Movies That Make Us

Welcome back to another episode of Movies that Make Us. We’re discussing the latest retelling of the classic tale of Pinocchio. This version is from director Guillermo del Toro and is arguably the front runner for the Best Animated Oscar for the year.This stop-motion film has absolutely gorgeous animation and presents a fresh and interesting update to the classic tale of the wooden boy who comes to life. Set in Facist Italy during World War II, the film is a darker and more mature version of the story than you might expect. Its now streaming on Netflix.What are your thoughts on the film? As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won’t see y

Welcome to another episode of Movies that Make Us! We’re feeling especially festive so we’re discussing another holiday movie classic with National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.Written by one our favorite screenwriters, John Hughes, this movie was released December 1, 1989 yet is still loved and rewatched each Christmas season. It tells the story of the Griswold family who spend their Christmas vacation at home with their relatives and mayhem ensues.What are your thoughts on the film? Is this a much watch for your Christmas movie lists?  As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we are even live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. It’s pretty sweet.As alw

Welcome to another episode of Movies that Make Us! Thank you to everyone who came out to our Disney Trivia night at the Midway Tavern and helped us earn $1,000 for the American Cancer Society! We’re so grateful for your generosity. This week, we are talking about a brand new movie on Apple TV+ starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell, Spirited.It’s a retelling of the Christmas Carol by Dickens, but it has some fun twists in the plot and it’s a musical from Pasek and Paul who wrote the music for Dear Evan Hansen and The Greatest Showman. As Sammy would say, there’s a few bops in it and it’s a fun little film to watch this Holiday season.What are your thoughts on the film? Do you think it’s a new classic that will join your rotation of Christmas movies? Or is it a one and done film? As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new

Welcome back to Movies that Make Us. This week, we are revisiting the Best Thanksgiving Ever- which is not actually a Thanksgiving, but an episode we did clear back in 2019- when we discussed the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.Most of the audio and video for this episode comes from this archived episode, airing for the first time this week on YouTube!. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and are thankful for your continued support throughout this year. What are your thoughts on the film? We want to hear back from you!Did you miss the video premiere of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes.As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won’t see you at the movies… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

***SPOILERS***Welcome back to Movies that Make Us. This week, we are talking about Marvel’s latest film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with special guest, Robert Neal.Beginning after the death of King T’Challa, the movie is an amazing blend of high-tech superhero action and deeply emotional moments as Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje fight to protect Wakanda against a new threat from Namor, who rules the underwater kingdom of Talokan. In the end, grief turns to peace and a new Black Panther assumes the mantle. What are your thoughts on the film? We want to hear back from you!Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes.As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won’t see you at the movies…but we will see you on November 18th,

Welcome back to Movies that Make Us. Today, we are going back to 1985 and discussing the classic film The Breakfast Club.It’s a teenage coming-of-age film directed by John Hughes starring Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. It’s set on one Saturday where five high school students from different cliques come together to serve detention and throughout the day, bond together in unexpected ways. What are your thoughts on the film? We all feel the film was a little bit before our times with Tracy being 10-11 when it was released. What are your thoughts on the film? We want to hear back from you!Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. We’re giving away tickets to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever so ma

Welcome to another episode of Movies That Make Us, and this one is a little different. Think of it as a special Halloween treat that at first might look a little like a trick. Earlier this month, Movies That Make Us and Multiplane Podcast took over the Age of Geek Podcast to talk all about some of our favorite spooky movies for the spooky movie season. Now we are sharing that episode here with all of our fans in case they missed it on Age of Geek.What are some of your favorite Halloween or spooky movies? I’m sure we missed a ton. Let us know some of your favorites, we would love to hear from you.Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we even broadcast live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. It’s pretty sweet.As alwa

It’s time for another episode of Movies that Make Us and this week, we continue with another Halloween based movie with The Book of Life. Plus, we recorded this live at Maria’s Mexican Restaurant in Taylorsville - we highly recommend the loaded nachos.This film was released in 2014 and while grossing $100 million at the box office, it seems to be more of a cult film. Originally released with 20th Century Fox, it’s now available to stream on Disney+ for you to enjoy. While it is similar to Pixar’s Coco, dealing with family, finding yourself, and the Day of the Dead, it’s got a unique animation style and a fun story for all ages.What are your thoughts on The Book of Life? Have you seen the film or streamed it recently?Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Som

Welcome to the latest edition of Movies that Make Us. It’s Halloween season and we discuss the new Marvel monster movie: Werewolf by Night. We invited our friend Ty from our sister show Multiplane Podcast, part of the Age of Geek family to break down the film and discuss how it could tie into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’re introduced to exciting new characters like Elsa Bloodstone, Man-Thing (aka Ted), and Jack Russell who is our werewolf.What are your thoughts on the film?  As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we are even live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. It’s pretty sweet.As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won’t

Welcome to another episode of Movies that Make Us! We had a blast at Fan-X 2022, and are so grateful for everyone that came to our Spider-Man panel, or just said hello in the halls. We loved seeing you and are planning several live events coming up so we can hang out more. This week, we invited special guest Robert Neal (@ActionFigureTheatre on Instagram) to talk about the somewhat overlooked Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.This film centers on the story of Shang-Chi who is forced to confront his past when his father Wenwu, the leader of the Ten Rings organization, draws Shang-Chi and his sister Xialing into a search for a mythical village.What are your thoughts on the film? As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notificatio

