Stephen Robles

Stephen Robles

Originally from New York, lover of classical music, now turned video and podcast creator.

Appears in 245 Episodes

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Knuckles the Echidna? Chaos Emeralds? Only the die hard Sonic fans know what I’m talking about. But does Sonic’s first attempt at the big screen deliver enough blue st...

Valentine’s Day (2010)

We know Valentine’s Day can be a mixed bag, so we chose to review a mixed bag of a movie, the 2010 star-studded classic: Valentine’s Day! Whether you have a significan...

Scenic Art in Film | Interview with Rohan Harris

Ever wonder about all those paintings and set pieces in the backgrounds of some of your favorite movies? How are those sets for Beauty and the Beast created? Who paint...

The Aeronauts (2019)

If Nate and Stephen were in a hot air balloon trying to break the altitude record, who would be sending down carrier pigeons and who would be climbing the balloon to f...

Gemini Man (2019)

Could CG Will Smith remake all the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes? What happens if we have CG Will Smiths all the way down? We discuss the uncanniest of valleys and ...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

It’s Star Wars time listeners, and we have brought a very special guest to the Jedi council: Cecily! We discuss her experience of watching all nine movies for the firs...

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

Any movie that gets 93% on Rotten Tomatoes from the audience has to be pretty good right? RIGHT? I mean this movie has Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, AND more practica...

Ad Astra (2019)

Ad Astra, or Ad nauseam? We go to the future looking for the answer of whether or not this week’s Brad Pitt movie is actually good. And yes, we discuss the baboons. We...

The 2019 Mayo Awards

It’s a night of tuxedos, Hollywood Stars and music, it’s the 2019 Movies All Year’Ound Awards! Plus a huge thank you to all our listeners and supporters. We love makin...

Home Alone vs. Die Hard: What Makes a Christmas Movie?

The time has come for the showdown of the decade. Will Die Hard remain a Christmas movie? Will Home Alone be dethroned from its holiday nostalgia? Find out as Stephen ...

Noelle (2019)

Can Anna Kendrick single-handedly save Christmas and Disney’s first attempt at an original Christmas movie direct to streaming?! Find out this week as we review the 20...

I’ll Be Home For Christmas (1998)

Ok, hear us out. We think this week’s Christmas movie, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” is actually a horror movie. No, we’re not talking about the horror of how bad this ...

Die Hard (1988)

The Christmas season has begun! But is this week’s movie actually a Christmas movie? Tell us what you think, as we review the 1988 Bruce Willis classic, Die Hard!Die H...

Waterworld (1995)

The Polar ice caps have melted, the Earth is covered in water, and Kevin Costner isn’t really that much of a fish. But he may be an X-Man. We review the 1995 Costner C...

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Can a franchise become sentient and present its own movie? Apparently Fast & Furious has done just that, and we review the 87th installment of this action-flooded genr...

Yesterday (2019)

After some brief follow-up on Fiji water, we have a special offer going on through the rest of 2019! Support us on Patreon and we’ll send you a free MOTS T-Shirt! AND ...

The Lion King (2019)

A Patreon shout out, gas station candy ranking, an argument about the taste of water, but the main event is still our review of the 2019 remake: The Lion King!The Lion...

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

We websling back into the Marvelverse and review Tom Holland’s second go at being Spider-Man! At first we reminisce about last week’s episode on Aladdin, but stay tune...

Aladdin (2019)

You ain’t never had a MOTS episode like this! There’s so much singing, so much Vietnamese, and so many versions of “A Whole New World,” you may need to listen twice! K...

The Time Machine (2002)

What do bootleg orcs, cheesy early 2000’s special effects and nostalgia have in common? The 2002 Time Machine movie of course! We have an extra long episode for you si...

Interlude: Patreon Episode Sneak Peek

We’ll be honest, it’s been pretty busy at the Baranowski and Robles estates, so we didn’t get a chance to review a movie this week. But fear not! We are giving you a p...

National Treasure (2004)

How many clues does it take to get to the center of a Nicholas Cage impression? Or is it just clues all the way down? Find out as we review the 2004 Disney movie: Nati...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

What would Nate sound like as a history teacher? Find out in this week’s episode as he gives a doctoral thesis of the Persian Empire, and why this might not be the wor...

Australia (2008)

Can the eyes of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in a henley carry an entire 3-Hour movie? Probably. But luckily Australia has a lot more to offer than that. We review t...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

How many Godzilla movies does it take to break a Nate Baranowski? This many apparently. We spend this entire episode breaking down the 2019 hodgepodge of monsters and ...

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

What‘s the ideal genre of movie to watch while a hurricane looms in the Atlantic? A disaster movie of course! This week we review the 2004 classic, The Day After Tomor...

Shazam! (2019)

Is it fair to compare the seven deadly sins in Shazam! to real-live cataracts? How exactly does one say the name “Levi”? All this plus our new segment: 30 second movie...

Van Helsing (2004)

We return to our rose colored glasses era and review the 2004 Jackman / Beckinsale special: Van Helsing! Our Top 5 is all about Hugh, and we have a very special announ...

Men in Black: International (2019)

Nothing satisfies quite like Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, black suits, and aliens. But does the latest MIB installment have that special sauce?? Find out in today’s...

Alita: Battle Angel

Nate sings Newsies, Stephen sings Aladdin, we give some shout outs, review the manga inspired Alita: Battle Angel, and then list our Top 5 Young Adult Movies!Alita: Ba...

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