Once again, what’s winsome and bodacious in Free Guy begins with Ryan Reynolds. From Van Wilder and Deadpool and everything hit-and-miss in-between, he combines naivety, enthusiasm, and dorkiness to a vitality level that is nearly second to none among his comedian peers. Ryan’s verbal gift-of-gab has long been legendary, and his go-for-broke physical comedy skills on top of that mouth are the true, full commitment to the bit.
Read MoreFor our 20th episode, 25YL film critics, lunkhead dads, and restarted school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan bring in film programmer and Stallone enthusiast Lauren Knight as a new guest to the Cinephile Hissy Fit. Her and Don press Marvel Shill Will into talking about James Gunn's DC bonkers bonanza The Suicide Squad. Follow Lauren @ThatMovieIsFine on Twitter. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
Read MoreIt’s far from all Marvel on Ian Simmons’s Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel. For the first time since Zack Synder’s Justice League, “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” had a DC Comics property to critique. James Gunn’s venture from Marvel to Warner Bros. to show the folks how it’s done weird and violent definitely split reactions on the panel. Get a kick out of Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, and Mike Crowley of 25YL and You’ll Probably Agree getting messy for this down-and-dirty movie.
Read MoreIan Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel has once again collected “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” for another weekly roundtable of live reactions. This time, for the fourth series this year, we’re coming together for What If…? in a cleverly named series “What If… We Talked about What If…?” Enjoy Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics, and Mike Crowley of 25YL and You’ll Probably Agree go back and forth about the imagined MCU transformation of Peggy Carter into Captain Carter.
Read Moreby Carmella Andersson
The path to glory for most actors is quite thorny. They often have to star in the movies of little-known directors just to garner the attention of Hollywood cream society. And then having the whole world at their feet, going out in the blaze of glory, the odds of stumbling are high. When one ordinary role can cost the long-awaited reputation. It may seem just empty words, but actually, the celebrity world has so many examples to present. Let’s take a glimpse!
Read Moreby Emma Wilson
An excellent documentary or show can influence your business-minded personality rather than just let you enjoy a rejuvenating time. Saying that watching a 90-minute documentary is not as exciting as learning steps to large-scale broken link building is purely a false narrative. As a potential enthusiast, your entrepreneurship gets reshaped with some creative inspirations taken from the entertainment genre.
Read Moreby Lewis Robinson
If your family is the type that eats, sleeps, and breathes sports, you're probably always on the go. From practice to practice, game to game, sometimes it's easy to forget to slow down and enjoy a night in. Of course, just because you're sitting down with some popcorn and the TV doesn't mean you need to stop living your love of sports for the night. There are dozens of emotional films about sports that show what it is to have good sportsmanship and beat the odds. Check out some of these fun options for your next family movie night.
Read MoreFilm production is both a business and an artistic endeavor. It constantly changes and develops, integrating new methods, discarding obsolete ideas, and reviewing trends to revive previous approaches. The present state of the film business, which includes higher production and marketing expenses and decreased theater attendance, frequently sets the bar for the films that major studios are prepared to spend in.
Read MoreFor many, the movie-going experience is highly missed. What better way to bring this back by creating your own home movie theater? Maybe you got inspired while watching some cinema classics or saw Bill Murray’s movie theater in his mansion from Zombieland. With a little special attention to the fundamentals of movie theaters, you can have the perfect theater in the comfort of your home. Here are a few tips on how you can make every movie night at your home an immersive adventure that will leave you star-struck.
Read MoreThe possible branched and multiplied interpretations, unanchored to any specific religion or philosophy, are innumerable. So few films hit true existentialism this strongly. Nine Days is an intellectual treasure that moves your heart and mind greater than some many other things you can watch and absorb from a couch or theater seat. With brevity and profundity wholly rooted in the preciousness of life, Nine Days leaves its mark as one of the best films of 2021. Discover this unique and crushingly beautiful gem immediately.
Read MoreThe new DC Comics movie property from Warner Bros., The Suicide Squad, is all the rage this early August. Recently, I joined Mike Crowley’s You’ll Probably Agree podcast via YouTube to chat about our spoiler-free thoughts, reactions, and takeaways from James Gunn’s flashy and violent action comedy. We recorded this one as audio-only, but the link on YouTube works great. If you enjoyed our last talk on Zack Snyder’s Justice League, you’ll dig this one too. We think the movie is bloody good! Enjoy this energetic conversation and be sure to follow Mike’s work on 25YL.
Read MoreFor our 19th episode, 25YL film critics, farmer tan dads, and anxious school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan hop in their podcast hot rods to hit the 1973 George Lucas streets of American Graffiti. One of our hosts cruised with it, loving the hang out feel of it all. The other rolled over several bumps caused by all the misplaced pedestals this movie is given. See which host is which on this AFI-listed classic. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
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