Footcandle Films

Writer/director BenDavid Grabinski's new action comedy MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE stars Vince Vaughn as both of the titular Nicks, James Marsden as the titular Mike, and Eiza González as t...

Ryan Gosling plays a science teacher alone on a spaceship light years from Earth in PROJECT HAIL MARY. We go long on the review (football pun intended...but also we did really talk a good bit about th...

The new Pixar film HOPPERS has been seen by many in the movie going world as a bounce back effort for the studio whose recent output hasn't fared well. Chris reviews the new film and then both hosts r...

Actress/Writer/Director Maggie Gyllenhaal is back with her 2nd feature film THE BRIDE! starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, and her brother Jake Gyl...

During the research process of making his 2022 biopic ELVIS starring Austin Butler director Baz Luhrmann gained access to mountains of archival footage of interviews, performances, and candid moments ...

The new movie HOW TO MAKE A KILLING starring Glen Powell is loosely based on the 1949 film KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS. Powell plays Becket Redfellow who was disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy fa...

Writer/Director Bart Layton's new film CRIME 101 follows an elusive thief who while plotting his final score encounters a disillusioned insurance broker. As their paths intertwine a relentless detecti...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi tackles taboo topics in his work. The 2025 Palm D'Or winner and Academy award nominated IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT fits right in with his filmography as it depicts a mechan...

Director Sam Raimi returns to his indie horror roots with the new film SEND HELP starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien.  Our hosts share a review and then indulge in a round of Trailer Tapas with ...

Our hosts have thawed out enough from the weekend winter weather that hit Western NC to bring a review of THE SECRET AGENT starring Golden Globe winner & Oscar nominee Wagner Moura. Speaking of th...

Our hosts review their first 2026 cinematic release - 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE starring Ralph Fiennes & Jack O'Connell. Afterwards they partake in some Trailer Tapas sampling three upcoming...

Did ya' hear? Stellan Skarsgård snagged a Golden Globe for his role in SENTIMENTAL VALUE. Our hosts share a review of the new film by Joachim Trier plus share their Top 5 lists of the best cinema of 2...

Happy New Year podcast listeners. Our hosts ring in the new year with reviews of MARTY SUPREME starring Timothée Chalamet & SONG SUNG BLUE starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. In the spirt of ce...

Director Chloé Zhao's HAMNET starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal is out in movie theaters now and generating award season buzz. Our hosts share their review on this cinematic peek into the creativ...

Director Rian Johnson is back with the third installment in his murder mystery series with WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY. We share a review and then gaze into our cinematic crystal ball at th...

Russell Crowe returns to be big screen in NUREMBERG as the Nazi leader Hermann Göring on trial with Rami Malek starring as a psychiatrist and Michael Shannon as a prosecutor in the case. We've got a r...

WICKED: FOR GOOD had a huge opening weekend, earning an estimated $150 million in North America and $226 million globally. Our hosts share a review of the new film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Gr...

Edgar Wright, Noah Baumbach, & Guillermo del Toro - three big directors all with 2025 releases. We've got full reviews of Wright's THE RUNNING MAN and Baumbach's JAY KELLY followed by a recommenda...

Once again the hosts were AWOL last week. To make up for their absence they share two reviews on this episode. First they talk about PREDATOR: BADLANDS starring Elle Fanning and then discuss the lates...

Aș penance for not recording a podcast last week our hosts return with two movie reviews instead of the usual one. First up we have a discussion of the seasonally appropriate horror film BLACK PHONE 2...

The Safdie Brothers' solo projects are upon us. Josh's tale of a ping pong obsessed fellow will hit screens in December but first we have Benny's biopic of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Ker...

With the 2025 Footcandle Film Festival officially wrapped our hosts return to their regular scheduled duties...that of reviewing films. We've got a review of the new Paul Thomas Anderson film ONE BATT...

With HIGHEST 2 LOWEST Director Spike Lee remakes Akira Kurosawa’s HIGH AND LOW taking it from the streets of Tokyo to the streets of modern day New York City. The film marks the fifth collaboration be...

Our hosts didn't take a break last week but recorded an episode discussing the new film RELAY.  Cranky computers resulted in the episode being lost however...they give a quick recap on this episode be...

