Posts in Film
Media Boat Predicts the 96th Oscars!

Which one of the Poor Things, these Killers of the Flower Moon, these absolute Barbies will outdo their Past Lives by winning an Oppen-Oscar? Everyone is asking this! Well, I’m not sure if we know, but we can sure guess. Here are Mike and Matt’s picks for tonight’s Oscar winners.

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2023 Year-End Wrap Up: Movies

It’s the Media Boat 2023 Year-End Wrap-Up! Today we’re taking a look back at the year in Movies! First we’ll recap the year in news, choosing one story that defined the year. Next, we’ll give our individual Top Five Movies, followed by choice for Media Boat’s Movie of the Year!

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Thoughts: Barbie

Barbie is a weird, wonderful movie that is at times overwhelmingly colorful and joyous, and at other times thoughtful and yearning. Just like the doll on which its based, Barbie feels as if it must be all things to all people, and for the most part it succeeds.

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Media Boat Oscar Predictions 2023

Get your ballots ready— we’re less than one week to the 95th Academy Awards! Who will take home the gold? Honestly, we have no idea. But that has never stopped us from taking a wild swing at it. Some years we’re incredibly accurate, while some years we completely miss the mark (looking at you, 2022!). Below is our list of predictions. Media Boat Podcast is not responsible for any bets lost from using our picks!

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Seth Rogen is An American Pickle

Canadian born comedian Seth Rogen poses the always asked question: can you achieve the American dream? An answer that seems basic enough where anybody can come from anywhere and make their dreams come true. But what if that”anywhere” becomes an “anywhen,” as a man gets preserved in pickle brine to awaken 100 years in the future. Can you still achieve the American dream?

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The Summer 2020 Movies That Were

This weekend would have been the end of the summer movie season and with it a reflection on the good, bad, and terrible films of the past three months. But we don’t live in a normal world; that has left cinema lovers missing the newest trailers and speculating on next years big summer blockbusters. Let’s take a quick look at thirty major movies releases that we missed out since mid March when theaters shut down and new releases were pulled.

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Palm Springs Brings the Comedy Heat

Palm Springs offers the quintessential escapism of the mundane in order to provide a fresh taste on a tried and true concept. Andy Samberg and Christin Miloti provide the perfect summer pairing of hilarity and charm to a delightful story telling experience. Just when you think you've seen everything, Palm Springs lets you experience a different kind of endless summer.

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