Ridley Scott's "The Counselor" came out in 2013 and the reviews were not kind. With a screenplay by Cormac McCarthy (not too long after his novel for "No Country For Old Men" became an Oscar winning Coen Brothers film), the bleak drug trade morality tale became a punchline from Cameron Diaz's car humping scene and a perceived sense of boredom. Is this movie the steaming pile of crap everyone claimed? Probably, but i wouldn't know, because I watched the directors cut and it's a straight up masterpiece. For whatever reason, Scott released the shorter version, and everyone missed out on the building dread, the thoughtful pauses and the doom oozing from every surface. This movie is very, very good. Everyone in it (except maybe Diaz) is firing on all cylinders and I couldn't possibly recommend this more.Buckle up, y'all. It's time for a visit from...THE COUNSELOR

John (Rory Cochrane) came to Hollywood to live out that Bukowski life and grind away at being a writer. He's spent years working garbage temp jobs, renting an actual house (a luxury in 2026!), and apparently only writing to his uncle instead of working on novels, shorts, poems or screenplays. But, at least John has some equally scummy friends (Ron Livingston and Christian Meoli), a potential (and equally vapid) love interest in Kyra Sedgewick, a new job working for a slumlord (James Le Gros) and a new roommate from the midwest (Sean Astin).Is his life going to turn around? Will he complete a novel and fall in love? Will he treat his enthusiastic and dorky new roomie with respect and appreciate all the things he does for him? Will irate people throw bottles at him or will dudes make weird passes at him when he's really bummed out? Marvel at how young Rory Cochrane is. Check out Renee Zellweger in a blink and you'll miss it role and ponder how differently her career would have been without Jerry Maguire. We've also got Shawnee Smith as "little tramp girl", and JT Walsh in a George Hickenlooper film (a guy who almost made it big with "Sling Blade"). Tune in and find out if this is a lost gem from the mid 90's.#rorycochrane #reneezellweger #kyrasedgewick #ronlivingston #seanastin #90s #indiefilm #podcast #moviereview

Four friends go to the big city in a fancy winnebago to see a boxing match. When traffic backs up, they take a detour to trouble and end up running for their lives. Will they survive being hunted by a street gang? Despite a popular soundtrack, some rising stars and a solid premise, this movie was dead on arrival in theaters. Emilio Estevez was losing steam as a star and the studio lost confidence in the film. Is it a secret banger? Is Denis Leary believable as a gangster out for blood? How big is this scary industrial and gang ridden zone they're trapped in? Find out in this very episode!If you like this, check out the episodes covering "Enemy Territory" (featuring a young Tony Todd) or "The Park Is Mine". Rate and subscribe and if you're feeling cool, leave a review on Apple or wherever you can review podcasts and mention what movie you want us to cover (we'll do it!).#judgementnight #denisleary #emilioestevez #petergreene #podcast #filmreview #moviepodcast #cubagoodingjr #stephendorf

A former cop lives in a fancy ocean side house we're supposed to think is a dump. He hangs out at the diner five feet from his door and jokes around with Maris Tomei. One day, David Caruso, an old friend, shows up and is promptly murdered in front of everyone. What's a Parker Kane to do? Well, the answer is investigate and uncover some wild toxic waste dumping.This was a TV movie that was supposed to bring us a TV series. Thank God it didn't, or that whole Marisa Tomei career would probably have been held back when she didn't get to wow us with My Cousin Vinny".