With his feature film debut writer/director Michael Shanks tells the story of Tim and Millie, a couple who move to the country and encounter an unnatural force that threatens to corrupt their lives, t...

Writer/director Zach Cregger is back on the big screen with the followup to his 2022 horror hit BARBARIAN. The new film stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Alden Ehrenreich and follows the actions of ...

What's a "requel"? Well, according to the internet, it is what you call a "reboot" combined with a "sequel". Exhibit A - The new version of THE NAKED GUN starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, & P...

With FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS we have the 4th film in the franchise utilizing the 3rd version of the cast and 3rd person in the director's chair. Will this be the 1st successful iteration of the th...

Director Ari Aster, darling of independent cinema, is back on the big screen with his fourth feature EDDINGTON starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler. We've got a review...

Director James Gunn has flown from the MCU to the DCU with a new rendition of SUPERMAN starring David Corenswet as the titular caped superhero. We've got a review of the film plus quick glimpses of up...

Director Gareth Edwards is the fifth director to venture into the realm of Jurassic Park doing so in the 7th installment of the franchise. We've got a review of JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH plus trailers f...

TOP GUN: MAVERICK director Joseph Kosinski swaps Tom Cruise for Brad Pitt and jets for cars in his new action film F1 or as Alan likes to call it (and it is being identified as in some places) F1: THE...

 Director Danny Boyle re-teams with writer Alex Garland and returns to the silver screen for the first time since 2019 with 28 YEARS LATER. We've got a review of the new zombie thriller, news of a Spr...

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME marks Wes Anderson’s thirteenth feature film (if you count the collection of 4 shorts based on Roald Dahl stories he did for Netflix in 2024 as one film). Benicio Del Toro stars ...

After taking a vacation week the hosts return with reviews of the dark comedy MOUNTAINHEAD starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef & the documentary BONO: ST...

The eighth film in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise follows Tom Cruise as super spy Ethan Hunt as he desperately tries to stop the terrifying AI known as The Entity from destroying all of mankind. We...

With his first feature film in six years indie director Trey Edward Shults is back in movie theaters with a collaboration with musician The Weeknd. We've got a review of HURRY UP TOMORROW and some new...

The filmmaking duo of Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck have a new movie out that relays four interconnected stories set in 1987 Oakland, CA revolving around a mysterious force that guides the area underdog...

An unconventional team of antiheroes embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts in THUNDERBOLTS - the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Univer...

On the fictional island of Carpathia a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal known as ochi. When she discovers a wounded baby ochi she embarks on a quest to return him to his home. Willem Dafoe...

Director Ryan Coogler & actor Michael B. Jordan have re-teamed for their fourth feature together with SINNERS which tells the story of twin brothers Smoke & Stack (both portrayed by Jordan) wh...

If you've been in a movie theater since January you've likely seen the trailer for DROP - Christopher Landon's latest directorial effort starring Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar. We've got a review p...

A MINECRAFT MOVIE starring Jack Black, Jason Mamoa, and Danielle Brooks made bank at the box office this past weekend.  Alan & Chris entered the OverWorld and have a review of the film plus some n...

Paul Rudd & Jenna Ortega star as a father & daughter traveling to a wilderness retreat of a mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO in the dark comedy DEATH OF A UNICORN.  Our hosts share their though...

Steven Soderbergh has released his second film of 2025 - a spy thriller starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett as a married couple who both work as intelligence agents. We've got a review of B...

OPUS is writer/director Mark Anthony Green's feature debut.  It stars John Malkovich as a reclusive pop music icon and Ayo Edebiri as a journalist sent to cover his first album release in thirty years...

MICKEY 17 is director Bong Joon Ho’s much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Best Picture-winning PARASITE. We’ve got a review plus a serving of Trailer Tapas where we sample the upcoming films BRING HER...

Director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes makes his directorial debut with MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman. Inspired by true events, the film tells...

'Twas the week leading up to the Academy Awards ceremony. Our hosts were in a quandary as to what film to review. A based on a true story inspiring drama, a new contender for the title of an American ...

A sci-fi thriller romance starring Miles Teller & Anya Taylor-Joy? That's how THE GORGE released on AppleTV+ on Valentine's Day has been promoted. We've got a review plus a few thoughts on the new...