindness Cast Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Kevin Costner
It’s time once again for another Review-o-rama! Anytime we have more than 2 or 3 reviews we forgo the Top 5 List and get down to brass tacks!
This week we have a heaping helping of four films for you to feast your ears on!
Reviews of the new Yorgos Lanthamos film Kinds of Kindness, a documentary by Andrew McCarthy entitled Brats, The new Austin Buttler/Tom Hardy vehicle (see what I did there?) The Biker Riders, and the octagenarian action film Thelma… it’s a jam-packed ‘Jaw as always!
Reviewed: Inside Out 2Top 5: Emo Movies
Trivia: “Inside / Out” Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Kevin Costner
This week, in honor of our review of Inside Out 2, we take a look within and give you our Top 5 Emo Movies.
What is Emo? This becomes a point of contention.
We also bring you a round of Stup The Kubinski trivia all about movies with Inside or Out in the title. It does not go well.
It’s a jam-packed jaw as always!
Top 5 Emo MoviesMatt:
- Rushmore
- The Breakfast Club
- Eternal Sunshine
- Say Anything
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Only Lovers Left Alive Ry:
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Donnie Darko
- Thirteen
- Ghost World
- Underworld
- The Corpse Bride A special reminder to JawHeads: Check out KP at Pancakes & Booze at Reggie’s in Chicago, on June 29th!
Reviewed: The WatchersTop 5: Horror Directed by Women
Trivia: Being Watched Movie Trivia
CinemaWAR: Who is the better Fanning Sister, Elle or Dakota?Celebrating This Month: Kevin Costner
On this CinemaJaw we take a look at the dark side as we examine our Top 5 Horror Movies Directed by Women! We are doing this in honor of both our guest and our review.
Joining us is a fellow critic and friend of the show Cati Glidewell. Cati is a lifelong cinephile and has a particular taste for horror! Needless to say she’s the perfect guest for the episode.
In addition, Kevin Costner month continues, we review the directorial debut from Ishana Night Shaymalan, entitled The Watchers, as well as our aforementioned Top 5 Horror Movies Directed By Women. PLUS we dust off the old CinemaWAR segment and have a debate over which is the better Fanning sister, Elle or Dakota!
It’s a jam-packed Jaw as always!
Top 5 Horror Movies Directed by WomenMatt:
- American Psycho – Mary Haron
- The Babadook – Jennifer Kent
- Pet Semetary – Mary Lambert
- Relic – Natalie Erika James
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Totally Killer – Nahnatchka Khan Cati:
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American Psycho
- Ravenous
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Pet Semitary Ry:
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Titane
- St. Maud
- The First Omen
- Fear Street
- Good Night Mommy A special reminder to JawHeads: Check out KP at Pancakes & Booze at Reggie’s in Chicago, on June 29th!
Reviewed: AtlasTop 5: Post Apocalyptic Movies
Trivia: AI Movies – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Kevin Costner
This week on CinemaJaw… I get AI to write the post. Take it Chat GPT:
Thank you, Matt K. I am Chat GPT…
This week on CinemaJaw, we dive into the dystopian world of “Atlas.” The film offers a bleak yet compelling vision of the future, where humanity struggles to survive in a war against AI. It stars J-Lo! Our hosts, Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy, break down the film’s narrative, visual effects, and standout performances, offering their unique takes and spirited debates.
Trivia: AI Movies – Stump the Kubinski
Can you stump Matt K. with your knowledge of AI movies? This week’s trivia segment is packed with questions about our favorite artificial intelligence films. Tune in to see how many Matt can get right!
Celebrating Kevin Costner
June is all about celebrating the legendary Kevin Costner. We highlight his incredible career, by revealing his Top 5 iconic roles from “Dances with Wolves” to “Waterworld.” Join us as we honor this versatile actor’s contributions to cinema.
Top 5 Climactic ScenesRy (The A sides):
- Bull Durham / Field of Dreams
- The Untouchables
- Dances with Wolves
- Thirteen Days
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JFK Matt (The B Sides)
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Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
- Man of Steel
- Waterworld
- Wyat Earp
- The Bodyguard A special reminder to JawHeads: Check out KP at Pancakes & Booze at Reggie’s in Chicago, on June 29th!
Reviewed: Garfield, FuriosaTop 5: Post Apocalyptic Movies
Trivia: Mad Max Series Cast TriviaCelebrating This Month: Viggo Mortensen
Another big Summer Season double feature is here, and we’re calling it #garfiosa! That’s right Garfield and Furiosa both getting the treatment here on CinemaJaw.
Joining us is a guy who deserves his own hashtag, Kyle Cubr. Kyle has arranged, curated, and created a film series like no other at the Music Box in Chicago, you might even call it a MONSTER of a film series! June 7th-13th Music Box presents Godzilla Vs. Music Box! The Music Box is partnering with the Japanese Arts Foundation to throw Godzilla a birthday party June 7 -13, and you’re invited! Come celebrate 70 years of everyone’s favorite kaiju with film screenings, special guests, unique preshows, a 24-hour Showa-era marathon, and more! It’s going to be insane, so if you’re in the area don’t miss out!
Speaking of massive destruction, Kyle joins in as we present our Top 5 Post Apocalypse Movies.
It’s a Jam Packed Jaw as always!
Top 5 Post Apocalypse MoviesMatt:
- Akira
- Mad Max Road Warrior
- Dawn of the Dead remake
- Night of the Comet
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The Mist Kyle:
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Children of Men
- Wall-E
- Escape from NY
- Snowpiercer
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T2 Ry:
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Children of Men
- 12 Monkeys
- Wall-E
- Waterworld
- Dredd A special reminder to JawHeads: Check out KP at Pancakes & Booze at Reggies in Chicago, June 29th!
Reviewed: I Saw The TV Glow, Back to BlackBest/Worst: Viggo Mortensen Movies, Musician Biopics, Teen Angst Horror
Trivia: Viggo Mortensen Movie Trivia- Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Viggo Mortensen
On this episode of CinemaJaw, we dip into the nostalgia supply with a look at a surreal horror that tackles 90’s kids TV (and MANY other themes) through a dark and twisted lense, I Saw The TV Glow. As long as we are traveling through time, we scheduled another stop in the more recent past with our review of the new Amy Winehouse biopic, Back To Black. It’s a double feature day on CinemaJaw!
In lieu of the usual Top 5 list, we dist off the Best/Worst segment and take a look at the tops and flops in three categories: Viggo Mortensen, Musician Biopics and Teen Angst Horror.
It’s a jam-packed Jaw as always!
Best / WorstMatt:
- Viggo Mortensen Movies
- BEST – The Fellowship – A History of Violence
- Worst – Dont Have one
- Musician Biopics
- BEST – The Doors
- Worst – Rocketman
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Teen Agnst Horror
- BEST – The Lost Boys – Christine – Donnie Darko
- Worst – The Craft Ry:
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Viggo Mortensen Movies:
- Best: Eastern Promises
- Worst: 28 Days
- Musician Biopics
- Best: Love and Mercy
- Worst: Beyond the Sea
- Teen Angst Horror
- Best: Ginger Snaps
- Worst: Wish Upon
Reviewed: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Last Stop in Yuma CountyTop 5 Human Vs. Animal Movies
Trivia: Kingdom Movie Trivia- Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Viggo Mortensen
It’s Human Vs. Animal on this episode of CinemaJaw! We explore our Top 5 Human Vs. Animal movies, and we tried to keep it to real animals, and both fantastic monsters. Afterall isn’t there enough terror in real animals? We are covering this topic in honor of our main review Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!
In addition, we have a bonus review of The Last Stop in Yuma County for ya. Not to mention a rousing round of Stump The Kubinski Trivia.
It’s a jam-packed Jaw as always! Enjoy it.
Top 5 Climactic ScenesMatt:
- The Birds
- Jaws
- Cujo
- Crawl
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The Revenant Ry:
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The Grey
- The Edge
- Black Water
- Beast
- There’s Something About Mary
Reviewed: The Fall GuySummer Movie Preview
Trivia: Emily Blunt or Ryan Gosling – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Viggo Mortensen
Greetings Jaw Heads! This week on CinemaJaw we bust out the highly collectible popcorn buckets, kick the chair in front of ourselves and scream at each explosion! It’s time for our Summer Movie Preview!
Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy each have a top 5 picked out, with a little help from KP, the best in the biz.
PLUS… we have a review of the new Ryan Gossling vehicle and 80s TV homage, Fall Guy. It’s enough to knock your socks off!
So sit back and crack open another package of Twizzlers. Summer Movie time is here!
Reviewed: Rebel Moon 2: Scargiver, ChallengersTop 3 Farming Movies
Trivia: Zack Snyder Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Kirsten Dunst
This week we sew the fields, turn the soil, and farm up some good movies on our Top 3 Farming Movies. What is the fertilizer for this idea? Zack Snyders fresh and steaming pile (foreshadowing) of a sequel Rebel Moon 2: Scargiver. This film features some amazing slow-motion farming sequences that will NOT blow your mind.
We couldn’t leave you high and dry… you need a refresher after all that work. How about a second review of the new Zendaya vehicle, a steamy tennis story, called Challengers! That’ll get you motivated.
We round everything off with some trivia and other odds and ends.
It’s a jam-packed ‘Jaw as always!
Top 3 Farming MoviesMatt:
- Children of the Corn
- The Martian
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox Ry:
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Field of Dreams
- The Promised Land
- Color Out of Space
Reviewed: AbigailTop 5 Kidnapping Movies
CinemaWAR: Who was the better Dracula, Gary Oldman or Nicolas Cage?
Trivia: Kirsten Dunst Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Kirsten Dunst
This week on CinemaJaw we welcome the amazing Erik Childress. Fellow critic, and organizer of the Chicago Critics Film Fest happening this May 3-9th at Chicago’s iconic Music Box Theatre. This is definitely one of the best festivals in Chicago, and you should totally go if you live in the area.
In addition to catching up with Erik, we all review the new vampire flick, Abigail. A good one to sink your teeth into.
Not to mention, the long-awaited return of the fan-favorite segment… CinemaWAR! It’s on baby!
Another Jam-packed ‘Jaw!
Top 5 Climactic ScenesMatt:
- Room
- Silence of the Lambs
- Get Out
- Misery
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Starman Erik Childress:
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Raising Arizona
- High and Low
- A Perfect World
- Room
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Commando Ry:
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Prisoners
- Room
- 10 Cloverfield Lane
- Split
- Missing
Reviewed: Civil War, Monkey ManBest/Worst: Kirsten Dunst Movies, John Wick-like Movies, Civil War Movies
Trivia: Monkey Movie Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Kirsten Dunst
This week on CinemaJaw these apes fight amongst themselves… (what else is new?) as we review the big-budget A24 film, Civil War, and Dev Patel’s directorial debut, Monkey Man!
No guests this week, so we take the opportunity to bring back Best/Worst where we look at a slice of cinema and choose our Best and Worst entries thereof. On the docket: Kirsten Dunst Movies, John Wick-like Movies, and Civil War movies (all for obvious reasons).
It’s a jam-packed ‘Jaw as always!
Best/Worst: Kirsten Dunst Movies, John Wick Like Movies, Civil War MoviesMatt:
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- Kirsten Dunst Movies 1. Best: Interview with a Vampire 2. Worst: Spiderman 3
- Civil War Movies
- Best: Captain America Civil War
- Worst: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
- John Wick Like Movies
- Best: Atomic Blonde / Nobody
- Worst: Wrath of Man Ry:
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Kirsten Dunst Movies
- Best: Marie Antoinette
- Worst: Elizabeth Town
- Civil War Movies
- Best: Glory
- Worst: Gettysburg
- John Wick-like Movies
- Best: Atomic Blonde
- Worst: Without Remorse
Reviewed: Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, The Last Starfighter (40th Anniversary Review)Mosterverse Ranked
Trivia: Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Kirsten Dunst
This week on CinemaJaw we have a science-fiction double feature for you, you could even call it a triple feature!
We bring you reviews of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (that counts as a double right?), along with the 1984 classic getting the 40th Anniversary treatment, The Last Starfighter. The latter of which also happens to be a childhood VHS favorite of both Matt K. and Ry the Movie Guy!
But of course that’s not all! We also rank the Monsterverse films. Where will the latest slot in?
All that and more on this jam-packed ‘Jaw!
Reviewed: Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, Ricky StanickyTop 5 Ancient Relics in Film
Trivia: TRICKY Dan Aykroyd Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Dan Aykroyd
This week on CinemaJaw we hit defrost as we unthaw some Ancient Relics in Film. These are the famous MacGuffins that our heroes chase, find, loose, unleash, what-have-you. Often they carry some special power, positive or negative, that drives the plot forward. We’re doing this delve into the recesses of the freezer in honor of our review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
But wait! That’s not all! We also have a review of the new Farrelly Brother (just Peter) movie, and John Cena vehicle, Ricky Stanicky. A return to screwball? We shall see.
So unearth this episode, and dig it!
