#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.
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.
James and Zach dissect Spider-Man: Far From Home (in both spoiler-free and spoiler-full forms), the latest and first post-Endgame MCU film, and also other stuff.
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.
James and Zach catch up with the the teen comedy Booksmart, then discuss their favorite movies that feature “friendship” as a key theme.
Zach and James wish that Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin is good – wish granted? Then the guys dive into a literal stack of long-neglected listener email.
Zach and James battle it out over John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, then discuss the controversial final season of Game of Thrones.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zach and James are joined by special guest Jim Laczkowski, creator of the Now Playing Podcast Network, to discuss Jordan Peele’s latest horror/thriller/mystery film Us – and then play some movie games of old and new. Follow Jim: Letterboxd – Twitter Follow Cinereelists: Facebook – Twitter Follow James: Letterboxd – Twitter Follow Zach: Letterboxd – Twitter Support the show on Patreon. Subscribe: iTunes / RSS Have a film suggestion you think we’ve never seen and want us to discuss on the show? Send your pick to heyguys@cinereelists.com and one of us WILL watch it and discuss it on a future…
Today we talk two movies that don’t really have anything to do with each other. Leaving Neverland, the documentary, and Triple Frontier, a Netflix jungle heist film.
Zach and James are joined by special-guest Omar to discuss the latest MCU film Captain Marvel, recap the recent Oscar telecast and reveal how our picks panned out, and finally – play some movie games! Captain Marvel spoilers at the end of the show!
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).
Zach and James rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen, including many 2018 new release films and documentaries.
Zach and James critique the art behind Velvet Buzzsaw, then list their favorite frequent actor/director collaborators.
James and Zach ignite a spoiler-free and spoiler-filled conversation around the red-hot South Korean thriller Burning, starring Steven Yeun of The Walking Dead fame.
Zach and James compare and contrast the recent dueling Fyre Festival documentaries Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (NetFlix) and Fyre Fraud (Hulu), then discuss some listener email.
Zach and James count down their 20 favorite movies of 2018, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their list, and much more.
We tackle four new release movies as we end out the year. Be sure to send in your Top 20 lists for 2018 to heyguys@cinereelists.com!
Mo joins us for his tenth time, this go around is to discuss the latest in DC entertainment, Aquaman.
James and Zach are joined by superfan Nathan to run down his favorite episodes of the Steven Spielberg-produced mid-80s anthology TV series Amazing Stories. Episodes discussed in this podcast include… The Main Attraction (S01E02) Mummy, Daddy (S01E04) Fine Tuning (S01E07) Remote Control Man (S01E10) Mirror, Mirror (S01E19) Miscalculation (S02E02) Welcome to My Nightmare (S02E04) Go to the Head of the Class (S02E08) The Pumpkin Competition (S02E10) The 21 Inch Sun (S02E15) The Family Dog (S02E16)
Zach and James get vocal on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the new western anthology film from the Coen Bros, then try out a new movie game they quickly deem poorly conceived and pivot to a recently listener suggested game.
James and Zach close out Robin Hood week with a discussion of Hollywood’s recent attempt at rebooting the classic Robin Hood tale, contrast the new film with Mel Brook’s 1993 comedy Robin Hood: Men in Tights and 1938’s The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Erol Flynn, and then answer some listener email including a far too lengthy discussion on fast food.