EP. 14 - HUGO (2011)

Racoon City here we come. Join us as we discuss "Resident Evil". Recorded: 11.5.2026 - Flick Details - Release Date: September 18, 2026 Run Time: 1 Hr 34 Min Director: Zach Cregger Cast: Austin Abrams (Bryan), Zach Cherry (Carl), Kali Reis (Maxine) Budget: $65M Box Office: $60M opening weekend US & Canada, $400M gross worldwide Tagline: “Witness the origin of Evil.” IMDb - 7.5/10 Letterboxd - 3.7/5  Rotten Tomatoes - 96% critic / 90% audience Metacritic - 79 critic / 7.3 audience Critic Consensus (RT) - “Packing unforgettable scares into a sleek runtime while Austin Abrams’ crack comedic timing provides crucial levity, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is a propulsive tribute to the pleasure and terror of playing a truly spooky video game.” - Our Ratings - Dylan: 4 Jesse: 4 Dawson: 4 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram

EMERGENCY POD TO GO OVER THE SPECTACLE WE HAVE WITNESSED! Join us as we discuss Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey".

Flying kicks have never been so random, and yet so necessary. Join us as we discuss "Memories of Murder". Recorded: 6.24.2026 - Flick Details - Release Date: May 2, 2003 Run Time: 2 Hr 11 Min Director: Bong Joon Ho Cast: Song Kang-ho (Detective Park), Kim Sang-kyung (Detective Seo), Kim Roe-ha (Detective Cho), Song Jae-ho (Sergeant Shin) Budget: $2.8M Box Office: $4.4K opening weekend US & Canada, 1.2M worldwide Tagline: “The worst of them will stay with you… forever.” IMDb - 8.1/10 (269K) Letterboxd - 4.4/5  Rotten Tomatoes - 95% critic / 92% audience Metacritic - 82 critic / 8.6 audience Critic Consensus (RT) - “Memories of Murder blends the familiar crime genre with social satire and comedy, capturing the all-too human desperation of its key characters.” - Our Ratings - Dylan: 4.2 Jesse: 4.5 Dawson: 4.9 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram

We watched this movie so you don't have to spend two hours wondering why nobody noticed a child living inside a giant clock. Join us as we discuss "Hugo". Recorded: 5.28.2026 - Flick Details - Release Date: November 23, 2011 Run Time: 2 Hr 6 Min Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Chloe Grace Moretz (Isabelle), Ben Kingsley (Georges) Budget: $150M Box Office: 11M opening weekend US & Canada, 185M worldwide Tagline: “One of the most legendary directors of our time takes you on an extraordinary adventure” Watch On: Hulu/Paramount Plus IMDb - 7.5/10 (349K) Letterboxd - 3.5/5  Rotten Tomatoes - 93% critic / 78% audience Metacritic - 83 critic / 7.5 audience Critic Consensus (RT) - “Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids' movies, and one that emanates an unabashed love for the magic of cinema.” Movies around the same time: Drive, Moneyball, The Tree of Life - Our Ratings - Dylan: 3.3 Jesse: 2.2 Dawson: 2.6 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram

Jack Burton brought a knife to a magic fight - and still somehow thinks he carried the team. Join us as we discuss "Big Trouble in Little China". Recorded: 04.28.2026 - Flick Details - Country of Origin: US Release Date: July 2, 1986 Run Time: 1 Hr 39 Min Director: John Carpenter Cast: Kurt Russell (Jack Burton), Kim Cattrall (Gracie), Dennis Dunn (Wang), James Hong (David Lo Pan), Victor Wong (Egg Shen) Budget: 25M Box Office: 2.7M opening weekend US & Canada, 11M worldwide Tagline: “Adventure doesn’t come any bigger!” Watch On: Prime Video IMDb - 7.2/10 (167K) Letterboxd - 3.7/5  Rotten Tomatoes - 71% critic / 82% audience Metacritic - 53 critic / 7.3 audience Critic Consensus (RT) - “Brimming with energy and packed with humor, Big Trouble in Little China distills kung fu B-movies as affectionately as it subverts them.” Movies around the same time: Top Gun, Platoon, Cobra, Ferris Bueller, Labyrinth, Stand By Me, Three Amigos, Short Circuit - Our Ratings - Dylan: 3.1 Jesse: 3.6 Dawson: 4.2 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram

