Ron’s Required Viewing pick, Summer of 69, tries to hide a sweet coming-of-age story in a raunchy teen sex comedy,... more

Ron, Steve, and John discuss 1990’s The Hunt for Red October, the new trailer for Zach Cregger‘s Weapons, and Sinners... more

Steve’s Required Viewing pick leaves no tears unshed as the guys are emotionally destroyed by The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,... more

It’s an episode bursting with positive vibes for new movies! What more could you want? Maybe if we said “John... more

John’s Required Viewing pick for this episode is Zucker-Abrams-Zucker’s 1984 spy/Elvis/war spoof, Top Secret!, starring the late, great Val Kilmer... more

Steve’s Required Viewing pick is an indie film that straddles a few genres, including horror, sci-fi, and psychological drama. Find... more

Ron’s Required Viewing pick this week is 1986’s Howard the Duck, a silly sci-fi adventure torn from the pages of... more

Ron, Steve, and John hop in the car with Samuel L Jackson and Geena Davis to keep tabs on 1996’s... more

Just look at that episode title! What a bunch of stuff to talk about, and that’s without the implications of... more

Ron, Steve, and John talk-sing their way through the minefield of topics that is this week’s Required Viewing pick, Emilia... more

In a special installment celebrating 400 episodes since John joined the podcast, the Schmovie Boyz chat about streaming series’ whose... more

Ron, Steve, and John get lost in the catacombs with a very chilled-out Crypt Keeper, who guides us through this... more

We dive into Steve’s Required Viewing pick, Asphalt City, and its storytelling impact, then review 2025’s Wolfman starring Christopher Abbott,... more

Ron, Steve, and John are here to give you something to look forward to as they list their most anticipated... more

Ron, Steve, and John are going live for the first time ever! Join the guys as they count down their... more

Ron, Steve, and John search their souls and discuss the relatable predicament of having to pick a new pope by... more

Ron, Steve, and John travel back to feudal Japan to sneak into The Hidden Fortress, and then it’s off to... more

The guys attach the customary electrodes and flip a few switches so they can chat up Netflix’s bizarre, darkly funny... more

In this relatively brief episode that’s not really an episode, the guys huddle in John’s car for a field recording... more

In a wide-ranging episode, the guys tackle Max Julien’s 1974 blaxploitation western, Thomasine and Bushrod; pay their respects to the... more

Ron, Steve, and John get together to talk about a horror remake from 1988, because there isn’t anything else going... more

Ron, Steve, and John ruminate on the nature of crime and justice as they discuss Bong Joon-Ho’s moody and absorbing... more

Ron, Steve, and John are back with a horror-centric episode, from Ron’s Required Viewing pick, Doctor Sleep, to this week’s... more

Steve, Ron, and John take a trip back to Haddonfield, Illinois for the last time—three more times! It’s all in... more

Ron, Steve, and John try to keep their zoo open by watching Fierce Creatures, the 1997 comedy that attempted to... more

The guys check out experimental true crime semi-doc The Speedway Murders, which combines dramatic reenactments, talking head interviews, and speculative... more

Steve, Ron, and John take a look at two new releases: an animated adaptation of the first half of Alan... more

As often happens, the title of the eppy says it all. This time Ron, Steve, and John endure and /or... more

The guys discuss perhaps the bleakest animated talking animal movie ever made, Martin Rosen’s The Plague Dogs (1982), before moving... more

John mislabels a boy band, Ron is suspicious of Robert Downey, Jr’s intentions, and Steve is all in on Hugh... more

Saddle up and join in as Ronald, Steve and John hit the trail for a week’s worth of television and... more

Ron, Steve, and John return to the ongoing Watch-em-all series with the next three installments in the Halloween franchise, 1988’s... more

The guys talk about 2022’s “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” the Nicolas Cage action buddy comedy John chose as... more

This week your Required Viewing assignment is Here for Blood, a gleefully schlocky slasher movie chosen by Steve. Then Ron... more

Join in as Ronald, Steve, and John discuss Exhuma (2024), In A Violent Nature, Furiosa, Love Lies Bleeding, and more!

Ron, Steve, and John get their asses away from the Myers house and dig deep in their candy buckets to... more

Dive in as Ronald, Steve and John navigate a river of topics including 1968's The Swimmer, and two new releases,... more

Ronald adds a fresh piece of office furniture to the Schmovie family and then the guys get tangled up in... more

Everybody fall in for a loosey-goosey episode of the show! Steve saw Challengers, John watched Baby Reindeer, and Ronald has... more

The guys are back to give you the 411 on Norwegian disaster flick The Wave, vampire ballerina bloodbath Abigail, the... more

Ronald, Steve, and John discuss the newly-released slapstick comedy, Hundreds of Beavers.

