Rob is down to his final two recommendations for the year on SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! He’s wrapping things up with a one-two punch, starting with one of his favorite films by his favorite director, Robert Altman’s 1971 revisionist western MCCABE & MRS. MILLER! This New Hollywood twist on the classic genre stars Warren Beatty (DICK TRACY, BONNIE & CLYDE) as John McCabe, a wandering gambler who sets up a makeshift brothel in the small boomtown of Presbyterian Church. His business catches the eye of Constance Miller (played brilliantly by Julie Christie), a professional madame who pushes her way into a partnership that boosts the operation. But when the region’s largest mining company sets its sights on McCabe’s holdings and the town itself, his business skills are put to the ultimate test. This landmark of the New Hollywood era showcases Altman at his finest, working with top-tier actors and crafting sepia-toned, textured visuals with the legendary cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, cementing its place as a pinnacle of 70s cinema. Will MCCABE & MRS. MILLER be an easy win for Ray? Or will its reputation as an “anti-western” challenge his growing love for the genre? Find out this week! THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

For October’s episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND Ray and Rob are revisiting one of the most infamous flops of the last 30 years, the 1997 Superhero film SPAWN! This adaptation of the Todd McFarlane comic series centers on Al Simmons (played by Micheal Jai White), a mercenary for hire who sells his allegiance to the devil after he dies in a double-cross on a mission in Asia. John Lequizamo (MOULIN ROUGE!, JOHN WICK) delivers a memorable performance as The Violator, a demon charged with recruiting Al, as well as set up the dominoes to bring on the war to end the world. With supporting performances by D.B Sweeney (THE CUTTING EDGE, EIGHT MEN OUT) and Golden Globe Winner Martin Sheen (THE DEPARTED, THE WEST WING) SPAWN was a film of the moment, and one that begs to be re-evaluated!  Will the aged effects and the lackluster adaptation prove to truly be a let down? Or will SPAWN show to be a diamond in the rough that deserves more respect? Tune in this week to find out!  Theme Song: Music: Jay You Voice: Rob Morgan Intermission: Voice: Jeremy Catarelli Music: Jay You

In pure Ray fashion, he has decided to NOT choose a Halloween themed film for his episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM. Instead, he has decided to take Rob back to the 1960s, with the war/spy thriller WHERE EAGLES DARE! Some might call this a Clint Eastwood film, but the day belongs to Richard Burton as Major John Smith, the leader of a group of highly trained British spies who are tasked to drop in behind Nazi lines to save Brigadier General George Carnaby, a chief planner for the Western front. But when members of the team start turning up dead, Major Smith and his American counterpart Morris Schaffer (Clint Eastwood) must power through to complete the mission and uncover a truth that shocks the viewer to their core! Anchored by an second half action sequence whose fingerprints can be seen on many a modern action film, WHERE EAGLES DARE marks a shift in the war genre as the studio system gave way to New Hollywood.  Will the diversion of the holiday theme throw Rob for a loop? Or will the twists and turns of this spy classic be enough to lure him in? Tune in this week to find out!   THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

The Halloween season zombie shuffles on here at CAR RAYROB! For this month’s spooky installment of A COPY OF A COPY, Ray and Rob has decided to bite off more than they can chew by doing their first ever A Copy of A Copy of A Copy by looking at three horror classics! The first is F.W. Murnau’s silent German horror classic NOSFERATU! To buttress this pop culture staple, they will be comparing it to two of its homage sequels, the 1979 NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE directed by fellow German filmmaking giant Werner Herzog and 2024’s NOSFERATU directed by modern horror darling Robert Eggers! All three follow the journey of the young real estate agent Thomas Hutter (Jonathan Harker in Herzog’s film) as he travels to the Carpathian Mountains to meet with the elusive Count Orlok who is interested in purchasing a home in Hutter’s hometown of Wisburg and the fallout that consumes the city, as well as Thomas’s new wife Ellen (Lucy in Herzog’s film). However, each film brings its own flavor to the story and expands on different elements of the central story.  Loyal listeners know that horror is not Ray’s bag, so Rob has done the unthinkable by convincing him to watch three in a row! Join us to find out how these films stack up to one another and hear if Ray actually enjoyed the experience!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli, Kevin Magamoll and Rob Morgan INTERMISSION: Music: Jey You Voice: Rob Morgan