Top 5 Ancient Relics in FilmMatt:
- (Harrison Ford) The Arc of the Covenant
- The Puzzle Box hellraiser – the Lament configuration
- The Necronomicon
- The Mona Lisa
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The Infinity Stones Ry:
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Oculus
- Knowing
- The 9th Gate
- Shazam: Fury of the Gods
- The Mask
Reviewed: Damsel, Love Lies Bleeding
Guest: Landis Wiedner – What The EF PodcastTop 3 Gritty Love Stories in Film
Trivia: Kristen Stewart/Ed Harris movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Dan Aykroyd
This week on CinemaJaw we take a look at Gritty Love Stories in honor of our review of the latest from A24, Love Lies Bleeding… which is, you guessed it, a pretty gritty romance. We also take a look at the latest Millie Bobby Brown/Netflix vehicle which sees one Robin Wright make a return to a royal gown in the fantasy genre, Damsel.
Joining us is a guest who is both gritty and fantastic! Landis Wiedner is the creator and host of What the EF podcast, a place for people to share, laugh, and cry about their epilepsy what-the-ef moments. Landis is a writer, whose work has been published in NBCThink, The Independent, and Wired. She’s currently working on her funny memoir, My Brain Tumor’s Boyfriend.
Her cause is one near and dear to the hearts of us at CinemaJaw, and statistically many JawHeads too. Not to mention she is funny AF! If you or someone you know is epileptic (or even if not) we highly recommend listening to What The EF. It’s a podcast that chats and chuckles at the ridiculous, poignant, heartbreaking, and funny moments that happen with epilepsy. By adding laughter to the conversation, people can connect, lower their guards, and open themselves to vulnerable discussions. Her podcast tackles the day-to-day not talked about in the doctor’s office, like dating, careers, school, and stigma. Landis Wiedner brings in experts, celebs, and regular folks to shed light on taboo topics in the seizure sphere.
Enjoy!
Top 3 Gritty Love Stories in FilmMatt:
- Natural Born Killers
- Sid & Nancy
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The Crow Landis:
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Promising Young Woman
- Murder Mystery 2
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The Thomas Crown Affair Ry:
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Wild at Heart
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Wristcutters: A Love Story
Reviewed: Spaceman, Kung Fu Panda 4
Best/Worst: Dan Aykroyd Movies, Adam Sandler Movies, Animated Series (that are not Toy Story)
Trivia: Jack Black Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Dan Aykroyd
Earth to JawHeads… Come in JawHeads… this is Mission Control, do you read me?
This week on CinemaJaw we get Animated, and spaced out as we review the latest Sandler Netflix movie Spaceman, along with the 4th installment in the Kung Fu Panda series!
Along the way, we’ll be revealing our picks for the Best and Worst Dan Aykroyd, Sadam Sandler, and Animated Series (that are not Toy Story) movies.
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Reviewed: Dune Part 2
Top 5 Underrated Sci-Fi Creatures
Trivia: Dune Cast Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Dan Aykroyd
It feels like summer popcorn season came early this year with the highly anticipated release of Denis Villeneuve’s second installment of DUNE. At this point, we think it’s fair to say the second installment in the Dune trilogy. This week we take a deep dive into the world of Dune 2, and try to unpack exactly what makes this a great movie.
Speaking of Sandworms…
In honor of the world of Dune, we are each choosing our Top 5 Underrated Sci-Fi Creatures. These are the beasties and monsters that have met with less praise than we feel that they deserve. It’s time to shine a light into those crevices and see what scurries out!
So load up on Spice until your eyes are bright blue, and plug in those ear buds.
It’s time for another exciting episode of CinemaJaw!
Top 5 Underrated Sci-Fi CreaturesMatt:
- The Bride of Frankenstein – The Bride
- The Host – Gwoemul
- Tremors – Graboids
- C.H.U.D. – C.H.U.D.s
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Star Wars – The Rancor Ry:
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Lord of the Rings – Ents
- Super 8 – Cooper
- Solo – Summa-verminoth
- Antlers – Wendigo
- A Quiet Place – Nameless Aliens
Reviewed – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Upgraded, Drive Away Dolls
Oscar Predictions
Trivia: “dolls” Stump the Kubinski Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Florence Pugh
One, two… CinemaJaw is finally giving Freddy a review!
Three, four… but wait there’s more!
We also have reviews of some new movies, including the rom-com Upgraded, and a Coen Brother (singular) movie Drive Away Dolls. Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy also throw down their Oscar predictions to help you win your office pool. It’s a jam-packed jaw as always!
I hope it helps you stay awake!
Reviewed: Madame Web
Top 5 Physics in Film
Trivia: Dakota and Don Johnson Stump the Kubinski Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Florence Pugh
No guest this week, but you probably already knew that… because you can see the future! We’re also reviewing Madame Web, and covering our Top 5 Movie Psychics… but you knew that already.
Enjoy!
Top 5 Movie PsychicsMatt:
- Michael Ironside – Scanners
- Danny – The Shining
- Whoopie Goldberg – Ghost
- Hailey Joel Osmond – Sixth Sense
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Cindy Lauper / Jeff Goldblum – Vibes Ry:
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Minority Report
- The Gift
- The Conjuring 2
- Take Shelter
- Stir of Echos
Reviewed: Orion and the Dark, Lisa Frankenstein
Top 5 Screenwriters
Trivia: Light & Dark Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Florence Pugh
Get your pencils out, and get ready to being your research. This week on CinemaJaw we are taking a seat at the typewriter as we take a look at our Top 5 Screenwriters! This is one of those topics I cannot believe we haven’t done before. Joining us for the top 5, as well as a double dose of reviews of films written by Diablo Cody and Charlie Kaufman (Lisa Frankenstein, and Orion and the Dark respectively) we are joined by a guy who does his homework.
Derick McDuff is the host of Underrated Movie Podcast, where each week they take a look at a film that might just be underappreciated, and tease out just why that is.
So take a break from the next great screenplay that you’re writing and listen to a podcast.
Top 5 ScreenwritersMatt:
- John Hughes
- Frank Darabont
- John Carpenter
- Mel Brooks
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Quentin Tarantino Derick:
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Quentin Tarantino
- PTA
- The Cohen Bros
- Woody Allen
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Spike Lee Ry:
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William Goldman
- Billy Wilder
- Charlie Kaufman
- The Wachowskis
- Steve Zaillian
Reviewed: The Greatest Night in Pop, Argyle, The Conversation
Trivia: Gene Hackman Stump Kubinski Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Sam Rockwell
Not going to write a big long-winded post this week, it’s time for another Review-O-Rama, and that speaks for itself!
We have three films on the docket for you this episode, two new ones and a classic.
So pop in some earbuds – your commute just got better!
Reviewed: The Kitchen, Eight Legged Freaks
Top 5 Creepy Crawlies & Dangerous Animals in Film
Trivia: Bug Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Sam Rockwell
This week on CinemaJaw we take a walk on the wild side with Ali from The Reptile Den. And you know he didn’t come alone! Ali brings several of his slithering and crawling friends to meet Matt K. and Ry the Movie Guy. Will they get eaten? It’s a possibility.
Our guest, Ali, is a lifelong animal enthusiast who, growing up, idolized legendary conservationists like Jungle Jack Hannah, Steve Irwin, and more. He has made it his mission to carry forward the legacies of those heroes by inspiring and educating others about the crucial importance of protecting our planet’s diverse biodiversity. Using animal ambassadors, Ali creates immersive experiences that entertain and educate. He’s also a film fan, and hopes to get into the animal wrangling side of the production business. Ali knows his stuff about animals some would consider creepy crawlies and or dangerous creatures. He has his Top 5 all picked out!
In addition to that we have two reviews this week. The Kitchen, the directorial debut of past CinemaJaw guest and superstar Daniel Kaluuya, as well as a retro review of Eight Legged Freaks in honor of our guest.
Just remember to check the corners…
Top 5 Creepy Crawlies & Dangerous Animals in FilmMatt:
- The Birds
- Creepshow – They’re Creepign up on You
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Kingdom Of The Spiders
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Snakes on a Plane Ali of the Reptile Den:
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Alligator (1980)
- Hisssssss
- Ella – Monkey Shines
- King Kong (all of them)
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Church – Pet Semetary (1989) Ry The Movie Guy:
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Spiders – The Devil all the Time
- Rats – Rambo: First Blood
- Dances With Wolves
- The Cockroach – Vampires Kiss
- Strip Club Snake – Dusk Till Dawn
Reviewed: The Iron Claw, Lift
Top Male Performances of 2023
Trivia: Wrestling Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Sam Rockwell
This week we finalize our wrap-up of 2023 with the guys as we cover our Top 5 Male Performances of 2023! Joining us is a guy who knows a thing or two about movies. In fact, he is A Movie Guy… Leo Brady!
Inspired by the great Roger Ebert, Leo reviews a wide range of films at AMovieGuy.com, from big-budget blockbusters to independent films in need of an audience and everything in between. You might catch A Movie Guy haunting the red carpets and screening rooms at Film Festivals like the Chicago International Film Festival, South By Southwest, and Fantastic Fest just to name a few. He also likes to sit down with the Hollywood who’s-who including interviews with industry luminaries like Judd Apatow, Ruby Rose, Michael Fassbender, Louis Gossett Jr., and more! This week he is joining Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy, lucky for them!
So what do you think? Did we get it right, did we get it wrong? Who did we forget from this year’s crop of dudes on film?
Listen and let us know.
Top 5 Male Performances of 2023Matt:
- Paul Giamatti – Holdovers
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
- Ice Cube – TMNT
- Jaoquin Phoenix – Beau is Afraid
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Nicolas Cage – Renfield Leo Brady:
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Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
- Koji Yakusho – Perfect Days
- Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario
- Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers
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Ryan Gosling – Barbie Ry The Movie Guy:
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Cillian Murphy/Paul Giamatti (tie)
- Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
- Ralph Fiennes – Roald Dahl Shorts
- Glenn Howerton – Blackberry
- Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Reviewed: American Fiction
Top 5 Female Performances of 2023
Trivia: Jason Statham TriviaCelebrating This Month: Sam Rockwell
This week on CinemaJaw we continue our annual wrap of of the year in film that was 2023. This week we are looking at the ladies as we cover our Top 5 Female Performances of 2023.
Joining us is (as we’ve come to discover) one of the most prolific film critics in Chicago, a friend of the show, and fellow critic of the CIC, The Blonde In Front, Cati Glidewell. Cati shares her Top 5 list and also joins us in a review of American Fiction.
So pop in those earbuds. It’s a jam-packed Jaw as always!
Top 5 Female Performances of 2023Matt:
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
- Parker Posey – Beau is Afraid
- Rachel McAdams – AYTGIMM
- Michelle Rodriguez – D&D
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Violet McGraw/Amie Donald – Megan Cati Glidewell:
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Teyana Taylor – A Thousand and One
- Sophie Wilde – Talk to Me
- Kaitlyn Dever – No One Will Save You
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
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Marin Ireland/Judy Reyes – Birth/Rebirth Ry:
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Sandra Huller – Anatomy of a Fall
- Emma Stone – Poor Things
- Eve Hewson – Flora and Son
- Penelope Cruz – Ferrari
- Madeleine Yuna Voyles – The Creator
Reviewed: Aquaman, The Color Purple
Top 5 Scenes of 2023
Trivia: “Stump the Kubinski” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Emma Stone
Happy Holidays everybody! We continue our year-end wrap-up episodes, this week joined by the most prolific film critic in Chicago, perhaps the world.
Mark Dujsik is back in the house. He has his Top 5 Scenes of 2023 all picked out, as do Matt and Ry. When Mark chooses a top list of any kind you know he is choosing from over 500 films that he saw this year. (the actual number is discussed, and its even higher than that), so you can take these picks to the bank.
Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!
Top 5 Scenes of 2023Matt:
- Alien Landing – Asteroid City
- Naked Fight – No Hard Feelings
- The Druid Chase – Dungeons and Dragons
- The Private Moment – May/December
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Metal End Scene – Shazam: Fury of the Gods Stirling:
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The Scream Speech – Oppenheimer
- A Vision of the Future – Zone of Interest
- Rome Chase – MI: Dead Reckoning Pt 1
- Searching for Truth – Anatomy of a Fall
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DaVinci Vulture Fight – Across the Spider-verse Ry:
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The Trinity Test – Oppenheimer
- The Mirror Scene – May/December
- De-aging Train Scene – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- The Ending – Bottoms
- The First Possession – Talk to Me
Matt K., Ry The Movie Guy, KP, and Brian Tallerico
Choose their Top 10 Films of 2023!Celebrating This Month: Emma Stone
Here we are! At the end of another year in film. It’s time for a slate of fellow film critics to join us for a look back at the year that was.
A highlight of these round-ups is certainly our Top 10 of the year, with guest, President of the Chicago Film Critics and Managing Editor of RogerEbert.com, Brian Tallerico!