Hi friends! This week we are taking you to our live panel at Fan-X SLC! We had a packed house joining us to discuss Twenty Years of Spider-Man on the Big Screen with special guest Rachel Wagner. Thank you to all the friends of the program that came and joined us this weekend.We discuss the best and worst moments for each of the films starting with Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and through the Tom Holland films  and take audience questions.Do you have a favorite Spider-Man? Do you have a favorite film in the series? We want to hear from you!Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won’t see you at the movies… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the latest edition of Movies that Make Us. It’s FanX week and we can’t wait to see you in person this week at the Salt Palace. We’ve got a great panel on 20 Years of Spider-Man on the Big Screen on Thursday at 4pm and then we’ll each have individual panels throughout the weekend. In this episode, we are talking X-Men: First Class. It’s a reboot of sorts of the X-Men universe that’s set back in the 60’s and gives fresh twists to characters we know and love. What are your thoughts on the film?  As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we are even live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. It’s pretty sweet.As always, thank you for listening,

Welcome back to another episode of Movies that Make Us. We’re leaving behind the feel-good feelings of the last few weeks and are embracing the shadows with our discussion of The Dark Knight.This 2008 film is arguably one of the greatest sequels ever made and expands on the Gotham Christopher Nolan created in Batman Begins. You can’t discuss the film without talking about the genius take that Heath Ledger brings to the Joker, but there is so much more to discuss. From the brilliant score by Hans Zimmer, to the deep, rich cinematography by Wally Pfister. What are your thoughts on the film? As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we are even live on Facebook, so you can give us fee

Hi friends! This week, we are continuing our streak of feel-good movies with the 2010 Japanese Anime film The Secret World of Arrietty. The film tells the story of a young Borrower befriending a human boy, while trying to avoid being detected by other humans. This is a nice film to follow our discussion on Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, in that it creates a miniature world full of whimsy and wonder.What are your thoughts on the film? This film made over $145 million dollars and won the Animation Film of the Year in Japan and was created by Studio Ghibli.Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we are even live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. It’s pretty sweet.As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won

Welcome to another episode of Movies that Make Us! We’re continuing our examination of feel-good movies with a charming film from Studio A24 called Marcel the Shell with Shoes on. It’s an American mockumentary film directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (in his feature directional debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Jenny Slate and Nick Paley. It is based on a series of shorts of the same name written by Slate and Fleischer Camp. Slate reprises her voice role as Marcel, an anthropomorphic shell living with his grandmother Connie. Fleischer Camp, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, and Isabella Rossellini also star. This film is absolutely charming and heartwarming that your whole family will love and it received a rare AAA rating from the team. Catch it in theaters if you can, but make sure you catch it VOD or Streaming. It’s absolutely one of our favorite movies of the year.  What are your thoughts on this film? Have you seen Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, or even the short YouTube videos? As alway

Welcome to another episode of Movies that Make Us! This week we’re discussing another heart-felt film - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.This classic film stars Matthew Broderick as a  high school student determined to take the day off from school and make it an epic adventure with his friends. This 1986 John Hughes film has so many iconic moments, from singing Twist and Shout during a parade, the Ferrari crashing out of the garage in reverse, to “Bueller….Bueller…..Bueller….” It became the highest grossing film of 1986 and is a love letter to the city of Chicago.What are your thoughts on the film? As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we are even live on Facebook, so you can give us f

Welcome to the latest edition of Movies that Make Us. The news has been a bit busy and hectic, so we decided to discuss a feel good film, 2015’s The Intern. Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway, and Rene Russo. The film tells the story of a 70-year-old widower who becomes a senior intern at an online fashion website, where he forms an unlikely friendship with the company’s workaholic CEO. It’s a fun film that we think you’ll enjoy.What are your thoughts on the film?  As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we are even live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. It’s pretty sweet.As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won’t see you at the movies… 

It’s time for another episode of Movies that Make Us and this week, we discuss arguably the best original Star Trek movies Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.This film was released in 1982 and directed by Nicholas Meyer continues the story of Khan Noonien Singh, a genetically modified human with superhuman intellect, enhanced strength, and a burning desire to kill James T. Kirk for marooning his crew on Ceti Alpha VI fifteen years before. It’s a tale of revenge, sacrifice, rebirth set against the backdrop of space. What are your thoughts on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Do you feel it’s one of the best Trek films? Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we even broadcast live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. I

Welcome back to another episode of Movies that Make Us. It’s summertime, so a disaster film about a new ice age is on the docket today as we discuss The Day After Tomorrow.The film is a 2004 American science fiction disaster film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Roland Emmerich. Based on the 1999 book The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, the film stars Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum, and Ian Holm. It depicts catastrophic climatic effects following the disruption of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation. A series of extreme weather events usher in global cooling and lead to a new ice age.What are your thoughts on the film? As always, you can reach us at podcast@moviesthatmakeus.com. Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or

Hi friends! This week, we are finishing up summer blockbuster month with Independence Day which is appropriate as today is July 4th! Thanks for spending your day off with us. In 1996, this was the height of the cheesy summer blockbuster movie craze. Starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Randy Quaid, and so many others, this is the story of a group of people from around the country who gather together to defeat an alien invasion. The CGI doesn’t hold up really well, but there’s so many great one liners, fun actors having a blast, and it just brings us back to going to the theater with a buddy, walking on the sticky theater floors, carrying a tub of popcorn and an ice cold soda, and just having a blast. It’s entertaining and sometimes that is exactly what you need.What are your thoughts on the film? We want to hear your thoughts on this guilty pleasure.Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notificat