Mission: Impossible Fallout

This week we talk about how Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt has to deal with the fallout of his past decisions while trying to prevent a nuclear fallout and trying not to fall out of a helicopter.  We have also deemed his on-screen running a national treasure.  Rebecca Ferguson is back and they get to fight with and against a scruffy Superman.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Sorry To Bother You

Director Boots Riley brings you the most interesting and original movie of the year.  This thing has layers!  But it also has laughs, uncomfortable parts and Tessa Thompson!  Go see it, and watch for the apples.  There might be something there...  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

We, uh, find a way to talk about the next Jurassic World movie, which is a bit different from the previous one.  J.A. Bayona puts his stamp on this franchise by making it creepy and entertaining.  And Paul may actually like this one!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp

This week we watch the 20th movie in the MCU, but it still works well as a stand-alone superhero movie.  Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Co. get small, AND BIG while trying to figure out who they are fighting.  We also talk about the first rehearsals of Paul's play and Josh watching the Jaws Movie Party at Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh on Independence Day.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Hereditary

This week we are back with our take on the creepy debut from writer/director Ari Aster.  We dig into Toni Colette's praise-worthy performance and the performances of her movie kids, Alex Wolff and Milly Shapiro.  Get your creepy life-like dollhouses ready!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Solo: A Star Wars Story

This week we finally get to the newest Disney Star Wars movie.  We talk about possible Star Wars fatigue and we try to evaluate this movie on its merits alone.  We also talk about new trailers (Susperia and A Star is Born).  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.  

Deadpool 2

This week we catch up on what we were watching and talk about yet another superhero movie.  This one is Deadpool, though, so it's more than just a superhero movie.  They somehow found a way to stay true to the Deadpool ethos by subverting the genre that they are a part of, in a gloriously vulgar way!  It's their Basic Instinct!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.  

Avengers: Infinity War

This week we finally talk about the biggest movie of the year, what we liked and a couple of things that rubbed each of us the wrong way. Just the fact that this behemoth (with 20 or so main characters) is coherent is something to be praised. Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.  

Alamo Drafthouse - Movie Mecca

This week we geek out about our favorite movie theater that just opened up here in Raleigh.  It includes first-run movies, special screenings of older films (like Hitchcock's Vertigo), movie rentals (DVD, Blu Ray AND VHS!) beer and food.  What else can you ask for?  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.   

Downsizing

This week we talk Alexander Payne's newest movie, the awards buzz that was generated around it early and maybe why it wasn't nominated for any Oscars.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Ready Player One

This week we talk about how Spielberg adapted Ernest Cline's best-selling novel that celebrates pop culture from the 80's into a popcorn movie for the 2010's.  Josh read the book and Paul didn't, so we are able to come at it from different angles.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

The Last Jedi with Special Guest Justin Arner

We continue the tradition of talking about the newest Star Wars film with multi-Emmy winning commercial and promotion producer Justin Arner.  The movie is now available to own with a bunch of special features that may or may not answer some of the questions we had in our first review.  We will also talk about how our perceptions changed after even more viewings.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer. 

Merchant Ivory: A Room with a View and Howards End

We look back at two films that are commonly referred to as "Merchant Ivory" pictures.  From the same writer/director/producer team and both based on novels by E.M. Forster, the commonalities don't stop there.  Join us as we both experience these movies that might not have been on the top of our "to watch" list and see what we get out of them.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Annihilation

This week we go Hard Sci-Fi with Alex Garland's latest creation (adapted from the novel).  Natalie Portman anchors this group of female scientists (including Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez and Jennifer Jason Leigh) into the "shimmer", where nature takes a different course.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Black Panther

This week we talk about the first blockbuster of the year and how it is the same and different from other Marvel movies.  Chadwick Boseman, Lupita N'yongo, Michael B. Jordan and Danai Gurira put in solid performances in Ryan Coogler's first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Top 10 of 2017 Part Two

We each count down our top 5 movies of 2017.  While these may not have gotten all of the awards, these were the ones that "lit us up" this year.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Top 10 of 2017 Part One

This was so big we had to split it into two episodes!  We each count down our top 10 movies of 2017 from 10 to 6 in this episode.  Next episode is our top 5!!  Enjoy!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Oscarcast 2017

This is it!  Oscar time is officially upon us!  We go through who we think will win and who we would like to win in the major Oscar categories.  Watch out!  There may be some shockers!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

The Florida Project and Oscar Movie Roundup

This week we try to wrap up discussions on the last few movies in the Oscar race that we have seen, but we spend most of the time talking about The Florida Project, and Paul gushes about Gary Oldman's revelatory performance in Darkest Hour.  Other movies we talk about are I, Tonya, The Post and Roman J Israel, Esq.  Enjoy!  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Yorgooos!!  He has done it again.  Created an odd world that makes you uncomfortable in its realness.  It is begging to be picked apart and talked about.  This movie about a surgeon, his family and a boy who lost his father may not be for everyone, but has much more to it than many recent movies.  Subscribe on iTunes or Apple Podcasts:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.