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Mashley at the Movies
Matt, Ashley, and occasional guests podcasting our thoughts and opinions on films both new and classic.
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Words on Bathroom Walls
This week, Matt & Ashley discuss a 2020 movie about a high school student (Charlie Plummer) who is dealing with his schizophrenia while also navigating a…
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: All That Heaven Allows
Rock 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…
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Mank
Gary 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…
Mashley at the MoviesLet Him Go
A husband and wife go in search of their grandchild, and trouble awaits them. Matt & Ashley review this new tense new western.
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Uncle Frank
In 1973, a gay man bonds with his niece, both of whom feel like outsiders within their own family. Ashley & Matt review this touching new film, now available…
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: To Sleep with Anger
In our latest episode focusing on films available from the Criterion Collection, Matt & Ashley are joined by Sundiata to discuss To Sleep with Anger. Danny…
Mashley at the MoviesDating Amber
Life is difficult in mid-90s Ireland for a young man and a young woman who are coming to terms with their sexuality. To alleviate the stress of taunting from…
Mashley at the MoviesLove and Monsters
A young man living in a post-apocalyptic world full of giant frogs, crabs, slugs and snails decides to travel 85 miles across land to find his girlfriend from…
Mashley at the MoviesRebecca (2020)
A young woman marries a widower and soon finds herself living in the shadow of his late wife, the titular Rebecca. Ashley & Matt review the new Netflix movie…
Mashley at the MoviesFavorite Political Films
On the eve of the U.S. election, Ashley, Benny and Matt discuss what each of their favorite political movies are.
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Young people in rural Texas are terrorized by a family of cannibals -- one of them with a chainsaw -- in this gritty horror film that has often been imitated…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: The Wolf Man
Bela Lugosi bits Lon Chaney, Jr. and thus passes down the curse of the werewolf! Ashley, Matt and Aaron discuss this 1941 Universal monster classic in our…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Digging Up the Marrow
Gus joins us again to discuss a pseudo-documentary from 2014. Filmmaker Adam Green is contacted by a man who claims that monsters are real, and that he knows…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
A spaceship full of killer clowns lands in the woods, and the evil aliens wreak havoc on a nearby small town in this '80s gem.
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Halloween II (1981)
Matt, Ashley and Benny talk discuss the follow-up to the 1978 slasher classic, which picks-up on the same Halloween night in Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Hellraiser
A family is torn apart by infidelity, a small box, and Cenobites. Gus joins us to discuss the Clive Barker classic on today's entry in the 31 Days of Halloween…
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31 Days of Halloween: When Michael Calls
A woman starts receiving threatening phone calls from her 8-year-old nephew who's been dead for many years. Is what's going on truly supernatural, or is it…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: House of Wax (2005)
A group of friends on a way to game take a detour to a small town with a prominent wax museum. Danger is all around them, and terror ensues.
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Tremors
Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntire, the dad from Family Ties, and several others band together to fight off slug creatures that travel through the ground…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Critters
Small alien creatures known as Crites escape from a penal colony, land on Earth, and wreak havoc on a rural family and the nearby town. Ashley & Matt talk…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: The Last House on the Left
Sean is back with us to discuss Wes Craven's directorial debut. It's a rough (in the truest sense of the world) film about the innocent meeting the depraved…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
It's pretty simple: there's Dracula, and he rises from the grave and begins terrorizing people. Ashley & Matt discuss this Hammer Horror film from 1968, as 31…
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31 Days of Halloween: Body Bags
A morgue attendant guides the audience through three stories of the macabre and the bizarre, in this made-for-TV movie from 1993.
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Witchboard
Things go awry when a woman (Tawny Kitaen) starts using a ouija board and contacts the wrong spirit. Matt & Ashley discuss this spooky thriller.
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31 Days of Halloween: Sleepaway Camp
A tragic boating accident, a summer camp far from home, and murders are all part of the bizarre Sleepaway Camp. Matt, Ashley and Garret have a lot to say about…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Angela Lansbury wants to be a witch in this delightful tale of magic beds and broomsticks, set in England during WWII. Ashley & Matt talk about one of their…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: The Changeling
A grieving man moves into an old house that holds many secrets. Ashley & Matt discuss this tense, paranormal thriller starring George C. Scott in our latest 31…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Extra Ordinary
A driving instructor and a widowed father must join together to help save his daughter from ritual sacrifice. Ashley, Matt and Aaron review this new, sweet and…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
It's not a Friday, but but it is the 13th! Today, Matt & Ashley talk about the fifth film in the Friday the 13th series, and one of Matt's childhood favorites…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: The Evil of Frankenstein
The madness of Dr. Frankenstein knows no bounds in Hammer's version of the monster classic.
