Most Anticipated Films of 2018

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me as usual today is Hard Candy Mandy. Oh, hey

bros. Bros? Movie revolt, Dan. Hello. Hello.

And Mr. Fridley Scent. Hello, Matt. Hi. We are

here today once again to look at the year that

is to come or that has already started that is

in full swing it seems like as we as we're speaking

here we're looking at our most anticipated films

of 2018 2018 today we already did our box office

predictions so now it's regardless of box office

what films are we just looking forward to if

you are a first -time listener of the cinema

geeks let us explain how this works if you've

listened to us previously it's going to work

exactly the same as it has in the last couple

years where we've done our most anticipated list

everybody basically submits to me a list of their

top you know 30 or so films that they're anticipating.

We compile them all together and we come out

with some films that everybody has in common

and we also come up with some films that are

unique to just one or two people. So this first

half of the record in the episode we're going

to be going over the films that were more unique

to just one or two people and then after the

break we will comment on our films that we all

had in common so those are films that were on

at least three or four people's most anticipated

list. It somehow always works out, I don't know

how it does this, but when we do this, for our

like most common, it always comes out to like

eight, nine, or ten films. So we had once again

ten films that were on at least three people's

list, so we will get over to those films after

the break. But we're gonna start by kind of getting

right into it, we'll go through our picks, bounce

back and forth, and then right at the end we

will kind of just talk about the year in general,

what we're looking forward to in broader strokes.

So, all right, let's start with Matt. Matt, what

was your number 10 unique film that you are looking

forward to? Oh, right. I've got The Grinch, which,

I mean, it's just they're doing The Grinch this

time. From the same people that did Minions Despicable

Me, I think, so. It's got Benedict Cumberbatch.

Benedict Cumberbatch, yes. See? You can do that.

Amanda, you're a Grinch fan, correct? Yeah, I've

liked every installment of the Grinch thus far,

and I'm not 100 % sure how I feel about the new

look. It's definitely more cutesy, but still

holds true to some of the original stuff looking

like his, like, you know, shape and all that,

so I think it should be good. How do you feel

about someone like Benedict Cumberbatch? Instead

of like obviously the we had Jim Carrey in live

-action and old -school Voices before that. What

do you think about Cumberbatch's ability to?

Infuse that character with some new life. I think

he can play like a good Bad guy, you know what

I mean with his his voice acting skills. I think

he could be a good bad dude He's supposed to

be In the new Jungle Book movie coming up with

his voice too, right? It's in a lot of movies

He's the batch Why'd you have to say it like

that, sir? Like, oh yeah, he's in a lot of movies,

so der. Just saying, he's got some voice acting

stuff coming up too, that's not just this, so

I think he could do well. Alright, so the Grinch

coming out, I believe, in the holiday season.

Amanda, what do you have as your number ten unique

pick? Dude, I just want to preface this with

saying I don't feel like what's been narrowed

down for my individual list really represents

my... This was your number 16 on your on your

overall list, so it's in your number 10 for your

unique films I just I don't know you don't understand

anyways I understand why sir so don't go there

all right, but I don't feel like it completely

represents What I'm super excited for but we'll

see we'll see here my number Ten I guess we're

gonna call it my number 16 on my actual list

is the nun Been waiting for a while to have the

scariest chick Her own film and it's an origin

story believe so it's gonna be intense. I'm terrified

of this chick I never want to see her pop up

in real life, so I'm gonna Make myself watch

this and hopefully I don't die of fright The

only question for her will be which friend besides

me that she's gonna go see that film with No,

the question is how many months after I watch

this am I gonna have to leave some light on while

we're sleeping? Dan any thoughts on the nun?

I know you had this one that you were considering

too for some box office success. Maybe Well,

I mean I know that the that's part of the like

Well, one of those movies the Conjuring universe

and they had what they had the Annabelle films

as well. So I Think they've done a pretty impressive

job of like building this like oddly Designed

like universe within their horror genre nuns

can be really scary and we have a ghost none

that that certainly adds it up a bunch so They've

taken like ideas that people thought wouldn't

work and they've ended up working So maybe that'll

be the same thing with the nun as well Alright,

so the nun as Amanda's number 10 the unique film

for mine I'm going to go with a film that I guess

technically has already been released. It was

a 2017 release in Japan. I believe it's been

already released somehow in the US, but I'm not

sure what form you would have to go to watch

it. I'm kind of on this kick, I guess, now that

we did the... Miyazaki Spotlight that I'm interested

in a few of these other anime films that are

coming out, and this is coming from... I'm going

to butcher this name, but Hiromasa Yonbayashi,

who was also involved with a lot of the Studio

Ghibli stuff, and this is Mary and the Witch's

Flower. Actually, since it's already been released,

it already has Rotten Tomatoes score and stuff

like that, so it's pretty well received so far.

And this is a story of a girl who comes across

with a flower that has the ability to turn her

into a witch for one night only. So, intriguing.

And I'm just interested to see what some of these

other anime films have to offer now that I'm

not... I'm past my, I guess, inauguration into

the anime world. So I'm interested to see what

this one has to offer. Amanda, you have to like

that plot. It snaps as a girl can turn into a

witch for a day. Yeah, I do that like every day.

Like every day. Dang. No, you don't. But a witch

with a B. I mean, it sounds interesting. I think

that if the animation and the story is done right,

I'll enjoy it. Matt, you're a better student

of Studio Ghibli and anime in general. What do

you think of Mary and the Witch's Flower? It

looks good. I'm super interested in it. If it

makes it to our theaters, I don't know if I'll

see it in theaters, but I'll definitely buy it

as soon as it hits DVD. All right. Dan, what's

your number 10 on your unique list? I'm actually

going to have to pull a little bit of an audible

because what was number 10 for me was a kid who

would be king, but it looks like that's actually

already been announced that we can push back

to 2019 because that's the effect I have on movies

apparently. Directed by Joe carnage who directed

attack the block and we've been long anticipating

the movie He would return to form with because

he hasn't done a movie since that film But looks

like that's actually been pushed back a year.

So I'm actually gonna go with a movie. I'm pretty

sure we'll be coming out this year. Definitely

because was Was debuted at TIFF and it's dark

river, which I'm assuming is unknown else's list

Not Red River, but Dark River. Yes, Dark River

is not an enthusiast. It's directed by Cleo Bernard.

When it comes to me in these most anticipated

movies list, I tend to follow creators, tend

to follow directors, and I like the director

in this situation. She directed The Arbor, which

was this really experimental documentary. but

also The Selfish Giant, which was one of my favorite

films, this coming of age film of kids living

in some, I think it was rural England, I forget

exactly the location, but it was quite good.

So this is about after her father dies, a young

woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the

first time in 15 years to claim the family farm

she believes is hers, which actually kind of

reminds me similar to a movie I liked last year.

well that had a similar idea so I'm hoping the

cast is pretty I mean the biggest name is Sean

Bean maybe it'll be a movie he doesn't die in

there's a good chance doesn't happen often actually

know what he's probably the father so that point

means he did die but I'm guessing I'm just throwing

that out there so but I'm really just hoping

like like I said I have really enjoyed the directors

of the two films so it seems like this is setting

as the selfish giant so I'm hoping that it will

be just Yeah, absolutely. Dark River I think

was kind of circulating in some people's list

last year as well as something that people were

anticipating. So definitely looking forward to

that one as well. Matt, what do you have in your

number nine slot? All right. My number nine is

a little bit weirder. It's a movie called Serenity

that I know nothing about. I know it's got Matthew

McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, McConaughey, and

that it's labeled as a sexy noir thriller drama.

Which is like all I know Like I can't find pictures.

I can't find nothing But I like all of those

words. So Especially when they're put together.

Yeah, like I just hope it is like a like a like

a noir thriller detective movie not like something

where it's like well, it's kind of dark and then

like like Right. Oh, I don't know man. I was

having trouble with these two Yeah, like I got

nothing about the setting. Uma Thurman's gonna

be in there. I got that. I was struggling. I

was struggling with these later picks. That one's

got an intriguing, like you said, you put all

those words together, kind of that noir mystery

type thing. Maybe McConaughey is kind of the

lead figure in that. That makes sense to me,

so I can dig that. Get this, like, Mortal Engines

comes out in like... 12 months, but they've got

a teaser They've got all this stuff like this

movie comes out in like six or seven and we got

nothing Interesting. Yeah, I haven't even really

heard much about it up until this point. So I'm

intrigued as well Amanda What do you have at

number nine? This movie's already out. It's been

out for a couple weeks, I think And I'm sad that

I haven't got to see it yet, but since you won't

see things like this with me, it puts a damper

on I have to rely on other people's schedules

to meet me to see these things. And that's Insidious,

the last key. Another horror flick here. Jumping

in the ranks. I'm excited for this. I think it

looks terrifying. Such a crazy concept when you

see that key going in people's throats and like...

