Reviewed: They Will Kill You, Pretty Lethal, Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice
Monthly Theme: Keanu Reeves 

First Position. Third. And spin!!

No, I’m not rehearsing for my role in the Broadway adaptation of Billy Elliot – but thank you for confusing me with somebody genuinely talented. What I’m ACTUALLY doing is preparing myself to go see Pretty Lethal – the new ballet assassins movie starring Uma Thurman! And you can prepare too my dude!!! Just by listening to this podcast!

We have a review of Pretty Lethal, as mentioned. And would you believe me if I told you that this week is a Review-O-Rama too?? You should. Because it is. We’re also reviewing They Will Kill You – not to be confused with Ready or Not 2. And Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice. Yes that is the name of the movie. No, I don’t like it.

We’ve also got a new monthly theme starting this week, and I am genuinely stoked about this one. Trivia. Fishtank. All your favorite segments and more – nowhere else buy CinemaJaw baby!

Love

-KP

Reviewed: Project Hail Mary, Ready or Not 2, The AI Doc
Top 3: Ryan Gosling Movies
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Stardate 03232026. Producer’s Log:

My name is KP Fujiwara, producer for the galaxy’s greatest movies podcast: CinemaJaw. I’m alone in space due to a podcast recording gone wrong. There’s nobody around me. I’ve got nothing but a rock monster and my prized collection of Ryan Gosling Blu Rays to keep me company.

If you’re reading this, I’ve included the podcast that got me stuck out here in this endless abyss. In it, Matt K and Ry The Movie Guy discuss Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling – it explains the DVDs and the rock monster.

The boys also list the best Gosling movies in this episode as well as two other reviews. The good old days from before I was lost in space… A time when we **COULD** talk about how Ready or Not 2 was a completely unasked for sequel and the new documentaries we caught like The AI Doc.

But I can’t go back now. Even if I did make it back to Earth, so much time has passed that I wonder if I would even recognize it. No. Impossible.

This is my life now. Me. Ryan Gosling. And the rock monster I still haven’t provided context for.

I have to go now.

-KP

Reviewed: Undertone, War Machine, Dolly
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Alrighty everybody, listen – we know the Oscars just happened for y’all and we will get to it next week I promise. To tide everybody over before we can get to recording our thoughts and feelings, we’ve got a good one for you all! It’s another Review-O-Rama for us, which – for Q1 – is pretty impressive. We’ve got things to say about the new podcast horror flick Undertone. That genre didn’t exist before now so think about how exciting that fact is kiddos.

We also caught Netflix’s newest #1 – War Machine. And, in case you were wondering if CinemaJaw’s changed in the slightest, you better believe we haven’t. We DO talk about direct to streaming movies vs movies that get theatrical releases.

And, to take us home, we finish the show with Dolly – our last review. It’s a horror movie starring none other than Seann William Scott… Stifler is back in the movies baybeeeee.

Some other things are trivia, it’s another Stump the Kubinski week which we know you love. And even a capsule review for Project Hail Mary as sort of a preview for what’s to come next week.

Plus – There’s some really big news towards the top of the show this week. There’s some big changes coming up that we wanted to let you all know about. Definitely not one to miss.

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: The Bride, Man on the Run, Scream 7
Roll Film: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Neve Campbell, Wes Craven
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal

This episode is a graveyard smash you guys; we’re reviewing The Bride by Maggie Gyllenhaal. That’s all I’ve got on for this one. I’m a day late, and I still cannot think of a better introduction than a Monster Mash reference.

BUT – there’s more to a write up than just the intro. Just like how there’s more to this episode than just The Bride! We are full on in Review-O-Rama mode because we have two other reviews coming at ya. The first is the new Paul McCartney documentary: Man on the Run. The other review is for what I will say is certainly a horror movie in February: Scream 7.

Plus – we play our new favorite game Roll Film! Guys, we love this game. We’ve heard back from some of you that you do too, and that makes me really REALLY happy.

And, if all that wasn’t enough, we do even have a brief recap of our night out at The Music Box theater for the screening of For Worse – Amy Landecker’s new film we discussed 2 weeks ago.

Sorry for being late y’all. I got back from a trip to Wisconsin late this weekend and it delayed my affairs. I oblige your forgivenesses heartedly.

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: Hoppers
Top 5: Eco-Friendly Movies
Monthly Theme: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Let our powers combine! Top 5s!

Reviews!

Trivia!

Monthly Themes!

And The Fishtank!!

GO CINEMAJAW!

By your powers combine, I am – The GREATEST MOVIES PODCAST EVER!!!!

That’s taken directly from my CinemaJaw/Captain Planet crossover fanfic. And lemme tell ya dude, I so wish they remade Captain Planet to include Matt, Ryan and I. We’re probably never going to have that happen (at least canonically). But we CAN have an episode of CinemaJaw about the environment!

