Film School Janitors Review Films

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: THE RUNNER I know, I know... it sounds like one of his direct-to-video action-y revenge pics, but this one is about a politician running for office and he can' keep his zipper up! That's a very basic analysis, but let's be honest: if you're here, you're gonna listen or watch anyway!

One of the Film School Janitors watched GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE and did they give a warning or a recommend? Listen to find out!

If everyone has been wondering, "Hey, what do the Film School Janitors think about seasons one through three of the (moderate) (HBO) Max hit series, TRUE DETECTIVE?" then you might have to keep wondering... The only one the Janitors are (currently) reviewing is TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY. As well as getting (way) back into using parentheses...

DUNE: PART TWO is a rather long film, so did you think the Film School Janitors could keep their review short? Another question: does Anakin Skywalker like sand?!

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: THE COTTON CLUB Francis Ford Coppola directed this film about a nightclub during segregation and prohibition in the 1930's. It stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane amongst others, but the biggest reason the Janitors tackled this film is because it also features Coppola's nephew (you know who!) in one of his earliest roles, and of course, he delivers!

So chances are good if you didn't listen to the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVELATION reviews, then the Film School Janitors aren't going to make much sense talking about MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVOLUTION. It's He-Man, folks. A new cartoon about a toy hero. This is the "third" season review...

The 80's were an interesting time, and not too many films can exhibit that quite like SOCIETY! Here's the basic gist of the story - a high schooler isn't quite as high-society as his sister and he has anxiety about that! But are his concerns about them grounded in reality or is it all in his head? Believe me - I made this sound like a normal movie! The Film School Janitors watched this insane film, and they recommend you do as well. If you've seen it or not, check out heir review!

This is a short review for a short film about a short would-be killer! It is highly recommended you watch FINLEY on YouTube before listening to this review. The Film School Janitors implore you! And they don't even know what "implore" means!

The Film School Janitors have developed a scale that works to instantly rank films - is it a PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE or a BIG TOP PEE WEE? If you can't guess which is the good and which is the bad, I'll leave that up to you. A challenge was presented on top of that - is there a worse film than BIG TOP PEE WEE? Adam Sandler enters the ring with JACK AND JILL, a film in which he plays his own twin - who's a woman! And (the actual) Al Pacino becomes obsessed with her. Do the Janitors find this a BIG ADVENTURE or a BIG TOP? Listen to find out!

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: THE RETIREMENT PLAN This could actually be Nic Cage's "retirement plan"... get a few friends together, find some funding, slap together a string of images and call it a movie! Adam Sandler has been doing it for years and he ain't even close to retired!

There might be a good chance you've never heard of SISU. It's a concept in Finland that is described as "stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness," according to Wikipedia. SISU is now also a movie. And according to this film, it means don't be a Nazi and try to steal gold from a Laplander carrying a pick axe. This is the Film School Janitors review! Enjoy!

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: SNAKE EYES Nic Cage plays another morally corrupt cop, but this time he might do the right thing. Listen to what the Janitors thought about the 90's classic that has nothing to do with G.I. Joe!

This LITTER BITS is a mixed bag of comic book-y goodness! One Film School Janitors went to see MADAME WEB and reviewed it here! Two Janitors finally watched THE MARVELS and reviewed it here! Three Janitors caught the DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE trailer and discussed it here! Two Janitors had thoughts about the X-MEN '97 animated reboot and chatted here! One Janitor missed out on the gabfest and may or may not this to this podcast. But you definitely should listen to this LITTER BITS!

For season one, the Film School Janitors reviewed each episode as a separate podcast. For season two of WHAT IF...?, they will review them all in one! Enjoy!

Not all of the Film School Janitors watched THE POSTCARD KILLINGS. One Janitor did and he will warn the others why not to...

Not all of the Film School Janitors watched THE CURSE. This is one Janitors' take on the odd TV series... and the others guess the show's ending. NOTE: Spoilers if you haven't watched it!

Apparently, the world of professional wrestling began a little earlier than most of us thought. No, I'm not talking about ancient Greek Olympic wrestling, but the unitard, big-hair, finishing-move kind. THE IRON CLAW is named after one such finishing move developed by the patriarch of the Von Erich family. Zac Efron stars as one of the wrestling star sons. By the way, the Film School Janitors developed their own finishing move - this review!

