The Movie Breakdown

This week we have a surprise as we are revisiting Avengers: Endgame again but this time with all the spoilers and major plot points being discussed and analyzed. We also have three other movie reviews including the latest live-action adaptation of a Disney animated classic in Aladdin. We also have two Netflix originals in Amy Poehler's directorial debut in the comedy Wine Country and the teen coming of age movie, The Last Summer. Then we have a topic discussion where we look at the current state and plans for the DC extended cinematic universe and analyze what we think will be in their future. As always, we had a great time recording the episode and we hope you love it. If you do, please help us out by spreading the word on social media so other move fans can find us. Reminder that you can subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Movie Rating: Wine Country *** (CS & SM) Aladdin *** (CS) The Last Summer ** (CS) & * (SM) The Summer Box Office Challenge Draft Picks: Scott: 1. The Lion King 2. Hobbs and Shaw 3. Detective Pikachu - $54 365 242 4. The Secret Life of Pets 2 5. Men in Black International  6. Annabelle Comes Home 7. Angry Birds 2 8. Shaft 9. Dora and the Lost City of Gold 10. Long Shot - $9 740 064 Total: $64 105 306 Christopher: 1. Toy Story 4 2. Spider-Man Far from Home 3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4. Aladdin $91 500 929 5. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 6. Rocketman 7. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum: $56 818 067 8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 9. Child's Play (replaced Artemis Fowl) 10. Ma Total: $148 318 996

Another weekend has passed and that means a new release needs to be reviewed on The Movie Breakdown. This week it is one we've been looking forward to talking about for a long time with the third instalment of the bloody, stunt-laden, poetic actioner John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. We also finally discuss the Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron starring romcom Long Shot. Netflix has two movies about monsters. The first is the biopic of one of the most infamous serial killer ever in the Ted Bundy picture, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Vile and Evil and the other is about prehistoric bird-like creatures hunting humans by sound in The Silence. After all the movie reviews, we pay tribute to a movie legend in Doris Day. As always, we had a fantastic time recording this week's episode and we really hope you love it. If you do, then please help us out by spreading the word to other movie fans so we can help this show become bigger and better. Reminder that you can subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Movie Rating: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum *** (CS) Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile **½ (CS & SM) Long Shot *** (CS) The Silence * (CS) & *½ (SM) The Summer Box Office Challenge Draft Picks: Scott: 1. The Lion King 2. Hobbs and Shaw 3. Detective Pikachu - $54 365 242 4. The Secret Life of Pets 2 5. Men in Black International  6. Annabelle Comes Home 7. Angry Birds 2 8. Shaft 9. Dora and the Lost City of Gold 10. Long Shot - $9 740 064 Total: $64 105 306 Christopher: 1. Toy Story 4 2. Spider-Man Far from Home 3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4. Aladdin 5. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 6. Rocketman 7. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum: $56 818 067 8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 9. Child's Play (replaced Artemis Fowl) 10. Ma Total: $56 818 067

It is a huge show this week that we are calling The Breakdown of the Atypical Blockbuster. When you think box office powerhouse, you usually picture big special effects adventure movies, but sometimes other type of movies can connect with an audience and make the same kind of money. The is a week we will review the master Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece in the original slasher movie, Psycho. We have another legendary filmmaker in Martin Scorsese with the movie that finally landed him Best Director recognition in The Departed. We also have a western by a legend from that genre in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven. We also discuss the number one grossing movie of 1979 in the drama about a child custody battle in Kramer vs. Kramer. We will also review the break-out movie for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the Boston set drama, Good Will Hunting. We have some powerhouse movies and we go in-depth on each one and it turns out to be a super-sized episode. As always, we had an amazing time and we really hope you love it too. If you do, then show your appreciation by spreading the word on social media or tell a friend who is a movie fan. Reminder that you can subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Movie Rating: The Departed **** (CS & SM) Kramer vs. Kramer **** (CS & SM) Unforgiven **** (CS & SM) Good Will Hunting ***½ (CS & SM) Psycho **** (CS & SM) The Summer Box Office Challenge Draft Picks: Scott: 1. The Lion King 2. Hobbs and Shaw 3. Detective Pikachu - $54 365 242 4. The Secret Life of Pets 2 5. Men in Black International  6. Annabelle Comes Home 7. Angry Birds 2 8. Shaft 9. Dora and the Lost City of Gold 10. Long Shot - $9 740 064 Total: $64 105 306 Christopher: 1. Toy Story 4 2. Spider-Man Far from Home 3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4. Aladdin 5. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 6. Rocketman 7. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum 8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 9. Child's Play (replaced Artemis Fowl) 10. Ma Total: $0

