The Movie Breakdown
Hosts Scott and Christopher review and discuss the latest releases along with foreign, independent and classic (and not so classic) pictures. Like any good review show, they also hop down many pretty rabbit trails.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 98 minutes
- Episodes
- 226
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Breakdown of 'The Devil Wears Prada'
Anne Hathaway is an acclaimed actor now, but in the mid 2000s, she was known better for princess movies aimed at pre-teen girls. Along with Brokeback Mountain, it was The Devil Wears Prada where she …
01:39:11 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
The Breakdown of 28 Days Later
As a writer and podcaster on movies, I admit that I can sometimes fall into hyperbole when discussing movies that were major influences or reshaped a genre. It is very hard to argue against Danny Boy…
01:46:54 |
Mon 05 Jul 2021
The Bonus Breakdown: Speeding Through Modern Franchises
Hey look! It is a bonus episode of The Movie Breakdown. We don't have a specific topic but rather just talk about a few different movie related things. We talk about movie endings, how we've never be…
00:47:32 |
Fri 02 Jul 2021
The Breakdown of 'Speed'
The muscled up one-man army action hero dominated the box-office thanks to stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. A shift happened in the 1990s where audiences started wanting somet…
01:44:15 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
The Movie Breakdown Flashback: The Breakdown of Jackie Brown
Unforeseen circumstance came smashing up against The Movie Breakdown this week and we couldn't record a new episode. Instead, we dug deep into the vault and pulled out an episode from way back in Mar…
01:34:59 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
The Breakdown of 'Tootsie'
For the second straight week, The Movie Breakdown is going to be hanging out in the 1980s and reviewing what many hold up as a classic. This time it was a giant box office hit that was geared towards…
01:16:19 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
The Breakdown of The Goonies
The Movie Breakdown has surpassed 400 episodes and so, it seemed time to do something drastic. Long-time listeners may remember that for the first several months of the show, we would do an entire ep…
01:53:34 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
The Breakdown of 'The Woman in the Window', 'Army of the Dead', 'Modern Times' and Remembering Charles Grodin and Samuel E. Wright
One of the major goals of The Movie Breakdown is to show love to film history and analyze major movies from the past. While we have discussed a few Silent Era movies, we haven't reviewed a picture st…
01:45:34 |
Mon 31 May 2021
The Breakdown of the Movies That Have Defined Us
Wow! The Movie Breakdown has hit its 400th episode. Thank you so much for all those who have listened and supported us all the way back in 2013 when we started this little project. I don't think that…
03:07:03 |
Mon 24 May 2021
The Breakdown of 'Things Heard & Seen', 'Love & Monsters', 'The War with Grandpa' and Tribute to Norman Lloyd
This week we've got some scary things for you like a haunted house, giant monsters and Robert De Niro in another family comedy. Amanda Seyfried stars in a 1980s set haunted house thriller called Thin…
01:37:16 |
Mon 17 May 2021
The Breakdown of 'Without Remorse', 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines', 'Austin Power: International Man of Mystery' and 'Sea of Love'
It is a diverse episode of The Movie Breakdown as we look at movies from very different genres aiming for a variety of audiences. We have two big 2021 releases that both where originally scheduled fo…
01:30:08 |
Mon 10 May 2021
The Breakdown of Movie Tropes That We Miss
Many times on The Movie Breakdown, we have complained about movie tropes and cliches. We prefer movies that are original, creative and fresh. But sometimes there is some charm and pure enjoyments you…
01:17:48 |
Mon 03 May 2021
The Breakdown of the Behind the Scenes Masters
Special effects and creature design master Carlo Rambaldi and friend It is a special episode this week as we spotlight some of the vital jobs in crafting a movie. We admit we are often guilty of ment…
01:55:12 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
The Breakdown of 'Saturday Night Fever', 'Ace Ventura Pet Detective', 'Thunder Force' and 'Concrete Cowboy'
It is a huge episode of The Movie Breakdown with four reviews for a very diverse array of pictures. Two of the movies are huge career breakouts that turned the lead actors into global movie superstar…
01:40:58 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
The Breakdown of 'Run', 'Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell' and 'Final Breath'
Being stuck at home for most of the year hasn't been very thrilling but we've got some captivating movie talk on The Movie Breakdown this week. Aneesh Chaganty had a huge break-out with his first fea…
01:49:14 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
The Breakdown of 'King Kong' (2005), 'Bad Trip' and 'Operation Varsity Blue: The College Admissions Scandal'
For the third straight week, we've got a King Kong review and this time it is Peter Jackson's 2005 version, which is a clear love letter to the original but also elevates the beloved creature feature…
01:33:50 |
Mon 05 Apr 2021
The Breakdown of 'King Kong' (1933), 'Moxie' and 'The Map of Tiny Perfect Things'
You are going to go ape for this week's episode of The Movie Breakdown, because it is a gigantic show that we have for you. Not only am I apparently in the mood for really bad puns, but we are review…
01:55:12 |
Mon 22 Mar 2021
The Breakdown of '48 Hrs.', 'Coming 2 America' and 'The Dig'
Do you like Eddie Murphy? Then this is the episode of The Movie Breakdown you've been waiting to hear, as we review his first ever and his most recent picture. We go all the way back 1982 where Eddie…
01:58:11 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
The Breakdown of 'A Simple Plan', 'Bliss' and 'I Care a Lot'
It's a Monday, so your ears must just be begging for some movie review chatter. We discuss three pictures this week, including Sam Raimi's 1998 psychological thriller, A Simple Plan. One of the goals…
01:39:55 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
The Breakdown of 'To All the Boys: Always and Forever', 'Malcolm & Marie' and 'Calibre'
The Movie Breakdown is coming at you with three movie reviews this week including the final movie in the teen romcom trilogy with To All the Boys: Always and Forever. You may remember we were fans of…
01:48:19 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
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