Join us as we discuss "The Devil Wears Prada". That's all. Recorded: 04.09.2026 - Flick Details - Release Date: June 30, 2006 Run Time: 1 Hr 49 Min Director: David Frankel Cast: Meryl Streep (Miranda), Anne Hathaway (Andy), Emily Blunt (Emily), Stanley Tucci (Nigel) Budget: 35M Box Office: 27M opening weekend US & Canada, 326M worldwide Awards: 2 Oscars nominations - best actress, costume design IMDb - 7/10 (530K) Letterboxd - 3.8/5  Rotten Tomatoes - 75% / 76% - Our Ratings - Dylan: 3.9 Jesse: 3.3 Dawson: 4.2 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram

Today we are stepping into the blood-soaked ring with the Bronx Bull himself, Jake LaMotta. Join us as we discuss "Raging Bull". Plus we go over our Oscars picks prior to this coming Sunday! Who you got??? Recorded: 03.11.2026 - Flick Details - Country of Origin: USA Release Date: Dec 19, 1980 Run Time: 2 Hr 9 Min Director: Martin Scorsese Writer(s): Jake LaMotta, Joseph Carter, Peter Savage  Producer(s): Robert Chartoff, Hal W. Polaire, Peter Savage, Irwin Winkler Cinematographer: Michael Chapman Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker Cast: Robert De Niro (Jake La Motta), Cathy Moriarty (Vickie La Motta), Joe Pesci (Joey) Genre: Boxing, Biography, Docudrama, Period Drama, Sport Rating and Why: R for language, sexual content and violence Film Location(s): Manhattan, New York (Hell’s Kitchen) Budget: 18M Box Office: 129K opening weekend US & Canada, 23M worldwide Awards: 4 Oscars nominations - best picture, supporting actor, supporting actress, director. Won best actor. Time Frame: 40s Setting: New York Synopsis: The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it. Tagline: “I don’t go down for nobody.” Watch On: Prime Video IMDb - 8.1 (408K) #183 Letterboxd - 4.2 (771K) Rotten Tomatoes - 92% critic (151), 93% audience (100K+) Metacritic - 90 Metascore (28) ”Universal Acclaim”, 8.5 User Score (527) “Universal Acclaim” Critic Consensus (RT) - “Arguably Martin Scorsese's and Robert De Niro's finest film, Raging Bull is often painful to watch, but it's a searing, powerful work about an unsympathetic hero.” - Our Ratings - Dylan: 3.7 Jesse: 3.8 Dawson: 4.2 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram!

Crime. Chaos. Cameras. Crazy children. We are breaking down one of the most electric films ever put to screen. Join us as we discuss "City of God". Recorded: 02.25.2026 - Flick Details - Country of Origin: Brazil, France Release Date: Feb 13, 2004 Run Time: 2 Hr 10 Min Director: Katya Lund, Fernando Meirelles Genre: Coming of age, gangster, political drama Rating and Why: R for obvious reasons Film Location(s): Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Budget: 3.3M Box Office: 88K opening weekend US & Canada, 30.6M worldwide Awards: 4 Oscars nominations - director, adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing Time Frame: 60s, 70s Setting: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tagline: “If you run, the beast will get you. If you stay, the beast will eat you.” Watch On: Paramount+ or Prime Video IMDb - 8.6 (865K) Letterboxd - 4.6 (1.4M) Rotten Tomatoes - 91% critic (162), 97% audience (250K+) Metacritic - 79 Metascore (33) ”Generally Favorable”, 9.0 User Score (663) “Universal Acclaim” Critic Consensus (RT) - “City of God offers a shocking and disturbing - but always compelling - look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero.” - Our Ratings - Dylan: 4.2 Jesse: 4.6 Dawson: 4.9 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram!

