Matt's Movie Lodgecast

With Election Day 2020 right around the corner, the Lodgecast took on one of the most anticipated and dreaded movies of the year: Dinesh D'Souza's Trump Card! Two years ago we stomached Dinesh D'Souza's Death of a Nation in Episode 19 of the Lodgecast. Now Dinesh is back to take on socialism, corruption, and the Deep State, and to sing praise to President Donald Trump. Despite this movie's popularity in the iTunes Store, Trump Card has not been reviewed by any critic on Rotten Tomatoes. While most critics run in fear of Dinesh's propaganda, the Lodgecast runs toward Dinesh with furious anger at his astounding levels of bad filmmaking. We dismantle Dinesh's movie scene by scene and lay waste to his arguments with flawless logic and humor. Listen to our review of the movie that Dinesh D'Souza calls "Dinesh D'Souza's Most Important Film Yet!" This is Trump Card!

Happy Hubie Halloween Lodgecast listeners! What is Hubie? Who is Hubie? Hubie Dubois is the latest Adam Sandler character in the new Happy Madison Production from Netflix! While in any normal year we would be knee deep in prestige season watching Oscar contenders on the big screen, in the fall of 2020 we are covering the hottest streaming movie on Netflix called Hubie Halloween. Sandler as Hubie is surrounded by a whole gang of cameo performances that are happy to take an easy paycheck in this lazy Neflix hit. Gather the family around the 4K UHD LED Smart TV and take in all the spooks and giggles of this PG-13 horror comedy film. Along with Sandler you'll see Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Rob Schneider, June Squibb, Kenan Thompson, Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph, Michael Chiklis, Tim Meadows, numerous members of Sandler's immediate family, and more.

Are movies just supposed to curl up in a ball and die because there's a global pandemic? No! Do movies have to permanently live in some fantasy world that pretends that coronavirus never existed? Hell No! This is the future of cinema! The 57-minute horror movie Host is the first of many post-COVID films that the Lodgecast will tackle. Drawing on the desktop filmmaking genre that was established with films like Unfriended (2014) and Searching (2018), the Shudder Original horror movie Host takes desktop horror filmmaking to a whole new level! The entire film is set during a seance conducted over a single Zoom chat session! The Lodgecast is excited for this new renaissance of desktop films that will be streaming into our living rooms as we detach from the outside world and drift deeper into the virtual realm of our screens. Host is directed by Rob Savage and written by Rob Savage, Gemma Hurley, and Jed Shepherd. It stars mostly British actors including Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova

Charlie Kaufman wrote and directed a new movie for Netflix called I'm Thinking of Ending Things, based on a 2016 novel of the same name. Actress Jessie Buckley plays Lucy who heads with her boyfriend Jake played by Jesse Plemons to meet his parents. After a long car ride, they arrive and meet the parents played by Toni Collette and David Thewlis. Things get very weird, and then Jesse Plemons and Jessie Buckley head out on another long car ride, and then things get even more weird. The film runs 134 minutes and we'll let you know what we thought of all this craziness!

Russell Crowe is Unhinged! Four Lodgers drove 100 miles per hour down the freeway to the Mission Tiki Drive In Theatre to see Russell Crowe get Unhinged! In the first wide theatrical release since the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to see it on the big screen from the safety of our automobiles. Seeing this violent road rage flick at the drive in was a wise decision. From the opening scene Russell Crowe is totally Unhinged! The movie also stars Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, and Austin P. McKenzie. It was directed by Derrick Borte and written by Carl Ellsworth. Come get Unhinged with us!

In this hawt political climate we decided to do another hawt take of a political documentary. It's called Boys State and follows a bunch of teenage boys that attend this week long political event called Boys State in Texas. In this hawt take we have a very special guest that actually attended Boys State years ago and he has quite a tale to tell about his experiences including meeting Bill Clinton! After listening to his tale, we discuss this compelling documentary about testosterone filled teens duking it out to rise to the top of their political simulation in Boys State. We follow four interesting boys along the way named Ben Feinstein, Steven Garza, Robert MacDougall, and Rene Otero. The film is directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine and is available to watch on Apple TV+.

