Have You Ever Seen

Ryan Ellis & Bev Ellis
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Have You Ever Seen

Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!

  1. HACE 2 DÍAS

    Cinderella

    Cinderella is on the shortlist for the most famous fairy tales of 'em all. And, after a rough stretch in the '40s, Walt Disney's genius animators beautifully adapted this legendary story to help bring the struggling studio back into the black. Trouble is, the cutesy mice sidekicks aren't nearly as funny as other Disney sidekicks were (or have been since) and some plot elements border on the stupid. We got into the issues of princess culture, abusive family members and the whirlwind romance Cinderella has with the personality-free prince. So enjoy your impractical footwear and avoid waiting until it's almost midnight as the 645th edition of Have You Ever Seen bats it back and forth about the bibbidi bobbidi cartoon. Well, Actually: the horse (Major) is transformed into the coachman by the Fairy Godmother's magic and the dog (Bruno) is transformed into the footman. Cinderellie, Cinderellie lives (spoiler alert) happily ever after, but she might be able to find a way to be even happier if she could order Sparkplug Coffee. They give our listeners a onetime 20% discount. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Rate and review this podcast in your app, but also take the time to tap that subscribe button. Hit us with feedback. Reaching us by email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com) is one way. Twi-X is another (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis). So is Bluesky (ryan-ellis and bevellisellis). We also post our shows on YouTube (@hyesellis in the search bar). Comment, like and also subscribe.

    46 min

  2. 10 FEB

    Love Story

    No one has to think Love Story is a good movie to acknowledge that it's a beloved romance that made an absolute killing at the box office 55 years ago. The AFI remembers Arthur Hiller's film fondly too. It's just that we Ellises aren't at all sorry to say that we aren't as enamored as millions of other people have been. It feels rushed and story beats aren't allowed to breathe, plus---Oscar nominations or not---the performances certainly weren't award-worthy. The title of the movie is appropriate too because the overly-earnest story is focused on the love between Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw...and absolutely nothing else. In any case, as Valentine's Day approaches, settle in for our 644th episode about the preppy boy and the sassy girl who headline Old Love Month here on Have You Ever Seen. Well, Actually: "after all, tomorrow is another day" from Gone With The Wind is 31st on AFI's Top 100 Quotes. Sparkplug Coffee can ordered by Bostonians, New Yorkers, or anyone from the U.S. and Canada. They'll give our fans a onetime 20% discount. Use "HYES" promo code to get that. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your podcast app. Also, write a review and rate the podcast. Hunt for us on YouTube as well (@hyesellis in the search bar). Comment on the 'Tube and also like the show there. Don't forget to subscribe too. Contacting us can be via email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com) or through social media. Ryan is "@moviefiend51" on Twi-X and "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky. Bev is "@bevellisellis" on Twi-X and "bevellisellis on Bluesky.

    48 min

  3. 7 FEB

    Witness

    Witness is a tense thriller as much as it is a sweet love story, but Peter Weir's typically sensitive direction balances those elements very well. He also led Harrison Ford to his only Oscar nomination, which seems hard to believe for a guy who's been such a big movie star for such a long time. Lukas Haas plays a young Amish Pennsylvanian who witnesses a vicious murder in the washroom of a train station, then Philly detective Ford has to protect him and his mother (Kelly McGillis) from retribution by the dirty cops who did the deed. And, throughout, Ford & McGillis slowly fall for each other. So stare meaningfully at your crush for 2 hours as we present the 643rd episode on Have You Ever Seen in a way the Amish wouldn't approve of: electronically. Do what the Lapp family and their friends cannot and go on your computer to order Sparkplug Coffee. Our listeners will get a onetime 20% discount. Just use our "HYES" promo code. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your podcast app, but also rate and write a review of our shows. Contact us. Email is one way to do that (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com). Ryan can be found "@moviefiend51" on Twi-X and under "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky. Bev is "@bevellisellis" on Twi-X and "bevellisellis" on Bluesky. And find our efforts on YouTube (@hyesellis in their search bar). Comment, like and subscribe.

    50 min

  4. 3 FEB

    Father Of The Bride

    1950 was a year in which legendary classics like All About Eve and Sunset Blvd were released, but one of their competitors for the Best Picture Oscar was Vincente Minnelli's light comedy...which is itself a low-key classic. Father Of The Bride is well-written and it has more laughs than most movies that came out in that era, largely because Spencer Tracy knew how to be funny in a dignified way. He's nearly at his best in this as a successful lawyer...and he's also Elizabeth Taylor's dad. He's self-absorbed and unable to accept that his daughter has grown up & ready to get married, but he's lovable all the same. Kudos to Joan Bennett too as the MOTHER Of The Bride. Father Of The Bride may be fluffy, but it packs a bit of a melancholy punch, especially if you happen to be middle-aged like we are. So we begin the shortest month of the year with our first episode in "Old Love Month" on Have You Ever Seen in this 642nd edition. Sparkplug Coffee would be great at a wedding reception. Order some using our "HYES" promo code and nab a onetime 20% discount. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Rate and review our podcast on your app. And for dad's sake, subscribe too. Contact us. Our email is "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com". On social media, we're "ryan-ellis" and "bevellisellis" on Bluesky and "@moviefiend51" and "@bevellisellis" on Twi-X. We also post our episodes on YouTube at some point on the day we post a new podcast. It's @hyesellis in the search bar on the 'Tube. Comment, like and subscribe.

