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Want to be entertained throughout the week? The Fat Guys Network is here to provide you with hours of weekly programming that will wrap around you like a warm, fleshy Snuggie. Get movie reviews on Fridays, television talk on Mondays, DVD and Blu-ray picks on Tuesday, off-beat and offensive comedy on Wednesday and movie discussion throughout the weekends, all with an irreverent silliness with plenty of humor and fun. From the flagship show Fat Guys at the Movies to newer podcasts like OSNAP! ...
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Rated PG-13 Opens: November 15, 2024 Kevin says Red One kinda sucks! With Christmas movies in full swing this year, it’s time for one about Santa on steroids. RED ONE takes us to the North Pole where Santa Claus is kidnapped by an evil witch bent on punishing the naughty. It’s up to Santa’s bodyguard and a notorious criminal to save him and the hol…
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Rated PG Opens: November 8, 2024 Kevin says The Best Christmas Pageant Ever kinda rocks! Move over, turkeys. We’re comin’ in hot with the Christmas movies. First up is THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, an adaptation of the beloved children’s book. The story follows a family of problematic children who take over a church’s annual Christmas pageant. A…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: November 1, 2024 Kevin says Here kinda sucks! Tom Hanks and Robin Wright reunite with director Robert Zemeckis for a new film. HERE tells the story of a home, starting from wilderness in prehistoric times to the life of (mostly) one family. Hanks and Wright play a couple we see go from high school to retirement and the struggles …
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Rated PG-13 Opens: October 25, 2024 Kevin says Venom: The Last Dance kinda sucks! Sony is desperately trying to keep its Spider-Man-adjacent properties alive this year with a third VENOM movie. VENOM: THE LAST DANCE finds Eddie Brock and his symbiote on the lam while an immortal being from outer space is sending an army to search for Venom. Meanwhi…
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Rated R Opens: October 18, 2024 Kevin says Smile 2 ROCKS! After Paramount’s SMILE was a box office hit, it’s no surprise they made a bigger and louder sequel. SMILE 2 follows a trouble pop star on the verge of a world tour. She witnesses a traumatic event and then discovers an entity has attached itself to her, appearing as horrifying visions of pe…
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Rated R Opens: October 11, 2024 Kevin says Saturday Night kinda rocks! SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE turns 50 this year, so Hollywood is looking back at the origins of the groundbreaking sketch comedy show. SATURDAY NIGHT is a real-time look at the chaos that surrounded the production leading up to its premier in 1975. Jason Reitman directs an ensemble cast …
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Rated R Opens: October 4, 2024 Kevin says Joker: Folie À Deux kinda rocks! In 2019, Todd Phillips’ JOKER offered a look into the mind of a killer from DC’s Batman comics. Now, JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX continues the story of Arthur Fleck as he faces Gotham’s justice system. In Arkham Asylum, he meets the mysterious Harleen Quinzel, and she latches onto h…
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Rated PG Opens: September 27, 2024 Kevin says The Wild Robot ROCKS! This week, theaters are being taken over by robots and cute animals. Based on the best-selling children’s book, THE WILD ROBOT tells the story of a service droid that crashes on a forest island and has to survive. She takes it upon herself to raise an orphaned gosling and strikes u…
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Rated PG Opens: September 20, 2024 Kevin says Transformers One kinda rocks! A popular cinematic franchise is transforming into animation and rolling out with a new film. TRANSFORMERS ONE is a prequel that shows the origins of hero Optimus Prime and villain Megatron. The story goes back to their home world when they were young robots who fought toge…
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Rated R Opens: September 13, 2024 Kevin says Speak No Evil kinda sucks! Hollywood’s remake for this week offers a new presentation of a Danish thriller from two years ago. SPEAK NO EVIL follows an American family who befriend a couple while on vacation in Italy. Weeks later, they accept an invitation to visit the couple at their out-of-the-way farm…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: September 6, 2024 Kevin says Beetlejuice Beetlejuice kinda rocks! With all the reboots in Hollywood, it’s no wonder Betelgeuse is rising from the grave. It’s been 36 years, and BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE drops us in on the Deetz family after their patriarch has died. Lydia, her step-mother Delia, and her estranged daughter Astrid re…
