Fat Guys at the Movies

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Are you ready for a revolution in film criticism? Kevin Carr and hosts the syndicated radio program Fat Guys at the Movies, with podcasts of the show available through iTunes each week. Kevin gives a unique perspective on film beyond the snobby, pretentious art-house circles. Do you like big event films with lots of awesome explosions? Or maybe you like a standard chick flick. Of course, Kevin is always there to appreciate an exploitation movie with copious amounts of boobs. Hear an everyday guy – who happen to also be a film critic – chew the fat about the latest movies, home video releases and trends in pop culture entertainment. read less

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‘IF’ Review

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 […]

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‘IF’ Review

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 […]

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review

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 […]

‘Challengers’ Review

‘Challengers’ Review

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 […]

‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review

‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review

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 […]

‘Civil War’ Review

‘Civil War’ Review

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 […]

‘The First Omen’ Review

‘The First Omen’ Review

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 […]

Episode 883 – A Fat Guys Farewell

Episode 883 – A Fat Guys Farewell

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 […]

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Review

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Review

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 […]

Episode 882 – No Junk in Barry Bostwick’s Trunk

Episode 882 – No Junk in Barry Bostwick’s Trunk

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. […]

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Review

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Review

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 […]

Episode 881 – Warm and Fuzzy Horror

Episode 881 – Warm and Fuzzy Horror

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 […]

‘Arthur the King’ Review

‘Arthur the King’ Review

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 […]

Episode 880 – The Vast Wastelands of the Video Desert

Episode 880 – The Vast Wastelands of the Video Desert

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 […]

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Review

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Review

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 […]

Episode 879 – Elon Musk Is a Moron

Episode 879 – Elon Musk Is a Moron

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. […]

‘Dune Part Two’ Review

‘Dune Part Two’ Review

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 […]

Episode 878 – It Was a Dark and Stormy Show

Episode 878 – It Was a Dark and Stormy Show

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 […]

‘Ordinary Angels’ Review

‘Ordinary Angels’ Review

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 […]

Episode 877 – The Good, the Bad, and the Fat

Episode 877 – The Good, the Bad, and the Fat

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. […]

‘Madame Web’ Review

‘Madame Web’ Review

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 […]