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. 4 DAYS AGO

    Galaxy Quest

    Sometimes we turn into a fanboy and a fangirl for an entire episode...and this is one of those times. Have You Ever Seen #626 has us absolutely loving Galaxy Quest, which is director Dean Parisot's best film and it's also probably the best-ever Star Trek movie. All the characters get terrific arcs, but particularly Tim Allen as the arrogant commander. As great as he is in the leading role, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Enrico Colantoni and especially Sam Rockwell are hilarious throughout too. They play bad actors from a cancelled sci-fi TV show who get to become heroes, as Colantoni and the alien Thermians enlist the humans to battle a great villain (Robin Sachs as Sarris). And the obsessive nerds who worship the stars of their favourite show get to be heroes too. So discover that intense fandom can be what saves your life as we rave and then rave some more about Galaxy Quest. Before you take a galactic risk and activate the Omega 13, order some Sparkplug Coffee. Our "HYES" discount code will save you 20% off your next order. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Send us a historical document via email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com) or a buzz on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis). Hit Bev up on Threads using that @. Express your fandom by giving us a good rating and a nice review on your podcast app. And subscribe there, but also do that AND comment & like our show on YouTube (@hyesellis in your browser).

    53 min

  2. NOV 15

    A Star Is Born (1954)

    Our 625th episode is another Ryan solo show, with the topic of the day being George Cukor's 1954 take on A Star Is Born. Judy Garland plays a movie star on the way up while James Mason plays a movie star on the way down. While Garland was the one who was struggling with addiction in reality, Mason's character is the one who's a raging alcoholic bringing much pain to his wife, who also happens to be his discovery. She sure can sing though in this "musical"...and she sings a lot. The film is WAY too long and, while Cukor's version is a favourite of many, Bradley Cooper's 2018 ASIB is just plain better. In any case, imma let you finish your speech at an awards show, but first let's talk about tough times in Hollywood as Have You Ever Seen analyzes a beloved classic. Get you some Sparkplug Coffee. Our listeners can nab a 20% discount by using our "HYES" promo code. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Let us know your thoughts by hitting us up on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) or Threads (@bevellisellis) or by emailing (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com), . Rate and review our show in your podcast app. And take a gander at our growing library of titles on YouTube (@hyesellis in your browser). Comment, like and subscribe to the channel.

    42 min

  3. NOV 11

    The Terminator

    A sci-fi movie about nuclear war sounds like a depressing way to honour veterans on their day, but not when the podcast is about one of the greatest (horror) movies ever made. James Cameron didn't have much of a budget to make The Terminator, but it started a franchise. And it stars the unlikeliest of movie stars, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton are terrific too, but Ah-nuld playing a murderous machine is his signature role, even if he's all wrong for an infiltration unit. He's a futuristic, murderous cyborg who's sent back in time to kill the woman who will become the mother of leader of the resistance. The chase is on. The Terminator is thrilling and it never lets up and it's all built on the back of a great screenplay. Yeah, Cameron introduces a lot of paradoxes and they don't all track, but the actors are so good in these roles that their intense performances make up for a lot of the "but how?" angles. So upgrade your pet from a lizard to a dog and prepare for a horrific future while this 624th edition of Have You Ever Seen has Ryan monologuing about The Terminator. Try Sparkplug Coffee. You can take advantage of a 20% discount if you use our "HYES" promo code. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Feedback options: email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com), Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) and Threads (@bevellisellis). Look for our shows on YouTube (@hyesellis in your browser), then drop some comments, a like and a be a subscriber. And, finally, do us a solid by rating and reviewing our podcast in your app.

    54 min

  4. NOV 4

    The Straight Story

    Nice and uplifting movies like The Straight Story are a welcome sight in a world that's evermore cynical and meanspirited. David Lynch, a man known for sex and violence, was an usual choice to direct a real-life story about an elderly man riding his lawnmower across state lines just so he could visit his ailing brother. Still, despite some wonky acting from some of the non-professional actors, this is one of the director's finest film. Sissy Spacek is pretty great in her limited screen time as Richard Farnsworth's daughter, while Farnsworth's last performance is probably his BEST performance. He's just remarkable, playing a thoughtful man who's near the end of his life. His often-watery eyes have often inspired one of us to have watery eyes watching this film. So spend some quiet time looking up at the stars as you slowly motor across the heartland while our 623rd podcast glides through the G-rated loveliness of The Straight Story. Well, Actually: to clarify what the Salon reviewer Charles Taylor wrote about this movie, he said "it's as wonderfully strange as anything Lynch has done". Preparing for a long road trip across the midwest? Buy some Sparkplug Coffee! They give our listeners a onetime 20% discount. Just our "HYES" promo code. So it's "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Rate and review our podcast on your app. Look for our shows on YouTube. The address in your browser should be "@hyesellis". Comment, like and subscribe to our channel. We're also on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis). Bev is on Threads with that same handle. And hit us with an email or two (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com).