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: The Gate
A boy and his friend open up a gate to Hell in his backyard, and they've got to deal with the frightening aftermath. Sean joins us again to discuss this '80s…
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31 Days of Halloween: The People Under the Stairs
Slumlords are hiding a big secret in their house... under the stairs. Matt & Ashley review this Wes Craven classic.
Mashley at the MoviesUnthinkable
Matt & Ashley review a new movie about a med student who cares too much, and whose latest patient leads him on an emotional journey with potentially dangerous…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira needs money, and her aunt has just died. She travels to a small town for the reading of the will, and hijinks ensue. Ashley & Matt review this fun '80s…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Madhouse
A horror film star with a questionable past is lured across the pond to film a UK TV series, and people involved with the production start dying. Ashley & Matt…
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31 Days of Halloween: Terror Train
Scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis and magician David Copperfield are on a train with a masked killer in this 1980 horror gem. Ashley, Matt and Garret talk about…
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31 Days of Halloween: Mountaintop Motel Massacre
This movie does what it says on the tin -- there's a mountaintop, there's a motel, and there's a massacre. Guests check in, but they may not check -out. Matt &…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Creature from the Black Lagoon
A group of explorers travel down the Amazon and invade the home of a merman. He doesn't take kindly to it. Ashley, Matt and Aaron talk about the 1954 Universal…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle is about a strangler... at Blackmoor Castle. It's a German krimi film, made to look like it's set in the UK. Matt & Ashley…
Mashley at the Movies31 Days of Halloween: Silver Bullet
Sean joins Ashley & Matt to look back at Stephen King's adaption of one of his own short stories, about a small town in the grips of a werewolf. In a month…
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31 Days of Halloween: Clue
Ashley & Matt discuss the 1985 adaption of the classic board game. There's an old dark house, murder, mayhem and lots of laughs, as 31 Days of Halloween…
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31 Days of Halloween: April Fool's Day
Ashley & Matt kick-off our annual 31 Days of Halloween spookathon podcast series with a gem from 1986. A group of college friends travel to their friend's…
Mashley at the MoviesEnola Holmes
Sherlock Holmes's mother goes missing, and his younger sister, Enola, makes it her mission to find her. Ashley & Matt review this new Netflix film.
Mashley at the MoviesThe Devil All the Time
Matt & Ashley review the grim new Netflix movie with a large cast and a lot of pain.
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Criterion: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Ashley & Matt talk about the 1963 screwball comedy classic, featuring a plethora of stars.
Mashley at the MoviesI'm Thinking of Ending Things
A young woman and her boyfriend take a car ride to visit his parents, and all is not as it seems. Ashley & Matt review the ambiguous new film by Charlie…
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Mulan (2020)
In ancient China, a fierce female warrior fights in a all-male army against an invading force. Ashley, Garret, Matt and Kirsten review Disney's live-action…
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Bill & Ted Face the Music
Alex Winter & Keanu Reeves are back as the time-traveling dudes, and Ashley, Matt & Aaron are back to review their new movie!
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Criterion: True Stories
Ashley, Matt and Aaron take a moment to discuss this quirky 1986 movie co-written and directed by David Byrne of the Talking Heads. It's about the lives and…
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Working Man (2019)
Peter Gerety stars as a man who loses his job when the factory he's worked at for decades closes. Talia Shire is his concerned wife, and Billy Brown is his…
Mashley at the MoviesSometimes Always Never (2020)
Ashley & Matt review a new British film about a man obsessed with Scrabble, who attempts to reconnect with his family while searching for a missing son.
Mashley at the MoviesProject Power (2020)
Pills that give people temporary super powers are being targeted by the police, and drama ensues. Ashley & Matt review the new Netflix action movie.
Mashley at the MoviesFavorite Hitchcock Films
In honor of the legendary director's birthday anniversary, Ashley & Matt discuss their Top 5 favorite films by Alfred Hitchcock.
Mashley at the MoviesVibes (1988)
Cyndi Lauper and Jeff Goldblum are psychics trying to live their lives, and get roped into an adventure in the mountains of Ecuador. Ashley & Matt review…
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Lady in a Cage (1964)
Matt & Ashley discuss a pretty intense movie a woman (Olivia de Havilland) trapped alone in a house without power, and dangerous circumstances at every turn.
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Remembering Olivia de Havilland
Ashley & Matt look back at the life and career of the late actress, who died on July 26th, 2020.
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Midnight Madness (1980)
It's an all-night scavenger hunt. It's got Teen Wolf. It's got an American Werewolf in London. It's got Pee-Wee Herman. It's a lot of fun, and Matt, Ashley &…
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The Conversation (1974)
Ashley, Aaron and Matt look back at a 1974 classic, about a paranoid man, and his life as a professional eavesdropper.
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Love, Victor (2020 TV series)
Matt & Ashley review the new series streaming on Hulu, about a high school guy navigating his home life and his sexuality.