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Mashley at the Movies
Matt, Ashley, and occasional guests podcasting our thoughts and opinions on films both new and classic.
Episodes
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: Weekend
Two men meet at a nightclub at the start of a weekend, spend the night together, and foster an intimacy that neither was expecting to grow so strong. Ashley…
Mashley at the MoviesThe Hitman's Wife’s Bodyguard
Ryan Reynolds is a bodyguard, and Samuel L. Jackson is a hitman. Salma Hayek is the hitman's wife. Ashley, Matt and Aaron are here to review this sequel to the…
Mashley at the MoviesIn the Heights
The theatrical version of the Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical is an experience to behold. Rosa joins Matt & Ashley to discuss In the Heights, in this…
Mashley at the MoviesThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Ed and Lorraine Warren are on the case, trying to prove that a murder was committed because of demonic possession. Ashley, Matt and Garret review the newest…
Mashley at the MoviesBad Movie Night # 2
Garret, Matt & Ashley are back with another installment of Bad Movie Night. They randomly select a film from four choices, watch it, and discuss. Which one do…
Mashley at the MoviesA Quiet Place Part II
More aliens! More sound! We rejoin the Abbott family as they navigate a world where the slightest sound could mean terror. Ashley, Matt and Garret review the…
Mashley at the MoviesRemembering Anarcha
Matt & Ashley review the new documentary about the experiments that J. Marion Sims conducted on African-American enslaved women in the 1840s. The film explores…
Mashley at the MoviesSenior Moment
William Shatner plays a seventy-something man who likes women and fast cars, until he loses his license and meets a woman (Jean Smart) who slowly begins to…
Mashley at the MoviesThe Woman in the Window
Amy Adams plays a woman suffering from agoraphobia who witnesses what she thinks is a murder across the street from her house. Ashley & Matt review this taut…
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: One Sings, the Other Doesn't
The latest episode in our Criterion series finds Ashley, Matt and Ryan talking about the 1977 classic Agnes Varda film, about two women who form a bond that…
Mashley at the MoviesSpiral: From the Book of Saw
Chris Rock is an embittered police detective hot on the trail of a copycat Jigsaw killer, as Matt & Ashley review the latest entry in the Saw franchise.
Mashley at the MoviesThe Mitchells vs the Machines
The Mitchell family are on a cross country road trip to take daughter Katie to film school, when an evil AI unleashes an army of robots upon the world. It's up…
Mashley at the MoviesTogether Together
Ed Helms and Patti Harrison star as a single man who wants a kid, and the woman who agrees to be the surrogate of his unborn child. Ashley & Matt discuss this…
Mashley at the MoviesMonday
Denise Gough and Sebastian Stan star as two ex-pats who meet in Greece, engage in a dysfunctional relationship, and copulate A LOT. Ashley & Matt discuss this…
Mashley at the MoviesMortal Kombat (2021)
Matt & Ashley review the new fantasy/action movie based on the 1990s martial arts video game.
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies is one of director Mike Leigh's best movies. It deftly tackles issues of family, adoption, class and race. Brenda Blethyn and Marianne…
Mashley at the MoviesThe Courier
Our review this week is the new thriller, The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Matt & Ashley discuss this cold war spy drama in our latest episode.
Mashley at the MoviesGodzilla vs. Kong (SPOILERS)
Matt, Ashley & Aaron review the new entry in the MonsterVerse series, where a big ape and a giant radioactive dinosaur fight each other.
Mashley at the MoviesBad Movie Night #1
It's the debut episode of our new series, Bad Movie Night. Garret joins us for this inaugural voyage as we choose one of four bad movies to watch and discuss…
Mashley at the MoviesZack Snyder's Justice League
Matt & Ashley review the new version of Justice League, the four-hour cut that fulfills Zack Snyder's vision for the film.
Mashley at the Movies2021 Oscar Nominations
Matt & Ashley share their thoughts on this year's Academy Award nominations, which were announced this morning.
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Interview with Julie Cohen (co-director of My Name is Pauli Murray, and RBG)
Ashley & Matt interview documentary filmmaker Julie Cohen. Together with Betsy West, she has directed the Academy Award-nominated documentary RBG, about late…
Mashley at the MoviesComing 2 America
King Akeem goes back to America to find the son he never knew he had. (Almost) everyone is here from the original film, 30 years later, to varying degrees of…
Mashley at the MoviesWandaVision, episodes 7-9
Ashley & Matt discuss the last three episodes of WandaVision, and the series as a whole.