The Lodgecast faces one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. Ted "Theodore" Logan and Bill S. Preston, Esq. are back for a third installment of the Bill & Ted franchise. It's 30 years later and Bill and Ted are now middle aged parents with daughters named Theadora "Thea" Preston and Wilhelmina "Billie" Logan. Before we Face the Music (2020), we examine our histories with Excellent Adventure (1989) and Bogus Journey (1991). We then evaluate how effectively Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves have traveled through time and if their music can truly save the world in 2020. It's a new epic adventure also starring Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Anthony Carrigan, Erinn Hayes, Jayma Mays, Holland Taylor, Kid Cudi, and Jillian Bell. It is written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, who wrote the first two Bill and Teds. Dean Parisot, creator of Home Fries (1998) and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), directs this Bill and Ted sequel. Hear our critical response in this full episode!

Remember the bestselling book and hit New Age movie The Secret (2006)? It's been a while since Oprah Winfrey pushed this book and movie on the law of attraction into homes across America. But there's a new movie out called The Secret: Dare to Dream which is revealing The Secret to a whole new generation. The film stars Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Jerry O'Connell, and Celia Weston. We opened our hearts and our minds to all the wisdom this movie possessed and we will reveal the love and light of The Secret to all listeners of this podcast episode. Nourish your spirit as we collectively dare to dream and send forth positive thought vibrations to attract all the love and prosperity that we've ever desired. This is The Secret: Dare to Dream!

Did you know that there was a Crocodile Dundee 4?! There is and we watched this crazy sequel starring an 80-year-old Paul Hogan as himself, but also sort of as Mick Dundee. It's complicated and we'll explain to you everything in one of the Lodgecastiest movies we've ever seen. We set the tone with our feelings on the original trilogy: Crocodile Dundee (1986), Crocodile Dundee II (1988), and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001). Then we bite right into The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020). Paul Hogan interacts with a wide array of fading stars including Chevy Chase, John Cleese, Olivia Newton-John, Reginald VelJohnson, and Wayne Knight. The crocodile dragons were abundant and we hope we do them all justice in our explanation of Crocodile Dundee 4!

Seth Rogen plays a Jewish immigrant living in Brooklyn who falls into a vat of pickles in 1919, only to wake up in 2019 and encounter his great grandson who is also played by Seth Rogen. The stage is set for a high concept comedy as the bearded immigrant Seth Rogen is thrust into 21st century Brooklyn and has to deal with hipsters, Twitter, and a whole lot more. Five Lodgers streamed this new film on HBO Max which is directed by Brandon Trost, and based on a 2013 short story written by Simon Rich. In this locked down hawt take, the Lodgecast weighs in on how successful this ambitious high concept comedy is. It's Rogen vs. Rogen and we all got pickled!

8.1% of Hulu subscribers tuned into the new movie Palm Springs and the Lodgecast was among that viewership. The movie bears a striking resemblance to Groundhog Day (1993), but it may be a premise that just works. Andy Samberg & Cristin Milioti play characters trapped in a repeating day in Palm Springs. They engage in all sorts of shenanigans as they try to escape the infinite time loop. During this romantic comedy they encounter J.K. Simmons and the eyebrows of Peter Gallagher. The heartwarming film is written by Andy Siara and directed by Max Barbakow. Love & light converge on this Lodgecast as we join in a mystical union of bone counts. What bone count do you think that is? Listen and find out. Sound off in the comments!

There's a new horror movie out from Australia called Relic! It features a grandma, a mother, and a daughter in a haunted house. Robyn Nevin plays grandma, Emily Mortimer plays mom, and Bella Heathcote plays the daughter. Grandma goes missing and when she returns something ain't right. This movie saw a deep divide between critics and audiences in their scores on Rotten Tomatoes so we thought we'd give it a shot. The film is directed by Natalie Erika James. Jake Gyllenhaal was one of the producers. This is Relic y'all!

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Hailing from the small town of Husavik, Iceland, these two best friends take the world by storm in the Eurovision Song Contest. A grizzly Pierce Brosnan stars as Will Ferrell's dad, and Dan Stevens stars as a flamboyant singer representing Russia. The film features Eurovision stars including John Lundvik, Anna Odobescu, Bilal Hassani, Jessy Matador, Alexander Rybak, Elina Nechayeva, and Conchita Wurst. Superstar Demi Lovato is also in there somewhere. The film is directed by David Dobkin. Eurovision was new to the Lodgers attending this musical comedy film and we'll tell you what it's all about. Stay tuned til the end of hawt take for a special performance of the Fire Saga song "Double Trouble", sung by our amazing guests who are a real-life husband & wife duo!