On a very special episode, Ronald, Steve, and John celebrate the 4-1-0 with a massive rundown of some of the... more

Ronald, Steve, and John discuss Chowchilla (2023), Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Late Night With The Devil, and more!

Join in as Ronald, Steve and John dive in to one of James Cameron’s game-changing classics, 1989’s The Abyss. And... more

In a stunning return to podcasting after a full week away, Ron and Steve and John talk about Elia Kazan... more

The red carpet has been rolled up, but Ronald, Steve and John hang back and recap the 96th Academy Awards.... more

Some say it’s the end of Peak Television, but there’s a lot of TeeVee out there making a claim otherwise.... more

Shai-Hulud beckoned Ronald, Steve, and John to the sands of Arrakis, and the call has been answered. Join in for... more

On this week's pod Ronald, Steve, and John contemplate this week's Required Viewing pick, 2021's Nine Days, and then move... more

Ron, Steve, and John spend way too much time obsessing over their year-end lists of the best new movies they... more

Ron, Steve, and John run through 2023's Mayhem!, and then dig into lots of newness - including Argylle, The Iron... more

To celebrate their 400th episode, Ron, Steve, and John once again report for duty at Schmovie Studios, aka The House... more

Ron, Steve, and John kick off 2024 with a look at Brian De Palma’s 1974 horror-comedy-musical Phantom of the Paradise... more

*Episode originally published 12/20/13* It’s that time of year again; the time we get to sit down and complain about anything,... more

Ron, Steve, and John are back for another round of Required Viewing, and this time the selection is a British... more

The guys take a quick trip to feudal Japan to check out 1980’s seminal Shogun Assassin, and then escape to... more

Jump on in, and come along for the ride! Ronald, Steve, and John break down 1945’s Dead of Night, Takashi... more

Back from the Thanksgiving Table and full of Chocolate Pie, Ronald, Steve, and John burn off those holiday carbs by... more

*Episode originally published 11/22/13*     This time it’s personal. On a very special Thanksgiving episode, Movie Schmovie shows a little... more

From a $135k-budgeted found footage horror film to $200 million blockbuster spectacles, come along as we discuss 2011's The Tunnel,... more

So much, in so little time! If you can believe it, in less than 60 minutes the guys run through... more

The guys take on a trio of new horror releases in this post-Halloween episode: Steve’s Required Viewing pick, the masterful... more

*Episode originally published 10/31/14* It’s Halloween, so listen to us Hallo-whine about the most annoying aspects of horror films. Visit http://www.movieschmovie.com... more

Ron, Steve, and John delve into the health of the modern mega-franchise and chat about the engrossing new book MCU:... more

The pod is back, and there’s a lot to discuss! The guys start off by reviewing this week’s Required Viewing,... more

*Episode originally published 10/13/17* The little podcast that could, just did! Ronald, Steve, and John celebrate the show's 200th episode with... more

Ron, Steve, and John are back with a brand new episode jam-packed with recent movies and shows they’ve seen, including... more

*Episode originally published 6/15/18* As a departure from their boring habit of talking about movies that "exist," Ronald, Steve, and John... more

Ron, Steve, and John are looking for nice vacation spots and have narrowed it down to three choices: A remote... more

Ron, Steve, and John are on a bit of a summer break but had time to squeeze in a quick... more

This week’s Required Viewing selection is Sidney Lumet’s intense, dialogue-driven police thriller, The Offence, in which Sean Connery portrays a... more

This week, the heroes of the half-pod you know as Ron, Steve, and John are here to discuss movies new... more

Ron, Steve, and John discuss Dead Reckoning Part One, the latest pulse-pounding entry in the Mission Impossible franchise, as well... more

Ron, Steve, and John bring it home this week for an expanded chat about the TV shows they’ve been watching.... more

Are you more in the mood for action or adventure? Thrills or spills? Explosions or the methodical deciphering of an... more

Ron, Steve, and John make comforting little clicking noises as they message you their feelings about Blackberry, the latest example... more

Ron, Steve, and John do a quick catchup round, sharing thoughts on a few recent releases: The Boogeyman, Beau is... more

As the DCEU winds down with the release of the new universe-hopping adventure The Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti, Ron,... more

