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Join Tom and Alec this week for another adaptation of the Exodus story! This one doesn’t have Charleston, but does have quite the star-studded cast!  Including the late Val Kilmer voicing Moses! Is this the definitive Exodus adaptation? Tune in this week and find out!

It’s time for another four hour movie folks! Join Tom and Alec this week as they review the 1956 classic, The Ten Commandments! How will this film stack up to Ben Hur and Lawrence of Arabia? Tune in this week to find out!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review another 4 hour movie! Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur are both highly acclaimed, classic films, but they are very different films! Will the Squares think as highly of this one as they did Ben Hur? Tune in this week to find out!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review this Charlton Heston classic! Back in the day, this film won 11 Academy Awards. It is remembered for the incredible practical effects and wonderful storytelling. Do the practical effects hold up? Is it still a good movie by today’s standards? Tune in this week to find out!

The Squares are back!! But not on our normal Monday release day. If you check the calendar, you’ll see that today is April 1st, and on this day, the Squares review a film they wouldn’t typically give the time of day. This year’s April Fool’s Film is Oscar-Winning, KPop Demon Hunters. This film took Netflix by storm in 2025. Will Tom and Alec jump on the bandwagon? Tune in and find out!!

The Squares are 10 episodes away from 100 films reviewed! Tune in this week for a recap of the previous 10 films and some movie recommendations from the fans!Having done 90 film reviews at this point, the Squares have gotten some fun new opportunities lately. Recently, Alec had the opportunity to watch a screener of the film Gunfighter Paradise. The film premiered in New York and Los Angeles last month. So stay tuned toward the end of the mailbag for Alec’s breakdown!

Join the Squares this week for a surprising personal pick from Tom! Here the squares take a look at this wild Australian classic and ask an important question. Is the Mad Max franchise one of the most underrated franchises out there? Tune in and find out!

Tom and Alec enjoyed book so much, they wanted to review two versions of film adaptations! Tune in this week as they take a look at a recent French adaptation of the exciting story!

The squares received a recommendation to review this movie back in a previous mailbag episode. It took a little while to get to it, but Tom and Alec wanted to read the book first! They do that, and now they are ready to review the film and see how the adaptation holds up! Tune in this week for a fun one!

It has been over 40 episodes since the squares reviewed Star Wars. It is about time they get to Empire! Many folks have this as the best Star Wars movie, and it is #15 on IMDB’s Top 250 List. Will the Squares agree with this praise? Tune in and find out!

This week, join Tom and Alec as they review Mel Gibson’s follow up to The Passion. Is it as ambitious as The Passion? Maybe not…but this movie is still quite ambitious. This film has its fair share of fans and critics. Many critics don’t love the historical inaccuracies and violence in the film. What will the Squares think? Tune in and find out!

Tom and Alec are reviewing another Nicolas Cage film! There are not many movies out there like this one. Is this fun comedy a better film than The Rock? Tune in this week and find out!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review the first foreign film to ever win Best Picture at the academy awards! Will this recent movie live up to the hype? Tune in this week to find out!

Join the Squares this week as they review a non-western Clint Eastwood movie! Clint has many iconic movie roles, but Dirty Harry is probably one of his most iconic! Will this movie hold up as well as the other Clint movies Tom and Alec have reviewed? Tune in and find out!

Join the Squares this week as they kick off the new year with a movie that begs the question…are we living in The Matrix? The Matrix is one of the most iconic films of the late 1990s and has one of Keanu Reeves’s most popular movie roles! Does this movie still hold up in the year 2026? Tune in this week and find out!

The Squares have hit the 81 episode mark! The past 11 movies had a wide variety of genres. We had horror with Spooktober, comedy movies, action movies, and Christmas movies! Tune in here for a recap of movies 71-81 and some mailbag items from the fans!

Is the Grinch Jim Carrey’s most iconic role? He has had so many great roles but this one definitely stands out! Tune in this week as Tom and Alec go through this charming Christmas movie!

The Squares review everyone’s favorite Christmas movie this week! Bruce Willis stars in this action packed film from 1988! Full of one-liners, action, and a great villain, this movie has all the key things needed in an 80s movie. Tune in this week to hear what Tom and Alec think of this classic!

The Squares are kicking off the Christmas Season with their first “Christmas” movie of the year! Some people say that Lethal Weapon perfected the buddy-cop movie. The film has action, humor, and some real family heartfelt moments. Will the Squares agree on their scores for this one? Tune in and find out!

Is this the sequel that is better than the original? That is what many people believe and that is the question the Squares are going to answer for you all today! Both The Godfather Parts I & II are regarded as two of the best movies of all time! Tune in this week to see if this sequel still holds up!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review one of the most iconic science fiction films of all time! There are some great scenes with practical effects, and maybe a scene or two with some practical effects that are a little dated. Join the squares this week as they take a look at this classic!

The Squares are back to reviewing the classic black and white movies this week! This 1950 classic gives an interestingly dark look at aging in Hollywood. Tune in this week to see what Tom and Alec think of this one!

Spooktober is officially over and the Squares are kicking the next block of movies off with a personal pick from Tom. Tommy Boy is one of the most adored comedies ever made. It has some famous one-liners and some genuine heartfelt moments. Join the Squares this week as they go through this wonderful film! 

The squares closed out last year’s Spooktober reviewing John Carpenter’s Halloween, and they are closing this year with John Carpenter’s The Thing! One of the most iconic horror films of all time, and it has some of the most creative practical effects in any film. Is this Carpenter’s best film? Tune in this week and find out!

