A brand-new year is a upon which means Car RayRob is back with a fresh new season of A COPY OF A COPY! The podcast where Ray and Rob watch originals and remakes to analyze why they were made! For their season opener, they're swinging for the fences by trying to settle an age-old argument, is THE HUNGER GAMES really just a rip of BATTLE ROYALE?!? The Y/A juggernaut has wowed audiences the world over, but detractors continue to bash it in defense of the Japanese action spectacle.

Both films center on a politically sanctioned game where teens are conscripted to fight to the death. In one, as a punishment for long ago fought revolution. The other, as a way to try to keep the kids in line as the country goes to hell.

Is there really something to this? Should Suzanne Collins have been sued into oblivion for copyright infringement? Join us this week to listen as Ray and Rob attempt to possibly broker a peace, but could they also be swayed by the legion of BATTLE ROYALE fans? Tune in to find out!

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Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli, Kevin Magamoll and Rob Morgan

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Music: Jey You

Voice: Rob Morgan

It's a brand-new year and a brand-new season here at SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! It's Rob episode and he's decided to go in a completely different direction than the way he started last season by going big and he means BIG! To accomplish this hefty goal, he has chosen a film that meets the moment and one that he was shocked to learn Ray had never seen, the 2014 Action film spectacle JOHN WICK! Starring the much-loved Keanu Reeves, this modern staple of the genre centers on John Wick, a retired hitman who not only loses his wife to illness, but also her final gift to him after her passing, his dog. This act of aggression not only sparks a revenge tour that has to be seen to be believed but threatens to pull him back into a life that John had long left behind. With supporting performances Alfie Allen (GAME OF THRONES, JOJO RABBIT), Ian McShane (DEADWOOD, SEXY BEAST) and the late Lance Reddick (THE WIRE, WHITE HOUSE DOWN), John Wick became an overnight sensation that sparked a franchise and became the pinnacle of the genre for a generation.

Join Rob as he shares this classic with Ray in the hopes he can get him to love it as much as he does!

THEME SONG:

Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli

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Music: Jay You

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

Here we are again, friends! The end of another great year of CAR RAYROB! We've had an amazing 2025, we've watched some great films and launched two new shows, HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND and A COPY OF A COPY! To celebrate all of these milestones, Ray and Rob are once again inviting you to join them for their annual YEAR END SPECIAL! Tune in to hear them rate their favorite originals and remakes on A COPY OF A COPY, as well as their picks for movies that held up the best (and the worst) on HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND! Then, listen as they announce their combined TOP TEN LIST of favorite recommendations on SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! And maybe a special guest might pop in as well! It's a not to be missed recap of a not to be missed year right here on CAR RAYROB!

A COPY OF A COPY

THEME SONG:

Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli, Kevin Magamoll and Rob Morgan

INTERMISSION:

Music: Jey You

Voice: Rob Morgan

HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND

Theme Song:

Music: Jay You

Voice: Rob Morgan

Intermission:

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM

THEME SONG:

Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli

INTERMISSION:

Music: Jay You

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

It's time for Ray and Rob to wrap up their first season of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND! To ring out the year, they have decided to embrace the winter cold by revisiting the 1999 sports comedy MYSTERY, ALASKA! This hockey classic revolves around a small Alaskan town and the myth surrounding a weekly hockey match called "The Saturday Game". When Sports Illustrated prints a story about this long-held tradition, written by a former townie, interest arises to pit Mystery's scrappy players against the New York Rangers. This opportunity sparks a firestorm within the town to prove to the world that they are just as good as any professional player on the ice. With starring performances by Russell Crowe (L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, THE INSIDER), Hank Azaria (THE SIMPSONS, QUIZ SHOW) and many more, this chippy comedy swings a slapshot at the net, but does it still score? Tune in to find out!

Theme Song:

Music: Jay You

Voice: Rob Morgan

Intermission:

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

Music: Jay You

The time has come for Ray to present his season finale recommendation on SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM! For this momentous occasion, Ray has chosen a movie that will tug on Rob's heartstrings by hitting close to home, the 2017 family drama GIFTED. Directed by Marc Webb (500 DAYS OF SUMMER, THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN), GIFTED follows the story of Mary (Played by the amazing McKenna Grace), a seven-year-old math savant who is being raised by her Uncle Frank after her mother's tragic suicide. When his estranged mother Evelyn, Mary's Grandmother, learns of her gifts, she decides that Frank is unfit to be Mary's guardian and seeks full custody of her. Buttressed by performances by Chris Evans (AVENGERS: ENDGAME, SNOWPIERCER), Jenny Slate (MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, OBVIOUS CHILD) and Octavia Spencer (FRUITVALE STATION, HIDDEN FIGURES), GIFTED examines the difficulties of growing up a genius, from the social-emotional hurdles to the question of what you owe the world with your gifts.

