Movies That Matter Chris Flaherty

Veras Connolly returns to the podcast to discuss Scott Pilgrim VS The World, Edgar Wright's romantic action-comedy from 2010 aka "Life: The Video Game: The Movie" as they and Chris discuss. While it's an amazing spectacle of a picture, it also carries heavy themes of love and loneliness, accountability, and maturing.

As awards season approaches, Liz Gillespie returns to the podcast to discuss one of the biggest films of the year, and the impact Barbie had on both cinema and audiences. Prepare for an episode full of Ken-ergy.

All entertainment is subjective, and what's a more subjective form of entertainment than comedy?? The 2010 film Grown Ups portrays the ideal fantasy of spending a responsibility-free weekend reuniting with all your old friends. Behind the camera, Adam Sandler is living the dream of making a major motion picture with his whole gang of usual collaborators like David Spade, Kevin James, Chris Rock, etc. Grown Ups is an ode to maintaining lifelong friendships.

Anthony Matos, BNEWS Sports Reporter and host of the podcast "Just A Little Bias" hops behind the mic to discuss his favorite comedy with Chris. Since this is the first straight comedy covered on Movies That Matter, expect a lot of laughs!

It's a master class on Audrey Hepburn, one of the most iconic actresses of all time. Sarah Eshelman, English and Journalism Teacher in Burlington MA, returns to give Chris an education on all things Hepburn.

Sarah details her "Audrey Hepburn Summer" of 2023, and she and Chris discuss three of the actress's most notable works: 1953's Roman Holiday, 1967's Two for the Road, and 1966's How to Steal A Million.

Charles Dickens's classic holiday story of Ebenezer Scrooge's redemption is 180 years old, and the number of adaptations across film, television, and media continues to grow each holiday season. Chris welcomes Alan Foulds, local author, historian, Town Moderator of Reading MA, and host of the podcast "It's Also History" for "A Christmas Carol Retrospective". Chris and Alan discuss various versions, their strengths, their weaknesses, and what makes them stand out in the vast library of A Christmas Carol adaptations.

The Goonies taps into the memory of a time when you would go off on an adventure with your neighborhood pals, but here it's not playtime. The adventure is real! Robert Parris, Chris's longtime friend and colleague at Burlington Cable Access Television (BCAT) finally makes his debut on Movies That Matter to discuss the 1985 Richard Donner-directed adventure-film, which he has been recommending to Chris pretty much since they first met!