This week we look at one of the most successful film franchises of all-time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We analyze why it became such a hit and what elements made it so revolutionary. We also look at the things that other movie studios tried to copy and why they got it wrong. Endgame is on its way to be the highest grossing movie of all-time, so it is the perfect time to look at what has made Marvel Studios so successful. Then we pay tribute to director John Singleton and actor Peter Mayhew. Both men played a big part in our move going experiences. Singleton broke into the movie industry with the classic Boyz n the Hood and Mayhew was one of the most beloved movie characters ever in Chewbacca. As always, we had a great time recording the show and we hope you love it. If you do, please spread the word on social media so other movie fans can check us out. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). The Summer Box Office Challenge Draft Picks: Scott: 1. The Lion King 2. Hobbs and Shaw 3. Detective Pikachu 4. The Secret Life of Pets 2 5. Men in Black International  6. Annabelle Comes Home 7. Angry Birds 2 8. Shaft 9. Dora and the Lost City of Gold 10. Long Shot - $9 740 064 Total: $9 740 064 Christopher: 1. Toy Story 4 2. Spider-Man Far from Home 3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4. Aladdin 5. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 6. Rocketman 7. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum 8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 9. Artemis Fowl 10. Ma Total: $0

It is one of the biggest episodes of the year. We discuss the massive movie event and the accumulation of a series that has run for over a decade in the hotly anticipated, Avengers: Endgame. We then have two Netflix romantic comedies in the Gina Rodriguez starring Someone Great and the teen romance, The Perfect Date. We also discuss the future of movie ticket subscription services and what they need to do to be successful. Then it is what we've all been waiting for, the kick-off to our big three-month long competition with the The Summer Box Office Challenge Draft. Will Scott ever win? It all get determined with the picks we make on this show. As always, we had a blast recording this show for you and we really hope you love it too. If love is the emotion you feel, then please show it by spreading the word on social media. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Someone Great *** (CS & SM) Avengers: Endgame **** (CS) The Perfect Date *** (CS) & **½ (SM) The Summer Box Office Challenge Draft Picks: Scott: 1. The Lion King 2. Hobbs and Shaw 3. Detective Pikachu 4. The Secret Life of Pets 2 5. Men in Black International  6. Annabelle Comes Home 7. Angry Birds 2 8. Shaft 9. Dora and the Lost City of Gold 10. Long Shot Christopher: 1. Toy Story 4 2. Spider-Man Far from Home 3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 4. Aladdin 5. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 6. Rocketman 7. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum 8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 9. Artemis Fowl 10. Ma

It is a special episode this week that we are calling The Breakdown of the Underdog. We are opening the vault this week to review five older movies that are about characters that must overcome great odds. We have an inspirational story about a young boy who wants to become a ballet dancer against the wishes of his working-class dad in Billy Elliot. We have a family movie with beloved characters in 1984's The Muppets Take Manhattan. Sylvester Stallone has experience in underdog stories and this time he is a rock climber trying to foil blood-thirsty thieves in Cliffhanger. We also have a father and son wilderness adventure in Walking Out. Because Scott hates me, we also discussed and review a Happy Madison 'comedy' in The Benchwarmers. As always, we had a blast recording the show and we really hope you love it. You can show that love by spreading the word of our show to other movie fans. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Billy Elliot *** (CS & SM) Walking Out *** (CS) & ***½ (SM) The Muppets Take Manhattan ***½ (CS) & *** (SM) The Benchwarmers ½* (CS & SM) Cliffhanger *** (CS & SM)