    47 min

  5. OCT 31

    Dawn Of The Dead

    Happy Halloween! Scary Movie Month comes to an end with this 622nd edition of Have You Ever Seen. No, this episode isn't about George Romero's 1978 zombie classic where humans hole up in a mall. Ryan's 3rd solo show in 3 days is about Zack Snyder's intense 2004 remake. The original had plenty of blood, guts and thrills, but also a lot of satire. This has even more gore, better acting and action scenes that are even cooler. Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames lead a not-remarkably-famous cast, most of whom DO hold their own and give us a few more emotional moments than you might expect in an action/horror movie. Jake Weber and the scene-stealing Michael Kelly are the standouts. So be one of the last of the Mall-hicans as this monologue grabs the car keys, hits the gas and races away from the undead in an apocalyptic Milwaukee. Before you go out with the kids trick-or-treating, gulp down some coffee to give you a boost. Sparkplug Coffee is the ticket! They offer our listeners a 20% discount just by using our "HYES" promo code (onetime only though). The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Rate and review our podcast on your app. Subscribe to us too! Email us (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com). Follow us on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis...or find Bev under that same @ on Threads). Discover us on YouTube (@hyesellis in your browser). Comment, like the show, subscribe to us as well.

    48 min

  6. OCT 30

    The Blair Witch Project

    Even though The Blair Witch Project didn't invent the genre, it's probably the best-known and the biggest hit of all the found footage movies. The online marketing campaign was especially revolutionary. It's a shame that Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez never hit these heights again as writers or directors, but they got so much mileage out of their made-up story, considering it was mostly improvised by the then-unknown Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams. The unresolved mystery takes a lot of heat for its ambiguity, yet Ryan's one-man show talks about how haunting the whole thing still feels 25 years later. This 621st edition of Have You Ever Seen also talks a lot about who or what might have caused these 3 to disappear. So face the wall on this penultimate day of both October and of Scary Movie Month as this episode tries to figure out the horrific deal in The Blair Witch Project. Additional note: both the fake documentary "The Curse Of The Blair Witch" and the 2016 "Blair Witch" have been rewatched since recording this podcast. The "doc" is indeed very effective and even quite eerie. And while the 2016 sequel has its moments, Adam Wingard is WAY too reliant on jump scares and loud shock moments to bother building the dread the original Blair Witch did. Sparkplug Coffee sponsors Have You Ever Seen. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes" and use that "HYES" promo code to save 20% off your next order. Say some things to us on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis). Bev goes by that handle on Threads as well. Or email us (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com). Rate and review us in your podcast app. And look for these things on YouTube (@hyesellis in your browser). You can comment all you like, subscribe to the show and hit the thumbs up.

    43 min

  7. OCT 29

    The Amityville Horror

    Halloween Week = extra episodes! Ryan talks by himself here about the 1979 Amityville Horror...and a little about the other Amityville flicks too...all of which are based on a horrific real-life tragedy that led to a (possibly made-up) haunting in that same house. James Brolin and Margot Kidder play newlyweds who move into a place on Long Island with her 3 kids, then it starts messing with all of them...especially Brolin's mind. Chairs rock on their own, furious flies fill a room, fathers get mad and walls bleed...but will the Lutzes listen to what Rod Steiger heard early on and "GET OUT"? In any case, for God's sake, download the 620th edition of Have You Ever Seen as Stuart Rosenberg's fairly-effective horror show is discussed in fairly humorous detail. If you can't sleep in your new house, you might as well start pounding coffee and get some wood-splittin' done. We are sponsored by Sparkplug Coffee and they offer fractured families (and everyone else) a 20% discount just by putting our "HYES" promo code into the right place. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Share your own thoughts about the Amityville franchise. We will see what you say on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) and Bev can be reached on Threads under that same @. Or email us at "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com". Also, look for our episodes on YouTube (@hyesellis in your browser). Comment in the space provided, hit the "like" button and subscribe, so you'll see all that we post on the 'Tube. Also, write up a pleasant review and give us a rating on your podcast app.

    29 min

  8. OCT 28

    Ed Wood

    We kick off a big week on Have You Ever Seen with our 619th episode, a gab about Tim Burton's (probably) best film. One of the quirkiest directors of all time was actually fairly grounded making this lighthearted biopic. Johnny Depp is troublesome these days, but you can't question his work in Ed Wood as the optimistic, yet stunningly self-unaware title filmmaker. And while the entire cast is right there with him, it's the Oscar-winning Martin Landau who stands out the most as horror icon Bela Lugosi. Ed Wood is also quite sympathetic to Ed's lifestyle, whether it's that he's transgender and hasn't pulled the string on that just yet...or it's simply that he likes to wear women's clothes. In any case, Burton and the team accept the weirdness of this entire crew...and also their lack of talent. So be-vare and take carrrrre as we present a talk about the exploits of the "worst director of all time". Sparkplug Coffee is our sponsor. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes" and get a onetime 20% discount by using our "HYES" promo code. Contact us on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) or with an email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com). Bev uses that same @ on Threads, incidentally. Rate, review and subscribe to our podcast in your app, but also look for our episodes on YouTube. It's @hyesellis in your browser. Comment all you like, hit the like button and, hey, subscribe.

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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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  • Creator
    Ryan Ellis & Bev Ellis
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2024
  • Episodes
    626
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Have You Ever Seen

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