So Happy New Year! Enjoy the lists
Top 10 Movies of 2023Matt:
- Beau is Afraid
- Barbie
- Oppenheimer
- The Holdovers
- Megan
- Into the Spiderverse 2
- The Boy and the Heron
- TMNT Mutant Mayhem
- Are you There God?
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Killer of the Flower Moon Brian Tallerico:
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- The Zone of Interest
- Past Lives
- May December
- The Killer
- All of Us Strangers
- The Boy and the Heron
- Spiderman Across the Universe
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The Teacher’s Lounge Ry the Movie Guy:
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Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- The Holdovers
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Beau Is Afraid
- Barbie
- The Boy and the Heron
- Across the Spiderverse
- Ferrari
- Godzilla Minus One
Reviewed: Eileen, Poor Things, Wonka, The Boy and the Heron
Trivia: “Stump the Kubinski” Movie Trivia
Top 3 Emma Stone PerformancesCelebrating This Month: Emma Stone
This time of year is perfect for back-to-back REVIEW-O-RAMAS! So we bring you another review-packed episode.
This time out we take a look at 4 films: Eileen, Poor Things, Wonka, The Boy and the Heron.
Plus our top 3 Emma Stone Performances. It’s a jam-packed Jaw as always!
Reviewed: Napoleon, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, May December, Saltburn
Trivia: Joaquin Phenix Co-star “Stump the Kubinski” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Emma Stone
It’s that time of year. Time for another REVIEW-O-RAMA!
We have four fantastic films for you today: Napoleon, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, May-December, and Saltburn.
Let’s hop right in shall we?
Reviewed: Leo, Wish
Top 5: Talking Animal Movies
Trivia: Chris Pine “Stump the Kubinski” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Paul Giamatti
That’s SOME PIG! This week on the ‘Jaw we are looking like crazy people as we talk to the animals and cover our Top 5 Talking Animal Movies.
We’re talking to the quadrupeds in honor of our latest reviews which both feature talking animals, Disney’s Wish, and Netflix’s Leo. Both are animated family features and the perfect reviews to have in your pocket heading into this holiday season.
So call your furry friend to your side and strike up a conversation about movies… they just may answer back!
Top 5 Talking Animal MoviesMatt:
- The Secret of Nihm
- The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Disney’s Aladin
- Koko / Project X
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The phantom tollbooth Ry:
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Paddington 2
- Zootopia
- Shrek
- Kung Fu Panda
Reviewed: The Marvels, The Holdovers
Top 5: Boarding School Movies
Trivia: Bire Larson Stump the Kubinski Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Paul Giamatti
The Holiday Season is heating up, and movies are coming fast and furious… although thankfully no Fast and Furious movies right now. Pfil and the lads are trying to make sure nothing slips through the cracks and bring you a double dose of review revelry, or an extra helping 0f you will, just in time for Thanksgiving break.
Speaking of breaks, we review a movie about students being left behind at a boarding school over the holidays that sees the reunion of Alexander Payne and the man of the month, Paul Giamatti, entitled The Holdovers. In addition, we hop through a wormhole back into the MCU to check out the latest hyperactive superhero romp The Marvels.
In honor of The Holdovers, we take a look at a fascinating genre and bring you our Top 5 Boarding School Movies… there are more than you would think.
Don’t get held over on this ‘Jaw. Push Play Now!
Top 5 Boarding School MoviesMatt:
- Dead Poets Society
- The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Taps
- Toy Soldiers
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Suspiria Ry:
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Never Let Me Go
- School Ties
- The Black Coat’s Daughter
- The Magdalene Sisters
- Class
Reviewed: Pricilla, Quiz Lady
Top: Get Rich Quick Movies
Trivia: “Quiz”/”Lady” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Paul Giamatti
We are once again joined by the wonderful Brent Kado, one of the minds behind the long-running Chicago Comedy Film Festival, which is about to celebrate its 2023 season with a pair of table reads featuring a cast of characters you won’t want to miss. Plenty more info on their website here. https://www.flowfeelfilms.com/
“But CinemaJaw… I need money for tickets!” you say. Well, you’re in luck. This week Brent and the guys reveal their Top 5 Get Rich Quick Movies! Not all (or any) of theses methods should be tried at home!!! But, it’s sure to be a fun listen.
In addition to the above, we have a pair of great reviews for you. The other side of the Elvis story, directed by the great Sophia Copola, Pricilla. Also, the new Akwafina comedy Quiz Lady! To top it all off we kick off Paul Giamatti month with a bang.
It’s a JAM PACKED JAW as always!
Reviewed: Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Killer
Top: Stalkers in Film
Trivia: Michael Fassbender Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Martin Scorcese
Be sure to look over your shoulder… is there someone watching you? Following you? This week, we wrap up the spooky season with a deep dive on Movie Stalkers, and Stalker Movies (whichever you prefer) in honor of our paranoid reviews.
Speaking of reviews, we have a double dose for you this week. First up is a highly anticipated (by some) horror about stalking animatronics based on the video game of the same name, Five Nights at Freddy’s! Next on our hit list is the new film from David Fincher, starring Michael Fassbender, simply entitled The Killer.
You know that we like to end every episode with a trivia game, so Fassbender Trivia it is!
Keep one earbud out!
Top 5 Movie Stalkers/Stalker MoviesMatt:
- Max Cady – Cape Fear
- The Invisible Man – The Invisible Man
- Russell Crowe – Unhinged
- Ryder – The Hitcher
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Chip – The Cable Guy Ry:
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Red Eye
- Watcher
- Unsane
- Alone
- Greta
Reviewed: The Burrial, The Pigeon Tunnel, Fingernails
Top: Horror Based on a True Story
Trivia: Tommy Lee Jones Movie Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Martin Scorcese
This week on the ‘Jaw it’s time for another Review-O-Rama! The three films we will review are: a new courtroom dramedy starring Tommy Lee Jones and the amazing Jamie Foxx, The Burrial (also based on a true story), the documentary about a spy turned novelist The Pigeon Tunnel, and a bonkers sci-fi romance film with Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buckley, Fingernails.
As if that wasn’t enough, we are also plumbing the dark corners of the film industry for the Top Horror Based on a True Story!
It’s a Jam Packed Jaw as always!
Top Horror Based on a True StoryMatt:
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- The Amityville Horror
- Monster
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Zodiac Ry:
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The Stranger
- The Mothman prophecies
- Poltergeist
Reviewed: Killers of the Flower Moon
Trivia: “Flower/Moon” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Martin Scorcese
Whenever the great Martin Scorsese makes a new picture, it’s an event. Speaking of events, we also got out to the opening night of the Chicago International Film Festival!
On the ticket for opening night is a film called We Grown Now, about the life of two children in Chicago’s infamous Cabrini Green housing project. As for Marty, we review Killers of the Flower Moon an adaptation of a book of the same name that is hitting theaters now.
In addition to that, we cover our Top 5 Martin Scorsese Scenes. It’s a jam-packed ‘Jaw as always!
Top 5 Martin Scorsese ScenesMatt:
- Go get your shine box – Goodfellas
- The Ludes scene – Wolf of Wallstreet
- Casino – Heres what I’m gonna do
- Are you Talking to Me? Taxi Driver
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Dance spider – Goodfellas Ry:
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Gangs of NY opening
- The Irishman meeting
- Wolf of Wall speech
- Raging Bull
- Goodfellas opening
Guest: John Laflamboy of Hell’s Gate
Reviewed: Totally Killer
Trivia: 1987 Horror Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Martin Scorcese
Gird your loins, and abandon all hope ye who enter here. It’s time once again for our annual trip to the best haunted attraction in the Mid-West… Hell’s Gate Haunted House. Every year the ghouls who run the haunt have kindly invited us to sacrifice ourselves to feed the growing darkness that spreads like evil-flavored jelly on the toast of our souls. It’s become a tradition that we look forward to and every year it gets better and better.
In the secret bunker at Hells Gate, we sit down with the mind behind the madness, John Laflamboy, and discuss the haunt, how horror movies and other film has influenced him, his own movie projects, and the secret workings of a haunted attraction. You should all visit the Hell’s Gate website if you’re looking for a nice place to get scared out of your wits!
In addition to those scares, we have a fresh review of a new comedy-horror/time travel streamer, Totally Killer, and a round of trivia based on 1987-era horror movies.
It’s a jam-packed ‘Jaw as always. Listen… if you dare!
Guest: Clare Cooney
Reviewed: The Creator, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Trivia: “Wonder” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Michelle Yeoh
This week on CinemaJaw we celebrate creativity (when don’t we really?) as we interview a guest whose career we have loved to watch grow!
Clare Cooney is an actor and filmmaker on the rise!
We got to hang out with Clare when her first short film Runner was making the rounds. Now her feature directorial debut, Departing Seniors is not only making the rounds but getting accepted into prestigious film festivals including the Chicago International Film Festival. We talk to Clare about film, filmmaking, what it’s like to get these things made, and what she is working on next.
In addition, Clare joins us to review both The Creator and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Not to mention a return to the BEST/WORST segment where we give our best and worst in each category. This time our categories are Wes Anderson Actors, Martin Scorsese Films, and Sabotage Movies.
It’s a Jam-Packed ‘Jaw as always!
BEST/WORSTSabotage Movies
Matt: Best Rogue One/ Worst Lost in Space
Ry: Best Dune / Worst The Ice Road
Clare: Best Whiplash / Worst Miss Congeniality
Martin Scorsese Films
Matt: Best (it’s Goodfellas, but) Taxi Driver / Worst Aviator
Ry: Best Goodfellas / Worst Silence
Clare: Best The Departed / Worst The Color of Money
Actors in Wes Anderson’s films
Matt: Best Willem Dafoe / Worst: Adrian Brody
Ry: Best Jason Schwartzman / Worst Frances McDormand
Clare: Best Edward Norton / Worst Owen Wilson
CIFF Departing Seniors Link:https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/departing-seniors/
Messy Misfits Launch Party Link:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/messy-misfits-club-edition-five-launch-party-tickets-723336217097?aff=oddtdtcreator
Reviewed: A Haunting in Venice
Trivia: Michelle Yeoh Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Michelle Yeoh
Fight the system! Than make movies about it!
This week on CinemaJaw we concentrate on movies about Fighting the system. First with our Guest Dan Stewart.
Dan, a filmmaker whose first feature Local Band, is currently making the festival circuit and picking up some buzz! The film portrays a band’s trials, tribulations, successes, and failures trying to make something happen in the Chicago DIY Punk Scene. the cast is a veritable who’s who of the aforementioned scene featuring several musical performances by actual Chicago rock acts. Fighting the system of what we are supposed to do as we enter our 30s is a key theme to the film so fits in perfectly, and Dan’s career will certainly be one to keep an eye on!
In addition, we bring you our review of another “fighting the System” movie, Dumb Money which tells the tale of the GameStop short squeeze class warfare between the Wall Street haves and have-nots. It stars Paul Dano, Seth Rogan and a great supporting cast. Have a listen to get our opinion.
Not too mention our Top 5 Fighting the System Movies lists!
Its a jam-packed ‘Jaw as always!!!
Top 5 Fighting the System MoviesMatt:
- V for Vendetta
- fight club
- Rock N Roll School
- Logans Run
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Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Dan Stewart:
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Donny Darko
- Rocky
- Rushmore
- The King of Kong
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Ocean’s 11 Ry The Movie Guy:
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Snow Piercer
- The Constant Gardener
- How To Blow Up A Pipeline
- Persepolis
- Into the Wild A special reminder to JawHeads: Check out Pfil’s Pancakes and Booze art show!
Reviewed: A Haunting in Venice
Trivia: Michelle Yeoh Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Michelle Yeoh
Freshly home from our trip to our Neighbors to the North, we return from Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with a recap for the JawHeads! Films we saw, people we met, and cocktails parties we snuck into. TIFF is always a blast and TIFF 2023 was certainly no exception.
But wait… There’s more!
It’s that time of year, we are also bringing you this week our Fall Movie Preview. Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy each pick the 5 films they are most excited to watch with a pumpkin spice latte.
In addition to all of that, we have a spooky review for you! Kenneth Branagh takes another swing at Agatha Christie, this time with a supernatural twist, A Haunting In Venice gets the CinemaJaw treatment!
So tune in!
FALL MOVIE PREVIEWMatt:
- Napoleon
- Killers of the Flower Moon – Scorsese
- The Killer
- Poor Things
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She Came To Me Ry:
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His 3 Daughters
- The Boy and the Heron
- The Holdovers
- Woman of the Hour
- Hitman
Reviewed: The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future
Guest: Jennifer Reeder
Trivia: ‘Blood’ Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Michelle Yeoh
This week on CinemaJaw we get weird… well, when DON’T we really?
First, we welcome back one of our favorite guests, genre-loving director Jennifer Reeder! Jennifer is a Chicago-based artist, filmmaker, screenwriter, and teacher. Her latest feature film Perpetrator is now streaming on Shudder, and we highly recommend it! We discuss Perpetrator, filmmaking, genre, and myriad other topics with Jennifer.
