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00:42:33

Take 206: Crimson Peak & The Shape of Water -...

Mostly Film ·

2025/11/08

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro — Love, Ghosts, and Waterlogged Fairy TalesIn the final chapter of our del Toro deep dive, we explore two of his most romantic and haunting visions — Crimson Peak and The Shape of Water — where monsters, mansions, and mermaids all blur into something achingly human.🩸 The Body: Building the MonsterFrom the bleeding walls of Allerdale Hall to the shimmering glow of a Cold War lab, del Toro crafts living worlds that breathe, ache, and fall in love. We break down how

00:45:59

Take 205: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Classic...

Mostly Film ·

2025/11/06

🎬 Mostly FilmThis week on Mostly Film, Jonathan and JP unwrap a new batch of trailers, revisit some classics, and wade through the latest in movie madness — from Middle-earth to Chicago crime rings.🍿 LIST IT or NIX ITFrom the Jonas Brothers Christmas special to Scream 7, Fackham Hall, and Dead Man’s Wire, the guys decide which trailers make the Letterboxd watchlist and which get left on the cutting room floor. Expect some strong opinions, especially once Crime 101 enters the chat.🎥 What We’ve

00:20:55

Take 204: Frankenstein & Pinocchio: Del Toro in Review

Mostly Film ·

2025/11/02

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro — Puppets, Prometheus, and the Pursuit of HumanityThis week on In Review: Guillermo del Toro, we close out the series with two of the filmmaker’s most soulful creations — Pinocchio and Frankenstein — stories about life made by human hands, and the heartbreak that follows.🩻 The Body: Building the MonsterDel Toro trades latex and makeup for wood and stop-motion in Pinocchio, crafting a fascist-era fable where love defies obedience and grief carves its own creation

00:53:31

Take 203: A House of Dynamite, The Long Walk,...

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/30

🎬 Mostly Film: This week on Mostly Film, Jonathan and JP are diving into a jam-packed slate of trailers, reviews, and movie news that’s as unpredictable as a Taylor Sheridan plot twist.🍿 LIST IT or NIX ITThere’s only one trailer on the docket this week — Crime 101 — but it’s got the guys talking all things heist, heat, and Hollywood cool. Is this one headed straight to the Letterboxd watchlist, or getting locked out of the vault entirely?🎥 What We’ve Been WatchingJonathan’s been on a run through

00:35:01

Take 202: Hellboy II and Pacific Rim-Del Toro In Review.

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/27

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro — Myth, Machines, and the Monster’s HeartThis week on In Review: Guillermo del Toro, we dive into two of the director’s biggest and boldest creations — Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Pacific Rim — exploring how del Toro evolved from gothic storyteller to full-blown mythmaker.🩻 The Body: Building the MonsterFrom the faerie kingdoms of Hellboy II to the towering Jaegers of Pacific Rim, del Toro crafts spectacle with soul. We unpack how The Golden Army turned

00:43:57

Take 201 : Cure, Task Finale, & Previewing Some...

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/22

🎬 Mostly Film: This week on Mostly Film, Jonathan and JP are back to break down the newest trailers, wildest headlines, and everything that’s been lighting up their screens lately — or at least confusing them just enough to keep watching.🐒 LIST IT or NIX ITWe’re putting ten fresh trailers to the test: Primate, Rebuilding, Send Help, Merrily We Roll Along, The Pout Pout Fish, Young Washington, Stone Cold Fox, Icefall, Not Without Hope, and Wasteman. Will they make the Letterboxd watchlist or get

00:35:24

Take 200: Pan’s Labyrinth & The Devil’s Backbone-Del...

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/17

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro This week, the Mostly Film crew dives deep into the beating heart of Guillermo del Toro’s Spanish masterpieces — The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth. It’s a journey through haunted orphanages, fascist nightmares, and the fragile courage of children who see truth where adults see only power.🩻 The Body: Building the MonsterWe trace del Toro’s evolution from Mimic’s heartbreak to his creative rebirth in Spain. The Devil’s Backbone sets the stage — a ghost story

00:41:51

Take 199: The Woman in Cabin 10, Lurker, The Lowdown,...

