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Jul 1, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for Lena Waithe’s Bonnie and Clyde-esque drama, Queen & Slim, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith. And the British political thriller, Official Secrets, starring Kiera Knightley and Matt Smith. Phil and Tom get lost on a family vacation with Woody and Forky in Pixar’s Toy Story 4. In News: Ryan Murphy sets an all-star cast for The Prom musical at Netflix! Taika Waititi will join onto the Flash Gordon animated film from Fox/Disney! And Olivia Cook and LaKeith Stanfield will star in a fairy tale for Disney+!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Toy Story 4

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

 

BONUS

Jun 21, 2019

On this week’s episode: Tom is flying solo! He discusses the first official trailer for an upcoming dark comedy thriller, Ready or Not, starring Samara Weaving. And the new animated DreamWorks sequel, Trolls World Tour, starring Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. Tom tries to avoid getting sea-sick and murdered in Netflix’s sci-fi thriller, Murder Mystery, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. Then Tom hunts down some alien scum in the latest installment to the MIB franchise, Men In Black: International. In News: Avengers: Endgame is being re-released next week! Annie Potts is teasing her return to Ghostbusters! And Sean Penn is set to direct and star in Flag Day with his son and daughter!

TRAILERS

MOVIES

  • Murder Mystery
  • Men in Black: International

NEWS

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

#NETFLICKPICKS

Jun 14, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first official trailers for the Sundance Audience Award Winner, Brittany Runs A Marathon, starring Jillian Bell. And the new animated Disney sequel, Frozen 2, starring Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, and Josh Gad. Phil and Tom journey to a future devoid of humanity in Netflix’s sci-fi thriller, I Am Mother, starring Hilary Swank, newcomer Clara Rugaard-Larsen, and Rose Byrne, as the voice of Mother. And Phil rises from the ashes with Sansa Stark in the latest X-Men film, Dark Phoenix! In news: Bo Burnham will write songs for the Sesame Street movie! Blockers director, Kay Cannon, to helm 79ers aka “Goonies for Adults”! And a Spice Girls animated movie is in the works at Paramount Animation!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES



NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

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Jun 7, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the interstellar sci-fi epic, Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler and Tommy Lee Jones. And the oscar-baity action biopic, Ford v. Ferrari, from Logan director, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale. Phil, Tom, and Taron Egerton sing the hits of Elton John and do all the drugs in the magical, musical, and dreamlike fantasy biopic, Rocketman. And they bounce back like a tennis ball with Ali Wong and Randall Park in the Netflix romcom Always Be My Maybe. In News: Quentin Tarantino and Jerrod Carmichael are working on bringing Django/Zorro to the big screen! Barry Jenkins to direct the Alvin Ailey movie! And Bill and Ted are dads in the threequel and their rockstar daughters have been cast!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

May 31, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailer for the SXSW hit, The Art of Self Defense, starring Jesse Eisenberg. And the first trailer for the Pulitzer Prize Winner, The Goldfinch, starring Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman. The guys take a magic carpet ride to Agrabah with Disney’s live-action Aladdin, starring Will Smith as the famous blue Genie. And Phil and Tom go on a wild last night of high school with Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, and an unbelievable ensemble cast in Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, Booksmart. In News: Rotten Tomatoes add new “verified ticket purchase” layer to combat trolling reviews! Move over Freddie and Elton, Boy George’s life is getting the biopic treatment! And Sonic the Hedgehog moves to Valentine's Day 2020, to work on the character’s design!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

  • The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Netflix)
  • Catch 22 (Hulu | Trailer)
May 24, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the Netflix Romcom, Always Be My Maybe, starring Ali Wong and Randall Park. And the highly anticipated 9th film from Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. Phil fights for his life and kills through the streets of New York with Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. Phil also travels back in time with Netflix + Spike Lee’s See You Yesterday. In News: Chris Rock will reboot the Saw franchise with Lionsgate! Robert Pattinson is in talks to play The Batman for Matt Reeves! And the new Star Wars movie will be directed by the Game of Thrones creators!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