That’s right, I’ve done it again: I made a cringe write up for the show description that has very little to do with the show’s content. And the tie in this time is HOPPERS.

We all reviewed the new Pixar movie Hoppers, which is about saving and protecting the environment… and beavers. And, given this premise, we decided to do a top 5 on “Eco-Friendly” movies. Think all things environment. We’re going green you guys.

This is a good one. A lot of fun discussion. I know you’re going to love it.

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: How To Make a Killing, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie
Guest: Amy Landecker
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie

Don’t even lie to me Jawheads – if you’re over 28, you’ve had an emotional collapse that lead you to do things you would have never done otherwise. DON’T even lie TO ME. I’ve had, like, 7 by now. And what better way is there to forgive yourself for the last time you crashed out than to watch a movie that involves somebody else crashing out!

And let me tell ya, we’ve got a good recommendation for ya: For Worse – the new film written by, directed by, and starring Amy Landecker. She plays a mom that joins an acting class after getting a divorce, and it’s full of laughs and charm. We also have a special peak behind the curtain on this one, because we got the chance to interview Amy herself! That’s right, the auteur behind For Worse is with us in this episode you guys. This is NOT a DRILL.

But that’s not all this week. Would you believe it that we even had the time to cram in a Review-O-Rama? We’ve got 3 reviews coming at ya’ this week. Glen Powell’s back and beautiful in How To Make a Killing, about an ultra rich family being the absolute worst people (shocker). So Glen goes on a revenge spree killing said ultra rich family. We also have the return of Sam Rockwell with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. A cheeky little flick that I can only describe as “Groundhog’s Day except there’s an urgent and pressing crisis that requires prudent action… and Sam -goddamn- Rockwell.” And finally, we top our Review-O-Rama off with the best of the best out of our neighbors to the north with: Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie. Yes… that is the title. We go over it and it makes more sense than it seems I PROMISE.

This episode is bonkers dude. There’s so much going on in it and all of it is good. I had an ear-to-ear grin the whole show and I just know you all will too.

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: “Wuthering Heights”, Iron Lung
Top 5: Cross-Class Love Stories
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie

Get ready to smash that like button and also smash a handsome romantic period dude who looks like Jacob Elordi. Because boy-oh-boy do we have a big episode for you guys today!

We’re starting the show off with our review of the new “Wuthering Heights” directed by Emerald Fennell. The quotations are important, because this is loosely based upon the novel by Emily Brontë. And, if you have seen any of the trailers for this movie, it. Is. STEAMY. 

And we’ve also got a review of the new Markiplier movie (yes, you read that correctly; the YouTuber Markiplier actually and for real made a feature film), Iron Lung. We also talk a little bit about the making of this film, because the fact that this movie got made and released at all is, honestly, pretty nuts. 

And, we’ve also got a good top 5 list too! We’re doing our top 5 Cross-Class Love Stories. So get poor. Or get rich, even though that’s unlikely in this economy. And get READY. Because it’s a good one you guys!

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: “Wurthering Heights”, Iron Lung
Top 5: Cross-Class Love Stories
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie

Get ready to smash that like button and also smash a handsome romantic period dude who looks like Jacob Elordi. Because boy-oh-boy do we have a big episode for you guys today!

We’re starting the show off with our review of the new “Wurthering Heights” directed by Emerald Fennell. The quotations are important, because this is loosely based upon the novel by Emily Brontë. And, if you have seen any of the trailers for this movie, it. Is. STEAMY. 

And we’ve also got a review of the new Markiplier movie (yes, you read that correctly; the YouTuber Markiplier actually and for real made a feature film), Iron Lung. We also talk a little bit about the making of this film, because the fact that this movie got made and released at all is, honestly, pretty nuts. 

And, we’ve also got a good top 5 list too! We’re doing our top 5 Cross-Class Love Stories. So get poor. Or get rich, even though that’s unlikely in this economy. And get READY. Because it’s a good one you guys!

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: “Wurthering Heights”, Iron Lung
Top 5: Cross-Class Love Stories
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie

Get ready to smash that like button and also smash a handsome romantic period dude who looks like Jacob Elordi. Because boy-oh-boy do we have a big episode for you guys today!

We’re starting the show off with our review of the new “Wurthering Heights” directed by Emerald Fennell. The quotations are important, because this is loosely based upon the novel by Emily Brontë. And, if you have seen any of the trailers for this movie, it. Is. STEAMY. 

And we’ve also got a review of the new Markiplier movie (yes, you read that correctly; the YouTuber Markiplier actually and for real made a feature film), Iron Lung. We also talk a little bit about the making of this film, because the fact that this movie got made and released at all is, honestly, pretty nuts. 