Shutting them up. It's insane and these movies

terrify me beyond belief So I look forward to

seeing them But I'm also dreading the time after

the movie because I'm gonna be like a mess like

it took me so long to Get over the last installment

of insidious That this one is like it creeps

me out to my core so excited but terrified for

Insidious Alaski. Back -to -back horror picks.

Interesting. Alright, for my number nine, I actually

couldn't believe that this wasn't on your list,

Amanda, so I have to put this one on just because

of the recent films that these two stars have

been in, and they've been doing well, so I feel

like if you put them together that we should

have a good time at the theater. I'm going with

The Spy Who Dumped Me starring your girl. You

don't know who I'm talking about? Kate McKinnon.

I got a lot of girls. Your girl Kate McKinnon

and Mila Kunis. Starring up. So yeah, I thought

you I thought you're going uh, what's your name?

McCarty. Yeah, I thought it was like a sequel

to the spy movie that she did a few years ago.

Oh yeah, yeah. No, this one's starring Mila Kunis

and Kate McKinnon. Supposed to be released in

August. And also, the writer did a little bit

of work on SNL. I think he did an episode of

Mad Men and Mr. Robot. So, I don't know, it just

sounds like a completely bizarre premise. Obviously,

it has to deal with spies and espionage and stuff

like that, but I feel like... For some of the

different comedies that have come out in the

last two to three years, usually the bright spots

in those films have been Kate McKinnon or Mila

Kunis. So I feel like if you put them together,

maybe that will work. So I'm hoping for just

a general comedy that works for me. So that's

why I have The Spy Who Dumped Me at number nine.

I feel like Kate McKinnon is over the top in

her movies, like over the top. And Mila Kunis

is more like... I don't know her humor is much

different. So what you're saying is that Kate

McKinnon is like Mel Gibson and Mila Kunis is

gonna play the Danny Glover part Sure, I don't

know. I'm trying to do a TFG one reference there

Alright, so the spy who dumped me at in the number

nine spot for me Dan. What do you got? My next

is where where'd you go Bernadette Bernadette

I should say cuz that's the right title and again,

it's because of I enjoyed the director Richard

Linklater before trilogy boyhood I didn't love

he came out last year with a last flag flying

which I didn't love I enjoyed it well enough

but it was somewhat disappointing but also really

strong cast with Cate Blanchett you know amazing

actress To seeing them work together and apparently

it's based upon a really well regarded book Which

is different from the link later because most

of the stuff that I've really enjoyed it There

has been his own creation, but it's about when

an architect turned reculant loose Bernadette

Fox goes missing Prior to a family trip to Antarctica

her 15 year old daughter B goes on a quiet crest

With brunette's husband to find her so it's little

you know link later is not known for a movie

typically like this he's done a lot of different

things but in most of his like genre Bend films

are ones that exist in some sort of genre haven't

done that Well, I'm thinking of like the Newton

boys, which isn't been good, but he's a much

better director now than he was then so there's

some concern there, but Like I said, strong cast,

great director, so my bigger concern is that

it doesn't come out this year, because I think

every time I've had a link letter film on my

most anticipated, it ended up coming out the

year after, except for last year, and then it

finally ended up coming out the right year. Yeah,

this is one I was considering too just because

of obviously the Linklater connection and it

seemed like a somewhat intriguing plot but I

just couldn't convince myself if it was the right

pairing or the right matchup and if it was gonna

work like you said with some of his past stuff

that hasn't that has been more of that type of

yoke so I wasn't quite sure so they just missed

out on being on my list. Matt what do you have

at your number eight? The next movie I got on

my list is Bohemian Rhapsody like Queen is probably

my favorite band of all time. I've got Most of

their albums. They have a lot um Like and I wanted

that Sasha Baron Cohen one so much more than

the one that we're gonna get this year Like so

much more, but I'm still Excited because it's

it's gonna be interesting and hopefully with

the you know director change and stuff It's not

gonna be just totally ruined Yeah, Christmas

release actually right on Christmas Day. I'm

intrigued too because it is an interesting figure

obviously with the lead singer there of Queen

and Yeah, some changes as far as the casting

directing that type of stuff goes But I think

they got they had enough time to hopefully make

it right. I'm intrigued too That was one that's

a probably in my top 30 or 40 as well Amanda

number whatever we're on Number eight. Yes. It's

this is the my number 13 timeout before you say

that this will also be the first one That's on

two people's lists. So just FYI for that. Okay,

but you had it you had it ranked higher That's

why you get to talk about it. This is on my this

is number 13 on my full list and That is a wrinkle

in time. I don't have any Ties to the original

property and never read the book. It's a kid's

book, right? So I have no idea what the story

is. I have no idea, except for what I'm getting

from this trailer. But I think that the visuals

look super, super cool. And it's going to be

a fun ride. Matt, you also had this in your top

30. Any thoughts on Wrinkle in Time? Yeah. So

I first heard about it well before the trailer

came out. I guess. Steven Universe is based in

part on the book and that's one of my favorite

TV shows. So like I had heard about it online

I actually have a copy of the book that I got

Amy for Christmas that she hasn't finished reading

but after if she does I hope to read it and If

you know we're quick enough, maybe we can get

it passed on to you nice nice so wrinkle in time

getting double love there my number eight is

right up my alley and actually somewhat interesting

timing because we just saw an artifact about

this specific event in history when we were in

dc this last year my number eight is called the

catcher was a spy and this is the real life story

of a former Major League Baseball catcher named

Mo Berg, who then became a spy for the United

States and went undercover after, I believe around

World War II time. And it just premiered last

month at Sundance. It has got an interesting

cast here. We have Paul Rudd, Guy Pearce, Paul

Giamatti, Jeff Daniels, Mark Strong, Tom Wilkinson,

Sienna Miller and Connie Nielsen. So that is

a lot of quality people. Also coming from the

writer who did Saving Private Ryan. So I'm just

hoping there's, you know, it did the Sundance

premiere. Hopefully that means it's coming out,

you know, wider release sometime later this year.

But I love baseball and I love history and spy

stuff. And we were just at the Spy Museum and

saw some of the things about this individual,

you know, and his life amongst some other people

as well. So I think it's just something that

is very intriguing to me. Amanda, what do you

think about? The catcher was a spy. I think it's

crazy that we just learned about this guy and

now there's a movie coming out about him. So

it'd be interesting. Yeah, so that is my number

eight. Dan, any thoughts on that one or what

is your number eight? Well, I actually have not

heard about that. So that sounds interesting.

I mean, Paul wrote in that, which is. Yeah, and

he's playing the main part. Yeah. So what if

it's comedic or if it's straightforward? So that's

interesting. If it's like, you know, like. Like

fish out of water situation or if they're taking

it straight, that's that's pretty cool. I will

definitely look out Also, it feels like it's

a year year of really weird titles. Everything's

really long Like my next one is if Belle Street

could talk. It's like why whatever happened to

one more title since I kind of thing anymore

That one title it was like when a bird a bird

sitting on a bench kind of Pigeon sitting in

the park. I forget contemplating reality or something

like that. I don't know But if Belle Street could

talk is directed by Barry Jenkins who? Obviously

Jeff directed Moonlight, which one Becks picture

I think unless they change it again So it's just

follow -up film to that So that's mainly why

I'm looking forward to it Cast wise nothing really

super Jumps out and Regina King and Dave Franco

are the biggest names on the cast list, but It's

a kind of a situation where it's one of the stories

where someone's Committed arrested for a crime

they didn't commit and we've seen a lot of movies

actually like this recently Crown Heights last

year was my film I really liked but I'm wondering

like with a director like Barry Jenkins what

he can do with a story like this. So I'm looking

forward to seeing it So I mean it's tough when

you're following up with me like Moonlight you

have all this pressure you've seen a lot of directors

who debut or have a really big huge hit that

comes out of nowhere and then their follow -up

film just doesn't doesn't live up to it, so hopefully

that doesn't happen but But you know, there's

always that that's my only concern really with

this because there's nothing out at this moment

yet regarding trailers or there's no even No

poster or anything like that. So yeah, this one

would be in my top 50 as well Just didn't quite

make my cut for this list, but definitely intrigued

by this one as well. Matt. What is your number

seven? What I got here on my list apparently

is this movie called Sherlock gnomes. I like

it. Let's get more love Like I've got no hate

for this. I love I love the Sherlock Holmes.