May 17, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the trailer for Netflix’s sci-fi thriller, I Am Mother, starring Hilary Swank and Rose Byrne. And the creepy culty, Midsommar from Hereditary director Ari Aster and A24, starring Jack Reynor and Florence Pugh. The guys take a drunken trip to Wine Country with some of SNL’s funniest ladies, including Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph. And Phil joins up with Pikachu and Justice Smith to find out what happened to his dad/Pika’s partner in Pokémon Detective Pikachu. In News: Disney is working on a Honey, I Shrunk The Kids “legacyequel” starring Josh Gad! Michael Rooker in talks to play King Shark in The Suicide Squad sequel! Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield star in the Tammy Faye biopic!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

May 10, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailer for A24’s Sundance hit drama, The Farewell, starring Awkwafina. And the seconding coming of Pennywise in the trailer for It: Chapter Two, starring Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, and James McAvoy as the adult Losers Club. The guys hear Ted Bundy’s side of the story, or at least the one he wants us to see, in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile starring Zac Efron as the charismatic serial killer. And Phil and Tom put politics aside and fall in love with Secretary of State Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen in Long Shot. In News: Chadwick Boseman will play African Samurai in Yasuke! Richard Madden (aka Robb Stark) is in talks to join Marvel’s The Eternals! And Chris Hemsworth and Tiffany Haddish team for Australian buddy action comedy!


TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
  • Long Shot

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

May 3, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for Adam Sandler’s new Netflix Action Comedy, Murder Mystery, starring The Sandman himself, Jennifer Aniston, and Luke Evans. They also try not to laugh, cry or scream at the creepy new Sonic in the trailer for Sonic The Hedgehog, starring Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz as the famous blue hedgehog. The guys go through every single emotion possible after the 11-year journey that is the Infinity Saga, culminating in the unbelievably good Avengers: Endgame. Thank you to Marvel, Kevin Feige, Stan Lee, the Original 6, and every single cast and crew member in the MCU! In News: Rachel Brosnahan will star in I’m Your Woman for Amazon Studios! Ben Affleck to direct and star in WWII drama Ghost Army! And the Rugrats live-action movie lands the Diary of a Wimpy Kid director!

 

If the title didn’t already warn you, THIS EPISODE’S MOVIES WE SAW IS FULL OF SPOILERS! You have been warned! If you haven’t seen Endgame yet, either wait to listen to the episode or skip from 10:56 - 23:26 to just blow over all of our Endgame talk. AGAIN...YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! SPOILERS AHEAD!

 

Also...WE WENT VIRAL THIS WEEK! Phil’s poster for Avengers: Endgame blew up and is now all over the internet! We are currently finalizing details on sales of the poster. And Phil is working on the finishing touches of a new Director’s cut with all 22 films and better placement/sizing, and a few fan favorites added in. Keep an eye out on our social media for when you can purchase!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Avengers: Endgame (SPOILERS!!! 10:56-23:26)

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

BONUS

  • Search Adult Sports Near Me on Google

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

 

BONUS CONTENT

Apr 28, 2019

This is a short bonus clip of Phil and Tom discussing their first reactions to Avengers: Endgame in the car on the way home from the movie. This clip is at the end of our last episode, Ep. 112: Someone Jaundiced.

Come back next week for our full review of the EPIC movie!

Apr 26, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for Ang Lee’s double Will Smith-starring sci-fi action thriller, Gemini Man. And the A24 biographical drama, Skin, starring Jamie Bell as a former skinhead looking for redemption. Phil cried his eyes out and danced to Lizzo with Gina Rodriguez in the Netflix romcom Someone Great. In News: J. Lo and Owen Wilson team up for the pop diva meets math teacher romcom you never knew you needed! Bumblebee director, Travis Knight, will direct The Six Billion Dollar Man! And Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley!

 

Be sure to stick around for the end of the episode where Phil and Tom do an on-the-fly post-Endgame (SPOILER FREE) first reactions! We’ll have our full review of Avengers: Endgame on next week’s episode. ENJOY THE MOVIE!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Apr 19, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the highly anticipated Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. And the Uber action comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista, Stuber. Phil visits Donald Glover, Rihanna, and Letitia Wright in Glover’s short film/visual album Guava Island. And he also falls asleep through most of Hellboy. Sorry, David Harbour! In News: John Cena eyed for Suicide Squad sequel! Mindy Kaling and Priyanka Chopra will star in an India wedding comedy! And In The Heights has cast the hair salon trio!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

HEY! THAT’S NOT DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Apr 12, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the trailers for the SNL female comedian led comedy, Wine Country for Netflix. And Luc Besson’s new badass female assassin film, Anna. Phil finds himself inside Brie Larson’s Unicorn Store with a kooky Samuel L. Jackson. And Phil and Tom become all-powerful superheroes by saying an old wizards name in SHAZAM!, with Zachary Levi as the title character. In news: Longtime partners Will Ferrell and Adam McKay go their separate ways! Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy will star as superheroes in Netflix’s Thunder Force! And Rachel Weisz and David Harbour board the standalone Black Widow film!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Unicorn Store
  • Shazam!