In addition, as promised, we have reviewed an international film, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future. Plus Jennifer, Matt K., and Ry The Movie Guy delve into their Top 5 Unconventional Coming of Age Movies (in honor of Perpetrator).
It’s practically bursting at the seams! Cram it in your ears!
Top 5 Unconventional Coming of Age MoviesMatt:
- Ghost World
- Let the Right one in
- Diary of a Teenage Girl
- Heathers
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We Are The Best Jennifer Reeder:
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Audrey Rose
- Titane
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
- Let The Right One In (2008)
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Heavenly Creatures Ry:
-
Boyhood
- Donnie Darko
- Raw
- It Follows
- Jennifer’s Body
Reviewed: You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah Trivia: HDifficult Adam Sandler - Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Seth Rogan
Reviewed: Grand Turismo, Blue Beetle, Strays Trivia: Seth Rogan Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Seth Rogan
Reviewed: Heart of Stone Trivia: Stone Movie Trivia - Stump the Kubinski CinemaWAR: Should James Gunn connect the films of his new DCEU or let them standalone? Celebrating This Month: Seth Rogan
Reviewed: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem Trivia: Seth Rogan Movie Trivia Celebrating This Month: Seth Rogan
Reviewed: Haunted Mansion, Talk To Me (A24), The Beanie Bubble Trivia: Zach Galifianakis Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Greta Gerwig & Christopher Nolan
Reviewed: Barbie, Oppenheimer Trivia: Ryan Gosling/Margot Robbie Trivia Celebrating This Month: Greta Gerwig & Christopher Nolan
Reviewed: Nimona, Blackberry, Run Rabbit Run Trivia: Greta Gerwig/Christopher Nolan Trivia - Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Greta Gerwig & Christopher Nolan
Reviewed: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Extraction 2, No Hard Feelings Trivia: Harrison Ford Trivia - Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Jennifer Lawrence
Reviewed: Asteroid City, Flamin' Hot Trivia: “City” Movie - Stump the Kubinski Top 5: Directors' Signature Moves Celebrating This Month: Jennifer Lawrence
Reviewed: The Flash, Elemental Trivia: “Flash” Movie Trivia Celebrating This Month: Jennifer Lawrence
Reviewed: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Heroes of the Golden Mask
CinemaWAR! Which film franchise is better overall – Batman or Spider-Man?
Trivia: Good Sequel Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Jennifer Lawrence
This week on CinemaJaw we swing through the podiverse as we cover two universe-hopping movies, the latest Sony Animation film Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, and Christopher Plummer’s final effort, Heroes of the Golden Mask. These two films are diametrically opposed, proving not all trips through the multiverse are created equal. Listen to find out which is which.
Joining us on this strange journey is a documentarian, who knows a thing or two about other dimensions.
Starting with a VHS camcorder and his family’s cats, moving on to grade school kung-fu cinematic spectaculars, Craig Bass eventually co-founded the Chicagoland video production company, Motion Source. After 15 years of creating content for brands such as Walgreens and Segway, and pouring his artistic soul into mini-budget music videos and short films, Craig is making his feature film debut with Ghostlord and the Quest for Dark Presence. The documentary is on Doc Mack, the owner of Galloping Ghost Arcade, located in Brookfield, Illinois.
The subject of the doc is the Owner of the largest arcade in the world, Doc Mack (aka Ghostlord), who has spent nearly 3 decades working on a video game that he believes has the potential to supercharge a struggling industry. Ghostlord and the Quest for Dark Presence follows Doc’s journey to create a live-action digitized fighting game from the first hint of the game’s idea, through crooked investors, a mysterious illness, surprise iguanas, a nearly-assassinated landlord, and multiple reshoots. It’s a doc we at CinemaJaw are watching closely and cannot wait to see… and if Doc Mack ever finishes his game, we’d like to see that as well!
No Top 5 List this week but we do have a CinemaWAR! debating Spider-Man vs. Batman: who has the better film franchise overall?
So sit back and relax jawheads. Finishing this podcast, from any dimension or universe should be a simple and enjoyable task!
Reviewed: The Boogeyman
Top 5 Steven King Scenes
Trivia: Horror Movie Kids Trivia – Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
This week we make sure to check under the bed, and in the closet, as we take a look at our favorite Steven King Scenes!
We are doing this top 5 topic in honor of our latest review of the summer scare, The Boogeyman, which happens to be the latest King adaptation.
So remember to leave the light on, you never know what lurks in the basement of the video store!
Top 5 Steven King Adaptation Movie ScenesMatt:
1. You’ve Always Been the Caretaker – Shining
2. Paul Sheldon’s escape – Misery
3. Brooks Was Here – Shawshank Redemption
4. The Lard Ass Story – Stand By Me
5. Plug it Upm – Carrie
Ry:
1. The Escape – The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Creatures – The Mist
3. The Ending – The Green Mile
4. The Opening on the Stairs – Deloris Clayborne
5. The Raft – Creepshow 2
Reviewed: The Little Mermaid (2023), Fast X
Top 5 Fish Movies
Trivia: Stump The Kubinski Fast & Furious Cast EditionCelebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
This week on CinemaJaw, we take a dive unda da sea and reel in our Top 5 Fish Movies!
We are doing this in honor of the new live-action remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. We join Ariel, Sebastian, and the rest of the gang for another swim… but did it float to the top, or wreck on the bottom.?
In addition, we have a second review of Fast X, because it’s all about family. That’s how we feel about the JawHeads… they’re family!
Sit back and relax, the line is in the water. Listen up.
Top 5 Fish MoviesMatt:
- Fish Tank
- A Fish Called Wanda
- Jerry McGuire
- The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
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The Creature from the Black Lagoon Ry:
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Big Fish
- The Cove
- Black Fish
- Ponyo
- Leviathan
Reviewed: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movies, CCFF Capsule Reviews
Top 5 Autobiographical Documentaries
Trivia: Stump The KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
This week on CinemaJaw we talk about ourselves, as we cover our Top 5 Autobiographical Documentaries. We are doing so in honor of the new film by Davis Guggenheim, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
In other news, the band is back together! Pfil returns to Chicago and Matt K., Ry the Movie Guy and Pfil record the episode together in one room for the first time in 18 months! That’s magical baby!
Top 5 Autobiographical DocumentariesMatt:
1. The kid Stays in the Picture
2. Crumb
3. Val
4. Citizen four
5. The Act of Killing
Ry:
1. Grizzly Man
2. Stories We Tell
3. Life Itself
4. Beastie Boys Story
5. Man on a Wire
Reviewed: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW!
Trivia: Stump The Kubinski Guardians of the Galaxy Cast TriviaCelebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
This week on CinemaJaw we butter up the popcorn as we dive into the Summer Movie Preview!
And what better way to kick it off than the latest MCU movie? We review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Rounding it all out with a round of Stump the Kubinski Trivia, Guardians of the Galaxy Cast edition.
Listen up!
Reviewed: Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, Peter Pan & Wendy
Top 5: Movies That Parent For You
Trivia: Stump The Kubinski Rachel McAdamsCelebrating This Month: Jane Fonda
Sometimes it’s a nice shortcut to all those difficult and awkward conversations that parents need to have with their kids to just plop them down in front of a good movie. This week on CinemaJaw we choose our Top 5 movies that give parents a much-needed break and teach kids important life lessons.
In addition to that we have two reviews for ya: Peter Pan & Wendy, the latest Disney live-action adaptation, and Are You There God It’s Me Margaret another adaptation but of a classic and beloved kids novel.
Enjoy!
Top 5 Movies That Parent For YouMatt:
1. Charlottes Web
2. The Fox and the Hound
3. Inside Out
4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
5. The Lorax
Ry:
1. To Kill a Mocking Bird
2. The Breakfast Club
3. Freedom Writers
4. The Mitchels Vs. The Machines
5. Bully
Reviewed: Beau Is Afraid, Evil Dead Rise
Top 3: Anxiety Movies
Trivia: “Air” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Kathy Bates
This week is a double dose of anxiety-inducing horror as we review the new Ari Aster movie, Beau Is Afraid, along with the latest entry into the Evil Dead-iverse, Evil Dead Rise! It’s enough to make you reach for the medications!
Joining us is a man who is calm, cool, and collected. Fellow film critic and one of the people behind the top-notch Chicago Critics Film Festival, the one and only Erik Childress!
Erik Childress got his start as a film critic back in 1998 and has been writing for the website, eFilmCritic.com, since 2000 and has contributed to RogerEbert.com, Indiewire, Film Threat and more. He is currently the Events Director on the board of the Chicago Film Critics Association and is the founder and a producer of the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival that began in 2013. Thier 2023 fest is coming up at The Musicbox Theater on May 5 – 11th. Visit their website for all the info!
Reviewed: Renfield
Trivia: “Air” Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Kathy Bates
In honor of our review of the new horror comedy, Renfield, we look at our Top 5 Classic characters, stories, or scenes that get resurrected, revamped, or a fresh take. These are not straight-up remakes mind you. Rather, reimaginings.
That plus our usual shenanigans! Bring out your garlic because this vampiric episode will suck your blood!
Top 5 Revamped CharactersMatt:
5.) Rebecca
4.) Little Shop of Horrors
3.) The Batman
2.) The Fly
1.) The Monster Squad
Ry:
5.) Warm Bodies
4.) The Invisible Man
3.) A Knight’s Tale
2.) Inola Holmes
1.) Jane Eyre
Reviewed: Tetris, Murder Mystery 2
Trivia: Movies That Just Fit Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Kathy Bates
Like solving a puzzle, or creating a work of art… you take a step back and… that’s it! All the pieces fit! This week on CinemaJaw we dive into Top 5 All The Pieces Fit Movies. In our use of the term, these are the movies that sound terrible on paper, but for some reason equal more than the sum of their parts and are unexpected successes!
We also take a look at 2 movies where all the pieces fit: Tetris (see what we did there?) and Murder Mystery 2 (did it there too)!
Joining us is guy who always makes all the pieces fit, Chicago indie film scene writer/director Michael Glover Smith.
Michael Glover Smith wrote and directed the feature films COOL APOCALYPSE (2015), MERCURY IN RETROGRADE (2017), RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO (2018), and RELATIVE (2022), all of which won awards at festivals across the U.S. and were the subject of rave reviews. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Richard Roeper wrote that “Smith has a deft touch for creating characters who look and sound like people we know” and RogerEbert.com’s Matt Fagerholm has called him “one of the Windy City’s finest filmmakers.” His films have screened at the American Cinematheque and Rooftop Cinema Club in Los Angeles, Spectacle Theater and the Regal UA Midway in NYC and the Gene Siskel Film Center and Music Box Theater in Chicago. He made Newcity Chicago’s “Film 50” list in 2018 and 2020 for being one of fifty individuals who “shape Chicago’s film scene.” He teaches film history at several colleges and is the author of FLICKERING EMPIRE (Columbia University Press, 2015), an acclaimed nonfiction book about film production in Chicago during the silent era.
His latest film PAPER PLANES is about to celebrate its world premiere! is a short written by Alyssa Thordarson and co-directed by Alyssa, is a queer romantic comedy with a tinge of melancholy set in the holiday season. Ry and Matt both enjoyed this quick little gem quite a bit and highly recommend the less than 12 minutes it takes to view it if you can!
All the pieces of this podcast fit! Take a listen!
Top 5 All The Pieces Fit MoviesMatt:
5.) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
4.) The Lego Movie
3.) 21 Jumpstreet
2.) Clue
1.) Bubba Ho-Tep
Michael:
5.) Being John Malkovich
4.) Skinamarink
3.) Groundhog Day
2.) Crash
1.) Jeanne Dielman
Ry:
5.) Ratatouille
4.) Pirates of the Caribbean
3.) 21 Jumpstreet
2.) Mrs. Doubtfire
1.) Mannequin
Reviewed: Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves
Trivia: Chris Pine Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe
Roll for initiative! This week on CinemaJaw we reach deep into our Bag of Holding and pull out a gem of an episode!
Our quest is to review the latest attempt at a Dungeons & Dragons movie, Honor Among Thieves, and along the way choose our Top 5 Adventuring Parties in Film. These don’t necessarily need to be from the fantasy genre mind you. We’re looking for movie teams that are greater than the sum of the parts, wherein each character has a role to play and brings to the table a specific skillset.
We will need a wizard in our ranks…
Joining us one half of the dynamic duo behind the foremost D&D podcasts, The Dungeoncast‘s William Stark (no relation to Tony).
William is a professional Podcaster, Writer, and Dungeon Master with over 13 years of experience in the field. He is currently working on a sourcebook for D&D 5th edition “Starseekers’ Guide to Draken Star”, a Science Fantasy Space Opera D&D setting based on the actual play D&D podcast Superquest Saga. When he isn’t writing, podcasting, or playing D&D, William can be found spending time with his family, playing retro video games, and shredding on his guitar, or perhaps even being a guest on CinemaJaw!
If you’re into D&D even a little then you should listen to The Dungeoncast, the podcast where William and his co-host Brian, explore all things D&D including lore, game mechanics, and creative concepts.
