Film or Movie

Film or Movie is the (potentially) award winning cinema critique podcast that dares to ask the question: is it a film or is it a movie? Additional segments include "Does It Hold Up?" and "Who Wore It Better?" Let's talk motion pictures, y'all.

Spluca 07/14/2021

Spluca The boys don their speedos and dive into two merfolk tales. First up is Disney/Pixar's LUCA, followed by a trip back to 1984 to see if Ron Howard's SPLASH still holds up. The guys also tell their own "fish out of water" tales and Pete has mold in his house. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/19813688

A Polterplace Part 2 06/23/2021

A Polterplace Part 2 Ian bows out to find his nerve as the remaining FoM team members take in a horror double feature of A QUIET PLACE PART 2 and 1982's POLTERGEIST. Families must be protected, special effects creatures must be combated, and t-bone steaks must be maggoted. It's Film or Movie! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/19586516

Days of Two Lovers 06/09/2021

Days of Two Lovers It's a jilted lover showdown as the guys check out Sundance darling THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS, then go back to Terrence Malick's second feature, DAYS OF HEAVEN, to see where it stands on the olde-timey Hold-Up-O-Meter. Can the boys make it through the whole episode without getting lost in Richard Gere's hair? /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/19420541

Tina Beyond Thunderdome 05/26/2021

Tina Beyond Thunderdome The boys let the power of Tina Turner wash over them as they review HBO Max's new doc, TINA. They then follow her to Bartertown to see if MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME still holds up. There's also a SPEED ROUND: 1985 edition, some light chatter about if anyone can ever enjoy Mel Gibson again, and an appreciation of Ian finally speaking into the correct side of his microphone. Who runs Bartertown? Film or Movie! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/19232579

Enter the Kombat 05/12/2021

Enter the Kombat The guys rip out spines and stomp on necks as they review the new MORTAL KOMBAT, then backflip to the Bruce Lee classic ENTER THE DRAGON to see if it still kicks ass. There's a martial arts Speed Round, a look back at 1995's MORTAL KOMBAT, and an unnerving discussion about what everyone's fatalities would be. Round 1... FIGHT! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/19067693

Bloodmadland 04/28/2021

Bloodmadland This week it's a celebration of National Treasure Frances McDormand, fresh off her Oscar win, as the guys review NOMADLAND and pair it with Ms. McDormand's (and the Coen Brothers') screen debut, BLOOD SIMPLE. Plus an all McDormand Speed Round, more drops than you can shake a stick at, and the retirement of our Cure for COVID segment (despite COVID still being a very real threat please get vaccinated k thanks bye). /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/18899723

Avanari 04/14/2021

Avanari The OG crew is reunited to tackle two tales of immigrant families! First up is Lee Isaac Chung's Academy Award nominated MINARI, followed up by Barry Levinson's oft-forgotten AVALON from 1990. Plus we're serving up BOTH an Artist's Loft and a Nerd Alert. Who's a lucky podcaster subscriber? YOU! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/18728900

Jesse and the Black Messiah 04/01/2021

Jesse and the Black Messiah It's a biopic double-header as the panel checks out JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, then dip back to 2007's THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD to see if it still holds up now that we're not 20-something's. Special Returning Guest Anjali Prasertong again adds some gravity to the conversation, plus an all Brad Pitt Speed Round! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/18568700

Promising Young Snowblood 03/17/2021

Promising Young Snowblood To celebrate Women's History Month we unceremoniously kick off two unwitting hosts and bring in Tony and Rob's wives, Beth and Anjali, to drop some much-needed female perspective on PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and 1973's LADY SNOWBLOOD. Let the fan mail demanding their permanent place on the panel commence. The FOM Future is Female. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/18364247

Souliners 02/22/2021

Souliners It's a double dose of the afterlife as the guys check out Pixar's newest, SOUL, followed by 1990's Greatest Hair Competition aka FLATLINERS. Tony and Pete go mano a baldo over Pixar's potential repetitiveness and there's some real sharing going on as well. The kind of sharing only Joel Schumacher can elicit.... /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/18044864

Sound of Heavy Metal 02/11/2021

Sound of Heavy Metal The boys get heavy with Amazon's SOUND OF METAL, then- mostly because it sounded funny- they check out the 1981 animated boob montage known as HEAVY METAL. Coming at you like a scantily-clad woman riding a featherless turkey, it's FILM OR MOVIE! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/17917406

Mankula 02/02/2021

Mankula It's a (much deserved) Gary Oldman love fest as the guys check out David Fincher's MANK, followed by a dip back to BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA to see if their junior high selves were right all along. Even Keanu's accent can't derail the hot cinema talk that goes down in this episode. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/17791208

Do the 5 Bloods 01/27/2021

Do the 5 Bloods It's a Spike Lee Joint today on FOM as the guys check out the director's breakout DO THE RIGHT THING, followed by his newest, DA 5 BLOODS. More importantly, we somehow found a way to include Tony's 15 year old voiceover demo reel. It's one heck of an episode. And that's the truth, Ruth. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/17717585

The Forty Year Old Slam 01/20/2021

The Forty Year Old Slam The FoM Team spits out some verse by checking out Netflix's THE FORTY YEAR OLD VERSION, then pairing it with 1998's SLAM for Does It Hold Up. A hip-hop related Speed Round is then accompanied by a Cure for Covid that's full of heavily outdated MANDALORIAN chatter. Believe when we say FoM's no better than you/ Except when we rap so we guess it ain't true. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/17622311

