The Binge Movie Podcast: The Accountant | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review two new releases about protagonists who’ve lived many lives and don’t shy away from an awkward moment. The Accountant (10:47—25:55) | cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, John Lithgow,… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The Birth of a Nation | The Girl on the Train | American Honey | Denial

On this week’s welcome-back episode of The Binge Movie Podcast, we review four new releases about bondage and purpose. The Birth of a Nation (7:59—28:20) | cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle… Continue Reading

Binging the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

Guys, I had the privilege of attending the 41st Toronto International Film Festival from September 7-18. It was my third consecutive year in attendance, and as far as the movies were concerned, let’s just say the third time was the charm.… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Antibirth (Guest: Joshua Grannell) | The Light Between Oceans | Complete Unknown | The Hollars

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review four new releases about life, death, and shocking revelations. For our review of Antibirth, we’re joined by noted Natasha Lyonne horror movie expert Joshua Grannell, a.k.a. Peaches Christ, who himself wrote… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Don’t Breathe | A Tale of Love and Darkness | Morris from America

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review three new releases about people responding poorly to new locations. Don’t Breathe (5:58—20:55) | cast: Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto | writers: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues | director:… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Ben-Hur | War Dogs | Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we start off with a lengthy analysis of the biggest film-world controversy in recent memory—The Birth of a Nation star/writer/director Nate Parker‘s recently-uncovered college past as an accused rapist—then review three new releases about outsider… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Pete’s Dragon | Florence Foster Jenkins | Miss Sharon Jones! | Little Men | Equity

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review five (five!) new releases about, let’s say…loss of innocence and disillusionment. Pete’s Dragon (8:13—28:40) | cast: Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban | screenplay: David Lowery,… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Suicide Squad | Don’t Think Twice | Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review three new releases that take heavy approaches to light subject matter. Suicide Squad (6:21—29:07) | cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jared Leto, Cara Delevingne | writer/director: David Ayer [Trailer]… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The Best Movies of 2016 So Far

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we do a midyear check-in to count down our 10 favorite movies of 2016 so far before we head into prestige season. However abominable this year has been for celebrity deaths, political dystopia, and… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Absolutely Fabulous The Movie | Café Society | Lights Out | Breaking a Monster

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review four new releases about unhealthy attachments. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (9:14—19:44) | cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks | writer: Jennifer Saunders | director: Mandie Fletcher… Continue Reading