Film Soceyology

THE FILM YAP invades FILM SOCEYOLOGY. Many Yappers hang out with Matthew Socey to discuss the new STAR TREK film and a weekend film festival for the ages.

Matthew reviews LES COWBOYS and then dips into the archives with interviews of Neil Gaiman and Gail Kim. Writers and wrestlers on one film show. That is FILM SOCEYOLOGY.

Matthew Socey has a lively hour-long chat with Craig Mince about the Indy Film Fest, the films of Michael Cimino and what films they have inflicted on their children.

Matthew Socey hangs out with Producer Joan (who reviews THE BFG) and chats with actors Brian G. Hartz and Ericka Barker about their production of EQUUS and other favorite horse films.

Matthew Socey reviews ART BASTARD plus better-late-than-never reviews of DARK HORSE and FINDING DORY. To celebrate the broadcast anniversary of SVENGOOLIE, Matthew replays his epic chat with Rich Koz.

Matthew Socey spoke with co-worker Stacey Stuteville about films that scared children at the multiplexes but were easier to watch at home. Plus archive chats with HGTV's Jonathon Scott and with Padma Lakshmi.

The show starts with an audio tribute to Muhammad Ali, followed by a trip to the archives with chats with Rick Harper (ROOM FULL OF SPOONS) and the late, great Elmore Leonard.

Matthew Socey and co-workers Myke Perrey and Chris Elberfeld discuss the 1980 comedy The Hollywood Knights, what impact the film had on them and in comedies of the late 70s/early 80s that were constantly running on cable.

Matthew Socey reviews THE NICE GUYS, A BIGGER SPLASH and THE MEDDLER. Plus he chats with some of the cast and the director of First Folio's production of HAMLET.

Matthew Socey discusses MONEY MONSTER with Joan Himebrook, FILM SOCEYOLOGY's new George Clooney correspondent. Matthew also previews the Indianapolis Jewish Film Festival. Plus Matthew and Joan discuss two Dead People We Like who each had long marriages, especially in this business.

Matthew Socey and author/book store owner Kate Glen discuss CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, her new book plus films they are glad to have seen on the big screen.

Flying solo, Matthew Socey reviews THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR and then goes back to the archives and plays his lengthy chat with SVENGOOLIE aka Rich Koz.

Matthew Socey reviews CRIMINAL and has a lively chat with Marni Lemons and Tobin Strader (Civic's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF).

Matthew Socey chats with Rick Harper, the writer/director of the documentary ROOM FULL OF SPOONS, which looks at the phenomenon of the film THE ROOM. It's also an excuse for Matthew to replay his interview with THE ROOM creator Tommy Wiseau.

Matthew Socey reviews MARGUERITE and chats with actors David Alan Anderson and Brian Hartz. The show does turn a little into STAGE SOCEYOLOGY, but there are also Dead People We Like.

Matthew Socey and the IBJ's Lou Harry discuss BATMAN vs. SUPERMAN and several Dead People We Like because we never have time for dead people we don't like.

Host Matthew Socey dipped into the interview archives for something old (his classic chat with author Elmore Leonard) and something new (his most recent chat with Chef Robert Irvine).

Matthew Socey reviews THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY. The Film Yap's Joe Shearer reviews 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE. They also discuss the Blu-Ray release of THE PEANUTS MOVIE and when their kids got freaked out at the movies.

Matthew Socey and Coby Slagle discuss the Academy Awards. This may or may not be the final appearance by Coby Slagle on the show, so there's an audio montage of some of Coby's favorite things plus a classic interview that Coby and Matthew love.

Matthew Socey is joined by Coby (as usual) and fair, sweet Bianca Slagle to discuss TRIPLE 9, several DVD and Blu-Ray titles and the Academy Awards.