I like a good mystery I like that. It's gone

into public domain recently enough that we're

just going to get a flood of movies like every

year now apparently I didn't see no Mio and Juliet

I don't I hope I don't have to have seen that

one in order to get this one Because I don't

know if they're related at all except for the

gnome aspect. I don't know how to say about this

It's got a million actors in it that are I mean

like no named actors Like from, you know, McAvoy

all the way to Ozzy Osbourne, apparently. Like,

I don't know. Why not have some fun, guys? Yeah,

and go out and see this and spend your money

on it. Because I think this is on my draft team.

I could be wrong. I can't remember. It was only

a week ago, but I've already forgotten. Amanda,

your number seven also is on two people's lists,

so go ahead and give it to us. This is number

11 on my true list, and... Something I avoided

watching for a while and now I'm like, dude,

there's another one. We're excited. It's Wreck

-It Ralph 2. By the way, by the end of this,

Matt's gonna not like you very much because almost

every single one of your picks is on Matt's list,

but you had it ranked higher. I did not do this,

Matt. I did not do this. Oh, that's fine. That

just means you got good taste. Exactly. So what

about Wreck -It Ralph 2 has you intrigued? I

know that's not the official title either. Wreck

-It Ralph 2 is going to break the internet. I

think that's what he does. He breaks the internet.

I thought it was a really, really cute movie.

I don't know why it took me forever to watch

it. But I did, and they loved it. Ralph has such

a big heart. I love all the little cameos from

other games and stuff. I'm excited to see what

it's going to be when they pull out the stops.

Matt, any comments on Wreck -It Ralph? Hey, I

saw the original Wreck -It Ralph, like, it was

a friend's, like, my friend was having a, well,

no, my friend, it was my friend's birthday, and

I was like, we should do something, and I was

like, I don't know what's in theaters, and it's

like, Wreck -It Ralph looks fun, and I was like,

all right, I guess, and then, like, I fucking

loved that movie, like, I bought action figures

after I left, like, we went from the theater

to Walmart, so, like, I'm super down for any

sequel, like, it's, I'm already bought in. Dan,

is this one of the top anticipated animated films

that we're going to get this year? I think so.

I think looking at the fact that Disney has actually

been having a really great streak as of late

when it comes to their animated films from Frozen,

Zootopia, Moana, Wreck -It Ralph, Tangle, they've

been kind of hitting it. That they've been actually

more consistent than Pixar really For the most

part so I didn't I enjoyed the first record wrap

I didn't love it love it, but I did like it and

I'm looking forward to the sequel as well And

it's probably gonna make tons of yeah Apparently

the Disney princesses are gonna be in it like

that's some of the footage that came out during

the Disney Summit Or whatever they call it last

last month So, you know, they were gonna take

that and then mooch off the fact that they're

gonna have like Elsa and you know combining Video

games with with the the power of Disney princesses

is gonna be like I really probably should have

dropped it that higher Did you show Connor record

Ralph has he seen the first one? No, I don't

own it. So we've not watched that one yet. So

I'll be cute to see Alright, so for my next pick

my number seven on the unique list Number 12

on my overall list. I'm probably the only one

that would have this on their list, but I don't

know. You're a lot of weird shit already. I'm

so intrigued by this one. So this is an August

17th release from director Brian Henson. We're

going with the Happy Time Murders. Let me just

read this genre description. Neo -noir puppet

comedy thriller. Neo -noir puppet comedy thriller

starring... One and only, Amanda. I'm surprised

this didn't make your list. Melissa McCarthy

and the Muppets. So I just have to read the synopsis

somewhat quickly. So, in a world where puppets

coexist with humans as second -class citizens,

Puppet Private Eye and disgraced ex -cop, Phil

Phillips is hot on the trail of the serial killer

who murdered his brother and is now targeting

the cast members of the famous 80s television

series, The Happy Time Gang. I just felt like

it was so for the sad and depressing. I really

couldn't... It's gonna be a comedy as well. I

don't know what... This sounds like it can be

a complete mess, but I'm so intrigued. It sounds

like Roger Rabbit with puppets. Yes. I'm hoping

for that. Yeah. Give me another version of a

Roger Rabbit type story and I'm down. I don't

know. It's the Henson Muppet family and it's

a neo -noir thriller. Dan, am I crazy for looking

forward to this? No, it's number 33 on my list.

It looks different coming from the Henson line

and maybe a little bit of a more adultish tone

for the Muppets, or going back to what they were

like when they first came out. I think it could

be great. I know it's actually been in development

forever. Apparently there were some issues with

it, but hopefully now that it's been squared

away, it can be actually quite good. I think

it could be a surprise hit, or at least be like

... You know, I can see it being a movie that

people get behind the champion. I mean, if she

comes out in the beginning of the movie on a

flaming phoenix and starts dancing to a T -Pain

song, I might lose my mind in the theater. You

already did that once. So it's slated for an

August release. Matt, what do you think of this

interesting addition to the Muppet family? What

is this called? The Happy Time Murders. I don't

think this registered on my radar until you started

talking, and I was like, this sounds awesome.

I definitely need to see some production photos

or some trailers. I don't know if it's going

to be enough to get me to the theaters, but I

like the concept. I know there's at least a picture

of the spy, the Muppet Detective that is leading

this whole thing. online so I've seen that I

don't know if there's much else besides that

but I'm definitely intrigued. Dan what's your

number seven? Oh finally an easy title First

Man directed by Damien Chazelle who did Lava

Land. Weird that like him and Barry Jenkins are

having movies again coming out that are competing

each other. I don't know either of them will

be off a backs picture but starring Ryan Gosling

as Neil Armstrong. Biopics are tricky. You can,

you know, it's hard to make a great biopic, but

sometimes it can happen. I also, I just really

love the Apollo history. And so I'm really, that's

kind of really what has me excited. You know,

I love the Apollo 13. Obviously this is a lot

different because this isn't a thriller. It's

more of a drama, I would assume. So, but I think,

you know, Ryan Gosling in a role like that could

be, it could be, a good opportunity for him to

do something more in the dramatic side. He's

obviously done that in the past, but I feel like

he's kind of been playing a lot of similar roles.

Playing someone else or playing a person like

this, I think will be a big piece for him, and

it could be one of those. The Academy loves that

type of stuff, so that could be a potential Oscar

-nominated role if he can knock it out. First

man, it could be dry. dull, but I feel like with

Damien Chazelle looking what he did with All

All In, he'll be able to put some life into it.

So yeah, it's listed as a drama right now, slated

for an October release. Also starring Jason Clarke,

but yeah, this was on my list as well. So this

is another double pick. This was number 17 for

me. So definitely looking forward to seeing what

Damien Chazelle does with something of this nature,

a little bit different than what he's tackled

so far. So yeah, definitely intrigued. Matt,

what is your number six? I got next up is the

nutcracker and the four realms I I'm not sure

I was aware that it was live -action and not

CG but the trailers make it look like it's got

it's got a little bit of Narnia and a little

bit of Like the actual you know the nutcracker

like it's really weird and and dark but like

fun and fantastical So like it looks interesting

to me Amanda you said you look like the look

of it, too. Yeah, I'm not really sure why this

isn't on my list, but it looks really good I

saw previews for it in the theater, and I get

excited now every time this pops up. It's it

looks really dope It's like just scary enough

But the story is super interesting itself like

the nutcracker story, so I'm interested so Amanda

Why don't you go ahead and read off the next

film that's on your in my list? Oh, okay. My

number 6 is number 10 on my true list, and that's

Ocean's 8. SEND IT BE! That's all I gotta say.

Alright, Matt, any comments on Ocean's 8? No,

like, it's one of the coolest looking heist movies

that we're gonna get this year, and you know

I love a heist movie. Alright, so both of you

not needing too much verbiage to express why

you're interested in Ocean's 8 Sandra Bullock

and the cool -looking heist movie. That's all

you need for that. You know the franchise, so

that works for that. Number six for me, I'm going

with a film called, and there's a chance that

this one is actually not released in 2018, so

I'll play the card that Dan sometimes has to

play and talk about a film that we'll probably

talk about next year too, but this is Bad Times

at the El Royale. Directed by Drew Goddard who

most recently did The Martian or wrote for The

Martian at least. This starring Chris Hemsworth,

Jeff Bridges, Russell Crowe, Dakota Johnson.

He wrote Martian, World War Z, Cloverfield. He

directed A Cabin in the Woods. It's about a bunch

of shady characters that collide with each other.

So I like the title. I like the people involved.