For the 5th and final film in our first Tomei run, we present to you...OscarPeople sure did hate this when it came out. It's part of the one-two punch of this and "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" comedic failure of Sylvester Stallone. Is this pure garbage? It sure does have a great cast (Tim Curry, Peter Riegert, Chazz Palminteri, Don Ameche, Harry Shearer, etc.), so it couldn't possibly be that bad? Tune in and find out!Rate, review, subscribe, like? If you review us on a podcast platform like Apple, please do leave the name of a movie you'd like us to cover in that review, and we will do an episode just like this.#TimCurry #PeterRiegert #ChazzPalminteri #DonAmeche #HarryShearer #marisatomei #sylvesterstallone #podcast #filmography #williamatherton #kurtwoodsmith #comedy #1991

Danny, Spikes, and Silk graduate high school like big boys and have no idea what to do next Then, Danny receives the title to a big house in a rural community and gets the idea to turn it into a rock 'n' roll hotel. When they get there, it's a dump and the townies hate them city boys and want 'em out. Also, Marisa Tomei is part of the crew. Is it time for some shenanigans and some tomfoolery? What about a cute lady farmer? Ok, sure, but what about this being written AND directed by BOB AND HARVEY WEINSTEIN??? Tune in and find out why you've never heard of this movie.Rate, subscribe and if you review us on a podcasting platform, mention a movie in that review that you want us to cover and you get a whole dang video on it.#marisatomei #weinstein #miramax #1986 #playingforkeeps #comedy #teencomedy #romcom

Matt Dillon is a working-class Brooklyn teen who gets a summer job at a Long Island beach club, where he meets a gorgeous lady and ends up being seduced by a glamorous lifestyle and a smooth-talking car salesman (Richard Crenna). Héctor Elizondo, Jessica Walter, and Bronson Pinchot round out the cast of what turns out to be a slow summer comedy with laughs AND heart. Also, Marisa Tomei makes her feature debut!If you like the episode, give it a like and a subscribe and buckle up for the Tomei train as we cruise through her early credits. If you leave a review on a podcasting platform, you can pick a movie for us to cover! Just mention it in the review and we will find it.#marisatomei #hectorelizondo #jessicanwalters #garymarshall #mattdillon #flamingokid #comingofage #comedy #podcast

Before Tommy Lee Jones became a household name in the 90's, he was Mitch, a vietnam vet who takes over Central Park in New York City in order to bring attention to the issues the veterans are facing.Based off a novel of the same name by Stephen Peters, this was in heavy rotation on HBO back in the mid 80's, who also financed it. Yaphet Kotto plays the police chief trying to end the parks occupation without violence, but all the booby traps, snipers, and hidey-holes make that kind of difficult. Is this an unsung hit of the 80's? Does it go completely insane at the end? Should you watch it? Tune in and find out.If you like the video, rate, subscribe, and if you post a review anywhere, you can mention a movie you'd like us to cover and we will make an episode on it.#tommyleejones #yaphetkotto #80's #thriller #newyorkthriller #nyc #centralpark

A Craigslist Sammy Davis Jr., a slimy, dying man-boy and an old mommy are all here for the... Rat Pack Rat Eddie Rouse gets hired by a mom to do his Sammy Davis Jr. act for her dying son. He turns out to be Steve Little and things get weird, but Rouse does do some singing to this poor, sweet, disgusting son. I love the late Eddie Rouse. I love the still alive Todd Rohal. So, for a birthday gift to myself, we watched this short film. It's filthy, grotesque, full of heart, shocks and hilarity. Basically, it seems to be, in fact, a Todd Rohal film. Watch it on youtube and watch this episode. Join the Rohal army.

The power supply goes nuts in a small town as Donald disappears into the world. His father, friend and girlfriend are befuddled about his disappearance, while at the same time, things get weird in town.This is the feature debut for Todd Rohal, whose second movie "The Catechism Cataclysm" (2011) we absolutely adored. Can it possibly live up to that film? Will it lay the ground work for his truly bizarre sensibilities? Does Jules know who Will Oldham is? Find out! Tune in! Behold a plethora of people giving acting a shot and saying "nah, I don't think that's for me".If you like the episode, rate, subscribe and write a review on Apple podcasts? If you do a review, include a movie you want us to cover and you get an episode on it.#guatemalanhandshake #willoldham #toddrohal #bonnieprincebilly #weird