# Are there any movie review shows anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466 "2019-03-03T04:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/1 "2019-03-03T04:20:24Z")
Back in the day, there used to be a number of film review shows - _Siskel & Ebert_, _At The Movies_ (with two other hosts after Gene and Roger left) and a few others. While there are any number of written reviews on the web, and various newspaper and magazine ones, does anyone still actually do one where a host or two talks about the films coming out next week, on camera, showing clips? I’d be OK with one that is only available on streaming that I could view via my phone or Roku. I’m not looking for podcasts where people talk about old films, but about the new and upcoming ones. The equipment is cheap compared to how it was back in the eighties, nobody needs a real studio. Heck, you could do it with the hosts via webcam. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/2 "2019-03-03T06:59:46Z")
I would like an answer to this question too. Man, I really miss Siskel and Ebert. I don’t even know of a decent website for reviews of current movies these days. ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/3 "2019-03-03T07:24:55Z")
You may want to look for a YouTube channel rather than a video podcast — the latter don’t seem to be made much anymore. Good luck. ☹ (PS: my local NPR station does a one-a-week review _radio_ show. It’s here: [https://www.scpr.org/programs/filmweek/](https://www.scpr.org/programs/filmweek/) ) ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/4 "2019-03-03T09:37:22Z")
The BBC has a long-running two-hour show every week that is available to all as a [podcast.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj) (hello to Jason Isaacs) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/5 "2019-03-03T12:49:03Z")
I was a Siskel and Ebert fan from the very early days. I used to record and save each episode on VHS. Detroit has a local Siskel-and-Ebertish show that previews and reviews each week’s movies. The host and reviewers are ok, if a little too goofy at times, but the format is what you’re asking for. You can watch episodes on YouTube. [link](http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/critic-lee-speaking-218) mmm ---
**Author:** ![bonzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@bonzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonzer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/6 "2019-03-03T13:30:06Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > The BBC has a long-running two-hour show every week that is available to all as a [podcast.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj) The BBC have just notably cancelled their far more long-running main TV film review programme: _Film [XX]_, aka “Barry Norman”. A replacement format is apparently being considered. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/7 "2019-03-03T14:01:41Z")
Youtube is littered with movie review channels. Just search for whatever movie you want, followed by the word review. Sent from my HTC U11 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/8 "2019-03-03T14:12:35Z")
> [@Yodalicious](#): > > Youtube is littered with movie review channels. Just search for whatever movie you want, followed by the word review. > > Sent from my HTC U11 using Tapatalk Yeah, there are so many that the problem OP will have will be choosing which review channel to use. Personally, I like Red letter media despite their attempts at making funny sketches [https://www.youtube.com/user/RedLetterMedia/videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/RedLetterMedia/videos) Sent from my computer using a keyboard ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/9 "2019-03-03T17:02:52Z")
> [@Yodalicious](#): > > Youtube is littered with movie review channels. Just search for whatever movie you want, followed by the word review. That’s perfectly fine if I already know about the film, but what Roger and Gene and their competitors did was tell me about films I never heard of. Part of the reason so many people think that there’s nothing but remakes and superhero movies anymore is that they don’t know about all the little films that are coming out playing for a week and then disappear. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/10 "2019-03-03T18:45:04Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Yeah, there are so many that the problem OP will have will be choosing which review channel to use. Personally, I like Red letter media despite their attempts at making funny sketches [https://www.youtube.com/user/RedLetterMedia/videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/RedLetterMedia/videos) > > Sent from my computer using a keyboard There are a few out there, and it take a while to find one that you like. It may not even be the _best_ but it talks about hte things that you find to be important in a movie. Personally, I am a fan of [“looper”](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1iRaFlS5EYjJBryFV9JPw) for upcoming movies, and also for movies that I have watched and am looking to understand a bit better. Other fun ones are [CinemaSins](https://www.youtube.com/user/CinemaSins) and [CinemaWins](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8h3ri2WN_-IbviBlWtUcQ) for “reviewing” movies that have come out to DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/11 "2019-03-03T19:00:59Z")
I like **Half-In-The-Bag** on Youtube. It’s the guys that did the Plinkett Star Wars and Star Trek movie reviews. They only pick one or two movies and only post once a month, but there are two of them and they do discuss the movies in depth and give their reviews. They do not discuss them in advance so what you see on screen is fresh. Fun, funny, and they are both pretty intelligent as well. [Here is their Bird Box review, which I just grabbed randomly.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YUAu0aP4DA) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/12 "2019-03-04T00:01:26Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > That’s perfectly fine if I already know about the film, but what Roger and Gene and their competitors did was tell me about films I never heard of. Part of the reason so many people think that there’s nothing but remakes and superhero movies anymore is that they don’t know about all the little films that are coming out playing for a week and then disappear. Subscribe to the NY Times. Every Friday they have reviews - either short or long of 10 - 20 movies, most of which you’d never have heard of. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movie-review-shows-anymore/830466/13 "2019-03-04T04:35:20Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Subscribe to the NY Times. Every Friday they have reviews - either short or long of 10 - 20 movies, most of which you’d never have heard of. They don’t have movie clips though, do they?