I like the premise and I like the director. So

that's enough for me to put bad times at the

El Royale at Number six damn Nice. Nice. My next

one's actually a little break for me because

it's not based upon a director But it's based

upon the fact that I really enjoy the original

property that it's based on and that is I kill

giant Which is a story about this fifth grade

girl at least in the comics, I don't know if

they're gonna age her up in the movie, that kind

of escapes in this fantasy world for reasons

that I'm certain the movie will get into. But

it was one of the best comics of the late, 2008

-ish it came out and was around for a few years.

It's actually complete now. It's a really great

story. But it's this young girl who gets into

this fantasy land, similar to Narnia or Brichoterapytheia.

where you're not sure what's all real, what's

make believe or what have you. And it's just

kind of that great juxtaposition of this kind

of girl taking power in her life. The cast, I

don't really know very well. The director, seems

like this is the first time the director really

did anything of this nature. The biggest name

cast wise is probably Zoe Saldana. So I'm guessing,

not sure what role she'll be playing. I think

it could be good. I did debut in TIFF last year

and I didn't hear much about it at all. I don't

tend to take reviews that happen in festivals,

all that. I take it with a grain of salt because

I feel like that's not the best environment to

watch movies, watching six movies in a day and

then trying to crank out reviews for them. I

feel like that tends to lead to a lot of movies

getting missed. or something that doesn't have

the build up to be kind of underappreciated.

So I could see that happening with I Kill Giants

and it ended up being a lot better than the reception

it got at TIFF. But I'm looking forward to it.

I'm hoping it can get people to kind of see that

there are other things outside the world of superheroes

when it comes to comics and get people interested

in more additional comics. nice nice yeah i hadn't

heard much about that one yes it was a kind of

one that was off of my radar but i'll be intrigued

to see that as well matt your next one is actually

a shared one for you too so you have this one

and so does dan so what is your number five my

number five is spider -man into the spider -verse

dan actually mentioned it on our the other one

the money ones yeah Like, it looks real good

from the teasers we've been getting in theaters

and who doesn't love Spider -Man and the various

other Spider -Men. Dan, what was your thought

process? It's going to be great to see Miles

Morales in the main character, which is something

that a lot of people have been hoping for. A

dimension -jumping film could be really interesting

in the fact that it's animated on this level.

There's a lot of the direct -to -DVD animated

films, but hopefully one that has a full budget

behind it could look great. We've been hoping

for this for some time. But it might be kind

of weird for a lot of people because why is there

another Spider -Man? I think it could be hard

to market to some people, but I think it could

end up being one of the better Spider -Man movies

we've gotten if done right. My number five is

my number nine on my true list and that is Pacific

Rim Uprising. I really enjoyed the first one

and As much crap as Charlie Hunnam gets like

I liked him in it. I think that Idris Elba was

pretty cool I like the fighting. I like the team

up style that they do I think it's really awesome

seeing like the Kaiju's and like all the stuff

that you know Like society and like their culture

deals with now like with the existence of kaiju

and I think it is awesome that we're getting

another one Another generation Um, and I think

it's gonna be a pretty fun big huge bombastic

Uh entertaining ride matt this was also in your

not in your top 20 any thoughts? Uh, I thought

that the first one was good and I like giant

robots like um Yeah, I don't know like I I I

didn't I didn't see the first one in theaters.

I saw it much later. And then even later than

that, I've heard that there's a lot of hate for

it among groups. There's a person that I love

as a Star Wars podcaster who cannot stand this

film and slags it all the time and I don't get

it. I'm real excited for the second one and I

think I'm going to see it someday. All right.

My number five for me is an August 17th science

fiction film called Captive State. Directed by

Rupert Wyatt who most recently did Rise of the

Planet of the Apes starring John Goodman in a

movie set in Chicago that is after an extraterrestrial

occupation I Mean it reminds you of that in a

way so so a good director John Goodman science

fiction captive state I have to be intrigued

by this one If you can give me as many roles

as you want with John Goodman in a serious post

-apocalyptic or science fiction setting I'm down

so have to stay This is also gonna be we get

the trailer and it it's like on our phone. Actually.

It's like you watch it It's like you already

own it like Wow, this is just this is just the

one off the Cloverfield Hopefully not. Hopefully

it can be a little bit more Not as disappointed

as this last chapter of Cloverfield I think was

for a lot of people so Dan you're up for your

number five pick. Oh, and my next one's a combination

of the fact that I like the original property

It's based on and also the people involved and

it's that the death of Stalin Which was on my

list last year, but didn't come out of course

because that's usually what happens But I actually

read the comic last year that this is based on

it's a Russian comic that was translated for

the first time in English last year was really

great. It's just it's it is about um the death

of joseph stalin in kind of the the um you know

political goings -on that happened after that.

If people are trying to grab power, it's kind

of a darkly humorous take on it. It's directed

by people who brought us great things like VEEP

and In the Loop, and has a pretty impressive

cast, T. Prashemi, Jeffrey Tambor, I think some

of those. Oh. Trying to think of who else is

it Michael Pena? No, no, no, but there's it's

a it's a like basically in that type of comedic

stylings there's a lot of those type of People

who have been in in the loop and beeper who are

gonna make an appearance and I'm really excited

to see you how they take on this story I think

it's going to be, hopefully, a really great comedy

because we were in desperate need of those. This

was also, I think, debuted last year in festivals

and actually got a pretty high praise. So that

has me hoping that it will come out this year

and also be really good. Yeah, absolutely. I

remember this being on your list last year. You

said Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Jason Isaacs.

among some other people, so definitely one that's

getting a lot of attention as well. Matt, what

is your number four pick? My number four is there's

a Robin Hood movie happening. Like, so quick

after that, a King Arthur movie didn't make any

money. I can't wait. Like, and this one's got,

you know, Taron Anderson, Jamie Foxx has got

Mendo in it. Like, I'll go see this one in theaters

by myself on a Saturday morning. Like, whatever.

I'll enjoy my fantasy movies that no one else

wants to see. I just rewatched King Arthur, or

we just rewatched King Arthur. And I like that

movie. This is my number 35 on my true list,

so it's on my radar. I'll see it. You don't have

to go see it alone, Matt. We'll see it with you.

Hey, I'd like that. All right, Amanda, guess

what? What? Your next pick is also on somebody's

list, but it's not Matt. It's me. So go ahead

and reveal your number four pick. Oh, OK. Well,

this is my... Number seven. I don't feel like

I circled the right thing here. Is it this? No.

What? Technical difficulties. It's this? I can't

see. It's Sicario. Yes. I'll help you out there.

Her list is getting confusing over here. It's

my number seven on my... Shut up, okay? It's

on my true list and when I saw Benicio Del Toro

do like Like the rapid bump fire thing. I'm like

I do that in like the shooter games at arcades

To like make it like an automatic one of them.

I'm like I do that I do that but not to people

Not to people The first movie was so chilling

and crazy with all the twists and the espionage

and the, you know, whatever else. It was great.

I liked it. It was dark and this movie is going

to get us back into this world where you can

see Benicio Del Toro just be a BAMF. And Mr.

Brolin. And Brolin. This is number 15 on my list,

so definitely highly anticipated as well. The

first one was great, so I'm interested to see

what else they do in this world. I wasn't expecting,

you know, when they first, when they did the

first one to have a sequel, but we're getting

it, so I will take part and watch that one. Dan,

was Sicario anywhere on your, I know it was in

your top 30, but was it in your top 50 or so?

Yeah, I forget where but it's it's in it's number

48 on my list I just I'm just a little concerned

with it not being the same director So that's

like doing that as not any higher on my list

Alright, for my number four, Dan that's also

on your list, just slightly higher on mine, and

that will be the film Mute, which I believe was

on my list last year as well. So I've been anticipating

it for a couple years, but this is the new film

from Duncan Jones, who did Moon and Source Code,

and stars Paul Rudd and Mr. Scarsgard. We have

a mute bartender. Wait, which Scarsgard? There's

a lot of Scarsgards. Alexander. Alexander. I

believe and it's a new bartender and a little

mystery. He's trying to figure some stuff out

and seems a little bit Not a lot of details about

it, but it's Duncan Jones and I'm interested

in it. So mute is my number seven overall That's

what you get when you're on a list two years

in a row. Dan. What are you thinking? Yeah, similar.

You know, I love moon and What is the other film

we did with Jake Dillon? They go source code,

which is I think really underrated Obviously

Warcraft had its problems, but I Love the trailer

and even I think it could be, you know, hopefully

a big hit for for Netflix which is weird that

it's gonna be on Netflix. I think when When we

when this was first announced or we first had

an anticipated film, you know, you thought it'd

be a theater film But it's not the case. So hopefully

we'll get it this year because I know it's done.

