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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 MoviesCrime 101
Crime 101 weaves several plot lines throughout its 140 minute runtime. Matt & Ashley review the epic heist movie in this episode.
Mashley at the MoviesHow to Make a Killing
How to Make a Killing channels a 77-year-old Alec Guinness film with its story about a disowned heir who looks to knock-off his rival family members. Ashley &…
Mashley at the MoviesNirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Rachel joins us to review a new movie that's a comedy about friendship, timeavel, and chasing your dreams.
Mashley at the MoviesWuthering Heights
Rachel is back with us to talk about the latest version of Emily Bronte's classic tale.
Mashley at the MoviesRETRO: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
It's Friday the 13th, and Jason Voorhees is up to his usual antics. Grant is back with us to discuss Part VI of the franchise, Jason Lives.
Mashley at the MoviesRETRO: Waiting for Guffman
Ashley had been wanting to re-watch the 1996 Christopher Guest mockumentary Waiting for Guffman, and the recent passing of Catherine O'Hara prompted us to…
Mashley at the MoviesPeople We Meet on Vacation
Poppy and Alex are two friends who meet at college and then vacation together every summer for several years. Will they be more than friends? Who knows? These…
Mashley at the MoviesSend Help
Send Help stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien, and is directed by Sam Raimi. It centers around a woman and her boss whose plane crashes and they wash up…
Mashley at the MoviesNight Patrol
Justin Long and Jermaine Fowler play cops in a dark, unsettling Los Angeles, where sinister things happen at night. Larry joins Matt to review the new movie…
Mashley at the MoviesNo Other Choice
In this week's episode, we talk about the new(ish), Academy Award-shortlisted, prestige film No Other Choice.
Mashley at the MoviesHamnet
Hamnet tells the story of the death of William and Agnes (Anne) Shakespeare's son, and how they deal with the grief in its aftermath. Ashley & Matt review this…
Mashley at the MoviesMarty Supreme
In this episode, we review the new Josh Safdie joint, Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet (and today is his birthday)!
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Ernest Saves Christmas
Jim Varney's character of Ernest P. Worrell is a uniquely 1980s creation, someone who a lot of younger people today may not have heard of. We enjoyed…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
It's Christmas Eve, and so it seemed like the right time to present our episode about a 2024 animated film that Rachel introduced us to, The Night Before…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: All I Want for Christmas
Marianne is back with us to talk about an underrated 1991 film, All I Want for Christmas.
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Happiest Season
A lesbian couple's relationship is strained when one of them goes to the other's family home for Christmas, and they have to pretend that they're straight…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Feliz NaviDAD
It's another 12 Days of Christmas episode. Ashley & Matt talk about the 2020 Lifetime movie Feliz NaviDAD. Get it? DAD? Because Mario Lopez plays a dad.
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Never Say Goodbye
The unhappy daughter of a divorced couple wants to see them back together. The dad (Errol Flynn) wants to see his daughter for Christmas, but he has to get by…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: After the Thin Man
We return to the world of Nick & Nora Charles, as Will McKinley joins us again to talk about After the Thin Man. Part of the movie takes place around New…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: The Dorm That Dripped Blood
We're shaking it up with today's 12 Days of Christmas episode! Sean (our resident horror expert) is back to discuss a low-budget 1980s slasher called The Dorm…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: The Man Who Invented Christmas
Marianne joins us to talk about the 2017 feature The Man Who Invented Christmas.
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? The answer to that is: yes. Sean joins us to talk about this well-liked 1990s stop…
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: Sugarplummed
As 12 Days of Christmas continues, we land on an inevitable Hallmark movie. Rachel joins us to talk about Sugarplummed.
Mashley at the Movies12 Days of Christmas: The Thin Man
Our annual 12 Days of Christmas series returns! Will McKinley joins us to kick things off with The Thin Man. Much of this 1934 classic is set during…
Mashley at the MoviesSilent Night, Deadly Night (2025)
Rohan Campbell stars as Billy Chapman, in this remake/re-imagining of the 1984 cult classic, where a man dressed as Santa Claus goes on a rampage. Ashley &…
Mashley at the MoviesWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Benoit Blanc is on the case again as he's called to solve a murder at a church in a seemingly-quaint New England hamlet. Josh O'Connor is the local priest, and…
Mashley at the MoviesZootopia 2
Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are on the case when a snake threatens to steal a book valuable to the history of Zootopia. There's more than meets the eye, however…
Mashley at the MoviesEternity
Eternity is an original movie with interesting ideas about the afterlife and love. And yet... we weren't completely sold on it. Ashley & Matt have an involved…
Mashley at the MoviesNow You See Me: Now You Don't
The magicians are back! The third installment in the Now You See Me franchise is in theaters, and Matt & Ashley review it in this episode.
Mashley at the MoviesBlue Moon
We review Blue Moon, the new, Oscar bait (?) film centering around Lorenz Hart, set during the opening night of Oklahoma!
