Mashley at the Movies
584 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratingsMatt, Ashley, and occasional guests podcasting our thoughts and opinions on films both new and classic.
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Episodes
The First Omen
April 17, 2024 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBWe watched a new movie, and it made Matt a little cranky. Listen as Ryan joins us to review The First Omen.
Late Night with the Devil
April 14, 2024 03:00 - 10 minutes - 6.93 MBA TV talk show decides to pull a ratings stunt live on Halloween night 1977, but are they playing with fire? Matt & Ashley review the new Shudder original movie, Late Night with the Devil.
The Fall Guy
April 06, 2024 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.31 MBWe have an early review for The Fall Guy! Ashley, Matt and Rachel talk about the 2024 action-adventure-romance-comedy movie starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Coming to theaters May 3rd!
Road House / Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire / Irish Wish / Ricky Stanicky
March 29, 2024 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBWe hope you enjoy our bumper episode, where we review four new movies!
Snack Shack
March 21, 2024 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBTwo best friends in 1991 Nebraska decide to run the local pool's snack shack during the summer, and much teenage angst and hijinks ensue. Ashley, Matt and Larry review the new movie Snack Shack, in our latest episode.
Criterion: The Friends of Eddie Coyle
March 14, 2024 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBAshley, Matt and Grant discuss the gritty 1973 classic about a gunrunner (Robert Mitchum) who gets in over his head.
Dune: Part Two
March 03, 2024 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWe're back on Arrakis, as Paul Atreides works with the Freeman to liberate the planet, and avenge his family. Ryan, Matt and Ashley review the new movie Dune: Part Two in this week's episode. Click on the link to listen.
Drive-Away Dolls
February 27, 2024 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThe Coen Brothers are directing solo movies now, and in this episode, Ashley, Matt and Larry review Ethan Coen's new film, Drive-Away Dolls.
Double Feature: The Love Bug, Herbie Fully Loaded
February 24, 2024 05:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBAlmost a year ago, we did a special episode where we talked about two (kind of) related movies. We called it Double Feature and, well, we decided to do it again! In this episode, Ashley & Matt talk about the adventures of a magical car and its humans friends, as we discuss The Love Bug (1969) and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005).
Madame Web
February 18, 2024 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBAshley & Matt review the new Sony comic book movie, Madame Web. We've looked into the future and predict that you will listen to this episode!
RETRO: The Love Witch
February 14, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIt's Valentine's Day, so what better way to celebrate than to review a campy horror movie about a witch trying to find love? Garret joins us to talk about 2016's The Love Witch. Click the link below to listen! Please note: This is a pretty sexual film, and we'll be talking about that aspect of it, so... caveat emptor.
Lisa Frankenstein
February 10, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.44 MBMix a bit of Mary Shelley, a pinch of Heathers, a dash of Beetlejuice, and a soupçon of Edward Scissorhands, and you have Lisa Frankenstein, the new movie from the pen of Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer's Body). We review it in this week's episode, and seem to be among the few reviewers who actually enjoyed it.
Argylle
February 03, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBWe kick off our seventh season reviewing a new movie that's (kind of) a satire of the spy genre. Ashley & Matt engage in a (spoiler-free) talk about Argylle in this week's episode.
The Best Movies of 2023
January 26, 2024 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBWe wrap our 6th season with our annual Best of the Year episode! Ashley, Matt and Ryan countdown their ten favorite movies of 2023.
I.S.S.
January 25, 2024 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.22 MBTensions flare aboard the International Space Station as war breaks out on Earth. Ashley & Matt review I.S.S. (2024) in this episode.
American Fiction
January 25, 2024 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBJeffrey Wright plays an African-American author navigating the biases of the literary world, all while trying to deal with family issues. Matt & Ashley review the Oscar-nominated American Fiction in this episode.
The Boy and the Heron
January 14, 2024 03:00 - 12 minutes - 8.77 MBThe Boy and the Heron is the latest animated feature from Hayao Miyazaki, and Ashley & Matt review it in this episode!
Saltburn (SPOILERS)
January 14, 2024 03:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBAshley, Matt & Ryan delve into a spoiler-filled review of Saltburn, released in late 2023. There's definitely a lot to talk about!