It's made We're just waiting for it to be released.

So Alright, so Dan, what is your number four?

My number four is Roma from Alfonso Coran who

has been doing some amazing films as of late

obviously with Gravity Not Too Far Ago and Children

of Men. This seems to be a movie though that's

kind of delving back to more his dramatic roots

where it's about the year in the life of a middle

-class family in Mexico City in the 70s. So,

you know, not gonna have the spectacle of something

like gravity or children or men, I would assume.

You never know with how many you might be able

to. but it seems like it'll kind of get back

to more of like the Y2, I forget how to say that

name of his more dramatic film movies, but he's

done those and been successful with it. The cast

is, I think they're Mexican actors and I'm not

well aware of them, but hopefully, I'm curious

to see what he can do in kind of a change of

pace. Yeah, absolutely definitely a director

that has a lot of people intrigued whenever he

comes out with a film so into our Top three Matt

you can start it off in a rare crossover with

me. So this film is bond both of our less So

what's your number three? Cool. My number three

is Holmes and Watson Like I teased earlier the

Sherlock Holmes is hitting hard this year I'm

not gonna lie, I think I would rather have a

Robert Downey Jr. than the two that we're gonna

get this year, but a Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly.

and Lauren Lapkus, who I love, doing a comedy

take on the Sherlock Holmes story. Like, who

isn't excited for it, you know? Yeah, and also

from the director that did Tropic Thunder and

Men in Black 3, also starring Ray Fiennes, along

with, like you said - Hugh Laurie. Yeah, so a

lot of interesting people there. I think, again,

I'm hoping that this year is like maybe a resurgence

in some just straight comedies, because we've

been lacking in good quality. straight comedies.

So I'm hoping that's what we kind of get here

in this Holmes and Watson framing. So definitely

with you on that one. It was number 16 on my

overall list as well. Amanda, your number three

crossover with Matt. This is my number five on

my true list and it is Venom. Tom Hardy getting

taken over by some black symbiote goo stuff in

case you didn't know. Some heart -hitting breakdown

on the ins and outs of Venom from Amanda. I watched

the trailer. It looks cool. I know we've been

waiting for this movie for a while, but I think

that Tom Hardy just does wonders with whatever

role he's given, so I'm excited. Matt, thoughts

on Venom? Oh man, I saw the trailer, or at least

the teaser, before Black Panther on this movie,

and I think I'm a little less enthused about

it, but like... I've got my I mean I'm gonna

hold my breath until it comes out like I Liked

I've liked almost every spider -man movie we've

gotten so just one more in that spider -verse

Why not? All right, so my number three is also

on somebody's list and that would be ready player

one Obviously from Mr. Spielberg dealing with

some nostalgia, the adaptation of the book, that's

enough for me. I haven't seen anything on it

really too much as far as images or trailers,

teasers, anything like that. I don't even know

if there's anything out. Ready Player One? Yeah.

We've seen it like a thousand times in the theater,

derf. Just like the little clip that they show

anything I haven't seen like any of the extended

looks or anything like that on anything If I

have seen them I probably not paid attention.

I haven't been paying too much attention to a

lot of these I'm starting to remember it, but

nostalgia and Spielberg is enough for me Amanda

you had this one on your list too So what do

you think far as far as ready player one? I think

it looks awesome I don't know why I didn't know

about this before I started seeing these trailers

I have not read the book. There's like so much

stuff that I'm like why don't I read this book?

So now I feel like I need to read stuff and see

this. But I don't know, the only thing I'm worried

about is the CG. Like how is it gonna hold up?

It looks like they're throwing so many characters

at you at once and like some fast -paced moving

stuff that I wonder if it's gonna be all the

boneless movements and stuff like that. But I

think that super cool concept. And from what

I've seen so far, it does look pretty good. All

right, so Ready Player One, a little bit of double

-dose love there. Dan, what is your number three?

My number three is Widows by Steve McQueen, who

this last big film that he did was 12 Years a

Slave, and he's done Hunger and Shame as well.

This is about, you know, it's four women who

basically were married to the same man, and he,

his... His past has caused him a lot of issues,

but it's also a really strong cast Viola Davis,

Michelle Rodriguez, Liam Neeson, Kellen Farrow,

John Berenthal, Robert Duvall, Jackie Weaver.

It's pretty insane and I've really enjoyed or

been impressed by all Steve McQueen's movies.

I didn't love... Shame, but I thought you know

there was things about it to be impressed by

so I'm really curious to see and I feel like

it's also a movie that's kind of coming out at

a good time considering it as a you know a film

that is Starring four really long regatta well

known and strong actresses, which is not typically

something you see So I'm looking forward to it,

and you know I love 12 years a slave and thought

you know it's one of the best movies of this

decade and I'll have to live up to, but I feel

like considering who he's working with, he has

the opportunity to do that. Yeah, that one just

missed my list, but it did not miss Matt's list.

Matt, this was number 11 on your list. Any thoughts?

Yeah, dude. I remember hearing about this like,

I don't know, like six months ago and being excited.

The premise sounds amazing. I can't wait to see

it. I think this is my favorite looking heist

movie of the year. I can't wait to see it. Nice,

nice. All right, Matt, what is your number two?

Guess what? You get to pull the rug out from

Amanda for the first time. So this is a crossover

that you had higher. So what's your number two?

My number two is X -Men Dark Phoenix. I felt

like I had this one low on my list. I mean, barely

in my tens. I mean, the X -Men movies have all

been great. Yes, more. Amanda? Why did X -Men

make it in your top 30? I have it pretty low,

too. I have it at 25. But I love the Phoenix.

I love her character. She was so cool in, like,

the 90s cartoon. I liked the glimpse that we

got from Sam Stark playing Jean Grey in Apocalypse.

So I'm really excited to see more of the Phoenix.

All right. You can do the same thing to Matt

now and then pick one that he had. So what's

your number two? my number two this this isn't

on anybody else's list matt well matt of course

because we have awesome tastes and that's aquaman

is my number two it's my number three and my

true list so not too far off but uh jason mamoa

just coming with the shirt off and the hair and

stuff. I think Matt might have a different reason,

I don't know. I really liked the underwater scene

that we got all three seconds of it in Justice

League and if we're getting some more cool underwater

battle scenes like that's gonna be awesome. Matt?

I mean, you saw Jason Momoa with his shirt off,

right? Like, he's definitely the best -looking

of the Justice League, if we're doing just on

physical appearance of the guys. But, like, I

mean, if we want to just sexualize it, the mirror

costume also looks very sexy. Like, here's the

thing. I want something good by Aquaman. This

is something I've craved since, I don't know,

maybe 10. Ever since I found out it was real

cool to hate on Aquaman, I've wanted there to

be a good Aquaman. I've subscribed to Aquaman

Comics. I've got a bunch of Aquaman trades. I

spent a lot of money on Aquaman, and most of

it's very lackluster. I don't know if I like

him ironically or not. I want something good

with Aquaman in it. All right, so Aquaman. Looking

forward to it there. My number two is not on

anybody else's list and that is Alita Battle

Angel Coming out in the Christmas season James

Cameron has his hand in this a little bit, but

the director is Robert Rodriguez from Sin City

starring Jackie Earl Haley Christoph Waltz Jennifer

Connelly I'm gonna say it wrong. Mahershala Ali.

Mahershala. Yeah, all those people. He's one

person. I meant all the people I named. But I've

seen the little teaser or whatever that's out

for this one. It's one of the rare teaser trailers

I've seen so far and it was very intriguing to

me. I love science fiction and I am down for

Alita Battle Angel. I'm intrigued to see what

else there is for this and I don't know anything

about the property or anything like that. I know

it's a series of manga books or whatever. but

I've never read any of them. Matt, are you familiar

with the content at all? Not especially, but

I have a friend who is who said he's very displeased

with the trailer. I don't know. I'm not gonna

talk bad about it. I don't know it. Fair enough,

fair enough. Dan, your number two was also on

my list only one spot away, so you had this number

five overall. I had it number six overall, so

go ahead. Wow, yeah, it is a hold the dark by

Jeremy Jeremy Sun yay, who you know he did Blue

is warmest color which was in my top ten and

also green room, which was also my top ten So

hopefully you can go three for three. I love

the idea It's basically this kid who is taken

by a pack of wolves so they get an expert hunter

that kind of track them down and I'm just really

excited to see I don't know when like time period

it's taking place in, but again, a really strong

cast. Jeffrey Wright, who's an underrated actor.

