What happens when Hollywood learns the wrong lesson from a successful movie? MEG 2 happens. This week on the MAM main feed, we're talking all the dumbness that MEG 2 brought this summer, with a bigger convo about how 2023 has gone so far.


VIP talk this week is CUTTHROAT ISLAND and ROUNDERS! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

Meg 2: The Trench

Founded in 2013, three critics hailing from Dallas-Fort Worth attempt to make sense of the current state of cinema without taking this whole thing too seriously. They’re just movies, y’all. Hosts Kent Garrison, Richard Bardon and Brian Gill - on Twitter @MadAboutMovies - check scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

Want more MAM? Become a VIP and get tons more Mad About Movies @ madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

TV & Film

Film Reviews

Did George Miller do enough with his newest MAD MAX saga to win Brian and Richard over this time around? It's all things FURIOSA and why it "underperformed" at the box office on this newest MAM.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

We've got Krasinski back in the directors chair bringing us the family friendly (?) comedy (?) of the weekend. Where did IF go right and where did it go wrong?


VIP talk this week is KILL BILL VOL. 1 - Subscribe at madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

IF / Imaginary Friends (2024)

The recent PLANET OF THE APES series seemingly ended with a trilogy. Now, we've got another one, as we step into the KINGDOM of the apes generations later. Do they still have the magic formula that made us all fans to begin with?
Support us on Patreon - madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Just like last summer, it's time for The Gos and Emily Blunt. But this time, they're together! With action! And comedy! But why didn't it pull in more money? What lesson will Hollywood learn? And, how good is it?


Yes, I apologize for skipping over grades in this one. My mistake. Here are our grades for THE FALL GUY:
Kent - B+
Richard - B
Brian - A-

The Fall Guy (2024)

It was one of the most-anticipated movies of 2023. Then it was one of the most-anticipated movies of 2024. So did Luca Guadagnino's CHALLENGERS live up to the hype? Is Zendaya peaking? Let Richard and Kent help you decide.


Become a MAM VIP for more episodes every week - madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip

Meg 2: The Trench

Download our free app to listen on your phone