Last week, the squares reviewed Psycho. This week, they are reviewing American Psycho! The movies are very different, but will American Psycho get as much praise from the squares? Tune in this week and find out!

The squares are midway through Spooktober and it felt like a good time to review one of the most iconic horror films of all time! Psycho is the second Hitchcock film the squares reviewed and is often credited as the first slasher film. Tune in this week as the squares review this classic!

Spooktober is back folks! The squares have some fun spooky movies lined up for this month, and they are starting out with something they haven’t done before. The original Nosferatu is a German silent film based off Dracula by Bram Stoker. This movie has a fun history to it, and is one of the most iconic horror movies of all time! How does a 100-Year-Old silent horror movie hold up? Tune in this week to find out!

The Squares have hit the 70 episode mark! Tune in here for a recap of movies 61-70 and some mailbag items from the fans!

Join the squares this week as they review their second Kurosawa film! Rashomon is credited by many as the reason the Academy created the “Best Foreign Film” category at the Oscars. Do the squares think the film holds up? Tune in and find out!

Join the squares this week as they review this classic tale of a man standing up to corruption! Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart are the duo behind It’s a Wonderful Life. This movie came before that. Will it be as impactful? Tune in and find out!

The Squares review their first Nicolas Cage movie this week! During the peak of 90’s action films, director Michael Bay assembled a star-studded cast to fill the roles in this film. Mr. Cage and Sean Connery team up to break into Alcatraz and stop an attack on San Fransisco! Tune in to see what the squares have to say about this one!

The squares have another De Niro mob movie for you listeners for the second week in a row! This movie didn’t get a lot of award nominations, but it is another beloved Scorsese classic! Is this one better than last week’s mob movie? Tune in and find out!

The Squares are back!! It has been a couple months, but Tom and Alec are back to review quite the film! This film may have one of the most interesting stories of how it was made, and there was quite the controversy when it released in America! Tune in this week to get all the details!

The Squares watched another 3 hour long movie! They have reviewed some impactful movies so far, but this one is towards the top of the list. Join Tom and Alec this week as they review Schindler’s List!

Is The Lord of the Kings the most OVER-RATED Trilogy of all time? The squares finish the trilogy this week as they review The Return of the King! Tom and Alec received some blowback from the fans after their Two Towers review. Will they win back some grace from the fans with this review? Tune in and find out!

Tune in this week for the Mel Gibson Directed film review by the squares! This movie has been criticized for not being historically accurate, but is still one of the highest rated movies of all time! Will Tom and Alec have issues with the historical inaccuracies? Tune in and find out!

The squares are doing their second Tom Hanks movie in a row! The Green Mile is the Square’s third Stephen King adaptation they have reviewed. How does this one stack up against Shawshank and The Shining? Tune in and find out!

This movie cleaned up at the Academy Awards in a year which may have been the most competitive movie lineup! Join Tom and Alec this week as they review one of the most iconic movies of all time!

The squares have reviewed 60 movies! Tune in to hear the squares’ recap of movies 51-60 and read some critical fan feedback on a particular review recently released!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review their first Pixar film! Coco released in 2017 and became very popular! It is one of the handful of Pixar films in the IMDB Top 250 List. Tune in this week and see if the Squares believe it should be on the list!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review another fan favorite western movie. Val Kilmer passed away earlier this month and many consider his role as Doc Holliday in this movie as his most iconic role! Does this western deserve a spot on the best western movie list? Tune in this week to find out!

Join Tom and Alec for their most timely episode they have ever released! The Passion of the Christ tells the most well-known story in the world, but it tells that story in a way that is sure to stick with you. This movie is R-Rated for good reason. It was the highest grossing R-Rated movie of all time until Deadpool came around. This movie is hands-down one of the most impactful movies of all time! The squares dig in deep with this one. So tune in this week to this long discussion on The Passion of the Christ!

Welcome this week as we review yet another Christopher Nolan movie! The squares are getting into the comic book movie genre with this one! This fan-favorite Batman film is ranked #3 on IMDB’s Top 250 list. Does it deserve to be up with The Godfather and Shawshank? Tune in and find out!

Our April Fools Episode is here! We had to push back The Dark Knight to fit this gem into our lineup! Twilight is one of the most popular series of the last 20 years and we thought it would be a fitting movie to review for April Fool's day. Does this star-studded first installment in the series have enough there to interest Tom and Alec, or is it just a silly teen romance movie? Tune in this week and find out!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review their first John Wayne movie! And no it isn’t a western! Two differing cultures collide in this movie and that brings up some thought provoking discussions for the squares. Tune in this week as they break this one down!

Join Tom and Alec as they take their first crack at a Star Trek movie! Many say this is the best of the best when it comes to Star Trek! Will the squares agree? Tune in and find out!!

Join Tom and Alec this week as they review their first Jim Carrey movie! This one isn’t the typical comedy from Carrey, but has a lot for the viewer to think about! Tune in and see what the squares think of this modern classic!

We have a fun one this week listeners! Probably should have done a Hitchcock film sooner than Episode 52, but better late than never! Tune in this week as the squares review Vertigo!!

Join the squares this week as they review Tom’s least favorite Lord of the Rings movies! Many fans have this as their favorite of the trilogy. Is Tom too harsh on this one? Tune in and find out!

Tune in this week for the 50th episode celebration! Tom and Alec have reviewed 50 movies and feel like they can officially call themselves critics! Join the squares this week as they read some mailbags, discuss some of their most fun (and disappointing) movies, and reveal their official Cinema Squares Top 50 Movie Lists!!