It’s the spooky season here at SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! To kick things off, Rob has decided to push Ray into an arena he’s not entirely comfortable in with the 2019 horror, ghost story THE DEEPER YOU DIG! Written, directed and starring the horror genre sensations, The Adams Family (HELLBENDER, THE HATRED)!  THE DEEPER YOU DIG centers on Ivy and Echo (played by real life mother and daughter Toby Poser and Zelda Adams) who reside in rural upstate New York. Ivy is a tarot reader who has lost her sight and when Echo is tragically, and secretly, killed by their new neighbor, Kurt (John Adams), Ivy begins a quest to discover her daughter’s fate as Echo takes revenge on the guilt-ridden mind of her killer. This low budget gem is a representation of the crafty storytelling genius of this resourceful family and a perfect entry point for Ray into the twisted world!  Will Ray’s reticence towards the horror genre prevent him from appreciating the what the Adam’s Family was able to accomplish? Or will their uncanny ability to craft atmosphere lure him into their mesmerizing spell? Tune in this week to find out! THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

As we roll into Fall, we once again find ourselves with a five Monday month, which means it’s time for a special Kid’s Edition of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! Mr. Kitty Kaiju is back as Ray and Rob recommend one of their all-time favorite comedies from their childhood, the 1994 comedy classic DUMB AND DUMBER! This rite of passage film stars Jim Carrey (THE MASK, ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE) and Jeff Daniels (SPEED, THE NEWSROOM) as Lloyd and Harry, two down on their luck losers who accidentally take possession of a briefcase full of ransom money for a rich socialite’s (played by Lauren Holly) husband. When they decide to cross the country in an attempt to return it, they find themselves in an ever-escalating endurance test of stupidity in the hopes of finally finding the life they so desperately want but are too stupid to find. With supporting performances by Charles Rocket and the late Teri Garr, Dumb and Dumber helped cement The Farrelly Brothers as comedy staples and ushered in one of the most quotable films to ever exist.  Will the instantly recognizable pop culture comedy of Dumb and Dumber capture Mr Kitty Kaiju’s heart the way it did his Dad? Or will the generational divide keep him from fully enjoying this classic? Tune in this week to find out!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

September is going fast, so it’s time for a new episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND! For today’s episode, Ray and Rob revisit the 1991 action thriller TOY SOLDIERS! This coming-of-age classic stars the great Sean Astin (LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, THE GOONIES) and Wil Wheaton (STAND BY ME, STAR TREK: TNG). TOY SOLDIERS follows a group of rejects at a prestigious private school who must save their school from a band of terrorists who seek to force the release of their leader’s father from an American prison. With a stellar supporting cast that includes Keith Coogan (ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING, DON’T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER’S DEAD) and Louis Gossett Jr (ENEMY MINE, THE COLOR PURPLE), TOY SOLDIERS explores the idea of brotherhood and the lengths you’ll go to protect them.  Will the chemistry of the ensemble still hold up after all these years? Or will the thin narrative elements let them down? Tune in this week to find out!    Theme Song: Music: Jay You Voice: Rob Morgan Intermission: Voice: Jeremy Catarelli Music: Jay You

For Ray’s September Episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, he’s trying to break up his streak of heavy subject matters by recommending the 2017 comedy THE BIG SICK. It centers on Kumail, a struggling comedian who is caught in the maelstrom of the Pakistani tradition of arranged marriage by his overbearing family. When he meets Emily, an American woman, she steals his heart but puts him in a very precarious familial situation, one that threatens to end his relationship with Emily for good. When a mysterious illness puts Emily in a coma, Kumail must decide what is truly important to him and how he wants to ultimately live his life. With stellar supporing performances by Holly Hunter (RAISING ARIZONA, HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS), Ray Romano (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) and Zoe Kazan (RUBY SPARKS, WHAT IF) and based on the semi-autobiographical tale of actor/comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his real-life wife Emily, THE BIG SICK is a singular romantic comedy cut from its own cloth.  Will this ray of funny sunshine melt Rob’s heart? Or will the chances it takes to subvert the rom-com structure leave him feeling blue? Tune in this week to find out!   THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