Alexander Starzard, who apparently is in everything

now. But I just love everything Sonia's done

doing even, you know, Malcolm Blair, who's done

other films with with with him, who did, who

directed Ennelfil last year. They just seem to

have something really special going. So So that's

got me excited, you know. I feel like these movies

are getting better and better. Yeah, absolutely.

So I mean, ditto. Everything Dan just said, that's

why I'm interested in as well. Hold the Dark

is definitely on my list. I don't think it has

a specific release date yet unless it's just

come out recently. So hopefully that one is something

we get here in 2018. All right. Time for everybody's

number one on their unique list, starting with

you, Matt. What do you have? I got Mortal Engines.

I'm surprised this wasn't on... a bunch of people's

lists because they've been showing it ahead of

every movie I've seen for the last four months.

It's been mostly Star Wars. I've seen Star Wars

a bunch of times and it's always before that

one. Come to think of it, I love... Steampunk

like I've read I don't know half dozen dozen

steampunk books like I love that concept And

this one I haven't read it, but I mean it's coming

out in December I don't know why we're still

showing trailers for it So I'll have plenty of

time to read the book before it comes out if

I so desire like it looks good I don't know Absolutely

Peter Jackson a little bit having his fingers

in there interesting concept. I had this in my

somewhere in my top 40 or 50. I just didn't quite

make my top 30, so that's why it wasn't on a

shared list. Amanda, you're the only one with

this one at your number one. What do you got?

My number one is my number two. Shocking? On

my true list, and that is Fantastic Beasts 2.

A lot of twos on your list, somehow it turned

out. I like some stuff showing. I've heard some

bad stuff about Jude Law being cast as Dumbledore

and yada yada, but I really, really liked the

look and the feel of the first Fantastic Beasts.

You're getting back into this magical world in

a different place, in a different time, and it's

still so enchanting. I love it. This has got

high stakes and really awesome, cool characters

and the visuals are great. I'm just excited.

Might be intriguing, too, to see even more tie

-ins with the original set of movies here as

we get a little bit further on. So Fantastic

Beasts 2. I don't know if that's the official

title, but that's what we'll call it. All right.

My number one, I guess, Dan, I'm going to have

to call. Why are you skipping Matt? Matt is already

gone. Pay attention. Is this number one? Mortal

Engines. Remember that? I've been first every

round. I'm just looking out for Matt, alright?

Yeah, I mean you should because you guys had

a lot in common there. My number one, I think,

Dan, that we have to call an audible. It's on

both of our lists, but it's now listed as a 2019

release. And my number one would have been The

Irishman from Martin Scorsese, obviously the

mobster film with De Niro, Pacino, Pesci. Bobby

Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Ray

Romano, and a bunch of other people, but currently

listed as 2019. So I will throw in something

that was not going to get talked about that was

on two people's list. And let's just say I'll

throw Dragged Across Concrete in here, which

is the next film from S. Craig Zoller, who did

Bone Tomahawk and brawl in Cell Block 99. OK,

so when I heard True Moments, I was listening

to that episode and I think Barry brought it

up and I thought they were talking about the

one scene in Brawl and Cell Block 99 or whatever

when that guy's face gets Scramped across the

freaking concrete. No a new movie from that same

director starring Mel Gibson Vince Vaughn and

the great Don Johnson so Supposed to be out in

2018 Dan. This was also on your list any thoughts

on dragged across concrete yeah, I mean I I enjoyed

brawn cell block 90. I forget the name of it

already and Bone Tomahawk as well. It has like,

you know a name that you'd feel like you would

see in like a 60s 70s Grindhouse movie Mel Gibson's

gonna be in it with Vince on as well So I don't

know. I think it's gonna it could be brutal and

in the best ways possible. So Absolutely. Another

film that is on both Dan and my list would be,

Dan, your number one on your unique list. What

was it? My number one on my unique list is Outlaw

King, directed by Dave McKenzie, who directed

Hello, Hollywooder, Start Up, which was my favorite

movie of that year. Hello, Hollywooder, which

was in my top 10 of that year, which is a movie

I think I love more and more every time I watch

it. It's interesting. This is a very different

film for David Mackenzie in the fact. It's a

period drama That is actually telling the Braveheart

story, but in a different perspective Starring

some of the people who've worked with previously

like Aaron Taylor or Johnson and Chris Pine.

I'm a little worried about Chris Pine doing an

accent Though I should say he did a decent one

in the finest hours he had like a British act

and not a British accent but a Boston accent

and he did Did a decent job, but I love everything.

You know, I've loved those movies. Dave McKenzie's

done. I haven't seen everything directed by Dave

McKenzie, but startup really just put him on

the map for me. I like the idea. I like Braveheart,

but I like taking it a different perspective

is, you know, we've seen that with other historical

films as well. So really looking forward to this

one. Absolutely, so those are all of the picks

that were on just one or two of our list We're

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list. There is four films that were on all four

of our lists. So we're just gonna go down in

order. What I did is I took where everybody ranked

it, added those up, and we kind of have an order.

So our number 10 film that we have in common

that was on Dan, Amanda, and my list. Amanda,

I'm gonna let you talk about it though because

it is your number one overall. What is it? The

Predator. The Predator. I'm so excited. Probably

my favorite movie character of all time is the

Predator. So getting another look into the Predator

-verse, I'm excited. This film snuck in because

I had it at number 30. Dan, you had it at number

29. So just barely on three of our list. Dan,

why did Predator have enough to make your top

30? Mostly because of my love of the first Predator

and the fact that Shane Black doing it. You know,

I even like, I do like Predator 2. It's, you

know, Danny Glover fighting, you know, fighting

a Predator, interesting enough. And I even like

the, the Predators. It wasn't perfect, but it

had some moments like, you know, he had a, you

know, a Yakuza fighting a Predator with, you

know, sword, sword the claw. So it had, it had

bits that worked, but I'm excited to see, like,

hopefully this would kind of get back to what

the Predator was. I think he's a great character.

Know you kind of seen a lot of different variations

of him. I love his tack growing up Like I had

a predator toy. It was like one of my favorites

I just loved all the like all the little different

pieces of them like the claws the Infrared the

gun it was just you know, I think it's like just

one of the best movie monsters you wanted to

call it a monster I'm not sure but and then Shane

Black who's done some, you know, obviously he

has his career a pretty storied career very different

for him now like, you know, I'm usually Dinking

Shame Black, more crime, kind of comedic type

of movie, but I'm guessing this will be a Predator

movie that takes place during Christmas, because

that's this thing. We'll see. It also has Keegan

-Michael Key and Jacob Tremblay in there, which

is interesting. Little kid? Yeah. Maybe get to

see him eat up by a you know by predator. He's

a lone survivor I don't know so the predator

coming out this year in common is our number

10 pick our number 9 pick on everybody's list

except for Dan's And that would be the I guess

it's only fitting since we're doing a video game

film series So we're slightly interested it looks

like for the new version of Tomb Raider So Matt

you are the one that had it the highest at your

number 14. What about Tomb Raider has given you

hope for a deal? some video game film? Oh man,

I don't know if I actually think it'll be good,

but it doesn't look bad. And the Tomb Raiders

were the best ones we've had, right? They've

just been crappier Indiana Jones movies, so maybe

eventually we'll get one that's just a good Indiana

Jones movie, but with Lara Croft instead of Indiana

Jones. Amanda, what made you put it on the list?

I think Alicia Wakander has... the ability to

push the action in this. She looks the part,

so I want to believe her as the character, and

it would be cool to see some kind of origin stuff

going on. Yeah, for sure. I think she's a great

casting as far as that. That role also has Walton

Goggins in there. Coming out real soon in March,

and also the director that did The Wave. Whatever

that is. I feel like it's on... We saw that,

right? That's the film where the big wave was

coming to crash against the island city? The

coastal city? I don't know. It was a good film.

I remember enjoying it, but it was too long ago

now. But yeah, I'm interested in The Tomb Raider

as well. It was number 25 on my list. Let's go

to our number eight pick. This was on Amanda,

myself, and Dan's list, and that would be the

film Annihilation. Dan what are your thoughts

on annihilation again a situation where you're

based on I was at least the the director who

did ex machina I Like the idea I wasn't reason

reason wasn't higher. So I didn't love the trailers

all that much but you know Natalie Portman just

wrong actress senior and I wouldn't done necessarily

an action role, but I I just think the concept

is it looks different. Like I think that's something

that even if it's like not 100 % successful,

it'll at least be something that's different

and unlike other other movies out there. And

I think we need more movies of that nature. So

that's really why I'm looking forward to it.

