#401 – Top 10 Last 10
Zach and James rank and discuss the last 10 movies they watched.
#400 – Our 400 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 2)
James and Zach celebrate 400 episodes by adding 100 more to their list of Favorite Films of All Time. This episode covers 301-350 and last week’s episode rounds out the top 400. Full Letterboxd lists: Zach / James
#399 – Our 400 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 1)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we prepare for our 400th episode by listing half of our top 300-400 favorite films.
#398 – Judy, Top 10 Scenes with Singing in Non-Musical Movies
James and Zach get campy on the new biographical film Judy which is centered around famed performer Judy Garland with a comeback performance from Renee Zellweger, then sing their way through their favorite moments of singing in films in which singing is not the main draw.
#397 – Joker, Top 10 Joaquin Phoenix Performances
Zach and James toe-tap their way through a discussion on Joker by director Todd Phillips, then brood their way through their favorite 10 Joaquin Phoenix film performances.
#396 – Ad Astra, Top 10 Brad Pitt Performances
James and Zach vocalize their internal monologue regarding the space-thinker Ad Astra by director James Grey, then moonwalk over their favorite 10 Brad Pitt film performances.
#395 – Top 10 Last 10 (w/ Kyle)
Special-guest Kyle fills in for Zach and joins James to rank and discuss the last 10 films they’ve seen.
#394 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2001
James and Zach discuss their picks for the most forgotten films of the second year of the current millennium, or something.
#392 – Parasite, Top 10 Con Man Movies
Zach and James discuss the movie Parasite and our Top 10 Movies with Con Men.
#391 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2000
Zach and James discuss their picks for the most forgotten films of the first year of the current millennium, or something.
#388 – I Am Mother, Top 10 Man-in-Suit Performances
Zach and James ponder the new NetFlix sci-fi film I Am Mother, then run down their favorite characters clad in full makeup and body-suits.
#385 – Toy Story 4, Top 10 4th Films of Actors Who Voiced a Character in a Toy Story Film
James and Zach discuss the fourth Toy Story films and how it fits within the the other three, then run down our favorite 4th films amongst the actors whose voices have brought the series’ characters to life.
#384 – Top 10 Last 10
Zach and James rank the last 10 movies they watched including a bunch of films still in theaters, and some long-recommended first-time watches.
#383 – Booksmart, Top 10 Friendship Movies
James and Zach catch up with the the teen comedy Booksmart, then discuss their favorite movies that feature “friendship” as a key theme.
#380 – Detective Pikachu, Top 10 Video Game Movies (w/ Zach)
Zach and James are joined by pocket monster expert Zach to discuss the first live-action Pokémon film Detective Pikachu, then run down their top 10 favorite video game movies.
#379 – Under the Silver Lake, Top 10 Neo-Noir Films of the 2010s
Zach and James discuss the new neo-noir mystery film Under the Silver Lake (from the director of It Follows), then run down their 10 favorite neo-noir films of the last 9 years.
#378 – Avengers: Endgame, Top 10 Franchises, MCU Trivia Challenge (w/ Evily)
Resident MCU expert/superfan Evily returns to the show to discuss the end of the end (but also a beginning) of Avengers: Endgame, then the trio run down their 10 favorite film franchises, and end the show with a spirited round of Marvel-related trivia.
#377 – High Life, Top 10 Juliette Binoche/Robert Pattinson Films
Zach and James discuss the new A24 sci-fi art film High Life (jump to 52:17 when prompted to avoid spoiler talk), then the run down their 10 favorite films starring Juliette Binoche and/or Robert Pattinson. Plus stick around after the credits for some hot-take Game of Thrones discussion on Season 8 episode 2.
#376 – Top 10 Films Zach Has Not Seen, Game of Thrones S8E1 (w/ Kyle)
Special-guest Kyle joins James to discuss the best films Zach has not seen, then discuss the first episode of the last season of Game of Thrones.
#375 – Shazam!, Top 10 Body Transformation Movies (w/ Luke)
James is joined by special-guest Luke to discuss the recent comedy superhero film Shazam!, run down their favorite films in which an actor’s body transforms in some interesting way, discuss comic books and comic book films and more comics etc etc.
#373 – Top 10 Last 10
James and Zach rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen, including a listener recommendation, several docs old and new, 80’s and 90’s films, and more.
#370 – Fighting With My Family, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Top 10 Dreamworks Animation Films (w/ Corey Pierce)
James is joined by Corey Pierce, sometimes-host of the Soundtrack of Your Life Podcast, to run down the new WWE bio-pic Fighting With My Family, train their eyeballs on the third and final How to Train Your Dragon film, and run down their Top 10 3D Animated Dreamworks Animation Films (excluding the HTTYD series and Aardman Animation co-productions).
#369 – Top 10 Last 10
Zach and James rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen, including many 2018 new release films and documentaries.
#368 – Velvet Buzzsaw, Top 10 Director / Actor Teams
Zach and James critique the art behind Velvet Buzzsaw, then list their favorite frequent actor/director collaborators.
#367 – Top 10 Last 10 (w/ Andrew James)
James is joined by Andrew James of the Cinecast to rank the last 10 films they’d each seen way back in December of 2018. It’s a long story – just listen!