    45 min

  5. 27 ENE

    Kick-Ass

    While Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass might be dated now, it was certainly controversial 15 years ago. It's jammed with violence and bad language...and many of those naughty words come out of the mouth of an 11-year-old girl. But it's also a story about a young nobody who becomes a star on social media and goes on to save his city from very bad guy. Take away that he DOES become a superhero and this movie IS our current culture. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the title character and he's about as average as he always is, but Chloe Grace Moretz is fantastic as the merciless Hit-Girl. And while Kick-Ass' Big Bad, Mark Strong, is just okay and Christopher Mintz-Plasse is nothing special as Kick-Ass' friend/foil, Nicolas Cage has a phenomenal time playing Moretz's vengeful dad. And even though Vaughn's adaption of the comic book is colourful and often fun as it explores the theme of "what if a regular kid tried to be a superhero", it doesn't really deliver on that promise. This is a pretty long 641st edition of Have You Ever Seen, so start up the Mist Mobile and plop our podcast into that rockin' sound system as you patrol the streets. Staying up late fighting villains might require some caffeine. Order Sparkplug Coffee to help you out with that. Have You Ever Seen listeners get a onetime 20% discount. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Subscribe to this podcast in your app. Also, write a review and rate us. Send us an email: "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com". Ryan is "@moviefiend51" on Twi-X and "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky. Bev is "@bevellisellis" on Twi-X and "bevellisellis" on Bluesky. And look for all of our shows on YouTube. Type "@hyesellis" in the search bar). Comment, like and subscribe.

    57 min

  6. 17 ENE

    The Kid

    Charlie Chaplin's The Kid represents the 3rd-oldest movie we've ever reviewed, but it continues to be an accessible story 104 years later. Chaplin adopts Jackie Coogan and they live a life of squalor---and also chicanery---but they ARE happy together. There's genuine affection between these two actors. Coogan's performance was a landmark for child actors while Chaplin was, as always, a comic virtuoso. He's responsible for 6 jobs in one movie, which was typical for him. The biggest bugaboo is that Chaplin's film is more touching than it is funny. Just look at that kid plead for his "dad"! In any case, episode #640 of Have You Ever Seen is another Ryan monologue, so devour one man's thoughts about The Kid. Check out our sponsor's website: "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Sparkplug gives our listeners a onetime 20% discount. Just use our "HYES" promo code. Subscribe to our podcast in your app, but also rate and write a review of it. There are a slew of ways to contact us. Email is one option: haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com. Ryan is "@moviefiend51" on Twi-X and "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky. Bev is "@bevellisellis" on Twi-X and "bevellisellis" on Bluesky. And look for our show on YouTube (@hyesellis in their search bar). Comment, like and subscribe.

    33 min

  7. 13 ENE

    Grizzly Man

    Grizzly Man represents Bev's 2nd movie of choice this month, a documentary about another documentarian as Werner Herzog looks into the troubled life of nature-crusader Timothy Treadwell. He would go into the Alaskan wilderness every summer (often with a girlfriend) and befriend bears, but his hubris and narcissism eventually led where it almost had to: him getting eaten by a hungry bear. His girlfriend died too though, which is the real tragedy because she wasn't asking for it. Did he have a death wish or did he just think the experts had no idea what they were talking about? We dig into the psychology of the subject in Grizzly Man, but also of Herzog himself in this 639th edition of Have You Ever Seen, so pack some bags and get ready to play with foxes and some big, hungry bears. Well, Actually: the expression that the act of observing something can change it is simply called the "observer effect". Sparkplug Coffee offers our listeners a 20% discount if they use our "HYES" promo code (onetime only). The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Subscribe to our show in your podcast app, but also rate us and write a review. Do some of those same things on YouTube (@hyesellis in the search bar), but comment all you wish and like the show there. Social media: Ryan is "@moviefiend51" on Twi-X and "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky. Bev is "@bevellisellis" on Twi-X and "bevellisellis on Bluesky. Email: haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com.

    44 min

  8. 10 ENE

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    This is the 3rd straight January in which Have You Ever Seen has talked about a Buster Keaton comedy classic. Reviews of most of the man's great silent films are now on this channel, including our podcast about The General that went up nearly 12 years ago. And if this incredible stuntman and stonefaced actor isn't a must-see for serious film buffs, then just who is? Although, while Steamboat Bill Jr. has an effective story and it's exciting and fun, it's just not very funny. And that's a common tale with old movies. In this, Buster's disapproving father wants him---but also DOESN'T want him---to be part of the crew of his riverboat steamer. There's heated competition with a rich guy, who has a daughter that Buster is sweet on. And then came a cyclone, complete with a collapsing house and a gutsy actor standing there underneath it. The last 15 or 20 minutes played during that violent storm make Steamboat Bill Jr entirely worth your time. So cozy up for a Ryan monologue in our 638th edition. Sparkplug Coffee sponsors this podcast. They offer a 20% discount for those who use our "HYES" promo code. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Rate this podcast in your app. Review our shows. And subscribe! We also give you the YouTube option. Look up @hyesellis on the 'Tube, then like, comment and, of course, subscribe. Also, talk to us. Social media is an option. Ryan is "@moviefiend51" on Twi-X and "ryan-ellis" on Bluesky. Bev is "@bevellisellis" on Twi-X and "bevellisellis" on Bluesky. Our email address is "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com".

    33 min
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Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!

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  • Creador
    Ryan Ellis & Bev Ellis
  • Años de actividad
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodios
    645
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
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    Have You Ever Seen

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