Join Ray and Rob on this finale episode to see if the subject matter hits too close to home for Rob to enjoy, or if McKenna Grace's magnetic performance is enough to steal his heart! Tune in to find out!

THEME SONG:

Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli

INTERMISSION:

Music: Jay You

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

It’s finally time for the season finale of A COPY OF A COPY! In this episode, Ray and Rob dive into the world of foreign-language-to-English remakes by comparing Wim Wenders’ 1987 German arthouse classic WINGS OF DESIRE with its Hollywood counterpart, CITY OF ANGELS, starring Nicolas Cage (MOONSTRUCK, RAISING ARIZONA) and Meg Ryan (SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, FRENCH KISS). Both films follow an angel who, drawn to the pull of human life, falls in love with a woman and must decide whether to give up eternity for the challenges of being human. While WINGS OF DESIRE is set in Cold War-era Berlin, CITY OF ANGELS takes place in its namesake city of Los Angeles. Wender's original is a darling of arthouse cinema and captures the complex emotions of a country in perpetual turmoil. CITY OF ANGELS attempts to capture the narrative roots of the original but adds that flare of Hollywood filmmaking in the attempts to reach a wider audience. Does it succeed? Or is Wender's classic too much for it to handle? Tune in this week to find out!

THEME SONG:

Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli, Kevin Magamoll and Rob Morgan

INTERMISSION:

Music: Jey You

Voice: Rob Morgan

The time has come for Rob’s final recommendation of the year on SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FILM, and he’s going out with his biggest swing yet by choosing one of his all-time favorites. To close things out, he’s presenting Ray with the 1960 romantic comedy THE APARTMENT! This Billy Wilder gem stars Jack Lemmon (SOME LIKE IT HOT, GRUMPY OLD MEN) as C.C. Baxter, an ambitious insurance clerk eager to climb the corporate ladder. To get ahead, he lets his bosses use his apartment for their extramarital affairs, much to his own inconvenience. Things take a turn when he falls for the charming and sought-after elevator operator Fran Kubelik, played with irresistible charm by Shirley MacLaine (TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, STEEL MAGNOLIAS). When Baxter discovers that his crush on Miss Kubelik is tangled up in his apartment troubles through his boss Jeff Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray), he’s faced with his most complicated dilemma yet, one that makes him question what he truly wants in life. Rob thinks he’s saved the best for last, but it’s Ray who will have the final say!

Will the hype Rob has been building over the last few weeks for this pick ruin Ray's viewing experience? Or will the undeniable chemistry of the performances and impeccable screenplay show him this is one of the greatest films ever made? Tune in this week to find out!

THEME SONG:

Music and Lyrics: Jeremy Catarelli

INTERMISSION:

Music: Jay You

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

On this month's episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND, Ray and Rob were forced to call an audible when their original selection, ONLY THE LONELY is not currently available digitally in the US! Since they wanted to stay with a John Candy movie, they have decided to pivot to 1989 detective comedy WHO'S HARRY CRUMB?

This send up of the cop drama, John Candy plays Harry Crumb, the last in a long line of famous private detective who is brought in when the daughter of a millionaire is kidnapped from a day spa. When it becomes clear that he was only hired for his ineptitude to cover up an inside job, Harry has to hone his natural familial talent in the art of detection to thwart multiple parties in a game of cat and mouse that twists and turns until its surprising conclusion. Critically panned at the time, but coming at a cultural high point for John Candy, WHO'S HARRY CRUMB? was a favorite of both Ray and Rob but has since fallen to the annuls of time.

Will the audible throw Ray and Rob for a loop and cast a dark cloud over this movie? Or will John Candy's magnetic comedy prove this to be a forgotten classic? Tune in this week to find out!

Theme Song:

Music: Jay You

Voice: Rob Morgan

Intermission:

Voice: Jeremy Catarelli

Music: Jay You