The Movie Council

This week we're returning to the actor spotlight episode. We welcome back recurring special guest Michaela Cook to talk about Blue Valentine, Half Nelson, The Notebook and all things Ryan Gosling. Hope you enjoy!

This week we welcome back Aidan Sherry along with new special guest Dan Sherry. We talk to Dan about his top 10 favorite films, then we review one of them: Catch Me if You Can. We also asked Dan to watch one of the podcast's favorite films, Take Shelter. Lastly, we review the new film starring Zazie Beetz called They Will Kill You. It's a great discussion, we hope you enjoy!

We're back this week to review one of the most talked about films of 2026, Obsession. But it wouldn't be the Movie Council if we just reviewed one film, so we also watched Dead Man's Wire and Pizza Movie and we'll give you reviews of those two films, as well. Enjoy!

This week we head to the theater to watch Masters of the Universe, then we give you our review. We welcome back one of the OG's of the Movie Council and former producer of the show, Dan Sherry. We also welcome back returning special guest Aidan Sherry. It's a fun episode, check it out!

This week we're checking out some blind spots with returning special guest Michaela Cook. We have some great discussions about 3 films that we somehow missed. Join us for reviews of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Lars and the Real Girl, and It Follows. Let us know if you check out these films. Enjoy the episode!

This week we're changing things up a bit. Join us for a spotlight of Oscar winner Jessie Buckley. We review THE BRIDE! and look at two of her previous works: I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) and Men (2022). Hope you enjoy the discussion!

This week we welcome back recurring special guest Michaela Cook to help us review some 2026 movies. Join us for reviews of Apex, The Wrecking Crew & Send Help. Hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone, we're back with another film breakdown. This time we are diving deep into Good Will Hunting. We welcome back original Movie Council member Dan Sherry as well as special guest Patrick McEwen. If you're looking for the best film breakdowns in the world, then you've come to the right place. We hope you enjoy.

This week we're doing one of our favorite things: Pick a Movie! We welcome returning guest Michaela Cook and tackle the Romantic Thriller genre. We bring you reviews of the classic Fatal Attraction, along with Beast and Decision to Leave. Hope you enjoy!

This week we take one final look back at 2025 with reviews of Marty Supreme, It Was Just an Accident, & The Housemaid. Enjoy!

This week we review some new films that are now streaming. Join us for reviews of Outcome, 28 Years Later - The Bone Temple, & Crime 101. Did we like any of them? Listen and find out.

Before we completely commit to 2026 we feel compelled to revisit 2025. This week we're bringing you reviews of Sentimental Value, Song Sung Blue, & Is This Thing On? Enjoy!

This week we're looking at the biggest divides between critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. We're also bringing you a review of Mercy, which was widely praised by audiences but panned by critics. Who did we agree with? Listen and find out.

The Movie Council took a trip to the movie theater this week to see the much anticipated Project Hail Mary and we have a SPOILER heavy review for you. Enjoy the episode!

This week we have a Movie Council first for you: a film breakdown! We're going to take a deep dive into 1989's Lean On Me. We watch some scenes and share our thoughts and opinions. Oh, and Michaela is back to help us. Hope you enjoy!

This week we're counting down our top 10 films of 2025 with the help of returning guest Michaela Cook. We also hand out some awards because we don't trust the Academy voters at all. Enjoy the episode!

We're back for another Rom Com episode with special guest Michaela Cook. We discuss three romantic comedies spanning over 60 years with reviews of The Apartment (1960), When Harry Met Sally (1989), and People We Meet on Vacation (2026). Enjoy the show!

We're making the final push to find our favorite movies of 2025 with some under the radar picks. Join us for reviews of Twinless, The Ballad of Wallis Island, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. Enjoy the show!

It's our 200th episode and we've brought back some special guests to reminisce about the last 199 episodes. We talk about some of our favorite times on the podcast and watch some great trailers for some exciting upcoming movies. Also, some of us watched Splitsville and we have a review for you. Here's hoping we have 200 more episodes in us. Enjoy!

This week we continue our hunt for 2025's best movies with a review of the Netflix juggernaut KPop Demon Hunters. We also welcome special guest Aidan Sherry and pick movies for each other to watch. The Movie Council crew picked Swingers for Aidan and he, in turn, picked Oldboy for us. Enjoy!

This week we continue our epic search for the best films of 2025 with reviews of Bugonia, Hedda and Roofman. Do we find one of the best? Listen and find out!

This week we welcome special guest Michaela Cook to discuss movies that are blind spots for us. We hope you enjoy our discussions of Seven, Shutter Island and Zero Dark Thirty.

We continue our search for the best flms of 2025 with reviews of One Battle After Another, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and The Monkey. I won't spoil anything, but I will say we might have found one of our favorites for 2025. Enjoy!

This week we welcome special guest Patrick McEwen who reveals his top 10 favorite films to us. Also, we review one of the movies on his list, Bad Words. We also review F1 The Movie. Enjoy!

It's our annual Christmas movie episode and the gang is back together. The original Movie Council team is back to discuss Miracle on 34th Street, Scrooged, and Violent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

We're back to find the best films of 2025 with reviews of Presence, Caught Stealing & Jay Kelly. Enjoy!

