Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down "The Other Guys (2010)"<br /> <br /> Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast<br /> <br /> The Other Gusy: Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, whom they idolize, only things don't quite go as planned.<br /> <br /> American action comedy film directed and co-written by Adam McKay. It stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and features Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson.<br /> <br /> This film is the fourth of five collaborations between Ferrell and McKay, following Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and Step Brothers (2008), and followed by Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013). The Other Guys is the only one not to be co-written by Ferrell. It is also the first of three collaborations between Ferrell and Wahlberg, who later reun

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."<br /> <br /> Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast<br /> <br /> Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the eighth main installment of the Star Wars franchise, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). It is produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, and Gwendoline Christie in returning roles, with Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro joining the cast. The film features the final film performance by Fisher, who died in December 2016, and is dedicated to her memory. The plot follows Rey as she receives Jedi training from Luke

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Enemy of the State (1993) with special guest host Brianne Chandler.<br /> <br /> Follow Brianne Chandler on twitter: @MissMovies<br /> <br /> Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast<br /> <br /> Enemy of the State is a 1998 American conspiracy-thriller film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and written by David Marconi. The film stars Will Smith and Gene Hackman, with Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Gabriel Byrne, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper, and Regina King in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a group of NSA agents conspiring to kill a Congressman and the cover up that ensues after a tape of the murder is discovered.<br /> <br /> The film was released on November 20, 1998 in the US and worldwide. Enemy of the State garnered generally positive reviews from film critics and audiences, with many praising the writing and direction as well as the chemistry between Smith and Hackm

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Master and Commander: The Fare Side of the World (2003).<br /> <br /> Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast<br /> <br /> Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set in the Napoleonic Wars. The film's plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of Jack Aubrey's naval career. The film stars Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, captain in the Royal Navy, and Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin. The film, which cost $150 million to make, was a co-production of 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, and Samuel Goldwyn Films, and released on November 14, 2003. The film grossed $212 million worldwide.<br /> <br /> The film was critically well received. At the 76th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for 10 Oscars

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Equalizer (2014).<br /> <br /> Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast<br /> <br /> The Equalizer is a 2014 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk, nominally based on the television series of the same name. It stars Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo.<br /> <br /> HELPFUL LINKS:<br /> Website - http://popcorntalk.com<br /> Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk<br /> Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/<br /> <br /> ABOUT POPCORN TALK:<br /> Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!’s Maria Menounos, Scott “Movie” Mantz, The Wrap’s Je

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Man of Steel (2013).<br /> <br /> Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast<br /> <br /> Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film featuring the DC Comics character Superman. It is a British-American venture[2] produced by Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment, Syncopy Inc., and Cruel and Unusual Films, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe[4] (DCEU). The film is directed by Zack Snyder, written by David S. Goyer, and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, and Russell Crowe. Man of Steel is a reboot of the Superman film series that retells the character's origin story. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton and assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, but finds himself having to prevent General Zo

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Rush (2013).<br /> <br /> Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast<br /> <br /> Rush is a 2013 biographical sports action drama film centred on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Laudaduring the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season. It was written by Peter Morgan, directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth as Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Lauda.<br /> <br /> HELPFUL LINKS:<br /> Website - http://popcorntalk.com<br /> Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk<br /> Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/<br /> <br /> ABOUT POPCORN TALK:<br /> Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!’s Maria Menounos, Scott “Movie” Mantz, The Wrap’s Jeff Sneid

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Golden Eye<br /> <br /> GoldenEye (1995) is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 officer James Bond. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first in the series not to take story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming.[1] The story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by other writers. In the film, Bond fights to prevent an ex-MI6 agent, gone rogue, from using a satellite against London to cause a global financial meltdown.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Warrior with the director Gavin O'Connor and the Writer Anthony Tambakis! Warrior is a 2011 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor and starring Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy as two estranged brothers whose entrance into a mixed martial arts tournament makes them come to terms with their lives and each other. Nick Nolte was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the father of the two brothers.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down The Foreigner! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br />  The Foreigner is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and written by David Marconi, based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather. The British-Chinese co-production stars Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Liu Tao, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady and Katie Leung, and follows a businessman who seeks revenge for the death of his daughter.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Blade Runner 2049! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancherand Michael Green. A sequel to Blade Runner (1982), the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto in supporting roles. Set thirty years after the original film, the story depicts a replicant blade runner named K, who discovers the remains of a once-pregnant replicant. To prevent a possible war between species, K is secretly tasked with finding the child and destroying all evidence related to it, leading him to discover that the child bears a connection to missing blade runner Rick Deckard.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down American Made! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> American Made is a 2017 American biographical crime film directed by Doug Liman, written by Gary Spinelli and starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Mauricio Mejía, Caleb Landry Jones and Jesse Plemons. The plot focuses on Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s. In order to avoid jail time, Seal approached United States government officials and served as an informant for the DEA<br /> <br />