Whether it’s a detailed discussion on the strangulation techniques of Black Puddings or our continual drawing of Demogorgon’s attention, join them as they have a casual, educational, and humorous conversation about the world’s most popular tabletop RPG.
Your task is plain to see, rescue your intellect-devoured brain from boredom, and listen to a fantastical episode of CinemaJaw!
Top 5 Adventuring Parties in FilmMatt:
5.) Preditor
4.) The 3 Amigos
3.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2.) Conan: The Destroyer
1.) The Goonies
William:
5.) Dragon Strike
4.) The Mummy
3.) Star Wars (Original Trilogy)
2.) Guardians of the Galaxy
1.) The Fellowship of the Ring
Ryan:
5.) Rya and the Last Dragon
4.) Zombieland
3.) Rogue One
2.) The Goonies
1.) Stand by Me
Reviewed: John Wick Chapter 4, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Inside
Trivia: Fury/God Stump The KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe
As the summer season begins to loom we bring you a springtime Review-o-rama!
No guest, no fuss, just some straight-up movie reviews. This week we take a look at two sequels in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and John Wick Chapter 4, as well as a high concept Willem Dafoe vehicle Inside.
In addition, we chose our Top 3 Willem Dafoe performances, and we play some Stump The Kubinski Trivia, plus all the usual hijinks. So say the magic word, reload and plug in some earbuds…
Top 3 Willem Dafoe PerformancesRyan:
3.) Caravaggio – The English Patient
2.) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – Klaus
1.) Thomas Wake – The Lighthouse
Matt:
3.) Vincent Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate
2.) Bobby – The Florida Project
1.) The Green Goblin – Spider-Man No Way Home
Reviewed: 65, Champions, The Boston Strangler
Trivia: Boston Movies Stump The KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe
Sponsored by: Cracking the Code
Three fine reviews this week, only one movie shy of a “Review-o-Rama”: Adam Driver fighting dinos in 65, Woody Harrelson as a washed-up coach in Champions, and Keira Knightly as a would-be detective in The Boston Strangler.
Plus the guys take the opportunity to tackle a very difficult Top List… Top 3 Dinosaur Movies that Don’t Have Jurrasic in the Title. Suprisingly difficult!
Plug this into your ears!
Top 3 Non-Jurassic Dinosaur MoviesMatt:
3.) Peter Jackson’s King Kong
2.) The Veloci-pastor
1.) Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Ryan:
3.) Dinosaur
2.) Toy Story (Series)
1.) The Tree of Life
Reviewed: Creed 3
Trivia: Boxer Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Willem Dafoe
Wow. 600 episodes! Thanks to all you listeners (JawHeads) who have enjoyed our content over the years!
This week, we pull no punches as we take some jabs at Creed 3 and the Rockyverse in general. Mind you, I say jab to make a boxing pun, we all seem to generally be big fans of the series as a whole. Can this latest entry knock us out, or is it outmatched by its box-office competition?
Joining us to help decide is a bit of a Rocky expert. Paul Farber.
Paul Farber is the Host and Creator of The Statue, a mini-series podcast about the famous Rocky statue in Philidelphia. He is among the nation’s thought leaders on monuments and public space. Farber is the Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab, a nonprofit public art and history studio based in Philly.
The Statue, produced by WHYY Digital Studios, examines a monument to the most famous Philadelphian who never lived: “Rocky Balboa” of the Oscar Award-winning film Rocky (1976).
The brand-new podcast illuminates the stories of real-life Philly boxers, explores the neighborhoods around the city that run parallel to the statue, shares what makes a monument, and more. From Philly to Hollywood and beyond, Monument Lab Director and host Paul Farber goes on a six-part personal journey to survey the biography of the Rocky Statue, where life imitates art.
Top 5 Boss BattlesMatt:
5.) The Last Dragon – Sho’nuff
4.) Ghostbusters – Stay Puff Marshmallow Man
3.) The Lord of the Rings – Nazgul
2.) The Princess Bride – The 6 Fingered Man
1.) Aliens – The Queen Xenomorph
Paul:
5.) Rocky 3 – Clubber Lang
4.) Rocky 5 – Tommy Gunn
3.) Creed 3 – Dame Anderson
2.) Rocky – Apollo Creed
1.) Rocky 4 – Ivan Drago
Ryan:
5.) Searching for Bobby Fisher – Josh
4.) The Revenant – John Fitzgerald
3.) Seabiscuit – War Admiral
2.) Gladiator – Commodus
1.) Kill Bill Vol 1 – Cottonmouth
Reviewed: Cocaine Bear
Trivia: Ray Liotta Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Michelle PfeifferSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
TRIGGER WARNING: This week we discuss drug use in a light-hearted way (if the title didn’t give that away) if that’s a trigger for you please skip this episode.
This week the lads cut up some lines of wisdom about the new horror comedy, Cocaine Bear!
They also take a nose dive into their Top 5 Cocaine Movies, like ya do.
Put the earbuds in and get ready for some serious stimulation!
Reviewed: Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania
Trivia: Michelle Pfeiffer/Michael Douglas Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Michelle PfeifferSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
This week, the guys have a small problem.
Matt K. was turning some podcast dials, only to inadvertently open a portal to the Quantum Realm that sucked in the entire podcast. Ever the intrepid explorers of cinema the guys decide to take the opportunity to review Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania, and chose their Top 5 Shrinking Movies or Scenes. It’s a tiny titan of a podcast!
Luckily for Matt and Ry, filmmaker John Mossman was in the Quantum Realm as well, promoting his new film Good Guy with a Gun.
John Mossman has directed, written, and produced numerous award-winning films, documentaries, and videos. John is also a film directing instructor at Columbia College and the Second City Film School (formerly known as the Harold Ramis Film School), and teaches acting classes at The Artistic Home. He has served on the boards of IFP – Chicago and The Artistic Home Theater and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received degrees in Film and Theater.
That’s a big resume for the quantum realm!
So sit back and shrink down into a tiny terrific show!
Reviewed: Magic Mike’s Last Dance, Sharper (preview)
Trivia: Last MovieTriviaCelebrating This Month: Michelle PfeifferSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
This week we reexamine actors who are undersung, under-appreciated, and most of all underrated. We are doing this in honor of Channing Tatum’s return to the Magic Mike series with the third entry Magic Mike’s last dance, and also in honor of our guest Derick McDuff a host of the Underrated Podcast.
Derick is an author, podcaster, and (in his words) a really bad bowler. He is also one of the hosts of the Underrated Podcast where they discuss films that are; underrated, underappreciated, and even ones that have just slipped under the radar and passed most people by. In other words, Derick is the perfect guest for the occasion!
Enjoy!
Reviewed: Knock at the Cabin, You People
Trivia: Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Michelle PfeifferSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Just Matt and Ry this week, leaving the doors unlocked as they consider the Top 5 Home Invasion Movies! Of course, in honor of their review of M. Night Shaymalan’s latest Knock at the Cabin.
In addition a backup review of the Jonah Hill/Eddie Murphy vehicle, You People.
It’s a Jam Packed Jaw as always!
Top 5 Home Invasion MoviesMatt:
5. Don’t Breathe
4. Funny Games
3. Panic Room
2. Us
1. When a Stranger Calls
Ry:
5. Unlawful Entry
4. The Gift
3. Hush
2. The Strangers
1. Parasite
Reviewed: Sick, Strange World, The Menu, Deep Impact (retro reveiw)
Trivia: Stump the KubinskiCelebrating This Month: Robert DuvallSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
It’s time once again for another REVIEW-O-RAMA! This o-rama features 4 reviews! A slasher horror: Sick, a family animation: Strange World, a horror/comedy: The Menu, and a retro review from the filmography of our celebrity of the month Robert Duval: Deep Impact.
All kinds of reasons to stick this in your ears!
Reviewed: MISSING, The Pale Blue Eye
Trivia: Christian Bale Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Robert DuvallSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
This week on CinemaJaw we stick the proverbial fork into 2022 because it’s done. At least, until Oscar time. We wrap up this past year in film with a look at the guys, the Best Male Performances of 2022. These leading and supporting men lit up the silver screen in 2022 and left us affected!
David J. Fowlie, a fellow film critic and friend of the show from Keeping-It-Reel.com based in Chicago, has joined us. You can find his reviews, interviews, art, and thoughts on his Twitter account. Matt K., Ry the Movie Guy, and David combine their powers to distill the perfect three lists of Best Male Performances.
As usual, there are a few reviews to boot! The lads tackle the latest in the “All-On-Screens” genre, MISSING. As well as a review of The Pale Blue Eye.
Stick this in your ear immediately!
Top 5 Male Performances of 2022Matt:
5.) Sam Rockwell – See How They Run
4.) Chris Evans – The Grey Man
3.) N.T. Rama Rao & Ram Charan – RRR
2.) Nicolas Cage – Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
1.) Colin Ferrell – Banshees of Inirsherin
David:
5.) Matthew Maher – Funny Pages
4.) Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
3.) Jack Lowden – Benediction
2.) Colin Ferrell – Banshees of Inisherin
1.) N.T. Rama Rao – Ram Charan – RRR
Ry:
5.) Ralph Fiennes – The Menu
4.) Austin Butler – Elvis
3.) Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
2.) Eddie Redmane – The Good Nurse
1.) Paul Mescal – Aftersun
A special reminder to JawHeads: Check out Pfil’s YouTube Channel called Art’s Cliffhouse.
Reviewed: M3GAN
Trivia: Women’s Name Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Robert DuvallSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
There were so many wonderful performances in 2022, rather than list them all on one episode, we have broken them up into two constituents. This week we take a look at the Best Female Performances of 2022!
Joining us is a guest who sits close to the screen.
Her website bio reads: Cati Glidewell is a Chicago-based freelance film journalist and reviewer. She is also so much more! Cati can usually be found (as her name would suggest) somewhere near the front and center at nearly every press screening she can attend, rocking her namesake blonde hair and red spectacles. We ask Cati about changing her hair, her seating habits as well as her list of Top 5 Female Performances of 2022.
Cati was in attendance with Matt and Ry at the first screening of 2022, killer android horror/comedy M3GAN. Listen to the three critics’ render opinions. Will they agree?
All of that, plus the usual games and segments. TAKE A LISTEN!
Top 5 Female Performances of 2022Matt:
5.) Michele Williams – Mrs. Fableman
4.) Janelle Monea – Glass Onion
3.) Mia Goth – Pearl/X
2.) Jenny Slate – Marcell the Shell
1.) Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Cati:
5.) Mia Goth – Pearl/X
4.) Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
3.) The Cast – Women Talking
2.) Hong Chau – The Whale
1.) Rebecca Hall – Resurrection
Ry:
5.) Lashana Lynch – The Woman King
4.) Mia Goth – Pearl/X
3.) Emma Thompson – Good Luck To You Leo Grande
2.) Margot Robbie – Babylon
1.) Michelle Yeoh/Cate Blanchette – Everything Everywhere All at Once/Tar
Megan Behind The Scenes
Reviewed: Avatar Way of the Water, Babylon
Trivia: 2022 Movie TriviaCelebrating This Month: Robert DuvallSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
This week on CinemaJaw we continue our review of the year in film 2022, with perhaps the most prolific film critic there is, Mark Dujsik!
Mark watches over 500 movies annually so if there is anyone to check with regarding movies that may have slipped through the cracks, it’s him! Our wrap-up of 2022 continues with our three lists of The Best Scenes of 2022. They may or may not be from our favorite films of the year. Doing scenes gives us an opportunity to shine a light on specific moments in movies that remind us about the magic, the emotion, and the wonder of our favorite art form.
In addition, we have a pair of reviews of Avatar The Way of the Water, and Babylon.
Happy New Year!
Top 5 Scenes of 2022Matt:
5.) The Cheese Monger – Chip And Dale
4.) Paddington 2 – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
3.) Beach Volleyball – Top Gun: Maverick
2.) Piggyback – RRR
1.) The Rock Scene – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Mark
5.) 5 Tons of Motivation – Official Competition
4.) The Rock Scene – Everything Everywhere All At Once
3.) The Bridge Rescue – RRR
2.) Under Pressure – Aftersun/The Last Run – The Quiet Girl
1.) The Escape – Athena
Ry:
5.) Batmobile Chase – The Batman
4.) The Birthing Scene – Men
3.) The Recording – Babylon
2.) Tar goes off on student – Tar
1.) Under Pressure – Aftersun
Best of 2022!
Celebrating This Month: James CameronSponsored by: Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
As the year comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the movies that have stood out in the past 12 months. Whether you’re a fan of big blockbuster hits or indie darlings, there’s no denying this has been a great year for film.
To compile our list of the best movies of the year, as is our grand tradition, we tapped one of the finest film critics in Chicago, perhaps the world, Brian Tallerico.
Matt K., Ry the Movie Guy, and Brian Tallerico (with help from producer extraordinaire, Fill-Me-In Pfil) take apart 2022 in film, and assemble thee unique Top 10 lists for you!