Ron, Steve, and John dissect the slimy biotech dystopia of Vesper to see what lurks under its skin, and then... more

Ron and this guy Steve and this other guy John talk about really interesting things every week on this so-called... more

Ron, Steve and John are back to test the strength of the Schmovie family by sitting through Fast X, the... more

Get ready for this week's Movie Schmovie as we dive into Evil Dead Rise and compare it to the rest... more

The guys take on two different eras of writer/director James Gunn's career by discussing his tone-shifting, low budget superhero satire... more

On this week's Movie Schmovie, we're gonna get our nerd on and talk about The Mandalorian Season 3 finale! We'll... more

Ron, Steve, and John talk about new trailers, modern box office expectations, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and this week's... more

Ron, Steve, and John name ferns, plan murders, and mock the rich as they look back at Elaine May's wry... more

Ron, Steve, and John fall in love with inventive rom-com Rye Lane, get heavy with disturbing drama Palm Trees and... more

Ron, Steve, and John talk about a bevy of recent releases, including the latest John Wick fightfest and this week's... more

Ron, Steve, and John look back to 2004 to diagnose a British TV show with a cult following, Garth Merenghi's... more

Ron, Steve, and John get back in the ring to defend their Niftiest Podcast title with an unbeatable combo of... more

Join us in The Podcast Realm! Ron, Steve, and John all generally enjoyed the latest MCU entry, Ant-Man and the... more

Ron picked Ghostwatch, a British mockumentary/found footage/genre experiment from 1992, as this week's Required Viewing. After discussing that, the guys... more

For this week's Required Viewing, John picked Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller from 1974, The Conversation, featuring a riveting Gene... more

This week's Required Viewing segment is devoted to a violent and propulsive French political thriller from last year, Athena. Ron,... more

Ron, Steve, and John unearth an obscure little movie called The Godfather for this week's Required Viewing selection, and they... more

For the first time since January 2020, Ron, Steve, and John are looking at the last year's films in review,... more

What exactly are rich assholes doing behind closed doors, when we don't see them out on their yachts or racing... more

In anticipation of the brand-new sequel, Ron, Steve, and John beam their personalities into tall, skinny, hairless cat-people to see... more

Ron, Steve, and John watch Isaac Hayes's star turn in Truck Turner, from 1974, in hopes of finding out who's... more

Ron, Steve, and John rent a room in Mrs. Wilberforce's house so they can keep an eye on Alec Guinness's... more

Ron, Steve, and John give thanks for one of the most iconic road movies of all time, which also happens... more

Ron, Steve, and John did it again! They set up their microphones and talked about movies and television and everything.... more

Ron, Steve, and John are back to talk about the 1997 Dave Foley comedy vehicle, The Wrong Guy; satirical biopic... more

Ron, Steve and John are back to discuss Steve's Required Viewing pick, the bloody genre-bent western known as Ravenous. They've... more

The guys snort a little voodoo powder and discuss Wes Craven's 1988 thriller, The Serpent and the Rainbow. Then it's... more

This week the guys have watched Magic, the psychological thriller from 1978 starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann Margret, Burgess Meredith and... more

Giggle fits! False starts! False news items! Real feelings! The Schmovie Kids are back and they're ready to spill thoughts... more

Join us as Ronald, Steve, and John band together for an adventure across the media landscape. On their journey, they... more

Ron, Steve, and John are back with a fantasy-stuffed episode as they discuss sleepy animated classic The Last Unicorn; HBO's... more

Ron, Steve, and John are back at it, this time scaling the heights of Fall, the new thriller about two... more

Ron, Steve, and John dig into the recent pivot at HBO Max, including the shelving of the near-finished, 90 million... more

Ron, Steve, and John rally their powers to make sense of the MCU news coming out of San Diego ComicCon,... more

Ron, Steve, and John give gut reactions to some newly-released trailers for some highly-anticipated genre projects, look back at one... more

Ronald, Steve, and John settle in to chew on some big topics, namely all the stuff in the title of... more

Ronald, Steve, and John discuss their viewing choices from this year's Tribeca Film Festival and then chat about Obi-Wan Kenobi's... more

Did Ronald finally catch up on the current season of Stranger Things? Maybe. Did Steve see some stinkers on the... more

This week it's a whole lot of episodic storytelling, as Ronald, Steve, and John look in on Amazon's The Boys,... more

Holy crap, just look at that title. That's a lot of big stuff. Somehow Ronald, Steve, and John manage to... more

Ron, Steve, and John chat about recent stuff they've seen, from an MCU trailer to several movies and streaming shows.