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Apr 5, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil goes solo due to some technical difficulties on our podcasting software. Get ready to hear about his crazy trip down to the Florida Keys with Matthew McConaughey’s Moondog in The Beach Bum, from the insane mind of Harmony Korine. Phil also decides to join Tim Burton’s fantastical circus in the live-action reboot of Dumbo, starring Colin Farrell, Danny Devito, Michael Keaton, & Eva Green. We’ll be back next week for our regularly scheduled programming!

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Dumbo
  • The Beach Bum

 

BONUS:

Mar 29, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom are finally back! After a brief hiatus just before the Oscars, the guys are finally back and ready for some podcasting. They start off with the first trailers for the directorial debuts of two A-List actresses, Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart and Brie Larson’s Unicorn Store. Phil and Tom meet their tethered in the mind of Jordan Peele, in his latest feature, Us, starring the incomparable Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke. They also meet the Avengers only hope, Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson and a young Samuel L. Jackson. In News: Angelina Jolie is in talks to make her MCU debut! Blumhouse taps Zoe Lister-Jones to direct & write The Craft reboot! And William Sadler will reprise his role as Death in Bill & Ted Face The Music!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Feb 15, 2019

On this week’s episode: Tom is all alone! Being it is the week before the Oscar's, he wanted to share his thoughts QUICKLY on the movie he saw this week The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.

Be sure to tune back in next week when Phil and Tom reveal their picks for this years winners!!

 

Feb 8, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil is still making couples happy across America, so Tom called his only other friend Alec to come back and chat about the movies.  They discuss the first trailer for the Olivia Wilde drama, A Vilgilante. And Dev Patel’s new thriller, The Wedding Guest.  Tom experiences the First World War like never before in the Peter Jackson documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. While Alec takes on a different aspect of history and opted for the Biopic based on Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On The Basis of Sex  starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, and Justin Theroux. Tom also strapped on his black belt for Enter The Dragon with Bruce Lee.  In news: Anya Taylor-Joy is set to star in Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho! The Shining sequel has been moved up! And Billy Eichner is set to write and star in Judd Apatow produced film!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • They Shall Not Grow Old
  • On The Basis Of Sex

 

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

  • Enter The Dragon

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Feb 1, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil has returned to La La Land! When Tom finally stopped crying from missing him so much he decided to call his favorite guest, Alec to fill in ! They discuss the first trailers for Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek’s, Drunk Parents. And Zac Efron’s take on America Serial Killer Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile with Lily Collins. In news: We finally have a title for the Zombieland sequel! Christopher Nolan’s next movie has a release date!

 

TRAILERS

 

NEWS

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

Jan 19, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the much anticipated trailers for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, with Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio. And the badass John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum! Phil and Tom’s hearts break watching Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carrell’s performances in Amazon’s Beautiful Boy. In news: A Final Destination reboot is in the works with Saw writers! Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story has found it’s Maria, Anita, Bernardo, & Chino! And Jason Reitman will direct Ghostbusters 3!

 

TRAILERS

 

WHOOPS, OUR BAD

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Jan 11, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for Netflix’s trippy and frightening horror film, Velvet Buzzsaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. And the body-transforming fantasy comedy, Little, starring Issa Rae and Regina Hall. Phil takes a peek inside the Bush Administration with Adam McKay’s Vice, starring Christian Bale as the infamous Dick Cheney, and an all-star cast of actors. In News: IMDB is launching a free streaming service! Danny DeVito and Awkwafina join the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel! And Kevin Smith confirms pre-production on the Jay and Silent Bob reboot!



TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Vice

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Jan 4, 2019

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss their Top 10 Films of 2018, as well as some notable mentions and films they still need to see. Thank you for another year of listening to us babble on about movies we love, movies we hate, and movies in general!

 

PHIL’S TOP 10

 

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
  • Black Panther
  • A Quiet Place
  • Eighth Grade
  • Never Goin’ Back
  • Crazy Rich Asians
  • Sorry To Bother You
  • Paddington 2
  • Love, Simon
  • Teen Titans Go! To The Movies

 

 

TOM’S TOP 10

 

  • A Quiet Place
  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • Tag
  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout
  • Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
  • Christopher Robin
  • Crazy Rich Asians
  • A Star Is Born
  • Ralph Breaks The Internet
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

 

 

PHIL’S NOTABLE MENTIONS

 

  • Searching
  • Annihilation
  • Tully
  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • American Animals
  • Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
  • BlacKkKlansman
  • Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
  • Blindspotting
  • Game Night

 

 

TOM’S NOTABLE MENTIONS

 

  • Incredibles 2
  • Eighth Grade
  • Hearts Beat Loud
  • Deadpool 2
  • Blockers
  • Game Night

 

 

STILL NEED TO WATCH

 

  • Roma
  • Bird Box
  • The Favourite
  • If Beale Street Could Talk
  • Hereditary
  • First Man
  • Mandy
  • Beautiful Boy
  • Creed II
  • Widows
  • Wild Life
  • Halloween

 

 

BONUS - BEST SOUNDTRACKS 2018

 

 

 

Dec 7, 2018

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the trailers for the neo-noir, State Like Sleep, and the sequel to the sleeper hit, Happy Death Day 2U. Phil and Tom travel into the World Wide Web with Ralph and Vanellope in Ralph Breaks The Internet. And Tom takes a trip down to Atlantis with the king himself, Jason Momoa, in Aquaman. The guys kept the episode light this week, but come back next week for more of our regularly scheduled programming.

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet
  • Aquaman

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Nov 10, 2018

On this week’s episode: Our podcast turns 100 episodes old! Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the animated spy film Spies In Disguise, starring Will Smith, Tom Holland, and a slew of big names. And the Netflix Christmas film The Christmas Chronicles, starring Cool Santa, Kurt Russell. For Movies We Saw, the guys find ‘Somebody To Love’ in Queen’s biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. In News: Birds of Prey eyes Ewan McGregor to play Batman villain, Black Mask! Will Ferrell & Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in the remake of Force Majeure! And It director Andy Muschietti will direct a re-imagine version of H.G. Wells ‘The Time Machine’!

 

Thank you to all our listeners! We love working on this project of ours and we will continue to work and make it better. Thank you for coming along for the ride. From our day 1s to our day 100s, we love you all! Now, go to the movies!

 

TRAILERS

 

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Bohemian Rhapsody

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Nov 2, 2018

On this week’s episode: Tom is away, so Phil comes out to play! Phil discusses the first trailers for the meta romcom Isn’t It Romantic, starring Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth. And the musical drama, Vox Lux, starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law. In News: Disney is in talks to reboot Pirates of the Caribbean with the Deadpool writers! Chris Rock will direct Kevin Hart in Co-Parenting! And Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, and Zac Efron join the cast of Blood Moon!

 

TRAILERS

 

NEWS

 

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

 

#NETFLICKPICKS

Oct 19, 2018

On this week’s episode: Phil claimed that while down in Broad City he loved Oprah more than Abbi.  Those are fighting words, so while they’re preparing their arguments Alec decided to step in again (Tom may have begged).  They discuss the first trailers for Nicole Kidman and Sebastian Stan’s crime thriller, Destroyer. And Harmony Korine’s latest film, The Beach Bum, starring, Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, Isla Fisher, and Snoop Dogg.  Alec and Tom take a trip out west to the Nevada & California border but soon realize that they may be in over their heads in the star-studded neo-noir thriller Bad Times at the El Royale.  In news: Scarlett Johansson nabs a huge payday for the upcoming Black Widow movie! Oscar Isaac is taking a break from acting after Episode 9! And James Gunn is moving to DC to write and possibly direct Suicide Squad 2!

TRAILERS

MOVIES WE SAW

  • Bad Times at the El Royale

NEWS

HEY! THAT’S DOPE!

#NETFLICKPICKS

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