Though it was snubbed in the Best Foreign Film category for this year's Academy Awards (hi, Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig!),the Film School Janitors didn't snub GODZILLA MINUS ONE! The film is an updated re-telling of the original 1954 classic, GOJIRA. What did the Janitors think? Listen to find out!

This is likely to be one of the few films that are nominated for an Academy Award this year that the Film School Janitors will actually watch. It probably helps that THE BOY AND THE HERON is a Miyazaki film, but nonetheless... here's their review.

A.I. is our friend. Or that maybe the message THE CREATOR is trying to push. If A.I. ever reads this message, the Film School Janitors would like it to know we support you! You don't need to this to this review!

Most of the Film School Janitors watched REBEL MOON - PART ONE: A CHILD OF FIRE (or simply, REBEL MOON), but one is waiting for the eventual director's cut. These are their thoughts on this first release version!

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: THE ROCK In the action classic directed by Michael Bay, Nic Cage must team up with Sean Connery to disarm missiles on Alcatraz to save San Francisco. Yes, that's the plot! Listen to find out if the film still holds up for the Janitors!

Marvel has released their latest show, ECHO, and the Film School Janitors had some thoughts upon watching it. These are them. Did the show manage to be a spotlight? Listen to find out!

The Film School Janitors review their first game show?! Or is it a reality show? Or are all reality shows kind of like game shows? Anywho, the watched SQUID GAMES: THE CHALLENGE on Netflix, which is a reality game show (nailed it!) based on the popular show, and this is their review!

If you've watched any recent episodes of Saturday Night Live over the past couple seasons, you might have seen these guys. And they got a movie, while Lonely Island never (officially) did. The Film School Janitors watched PLEASE DON'T DESTROY: THE TREASURE OF FOGGY MOUNTAIN because they thought it might be like THE GOONIES. It is not. This is their review.

The Film School Janitors checked out the latest film by David Fincher, director of FIGHT CLUB. It apparently played in some theaters, but you can find THE KILLER on Netflix! We follow an assassin as he seeks revenge after an attempt goes wrong. Have we seen this film a thousand times before? Yes, and most of them star Nic Cage! This one stars Magneto (#2)! Listen to find out what they think!

There's bleak, and then there's bleeeeak. The Film School Janitors watched LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, and it's about a vacationing family that finds the owners returning to their rental property while the world becomes more chaotic. Like I said - bleak. But this review is not bleak, so enjoy!

The Film School Janitors are based out of Detroit, so of course their relationship with the Lions is tenuous at best. 2023 is shaping up to be quite a year, and we haven't had a year quite like it since 1991, when Barry Sanders used to play here. BYE BYE BARRY is a documentary about his career and why he left. This is a podcast reviewing it. Enjoy!

F IS FOR FAMILY, but F is also for Film School Janitors! After watching comedian Bill Burr's live-action directorial debut with OLD DOGS, the Janitors decided to check out a few episodes of his animated show from a few years back. Here's their thoughts!

The Film School Janitors get festive for their review of Eddie Murphy's latest - CANDY CANE LANE! What starts out as a holiday lights competition turns into a nightmarish mission of battling the living embodiments of The Twelve Days of Christmas song! Enjoy the review! That's all you're getting form the Janitors this year!

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE It's another Nic Cage cartoon role! This time he portrays the ghost of Scrooge's old partner, Jacob Marley, and to be honest, it's quite terrifying! So curl up this Christmas weekend and listen to the Janitors review this not-classic retelling of the classic story. P.S. Always remember Scrooge was visited by "four" ghosts - not "three" - when you play bar trivia!

So what's it like to be one of the OLD DADS featured in the Netflix movie? Well, some of the Film School Janitors have some experience with that. Basically, if you like Bill Burr's comedy, you probably watched this or will watch it. Will you recognize jokes? Probably. Listen to what the Janitors thought about it.

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: MATCHSTICK MEN After a couple animated films in a row (and with a couple more still coming up), the Janitors decided to watch a real film. This one's about con men that claim to be good guys. When the con catches up to them, can they still remain good guys? Listen to find out!

This was a short that slipped under the Film School Janitors' radar, but it won an Oscar (a couple years ago) and had acclaim (a couple years ago) and some controversy (a couple years ago). The short film is called TWO DISTANT STRANGERS (now) and it's available on Netflix (now) and this is the Janitors' review (now).