Mashley at the MoviesMinari
A Korean family emigrates to the United States, trying to live the elusive American Dream in rural '80s Arkansas. We're happy to have Ryan join us again to…
Mashley at the MoviesNomadland
Chloe Zhao directs Frances McDormand in this 2020 movie about a woman who sets out on her own, in a van, across several states, connecting with humanity in a…
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I Care a Lot
Rosamund Pike plays a character whose vocation in life appears to be (legally) taking over the lives of the elderly and absconding with their money. Then, she…
Mashley at the MoviesBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Barb and Star are two middle-aged friends who decide to vacation in Florida at the Vista Del Mar Hotel. Jamie Dornan is the henchman of a villainess, and he's…
Mashley at the MoviesThe Kid Detective
A 30-something guy who solved petty crimes as a teenager... solves petty crimes as an adult, until a client asks him to solve a murder. Ashley & Matt review…
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: Claudine
The latest episode of our Criterion series celebrates Black History Month, as Matt, Gus and Ashley discuss 1974's Claudine. Diahann Carroll stars in the title…
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Top 10 Catch-up
David Byrne's American Utopia, and Your Name Engraved Herein were two films that were on our Best of 2020 episode, but that we hadn't done proper reviews for…
Mashley at the MoviesWandaVision, episodes 4-6 (SPOILERS)
Matt & Ashley review the three most recent episodes of Marvel Studios' TV series, WandaVision.
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Black History Month: St. Louis Blues
We continue our tribute to the African-American experience in cinema, with a discussion about the lovely 1958 film St. Louis Blues. It's about the life of…
Mashley at the MoviesPsycho Goreman
Two kids unearth an ancient evil in their backyard, to gruesome and hilarious effect. Ashley, Matt and Garret review this new horror comedy.
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Black History Month: The Killing Floor
It's a triple-treat, as we kick-off February, our 4th season, and Black History Month with a discussion of The Killing Floor (1984). The film delves into…
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The Best Movies of 2020
It was quite a solid year for cinema, despite all the tumult, so Ashley, Matt and Garret review their selections for the 10 best movies from the past year.
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The Worst Movies of 2020
While it was a good year for movies overall, there were definitely some clunkers. Ashley, Matt and Garret discuss their choices for the worst films of 2020.
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Herself
Ashley & Matt discuss this new movie, set in Ireland, where a woman leaves her abusive husband and, with the help of friends and her two young daughters, sets…
Mashley at the MoviesI'm Your Woman
A woman's husband goes missing, and criminals are after her. She takes her baby and goes on the run, navigating the 1970's underworld. Matt & Ashley review…
Mashley at the MoviesWandaVision, episodes 1-3 (SPOILERS)
Matt & Ashley talk about the plot points, production design and mysterious goings-on in the first three episodes of WandaVision, the new TV series that's part…
Mashley at the MoviesDriveways
A woman and her young son travel across the country to clear out her late sister's house, and they end up developing a bond with an elderly next-door neighbor…
Mashley at the MoviesSylvie's Love
Matt & Ashley review this new movie, set in New York City of the 1950s and '60s, about two African-American characters who are trying to find their passion…
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: My Dinner with Andre
Two old acquaintances meet-up for dinner at a New York City restaurant. Their ensuing conversation covers a range of diverse and fascinating topics. Ryan from…
Mashley at the MoviesLet Them All Talk
Love, drama and heartache unfold as a successful author invites her college friends and her nephew on a cruise to the UK. Ashley & Matt review this new movie…
Mashley at the MoviesWild Mountain Thyme
Matt & Ashley review a new movie about awkward romance, farming, land and familial strife, set in Ireland, and starring Emily Blunt & Jamie Dornan. And it's…
Mashley at the MoviesSoul
Joe is a part-time music teacher who dreams of being a successful jazz performer. Turns out he has to die in order to figure out what he wants from life. Kyle…
Mashley at the MoviesMa Rainey's Black Bottom
In 1927, Ma Rainey and her band visit a recording studio in Chicago, and multi-layered tensions ensue. Matt & Ashley review the new movie that is also Chadwick…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Home Alone
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…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: The Muppet Christmas Carol
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…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Christmas with the Kranks
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…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Evil
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…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Desk Set
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…
Mashley at the MoviesFavorite Spielberg Films
In honor of Steven Spielberg's recent 74th birthday, Matt & Ashley talk about their Top 5 favorite movies he's directed.
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Anna and the Apocalypse
It'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.
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Christmas on the Square
Ashley & 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…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
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…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Bad Santa
Billy 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.
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: The Family Man
Nicolas 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…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: What's Cooking?
We follow the Thanksgiving activities of four families from different backgrounds, as they navigate a host of issues that culminate on the holiday. Rosa joins…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night
Barbara 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…