This was another one of those films that was

on my list last year as well, I believe, so Natalie

Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Lee. It's

actually probably going to be released by the

time this goes out, because it's got about the

same release date as this episode does, so we'll

have to not anticipate it for too long. Amanda,

you've seen the trailer. Is that what made it

appear on your list, or did you anticipate it

before that? No, I didn't know until I saw the

trailer. Excuse me now. I I really like the concept

like it's scary a shit -looking and It's so far

out there that I don't know you can't not be

intrigued by this story All right the next one

up for us that we had in common on everybody's

list except for mine and that would be Ant -Man

and Wasp Matt, why do you think Ant -Man and

Wasp is something that's you got you intrigued

you headed it all the way up at number five Wow

because like Ant -Man was one of the best like

origin movies of the whole MCU like like I love

that Ant -Man and now that I've seen the trailer

for this one I'm even more excited for it looks

it looks hilarious it looks fun like I don't

know man like Ant -Man was great Why is it not

on your list? I don't know if I have an explanation,

but Amanda, you had this at 15, and Dan, you

had this at 24. Amanda, why Ant Man and the Wasp

so high? I think their dynamic is going to be

super fun. I like Paul Rudd. I like Paul Rudd

as the underdog hero kind of dude. Are we going

to get more Michael Pena in it? Because I feel

like we need that. It was a fun time with Ant

Man, and I think this one is just going to ramp

it up. Dan, obviously, as it becomes every year

now, there's so many comic book films coming

out. Why was Ant -Man and the Wasp something

that rose above maybe some of the other ones

that didn't make your list? I think because I

feel like there's still life in this movie. I

think they're going to have more fun with the

powers of throwing pens, dispensers, and stuff

like that. I feel like they're going to go crazy

with it this year or find a good way to approach

it. And also because it's Paul Rudd and I love

Paul Rudd. Very fair. Alright, our next up on

our most common list, also a film shared by the

three of you that is not on my list, but there's

a reason for that. So let's talk about our, I

guess, highest rated animated film when it comes

to anticipation and that would be The Incredibles

2. So Matt, you had this at number nine. Amanda,

you had it at six. Dan, you had it at 17. So

Amanda, that means you had it at the highest.

Why so much anticipation for the sequel to Incredibles?

You haven't seen Incredibles. Which is why it's

not on my list. So you cannot fathom how excited

the entire planet is about this movie. Like,

people have been waiting for this for so long,

and it was such a really... cute movie it made

um you see like the real side of um superheroes

i feel like it it kind of did what the watchmen

did with showing their life outside of being

a superhero and how intertwines with being a

superhero without being so dark like the watchman

it definitely is real like you see he's like

depressed with you know What life is after being

superhero? So it's a really cool look into it,

but also their team and family dynamic is Is

great and the individual Family members are so

strong that them coming together is just it's

awesome. It's incredible Matt, what do you think

about Incredibles 2 and why was it in your top

10? Oh man because like Like I loved the first

one. Um And the first one was unique and fun.

I'm surprised it took them so dang long to make

a second one. And I'm actually, I guess, worried

because the first one was so good and it was

so long ago. Can they recapture that magic? Is

it going to still work for me? Because I wasn't

an adult when I saw the first one, and now I'm

definitely an adult. Dan, what do you think of

the incredible sequel? Yeah, it was the one incredible

film that you felt like there was actually room

for a sequel. It's the best Fantastic Four film

we've ever gotten. Bradford hasn't had, I loved

his Mission Impossible 4 film, but I know Tomorrowland

had some issues, so I'm glad he's coming back

to it, because I feel like he has. He's a really

good visual storyteller, and I love the trailer,

him doing the Mr. Mom type of story with this

guy with the superhero trying to be dad. I think

that could be a good way to approach it. I'm

not what I expected them to approach it with

a story. I thought they would be more like a

superhero team. Think that's been done before

so I like that idea so I you know and I Crossed

Pixar for the most part because even you know

they Rarely do they have an awful or bad movie.

You might have an okay movie, but usually it's

pretty good Yeah, absolutely. All right, the

last one that's only on three of our lists because

it's not on Amanda's list. It's number 21 on

mine, number four on Matt's, and Dan all the

way up to number two on your list, and that would

be Isle of Dogs. Dan, why don't you talk about

that one first? It's Wes Anderson who I love

I love soft motion animation. I love fantastic.

Mr. Fox and it's like I could see why some people

would watch the trailer for I love dogs and just

like hate every little thing about it But I just

I look forward to I love Wes Anderson. I just

he puts so much thought in you know, I'm interested

in the interest the intricacies of his His production

design is amazing and I just love the look of

the movie. So I'm really looking forward to it,

like I said. I think watching Wes Anderson maybe

doesn't get out of his comfort zone as a director.

He has that type of semi -tone with everything,

but I love that tone. I love what he does, so

I'm all for more of it. That's why I'm really

looking forward to it. Matt, obviously you are

too. You're number four, so why so much anticipation

for Isle of Dogs? I have not seen a Wes Anderson

movie that I didn't just love, just adore. I

can't wait for this one. I'm upset I missed Fantastic

Mr. Fox in theaters because I didn't realize

it was Wes Anderson. It just looked like a silly

stop -motion movie and I don't always get down

on those. So I gotta rectify that with this one

and I gotta see this one in theaters. Alright,

obviously I'm anticipating to have liked most

of the Wes Anderson films I've seen although

I still have some blind spots there but definitely

intrigued by this one as well and obviously you

got most of the usual suspects as far as the

cast goes coming back and doing some voice works

and different stuff so Isle of Dogs definitely

on a lot of people's radar the rest of them are

on all four of our lists so we had four picks

that we all had in common The lowest ranking

out of all those would be Deadpool 2. Deadpool

2, I had it at number 19. Dan, you had it at

16. Amanda, all the way down at 24. Matt, all

the way up at 7. So let you start, Matt, with

Deadpool 2. Quick comment? Oh, man. Like, the

first one was a lot funnier than I expected.

I didn't expect to like it as much as I did.

So I'll probably see this one, too. Amanda the

lowest obviously because you had maybe the lowest

reaction from the first one But you're still

holding out hope that the second one's a fun

adventure for you Yeah, I think that this I'll

probably enjoy this a lot more. I think it's

gonna be more More action less strip clubs Also

another different type of I think what's maybe

benefiting us this year with all the different

comic book films We have a lot that have kind

of a little you know different feel Yeah, some

of them that have big grand stages some of them

Then like a man they're gonna be able to explore

some other, you know Interesting things that

they can do with the size Deadpool a little bit

more comedy Dan. Is that gonna work in its favor?

I don't know. It's certainly it's gonna be you

know the comedy when it comes to Deadpool is

It's concept but also, you know having that already

it can get a lot, you know more graphic and I

think what's really gonna be interesting is when

you have the character cable come in who Growing

up he was one of my favorite characters there's

actually a series that I really adore called

able cable and Deadpool and So seeing them come

together and this is exciting It's basically,

you know straight man and your your wacky sidekick,

but it can work So it's gonna be I think even

more effective when he has the kick someone like,

you know, when you put like a wacky, over the

top character with someone who's ultra serious,

you know, you know, Jeff Brolin can be a great

actor when he when he's trying. So and it's going

to be though odd that he'll be in Deadpool 2

and other movie we'll get to as well. That'll

be like coming out in the same month. So he'll

just be making all the money. All the money's.

Alright our number three film that we all have

in common no matter what all the negative Hello

has been about it. We're all still looking forward

to solo a Star Wars story. No surprise there

from this group I have solo as my number two

film overall that I'm most anticipating should

be number one now actually since the other films

not coming out till 2019 Matt you had it at number

one Amanda number 12 Dan number 25 Matt solo

Star Wars story number one film this year for

you? Talk about it. I mean, it's got Han Solo,

it's got Lando, it's got all those other people

I don't know that I wanna know. I'm gonna be

reading books about, I'm gonna read every tie

-in, everything they send out. This movie, it

looks great. I had a lot of doubts, a lot of

worries, because everyone's talking shit. And

then the teaser came out during the Super Bowl

real early, which was awesome. And I was hooked.

