Closer (2004)

It's Movies with Murrays as Andrew is joined by his wife Kyler to discuss the 2022 Academy Award hopefuls. They run through what Andrew believes are the 10 most likely nominees for Best Picture, with Kyler providing her takes and insights into the years field. Then, they talk about other films they think could be or should be nominated, before discussing predictions for the Directing and Acting categories.

It's a very special, very Murray Christmas episode as Andrew is joined by Nashville's own Adam Pate to discuss the Chevy Chase Christmas Classic. They run through some of the movie's best moments and consider how their appreciation for its jokes have changed as they've gotten older. They also talk about one of the movie's most eccentric characters, Cousin Eddie, and the similarly eccentric actor that portrays him.

Just in time for the highly anticipated Spider-Man: No Way Home, Andrew is joined by pal Brett Fink to discuss the MCU! They begin with an introduction to Brett and his background reading comics before talking about the early years of Marvel adaptations (8:00) and how the 2008 Iron Man further changed the game. They also touch on some of the criticism comic book movies have gotten recently (18:00) before jumping into Brett's top 5 MCU movies (25:00).

It's a Halloween themed Spooktacular as Andrew is joined by his pal Ryan to discuss the colonial New England horror masterpiece The Witch. The pair talk about the film's creepy atmosphere, historical themes, and the breakout performance of Anya Taylor-Joy (2:47) before taking a short break so Andrew can give his review of the latest Bond entry, No Time to Die (52:43). Finally, Ryan rejoins the podcast to discuss The Witch's shocking conclusion in a spoiler-filled end to their conversation (59:03). 

We are back! Host Andrew Murray teases what listeners can expect in the next batch of episodes before giving his favorite films of 2021 so far and an in depth rundown of the slate of releases left on the calendar. 

Recently turned 30 year old Ian Hadley joins the podcast to discuss his favorite film, 2005's V for Vendeta, based on the Alan Moore graphic novels. Ian and Andrew discuss the film's legacy a decade and a half later, what it has to say about our current socio-political climate, and consider whether in the ends justify V's means. Full spoilers around the 30:00 mark.

It's a throwback to High School as Andrew is joined by his good pal and former schoolmate Alex Wright. They talk about the smash coming of age comedy Superbad and the memories it brings back of their own not-so-glorious high school days. 

Ashleigh Moore joins Andrew for this episode to discuss the psychological romantic drama & stage-to-screen adaptation Closer. The two discuss what the film has to say about relationships, what makes stage plays unique, and who they would cast for a 2021 remake. 

Trevor Crean joins the podcast to discuss the international smash hit Parasite from director Bong Joon-ho. Andrew and Trevor discuss why its best to see this movie with as little knowledge as possible going in, it's commentary on class divides in capitalist societies, and why its worth overcoming the 1-inch barrier at the bottom of your screen: subtitles.While they both agree you should go in as blind as possible, they will avoid spoilers until the  28:00 minute mark of the episode. After that, all bets are off! Full spoilers! You have been warned!Andrew comes back at the 1:12:30 mark to share his experience returning to a movie theater for back to back visits with two of his favorites. 

Brian Shactman is the co-host of Connecticut's WTIC 1080's Mornings with Ray and Brian, and Brian's previous work includes anchoring jobs for MSNBC, NECN, and NBC Boston. Brian joins Andrew on the podcast to discuss his favorite film, Ron Howard's The Paper. Andrew and Brian discuss the movie's great script, authenticity in depicting working at a newspaper, and why YOU should watch it.