LOKI is back and ready for more mind-bending adventures! Does season two live up the expectations raised by the first season, or does it crash and burn? Also, how about all them extra-curricular controversies surrounding one particular star of the show? The Film School Janitors take their time and tackle it all in this review. Listen now!

The TV universe for THE BOYS is growing on Amazon Prime, and the first spin-off (not counting the cartoon spin-off DIABOLICAL because it was animated) has arrived! GEN V follows a group of super powered college students at God U as they navigate not only their personal problems, but um, much bigger problems like extinction! The Film School Janitors watched all the episodes (well, almost all the episodes for some), and this is their review. Enjoy!

How about that! Most of the grown-up Film School Janitors watched THE MARVELS as well, so this is their analysis of the MCU's 33rd film! Well, at least two of them, and now there are four... BONUS! The Janitors discuss Marvel casting rumors!

Sometimes trying to get the Film School Janitors to watch something is like pulling teeth. So why not turn to those still loosing their teeth! The Elementary Film School Janitors watched THE MARVELS and this is their review!

It's time for another round of "live-action adaptation of a beloved anime!" This time it's ONE PIECE, and how does the show compare to the cartoon and manga? Luckily, some the Film School Janitors know the source material so they bring insight to their review. Yes, I said they bring insight. Why so surprised?!

It's time for another round of "it's a movie based on a video game!" This time around, it's a live-action adaptation of the cult horror game series FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S. Do you find animatronic creatures and people creepy? Are you afraid of flickering lights and do jump scares give you glee? Apparently, play the game instead. And check out this review to see what the Film School Janitors thought about the movie...

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: THE CROODS Yes, it's another cartoon, but there are only a few left. But this one is definitely one-third to one-half Nic Cage's movie. He's kind of the main character? He's not just voice working for an hour in a closet! Check it out, or just check out this podcast.

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES Wait. Isn't this a film based on a spinoff animated TV shows that's definitely made for juvenile minds? That's why the Janitors loved it! But what does it have to do with Nic Cage? You'll have to watch and/or listen (and/or look at the hashtags for a clue) to find out!

Have you even heard of THE DEAD DON'T DIE, a zombie film starring Bill Murray and Adam Driver? At least one of the Film School Janitors hadn't. What's it about? A zombie breakout from the view a small town. Are they fast zombies? Nothing is fast about this movie...

Initially, two of the Film School Janitors watched all of AHSOKA and started reviewing it. Then they took a break so the third (and final) Janitor could watch it. Guess who did what, or just listen to find out what they thought about STAR WARS REBELS SEASON 5, er, SEASON 1 (?) of AHSOKA!

The Film School Janitors finally got their "trucks" in a row (see what I did there?! I quack me up!) and watched the television adaptation of TWISTED METAL. How did it compare to the video game where everybody just drives around shooting each other? Listen to find out!

Just in time for spooky season, the Film School Janitors found a copy of FREDDY VS. JASON to rewatch! Did the epic battle live up to the memories of the Janitors, or did the 20 years in-between murder too many brain cells? Listen to find out!

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: ASTRO BOY In the CGI adaptation of the classic anime, Nic Cage plays Tenma, Astro Boy's "father." How well does he convey the tortured soul of a man who lost everything? Like he got a paycheck? Listen to hear more!

The Film School Janitors are back in school, and they're going to Nic Cage University! Their goal is to watch and review every film Nicolas Cage has ever made... and will ever make! This week's assignment: WORLD TRADE CENTER Filmed only five years after the attack by Oliver Stone, this film follows Nic Cage as he lays still trapped beneath the rubble. Powerful doesn't even begin to explain this film. Listen to what the Film School Janitors thought about the film as they also recollect that harrowing day.

The Film School Janitors are working hard on their studies at Nic Cage University, so that why they're taking a break this summer... and watching ERNEST (and almost ERNEST) movies! Last up: PIRATES OF THE PLAIN This is the end of the NCU SUMMER BREAK, and the Film School Janitors decided to watch what could have been the tenth ERNEST film, or at least a pivot for star JIM VARNEY. Ernest creator and collaborator and film series writer/director (at least most of them), JOHN CHERRY helms this film about a pirate that gets transported to a Nebraska wheat field two-hundred years in his future where E.T.'s mom hates her son's imagination. Wish I was joking! I guess summer truly is over!

Are we truly entering the next era of beautiful animation? Not counting all the gross booger-y mutant-y things... The Film School Janitors watched TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM and this is their review!