The Beekeeper
January 07, 2024 19:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBJason Statham plays a man with a very particular set of skills, and he's on a mission of retribution. In this episode, Matt and Larry review the new action movie, The Beekeeper. You can watch Larry's review of it on his YouTube channel here.
Anyone But You
January 06, 2024 01:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBA guy and a girl meet cute, then end up hating each other... until they don't. Matt & Ashley review the new rom-com, Anyone But You in this episode.
The Boys in the Boat
January 06, 2024 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.14 MBAshley & Matt review The Boys in the Boat, based on the real life events of a 1930s college rowing team with a humble background but big aspirations.
The Worst Movies of 2023
January 06, 2024 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBAshley & Matt go over their individual picks for the Top 5 worst movies of the year.
12 Days of Christmas: White Christmas
December 25, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBTwo war buddies become successful singer/songwriters, and end up at a quaint inn in Vermont and put on a show! It's Christmas Day, and Ashley, Matt & Ryan are here to talk about the classic White Christmas, in our final 12 Days of Christmas episode. Thank you for going on this holiday journey with us. Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!
12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Eve
December 24, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBThe three sons of an old woman must return home by Christmas Eve in order to save her finances. Ashley, Matt and Will talk about 1947's Christmas Eve, in our penultimate 12 Days of Christmas episode.
12 Days of Christmas: Better Watch Out
December 23, 2023 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBA night of babysitting during the holidays becomes an exercise in terror in Better Watch Out. Sean is back to help us review this 2016 thriller.
Wonka
December 22, 2023 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.12 MBA young Willy Wonka wants to open his own chocolate shop, but the local chocolatiers aren't happy about it. Much singing and dancing and danger ensues in Wonka, the new family film starring Timothee Chalamet, and directed by Paul King (Paddington).
12 Days of Christmas: Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
December 22, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBShelley Winters plays a rich, lonely woman mourning the untimely loss of her daughter in Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? Every Christmas she invites children from an orphanage to her gingerbread-like house and, this Christmas, something sinister is afoot. Ashley, Matt & Grant discuss this dark fairytale in today's 12 Days of Christmas episode.
12 Days of Christmas: Batman Returns
December 21, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIt's Christmas in Gotham City, and Batman has his hands full with not, not two, but three villains! In this 12 Days of Christmas episode, we look back at one of Ryan's favorite movies with Batman Returns.
12 Days of Christmas: Your Christmas or Mine 2
December 21, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.29 MBBoyfriend and girlfriend once again accidentally go to different places for the holidays, and hilarity ensues in this sequel to last year's Your Christmas or Mine? Ashley & Matt review this new direct-to-streaming movie in today's 12 Days of Christmas episode.
12 Days of Christmas: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
December 19, 2023 20:00 - 7 minutes - 5.5 MBToday's 12 Days of Christmas episode is about a sweet, 50 minute Muppets special from 1977. Rachel is back with us to talk about Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. It's about family, friends, singing, and looking out for one another. Click on the link below to listen!
12 Days of Christmas: Reindeer Games
December 19, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBA criminal (Ben Affleck) gets released from prison, and promptly hooks up with his dead cellmate's girlfriend (Charlize Theron). Things get thorny as they're roped into a Christmastime heist. Aaron joins us to talk about Reindeer Games, in today's 12 Days of Christmas episode.
12 Days of Christmas: The Christmas Setup
December 17, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBA high-powered lawyer leaves NYC and returns home to "Milwaukee" for the holidays. There he stays with his mom, and maybe even finds love with an old high school classmate. Larry joins us to talk about the The Christmas Setup.
12 Days of Christmas: 1000 Miles from Christmas
December 16, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBA Scrooge-like man is sent to audit the books of confectionary and, wouldn't you know it, is charmed by the small, chocolate-box town where it's located. Rosa joins us to discuss the Spanish holiday film, 1000 Miles from Christmas.
12 Days of Christmas: The Night Before
December 15, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBThree friends spend a wacky and heartfelt Christmas Eve together in The Night Before. Sean joins us for today's 12 Days of Christmas episode!
12 Days of Christmas: Bachelor Mother
December 14, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBA screwball comedy, set between Christmas and New Years, where a woman (Ginger Rogers) finds a baby on the steps of an adoption home, and everyone believes her to be the mother. David Niven stars as the somewhat oblivious potential love interest. Will McKinley joins us to talk about 1939's Bachelor Mother in the first of our sixth annual 12 Days of Christmas series!
