Reel Geniuses

Shame, The Descendants, My Week With Marilyn (November 17, 2011)

The Oscar contenders are out in full force this week, with star turns from Michael Fassbender, George Clooney and Michelle Williams putting in star turns. Matt talks with “My Week With Marilyn” director Simon Curtis, and Devin still hates “Jack And Jill.” (This is what happens when you forget to press “record.” It takes a [...]

J. Edgar, Jack And Jill, Oscar Hosting (November 10, 2011)

Can you get more diverse than Leonardo DiCaprio playing one of the most influential American men of the 20th Century, and Adam Sandler playing a female version of himself? Doubtful. It’s also doubtful that Matt and Devin will ever forget the argument this episode inspired. The lads also discuss who they’d like to see hosting [...]

Anonymous, Like Crazy, Winter Preview (November 3, 2011)

Devin and Matt ditch the digital sidekicks and get back up to speed, talking about a Roland Emmerich film where the world isn’t destroyed (just Shakespeare’s reputation) and a post-Patriot Act love story. They also run through the five movies they’re most anxious to see in the Winter season, and there’s even a 3D film [...]

Footloose (2011), The Thing (2011), The Big Year (October 13, 2011)

Virtual Matt and TerrorScribe’s Joe Lopez are along for the ride to make sure Devin doesn’t have to go it alone this week. Devin dissects remakes / prequels for Eighties classics “Footloose” and “The Thing,” and three comic titans collide in “The Big Year.”

The Ides Of March, Real Steel, The Way (October 6, 2011)

Does intrigue on the campaign trail equal movie magic, if you add Ryan Gosling and George Clooney to the mix? Devin and Matt debate “The Ides of March,” while Hugh Jackman delivers a robotic performance (not necessarily a bad thing) in “Real Steel.” Matt talks with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez on their collaboration in [...]