It is another big episode of The Movie Breakdown, because this past weekend was the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, so you know we had to talk about all the big news coming out of that. We debate the future of the series and also make some predictions for what we should expect in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. But before we get to that, we have four reviews of new releases including the latest stop-motion animated adventure from Laika Studios, Missing Link and as well, the directorial debut of Brie Larson in the whimsical Unicorn Store. We also have some more foreign film in the French thriller Burn Out and the drama about a transitioning teen in Girl. As always, we had a great time recording the show and we really hope you love it. We want to thank you once again for listening to us each week and if you do enjoy the show, please help us out by spreading the word to other movie fans. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Unicorn Store *** (CS & SM) Missing Link ***½ (CS) Girl ***½ (CS & SM) Burn Out ** (CS) & **½ (SM)

You can't have a Monday without some movie talk, and The Movie Breakdown has you covered with reviews for four movies this week. Has it been too long since we debated superheroes? The drought is over as we discuss the latest DC Comics movie in the humorous and heartfelt Shazam! Do you prefer your movie about families to be dark and scary? Well, we have the latest adaptation of a Stephen King classic in the disturbing Pet Sematary. We've also got two Netflix originals in the Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson starring movie based on a true story about former Texas Rangers hunting Bonnie and Clyde , The Highwaymen and the family film about rodeo rider trying to make a comeback after a serious injury in Walk. Ride, Rodeo. After that, we analyze if STX Studios will be able to replace Fox as a place for mid-budget movies for adults. As always, we had a blast recording the show and we really hope you love it. If you do, we'd really appreciate if you could spread the word to other movie fans. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Shazam! *** (CS) The Highwaymen *** (CS & SM) Pet Sematary *** (CS) Walk, Ride, Rodeo *½ (CS) & ** (SM)

It is a big episode of The Movie Breakdown as we crammed it with five movie reviews. The big one is a look at the latest Disney live-action adaptation of a classic in the family adventure, Dumbo. We also have a music biopic about Motley Crue in The Dirt. Then we explore three international pictures in the French raunchy comedy Budapest, the Japanese dark teen drama River's Edge and a different take on the revenge tale in the Spanish movie, Your Son. As always, it was an absolute joy recording the episode this week and we really hope you have as much fun as we did. The best way to show you love us each week, you can spread the word to other movie fans. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: The Dirt ** (CS & SM) Dumbo *** (CS) Budapest ** (CS & SM) River's Edge ** (CS & SM) Your Son *** (CS & SM)

Before the plot was even known. horror and movie fans were salivating over the release of Jordan Peele's follow-up to Get Out in his sophomore movie, Us. It is finally here, and we review it this week. We also discuss J.C. Chandor's latest in the heist thriller starring Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac in Triple Frontier. Then we review a historical drama about real life hero Francesc Boix who saved thousands from concentration camps during World War II in The Photographer of Mauthausen. We also look at the official Disney purchase of Fox and analyze at all the implications that will have on the movie industry. From there, we talk Netflix again as we decide if the streamer really is good for independent filmmakers. As always, we had a great time recording the show and we really hope you love it. As always, you can show your appreciation by spreading the word to other movie fans. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Us **** (CS) Triple Frontier **½ (CS) & *** (SM) The Photographer of Mauthausen **½ (CS & SM)

EDIT: We got out of the well! The sound has now been fixed and one may even say the show is near bearable now. Almost.You're still stuck with Scott and I rambling. Monday means movies. Or at least talking about movies, as we've got another episode of The Movie Breakdown. This week we have four movie reviews, and each one has a female lead, an interesting fact that we completely failed to mention on the show. There are two theatrical releases this week including the terminal teen romance, Five Feet Apart and the animated feature about a magical theme park, Wonder Park. Then it is reviews for this week's Netflix Originals, which are the Alfre Woodard starring dramedy Juanita and the Indian drama about a female divorce lawyer, Firebrand. That isn't all the movie talk; in major news, Disney has rehired James Gunn to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, and we reveal why this is a huge deal. As always, we had a blast recording the show even if we continue to sabotage our segues and can't nail the closing to save our lives (and for some reason, sounds like we recorded it in a cave this week). If you love the show, then we'd really appreciate you helping us out by promoting us on social media or just telling other movie fans about us. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Juanita ** (CS) & *** (SM) Five Feet Apart **½ (CS) Firebrand ** (CS) & *½ (SM) Wonder Park **½ (CS)

