The Film Thugs Movie Show

Jan 25 2025 200 ep. 60 mins 851

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Informed film discussion for the unrefined connoisseur.

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Saturday Night

Jan 25 2025 68 mins

Saturday Night Live (originally called "Saturday Night," due to American Sportscaster Howard Cosell having a show on CBS called Saturday Night Live.) premiered less than a month and a half after Jim was born. By the time it hit it's real stride in the mid 80's, it had become an institution, and Jim's sports team. Like a sports team, SNL has good and bad seasons. It has super stars

I Saw The TV Glow

Dec 29 2024 59 mins

It is rare for a movie to completely defy description. Yes, we could just talk about what happens in this movie, but... just listen and you'll understand.

Longlegs

Oct 17 2024 50 mins

We continue our hit streak with some Hitchcock related horror... Oz Perkins, son of Anthony, really knocks it out of the park with this unsettling little gem that is a refreshing entry from a director with an incredible sense of story and tension, and an even better eye.

Kill- A movie with a title too short for my hosting service

Sep 28 2024 59 mins

Seriously. Episode titles have to be 5 characters. A title so simple that Podbean doesn't recognize it, but GOD DAMN... does it ever deliver on that name.

Deadpool And Wolverine

Sep 15 2024 65 mins

Is it possible for a movie to overcome "Marvel Fatigue?" We have seen it all, and now the hole multi-verse thing... seriously, it's exhausting. So, let us see how the boys handle it.

The Hunt For The Wilderpeople

Aug 31 2024 63 mins

Some movies are just so good that, if you meet someone who dislikes it... you blame them for not liking it, because it cannot possibly be the fault of this wonderful, engaging, dare I say "perfect," movie. This is one of those movies.

Robert Towne and The Last Detail

Aug 09 2024 72 mins

We recently lost one of the greats of screenwriting, Robert Towne. His resume is almost cartoonishly good, and his influence on the craft of screen writing cannot be measured. This week, in addition to discussing the career of Robert Towne, we will be discussing his criminally overlooked, "The Last Detail," starring Jack Nicholson as a career Navy signalman on Shore Patrol escortin

Monkey Man

Jul 12 2024 69 mins

Actors "trying their hand at directing," tend to have one of three outcomes. "Yeah... I expected that crap." "Wow, that was pretty good." "Holy shit! What is this person dong next?" Monkey Man is the third type. The story is lean. The action is brutal. The camerawork is stunning. Let's see what else there is to say about, "Monkey Man."

RRR- The Greatest Movie Ever Made?

Jun 29 2024 53 mins

Can a movie really be a movie if it doesn't have a disclaimer specifically stating that no animals, specifically including OXEN, we harmed during the filming? Let's find out, shall we?

Godzilla Minus One

Jun 18 2024 56 mins

Is this possibly the best Godzilla movie ever made? Probably. Find out why.