10 Best Movie Review Podcasts

10 Best Movie Review Podcasts

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Attention all cinephiles! Looking for some great movie review podcasts? These are the 10 best movie review podcasts, all for your listening pleasure.

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There is no denying that it was a pretty rough year for movies, as many of the most highly anticipated releases shuffled off to future dates in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But what the past year proved is that when a high-quality movie review podcast exists, it will be relevant through all the hoops and hurdles presented by the industry.

The following podcasts have some of the most genial and thought-provoking hosts around, who make the kinds of shows that listeners want to take with them wherever they are. These creators are unmatched in the podcasting medium and their shows are made even more special when they review movies on a weekly basis.

10 Filmspotting

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Filmspotting is a podcast that is perhaps best-known in Chicago, but it has risen to greater prominence in recent years. Hosted by Josh Larsen and Adam Kempenaar, it’s the perfect pod for people who want to be part of a film community and stay up to date on must-see new movies that reach for something a bit more.

Filmspotting is not averse to popular films, but they always give attention (sometimes through their “Golden Brick” award) to more under-the-radar films. Plus, they are always levying Criterion-esque reappraisals to classic films through their top five lists, Sacred Cow treatments, specific analyses of a year in film, and the annual Filmspotting Madness tournament.

9 The Rewatchables

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As the name suggests, The Rewatchables also dabbles in movies that came out in the past. As things tend to go on The Ringer, though, The Rewatchables takes a fun look at classic movies by evaluating them through categories like the “Dion Waiters Heat Check Award” and “Apex Mountain,” with its evergreen confusion.

With hosts like Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins usually in the mix, the panel allows for celebrity guests (Quentin Tarantino swung by for three films) and Ringer staffers (Liz Kelly’s take on Country Strong is an all-timer) who can deviate from the occasional Rewatchables rut. Stick through the Total Recall slog for great moments like The Martian, Toy Story, and Home Alone all being covered in the same season.

8 The Weekly Planet

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These Australian podcast hosts, Mr. Sunday Movies and Nick Mason, make for inherently lively listening, and The Weekly Planet is the perfect podcast for movie fans who love a quality blockbuster.

The Weekly Planet is largely about comic book movies, but they dabble in all sorts of big-budget affairs, including Star Wars and Army of the Dead. They never take themselves too seriously, though, and they’re among the funniest movie critics working today.

7 Ratchet & Respectable

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The beauty of Ratchet & Respectable is that it does not adhere only to reviews of movies. That’s part of it, though, and writer, critic, and all-around savant Demetria L. Lucas has reviewed films like Soul and Coming 2 America.

However, she also explores many other facets of culture. This includes reviews of music and television, but her show’s identity also extends to the hot button topics of today and occasional interviews with some of the industry’s most interesting figures. Ratchet & Respectable is like a waystation for culture.

6 The Empire Film Podcast

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Across the pond, The Empire Film Podcast is one of the best movie review shows for newcomers to the medium because it has a little bit of everything, including movie reviews, movie news discussions, and interviews with some of the top talents around.

After all, Empire has access to some of Hollywood’s best and brightest, solely based on its reputation for loving movies, rather than just loving to critique movies. Hosts Chris Hewitt, Helen O’Hara, and James Dyer are also funny and intelligent, which means there are never moments of cringe, which goes a long way during the interview segments.

5 Spoilers!

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Whether it’s the string-laden, easy-listening tunes that introduce the Spoilers! podcast or the booming voice of Spoiler Man that ends it, there is always the feeling that listening to this movie review podcast is like coming home. Granted, that’s also demonstrated by the camaraderie of the hosts, who all have long tenures of friendship and fun with one another.

But it’s also just emblematic of how lovely and engaging a free-flowing, loosely structured movie podcast can be. Spoilers! dabbles in round-table, extracurricular pods and episode-by-episode reviews for television just as much as it does movie reviews. But it’s the niche finds, like The Castle (a classic Australian film) and The Snowman, that keep fans coming back just as much as the multi-part Lord of the Rings series. Spoilers! is enchanting and it has something for everyone.

4 Black Men Can’t Jump [In Hollywood]

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From Forever Dog, Black Men Can’t Jump [in Hollywood] recently eclipsed the 300 episode mark and it’s only gotten better over the years. The podcast is a movie review series that dips into the archives for older films, in tandem with up-to-date movie reviews and industry/award analysis.

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What helps set Black Men Can’t Jump apart is that the pod reviews movies through a highly contextual lens with Hollywood’s history of diversity problems at the forefront. Not to mention, hosts Jerah Milligan, James III, and Jonathan Braylock are just great fun to listen to.

3 The /Filmcast

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It should come as no surprise that Slashfilm has one of the best movie review podcasts out there. Hosted by David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Jeff Cannata, The /Filmcast embraces the traditional model of movie reviews: weekly coverage with check-ins at the top, a “What Are You Watching?” segment, and a critic guest.

These three have been friends for a long time (including some college time in Amherst) and that chemistry comes across so strongly as to be appreciated by listeners. Nothing is more fun than when the trio finds a movie they love and are highly passionate about. Nothing, that is, except for Jeff’s limericks.

2 The Big Picture

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Returning to the movie coverage side of The Ringer, The Big Picture is easily the best movie podcast on the network and one of the best movie podcasts ever made. Hosted by Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins, The Big Picture began as an Oscar race analysis/filmmaker interview podcast and has evolved into something giddily unruly.

When Sean and Amanda aren’t stressing about the future of the Academy Awards or movie theaters, they’re ranking their favorite movie twists, drafting movies from 2015, and building the Nancy Meyers Hall of Fame. It’s every movie nerd’s dream.

1 Blank Check With Griffin & David

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Coming in at the premiere position is Blank Check with Griffin & David. What began as a podcast to break down The Phantom Menace has evolved into an ever-gestating miniseries about directors’ filmographies. Usually, Griffin Newman, David Sims, and producer Ben Hosley are fascinated by filmmakers who received a blank check they either cashed or bounced on the big stage.

Some of their best miniseries include Brad Bird, Nora Ephron, and Ron Musker and John Clements. Currently, they’re covering John Singleton with John Carpenter (and, hopefully, Gore Verbinski) to come. But while #TheTwoFriends have become a podcasting staple and internet favorite, it’s their ever-expanding cast of guests, who become honorary connoisseurs of context, that make the pod so special. It’s a beautiful combination of silly bits and insightful analysis (Griffin’s assessment of why Barry Jenkins’ direction on Moonlight is still so memorable) and it’s the peak of movie review podcasts.

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