Late to the Movies

We're back! Kicking off 2026, this February is Big Rob Reinter, a whole winter month's worth of Rob Reiner films, beginning with 1987's The Princess Bride. Ben, Greg, Ray, and the Dread Pirate Robbie discuss the fantasy classic. Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.

The 50th Jaws-iversary rolls on as Ben and Sam discuss Jaws 3D, the extremely bad, sponsored by (but bizarrely anti-) SeaWorld, third film in the Jaws franchise. The events of this film are completely ignored by the fourth Jaws movie, but what events they are! Directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Louis Gossett Jr.

Obligatory: Just when you thought is was safe to consider this podcast defunct! Continuing Jaws' 50th anniversary AND this year's Halloween in June (or maybe July) Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss Jaws 2! Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, and starring Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton.

Originally recorded in July 2022 (Big Steve Summer!), we're dusting off our JAWS episode to celebrate the classic film's 50th anniversary... and to kick off a VERY special edition in Halloween in June. This year's theme is Halloween in June - Part 3: Jaws Sequels! We'll be covering the whole series in the next few weeks, but in this episode, at least, we can enjoy the blockbuster film that invented the concept of a wide-release 50 years ago. Directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton and based on the novel by Peter Benchley.

Oscars Month continues with Coralie Fargeat's The Substance! Ben, Bree, and Sam discuss the surprisingly (but not undeservingly!) well-awarded body horror film. Directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.

This year's Oscar Month reaches its apex with the 2025 edition of THE LATIES! On Late to the Movies' trademark awards show, Ben, Greg, Jordan, Ray, and Robbie consider who they'd pick for the top awards in cinema, with some help from fan voting.

Oscars Month continues with Edward Berger's Conclave! Ben, Brady, and Patrick cast their votes for this pulpy papal thriller. Directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini.

It's Oscars Month! Kicking off AFTER the 97th Academy Awards, the podcast will spend this month focused on some of the nominees that vied for Best Picture this year. Up first, Anora! Recorded the week before the ceremony, Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie discuss the film that would give director/writer/producer/editor Sean Baker the most Oscar wins in one night for a single film. Written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker and starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.

The jellicle choice is made, as Catshog Month comes to a merciful conclusion. Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss what could be the worst movie they've ever seen seven times (and counting). One more time, it's CATS! "Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

HELP! Catshog Month's reign of terror continues as Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz compete to be the jellicle choice in part three of the most confusingly-received theme we've ever done! It's CATS! again! "Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

Catshog Month continues (it really sounds better out loud than written) as Ben and a new crop of jellicle cats (Noah and Robbie) return to the heaviside layer to discuss 2019's CATS! "Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

It's Catshog Month on the podcast, so you know what that means! Every episode this month will be on Tom Hooper's 2019 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS! Ben, Josh, and Mimi kick off the most jellicle month in the jellicle history of the jellicle show. "Directed" by Tom Hooper, and "starring" James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and Francesca Hayward.

Big Tilda Swinter comes to its thrilling conclusion with Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria! Ben, Bree, and Sam discuss the 2018 remake of Dario Argento's classic. Directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Tilda Swinton, Elena Fokina, Tilda Swinton and Chloë Grace Moretz.

Big Tilda Swinter, AKA We Need to Talk About Tilda rolls along with the 2007 legal thriller Michael Clayton! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss George Clooney's starring role in Tony Gilroy's acclaimed directorial debut. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy and starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack.

Big Tilda Swinter continues with Constantine! Ben, Brady, and Patrick discuss Tilda's supporting, but integral role in the quasi-cult classic 2005 comic adaptation. Directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Gavin Rossdale, and Peter Stormare.

Big Tilda Swinter is has arrived! In this month-long look at Tilda Swinton, we'll watch a bunch of Tilda Swinton movies... this one is not as conceptual as some recent months! Up first, Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin! Ben and Anthony need to talk about the performances, visuals, and substance of one of Tilda Swinton's showcase roles. Directed by Lynne Ramsay, co-written by Ramsay and Rory Stewart Kinnear, and starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, and Ezra Miller.

Released on Christmas Day Month continues/ends with another Leo joint - The Wolf of Wall Street! Ben and Patrick discuss the decade-long debate over the excess and morals of Martin Scorsese's 2013 darkly comic, loosely biographical film about Jordan Belfort. Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, and Kyle Chandler.

Released on Christmas Day Month begins/continues (long story) with Django Unchained! Ben, Greg, Lindsey, Marshall, and Ray discuss Quentin Tarantino's 2012 revisionist Western to get in the holiday spirit. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Sword and Sandals Month concludes with Stanley Kubrick's blockbuster 1960 collaboration with Kirk Douglas, Spartacus! Ben and Patrick break down the vaugely-historical epic to decide once and for all: sword OR sandals?! Directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted by Dalton Trumbo, and starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, and Tony Curtis.

Sword and Sandals Month continues with 1963's Jason and the Argonauts! Ben and Brady discuss all the swords, sandals, and classic Ray Harryhausen stop-motion creatures in this loose mythological adaptation. Directed by Don Chaffey with visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. Starring Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman, and Gary Raymond.