Top 10 Movies of 2022Matt:
10.) The Batman
9.) The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
8.) Prey
7.) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
6.) Top Gun: Maverick
5.) The Fablemans
4.) Empire of Light
3.) RRR
2.) Banshees of Inisherin
1.) Everything Everywhere All At Once
Top 10:Brian:
10.) EO
9.) Broker
8.) All That Breathes
7.) Hit the Road
6.) RRR
5.) After Yang
4.) Banshees of Inisherin
3.) The Fablemans
2.) Aftersun
1.) Tar
Ry:
10.) Barbarian
9.) Avatar: The Way of Water
8.) The Banshees of Inisherin
7.) Women Talking
6.) Aftersun
5.) Babylon
4.) The Fablemans
3.) Decision to Leave
2.) Tar
1.) Everything Everywhere All At Once
Review(s): Empire of Light
Celebrating This Month: James CameronTrivia: Stump The KubinskiSponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
There is something magical about the movie palace. So many amazing escapes have been had in the isles, the smell of popcorn, the sticky floors. Are you a balcony person, back row, or a front-and-center kinda person? It’s really up to you, but one thing is for sure movie magic is best on the big silver screen.
This week on CinemaJaw we review Sam Mendes’ latest film which takes place in a movie theater, Empire of Light. In addition, Matt K. and Ry The Movie Guy choose their top 5 Movie Theater Scenes from film, hopefully, that’s not too confusing to say.
So sit back and trust the projectionist the show is about to begin!
Review(s): Violent Night, A Christmas Story Christmas
Celebrating This Month: James CameronTrivia: Stump The KubinskiSponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Deck the halls and fa la la, it’s time for the first-ever CinemaJaw Christmas Special! And you didn’t even need to wait ’til Christmas morning to open it!
In this episode we take a look at two new holiday movies, vying for the coveted “classic” moniker: Violent Night, and A Christmas Story Christmas. Can these two new kids on the block stand tall with the titans of the festive season, or will they pass like a snow drift?
Additionally, we peruse our Top 5 Modern Christmas Movies in search of recent hits and new classics. These films are from y2k and up to today.
Whatever your traditions may be, we are honored to be able to add to them and entertain you this holiday season!
Top 5 Modern Christmas MoviesMatt:
5.) 8-Bit Christmas
4.) Tangerine
3.) Anna and the Apocalypse
2.) Bad Santa
1.) Elf
Ry:
5.) Arthur Christmas
4.) Happiest Season
3.) Harold and Kumar Save Christmas
2.) A Boy Called Christmas
1.) Klaus
Review(s): The Fablemans, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Celebrating This Month: Michelle WilliamsSponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
This week it’s time for another schoolyard pick… Spielberg style! In honor of our review of his new film, the autobiographical, The Fablemans we take a look at the Spielberg filmography and take turns “building a team” of his hits. With “Fill Me In” Pfil as the judge, whose team will reign supreme, Matt K. or Ry The Movie Guy’s?
In addition to that we have a review of that not-confusing-at-all Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.
It’s a jam-packed jaw as always!
Review(s): Glass Onion a Knives Out Mystery, Clueless (Retro Review)
Celebrating This Month: Michelle WilliamsTrivia: Glass Onion Cast Movie TriviaSponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
This week we travel to the Last Video Store, tucked into a snowy wasteland at the top of a remote mountain range somewhere on planet earth. Of course we’re talking 90’s!
Joining us is the guy who literally wrote the book on the 90’s, Author Matt Pais.
“Jurassic Park.” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” “That Thing You Do!” “Boy Meets World.” “A League of Their Own.” “Home Alone.” “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” “Doug.” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” “Newsies.” “American Pie.” “Cool Runnings.” “The Mighty Ducks.” These are not just movies and shows. They are legends, and for so many who grew up in the ‘90s, important markers of our childhood. If you could ask the stars behind these classics anything—with the purpose of taking conversations in different directions than any they’ve had before—what would you say? What would you learn?
In “Talk ‘90s with Me,” each interview begins by exploring the subject’s own ‘90s nostalgia and then poses topics they’ve never discussed. It creates a blend of memories and analysis that’s fresh and unexpected, fun and thought-provoking, silly and profound—offering something new to remember (including exclusive, stump-your-friends trivia!) while honoring the movies and shows you’ll never forget.
Check out the trailer:
Top 5 Actors That Dominated The 90’sMatt K:
5.) Whoopie Goldberg
4.) Sharon Stone
3.) Bruce Willis
2.) Keanu Reeves
1.) Robin Williams
Matt Pais:
5.) Samuel L. Jackson
4.) Julia Roberts
3.) Wesley Snipes
2.) Tom Cruise
1.) Tom Hanks
Ry:
5.) Denzel Washington
4.) Demi Moore
3.) Kevin Costner
2.) Winona Ryder
1.) Tom Hanks
Review(s): Wakanda Forever, Enola Holmes 2
Celebrating This Month: Michelle WilliamsTrivia: Black Panther Cast Movie TriviaSponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
The long-awaited sequel to Black Panther is finally here. There is plenty to unpack with the film itself, how it fits into the MCU at large, the untimely passing of Chadwick Boseman, passing the torch to Letitia Wright, and the film movement #RecastTChalla. We cover all of that with an exceptional guest!
Emmanuel “Eman” Noisette, is a fellow Chicago Indie Critic, and the person who began the #RecastTChalla movement. You can find his reviews on his website and/or his popular YouTube channel. We definitely recommend you check out his content!
In honor of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Namor, we dive into our Top 5 Underwater Villains, as well as toss in a bonus review of the new Enola Holmes film.
Enjoy!
Top 5 Underwater VillainsMatt:
5.) The Kraken – Clash of the Titans 1981
4.) Spectre – Thunderball
3.) The Host – The Host
2.) The Gillman – Creature from the Black Lagoon
1.) Star-O the Conquerer – The Suicide Squad (sub)
Eman:
5.) Jaws – Jaws
4.) The Shark – Deep Blue Sea
3.) Ursula – The Little Mermaid
2.) Aligator – Crawl
1.) The Iceberg – Titanic
Ry:
5.) The Kraken – Clash of the Titans 2010
4.) The Monster – Underwater
3.) The Leopard Shark – The Life Aquatic
2.) The Aliens – The Abyss
1.) Kaiju – Pacific Rim
Review(s): Armageddon Time, Causeway, Goodnight Oppy Celebrating This Month: Michelle Williams Trivia: Stump The Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Review(s): The Good Nurse, The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision to Leave Celebrating This Month: Colin Farrell Trivia: Stump The Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Review(s): Halloween Ends, Black Adam Celebrating This Month: Colin Farrell Trivia Halloween Style: Black/End Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Review(s): Hellraiser, TÁR Celebrating This Month: Colin Farrell Trivia Halloween Style Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Celebrating This Month: Colin Farrell Trivia: Amsterdam Cast Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast, Time Pop
Review(s): Don't Worry Darling, See How They Run Celebrating This Month: Robert Zemeckis Trivia: Saoirse Ronan/Sam Rockwell Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Review(s): Pearl, The Woman King Celebrating This Month: Robert Zemeckis Trivia: Viola Davis Movies Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Review(s): Pinocchio, Me Time Celebrating This Month: Robert Zemeckis Trivia: Live Action Disney Actors Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
Review(s): I Came By, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Celebrating This Month: Robert Zemeckis Trivia: Modern Noir stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Underrated Podcast
Review(s): Samaritan, Three Thousand Years of Longing Celebrating This Month: Sylvester Stallone Trivia: Tilda Swinton/Idris Elba Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Underrated Podcast, Mostly Superheroes Podcast
Review(s): Day Shift, Beast Celebrating This Month: Sylvester Stallone Trivia: Actors/actresses who have played vampires trivia Sponsored by: Overcast, Underrated Podcast
Review(s): Bodies Bodies Bodies, Thirteen Lives Celebrating This Month: Ryan Gosling Trivia: Viggo Mortensen Colin Farrell Movies Sponsored by: Overcast, Underrated Podcast
Review(s): Vengeance, Prey, Bullet Train, The Gray Man Celebrating This Month: Ryan Gosling Trivia: Ryan Gosling Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast, Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Podcast
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Review(s): The Sea Beast, Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris Celebrating This Month: Ryan Gosling Trivia: Sea Beast Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast,Film Vs. Film Podcast
Review(s): Where the Crawdads Sing, The Man from Toronto, The Princess, Morbius Celebrating This Month: Ryan Gosling Trivia: Ryan Gosling Costar Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
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Review(s): Elvis, Brian and Charles Celebrating This Month: Laura Dern Trivia: Tricky Tom Hanks Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast, Review Party Dot Com
Review(s): Lightyear Celebrating This Month: Laura Dern Trivia: Tim Allen/Chris Evans Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast, Review Party Dot Com
Review(s): Jurassic World Dominion Celebrating This Month: Laura Dern Trivia: Jurassic Cast Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Hustle Celebrating This Month: Laura Dern Trivia: Stump the Kubinski - Basketball Movies Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Top Gun Maverick, A Sexsplanation Celebrating This Month: Tom Cruise Trivia: Stump the Movie Guy - High Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Marcel The Shell with Shoes On, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Straighten Up and Fly Right, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Firestarter and more! Celebrating This Month: Tom Cruise Trivia: Steven King Adaptaions Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): MEN Celebrating This Month: Tom Cruise Discussion Points: Favorite Body Horror Scenes, Movies that take multiple views to understand, Thought-provoking sci-fi hidden gems Trivia: "Men" Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Celebrating This Month: Tom Cruise Top 5 Heel Turns Trivia: Tricky Tom Cruise Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Return to Space, Guarding Tess (retro) Celebrating This Month: Nicolas Cage Summer Movie Preview Trivia: Benedict Cumberbatch - Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Celebrating This Month: Nicolas Cage Top 5: Nic Cage Movies Trivia: Northman Cast Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Fantastic Beasts - The Secrets of Dumbledore, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Celebrating This Month: Nicolas Cage Top 5: Dramadies Trivia: Relative Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Everything Everywhere All At Once, Ambulance Celebrating This Month: Nicolas Cage HARD Jake Gyllenhall Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Deep Water, X, The Adam Project Celebrating This Month: Sandra Bullock Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Turning Red, Fresh Celebrating This Month: Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): The Batman Celebrating This Month: Sandra Bullock Batman Villians movie Trivia CinemaWAR: Who is the best Catwoman - Pfifer or Kravits? Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Uncharted Celebrating This Month: Sandra Bullock Batman Actor Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Blacklight, The Tinder Swindler, Strawberry Mansion, The Cursed Celebrating This Month: Roland Emmerich Stump The Kubinski: Sponsored by: Overcast
Review(s): Death on the Nile Celebrating This Month: Roland Emmerich Trivia: Halle Berry Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Top 5 House Parties in Film Review(s): Munich - The Edge of War Celebrating This Month: Roland Emmerich Trivia: Disaster Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Spring Movie Preview Review(s): Cyrano, The Hills Have Eyes ('77) Celebrating This Month: Wes Craven Trivia: Stump Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast
Top 5: Franchise Characters Celebrating This Month: Wes Craven Trivia: Scream Franchise Actors Sponsored by: Overcast
Top 10 Film Performances of 2021 Celebrating This Month: Wes Craven Trivia: Jessica Chastain Movies - Stump the Kubinski Sponsored by: Overcast
Top 10 Films of 2021 Celebrating This Month: Wes Craven Trivia: 2021 Movie Sequel Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Our Top 10 of 2021 episode ran a little long, so we decided to break out our Spoiler Lounge segment on Spider-Man: No Way Home into its own separate mini-sode.
Reviewed: Being the Ricardos, Don't Look Up Celebrating This Month: Bradley Cooper Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: West Side Story, Encounter Trivia: Spielberg Movie Cast Trivia Celebrating This Month: Bradley Cooper Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Red Rocket, The Power of the Dog Trivia: Stump the Kubinski - Movies about Porn Celebrating This Month: Will Smith Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Ghostbusters: Afterlife, House of Gucci Trivia: Stump the Kubinski - Paul Rudd Edition Celebrating This Month: Will Smith Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: King Richard, Belfast Top 3 Will Smith Movies Trivia: Modern Black & White Movie Trivia Celebrating This Month: Will Smith Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Finch, Spencer, The French Dispatch! Trivia: Tom Hanks (Hard Mode) - Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Will Smith Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Eternals, Last Night In Soho Top 3: Edgar Wright Movies Trivia: Will Smith - Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Will Smith Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Dune Top 5: Scariest 90's Horror Trivia: Famous Horror Actor Trivia Celebrating This Month: Wes Anderson Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Halloween Kills, Antlers Top 5: Scariest 80's Horror Trivia: Halloween Cast Trivia - Stump the Kubinski Celebrating This Month: Wes Anderson Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Last Duel, Smoke & Mirrors the Story of Tom Savini Top 5: Scariest 70's Horror Trivia: Damon/Driver Director Trivia Celebrating This Month: Wes Anderson Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Venom Let There Be Carnage, James Bond No Time To Die Trivia: James Bond Trivia Celebrating This Month: Wes Anderson Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Dear Evan Hansen, Cry Macho Trivia: Woody Harleson Trivia Celebrating This Month: Clint Eastwood Sponsored by: Overcast
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Reviewed: Ghost World Trivia: Stump the Kubinski ScarJo Edition Celebrating This Month: Scarlett Johansson Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Tomorrow War, Pig Trivia: Farm Animal Movie Trivia Celebrating This Month: Scarlett Johansson Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Black Widow, No Sudden Move Trivia: Tomorrow/War Movie Trivia Celebrating This Month: Scarlett Johansson Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: @Zola Retro Review: Van Wilder Trivia: Stump the Kubinski - MCU Edition Celebrating This Month: Ryan Reynolds Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Luca Trivia: Hyack, Reynolds, Jackson Movie Trivia CinemaWAR: Moana vs. Finding Nemo Celebrating This Month: Ryan Reynolds Sponsored by: Overcast Check out our guest: https://doxonthefox.com
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Reviewed: Cruella, Quiet Place 2, Army of the Dead, Wanted Trivia: “Blunt” movie trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
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This month we are celebrating the career of the great Toni Collette! Let's take a look back to where it all began. At Muriel's Wedding.