It's time for more Marvel Schmarvel! This episode the guys dig into the Moon Knight finale on Disney+ before an... more

Ron, Steve, and John check in on their old buddy Netflix to see what's going on. They also cover a... more

The whole gang has seen Ti West's sexually-charged slasher film, X, so further discussion is in order. Also, John watched... more

In the wake of Bruce Willis's retirement, the guys chat about some of their favorites amongst his many roles. Then... more

Ron, Steve, and John do a recap of the least eventful awards ceremony ever and then share their thoughts about... more

The guys look back on another diverse SXSW Film Festival lineup and single out some personal favorites. Then they round... more

Ronald, Steve, and John each pick a few selections from this year's SXSW Film Festival, running in real life and... more

Ron, Steve, and John discuss the finale episode of Peacemaker's well-received first season. They also give brief thoughts on new... more

Ron, Steve, and John chat about two rom-coms and a space opera. It's all in the title!

Ron, Steve, and John finally broach the topic that is on everyone's mind: Streaming service user interfaces. Then they use... more

Ron, Steve, and John have checked out a lot of new television and streaming series lately, and needed to vent!... more

BFF of the show Lauren Warehime returns to discuss the latest entry in the Scream franchise, but before that, Ronald... more

It's a top-of-the-year catchup from the guys, as they compare notes on a handful of recent releases, such as Adam... more

Ron, Steve, and John have to check a few more items off of their holiday discussion lists, namely Spider-Man: No... more

The guys dig into Wes Anderson’s latest, The French Dispatch, and catch up on a strong episode of Hawkeye. Then... more

After a brief unplanned break, Ron, Steve, and John are back with so many subjects of conversation that they had... more

What if Wonder Woman, Deadpool and The Tooth Fairy got involved in a globe-hopping, double-crossing artifact heist? It’s a question... more

It's hard not to overuse the term "jam-packed" about these recent episodes, but oh well! Maybe "wide-ranging" is a good... more

Ron, Steve, and John talk about the mixed-to-negative buzz around Marvel's newest effort, The Eternals, before moving on to a... more

The guys celebrate the season by digging into a round robin discussion of (mostly) worthwhile horror movies that could be... more

After comparing notes on recent online hype event DC FanDome, Ronald, Steve, and John take a long look at the... more

After 6 films in 7 years, the Elm Street franchise slowed down. Since 1991, only three entries have been released,... more

Ron, Steve, and John review the movies they saw via the virtual version of this year's Fantastic Fest, including the... more

Ronald, Steve, and John talk about Marcia Lucas’s recent disparaging comments about the Star Wars prequels and sequels (aka any... more

Movie news! Ronald talks about a few recent purchases of physical media (whatever that is)! Ronald and John report on... more

After its successful opening weekend, the guys discuss Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings's box office numbers, and... more

Ron, Steve, and John check back in on a bunch of TV shows they've been watching and then discuss Bob... more

It’s another multi-topic catchup episode as Ronald, Steve, and John share thoughts on the first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way... more

The onslaught of television and movie viewing options continues this week, but Ronald, Steve, and John volunteer as tribute to... more

Steve, Ron, and John let you know what to expect when Nine Perfect Strangers, a mysterious drama series with a... more

Ron, Steve, and John catch up on the state of the film industry as it tries to lurch back into... more

It’s a boy! A boy named Freddy Krueger who just wants to possess your unborn child, in hopes of returning... more

Ron, Steve, and John are back with a regular, non-Marvel Schmarvel episode of the show. And first, they have to... more

The Marvel Schmarvel YouTube show has crossed over into the main Movie Schmovie podcast feed! That means you get to... more

Just read the title! That's what the guys talk about.

This catchup episode covers a lot of ground, so take this one a quarter mile at a time! The guys... more

Ron, Steve, and John try to keep their voices down as they discuss John Krasinski and Emily Blunt’s A Quiet... more

Ron, Steve, and John crack open another case from the Conjuring-verse, in which Ed and Lorraine Warren ditch the haunted... more

The guys chat about some newsy odds and ends before releasing the dogs on Disney's Cruella, getting coffee at Central... more

Ron, Steve, and John oil up their muscles and grit their teeth and get down to the highly masculine business... more

Ron, Steve, and John celebrate 300 episodes (!!!) and 10 years (!!!) of Movie Schmovie by inviting a parade of... more