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Rated R Opens: August 30, 2024 Kevin says Slingshot kinda rocks! If you think your job can make you feel isolated, there’s a movie that might give you new perspective. SLINGSHOT is a science fiction thriller that examines the potential challenges of space travel. The story follows a trio of astronauts on a mission to Saturn’s moon of Titan. However…
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Rated R Opens: August 23, 2024 Kevin says The Crow SUCKS! Hollywood’s theatrical remake for this week is THE CROW. The story follows two troubled souls who fall in love. However, soon dark figures from their past show up to put an end to them forever. One finds himself stuck in the middle, and he is brought back to our realm to seek revenge. It’s b…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: August 9, 2024 Kevin says Borderlands kinda sucks! With BORDERLANDS, director Eli Roth asks if it’s possible to make a good movie out of a video game. The answer probably won’t surprise you. BORDERLANDS follows a bounty hunter hired to rescue a ruthless businessman’s daughter in order to access a trove of hidden treasures. The st…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: August 2, 2024 Kevin says Trap ROCKS! M. Night Shyamalan stays in his comfort zone with the new thriller TRAP. The story follows a serial killer hiding as a normal family man who takes his daughter to a concert only to learn he’s been targeted by police. He must use his wits to escape capture. I’ve been a fan of Shyamalan since h…
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DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and 2024 MARVEL. Rated R Opens: July 26, 2024 Kevin says Deadpool & Wolverine ROCKS! After a few stumbles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an unlikely hero might end up saving the franchise. The third DEADPOOL movie is the first under the Disney brand, and it also taps into the classic characte…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: July 19, 2024 Kevin says Twisters kinda rocks! Another reboot is roaring into theaters this weekend. TWISTERS isn’t a direct sequel to the 1996 original, but rather it follows two new groups of rival storm chasers studying tornadoes. With more and more powerful weather events happening, they try to save lives. Along the way, they…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: July 12, 2024 Kevin says Fly Me to the Moon kinda rocks! A new movie in theaters is shooting for the moon. FLY ME TO THE MOON stars Scarlett Johansson as a marketing genius hired to put NASA on the front page. There, she butts heads with Launch Commander Channing Tatum and of course, there’s a romance brewing. Oh, and there’s als…
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Rated R Opens: July 5, 2024 Kevin says MaXXXine ROCKS! Ti West wraps up his dark side of fame trilogy with MAXXINE. The story follows Mia Goth as the main character from X. It’s 1985, and Maxine is trying to jump from adult films into mainstream Hollywood. She lands a role in a high-profile horror film but her past – and the notorious serial killer…
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Rated PG Opens: July 3, 2024 Kevin says Despicable Me 4 kinda rocks! Gru and the gang are back for another Despicable Me movie. By the fourth film (with a couple stand-alone minion flicks along the way), these movies have hit a stride. They don’t have the emotional sweetness of the first film, but they know their place. It’s all about absurdity and…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: June 28, 2024 Kevin says A Quiet Place: Day One kinda sucks! After two films of a family battling audio activated aliens, the Quiet Place franchise heads to New York City for a prequel. A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE follows a terminally ill woman who gets stuck in the city when the aliens first attack. She tries to survive and find a wa…
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Rated R Opens: June 21, 2024 Kevin says The Bikeriders kinda rocks! Writer/director Jeff Nichols takes a road trip into the past with his new film THE BIKERIDERS. The story follows a journalist profiling a Chicago motorcycle club in the late 60 and early 70s. Seen through the eyes of one of the wives, the story focuses on the leader played by Tom H…
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Rated PG Opens: June 14, 2024 Kevin says Inside Out 2 kinda rocks! After some misfires, Pixar is heading back to its well of hits with a new sequel. INSIDE OUT 2 reunites us with the emotions of Riley, who is now heading into puberty and must face a new batch of complicated feelings. A lot of what worked in the original film is still present in thi…
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Rated R Opens: June 7, 2024 Kevin says Bad Boys: Ride or Die kinda sucks! Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back as wise-cracking Miami detectives in a new BAD BOYS movie. The story follows the buddy cop duo facing midlife crises at home and getting framed as cartel operatives. Fans of the BAD BOYS movies should enjoy this because it has all the e…
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Rated R Opens: May 31, 2024 Kevin says Ezra kinda rocks! Leaving CGI creatures and high-octane action in the dust, a new film puts a spotlight on parenting challenges. EZRA tells the story of a divorced couple struggling to raise their autistic son. Faced with uncertain medical treatment and tough educational choices, the situation is complicated b…