This week we're taking a break from our hunt for the best films of 2025 and instead we're discussing some of our favorite performances with a good old fashioned top 10 list. Well, actually two lists, the top 10 actors and actresses in a supporting role. It's a great discussion, we hope you enjoy.

We're back with some 2025 movie reviews. We also welcome back one of our favorite special guests Michaela for a spirited discussion as we continue our mission to find our favorite movies of the year.

We're back again with two reviews for new movies to streaming: A House of Dynamite and Warfare. We also have a great discussion about awards contenders for 2025. Enjoy the episode!

We're back with a review of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. We're also looking back at a couple other del Toro films: Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth. Hope you enjoy!

This week we're back with new movie reviews, spooky edition. Marky is back for a second week in a row to discuss with us. Enjoy!

This week we invited a special guest to join us for a classic "pick a movie" episode. Hope you enjoy!

This week we're back with a review of the Naked Gun reboot. Then we picked a movie for each other to watch this week. We'll dive deep into Train to Busan and Phantom Thread. Hope you enjoy!

We're back with another fun episode. We continue our sports movie tournament and review a couple of new films. We talk about the new Happy Gilmore 2 and the new Final Destination movie. Both movies are currently streaming, so check them out and then hear us break them down. Enjoy!

The lost episode. Due to some technical issues, this episode has been delayed. It's up now though, so don't worry. You can finally hear us talk about the films Sinners and Drop. It's a good time. Enjoy!

The title pretty much says it all. This week we review James Gunn's Superman. It is a very spoiler heavy review, so you have been warned. Enjoy!

We are back after a brief hiatus due to some unforeseen circumstances. After getting caught up and talking about a scary situation we dive into some movie talk. We continue our sports movie tournament and then AJ brings us some movies from his Blockbuster Video days. Did you know AJ used to work at Blockbuster? Crazy, right? Anyhoo, we talk 2 movies that were on the Blockbuster Favorites shelf, Glengarry Glen Ross and The Player. Two classic movies that were really fun to talk about. Enjoy!

We are back this week with something a little different. We are each drafting a team that we think will make the best movie. We each pick some actors, a director, a writer and anyone else we need to make the best big budget summer blockbuster. Let us know who you think has the best team or tell us your team. It's a real fun episode. Enjoy!

The boys went to the theater to see a new movie this week. We all got together and saw Bring Her Back, a new horror movie from the people that brought you Talk To Me. We break down all of our thoughts on the film and give you a little heads up on what's coming in the next few weeks. It's a rather short episode, but it's a great one. Enjoy!

We are back this week with a pair of movie reviews. We kick things off with the final 1st round portion of our sports movie tournament. We change things up on the fly, but I think we get things right and the best movies are moving on to the next round. We then get into 2 new movies, Mickey 17 and Novocaine. Both movies are available to stream for free, so watch them both and tune in to hear our reviews. As usual, they are amazing. Enjoy!

This week we have a couple of movie reviews as well as some more matchups in our sports movie tournament. We go through the football section of the bracket and then get into 2 new(ish) movies. We cover the Steven Soderbergh film Black Bag and the horror/comedy Heart Eyes. It is yet another fun filled episode in the Post Bondurant Era. Enjoy!

We haven't come up with a name for our sports movie tournament yet, but we continue on with the next section of our bracket. This week we cover combat sports themed films as we determine the greatest sports movie of all time. We also review Companion, which is currently streaming on MAX. Oh yeah, we play a new game this week, too. It may get mentioned once or twice. Another banger of an episode. Enjoy!

We kick off The PBE with our first ever sports movie tournament. It is a bit of an adjustment, but I think we nailed it. We go through the first round of baseball movies and then get into our mystery topic. This is a truly great episode. Enjoy!

It's finally here. The definitive list of the best films from last year. Enjoy!

We have 2 more movie reviews this week. We cover the Oscar winning film Anora and the thriller Heretic. It's a 3 man team this week, so we get through it a little quicker than usual. It gave us time to talk a little movie news and spitball some ideas for future episodes. It was a fun time. Enjoy!

We focus on some documentaries this week. We each picked a great doc for someone to watch and dive deep into all 4. It's a great episode and I can't think of anything else to say. Enjoy!

This week we return to discuss a pair of movies. We talk about Nosferatu and Strange Darling. We also have some movie news and a big update to the Death Pool. It's another banger. Enjoy!

We are back with a couple movie reviews for you. After our brief hiatus, we are talking about the films Longlegs and Blink Twice. We are still trying to put together our list of best movies of 2024 and 1 of these may make some of our lists. Tune in to find out which one. Enjoy!

This week we reveal our picks for the first ever "Movie Council Death Pool" and then we break down a couple of films that are getting a lot of awards buzz. We take a deep dive into The Substance and A Different Man. These are 2 very interesting movies and they were very fun to talk about. Give them a watch and then give us a listen. Or just give us a listen. We are way more entertaining than any movie. Enjoy!

Since we're a little late getting this posted, let's get right to it. We review the films Thelma and A Real Pain this week and we hammer out the details and rules of our first ever Movie Council Death Pool. What could be more fun? Enjoy!