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Two childhood best friends who grew up to work in the film industry. Now they want to take it back to film school. Dissecting movies, directors, filming techniques, and more on a weekly basis. Justin Luteran, worked in the motion picture literary departm

Josh Elsass


    • May 5, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Pirates of the Caribbean

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 98:08


    This movies has been a logn time coming. Famously Pirates of the Caribbean was the movie that made Justin want to make movies for the rest of his life. So the conversation dives deep into the reason why this movie was so impactful, and where the Pirates movies lives amongst films most celebrated pictures.

    The Breakfast Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 131:47


    One of the most important films in the history of Cinema. John Hughes masterpiece The Breakfast Club.

    Color Out Of Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 99:33


    H.P. Lovecraft and Nicolas Cage should have created the most iconic movie ever. . . It was not, but still a hilarious conversation.

    Tropic Thunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 120:49


    We know exactly who we are! We're a podcast playing a podcast disguised as another podcast! This week on Thoughts From The Movies, Tropic Thunder!

    The Princess Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 106:23


    As you wish. . . This week on Moveis was discuss the greatest story ever told.

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 112:19


    Let's do the Time Warp Again! This week the guys write their love letter to Frank, Magenta, Riff Raff and the gang. Damn it, Janet how are you not going to join us?

    The Boondock Saints

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 117:05


    "Oh really? I might just want to get a bagel with my coffee." It's a cult classic, a dramatically underrated movie. The Boondock Saints!

    Toy Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 133:54


    That's not flying that's falling with style! Toys Story is a classic, but is it the best Pixar movie? Is Toy Story the best trilogy in film history? Is Sid really such a bad guy? Why are the Pizza Planet Aliens the most underrated character in the trilogy? All these questions and more discussed on Thoughts From The Movies.

    Mars Attacks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 124:50


    Ack Ack Ack! Tim Burtons 1996 Cult Classic Mar Attacks! is on the show this week.

    Coming To America

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 103:29


    In the '80s there were maybe two people cooler on the entire planet. His run of movies is legendary and chief among them is Coming To America.

    Hitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 121:57


    Will Smith is a legend with a filmography that is as deep as any actor on the planet. Inside the library of Will Smith is a forgotten gem Hitch. One of the more purely fun movies of the past few decades.

    Legally Blonde

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 101:40


    The 2001 Blockbuster starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, and Selma Blair. This movie is packed with iconic moments, amazing quotes, and by far the best dating advice ever the bend and snap.

    2021 Trailers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 110:27


    The calendar has changed to 2021 and we want to preview some of the movies we are excited about.

    Gone Girl and Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 135:53


    David Fincher is a modern master of Cinema. Two of his finest films are based on best-selling books. Today we cross-examine the movies.

    The Family Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 132:01


    Christmas may have passed but we still have the Holiday Vibes so we tackle the cult classic The Family Stone.

    Christmas Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 118:11


    Tis the holiday season and the guys are breaking down their favorite Christmas Movies.

    The Queen's Gambit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 126:25


    For tonight if it sounds good to you : Tonight on a very special episode of Thoughts From The Movies! For the first time we break from our mantra to dive into the worldwide phenomenon of Netflix's hit limited series The Queen's Gambit. We'll discuss the pandemic's effect on the show's massive popularity, the cinematic production qualities of the show, and watch Josh and Zach go head-to-head in a 5 minute chess match even though Josh has no idea how to play! Live on Twitch.

    Heist Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 144:14


    The heist movie is a beloved genre of most movie-goers, but there are certain movies that polarize audiences. The guys break down some of the biggest movies in the heist genre.

    A Clockwork Orange

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 135:48


    Stanley Kubrick is a master of Cinema, but even the masters have a stinker.

    Schindler's List

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 121:11


    Steven Spielberg's masterpiece Schindler's List.

    Lucky Number Slevin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 110:05


    2006's Lucky Number Slevin, starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, and Ben Kingsley. Directed By: Paul McGuigan.

    Potpourri

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 133:09


    Josh Elsass and Justin Luteran give you a few spooky suggestions, talk Aaron Sorkin, Jim Parsons, Scarlett Johansson's performance in Her, and much more. Plus Derrik Whiten drops the great question in Thoughts From The Movies History.

    Disney Channel Original Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 86:06


    Brink!, Smart House, Cadet Kelly, Cheetah Girls, and Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. If these titles are giving you heart palpitations you must be a millennial who lived by Disney Channel Orignal Movies every Friday Night. Join us now on Twitch for a trip down memory lane.

    Movie Posters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 124:38


    Movie posters are one of the most iconic parts of movie lore. Tonight we discuss what makes them great.

    Shia LaBeouf

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 88:55


    Shia LaBeouf's career has gone from the weird little brother in Even Stevens to blockbuster actor, to a mental institution, to a brilliant renaissance of epic proportion. Tonight we reflect on his career and promising future.

    Project Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 138:06


    Austin and Zach join Justin and Josh for a breakdown of the Netflix Original movie Project Power.

    Tv vs Film Actors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 63:21


    For ages, Hollywood has classified actors as TV or Film. Tonight we breakdown the stigma and examine those who successfully made the leap between, and those who did not.

    Books To Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 106:19


    What do Parzival, Tyler Durden, Veruca Salt, Atticus Finch, Count Olaf, Holly Golightly, Jay Gatsby, and Stanley Yelnats all have in common? All were figures in literature long before they appeared on the big screen. Tonight Thoughts From The Movies examines book-to-film adaptations, the good, the bad, and everything in-between.

    Christopher Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 90:57


    As movie theaters begin to reopen and to coincide with the release of Tenet across the US this weekend, this week's Thoughts From The Movies takes a look back at the career of the modern master of Cinema, Christopher Nolan.

    The Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 111:35


    Zach PGH and The RankKing join Justin and Josh this week. They review Ben Affleck's 2010 crime thriller The Town.

    Paul Rudd

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 89:01


    Tonight on Thoughts From The Movies, we discuss whether Paul Rudd is the greatest actor of his generation.

    The Phantom Menace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 74:43


    The Twitch debut of Thoughts From The Movies. We crack open the old chestnut of The Phantom Menace. Is it truly the most underrated movie of the Star Wars canon?

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