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Rated PG Opens: May 24, 2024 Kevin says The Garfield Movie kinda rocks! If you hate Mondays, love lasagna, and enjoy sleeping in, your spirit animal might just be Garfield. The new GARFIELD MOVIE ditches live-action and goes full CGI. Based on the beloved comic strip, it tells the story of a fat and lazy cat who goes on an adventure with his long, …
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Rated PG Opens: May 17, 2024 Kevin says IF kinda rocks! Director John Krasinski takes a break from Jack Ryan action and quiet place monsters to make the uplifting family film IF. The story follows a girl who has lost her mother and sees her father in the hospital. When staying with her grandmother, she encounters a group of imaginary friends whose …
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Rated PG-13 Opens: May 10, 2024 Kevin says Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ROCKS! The first sequel to kick off the summer is a return to the Planet of the Apes. KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES takes place generations after the human population has been decimated by a virus, giving rise to ultra intelligent apes who build a new society. But when…
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Rated R Opens: May 3, 2024 Kevin says The Fall Guy Kinda Sucks! The latest adaptation of a TV series with few similarities to that series is THE FALL GUY. If you loved the old Lee Majors show about a stunt man helping people on his days off, I have no idea if you’ll like this movie. ‘Cause they’re very different animals. I mean, this is a tongue-in…
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Rated R Opens: April 26, 2024 Kevin says Challengers SUCKS! The new film CHALLENGERS asks the question: Can tennis be sexy? The answer – at least how it’s presented her – is a resounding NO… Unless you want to be visibly drenched in flop sweat from the actors on a 30-foot tall screen. The story examines the relationship between three tennis phenoms…
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Rated R Opens: April 19, 2024 Kevin says The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Kinda Rocks! It’s another weekend, and another war movie is opening in theaters. But this one takes a more whimsical approach. Guy Ritchie directs THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE, a somewhat true but greatly embellished story of a secret British plot during World W…
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Rated R Opens: April 12, 2024 Kevin says Civil War ROCKS! You might expect Alex Garland’s new film CIVIL WAR to be a scathing deconstruction of American political discourse. But it delivers a far more different – and more chilling – message. The film follows a group of journalists embedded in a years-long civil war that has torn apart modern Americ…
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Rated R Opens: April 5, 2024 Kevin says THE FIRST OMEN Kinda rocks! They’ve rebooted HALLOWEEN and THE EXORCIST. The next 70s horror franchise to get another go is THE OMEN. THE FIRST OMEN takes us back before the original film, telling the story of a young woman serving at a Roman orphanage before she takes her final vows as a nun. She discovers a…
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This Week: It’s the final episode of Fat Guys at the Movies, so Kevin is ready to go out with a bang. First, he offers an update and apology in the news as well as some info on the box office and Disney’s physical media situation. Next, he looks at new trailers for Alien Romulus and Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Later, he reviews Godzilla x Kong: The New …
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Rated PG-13 Opens: March 29, 2024 Kevin says GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE Kinda rocks! Legendary Pictures’ Monsterverse attempts to get even bigger with the release of GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE. In this new kaiju movie, the two titans have to work together to stop a new threat brewing in the Hollow Earth, ready to break free and destroy th…
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This Week: Kevin starts off the show with a look at the box office and a response to a listener email. Then he talks a bit about the British Royals before he looks at trailers for Furiosa and The Acolyte. Later, he reviews Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Leprechaun, The Windsors, Megaforce and Missile to the Moon. Finally, he wraps things up with the …
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Rated PG-13 Opens: March 22, 2024 Kevin says GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE Kinda rocks! After a successful reboot three years ago, the Ghostbusters are back. The story follows the new team trying to revitalize the ghost busting business in New York City. But when an ancient evil breaks loose and threatens to freeze the world, the new and old Ghostbus…