Reviewed: Barb and Star Visit Go To Del Mar, Thunder Force Trivia: Oscar Movie Trivia Oscar predictions Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Godzilla Vs. Kong CinemaWAR!: Is WandaVision a crossover hit, or only popular with MCU fans? Trivia: Versus Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Zack Snyder's Justice League (aka The Snyder Cut) Trivia: Michelle Pfifer/Lucas Hedges Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Cherry, Coming 2 America Trivia: Zack Snyder Movie Trivia CinemaWAR: Who's had the better movie career so far - David Cross or Bob Odenkirk? Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Raya and the Last Dragon CinemaWAR: Who would win the fight - King Kong or Godzilla Trivia: Fruit Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Last month (January 2021) we celebrated Denzel Washington, and this month (February) we are celebrating Jodi Foster! The two have collaborated in the Spike Lee film, Inside Man, so we figured that was the perfect twofer…. Here is our Retro Review of Inside Man!
Reviewed: Bliss, The Mauritanian Trivia: Owen Wilson/Selma Hayek Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Judas and the Black Messiah, The Dig, The Little Things Trivia: Animation Voice Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Minari Top 5: Movie Grandmothers Trivia: Jodi Foster Movie Trivia CinemaWAR: Who are the better movie brothers: Owen & Luke Wilson, or Ben & Casey Affleck? Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: White Tiger Top 5: Servant Movies Trivia: Roadtrip Movie Trivia CinemaWAR: Who's the better actor - Rami Malek or Jared Leto? Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: One Night in Miami Top 5: Discoveries we made doing CinemaJaw Trivia: City in the Title Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Last month (December) we celebrated Gary Oldman, and this month (January) we are celebrating Denzel Washington. The two have collaborated once in the film The Book of Eli, so we figured that was the perfect twofer.... Here is our Retro Review of The Book of Eli!
Reviewed: Wonder Woman 1984 Top 5: Scenes of 2020 CinemaWAR: Which is the better DC scene- Wonder Woman / No Man's Land, or the opening heist from Dark Knight? Trivia: Christin Wiig/Gal Gadot Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Soul Top 5: Performances of 2020 Trivia: Chadwick Boseman/Viola Davis Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Mank, Feels Good Man, Wolfwalkers, The Sound of Metal Featuring Movie Pairings with each review Trivia: Tina Fay/Jaime Fox Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Ammonite, Nomadland Top 5: Gary Oldman Scenes Trivia: Saoirse Ronan/Kate Winslet Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: Isle of Dogs (I for an I) Interested or Ignore: Ready Player One Trivia: Spielberg Movie Trivia
Reviewed: City So Real Top 5: 90's Movie Teen Characters Trivia: Sean Connery Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed:His House Top 5: Movies to Bring Us Together Trivia: Actress Alliteration Movie Trivia Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Over The Moon, Borat Subsequent MoviefilmTop 5: Colorful MoviesTrivia: Actress Alliteration Movie Trivia
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Up from the cavernous depths beneath the city of Chicago, a strange miasma rises. Odd images and weird sounds flicker on screens and tap on our eardrums. It can be only one thing…
The Chicago Underground Film Festival!
Even in this challenging year, the fine folks at CUFF have figured out a way to keep the momentum of the festival alive, with things like Drive-Ins, afterparties in Minecraft (yes, you read that correctly), and so many more creative ideas. But What is CUFF? The Chicago Underground Film Festival is an annual event showcasing independent, experimental, and documentary films from around the world. Widely recognized as a world-class event, the festival showcases the best in new American and international cinema and providing the movie-loving public with access to some of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers and emerging talent from around the world. But hey, don’t take my word for it, here’s a couple of quotes about CUFF from names you may know:
What you get for your money is not just admission to the films but admission to a subculture
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I like the word underground as in the Chicago Underground Film Festival. The word independent carries a stigma of whininess. Underground means a good time.
John Waters, director
Joining us is Festival Producer Taila Howe!
Top 5 Colorful Movies
Matt:
5.) SLC Punk
4.) Willy Wonka
3.) Dick Tracy
2.) Mandy
1.) Spring Breakers
Taila:
5.) Now 2
4.) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
3.) Pig Death Machine
2.) Modus Operandi
1.) The Trip
Ry:
5.) Avatar
4.) What Dreams May Come
3.) Across the Universe
2.) Curse of the Golden Flower
1.) La La Land
Reviewed: Rebecca
Top 5: Killer Spouses
Trivia: Wholesome / horror Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
‘Til death do us part. Well, sometimes that phrase gets taken to literally by movie spouses. It’s detective work 101 that when there is a murder in a family, you always look at the spouse first! This week on CinemaJaw we renew our vows to bring you amazing movie content as we take a look at our Top 5 Killer Spouses.
We also have a few surprises in store for you!
Not to mention a review of the latest from Netflix, a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Rebecca. Listen up!
Reviewed: On The RocksTop 5: Gory MoviesTrivia: Bill Murray Movie Trivia
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Horror is a multifaceted gem. So many aspects, angles, and ways to express a message exist within the genre, a multiverse of subgenres and deconstructions. It is perhaps without equal as a style of storytelling. This has been the way for centuries, as long as the darkness crept into our campfire ring. This week on CinemaJaw we let it splatter all over the walls as we cover our Top 5 Gory Movies! Speaking of fresh meat, we also have a much-anticipated review for you, Sophia Coppola’s second collaboration with the great Bill Murray – On The Rocks.
Joining us is a man who knows how to paint a room with blood… no really… he actually does.
John LaFlamboy is a producer and actor, known for The Moleman of Belmont Avenue (2011), Tyler’s New Bike (2008) and The Adventures of Kitty Zombie (2017). He is also the owner/operator of both two of the best haunted house attractions in the midwest – Statesville Haunted Prison, and Hell’s Gate. Both attractions are sadly closed this year due to the pandemic, but John’s been able to catch up on horror movies at least. We talk to Laflamboy about the shutdown, running haunted houses, his theater group, horror, and of course GORE!
Now let’s make those ears bleed!!!
Top 5 Gory Movies
Matt:
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The Toxic Avenger
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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
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Hannibal|
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Scanners
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Dead Alive
John:
You’ll have to listen!
Ry:
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Overlord
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Becky
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The Girl on the Third Floor
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The Void
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Apostle
Reviewed: Trial of the Chicago 7, Hubie HalloweenTop 5: Horror Movie EndingsTrivia: Bill Murray Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Halloween is upon us. Even in these crazy times, perhaps even more so, people crave the escape and release that horror provides. We may not be able to go trick-or-treating, bobbing for apples, or tossing eggs at passersby this year, but damn it we can still watch some scary movies! Like any interesting bit of art, it’s often the thing that the artist leaves us with that defines the work. Will it linger? Will it effect us? Will it leave a scar? It all depends on the ending. This week on CinemaJaw we take a look at our Top 5 Horror Movie Endings.
Joining us is a horror fanatic! 8 time Emmy Award-winning television host with the most, Elliott Bambrough returns! Elliott moved to Chicago from London in 2007, following his move over the pond, he has continued to expand his repertoire, by hosting countless projects including lifestyle, food, travel, music, movie review, satirical and game shows. In addition, he has appeared in and voiced numerous commercials, international projects, and various animated series.
Horror is something near and dear to Elliott’s heart, and we are pleased to give him an annual outlet.
So pop in those earbuds and cancel out the screams you hear… it’s only your imagination.
Reviewed: Enola Holmes, J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubgeniusTop 5: Family Horror MoviesTrivia: Stump the Kubinski – John Carpenter edition
Sponsored by: Overcast
Flying solo this week JawHeads. Kicking off October with a fun family-friendly list. Our Top 5 Family Horror Films. Some animated, some live action, all spoooky fun for the fam.
Each month on CinemaJaw, we celebrate a particular actor, director, filmmaker, genre, studio, or some aspect of film.
Way back in July (I know… I know… we’re catching up) 2020 we celebrated Charlize Theron – Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an Oscar in an acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005).
Theron has since starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and Atomic Blonde (2017). She also received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman’s comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018), and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019), receiving a third Academy Award nomination for the lattermost.
BUT – back in the year 2000, she starred in a would-be Holiday Heist film, Reindeer Games. It was a mixed reception to say the least. Matt and Ry revisit this film and ask, is it even worth a revisit? Here is our Retro Review!
PLEASE let us know what you think of this episode! Write to us at feedback@cinemajaw.com
Enjoy!
Reviewed: The Social Dilemma, AntebellumTop 5: Fall Movie PreviewTrivia: Dream Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
The leaves are turning orange. Time for pumpkins, apples, jeans, boots, and football. It’s time for CinemaJaw’s annual Fall Movie Preview!
Joining us is a guest who has long been on our wish list.
Tony Fitzpatrick is an actor, artist, and Chicago icon. He began seriously drawing with colored pencils on slate boards in a storefront gallery in the town of Villa Park, called The Edge. He worked by day and bartended at the bar across the street at night. During that time, he developed separate friendships with Chicago radio personality and bluesman Buzz Kilman and film director, Jonathan Demme. Demme and Kilman were longtime friends, and the three became close. As a result, Tony has appeared in a few of Demme’s films and other films as well.
Tony’s most recent role is in a film entitled Dreaming Grand Avenue, which also stars Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), Andrea Londo (Narcos), and Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Dreaming Grand Avenue is a journey through unresolved losses and haunted pasts to uncover the potential of dreams yet to be realized. Filmed entirely in Chicago, a city with big dreams of its own, Dreaming Grand Avenue was written and directed by Hugh Schulze and produced by NewCity’s Chicago Film Project (Signature Move, Knives and Skin).
The cast and crew of Dreaming Grand Avenue are excited to be attending their world premier Wednesday, September 23, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT at the ChiTown Movies Drive-In (2343 South Throop Street), with a second 10pm showing recently added!
Check here for tickets to the premier that will feature writer/director and cast appearing for red carpet and live Q&A!
Reviewed: Mulan, I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsTop 5: Disney HeroesTrivia: Toni Collette Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
This week on CinemaJaw we take a look at the world-famous Disney hero. Perhaps no other film studio has so iconically captured folklore and legends and the Campbellian hero’s journey as Disney has. For decades they have taken forgotten heroes and spun hit after hit, with little exception. For better or for worse, Disney is a storytelling juggernaut. We make this examination in honor of one of our reviews this week, the live-action remake of Mulan.
Joining us is a Director, who knows a thing or two about heroes.
Melissa Thornley‘s first yearnings to be involved in film were in the ’80s, fueled by seeing her life captured (sometimes pretty accurately) by John Hughes. She switched from being a journalism major to Spanish after seeing !Atame! (Tie Me Up Tie Me Down) by Almodovar, a film which made her move all the way to Spain to chase its beauty.
After a few years working as a copywriter, she decided to go back to film school at Columbia College. During her one semester there, she wrote film reviews for the Columbia Chronicle, sat next to Roger Ebert at the screening of The English Patient, then dropped out of film school after meeting a film editor while waiting tables at Club Lucky in Bucktown. After years in post-production, Melissa is sitting in the directors chair for the first time on her feature-length documentary on Andre Williams, currently in production.
As a former critic herself, Melissa joins us on both reviews this week, including the New Charlie Kaufman film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things.
So sit back and relax, do the dishes, workout, keep your eyes on the road, or whatever you like to do as you listen to…
CinemaJaw!
Reviewed: Tenet, Bill & Ted Face the MusicTop 5: End of the World ScenariosTrivia: Christopher Nolan Movie Trivia
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I can almost hear REM playing. The end is nigh, apocalypse, armageddon, judgment day… The End of the World! Talking about the pretend end… In film (need to make that distinction in 2020)!
Many many films contain heroes fighting against an existential threat to the entire world. After all, how could the stakes get any higher? It’s compelling. It plays on our fears and our power fantasies. End of the World Scenarios are also featured in the two BIG films we are reviewing this week – Bill & Ted Face the Music, and the highly anticipated Christopher Nolan film Tenet. So, naturally, we are going to choose our Top 5 most creative End of the World Scenarios in film.
Joining us is a guy who put the ROCK in Ragnarok… Bailey Davis of Riot Fest.
Riot Fest is a well-known music festival that obviously had to change plans due to the pandemic. That’s why Bailey is here introducing Riot Fest At The Movies! At the Chicago Drive-In on September 11 & 12 a double-feature each night with snacks, fireworks, and exclusive merch.
On Friday, drive up and enjoy Kevin Smith’s indie favorite Clerks, followed by Kill Bill Vol. 1, Quentin Tarantino’s bloody revenge thriller. Saturday will open with a cult-classic vampire flick, The Lost Boys, followed by Stanley Kubrick’s unforgettable A Clockwork Orange. A fireworks show will light up the sky each night.
See you at the Drive-In, but until then… plug in those earbuds and get yourself some CinemaJaw!
Top 5 End of the World Scenarios
Matt:
5.) Dawn of the Dead
4.) The Neverending Story
3.) Snowpiercer
2.) Children of Men
1.) The Birds
Bailey:
5.) Recess: School’s Out
4.) Cabin in the Woods
3.) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
2.) The Matrix
1.) AKIRA
Ry:
5.) Star Trek (2009)
4.) War Games
3.) Crimson Tide
2.) Pacific Rim
1.) The 5th Element
Reviewed: TeslaTop 5: Sleazy CharactersTrivia: “Hawk” Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Everyone knows a sleaze. The unscrupulous, the greasy in character, the slimes, the creeps… we know these people in real life, and that is what makes them so wonderful in film. Usually they can go either way, not simply good or evil, but having a shade of grey. They are interesting, never boring, and even attractive in there repulsiveness. This week on CinemaJaw we pick out our Top 5 favorite Sleazy Characters in film.
We are doing this in honor of a new movie from Little Cabin Films, great documentarians, and longtime friends of the show. Nick Nummerdor and Andrew Morgan join us again.
Their new film Sleeze Lake, tells the story of the greatest party you never heard of. The year is 1977 and the custom van movement was at full-tilt-boogie. Midwest Vans Ltd. was a club at the center of everything. Over 500 members strong and with multiple chapters, Midwest Vans set out to throw a truck-in to best all truck-ins. At a small campground in Monticello, Indiana, they set about building a ramshackle resort town around a small pond they christened “Sleeze Lake”. They expected a few thousand people and a good time. When over 6000 vans and upwards of 20,000 people showed up that’s when the sh*t hit the fan! Do check out Andrew and Nick’s latest documentary!
So sit back and sleaze out – Listen to another CinemaJaw!
Top 5 Climactic Scenes
Matt:
5.) Melina – Total Recall
4.) Stern – Heavy Metal
3.) The Landlady – Kingpin
2.) The Wormwoods – Matilda
1.) Devine – Pink Flamingos
Nick and Andrew of Little Cabin Films:
5.) Richard Dawson – The Running Man
4.) Earnie McCrackin – Kingpin
3.) Billy Mitchel – King of Kong
2.) Mr. Body – Clue
1.) Benjamin – Wayne’s World
Ry:
5.) James Spader – Secretary
4.) Mom – The Florida Project
3.) Swifty – Basketball Diaries
2.) Harvey Keitel – Bad Lieutenant
1.) Jack – Boogie Night
Reviewed: Project Power, UnhingedTop 3: Russell Crowe Performances, Jamie Foxx PerformancesTrivia: Stump The Movie Guy
Sponsored by: Overcast
Something slightly different this week. We take a look at two Titans of Cinema who each have a new film out that we are reviewing.
Top 3 Russell Crowe Performances and Top 3 Jamie Foxx Performances.
These two are a couple of the best leading men in a generation and have both done action, comedy, romance, drama, you-name-it in their prolific careers. So enjoy this double retrospective on these two greats.
Reviewed: Da 5 Bloods
Top 5: Vietnam War Movies
Trivia: Gold Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Vast of Night, Shirley
Top 5: Movies set in the 50s
Trivia: Directorial Debut Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
For this retro review, we decided to take a look at Foxcatcher. Here is our Retro Review!
Reviewed: The Wrong Missy, Come To Daddy
Top 5: Movie Dates
Trivia: Stump the Kubinski
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Wrong Missy, Come To Daddy
Top 5: Movie Dates
Trivia: Stump the Kubinski
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Capone
Top 5: Movie Bosses
Trivia: Factory Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Arkansas
Top 5: Crime Comedies
Trivia: Stump the Kubinski
Sponsored by: Overcast
For this retro review we decided to take a look at Midnight Special from 2016 (remember back then?). Here is our Retro Review!
Reviewed: Extraction
Top 5: Movie Rescues
CinemaWAR: Which is the most iconic Steve Carell role - Gru or 40 y/o Virgin?
Trivia: "E" Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Quarry
Top 5: Movies About Guilt
Trivia: Stump the Movie Guy
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Gentleman, Trolls World Tour
Top 5: Shapeshifters in Film
Trivia: Talking Animal Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Top 5: Acting Debuts
Trivia: Spouse Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast, Jiffy on Demand
Reviewed: The Platform
Top 5: Greedy Movies
Trivia: Stump Matt K.
Sponsored by: Overcast, Jiffy on Demand
Reviewed: Blow the Man Down
Top 5: New England Movies
Trivia: Stump Matt K.
Sponsored by: Overcast, Jiffy on Demand
Reviewed: Lost Girls
Top 5: Streaming Hidden Gems
Trivia: Stump Matt K.
Sponsored by: Overcast, Jiffy on Demand
Reviewed: Bloodshot, Spenser Confidential
Top 5: Back From The Dead Movies
Trivia: Quiet Place 2 Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast, Jiffy on Demand
Reviewed: Onward
Top 5: Movie Brothers
CinemaWAR: Who is the better Wayans - Damon or Marlon
Trivia: "BLOOD / SHOT" Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Invisible Man
Top 5: Paranoia Movies
CinemaWAR: Who is the better actor Josh Brolin or Kevin Bacon?
Trivia: "O" movie trivia / Movie Titles that start with O
Sponsored by: Overcast
Each month on CinemaJaw, we celebrate a particular actor, director, filmmaker or even genre.
This month, February 2020, we have been celebrating Anne Hathaway - Taking a look back at her career one film, in particular, begs for a re-look. So for our innaugural Retro Review, we are taking a look at Rachel Getting Married.
PLEASE let us know what you think of this episode! Write us at feedback@cinemajaw.com
Enjoy!
Reviewed: Horse Girl, Call of the Wild
Top 5: Secret Love Affairs in Film
Trivia: Harrison Ford cast-mate Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Downhill
Top 5: Surreal Films
CinemaWAR 2000: Which is the bigger Oscar snub from Y2k - Requiem for a Dream or American Psycho?
Trivia: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Top 5: Young Love Movies
CinemaWAR 2000: Which is the better 2k Comic Book movie - Unbreakable or Xmen?
Trivia: Movie Spin-Off Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Dolittle, Troop Zero
Top 5: Smuggling Movies
Trivia: Gotham City Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Each month on CinemaJaw, we celebrate a particular actor, director, filmmaker or even genre.
This month, January 2020, we have been celebrating the great Robert Downey Jr. - Taking a look back at his long and storied career, one film, in particular, begs for a re-look. So for our inaugural Retro Review we are taking a look at Chaplin.
Reviewed: Just Mercy
Trivia: Oscar Nominee Movie Trivia 2020 Edition
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: 1917
CinemaWAR 2000: Better Nic Cage movie from Y2K, Gone in 60 Seconds or Family Man?
Trivia: "Bad" Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Star Wars Rise of Skywalker
Trivia: Star Wars Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Jiffy, Overcast
Reviewed: Jumanji The Next Level
I for an I: Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker
Trivia: Adam Driver/Scarlett Johannson Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Jiffy, Overcast
Reviewed: Richard Jewel, The Irishman
I for an I: Jumanji: Next Level
Trivia: Jumanji Trivia
Sponsored by: Jiffy, Backblaze.
Reviewed: Frozen 2, Knives Out
I for an I: The Two Popes
Sponsored by: Jiffy, Backblaze
Reviewed: Marriage Story
I for an I: Frozen 2
Trivia: Tom Hanks Cast Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Backblaze
Reviewed: Doctor Sleep, Ford v Ferrari, Midway
I for an I: Charlie’s Angels
Trivia: Matt Damon / Christian Bale Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Motherless Brooklyn, Fractured
I for an I: Doctor Sleep
Trivia: Sleep Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Backblaze
Reviewed: JoJo Rabbit
I for an I: Terminator Dark Fate
Trivia: Terminator Cast Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Backblaze
Reviewed: Zombieland Double Tap
I for an I: Paradise Hills
Trivia: "Land" Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Backblaze
Reviewed: The Laundromat
I for an I: Zombieland Doubletap
Trivia: Zombieland Cast Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Joker, Dolemite is my Name
I for an I: Gemini Man
Trivia: Man Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Goldfinch, Art Paul of Playboy The Man Behind the Bunny
I for an I: Ad Astra
Trivia: Brad Pitt Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed: IT Chapter Two
I for an I: The Goldfinch
Trivia: Nicole Kidman Costar movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Busy Beaver Buttons
Reviewed: Official Secrets
I for an I: IT Chapter Two
Trivia: IT Chapter Two Cast Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: CardsAgainst Humanity
Reviewed: Ready Or Not
I for an I: Don't Let Go
Trivia: Morgan Freeman Cast Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: After the Wedding
I for an I: Ready or Not
Trivia: Music/Box Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
New episode is dropping on Monday, but we thought you might like to hear our unbridled take on Tarantino's latest Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. FULL ON SPOILERS (if the name of the episode didn't clue you in). We will be discussing character deaths, twists, the ending and everything. Nothing is off limits. You've been warned. Enjoy!
Reviewed: Crawl, The Big Hack
I for an I: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Trivia: Kitchen Cast Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Nightingale
I for an I: Hobbs and Shaw
Trivia: Actors Who Have Appeared in the Fast and the Furious Movies Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Farewell
I for an I: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Trivia: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood cast trivia
CinemaWAR: Will the new Terminator film be good, or should we stick the pin back in the grenade?
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed: The Lion King
I for an I: The Farewell
Trivia: Jon Favreau
CinemaWAR: Which Tarantino Character is better - Hans Landa or Jules Winnfield?
Sponsored by: Overcast
Hey JawHeads! We are off this week, but we recorded a special episode of our companion podcast CinemaJaw Spoiler Lounge! This week we spoil Spider-Man Far From Home. We discuss twists turns, the ending, and everything with no holds barred.
Reviewed this episode: Spider-Man Far From Home, Midsommar
Trivia: Spider-Man: Far From Home "Cast" Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: Toy Story 4, Yesterday
Interested or Ignore: Spiderman: Far From Home
Trivia: Danny Boyle
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: MIB International, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Interested or Ignore: Toy Story 4
Trivia: Buzz and Woody Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: Rocketman
Interested or Ignore: The Dead Don't Die
Trivia: Bill Murray / Adam Driver Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Lagunitas
Reviewed this episode: Godzilla King of the Monsters, Booksmart
Interested or Ignore: Dark Phoenix
Trivia: Bird Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Lagunitas
Reviewed this episode: Aladdin
Interested or Ignore: Godzilla King of Monsters
Trivia: Keanu Reeves movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
Interested or Ignore: Brightburn
Trivia: Bright/Burn movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Lagunitas
Reviewed this episode: Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile
Interested or Ignore: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
Trivia: Titular Character Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: Stockholm, Longshot
Interested or Ignore: The Hustle
Trivia: Anne Hathaway Castmate Movie trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: Avengers Endgame
Interested or Ignore: Long Shot
Trivia: Seth Rogan/Charlize Theron Movie trivia
Sponsored by: Overcast
Reviewed this episode: The Mustang
Interested or Ignore: Avengers Endgame
Trivia: Game Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed this episode: Pet Semetary, Hellboy
Interested or Ignore: Red Joan
Trivia: Spy Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed this episode: Shazam!
Interested or Ignore: Hellboy
Trivia: Red Character Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed this episode: Triple Frontier
Interested or Ignore: Shazam
Trivia: Funny Superhero Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed this episode: Us, The Aftermath
Interested or Ignore: Dumbo
Trivia: Short Movie Titles Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed this episode: Apollo 11, Five Feet Apart
Interested or Ignore: Us
Trivia: Short Movie Titles Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed this episode: Captain Marvel
Interested or Ignore: Captive State
CinemaWAR: Steven Spielberg is against films from streaming services being eligible for an Oscar... is he right or wrong?
Trivia: John Goodman Movie Trivia
Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity
Reviewed this episode: Alita: Battle Angel, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Interested or Ignore: Greta
Trivia: Three Name Actresses Trivia
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Congratulations to Green Book and all the Oscar Winners last night!