--- description: When deciding which movies to see and which to skip, Stephen Colbert knows it can be helpful to have a second opinion. title: Watch Stephen Colbert and James Franco's Awkward Movie Reviews image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Stephen Colbert and James Franco Review Movies as Awkward YouTube Stars  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 16, 2016 4:13 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 16, 2016 4:13 PM CUT Some of the best films of the year are typically released during the [holiday season](http://time.com/money/4551914/2016-holiday-shopping-season-deals-trends-sales/ "undefined"), which means it’s a great time to head to the theaters with family and check a few of them out. But when deciding which movies to see and which to skip, [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4602412/stephen-colbert-charlie-brown-christmas-election-spoof/ "undefined") knows it can be helpful to have a second opinion. During Thursday night’s episode of _The Late Show_, the host introduced viewers to his favorite movie reviewer, a totally fake—and supremely awkward—YouTube star named Gil Peaches (played by Colbert). In the clip from his online show, Gil and his cousin Will ([James Franco](http://time.com/4300920/james-franco-says-hes-a-little-gay/ "undefined")) critique _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_, the trailer for _Rogue One_ and even _Why Him?_—Franco’s upcoming comedy release. “I liked it. It made me consider how I would act if a brash tech billionaire wanted to marry my little girl, Francine,” Gil says of _Why Him?_, holding up a photo of his cat. Watch the full video below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4604685/stephen-colbert-james-franco-movie-reviews/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4604685/stephen-colbert-james-franco-movie-reviews/"},"headline":"Watch Stephen Colbert and James Franco Review Movies as Awkward YouTube Stars","datePublished":"2016-12-16T16:13:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:32.988Z","description":"Including Rogue One and Fantastic Beasts","url":"https://time.com/4604685/stephen-colbert-james-franco-movie-reviews/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","stephen colbert","james franco","TV","the late show","the late show with stephen colbert"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4604685/stephen-colbert-james-franco-movie-reviews/","name":"Watch Stephen Colbert and James Franco Review Movies as Awkward YouTube Stars"}}]}] ```