Mashley at the Movies

(Almost) the whole cast & crew are back for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, a fitting send-off for the characters we've come to know and love over the course of the TV series and previous two films.

Matt & Ashley review the new movie in this episode.

Two guys - one gay, one straight - meet in a support group for twins whose other twin has died, and a wonderful friendship develops. For a time...

Ashley & Matt review the new movie Twinless in this episode.

A group of pensioners living at a retirement home spend their free time solving cold cases. Things become a little more immediate when a new murder hits pretty close to home. Rachel joins us to review The Thursday Murder Club, now streaming on Netflix.

Aaron joins us to talk about the new Darren Aronofsky dark comedy/crime thriller Caught Stealing. 

Ashley & Matt review The Map That Leads to You, a new romantic film about two young people who meet and fall in love while traveling through Europe.

In this episode, Ashley & Matt discuss a slasher flick from 1989 - Rush Week. We also talk about how there's not much out at theaters currently that piques our interest, hence devoting an episode to a 36-year-old movie.

It's another edition of our 'catch-up' series, where we periodically spend an episode reviewing multiple new(er) films we've watched but haven't talked about yet on the podcast. In this episode Ashley, Matt, Aaron and Ryan discuss F1: The Movie, Friendship, and The Naked Gun (2025).

Garret joins us this episode to talk about Weapons, a new horror/thriller where a classroom of students disappear from their homes overnight, leaving the town of Maybrook reeling and looking for answers. 

Oh, Hi! is a new film that's supposed to be a rom-com? A thriller? A dark comedy? Something else? Ashley, Matt and Rachel aren't exactly sure what it's trying to be, but we definitely have opinions about it.

The New York Times recently published their list of the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. The list has drawn conversation amongst film fans, and the NYT encouraged folks to draw up their own Top 10. Enter Ashley, Matt and Ryan. We've made our own lists - our 10 favorite films of the 21st century (so far).

In this episode, Ashley, Matt, Aaron and Rebecca review the new MCU joint, Fantastic Four: First Steps. 

Pete Davidson stars as a Max, a troubled young man assigned to do community service at an old-age home. There he begins to suspect sinister goings-on. Matt & Ashley review the new movie, The Home. 

Our Double Feature segment is back! This is where we talk about two movies in one episode -- films that are connected in some way, shape or form.

For this episode, the connection is Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn! They starred in two movies together (in 1978 and 1980), and Ashley & Matt talk about them here.

James Gunn's long-awaited reboot of the Superman franchise (and the DC cinematic universe) is finally here! Ashley & Matt review new Superman in this episode.

We're 10,220 days into the zombie rage virus apocalypse, and the UK has been quarantined, with survivors left to fend for themselves. Aaron joins us to review the new movie 28 Years Later. You can click below to listen to the episode.

Just in time for July 4th weekend is Jurassic World: Rebirth. This time around, in a novel departure from the franchise formula, we see big name stars being chased by dinosaurs! So... yeah. Matt & Ashley review the latest Jurassic entry in this episode. 

Celine Song cements herself as one of our favorite filmmakers! The writer/director of Past Lives is back with Materialists. It's a love triangle rom-com as only she could do. You can listen to the episode to hear our thoughts.

As Pride Month draws to a close, we wanted to devote a Criterion episode to a Gregg Araki film, as he's associated with the New Queer Cinema movement. We chose 1997's Nowhere, a fun, bizarre, subversive disaffected youth movie that just screams 1990s.

Our celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month continues as Larry joins us to review the new(ish) movie, A Nice Indian Boy.

We kick off our series of episodes celebrating Pride Month with a review of the new movie, Young Hearts, a beautiful film set in the Belgian countryside.

Rachel joins us to review the new indie film, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life. Camille Rutherford stars as Agathe. She works at a bookstore in France, and does some creative writing in her spare time. She ends up going to England for a two-week Jane Austen Residency program, all the while trying to figure out her life.

In case you hadn't heard, there's a new Karate Kid movie in theaters. Ashley, Matt and Scott review Karate Kid: Legends in this episode.

Two siblings are put into foster care and go to live with a woman who.... well, who has issues. We review the new psychological horror film Bring Her Back in this episode.

Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt, "one last time."

In this episode, Ashley, Matt and Aaron review the new (and final?) Mission: Impossible movie.

Things Like This is a new LGBTQ film currently in theaters. We have a lot to say about it (wish it was all good, but... ). This is a spoiler review. 

The venerable Final Destination horror franchise returns after a nearly fifteen year hiatus, and Matt & Ashley are here to review the latest chapter, Bloodlines.

Ashley & Matt talk about some of the 2025 films they've seen but haven't yet discussed on the podcast.

Ryan joins us to talk about the new MCU joint,  Thunderbolts^. 

A former folk music duo reunites at the request of an eccentric man living on a remote island. That sounds like it could possibly be the set-up for a horror movie, but The Ballad of Wallis Island is anything but. Listen as Ashley & Matt review this new indie film. 

Set in 1950s America, On Swift Horses follows the story of a woman unhappy in her marriage, her husband, his brother, and some potential lovers. There's a lot going on. Matt & Ashley review the new indie film in this episode.

Our friend Aaron has long-told us about a mythical film, so amazing in its nature, so unique in its vision, that mortal man is forever changed just by letting his eyes fall upon its imagery.

Just kidding! Aaron really does love Chungking Express (and he might have oversold it a little), but we sat down and watched it and ended up having a lively discussion about it!

It's all in our latest Criterion episode.

Ashley, Matt and Aaron review the new Ryan Coogler, deep south, period piece vampire film.

Matt & Ashley review the new movie, Hell of a Summer, an homage to '80s slasher films. 

Larry joins us to talk about The Amateur, the latest adaptation of Robert Littell's 1981 spy novel. A mild-mannered government tech worker's wife is killed by terrorists, so he makes it his mission to find them and exact revenge. What did we think of it? Listen to the episode to find out...

Drop is about a woman who goes on a really, really bad date, replete with ominous drop messages, murder, and her family being put in peril. Rachel joins us to discuss this exciting new thriller from Christopher Landon and Blumhouse. 

Val Kilmer passed away recently, so we wanted to talk about one of his movies. We chose 1992's Thunderheart, and we discuss it in this RETRO episode.

To celebrate Women's History Month, we've invited six female guests to discuss their selections of favorite films directed by women and/or that have women featured prominently. Listen as Rachel, Marianne, Jenna, Rosa, Julie and Angie share their thoughts on some of their favorite films!

In this episode, Matt & Ashley review The Alto Knights. It's the new Barry Levinson movie starring Robert De Niro in dual roles as two crime bosses.

Ryan joins us as we catch up with the award-winning animated 2024 feature film Flow in this episode!

Michael Fassbender plays a man who works for British intelligence. He's tasked with finding a traitor in their midst, and it could even be his wife (played by Cate Blanchett)! Aaron joins us as we review the new Steven Soderbergh movie, Black Bag.