Car RayRob is back with brand new episode of their new podcast A COPY OF A COPY! This week, Ray and Rob are tackling remakes that seek to be more accurate to their literary source materials. They’re doing this by comparing a classic from their childhood with a remake that proved to be divisive for many viewers, the 1971 kids classic WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and the 2005 Tim Burton remake CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY! Whether you’re comparing the performances of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, or the narrative and tonal accuracy of either film with Roald Dahl’s novel, opinion on both films vary wildly for viewer to viewer. Join Ray and Rob as they dissect both movies and their respective legacies and discover if the remake truly is inferior despite its relative faithfulness to Roald Dahl’s original vision! THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli, Kevin Magamoll and Rob Morgan INTERMISSION: Music: Jey You Voice: Rob Morgan

CarRayRob is kicking off the month of September with a brand-new episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! It’s Rob’s pick and he’s bringing another one of his personal favorites, the 1970 drama FIVE EASY PIECES! This true American classic stars a Jack Nicholson (CHINATOWN, THE SHINING) in the iconic role of Bobby Dupea, an oil worker with a privileged past that he must confront when he learns his father has suffered multiple strokes and his days are numbered. Accompanied on his journey by his eccentric girlfriend Rayette (played by the powerhouse of 70s cinema Karen Black), Bobby searches for who he is and what he truly wants from life. Born from one of the great New Hollywood production companies, BBS Productions, FIVE EASY PIECES is the great American film that embodies the changing landscape of counterculture America and the evolving face of the Hollywood industry.  Will Bobby Dupea’s journey speak to Ray and let him see this classic for what it is? Or will the complexities and failures of these characters leave him searching for the next thing? Tune in this week to find out!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

Car RayRob is wrapping up the month of August with a brand-new episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND! Ray and Rob are trying to keep their winning streak alive by revisiting the 1994 superhero comedy BLANKMAN! Starring Damon Wayons (THE LAST BOY SCOUT, IN LIVING COLOR), David Allen Grier (IN LIVING COLOR, MARTIN) and Robin Givens (BOOMERANG, HEAD OF STATE), BLANKMAN centers on a hyperintelligent, socially inept repairman who takes up a superhero mantle to protect his neighborhood after his grandmother is brutally murdered. Ray and Rob have fond memories of this cult classic but will the rewatch prove their nostalgia true? Tune in this week to find out!  Theme Song: Music: Jay You Voice: Rob Morgan Intermission: Voice: Jeremy Catarelli Music: Jay You

For Ray’s September SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM selection, he has decided to do a sequel, not of a film he’s already shown but of a conversation he and Rob began last month with THE LORD OF THE FLIES. To fulfill this, he has chosen the 2015 drama THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT. This tale of a real-life experiment conducted on the Standford University campus in 1971 centers on a group of students who agree to participate by being divided into prisoners and guards to see how each side would react. As with LORD OF THE FLIES, the darker sides of humanity bubble to the surface as the effects of power lead to torment for the unfortunate students relegated to be prisoners. Featuring stellar performances by Billy Crudup (WATCHMAN, BIG FISH, ALMOST FAMOUS), Tye Sharidan (MUD, READY PLAYER ONE), Ezra Miller (WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, THE FLASH) and many others, THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT is a chilling study of people and the abuse of power that possibly lays dormant within us all.  Will the similar themes of Ray’s previous recommendation once again leave Rob cold? Or will the stellar cast and true-life events draw him in an keep him prisoner? Tune in this week to find out!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

It’s fair to say that for Ray and Rob, the 1990s were the golden age of Disney animation. The run of hits holds a special nostalgic place in both of their hearts. At the top of that mountain sits ALADDIN, the story the young street urchin who with the help of magical genie, wins the heart of the princess Jasmine and defeats the evil Jafar. Over the last decade, Disney has seen fit to once again repackage these classics in live action versions in an attempt to bank on that nostalgia and line their pockets in the process. Because of this phenomenon, Ray and Rob decided to look at the original ALADDIN and it’s 2019 counterpart to decide, is this really just a cash grab? Or is there more than meets the eye? Join Ray and Rob as they breakdown both of these Disney films and take a look at the trend overall! Will the original stand supreme? Or will the live action remake prove to be something worthy of their time? Tune in to find out! THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli, Kevin Magamoll and Rob Morgan INTERMISSION: Music: Jey You Voice: Rob Morgan