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This Week: Kevin kicks things off with a look at the box office, some Scream VII casting news, and support for Olivia Munn. Next, he looks at new trailers for The First Omen and The Crow. Later, he recaps the Oscars and reviews Arthur the King, One Life, Two Evil Eyes and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Finally, he dives into the Home-Cinema Round-Up…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: March 15, 2024 Kevin says ARTHUR THE KING Kinda rocks! I’ll be the first to admit that I’m an easy mark for a movie about dogs, and the new film ARTHUR THE KING takes advantage of this. This inspirational sports film is a true story of a group of athletes, led by Mark Wahlberg, who encounter a stray dog during a 10-day, 435-mile …
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This Week: Kevin starts things off with a look at the box office and the Rust verdict. Then he has a heartfelt announcement about ending the show. Next, he looks at new trailers for steve! and The Wild Robot. Later, he gives his Oscar predictions before reviewing Kung Fu Panda 4, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Taskmaster and The …
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Rated PG Opens: March 8, 2024 Kevin says KUNG FU PANDA 4 Kinda rocks! After a successful trilogy, DreamWorks brings another installment of the unlikely Dragon Warrior. The aptly named KUNG FU PANDA 4 follows Po as he battles a new villain, a shape-shifting sorcerer seeking the powers of the kung fu masters. The first Kung Fu Panda was a pleasant su…
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This Week: Kevin takes a quick look at the box office before answering a listener email during which he proudly proves that Elon Musk is a blithering idiot. Next, he looks at new trailers for The Watchers and The Bikeriders. Later, he reviews Dune (1984), Dune 2021, Dune Part Two, Hardware Wars and Super Fuzz. Finally, he wraps things up with the H…
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Rated PG Opens: March 1, 2024 Kevin says Dune Part Two ROCKS! Denis Villeneuve finishes his epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel with DUNE: PART TWO. The story picks right up from the previous film. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) have fled to the desert to join the nomadic Fremen. There, Paul…
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This Week: Kevin starts off with some news about the box office of Madame Web. Next, he looks at new trailers for Imagu and Borderlands. Later, he reviews Ordinary Angels, Drive-Away Dolls, The Black Hole, The Black Cauldron and True Detective: Night Country. Finally, he wraps things up with a look at the new 4K for Darkman. Download this Episode E…
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Rated PG Opens: February 23, 2024 Kevin says Ordinary Angels kinda rocks! With superhero movies slumping at the box office, there’s a new film focusing on the heroism of everyday people. ORDINARY ANGELS stars Hilary Swank as a woman searching for a purpose. She hears about a young girl needing a liver transplant who just lost her mother, so she mak…
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This Week: Kevin kicks things off with a look at the box office and offers his thoughts on the Gina Carano lawsuit against Disney. Then, he looks at new trailers for Deadpool 3 and Wicked. Later, he reviews Madame Web, The Oscar-Nominated Short Films, The Watcher in the Woods and a special Valentine’s Day tribute. Finally, he wraps things up with a…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: February 14, 2024 Kevin says Madame Web kinda sucks! Superhero movies can lead to existential quandaries. Like, is a Spider-Man movie a Spider-Man movie without Spider-Man? MADAME WEB stars Dakota Johnson as an ambulance driver who discovers she has mystical spider powers because her mother was bitten by an Amazonian spider while…
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This Week: Kevin starts things off with a tribute to long-time Fat Guys listener Christopher Lehman, who passed away last week. Next, he looks at new trailers for A Quiet Place: Day One and Despicable Me 4. Later, he reviews Lisa Frankenstein, Out of Darkness, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (198…
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Rated PG-13 Opens: February 9, 2024 Kevin says Lisa Frankenstein kinda sucks! For Super Bowl weekend, a new movie targets an audience likely skipping the Big Game… namely goth girls, 80s misfits, and anyone indifferent to Taylor Swift. LISA FRANKENSTEIN is an 80s rom-com resurrected as a horror-adjacent comedy. Written by Oscar-winner Diablo Cody, …
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This Week: Kevin starts things off with a look at last week’s anemic box office and some thoughts on the Alec Baldwin plea in the Rust shooting. Next, he looks at new trailers for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Monkey Man. Later, he reviews Argylle and looks back at 90s cyberthrillers with The Net, Freejack, The Thirteenth Floor and eXistenZ. Fina…
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