Films on Trial

Watchmen

May 23rd, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 12 mins

dc, dcu, dwayne johnson, james wan, jurassic world 2, stephen king, the rock, tommyknockers, watchmen

A refreshing take on the superhero genre or is DC deceiving us again?

Suicide Squad

May 16th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 3 mins

dc, dcu, dwayne johnson, harley quinn, margot robbie, movie review, suicide squad, the joker, the rock, will smith

Is this the Deadshot film everyone has been waiting for or should everyone who helped make this film be shot, dead.

Tree of Life

May 9th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 9 mins

dwayne johnson, movie review, the rock, tree of life

Is it a pretentious vanity project with no point, or a groundbreaking journey into what cinema can achieve?

Avengers: Infinity War

May 2nd, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 14 mins

avengers, avengers infinity war, black panther, black widow, dwayne johnson, guardians of the galaxy, infinity war, iron man, marvel, mcu, spider-man, thanos, the avengers, the hulk, the rock, thor, venom

SPOILERS This episode contains spoilers. Please watch the film before listening to this trial.

We went out to watch Avengers: Infinity War together. Then we put it on trial.

Is this the action movie to end all action movies?

The Hateful 8

April 24th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 13 mins

dwayne johnson, kurt russell, movie review, quentin tarantino, samuel l jackson, the hateful eight, the rock, western movie

This week is “The Hateful Eight”! Is it a worthy homage to classic westerns, or is it as welcome as poisoned coffee at a tea party?

Rampage

April 15th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 10 mins

a quiet place, arnold schwarzenegger, dwayne johnson, freddy krueger, movie review, rampage, the rock

Is the Rock on solid ground here, or does he hit rock bottom?

Death of Stalin

April 10th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 6 mins

death of stalin, dwayne johnson, movie review, the death of stalin, the rock

Is Death of Stalin a tragic comedy, or a comedic tragedy?

The Dark Knight

April 4th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 12 mins

batman, christian bale, christopher nolan, dark knight, heath ledger, the dark knight, the joker

This week The Dark Knight enters the courtroom.

Has this film died a hero, or lived long enough to be a villain?

Face/Off

April 1st, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 5 mins

dwayne johnson, face off, john travolta, nicolas cage, the rock

Is Face/Off still an action classic or has it lost face?

Tomb Raider (2018)

March 21st, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 16 mins

alicia vikander, avengers:infinity war, lara croft, the rock, tomb raider

This episode contains spoilers
Did Tomb Raider bag the treasure or did it fall into a trap?

Breakfast Club

March 13th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 10 mins

halloween, the breakfast club, the rock

It's the Breakfast Club! Is it a feast with a tasty plot, or more of a continental breakfast?

Blood Diamond

March 8th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 9 mins

blood diamond, leonardo dicaprio, movie review

This week we put Blood Diamond on trial. Is this the film Rhianna was referring to when she told us to shine bright or is it merely a lump of worthless charcoal that failed to reach its potential?