Regal Movie Masters Unlimited

Season 2, and the experiment itself, concludes by recognizing the absolute best and the absolute worst of the ~184 films watched in the theater and then reviewed in studio by the Regal Movie Masters Unlimited gang in 2023. Categories (in order) are: • Favorite Supporting Actress • Favorite Actress (Lead) • Favorite Girl Boss • Favorite Supporting Actor • Favorite Actor (Lead) • Favorite Sigma Male • Favorite Action Movie • Favorite Comedy • Favorite Horror Movie or Thriller • Favorite Sci-Fi Flick • Favorite Visual/Special Effects • Favorite Animated Feature • Favorite Child Actor • Favorite Script • Chillest Vibe • Favorite Director • Favorite Movie of the Year • Hater's Ball: Worst Movie Happy new year and thank you to everyone who has listened to and supported any of the 70 episodes over the past year and half. You can keep in touch at [email protected] or @officialmoviemasters on IG. As always, much appreciation to all filmmakers, actors, directors, editors, and crew who brought so much magic onto the screen in 2023. With deepest gratitude, Colin, Jestine, Brent, and Dylen Fin.

In a jam-packed penultimate episode, the gang grades all films from the fourth quarter of 2023 and reviews three brand new ones: • THE BOYS IN THE BOAT [00:10:51] - George Clooney strikes again with a rather detail-oriented period piece that somehow makes one nostalgic for a time they (nor the director) ever lived. Hear why it worked. • THE COLOR PURPLE [00:22:03] - okay, so to try to get it straight, it's a reboot (kinda) based on the Broadway musical that was based on the book that the original movie based itself on. Maybe. Either way, it's a wieldy task for a multitude of reasons. Find out if it was successful in its attempt. • FERRARI [00:40:05] - Kylo Ren put on a fake neck and a fake accent to try to tell the story of... well, the gang tries to parse that out while discussing the latest offering from Michael Mann. • 2023 Q4 FILMS TIER LIST [01:05:22] - for the fourth time this year, the gang sits down with all theatrical releases from the previous three months and assigns individual grades. Find out if your favorites comport with the Movie Masters. As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Five new movies covered this week: • POOR THINGS [00:04:24] - Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe feature in what is truly one of the most remarkable feats on screen all year. Hear why the gang loved this one so much. • AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM [00:34:13] - Jason Mamoa and Amber Heard return. Surely the parking lots of movie theaters were packed for this one over the holidays, right? Right? • ANYONE BUT YOU [01:02:43] - ...wherein some exec really thought it was a smart idea to try to have Sydney Sweeney lead a feature film. Was this the worst movie of the entire year or simply remarkably awful? • IRON CLAW [01:20:01] - A24 tries to put their touch on territory wrestling lore and the "curse" of the von Erichs. Hear why many non-wrestling fans love it so much and why many wrestling fans maybe aren't as warm to it. • MIGRATION [01:39:03] - an animation solo mission for one Movie Master! Find out if this one is worth seeking out. As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Two new movies covered this week: • WONKA [00:01:11] - For some reason, none of the other studios wanted to go up against the Timothy Chalamet-led gritty origin story that nobody in particular asked for. Your Movie Masters discuss if there was legitimately anything to fear. • MAY DECEMBER [00:47:31] - With the proper theatrical new release offerings being as slim as ever this week, the gang takes a look at "May December," a Natalie Portman Netflix exclusive. As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.

Four new movies covered this week: • EILEEN [00:02:28] - Anne Hathaway! Mystery/Thriller! Boston accents! What could go wrong? Well... • THE BOY AND THE HERON [00:21:35] - Hayao Miyazaki has clearly been busy slaving away on this latest offering from Studio Gibli. Obviously, this one's a visual feat. But how does it work as a movie? • THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE [00:41:21] - An excellent documentary surrounding the phenomenon of how someone can be a major part of a cultural moment (one could argue several cultural moments) only to disappear from the collective memory and narrative within a generation. This is one of the better docs on the year and the gang has plenty to say about it. • THE OATH [00:59:45] - This is another faith-based theatrical offering and you get two guesses on which two Movie Masters gleefully flocked to a screening this week. Hear what sort of absurdity they witnessed this week. As always: email [email protected] with any/all questions, concerns, comments, and movie recommendations.