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/14

🎬 Mostly FilmThis week on Mostly Film, Jonathan and JP are back with another round of hot takes, questionable trailer opinions, and a few emotional curveballs.LIST IT or NIX ITWe’re kicking things off with five fresh trailers — Mercy, Nuremberg, No Other Choice, Train Dreams, and Playdate. Which ones make the Letterboxd watchlist, and which ones get the swift “nope”? Expect chaos, disagreement, and at least one completely unjustified “LIST.”What We’ve Been WatchingJonathan’s been spending time in

00:39:45

Take 198: Hellboy & Mimic-Del Toro In Review.

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/10

🎥 In Review: Guillermo del Toro — The Body, The Soul, The LegacyThis week, the Mostly Film crew dissects the visionary world of Guillermo del Toro, starting at the beginning — when the monsters were still finding their form. Jonathan and JP walk through del Toro’s evolution from the studio-strangled chaos of Mimic to the full-blown creative freedom of Hellboy.🧠 The Body: Building the MonsterWe dig into the bones of Mimic and Hellboy — the science-gone-wrong of one and the supernatural swagger of

00:49:04

Take 197: Caught Stealing, The Man in My Basement,...

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2025/10/08

🎬 Mostly FilmThis week, the Mostly Film crew (Jonathan & JP) are back to break down the latest in movie news, AI ethics, and cinematic chaos — with a few hot takes along the way.LIST IT or NIX ITWould we add it to the Letterboxd watchlist or toss it in the bin? We give rapid-fire reactions to the latest trailers for Ballad of a Small Player, The Thing with Feathers, We Bury the Dead, The Roughneck, and Exit Protocol. Expect some disagreements, some hype, and maybe one regretful “LIST.”What

00:53:42

Take 196: One Battle After Another & Magnolia. Cruise...

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/03

🎙️ Cruise vs DiCaprio: Magnolia & One Battle After AnotherThis week, the gang (Jonathan, Garrett, Zach, and JP) is taking on two roles that flipped the script for our favorite stars. On one side, Tom Cruise ditches the aviators and takes the stage as Frank T.J. Mackey in Magnolia — a loud, chaotic, and surprisingly heartbreaking “guru” who yells about masculinity but crumbles when the lights go down. On the other, Leonardo DiCaprio teams up (finally!) with Paul Thomas Anderson in One Battle

01:25:41

Take 195: PTA Takeover, 70’s Classics, Splittsville,...

Mostly Film ·

2025/10/02

🎬 Mostly FilmThis week the crew dives headfirst into a loaded lineup of trailers, thrillers, and industry shake-ups.LIST IT or NIX ITWould we add it to the Letterboxd watchlist or leave it in the dust? We break down new trailers for Anaconda, Greenland 2, The Mandalorian and Grogu, The Astronaut, The Bride, Violent Ends, Wolves, ZERO AD, and more. Expect strong opinions, side tangents, and at least one heated debate about snakes.What We’ve Been WatchingJonathan’s been on a run with 2025 releases

00:43:17

Take 194: Mission: Impossible & The Departed. Cruise...

Mostly Film ·

2025/09/30

🎙️ Mostly Film: Cruise vs. DiCaprio – Mission: Impossible & The DepartedThis week on Mostly Film, we’re diving into two career-defining roles from two of Hollywood’s biggest names. First up: Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996), the movie that launched him not only as an action icon but also as a powerful producer. From dangling in the CIA vault to handpicking Brian De Palma as director, we unpack how Cruise turned a risky gamble into one of the longest-running franchises in movie

00:49:05

Take 193: Sorcerer, Chinatown, Winter Kills, Toy...