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Kingsman: The Golden Circle! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 action spy comedy film produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. It is a sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), which is based on the comic book series Kingsman, created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar. The film features Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Edward Holcroft and Sophie Cookson reprising their roles from the first film, with Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges joining the cast. The plot follows the Kingsmen needing to team up with their American counterparts, the Statesmen, after the world is held hostage by a new threat.<br /> <br />

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 1982's First Blood! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Wind River is a 2017 American neo-western murder mystery thriller film written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. The film stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tracker and an FBI agent, respectively, who try to solve a murder on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. Numerous Native American actors fill integral supporting roles: Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene and others.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 1982's First Blood! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> First Blood -Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills. A 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It was co-written by and starred Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam veteran who must rely on his combat and survival senses against the abusive law enforcement of a small town. It is based on David Morrell's 1972 novel of the same name and is the first installment of the Rambo series. Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna also appear in supporting roles.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2002's Road to Perdition! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy, the first Star Wars movie in general, and the beginning of the Star Wars franchise. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew, the film's plot focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star. This conflict disrupts the isolated life of farmhand Luke Skywalker (Hamill), who inadvertently acquires a pair of droids that possess stolen architectural plans for the Death Star. When the Empire begins a destructive search for the missing droids, S

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2002's Road to Perdition! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig. The plot takes place in 1931, during the Great Depression, following a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2008's Tropic Thunder! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. Stiller, Jack Blackand Robert Downey Jr. star as a group of prima donna actors who are making a fictional Vietnam War film. When their frustrated director drops them in the middle of a jungle, they are forced to rely on their acting skills to survive the real action and danger. The screenplay by Justin Theroux, Stiller, and Etan Cohen was from a story by Stiller and Theroux. The film was produced by Stuart Cornfeld, Stiller and Eric McLeod for Red Hour Productions and DreamWorks Picturesas an international co-production between the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2005's V for Vendetta! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowski Brothers, based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The film is set in an alternative future where a neo-fascist regime has subjugated the United Kingdom. Hugo Weaving portrays V, an anarchist freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts and Natalie Portman plays Evey, a young, working-class woman caught up in V's mission, while Stephen Reaportrays the detective leading a desperate quest to stop V.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2008's The Hurt Locker! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war thriller film about an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are being targeted by insurgents with booby traps, remote control detonations and ambushes. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, it stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film shows soldiers' varying psychological reactions to the stress of combat, which though intolerable to some, is addictive to others. The story unfolds after a staff sergeant is killed by an insurgent trap and an apparently calm veteran is brought in to head the squad. His comrades suspect that their new team leader is being driven to take terrifying risks. Writer Mark Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to provide an authentic background for the

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2017's Atomic Blonde! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Atomic Blonde is a 2017 American action spy thriller film directed by David Leitch, in his first solo directorial credit, and written by Kurt Johnstad. It is based on Antony Johnston and Sam Hart's 2012 graphic novel The Coldest City, published by Oni Press, which revolves around a spy who has to find a list of double agents who are being smuggled into the West on the eve of the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The film stars Charlize Theron and James McAvoy, with John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella and Toby Jones in supporting roles.<br /> <br /> Atomic Blonde had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017 and was released in the United States on July 28, 2017, by Focus Features. It has grossed $26 million and received generally positive reviews from critics, who prais

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2017's Dunkirk! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Dunkirk is a 2017 English-language war film written, co-produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy. Set during the Second World War, it portrays the Dunkirk evacuation. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is an international co-productionbetween the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and the Netherlands.<br /> <br /> Nolan wrote the script, told from three perspectives—the land, sea, and air—to contain little dialogue and create suspense solely through details. Filming began in May 2016 in Dunkirk, France, and ended in Los Angeles, United States, where it also began post-production. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema 

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves. A sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), it is the third installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot series. The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson and Steve Zahn, and follows the confrontation between the apes, led by Caesar, and the humans for control of Earth.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2017's Baby Driver! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Baby Driver is a 2017 action comedy film written and directed by Edgar Wright. It stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal. The plot follows Baby, a young getaway driver who is coerced into working for a kingpin.

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai!<br /> <br /> Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, and Andy Serkis. Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, it is 20th Century Fox's reboot of the Planet of the Apes series, intended to act as an origin storyfor a new series of films. Its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), but it is not a direct remake of that film.