Road Trip Cinema: A First Impression Film Review

Syed won the Oscar 2024 predictions and so today he brings you Barbie! The 2023 mega hit proves to be pretty decisive among the RTC crew.

Yeah it’s been a while and yeah this movie came out a few weeks ago, but guess what? We don’t give a shit. This movie is absurdly dumb so either listen to us discuss how brain meltingly stupid it is or fuck off.

Syed and Rhoades are back with a last review leading up to 2024’s Godzilla X Kong New Empire with Godzilla Vs Kong.

This film is so spectacularly lackluster I literally don’t have the effort in me to come up with a clever title for it. Syed and Rhoades “talk” about this movie.

Syed and Rhoades are back to discuss the ‘Nam era kaiju film Kong Skull Island. How does it compare to Godzilla 2014?

With their first Oscar win in the franchise’s 70 year history, the sun sets in the east on Toho’s incredible Godzilla: Minus One. But a new day rises as we now start our kaiju discussions on the west’s take on the lovable lizard as we begin our reviews of Legendary Picture’s Monsterverse, starting with 2014’s Godzilla.

Syed and Rhoades are back this week to discuss our Oscar winner guesses leading up to the 2024 Academy Awards this weekend!

Syed and Rhoades sit down for our last session of couch trip cinema to discuss Groundhog Day!

Syed and Rhoades sit down for our last session of couch trip cinema to discuss Groundhog Day!

Syed and Rhoades sit down for our last session of couch trip cinema to discuss Groundhog Day!

Join us as we spend 20 minutes gushing about one of our absolute favorite films, Nope!

John and Syed are back for another round of couch talk discussing our favorites and least favorite films of the year!

Hey Roadies! We’re starting the new year off right with the end of our Toho series of Godzilla films. Does the King of the Monsters reign supreme in this new era? Let us know your thoughts on Shin Godzilla.

Rhoades and Syed are back this week with a look at Emmerichs take on the big lizard! Is the film really as bad as it was received? Probably.

Hey Roadies! We’re back this week with a look at the original monster movie hit, Godzilla! Does the nearly 70 year old film hold up?

Hey Roadies! It’s been a while. We’ve been busy, between the holidays and wedding, but we’re back! Honestly, if every 3 month hiatus gave us a film like Godzilla Minus One we’d have no problem waiting. Tag along while Syed and Rhoades gush about this film, our first foreign film on the podcast!

Kylie and Syed are back discussing the 90’s camp classic, Interview with a Vampire. Should vampires be more horror focused? Definitely. Should Tom Cruise be sexy? Absolutely not. Should we have rewatched this movie rather than do this off of memory? Probably.

Syed and Rhoades are discussing the *arousing* but somehow more faithful telling of the classic monster’s story.

Kylie returns, joining Syed to discuss the 80’s classic vamp film The Lost Boys. Brilliant modern vampire story or wasted potential?

Syed and Rhoades decided to follow up Last Voyage of the Demeter with a brief history lesson regarding Dracula’s cinematic origins on and behind the camera.

Kylie is back! Joining Syed, we’re covering one of the few horror films of the summer. Instant classic or instant flop?

Rhoades and Syed are back with August’s biggest animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem! Is it just nostalgia bait for us senior citizens, or does the film take the turtles in new directions?

We’re finishing off the Indy franchise with the despised 4th film. Is the movie really as bad as we all said it was back when it came out?

The third film in the Indiana Jones saga, 1989’s The Last Crusade served as a finale for our favorite adventurer for nearly two decades. Did Spielberg and Lucas peak with this hit?

The second film in the series, but technically a prequel, Temple of Doom is definitely a much darker film and tone from the rest of the franchise. Does that make it better or worse? Does it live up to Indiana Jones?

We’re checking out Indy’s first adventure from 1981. From legends Spielberg and Lucas, a new type of hero was born. Does the film still hold up today?

We’re back! And we’re discussing the Dad Film of the summer, Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny! Does Indy’s third “final” film live up to the wait? Is punching Nazi’s woke? God I hope not, but we’ll discuss it here!

Syed and Rhoades reminisce on the 2018 breakout animation hit on the journey to view the sequel.

Syed and Rhoades are tackling possibly the summer’s greatest superhero film, but does it live up to the incredibly high expectations of the first film?

Rhoades and Syed round out May with our last episode discussing the Evil Dead franchise. Did the remake of the classic 80’s cult horror film being that twisted charm back or did it fall flat in an era of constant remakes?

JOIN US! For a not so quick dive into the world of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead! Hang out with us while gush over the indie horror classic that launched the cabin in the woods trope as we know it.

Syed and Rhoades are back to tackle the new horror film, Evil Dead Rise. As big fans of Evil Dead, this film should be a slam dunk, but is it?

Why on earth does this single entry of a four film franchise need a subtitle? Does it even represent the film it feels the need to over title? Am I rambling because it’s been like a month since we actually recorded this episode? Who’s to say.

Continuing Wick Week, Syed and John are discussing John Wick Chapter 2. Can it live up to the first film?

Following the release of John Wick 4, we have a new episode for each of the previous installments starting with the banger that kicked it all off, John Wick. Thus starts Wick Week.

Syed and Rhoades are finally back for a major theater release! They discuss the culmination of the famous action slasher John Wick. Does the film relentlessly give or does it leave more to be desired?

Back in mid February, John and Syed discussed two Best Picture nominees. Do awards shows these days actually carry any merit or is it rigged from the start? We won’t be answering that, but we will be discussing these two films!

John and Syed dispute the quality of Marvel’s latest episode of the Marvel Show. Is Ant-Man’s third solo outing a good cap to a trilogy for the minuscule hero or is it a setup for what’s to come?

Syed and John discuss the first two Ant-Man films in our first Minisode. Does Edgar Wrights signature hold the film back or make it one of the most unique Marvel films to date? Is Ant-Man and The Wasp a filler episode between Avenger films or a fun adventure for the family?

John and Syed are reviewing the Oscar nominated film, The Whale. The performances, the story, does it all live up to the acclaim?

Hey Roadies! It’s been a while, busy with holidays and family and such, but RTC is back just in time to brighten up that depressing post holiday season with a look back on our favorite (and most disappointing) films of 2022! Thank you all so much for listening!

Syed and John review 2018’s Black Panther before seeing Wakanda Forever. Does it hold up as a Best Picture nominee?

Syed and Rhoades cover the newest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther Wakanda Forever. Does this film live up to the original and honor the late great Chadwick Boseman?

Syed, Kylie, and John tackle the Halloween franchise on the trip up to see the newest entry, Halloween Ends. With perspectives varying from only the new films all the way to Halloween Maniac, we give a very brief but argumentative discussion about Halloween.

Syed, John, and Kylie are all together for the first time as they take on Halloween Ends. The *current* finale of the Halloween franchise, does Halloween Ends live up to expectations?

John and our wonderful new cohost Kylie check out the limited theater release of the notoriously gory film Terrifier 2. Good movie? Schlocky b horror movie? Gut wrenching gore? Could be all of the above.

Syed and John are on the couch again for another streaming service exclusive, Werewolf By Night. Marvel’s first attempt at horror, we talk about other horror techniques throughout cinema history with Blair Witch and Kubrick and more.

This month we’re reviewing the newest film in the Predator franchise, Prey. John and Syed give thoughts on the film and it’s potential future.

Before watching Prey, Syed and John sit down and chat about the Predator Franchise up to this point.

Syed and John give first impressions on David Leitch’s wild action comedy on a train , Bullet Train.