Rob is kicking off August’s SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM by recommending a film to Ray that holds a special place in his heart, the 1991 Coen Brothers classic BARTON FINK! Starring John Turturro (THE BIG LEBOWSKI, O’ BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?) and John Goodman (RAISING ARIZONA, THE BIG LEBOWSKI), BARTON FINK centers on a rising star playwright of the same name as he takes a job in 1940s Hollywood to pen a wrestling picture for a mid-level studio. After relocating to a crumbling hotel with distracting neighbors and peeling wallpaper, Barton finds himself with a debilitating case of writer’s block. As he tries desperately to overcome it, he encounters a cadre of zany characters that only seem to add to his predicament. BARTON FINK comes from the early period of the Coen’s filmography (pre iconic films like FARGO and THE BIG LEBOWSKI), it is an often overlooked classic written by writers who either love writers or hates them! (You decide!)  Will the early style of Coen’s not ring as true with Ray as their later more well known films? Or will Barton’s journey of creative discovery lure Ray into it’s hypnotic allure? Tune in this week to find out!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

Ray and Rob are currently on a bit of a cold streak here on HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND, so they’re hoping to break the trend by revisiting a long-lost classic from their collective childhoods, the 1987 heist comedy BURGLAR! This Whoopi Goldberg (THE COLOR PURPLE, GHOST) led comedy centers on Bernie Rhodenbarr, an ex-con burglar who is being blackmailed by dirty cop Ray Kirschman to continue her life of crime to his benefit. When her latest heist turns sideways and her mark ends up dead, she finds herself in the crosshairs of the police and at the center of a conspiracy that could lead Bernie to a grave of her own. With supporting performances by Bobcat Goldthwait (POLICE ACADEMY, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD), John Goodman (BARTON FINK, RAISING ARIZONA) and Lesley Ann Warren (CLUE, LIFE STINKS), BURGLAR finds Whoopi on the upswing of her career that would solidify her as one of the comedy’s greats!  Will BURGLAR live up to nostalgia of Ray and Rob’s mind? Or will be another in a long line of recent disappointments? Tune in to find out!  Theme Song: Music: Jay You Voice: Rob Morgan Intermission: Voice: Jeremy Catarelli Music: Jay You

On this week’s episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, Ray takes Rob back to high school by recommending the 1990s screen adaptation LORD OF THE FLIES! This film based on the 1954 book by Sir William Golding stars a young Balthazar Getty as Ralph, the natural leader of a band of military students who find themselves stranded on a remote island after a savage plane crash. With no hope in sight, the group take to setting up their society which quickly becomes treacherous as factions break off and tensions begin to rise. With supporting performances by Chris Furrh (EXILE, A FAMILY FOR JOE), Danuel Pipoly (THE TORKELSONS, THE GIANT OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN and a debut performance by JAMES BADGE DALE (THE DEPARTED, IRON MAN 3), this slice of classic literature dissects how long society can stand when all rules seem to fade away.  Will this trip down memory lane prove to be nostalgic for Rob? Or will his lukewarm feelings about the source material leave this film in the past? Tune in this week to find out!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

It's time again for a brand-new episode of A COPY OF A COPY! This week, Ray and Rob are examining what they're calling the "stealth remake" in which a movie is an obvious remake of an older movie but is not explicitly marketed as such. For this version of the remake, they're watching one of Rob's favorite film, CASABLANCA starring the acting giants Humphrey Bogart (HIGH SIERRA, IN A LONELY PLACE) and Ingrid Bergman (NOTORIOUS, FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS) and the cult dystopian action film, BARB WIRE. This Pamela Anderson (BAYWATCH, THE LAST SHOWGIRL) vehicle was a critical and box office failure but has found an audience in the proceeding decades.  Did the makers of Barb Wire hide the fact it's a remake to avoid the comparison to one of Hollywood's greatest triumphs? Or was it to allow BARB WIRE the chance to soar on its own merits? Tune as Ray and Rob dissect these two films look at this variation on the remake!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli, Kevin Magamoll and Rob Morgan INTERMISSION: Music: Jey You Voice: Rob Morgan

