The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan

In this episode, The Movie Show examines the first seven films of French Writer/Director/Producer Luc Besson, The Last Battle, Subway, The Big Blue, Le Femme Nikita, Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. Each representing an evolution of scope and storytelling ambition as they progress.

On a very special episode of The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan, your hosts explore multiple schools and types of acting from the early days of film until the present day. Filled with stories from Hollywood and personal anecdotes, they try to answer the question: Acting! Method or Madness? (Spoiled alert: It's a little bit of both.)

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan deliver one of their most requested episode topics in a broadcast entirely dedicated to Aspect Ratios and different Cinematographic Processes throughout the years, including their subsequent effect on storytelling. It's somewhat technical, but perhaps not quite as technical as it sounds.

With Joel on a secret mission, it is up to friend of the show and resident horror expert, Michael Klug to join Ryan and save the day with his analysis of Ridley Scott's Alien prequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Though a bit a drift without their MC, the fellas dial in on some compelling aspects of a pair of interesting movies.

Joel and Ryan are back to kick the summer off with an episode entirely dedicated to the booming Hollywood trend of Legacy Sequels. They evaluate the history of such films, the whys and wherefores, and then benefits and common pitfalls.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan present the final in a three part series on the original Mad Max Trilogy. In this episode, they are again joined by filmmaker and critic Michael Klug to discuss the series conclusion and one of the most iconic action films of the 80s, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan present the second in a three part series on the original Mad Max Trilogy. In this episode, they are again joined by filmmaker and critic Michael Klug to discuss the series best and the post-apocalypse genre's zenith: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan present the first in a three part series on the original Mad Max Trilogy. In this episode, they are joined by filmmaker and critic Michael Klug to discuss the character's debut and origin story in 1979's Mad Max. One of the most successful independent film of all time.

The Movie Show hit the airwaves without much of a pre-set plan for Episode 13 of season 6, and came away looking deeper into a couple of the of the most personal cinema projects of 2022, took an overdue trip to Video Corner, and even got a visit from Dr. Clock's Timegorious Mindscambula! All that and an essay on the movie theater experience are waiting inside.

In this episode, Joel & Ryan revisit some of the ideas they had left behind. And in an honest effort to spark some recurring conversations going forward. The topics are: Literature to film adaptations, movie studio logos, opening credit sequences, celebrity cameo appearances, and most controversial of all, films whose titles begin with the letter "X".

This episode Joel & Ryan are joined by their buddy Bryan to pay tribute to one of the great "Oh! That guy!" actors of the 70s, 80s, and 90s, William Hootkins, whose career includes memorable appearances Star Wars, Flash Gordon, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Batman, among many others. Joel also takes time to break some egos and the show with his Star Wars character name game. You've never heard anything like it here before.

Joel and Ryan are joined once again by friend and super-fan, Rob who gives us a walk through the early Hollywood movies of Alfred Hitchcock. In this second of their ongoing series, they explore the the Academy Award winning Rebecca, Foreign Correspondent, Suspicion, Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, and Lifeboat.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan bring you the ninth and final part of their Year in Review series. In this episode, they evaluate the revival of the comedic whodunnit, and explore many of the year's sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots, including a couple of legacy sequels that did pretty well for themselves.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan bring you the eighth part of their Year in Review series. In this episode, they review the absurd amount of bio-pics and super hero films that came out in the last year or so. Oh! And Walter Hill made a western. The more things change...

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan bring you the seventh part of their Year in Review series. In this episode, a Movie Show first, they come as close to giving you an Academy Award show preview as they ever have by discussing a pair of animated features and a host of films baiting the 2023 Oscars with still a week to go until the big night.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan bring you the sixth part of their Year in Review series. In this episode, they examine several films 'based on the incredible true story.' and also check on a handful of historical epics and dramas that came out in the past year or so.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan bring you the fifth part of their Year in Review series. In this episode, they take a look larger than typical amount of Brittish Feel-Good "True" Stories and a variety of Action movies, including a couple from Mr. Neeson himself. They also take time out at the start to say goodbye to Cindy Williams, Melinda Dillon and Annie Wersching.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan bring you the fourth part of their Year in Review series. In this episode, they review small independent Science Fiction films and follow that up with huge studio Science Fiction films. It a most favored genre of The Movie Show and there a really good movies included, regardless of scale.

The Movie Show with Joel & Ryan bring you the third part of their Year in Review series. In this episode, they review Crime Dramas, Espionage Thrillers and old fashioned Suspense Movies. They also start this week's show by reviewing a film recommended by a viewer, and it's a good one!