Attention Dads! Tom Hanks has a new war film out called Greyhound on Apple TV+! The film has received generally positive reviews from critics! American hero Tom Hanks wrote the screenplay for this movie based on a 1955 nautical novel called The Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester. Tom Hanks plays a flawless war hero in Commander Ernest Krause, commanding officer of the USS Keeling, codenamed Greyhound. Spoiler alert: he saves the day! We watched this movie which also has a scene featuring Elisabeth Shue. We'll report back for duty with all the easy, breezy details of this swift 90-minute World War II naval movie. Let's go to those Greyhound Videohound Bones!

Filmmaker Judd Apatow returns with a new monumental comedy movie called The King of Staten Island. This 136-minute comedy is centered around tatted up slacker Pete Davidson in a semi-biographical look at his life in the New York City borough of Staten Island. Davidson's antics drew a mixed response from the Lodgers who witnessed him. Davidson is surrounded by talented actors including Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, and Steve Buscemi. We'll give you our thoughts on the career of Judd Apatow and a whole lot more in this full Lodgecast episode!

Mel Gibson, Emile Hirsch, and Kate Bosworth return to the home movie screen for this VOD flick filmed in Puerto Rico called Force of Nature. The Lodgecast gives its thoughts on Mad Mel before it dives into this wet heist film set during a hurricane. One half of the Polish brothers (Michael Polish) directs this film. If you don't remember the Polish brothers, they made a splash in 1999 with their debut feature Twin Falls Idaho. Michael Polish would go on to marry Kate Bosworth and cast her as the star of this film that we discuss called Force of Nature. No one comes out dry in this unfinished symphony of action!

Jon Stewart is back! After proudly serving his country on The Daily Show from 1999 until 2015, Americans have been wondering what he has been up to. The answer is that he has been writing and directing the political satire Irresistible which just came out on VOD. The Lodgecast Boyzz dig deep into this strangely “off” comedy where the Lodgemaster declares that "something smells good in Stinkville". Steve Carell (also known as Cap'n Hogie from Welcome to Marwen) makes his Lodgecast return as a cynical Democratic strategist who turns a small Wisconsin town upside down in a quest to win a mayoral race. Carell is pitted against cynical Republican strategist Rose Byrne. Mackenzie Davis (the Lodgemistress) plays Carell's love interest ... we think. And Chris Cooper plays the working man that Steve Carell is championing for mayor. You're not necessarily going to want to watch this movie, but you should certainly tune into this Lodgecast where the Lodgemaster assumes the role of hothead as he confronts Jon Stewart for

The Lodgecast would like to introduce you to Becky. She's a 13-year-old girl who likes to kill! In this movie Kevin James plays a Neo-Nazi who's escaped prison with fellow inmates named Apex, Cole, and Hammond. They think they're home free until they encounter Becky! Joel McHale is miscast as Becky's dad, but Lulu Wilson is well cast as Becky! Watch Becky foil the best-laid plans of Kevin James and as she brutally murders. The movie squeaked by the MPAA with an R rating for brutal violence. Sound too violent? Let us describe it to you in this Hawt Take!

Time for a new Spike Lee Joint! Spike takes us back to Vietnam where four Vietnam War veterans head to remember their squad leader and retrieve some buried treasure. Delroy Lindo leads this crew as they set out on a 154-minute quest complete with Vietnam flashbacks. Spike seemingly does whatever he wants to do in this Netflix production and the Lodgecast covers it in all its glory. Tune in to hear our reactions unfold in real time as we grapple with this epic war drama.

The time has come for the Lodgecast to cover a Happy Madison Production! The Lodgemaster watched the Netflix hit movie The Wrong Missy and said we had to cover it. 55-year-old David Spade is our male lead in this romantic comedy. But the real star of this show is actress Lauren Lapkus. Find out what happens when a corporate retreat to Hawaii goes terribly wrong! The movie also stars Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider, and Adam Sandler's wife Jackie Sandler. Tyler Spindel directs a screenplay by Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett.