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It was inevitable; a movie about a second civil war within the US. Terrifying concept to think about, a thrilling set up for a movie. Released by A24, and directed and written by Alex Garland of 28 Days Later, Ex Machina, and Annihilation fame.
So what do you do with a sequel to "Godzilla vs Kong"? Put them up against two new monsters of course, but not without some scraping of their own first. Co-host Alex Ulaky and I were admittedly not too excited for a sequel to another American
At last, we reach the end of the original Godzilla film franchise, dating from 1954 to 1975. It caps off with a two parter against a robot duplicate, the iconic Mechagodzilla. Do these two films serve as a satisfying finale?
Yes, they made another one. The first one actually made a profit, and Tigger is now in the public domain, so literally a year later the denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood have returned to seek revenge on Christopher Robin and the people of Ashdo
Based on a recommendation from a friend, Alex and I checked out a new A24 film from director Rose Glass, in her second major feature; the gritty romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding staring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, and Ed Harris. A great
You know when you have to get that assignment done but it's the night before the due date? But then you fall asleep and all of a sudden it's 2 hours before the due date? That's Godzilla vs Megalon. Well known thanks to its MST3K episode, Alex a
In the mid-70s, one avant-garde assembled a crew of legendary artists, actors, and musicians to create what he saw as his magnum opus. Despite the money never coming together and the production falling apart, its effects are felt to this day. W
Based off a character you would only know if you were deep into the Spider-Man comics or obsessively watched the 90s cartoon, Madame Web is the origin of a woman with future vision powers. On its face, this honestly seemed like a decent pitch f
Happy Valentine's Day! This time we check out a new romance film that most didn't see! The directorial debut of Zelda Williams (daughter of the beloved Robin), this 1989-set comedy is a parody of both Frankenstein and 80s movie tropes. Did it w
Gigan. Every part of him is a weapon, from his hook hands to his spinning sawblade chest. Can Godzilla and returning buddy Anguirus stop Gigan AND King Ghidorah? Thankfully stock footage from other movies where they win is here to assist them!
United States and Russian astronauts find themselves stranded on the International Space State as nuclear war coats the planet out their window. Suddenly their respective governments say they need to take the I.S.S. for their country by any mea
Tina Fey's beloved 2000s comedy-drama returns with a movie adaptation of its successful 2018 musical. How does it compare to the original? What changes does it make in terms of technology and views to fit the modern update and do they work? Co-
Just in time for New Years, I take a look at the often forgotten 1979 sequel to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Rudolph's Shiny New Year! It features reincarnation, Benjamin Franklin, a giant buzzard that scared children, and a meditation on g
Can Paddington director Paul King's musical Wonka prequel live up to and break through our ingrained cynicism of seeing our childhood favorites dragged out to bait our nostalgia?
While the idea of making a prequel to Willy Wonka sounds the farthest from pure imagination, I decided to pitch my own script if I was forced to write it while cautiously anticipating Paul King's WONKA.
Japanese Godzilla has returned to the big screen, having been held back by the Legendary Pictures films after 2016's Shin Godzilla. How does it hold up to its American and Japanese legacies?Send feedback and suggestions to overthinkingmoviesp
One of the finest entries of the original Godzilla era, featuring easily the most interesting monster Godzilla has encountered yet. Hedorah is pollution incarnate; he brings death and environmental decay to visceral effect, feeds off of smoke s
The next Disney animated musical is here! A girl sings about wishing there was more! She has an animal sidekick! How does this one compare to the...sixty-one animated Disney films before it? I dragged my friend and co-host Zach to the theater
See the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YpEiyqrn2OYHoliday horror and action movies are in, and with them comes Eli Roth's Thanksgiving, a slasher film that uses the aesthetics and motifs of the holiday to craft a s
See the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a4KgYYLRJkBack in September I had the chance to attend a few showings at the Toronto International Film Festival. From documentaries, to comedy-horror films, and adul
Another year, another video game franchise taking its stab at Hollywood. However, Five Nights at Freddy's is more than just a video game franchise, it is truly a phenomenon, one that is more beloved by children than any other demographic. True
Countless movies and miniseries have been based on the works Stephen King, but very few were actually written by the man himself. Today we have one of the exceptions, the 1985 werewolf thriller Silver Bullet, staring Corey Haim and Gary Busey,
No more than a year and a half after Death on the Nile, director Kenneth Branagh and writer Michael Green are back with another Agatha Christie adaptation, this time based on a more obscure book in her legendary catalog. Given the negative to
Within a year after the release of Destroy All Monsters, one of the most ambitious and beloved films in Toho's monsterverse, we see the release of All Monsters Attack, also helmed by Ishirō Honda. Is it a satisfying follow up even with such a s
Our second Dracula film of the year is an adaptation of one of the most iconic chapters of the original novel; Dracula's time stowing aboard the Russian ship the Demeter on his way to London. The book keeps the details vague, told only through
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