Silver Screen Guide | Movie Review Podcast

Jurassic World (2015) | Movie Review

With fresh talent guided by an experienced hand, Jurassic World hit theaters Summer 2015, reviving a seemingly fossiled franchise. For nearly 14 years the Jurassic Park franchise slumbered in development hell. With promises of a new script and new release dates being made by Spielberg and company almost every year, it seemed a fourth "Jurassic" film may never be a reality. That is until the next decade hit and concrete plans materialized. Jurassic World roared into theaters, breaking multiple box office records. This entry would become the most profitable and possibly most popular sequel in the series. But is it the best Jurassic Park film? Or the best sequel since the original? Join Corbin and Allen as they discuss the movie to find out!

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) | Movie Review

One year after the harrowing events of The Return of Michael Myers, the titular character is back for revenge. With a brand new crew and a slightly retconned vision, Michael, Jamie, Loomis, and the mysterious Man in Black, face off in their deadliest adventure yet. (Boy that sounds like a bad commercial). Join Corbin and Allen to find out whether this new installment is a worthy sequel in the new trilogy or is revenge, not enough?

Overboard (2018) | Movie Review

Kate, played by Anna Faris, takes advantage of a situation when Leonardo, played by Eugenio Derbez, falls off of his expensive yacht and washes up on shore with retrograde amnesia. Kate tricks him into thinking that they are married as he becomes a means to an end. Struggling with money, kids, and passing her nursing exam, she finds that having someone that wouldn’t know any better do the dirty work can be quite a life to live, for her and her kids. All the while, the Leonardo’s family preps for the torch of the family company to be passed to the next child in line as the father nears his death. Theresa, played by Eva Longoria, plans to take the position with Leonardo gone. Will Kate’s lie be revealed? Will Theresa get the head position? Will Leonardo’s memory ever return, or is he stuck living a middle-class life forever?

Curtis joins Allen once again, as they talk about the remake to a movie that nobody asked for. Is it worth seeing, or should you let that ship sail? Listen in to find out on this mostly spoiler-free review of Rob Greenberg’s Overboard.  

You Were Never Really Here (2018) | Movie Discussion

When a job of saving a missing young girls spins out of control, Joe, played by Jaoquin Phoenix, must do what he can to stay alive, not only physically, but emotionally as well. 

 

Join Allen and a new guest, Curtis, as they step through each moment and discuss the meaning behind it all, what works and doesn’t work, and what impressions it left on them.

 

This review is spoiler free for the first few minutes, and the remaining is spoiler filled.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | Movie Review

After 10 years of 18 Marvel movies it has all been leading this...the Infinity War. Seeing every major Marvel cinematic character unite in one movie to fight the evil Thanos is no small feat. With one of the biggest budgets of all time and the biggest box office opening of all time, does Marvel's third Avengers film live up to the hype? Assemble with Corbin and Allen to find out! Join in on the conversation and let us know in the comments below what you thought!

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) | Movie Review

Only a few months after the release of 10 Cloverfield Lane, the mysterious God Particle was announced to be the next entry in the Cloverfield franchise. What seemed like a simple job of adapting a spec script like J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot team did with 10 Cloverfield Lane, the task proved much more difficult. Languishing in post-production hell, this untitled Cloverfield movie saw four theatrical release dates come and go. Keeping in fashion with the discrete Cloverfield tradition of surprising fans, the first footage for the movie finally dropped during Super Bowl 52, nearly a year and a half after its announcement...and the even bigger surprise?...it was coming to home theatres that night after the game! Fans were shocked and exhilarated the new Cloverfield movie had finally arrived and actually two months early from its supposed theatrical due date and it was immediately ready to watch!

Does The Cloverfield Paradox live up to the hype? Is it worth the wait? Does this third Cloverfield movie provide something different while keeping in line with its predecessors? Join Corbin and Allen as they discuss the movie to find out!

Jurassic Park III (2001) | Movie Review

Four years after Spielberg's sequel to his blockbuster hit, the original Jurassic Park, the dinos returned to the big screen right after the start of the millenia more ferocious than ever. Except...Spielberg only came back in a producoral capacity, handing off the reins to a new crew. Does this new crew capture the wonder while still providing new thrills? Is Jurassic Park III the best one yet? Listen to Corbin and Allen's review to find out!

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) | Movie Review

8 years after the sleeper hit Cloverfield, J.J. Abrams reassembled his Bad Robot crew along with some fresh talent to surprise and thrill audiences with a psuedo-sequel no one was expecting. Does this Hitchcockian film surpass its predecessor? Join Corbin and Allen as they discuss 10 Cloverfield Lane to find out!

Ready Player One (2018) | Movie Review

Steven Spielberg is back!...from the future? 7 years ago, Ernest Cline wrote his epic novel that blended his nostalgic love for the 80's with the power of the not-too-distant future. In a twist of fate, one of the most epic directors of the 80's, Spielberg, adapted Ready Player One to the big screen featuring his signature band of unlikely friends, a mystery to solve, an adventure to have, and of course a villian to thwart; Ready Player One is Spielberg's blast from the past into the 21st century! But does it live up to the classic Spielberg films such as E.T. and Goonies that we have come to cherish and love? Join Corbin and Allen as they delve into the Oasis to find out!

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) | Movie Review

Seven years after the unsatisfying absence of Michael Myers, John Carpenter and Debra Hill were coming back to write and produce a new Halloween film with a surprising spin (listen to the episode to find out what it is!)...except Moustapha Akkad didn't like it. With Carpenter and Hill exiting the franchise (seemingly for good...until 30 years later that is!) a brand new team was brought on to return everyone's favorite silent slasher to the big screen with more action, explosions, fright, excitement, and twists! Is Halloween 4 a worthy comeback? Join Corbin and Allen as they discuss the movie to find out!