It is another huge episode of The Movie Breakdown. We have a review for one of the biggest movie events of the year and one that has been hotly anticipated for a long time with the latest MCU picture, Captain Marvel. We also have a Netflix movie that did the festival circuit and is the directorial debut of the talented Chiwetel Ejiofor with a based on true story feel-good drama called The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Do you feel like it is time for us to review another foreign arthouse drama? Well, we will with the French picture, Paris is Us. We also pay tribute to a man who was a huge '90s star in Luke Perry. We also discuss two topics that we've looked at in the past but have once again started making headlines. We discuss if Netflix Originals should be able to be nominated for Oscars. Then we look at the toxic side of movie fandom and explore the dangers of too much 'loyalty'. It is almost 90 minutes of movie talk and we had a blast recording it. We really hope you love it, and if you do, please spread the word about us on social media to other movie fans. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Captain Marvel *** (CS) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind *** (CS & SM) Paris is Us *½ (CS) & * (SM)

It is a quiet week for new releases at the movie theatre, but that doesn't mean there aren't lots of movies to talk about. This week we've got reviews for five new releases including a few that have done the festival circuit. We have a dramedy starring Mark Duplass and Ray Romano in Paddleton. Speaking of funny, Stephen Merchant directs a biopic about former WWE wrestler Paige in Fighting with My Family. We are also reviewing three foreign films that are the art house picture The Tree of Blood, the gangster flick The Drug King and the heist comedy Yucatan. As always, we go down some rabbit trails and try to not derail the closing. We had a great time this week and we really hope you love the show. If you do enjoy it, please spread the word on social media and let other movie fans know about us. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review). Four Star Rating: Paddleton ***½ (CS & SM) Fighting with My Family **½ (CS) The Tree of Blood ** (CS & SM) The Drug King ** (CS) & **½ (SM) Yucatan ** (CS) & **½ (SM)

It is a super-sized episode of The Movie Breakdown that is so crammed with movie goodness that it needed to be a day late. Actually, it was a day late so we could discuss the 2019 Academy Awards, and that is exactly what we do. We also have six movie reviews that include some huge sequels like How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Happy Death Day 2U. We also have a sci-fi fantasy adventure in Alita: Battle Angel and a romantic comedy starring Rebel Wilson in Isn't it Romantic. We also have two Netflix Originals in The Breaker Upperers and Dear Ex. Then we look at some sequels to big hits that underperformed at the box office and look at what that says about the state of the sequel. There unfortunately were some technical issues with Skype this week, so the sound quality in parts may suffer a bit (and the issues also caused me to at time rush through things since we couldn't hear each other well). It was still a blast to record and we really hope you love it. If you do, then please spread the word about us on social media so other movie fans can try us out. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review) Four Star Ratings How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World ***½ (CS) The Breaker Upperers *** (CS & SM) Happy Death Day 2U *** (CS) Dear Ex *** (CS & SM) Alita: Battle Angel **½ (CS) Isn't It Romantic *** (CS)

It is another big episode of The Movie Breakdown as we have reviews for five motion pictures. The big one is the Best Picture nominee The Favourite, which also now means the show has reviews for every contender for the top prize at this year's Academy Awards. We reveal where this one stacks up against the other nominees. Speaking of awards-worthy, Steven Soderbergh is back with his first of two Netflix Original movies coming out this year, and this one is the drama based on a sports agent in High Flying Bird. We also have a little horror movie released under the Orion label in the evil children feature, The Prodigy. We also have two foreign films in the Indian drama Soni and the Spanish horror flick, Animas. As always, we had a great time recording the show and we hope you really love it. If you do, please help us out by spreading the word to other movie fans. Reminder that you can now subscribe either to The Movie Breakdown feed (a subscription link is at the top right hand of this site) or on iTunes (if you enjoy the show, please help us by giving us a five star review) Movie's Rating Our of Four Stars High Flying Bird ** (CS & SM) The Favourite **** (CS) Soni ***½ (CS & SM) The Prodigy *½ (CS) Animas ** (CS) & *** (SM)