And, we’ve also got a good top 5 list too! We’re doing our top 5 Cross-Class Love Stories. So get poor. Or get rich, even though that’s unlikely in this economy. And get READY. Because it’s a good one you guys!

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: Send Help, Secret Mall Apartment, Crime 101, Whistle
Roll Film Draft: Margot Robbie, Rachel McAdams, Sam Raimi, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Frost
Monthly Theme: Margot Robbie

Roll for initiative Jawheads! We’ve got a new game this week that we’re excited to play on the show. And don’t worry – it is related to our movies! We’re calling it “Roll Film” and it’s a level up from the format we would use when we pulled director drafts. We’ll explain it on the show, but it’s a good time that we know you’re going to like!

And, what a good week to introduce our fun little new game,. We’ve got a lot of things to pull our drafts from with our REVIEW-O-RAMA and a lot of Hollywood stars. And for our Review-O-Rama, we start off with a big one: Sam Raimi. He’s got a new film called Send Help coming out about two coworkers that end up stranded on an island together. We also tap into the new documentary Secret Mall Apartment which is about… well… a secret apartment in a mall. We also checked in with Crime 101 with none other than the Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo. And, to close things out, we even checked out Whistle – a horror film where blowing the whistle… could get ya got my friends.

This is a good one! I really do think you’re going to like the game, and I KNOW you’re going to like the reviews!

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: The Wrecking Crew, Shelter
Top 5: Dumb, But Fun Action Movies
Monthly Theme: Ben Affleck

I wrote a lot for this week’s episode description, but I quickly realized it was all plagiarized from what I wrote on the Top 5 Badasses episode. It had similar jokes about action movies as what I originally wrote. Something about walking in slow motion with an explosion in the background is where my mind oft goes.

But that’s because it’s f***ing cool!!! And you know what else is f***ing cool? Our Top 5 this week, the Top 5 Dumb, But Fun Action Movies. We’re talking guns. We’re talking car chases. We’re talking people more physically fit than I will ever be beating the stuffing out of each other. And you better believe we’re having a real fun time talking about it.

And that’s because we reviewed The Wrecking Crew this week. The newest entry in dumb but fun classics. It stars Jason Momoa, and Dave Bautista, is set in Hawaii, and has a lot of wonton violence.

We’ve also got a briefer review for you all at the backend. Ryan caught Shelter, the new Jason Statham flick – and with a star like Statham behind it, you know it’s another dumb action flick… and we love that.

It’s high octane insanity on this week’s jaw everybody. Get ready. Get tough. And get dumb y’all.

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: The Rip, Mercy
Top 5: Male Performances of 2025
Guest: Jeff York
Monthly Theme: Ben Affleck

Get a load of those Oscar announcements eh?? That’s right – they announced the nominees for this year’s Oscar ceremonies, and you bet your sweet buppie we’re gonna talk about that.

And we’ve got somebody great to talk about that with. We’ve brought our old friend and annual guest: Jeff York! He’s a critic and cartoonist here in Chicago, and a fellow member of our very own Chicago Indie Critics group.

Just like Brian, just like Mark, AND just like Cati – Jeff is an annual friend at our yearly wrap-up, and Jeff’s job is to rank the Top 5 Male Performances of 2025.

Plus, we’ve got a review of the new Matt Damon and Ben Affleck detective thriller: The Rip! For everybody wondering why we’re celebrating Ben Affleck this month: here ya’ go!

We’ve got some fun trivia. We’ve got a capsule review of Mercy. We’ve got it all boy, girls, and enbies.

I love you all,

-KP

Reviewed: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Top 5: Female Performances of 2025
Guest: Cati Glidewell
Monthly Theme: Ben Affleck

There are only a few things you can truly count on in this world. 1.) Death. 2.) Taxes. And 3.) CinemaJaw’s yearly recap of the Top 5 Best Female Performances of the year with returning guest Cati Glidewell. And, lucky for you, number three is the one we went with this week!

That’s right boys, girls, and enbies – we’ve got long-time friend of the show, stellar critic, and The Blonde In Front herself, Cati Glidewell. And in addition to the Top 5 Female Performances of 2025, she’s also here for our review this week.

We’ve got the follow up to last year’s hit zombie movie 28 Years Later, and Matt, Ry, AND Cati all caught The Bone Temple.

And, if that wasn’t enough – we’ve also got an absolute banger for trivia this week. Ryan wrote “Devil’s Play” trivia for Matt and Cati.

It’s a great start to the year, and if you aren’t excited about The Bone Temple then you clearly didn’t see 28 Years Later. You won’t wanna miss it y’all.

I love you all,

-KP