Mostly Film ·

2025/09/17

🎙️ Mostly Film: Toy Story, Chinatown, and Hollywood’s Latest WinsThe Mostly Film crew is back! We kick things off with LIST IT or NIX IT, where we give the hot new trailers (Super Mario Galaxy, Christy, The Rip, Song Sung Blue) the only treatment they deserve—an instant thumbs-up for the Letterboxd watchlist or a one-way ticket to the nix pile.Then it’s What We’ve Been Watching: Jonathan gets nostalgic with Toy Story (still a perfect movie, by the way) and checks in on Task. Meanwhile, JP takes a

00:32:05

Take 192: Killers of the Flower Moon & American Made....

Mostly Film ·

2025/09/14

🎙️ Mostly Film: Cruise vs. DiCaprio – American Made & Killers of the Flower MoonThis week on Mostly Film, we’re stacking two Hollywood heavyweights against each other: Tom Cruise in American Made (2017) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).We start with Cruise, who reunited with Doug Liman to play real-life pilot Barry Seal—a hustler caught between the CIA and the Medellín Cartel. From writing the role specifically with Cruise in mind to letting him do his own flying

01:03:45

Take 191: Highest 2 Lowest, Nobody 2, K-Pop Demon...

Mostly Film ·

2025/09/11

🎬 Mostly Film: Trailers, Taskmasters & Chicken Man?This week on Mostly Film, we’re diving into a mountain of fresh trailers in our LIST IT or NIX IT segment—will Wuthering Heights, Hamnet, Return to Silent Hill, or Dust Bunny make the cut, or get tossed aside?Then it’s time for What We’ve Been Watching, and Jonathan’s been on a roll: from action sequels like Nobody 2 and She Rides Shotgun, to the hilarity of The Naked Gun, to the colorful chaos of K-Pop Demon Hunters. He even squeezed in Light

00:50:23

Take 190: The Revenant & Edge of Tomorrow. Cruise Vs....

Mostly Film ·

2025/08/29

🎥 Cruise vs. DiCaprio: Edge of Tomorrow & The RevenantThis week on Mostly Film, we’re putting two powerhouse performances under the microscope: Tom Cruise’s action-heavy, time-looping Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and Leonardo DiCaprio’s brutal, Oscar-winning The Revenant (2015).We dig into how Cruise flipped his usual hero persona on its head—starting out as a cowardly PR officer before evolving into a battle-hardened soldier—and why his chemistry with Emily Blunt made this one of his most

00:38:37

Take 189: Risky Business & Don’t Look Up. Cruise Vs....

Mostly Film ·

2025/08/24

🎬 Cruise vs. DiCaprio: Risky Business & Don’t Look UpThis week on Mostly Film, we’re diving into two very different eras of movie stardom—Tom Cruise in Risky Business (1983) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Don’t Look Up (2021).First up: Cruise in Risky Business. We unpack how a not-so-obvious choice for the role of Joel Goodson became a career-defining performance. From that legendary underwear dance (which wasn’t even scripted) to his transformation from nervous teen to confident star, we explore how

00:32:39

Take 188: The Bad Guys 2, Marty Supreme Reaction, &...

Mostly Film ·

2025/08/20

Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with another packed episode.First up: LIST IT or NIX IT—we’re running through the latest trailers (Good Boy, Keeper, Jimmy & Stiggs, Rabbit Trap, STEVE, Marty Supreme, Plainclothes, Elenor the Great) and deciding on the spot if they’re worth adding to our Letterboxd watchlists… or tossing in the bin.Then in What We’ve Been Watching, Jonathan and JP share their thoughts on The Bad Guys 2, The Bad Guys, and a couple of TV favorites like Dexter:

00:46:11

Take 187: The Beach & Days of Thunder. Cruise Vs....

Mostly Film ·

2025/08/16

Episode Title: Cruise vs. DiCaprio – Days of Thunder & The BeachThis week, we’re putting two movie icons head-to-head as we dive into Tom Cruise’s high-octane turn in Days of Thunder (1990) and Leonardo DiCaprio’s island odyssey in The Beach (2000).We’ll unpack the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories—from Cruise’s real NASCAR training and on-set romance with Nicole Kidman, to DiCaprio’s risky post-Titanic career move, environmental controversies in Thailand, and jellyfish encounters that

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