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Movies on Trial

Movies On Trial

Each week we take a nostalgic film and put it on trial. One of us is the judge. One of us is the prosecution. One of us is the defense.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

01:05:20

Star Wars: Episdode 1 - The Phantom Menace (With...

Movies on Trial ·

2025/06/26

Listeners, we have one hell of an episode for you. Today we are tackling the most controversial film in the Star Wars Universe, "The Phantom Menace." And to help us we are bringing in our special guest witness and songwriting badass, Bobby Lopez (Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, Frozen). Reynolds as the judge. Pilson as the defense. Shawn as the prosecution.

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00:52:11

Last Action Hero (With Witness Jason Hellerman)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/06/19

I'M IN THE MOVIE!!! It's time to tackle the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic "Last Action Hero" with the help of our special guest witness Jason Hellerman. Star-studded cameos, glass eyes, and another unbearable child lead. Shawn as the judge. Pilson as the prosecution. Reynolds as the defense.

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00:47:00

Black Knight (With Witness Opey Olagbaju)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/06/12

It's time to put our first Martin Lawrence flick on trial with our special guest witness, comedian and writer Opey Olagbaju. Pilson as the judge. Shawn as the defense. Reynolds as the prosecution.

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00:50:40

The Time Machine (With Witness Mike Ellis)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/06/05

How have we waiting this long to have Mike Ellis on the pod?? Today we are talking about the time travel classic, "The Time Machine." Shawn as the judge. Pilson as the prosecution. Reynolds as the defense.

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00:51:11

National Treasure (With Witness Sam Elhindi)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/05/29

Here we go. Our first Nicholas Cage flick! It's time to put the treasure hunter classic, National Treasure, on trial with our special guest witness Sam Elhindi. Pilson as the judge. Shawn as the defense. Reynolds as the prosecution.

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00:53:34

The Brady Bunch Movie (With Witness David Silverman)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/05/22

Marsha Marsha Marsha!!! It's time to put the 90's parody / reboot of The Brady Bunch to the test with the help of our special guest witness David Silverman, an animator and director behind classics like "The Simpsons Movie." Reynolds as the judge. Shawn as the prosecution. Pilson as the defense.

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00:55:18

What Women Want (With Witness Kate Anderson)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/05/15

This is a movie we never thought we'd do, but after discovering how many women were involved in what we rememberd to be a very misogynistic movie, we HAD to find out for ourselves! And we had to bring in a female perspective with our guest witness Kate Anderson! Reynolds as the defense. Pilson as the prosecution. Shawn as the judge.

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01:00:00

Joe Dirt (With Witness George Chammas)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/05/08

We are bringing back our very first witness of the podcast! George Chammas is back to help us with the trial of Joe Dirt! Pilson as the judge. Reynolds as the prosecution. Shawn as the defense.

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00:44:39

Bedazzled (With Witness Wyatt Cain)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/05/01

We've talked about it a few times and now it's time to finally put it to the test. Today the boys are putting another Brendan Fraser (Fray-zer?) classic on trial. Reynolds as the judge. Pilson as the defense. Shawn as the prosecution.

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00:43:02

Can't Hardly Wait (With Witness Topher Grace)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/04/24

Oh boy. It's time for another classic party movie from the 90's. And to help us, we are bringing in the one and only Topher Grace. Reynolds as the judge. Shawn as the prosecution. Pilson as the defense.

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00:55:38

Click (With Witness Alex Metz)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/04/17

Oh boy. We are going virtual for this one and bringing in our dear friend Alex Metz all the way from New Jersey to tackle our first Adam Sandler film. Pilson as the judge. Shawn as the defense. Reynolds as the prosecution.

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00:36:21

Godzilla (1998)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/04/10

It's time to finally do the movie that started this entire podcast. Dave and Shawn go head to head with the very movie that inspired this whole endeavor. Reynolds as the judge. Shawn as the defense. Pilson as the prosecution.

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00:48:18

Eurotrip UNRATED (With Witness Evan Moore)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/04/03

Listener beware! This episode is certainly unrated. Much like this movie. The boys are tackling the classic comedy film Eurotrip with special guest witness Evan Moore. We definitely need some order in this court today. Dave Pilson as the judge. Shawn Grindle as the prosecution. Dave Reynolds as the defense.

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00:51:56

The Butterfly Effect (With Witness Chris Bramante)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/03/27

It's time to do the darkest film we could think of. Today we are tackling "The Butterfly Effect" with our special guest witness Chris Bramante. Shawn as the judge. Pilson as the defense. Reynolds as the prosecution.

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00:43:00

Vanilla Sky (With Witness Schuyler Brumley)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/03/20

Today we tackle the psychological thriller and Tom Cruise classic, Vanilla Sky, with our special witness Schuyler Brumley. Reynolds as the Judge. Shawn as the defense. Pilson as the prosecution.

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00:45:04

Deep Blue Sea

Movies on Trial ·

2025/03/13

Deepest. Bluest. My hat is like a sharks fin. What exactly does this mean? Find out this week while we tackle the classic shark film, Deep Blue Sea. Pilson as the defense. Shawn on the prosecution. Reynolds as the defense.

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00:42:49

Blast From the Past (With Witness Jennifer Muro)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/03/06

It's time. We are tackling our first Brendan Fraser classic. It's the iconic film "Blast from the Past" with our special guest witness Jennifer Muro. Reynolds as the judge. Shawn as the defense. Pilson as the prosecution.

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00:45:21

Hollow Man (With Witness Michael Giacchino)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/02/27

Get ready for a healthy dose of Kevin Bacon's butt. This week we invite our special guest witness Michael Giacchino to discuss the insane film "Hollow Man." Dave Reynolds as the judge. Shawn as the defense. Pilson as the prosecution.

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00:51:43

Saving Silverman (With Witness Tom McGovern)

Movies on Trial ·

2025/02/20

Today is a very special day. We bring our special guest witness and musical comedian Tom McGovern to the stand to discuss the cult classic bro comedy "Saving Silverman." Pilson as the defense. Shawn as the prosecution. Reynolds as the defense.

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01:01:50

Hitch (Valentines Day Special With Kate Anderson +...

Movies on Trial ·

2025/02/13

Love is in the air. In our very first special episode, Shawn + Reynolds will team up as the prosecution against their wives (and guest defenders) Leana Courtney + Kate Anderson to determine the re-watchability of the romantic comedy "Hitch." Pilson judges.

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