That dong lover guy like he's perfect as Lando

like it's so hyped Amanda on the Star Wars train

with solo not tired of it yet Not yet, and I

think this is something that Anybody who's anybody

and cares about Star Wars has been excited for

so Dan thoughts on solo I actually got a little

concerned about it considering all the switching

director and things of that nature. I ended up

really liking the trailer though so it has me

back on board and considering it is my first

round traffic, I hope everyone sees it. It makes

lots and lots of money. But I can't think of

his name right off the top of my head, but the

guy who's playing Han Solo, he was amazing in

Hail Caesar two years ago and ever since like

that and he was announced, I'm like, okay, I

can see him in that role. Doesn't necessarily

have the voice, but I'm kind of glad he's not

trying to ape Harrison Ford voice, because I

think it would be awkward. But I think he has

kind of that. that that charm that's needed for

a role like that. Right. Obviously, this one's

slated for May 25th. Aaron Reich is the character

you're talking or the actor you're talking about.

Glover, we have Amelia Clarke, Woody Harrelson.

I mean... It's part of my name Optimus Solo.

So that's why so I'm intrigued to learn more

about this Han Solo character that we already

know and love so I have not seen the teaser yet.

So I can't base it off of that I'm just excited

because it's Han Solo so and that leaves us to

Our second to last film that we need to talk

about and that would be Avengers Infinity War

on everybody's list as well. My number 10, Matt

your number 3, Amanda your number 8, Dan your

number 1. Dan, start us off. Why is Avengers

Infinity War your most anticipated film? You

know, I know a lot of people have superhero fatigue

and a lot of people are kind of... complain about

Marvel and all of what, you know, they feel like

they're formulaic and they kind of want this

all, this kind of machine to go over, but I really

don't care anything about that. Like I would

have been legitimately looking, you know, a movie

that's been building for 10 years, like watching

that trailer. It's like, this is why I enjoy

movies. This is why I want to go to the movies.

It's combining everything. I love into just like,

you know, two and a half hours of just pure.

Entertainment in the best form possible, you

know, finally Thanos is is being revealed. I've

watched that trailer Upteenth time there's a

good chance, you know, I'm watching it right

now by that I mean when we're doing this podcast

if you're listening to this podcast There's a

good chance. I'm watching that trailer even you

know, whenever you're listening to it I just

the use of the theme of the Avengers theme. It's

just got me like I I feel like it's just like

it's all these things are just kind of coming

together, you know, and getting the guardians

of the galaxy into the in the fold. And I don't

know. It's just like it's just like, oh, OK,

this is what they've been doing for all this

time. It just you just see like all the hard

work that they've been putting in and all the

pieces they've been building. And now, you know,

it's my only concern is knowing that this is

three and then there's four coming up and there's

going to be like it's going to leave off of like,

you know, like a to be continued or how they're

going to how they're going to do that. But. As

the Russo Brothers who did Civil War, which I

loved, did Winter Soldier, which I still think

is Marvel's best movie. But yeah, so that's why

it's my most anticipated movie of the year. Sometimes

it's just simply as simple as that. Yeah, absolutely.

Matt, quick comment on Avengers Infinity War.

I think that the infinity gauntlet story is one

of the most bonkers ridiculous stories And I'm

sad that we're never going to get that on the

big screen. I'm excited to see what they're going

to do Like I've loved or enjoyed every Marvel

movie leading up to this I can't wait like I'll

just take more. They're all good Yeah. Alright.

That leaves only one film that we don't really

need to talk about because it would technically

have been our number one in common pick, meaning

we all had it a combined highest ranking because

I had it at number four overall, Matt had it

at number two, Amanda had it at four, and Dan

you had it at number ten. But this film has already

been released so we don't need to spend too much

time on it and that would have been Black Panther.

At the time of this record, three of us have

not seen it so we're still anticipating it. Matt

has seen it. Dan, you're about, you know, six

or twelve. or whatever it is away from seeing

it. So what's the excitement level now as it's

so close to being able to see Black Panther?

You know, I'm super excited. I know it's I feel

like though It's the bad part is it like I don't

know if any movie could ever live live up to

the hype that's been built around it Just it's

you know, I like I feel like it's almost built

up to be disappointed because of everything people

have been saying when I still think I'm gonna

Enjoy it. I love Ryan Coogler's other movies

Creed, which I don't know. We know Creed 2 is

coming out this year, which is also my top 30

Then we all need a fruitful station on them in

the movie that I loved seeing this kind of guy

come out of nowhere and now he's directing what

may be the biggest movie of the year is insane.

So yeah. Amanda, we're only about 18 hours away

from seeing Black Panther. Are you still as excited

as you have been in the months leading up to

it? Yeah, especially after seeing really awesome

stuff said on Facebook about it and talking to

friends who've seen it I'm really excited to

see the action and I heard the the villain is

really good So I'm excited for that Matt will

hold off on getting any thoughts from you until

we have a chance to talk about some form of review

of the Black Panther, but obviously you were

anticipating it leading up to the point where

you saw it this past weekend as well. There was

a few films on here that were on two people's

lists that didn't get a chance to get in the

conversation just real quickly what those were,

like Dan just said, Creed II. We also had A Quiet

Place, Mission Impossible, were the other films

that appeared on multiple people's lists that

did not get named. I thought it'd be interesting

to see who had the most crossover and which cinema

geeks are most alike each other. not been somewhat

given away here over the course of the record.

But Matt, you and I only had one film in common

in our top 30. Matt and Dan shared two films.

Matt and Amanda shared, I think, eight films.

Seven, excuse me, seven. Dan and myself shared

six films. Dan and Amanda shared three. And Amanda,

you and I shared two. So if this was a dating

app, we would not be matching up. So it looks

like it would be me and Dan and you and Matt.

Yeah So those are our films that we are most

anticipating just real quick last statements

last words on the film year of 2018 starting

with you Dan What's your excitement level just

for the year in general of the year of film that

will be 2018? Yeah, I don't know honestly like

I there's you know movie certainly be excited

about but I felt like this year was really hard.

There was not as many obvious choices outside

of some of the franchise films. Even some of

the movies I'm looking forward to based on the

directors, who knows if they'll be as good. But

there's a good selection here. I think there's

still some things that can surprise people. There's

some movies we didn't talk about that I'm looking

forward to, like some smaller films. There's

a documentary on Mr. Rogers and one documentary

on Sesame Street that I think... Hopefully we'll

bring joy to the world. So I don't know what

this year is gonna be like I feel like, you know

We're gonna have huge hits like a Black Panther

But like what the next ones are gonna like where

the surprise or or where some of the other franchises

are gonna hold up We'll see. Yeah, some of the

other films are on people's top 30 that didn't

get mentioned Christopher Robin, please stand

by Beach bum the Apostle boy erased black Klansman

Jurassic world the next one Mary Poppins returns

Super Troopers 2, Bumblebee, Leave No Trace,

Won't You Be My Neighbor, and I'm gonna say that

other one wrong so I'm not gonna say it. Amanda,

what are you doing, looking forward to this year

overall? Do you think there's a lot of prospective

winners for you? Uh, yes. You got some horror

films, we got some fantasy sci -fi, you got your

Harry Potter. I mean there's basically everything

that I need right here. Predator. Harry Potter,

Predator. Horror films. Sandy Bee. We're good.

So you're looking forward to this year overall?

Yeah, yeah, for sure. Matt? Are you, do you have

enough films here that we've talked about today

that you're excited to make some theater trips

outside of the six times you're gonna see Solo?

I mean, do I need anything other than that, though?

Like, that's pretty pointed. Like, I'm gonna

see every comic book movie except, like, probably.

Like, that said, like, I don't know. My top 10

to 15 I felt real strong on, and then everything

after that was... exponentially less excited

right so like i don't know like maybe maybe i'll

go to the theater 10 times and five of them will

be solo and i'll be okay with that Yeah, nothing

wrong with that. Absolutely. We're gonna try

to drag you a few more times though to some of

these other ones But yeah, I think there's some

interesting stuff from the franchise state I

think there's some interesting stuff that we've

already talked about as far as some of these

directors or some of these Sequels and stuff

like that nature and I think we might get some

hidden surprises in there I don't know if we'll

get like a 12 years of slave or something of

that stature, but there's some potential there

So I'm interested to see there's definitely a

lot more films that we could be talking about

I know Dan usually has together, you know At

least 50 or a hundred films that he's looking

forward to so we might have a post Coming on

the website if we have time to get to that so

if you want to peruse that to see some even Further

discussions on films that are coming out you

can definitely check that out And there's always

films that we don't know about at this time of

the year that by the time the year is over we're

talking about with the award season or You know

or box office gold with a sneaky pick in there

or something of that nature so that does it for

our 2018 most anticipated films when we come

back next time with our next episode. We'll probably

be going right back into finishing off our video

game film franchise and continuing through our

Kevin Smith filmography. So those are the things

that you'll be looking forward to us in the next

couple episodes. So that does it for this week.

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