Godzilla Minus One
December 04, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBGodzilla wreaks havoc in post-WWII Japan in this 2023 movie featuring the classic monster. Ashley & Matt review Godzilla Minus One, which has a surprisingly compelling human storyline to go along with all the mayhem.
All of Us Strangers
November 30, 2023 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBWe review All of Us Strangers, a movie about love, grief, nostalgia, and making peace with things. Ryan joins us to talk about this unusual film, with the first-half of the episode being spoiler-free, and the back-half featuring a spoiler discussion.
Criterion: The Killing
November 26, 2023 23:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBBefore Noirvember ends, we wanted to bring you a new episode about one of the later efforts during the peak of the film noir genre -- it's Stanley Kubrick's The Killing. This 1956 lean and mean movie follows a a cadre of fellas as they plan to pull off a heist at a racetrack. Grant joins us in this Criterion episode. Listen at the link below.
It's a Wonderful Knife
November 17, 2023 20:00 - 12 minutes - 8.83 MBTaking its cues from the classic It's a Wonderful Knife, this movie sees Winnie (Jane Widdop) find out what life would be like if she'd never been born. And the results... aren't good. Rachel joins us to review the new Christmas slasher film, It's a Wonderful Knife.
The Holdovers
November 17, 2023 20:00 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBA teacher, a cafeteria worker, and a student stay together at a boarding school over the holidays in Alexander Payne's latest film. Ashley, Matt and Rachel review The Holdovers in this episode.
RETRO: Sleepless in Seattle
November 08, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBTom Hanks plays a widower living in Seattle. Meg Ryan plays a woman who is engaged, but decides that her destiny is with the aforementioned widower whom she's never met. This is the premise for a classic '90s romantic drama celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Ryan joins Matt & Ashley to talk about Sleepless in Seattle, in our latest Retro episode.
What Happens Later
November 04, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBTwo old flames bump into each other at an airport 25 years after they broke up, and try to reconcile their past. In this episode, Matt & Ashley review the new movie What Happens Later.
Killers of the Flower Moon (SPOILERS)
November 04, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode, Ashley, Matt & Ryan dive into a (spoiler) review of the new Martin Scorsese epic, Killers of the Flower Moon. It's about the life, death, love and murder on Osage Nation land in 1920s Oklahoma.
13 Days of Halloween: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
October 31, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBWe wrap up this year's 13 Days of Halloween with the fifth entry in the series started by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Ashley, Matt and Grant talk about Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers in today's episode. As always, thank you for listening, and Happy Halloween!
13 Days of Halloween: Chopping Mall
October 30, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.41 MBA group of amorous couples decide to stay overnight at the local mall, at the same time that the mall's new robot security force is on duty. Things... don't go well. Sean joins us again to talk about Chopping Mall, in our penultimate episode of the 2023 edition of our 13 Days of Halloween series.
13 Days of Halloween: The Bride of Frankenstein
October 29, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBThat mad scientist Dr. Frankenstein is back in the lab, this time trying to create a mate for his "monster," who in this film is spending his time roaming the countryside. Ryan is back with us to discuss the 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein.
13 Days of Halloween: REC
October 28, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MBIn REC, a TV news crew follows the local fire department on their overnight shift, ending up at an apartment building where things quickly escalate into a hellscape. Our pulses were racing by the end of this found footage movie, and we're so happy to have Grant back again to talk with us about it!
13 Days of Halloween: Alice, Sweet Alice
October 27, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBAn adolescent girl is suspected of murdering her sister, and attacking (and murdering) others in this mid-1970s proto-slasher film. Gus joins Matt & Ashley to talk about Alice, Sweet Alice in today's 13 Days of Halloween episode.
13 Days of Halloween: The Devil Rides Out
October 26, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBEvery year we include a Hammer Horror classic in our 13 Days of Halloween, and today's episode is all about this year's entry! We welcome Sara to her inaugural episode on the podcast as we discuss The Devil Rides Out.
13 Days of Halloween: The Toxic Avenger
October 25, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBA scrawny young man is mercilessly bullied at the gym where he works, until the bullying leads him to a grotesque transformation. Then, he becomes... The Toxic Avenger! Matt, Ashley and Sean review this 1984 Troma classic as 13 Days of Halloween continues.