Seagal vs JCVD 12/09/2020

Seagal vs JCVD It's a special, over-stuffed "Versus" episode as the boys pit two action icons against one another: Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. We examine HARD TO KILL and KICKBOXER, determining if either one holds up, then throw in a Who Wore It Better and an Artist's Loft segment before ultimately deciding our favorite actor-who-would-occasionally-injure-a-stuntperson. Heads up: there are some intermittent tech issues since the discussion was so action-packed that Tony's mic shit itself. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/17133632

Bill and Ted Face the Galaxy 11/16/2020

Bill and Ted Face the Galaxy Since recording this episode, there have been hurricanes, elections, and hurricane-elections. But we're finally picking up the pieces over here at FoM Studios. This week we go full sci-fi comedy with BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC, followed by 1999's GALAXY QUEST. Rob also interviews GALAXY QUEST'S Daryl "Chill" Mitchell for a minute and a half because he was too self-conscious to ask more than one question. Never give up, never surrender! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/16834988

I'm Thinking of Adaptation 10/20/2020

I'm Thinking of Adaptation After taking some extra time to deal with several existential dilemmas in their real lives, the boys finally jump into some existential motion pictures instead. They check out Charlie Kaufman's newest, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, then look back to ADAPTATION to see if it holds up. Also, keep an eye out for FoM's currently in-production spinoff off podcast: "Nicolas Cage's Hair in Adaptation". Coming soon! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/16477367

Au Hasard Cow 09/24/2020

Au Hasard Cow The boys check out Kelly Reichardt's FIRST COW, then put on their berets and sad 1960's French faces for AU HASARD BALTHAZAR for Does It Hold Up. All that, plus an all-animal Speed Round and a hastily thought out Cure For COVID. We gettin' sophisticated in this piece! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/16137263

Pickle Express 08/31/2020

Pickle Express Between pickles and weed, it's a very green episode this week as the guys check out AN AMERICAN PICKLE and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS. There's ice cream talk, a speed round, and- this can't be right- even a mention of sports?! All that, plus Rob apparently can't tell the difference between Andrew Garfield and the dude who created Magic the Gathering. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/15823262

The Old Blade 08/17/2020

The Old Blade This week the boys tackle that time-tested genre known as the "Immortal Warrior Squad Movie". First they review Netflix's THE OLD GUARD, then check out BLADE II to see if it holds up. New drinking game: take a shot every time we say "world-building". Plus a new Cure for Covid segment! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/15650021

The King of Boy 08/01/2020

The King of Boy Live from Film or Movie.... IT'S US! The guys check out two SNL alums' breakthrough flicks, starting with Pete Davidson in THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND. Then for Does It Hold Up, they cue up the comedy saxophones and discuss 1995's Chris Farley opus TOMMY BOY. Holy schnikes, indeed. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/15438995

Zombi Bayou 07/14/2020

Zombi Bayou The guys go full Voodoo this week as they review the French film ZOMBI CHILD, then dip back to 1997 to see if National Film Registry selection EVE'S BAYOU holds up. All that, plus Speed Round, a new Cure for Covid, and some always welcome Perfect Strangers talk! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/15209207

The Assistant Player 06/18/2020

The Assistant Player It's a Hollywood cynic's dream come true as the boys check out THE ASSISTANT, followed by Robert Altman's 1992 industry takedown, THE PLAYER. One member of the panel continues to befuddle the group with his Film/Movie labels and Tony leads a much-too-soon Pandemic Speed Round. Film or Movie, now more than ever! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/14882948

The Assistant Player 06/18/2020

The Untouchapones 06/01/2020

The Untouchapones The boys don their douchiest fedoras and hit the town with Tom Hardy's most recent character showcase, CAPONE, then dip back to 1987 to see if Brian De Palma's THE UNTOUCHABLES still holds up. All that, plus dodgy internet service! Quick! Someone catch that stroller! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/14658527

The Hoosiers Back 05/18/2020

The Hoosiers Back The boys are back after a 6 year hiatus to talk all things film and movie! We review Ben Affleck's new(ish) basketball flick The Way Back, then dive into Hoosiers to see if it holds up. Some disclaimers: 1) This ep is longer than usual because we catch up and give an FoM primer for any new listeners. 2) We use swear words. 3) Even worse, we use spoilers. Lace up those Chuck Taylors... it's (the return of) Film or Movie!!! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/14464697

Kidshood 08/05/2014

Kidshood Special guest Erin Anderson re-joins the guys as the check out Richard Linklater's "Boyhood". For Does It Hold Up, the gang jumps into the urban mire of Larry Clark's "Kids". What better way to send Pete off on a burning viking podcast ship? "Shhh... It's me, Film or Movie..." /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/2995950

Film or Movie: Tammy & Louise 07/23/2014

Film or Movie: Tammy & Louise Special guest Alex Fox joins the boys as they go on a criminal road trip with Melissa McCarthy's "Tammy" followed by "Thelma & Louise". Will Tony and Ian clasp hands and plummet into the Grand Canyon? Listen to find out, but probably not. /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/2962241

Film or Movie: The Neverending Dragon 2 07/03/2014

Film or Movie: The Neverending Dragon 2 Tony and Ian are joined by special guests Nick Massouh and Sami Kriegstein as they review two dragon related flicks. First up is "How to Train Your Dragon 2", followed by Wolfgang Petersen's "The Neverending Story". Does Falkor's massive puppet face hold up? /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/2925853

Film or Movie: The Usual Xmen 06/17/2014

Film or Movie: The Usual Xmen With the help of return guest Travis Hammer, the guys go double duty with two Bryan Singer flicks. First is his newest, "Xmen: Days of Future Past" followed by the one that put him on the map: "The Usual Suspects". Gimme the gun, you fucking cocksucker, it's Film or Movie! /episode/index/show/filmormovie/id/2895722

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