Mashley at the Movies

2020 is blessedly nearing its end, and these are our last reviews of the year! Matt & Ashley talk about Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , Chadwick Boseman's final film which is now showing on Netflix. Then, Kyle joins us to discuss the new Disney/Pixar movie, Soul . We'll see you in the new year!

Kevin McCallister's family accidentally leaves him behind when they go on a holiday trip to Paris, leaving him home alone. Ashley, Matt and Sean talk about this 1990 classic in our last 12 Days of Christmas episode of the season. Thank you so much for joining us, and have a Merry Christmas!

The Muppets did their own version of Dickens's classic, A Christmas Carol, in 1992, and it's becoming something of a cult classic. Ashley, Matt and Aaron revisit this delightful retelling in today's 12 Days of Christmas episode.

Luther & Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas and plan to take a cruise over the holiday, but their neighbors are having none of it. Wacky hijinks abound in this 2004 film written by Home Alone director Chris Columbus, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and perennial Christmas favorite Tim Allen. Garret & Kirsten join Matt & Ashley to talk about this zany holiday movie.

Ashley, Matt and Sean discuss 1980's weird character study, Christmas Evil in today's episode. A factory worker on the edge dresses-up as Santa on Christmas Eve, and decides to spread both terror and joy. It's an odd one, for sure.

Katharine Hepburn runs a reference library for a TV network, and Spencer Tracy is assigned to review the department. Will crusty Tracy and independent Hepburn fall for each other? Does the Earth orbit the sun? Ashley, Matt and Aaron discuss this 1957 romantic comedy that takes place partly at Christmastime.

I n honor of Steven Spielberg's recent 74th birthday, Matt & Ashley talk about their Top 5 favorite movies he's directed.

I t's a teen romance musical with zombies, set in the UK, that takes place at Christmastime. Rachel joins us to discuss this quirky holiday movie.

A shley & Matt talk about the new Dolly Parton Netflix movie as 12 Days of Christmas continues! An unhappy woman (Christine Baranski) returns to her hometown so she can evict the residents and sell the community to developers. Can an angel (Parton) help her have a change of heart?

12 Days of Christmas continues with a new Netflix movie about an inventor who loses his mojo, and only family can help him heal. Brett joins Matt & Ashley to discuss this magical tale.

B illy Bob Thornton stars as a foul-mouthed mall Santa, in one of the most irreverent Christmas movies ever made. Sean joins us to talk about Bad Santa.

N icolas Cage is a successful and cynical businessman who, on Christmas Day, is given a glimpse into a life he could have had with a girlfriend (Tea Leoni) he left over a decade earlier. It's our third entry in this year's 12 Days of Christmas series!

W e follow the Thanksgiving activities  of four families from different backgrounds, as they navigate a host of issues that culminate on the holiday. Rosa joins us to discuss 2000's What's Cooking?

B arbara Stanwyck is a woman on trial for shoplifting, and Fred MacMurray is prosecuting her for the crime. They end up traveling together to his family home for Christmas, and Matt & Ashley talk about this gem of a classic movie in this year's first episode of our 12 Days of Christmas series!

T his week, Matt & Ashley discuss a 2020 movie about a high school student (Charlie Plummer) who is dealing with his schizophrenia while also navigating a potential friendship/romance with a classmate (Taylor Russell) at his new school.

R ock Hudson and Jane Wyman star in this film about love, family, class and ageism, framed against the backdrop of a picturesque New England town during autumn and winter. Ashley & Matt are joined by old movie fan Will to discuss this Douglas Sirk classic.

G ary Oldman plays Herman Mankiewicz, the man who wrote Citizen Kane, in this movie that covers Mankiewicz's life from 1930 - 1942. It's old Hollywood galore, as Ashley & Matt review the new film from director David Fincher.