Took a little six month break and now we are back! And what better way to jump back in than with a serial killer crime drama based on a true story. Join us as we discuss "Zodiac" and enjoy some peanut M&Ms. Only the best here. Recorded: 02.05.2026 - Flick Details - Country of Origin: United States Release Date: March 2, 2007 (U.S.) Run Time: 2 Hr 7 Min Director: David Fincher Writer(s): James Vanderbilt, Robert Graysmith Producer(s): Big list Composer: David Shire Cinematographer: Harris Savides Editor: Angus Wall (The Social Network, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Cast: Jake G (Robert Graysmith), Mark Ruffalo (Inspector David Toschi), Anthony Edwards (Inspector William Armstrong), Robert Downey Jr. (Paul Avery) Genre: Cop drama, docudrama, psychological thriller Rating and Why: R for killings, language and brief sexual images Film Location(s): Vallejo, CA Budget: 65M Box Office: 13M opening weekend US & Canada, 84M worldwide Awards: 0 Oscars nominations (wow) Time Frame: 60s and 70s Setting: San Francisco area Synopsis: Guy kills people and sends clues to the police. Never gets caught. Tagline: “There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer” Watch On: Paramount+, Netflix and Rent on Prime Video IMDb - 7.7 (663K) Letterboxd - 4.0  Rotten Tomatoes - 90% critic (264), 77% audience (250K+) Metacritic - 79 Metascore (40) ”Generally Favorable”, 8.0 User Score (663) “Generally Favorable” Critic Consensus (RT) - “A quiet, dialogue-driven thriller that delivers with scene after scene of gut-wrenching anxiety. David Fincher also spends more time illustrating nuances of his characters and recreating the mood of the '70s than he does on gory details of murder.” - Our Ratings -  Dylan: 4 Jesse: 3.9 Dawson: 5.1 Follow along on Instagram @itstheflickfiles!

The ONE and ONLY dinosaur movie. Okay, not the one and only, but the one that stomps and roars above the rest. The original dino flick. Join us as we discuss "Jurassic Park". Recorded: 07.31.2025 - Flick Details - Country of Origin: United States Release Date: June 11, 1993 (U.S.) Run Time: 2 Hr 7 Min Director: Steven Spielberg Writer(s): Michael Crichton, David Koepp Producer(s): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy (among others) Composer: John Williams Cinematographer: Dean Cundey Editor: Michael Kahn Cast: Sam Neill (Grant), Laura Dern (Ellie), Jeff Goldblum (Malcolm) Genre: Dinosaur, adventure, sci-fi thriller Rating and Why: PG-13 for intense science fiction terror Film Location(s): California and Hawaii Budget: 63M Box Office: 47M opening weekend US & Canada, 1.1B worldwide Awards: 3 Oscars - best sound, effects (sound and visual) Time Frame: Early 1990s Setting: Isla Nubar near Costa Rica Synopsis: Dinosaur park trial goes horribly wrong… Tagline: “An adventure 65 million years in the making” Watch On: Peacock and Rent on Prime Video IMDb - 8.2 (1.1M), #140 in Top 250 Letterboxd - 4.1 (182K) Rotten Tomatoes - 91% critic (202), 91% audience (250K+) Metacritic - 68 Metascore (21) ”Generally Favorable”, 8.9 User Score (1.2K) “Universal Acclaim” Critic Consensus (RT) - “Jurassic Park is a spectacle of special effects and life-like animatronics, with some of Spielberg’s best sequences of sustained awe and sheer terror since Jaws.” - Our Ratings - Dylan: 5 Jesse: 5.3 Dawson: 5.3 Follow us on Instagram @itstheflickfiles!