It’s time to say Happy Birthday to Rob here on SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! To celebrate, he’s taking part in his new annual tradition to commemorate the day of his birth, messing with Ray! Rob has chosen a very special film this month, not in the hopes of Ray hating it, but to push him to the boundaries of his film milieu. He has picked the David Cronenberg’s 1983 body horror classic VIDEODROME!  In this subversive classic, James Woods plays Max Renn, the president of CIVIC-TV, a Canadian UHF television station known for pushing the boundaries of taste and civility. When Max is exposed to a new underground pirate broadcast centered on realistic torture and murder scenes with no discernable plot, he becomes enamored with who creates it, where it’s made and how he can get his hands on it. As Max goes deeper and deeper down the Videodrome rabbit hole, he begins to notice changes in his perception that forces him to question his own reality and puts him on a collision course with a force beyond his understanding.  With stellar supporting performances by Debbie Harry (HAIRSPRAY, FOREVER, LULU) and Peter Dvorsky (THE DEAD ZONE, TWINS), Videodrome shows David Cronenberg at the height of prescience of world we may have unknowingly found ourselves living in.   Will the unbounded creativity of one of the masters of body horror prove too much for Ray? Or will the underlying warning force Ray to listen and not look away? Tune in this week to find out!  THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

It's another 5th Monday here at Car RayRob which means its once again time for a special kid's episode of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! Ray and Rob are once again welcoming their favorite guest and ambassador of the younger generation, Mr. Kitty Kaiju! For this episode, Rob has decided to shake things up by not only recommending a movie that Mr. Kitty Kaiju hasn't seen, but he's also chosen one that Ray hasn't seen either, the 1984 sci-fi classic THE LAST STARFIGHTER! This staple of 80s childhoods everywhere centers on Alex Rogan, your typical teenager who dreams of escaping his humdrum life with his girlfriend, Maggie. But when his plan falls apart and a brand-new arcade game enters his life, he finds himself not only leaving his trailer park, but the planet itself to fight in an intergalactic battle against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada! With cutting edge for its time CGI animation, THE LAST STARFIGHTER is a classic entry into the cannon of sci-fi cinema and delivers on the dreams of kid everywhere!   Will the dated effects and "gland games" leave him behind? Or will Mr Kitty Kaiju find himself willingly recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada? Tune in this week to find out! THEME SONG: Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli INTERMISSION: Music: Jay You Voice: Jeremy Catarelli 

It’s another fun trip down nostalgia lane with CAR RAYROB but on this episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND, Ray and Rob look at what they’ve been told is the most pressing issue in modern American life, boy is girls sports! To aide their dissection, they are going to revisit the 1992 sports comedy LADYBUGS, starring the late/great Rodney Dangerfield (BACK TO SCHOOL, CADDYSHACK) as Chester Lee, a hardworking salesman who is desperate to impress his boss and land the big promotion. When he’s offered the opportunity to coach the company’s girls soccer team (a sport he knows nothing about), he enlists the help of his fiancee’s son Matthew to help him put together a winning season. Co-starring Jonathan Brandis (SEAQUEST DSV, THE NEVERENDING STORY II) and Vinessa Shaw (HOCUS POCUS, 3:10 TO YUMA), LADYBUGS tackles the notion of winning at all costs and finding your self-confidence in the face of perilous odds.  Join Ray and Rob as they not only dissect this movie, but the way modern society can use pop culture to weaponize concepts beyond rationale understanding.  Will Rodney Dangerfield’s classic wit still ring true after all these years? Or will the concept unpinning this sport comedy fail on and off the field? Tune in this week to find out!  Theme Song: Music: Jay You Voice: Rob Morgan Intermission: Voice: Jeremy Catarelli Music: Jay You