Mad About Movies

On this episode we take a look at the indie coming-of-age drama The Spectacular Now starring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley. Does the movie make us miss high school or make us glad its over? We give our review and talk James Spader in Avengers: Age of Ultron, the upcoming Jurassic World, and the greatness of Mr. Jimmy Kimmel.

Vin Diesel is back as nocturnal space junkie Richard B. Riddick, attempting to revive yet another franchise from the early aughts. Can Diesel do it again? We give our review of Riddick and discuss why we think more sequels should or shouldn't happen. Also, we reveal news for Star Wars 7 and Independence Day 2, but mainly just talk Diesel.

The much-anticipated summer movie season has come and gone for 2013. Join us for another special LIVE Rants & Raves edition of Mad About Movies as we give our Best & Worst lists and recap this year's blockbusters. We also talk some Star Wars 7 and SNL casting rumors as well as some new trailers.

The comedy tandem of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and director Edgar Wright are back on top of their game. Join us this week as we break down the brilliantly entertaining third film in their 'Cornetto Trilogy' The World's End. We also share our thoughts on Ben Affleck as Batman, The Newsroom finally coming around, and Olbermann's return to ESPN.

This week we attempt to break down and make sense of Kick-Ass 2, a truly shocking and appalling piece of cinema. We also finally get to rant about Now You See Me 2, Denzel's involvement in the Fast & Furious franchise, and more Star Wars 7 casting news.

Larry David has blessed us all with another golden piece of comedy. In his first made-for-TV movie, LD invites Jon Hamm, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, and Michael Keaton along for the ride. Join us as we discuss the greatness of Mr. David and Clear History, the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, as well as talk Bill Hader's career post-SNL and his involvement in Pixar's upcoming films.

We all had very high expectations for Neill Blomkamp's newest film after we loved his stellar (no pun intended) debut District 9. Did it meet our expectations? This episode we talk in-depth about Elysium and briefly discuss Vin Diesel's role in Guardians of the Galaxy, Bale possibly back in Batman/Superman, and Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor?

Easily one of the lowest budget films of the summer movie season is Fox Searchlight's The Way Way Back. Join us as we discuss why it is also the best movie of the summer and an absolute must-see for numerous reasons. We also break down rumors concerning Batman/Superman, Star Trek 3, and Johnny Depp's "retirement" from acting.

As lovers of great action movies, we always look forward to Marvel Studio's output. This week we break down their latest offering The Wolverine and compare it to the X:Men films that came before it, as well as predict where they go from here. We also talk breaking Star Wars 7 casting news and Ben Stiller's dramatic turn The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Every summer we get a sneak peak at the biggest upcoming movies at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Join us as we discuss some of the most buzzed-about announcements from California, as well as give a review of one of the biggest box-office flops of the year R.I.P.D.

Director Guillermo del Toro has given us a rare gem in an otherwise underwhelming summer movie season with his robots and aliens epic Pacific Rim. Join us as we give an in-depth review of the film as well as break down some Star Trek 3, Star Wars 7 and District 10 news. We also rant on Adam Sandler's latest concoction Grown Ups 2.

Johnny Depp and his white face paint are back for another bloated summer blockbuster. Join us as we discuss one of the biggest flops of the year The Lone Ranger and enlighten you on Disney's thought process behind making it. We also talk SNL cast news, Guillermo del Toro's Slaughterhouse Five, and briefly roast Vince Vaughn for bad career choices.

Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan are learning how to scare in the Monsters, Inc. prequel Monsters University. Join us as we break down MU and talk all things Pixar as well as discuss Prometheus 2, Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and briefly rant on Johnny Depp's career.

This is the End brings together comedy's freshest faces for the ultimate movie mockumentary including Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, & James Franco. We give our review as well as discuss some news involving Independence Day 2, The Rock as a Terminator, and Vin Diesel possibly in an upcoming Marvel film.

Join us as we discuss the very troubled production of Marc Forster's World War Z, the zombie apocalypse blockbuster starring Brad Pitt. Did the inflated budget help fix it's flaws? What was the original ending? We talk about it extensively, as well as briefly discuss Jim Carrey's stance on Kick-Ass 2, RDJ back for the Avengers sequels, and the newest from Scorsese and DiCaprio The Wolf of Wall Street.