Mashley at the MoviesPredator: Badlands
In the seventh episode of the franchise, the predator is now the prey! Matt & Ashley review the new sci-f action film Predator: Badlands.
Mashley at the MoviesRegretting You
Love, betrayal, romance, and second chances swirl into the mixture that is Regretting You. Ashley & Matt review this new rom-dram in this episode.
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Michael Myers is back, and he's looking for Laurie Strode. Halloween H20 features one of the several Michael vs. Laurie showdowns we've had over the years. As…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Motel Hell
A man and his sister run a modest hotel with a deadly secret. Sean is back with us to discuss 1980's Motel Hell, in this year's penultimate 13 Days of…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Dark's Pandemonium Carnival arrives in a small town, and soon sinister things begin to happen. Aaron joins us to discuss the film adaptation of the Ray…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: The Descent
One year after tragedy befalls one of them, a group of girlfriends venture into some caverns in a national park, where the real nightmare begins. Ryan joins us…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Larry joins us to discuss the second entry in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, as our 13 Days of Halloween series continues.
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Lady in White
In upstate New York on Halloween 1962, a boy witnesses a 10-year-old murder. Lady in White is a film from Matt's youth, and we're looking forward to talking…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
The iconic comedy duo of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello meet the Frankenstein monster in this 1948 horror comedy. Not only that, they also meet Dracula and the…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Fade to Black
Sean is back to talk with us about an... interesting film from 1980. It's Fade to Black, and we have thoughts.
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: The Revenge of Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein is up to his old tricks in this Hammer Horror film. Ashley & Matt discuss The Revenge of Frankenstein in this episode.
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: The Lost Boys
A family moves to seemingly normal California town but, unfortunately for them, the place is overrun by vampires. Garret joins us to talk about the 1980s gem…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: The Host
Before he won an Academy Award for Parasite, Bong Joon Ho wrote & directed The Host, a 2006 monster movie about a creature that emerges from the Han River in…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Poltergeist II: The Other Side
They may have moved, but the Freeling family hasn't escaped the supernatural forces that are after Carol Anne. Grant joins us to discuss one of his favorite…
Mashley at the Movies13 Days of Halloween: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Our annual 13 Days of Halloween series returns! This year, we kick things off with George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Sean joins us to talk about this 1978…
Mashley at the MoviesTron: Ares
Virtual beings from the Grid are being brought into our world, and things aren't going well. Add to that an AI being who is becoming sentient, and another…
Mashley at the MoviesMashley Movie Trivia # 6 (Horror Edition)
Our trivia series returns! In celebration of all things October and Halloween, this edition of Mashley Movie Trivia is all about horror films! Sean (our…
Mashley at the MoviesCriterion: Vampyr
It's October, so we've got a special spooky Criterion episode for you! Ryan joins us to discuss the 1932 German gothic film classic, Vampyr.
Mashley at the MoviesCoyotes
Real life husband & wife Justin Long and Kate Bosworth play a married couple who, along with their (in-movie) daughter are under siege from a pack of wild…
Mashley at the MoviesOne Battle After Another
Ashley & Matt review the new Paul Thomas Anderson joint, One Battle After Another.
Mashley at the MoviesDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
(Almost) the whole cast & crew are back for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, a fitting send-off for the characters we've come to know and love over the course…
Mashley at the MoviesTwinless
Two guys - one gay, one straight - meet in a support group for twins whose other twin has died, and a wonderful friendship develops. For a time... Ashley &…
Mashley at the MoviesThe Thursday Murder Club
A group of pensioners living at a retirement home spend their free time solving cold cases. Things become a little more immediate when a new murder hits pretty…
Mashley at the MoviesCaught Stealing
Aaron joins us to talk about the new Darren Aronofsky dark comedy/crime thriller Caught Stealing.
Mashley at the MoviesThe Map That Leads to You
Ashley & Matt review The Map That Leads to You, a new romantic film about two young people who meet and fall in love while traveling through Europe.
Mashley at the MoviesRETRO: Rush Week
In this episode, Ashley & Matt discuss a slasher flick from 1989 - Rush Week. We also talk about how there's not much out at theaters currently that piques our…
Mashley at the Movies2025 Catch-up Part 2
It's another edition of our 'catch-up' series, where we periodically spend an episode reviewing multiple new(er) films we've watched but haven't talked about…
Mashley at the MoviesWeapons
Garret joins us this episode to talk about Weapons, a new horror/thriller where a classroom of students disappear from their homes overnight, leaving the town…
Mashley at the MoviesOh, Hi!
Oh, Hi! is a new film that's supposed to be a rom-com? A thriller? A dark comedy? Something else? Ashley, Matt and Rachel aren't exactly sure what it's trying…
Mashley at the MoviesThe Best Movies of the 21st Century
The New York Times recently published their list of the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. The list has drawn conversation amongst film fans, and the NYT…