#301 – Thor Ragnarok, MCU Trivia Battle (w/ Evily)
We had Marvel Superfan Evily back on the show to talk about the third (and best) Thor movie, Thor Ragnarok. Then James pits Zach vs Evily in a Marvel Cinematic Universe Trivia Battle of Champions.
#300 – Our 300 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 2)
James and Zach celebrate 300 episodes by adding 100 more to their list of Favorite Films of All Time. This episode covers 201-250 and last week’s episode rounds out the top 300.
#299 – Our 300 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 1)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we prepare for our 300th episode by listing half of our top 200-300 favorite films.
#298 – The Florida Project, Top 10 Movies Set in Florida
James and Zach talk The Florida Project and Florida-set films, all while recording in Florida.
#297 – Blade Runner 2049
Both of us rewatched the original Blade Runner and then the new Blade Runner 2049 and talk about it on the show today. Spoilers are all saved until after the end of the episode, so don’t worry if you haven’t seen it yet.
#296 – A Ghost Story, Top 10 Non-Horror Movies That Feature a Ghost
Zach and James take on A Ghost Story, their third horror movie in a row, featuring a very spooky performance by Casey Affleck. Then, they run down a related list.
#295 – mother!, Top 10 List
Horror movies are apparently taking over the Cinereelists podcast, as again this week we are talking about a horror movie, this time the new Darren Aronofsky film, mother! On second thought, it might not actually be a horror movie, but I think we both know you’re not going to see this with your grandmother. Our take on mother! (heads up, one of us REALLY liked it) then a Top 10 list so spoilery we couldn’t even name it in the podcast episode!
#294 – IT, Listener Email
James and Zach actually review a horror film, then discuss some recent listener email.
#293 – Top 10 Last 10
Zach and James prepare for a hurricane by discussing and ranking the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
#292 – Good Time, Top 10 Director’s Who Act in Their Own Movies
James and Zach have a great time discussing Good Time (spoiler free until after the end of the podcast), then countdown their Top 10 Director Acting Performances.
#291 – Logan Lucky, Ingrid Goes West, Top 10 Acting Performances Against Type
We tackle two movies today with actors that are stepping outside their comfort zones, Logan Lucky and Ingrid Goes West, both comedies yet very different movies.
#290 – Summer Catch-Up (Kong: Skull Island, Snatched, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword)
James and Zach catch-up on some films that they missed earlier in the year. We discuss Kong: Skull Island, Snatched, and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
#289 – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (vs. Dunkirk)
James and Zach have some fun with imperfect new Luc Besson sci-fi romp Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, compare it to Nolan’s war meditation Dunkirk, and then discuss Luc Besson’s other notable films.
#288 – Catherine’s Toy Farm, Detroit, Top 10 Movie Titles That Are A Place
Zach and James deep dive an episode of a popular children’s television show (at listener request), then discuss the new Kathryn Bigelow film Detroit and round out the episode with lists of their Top 10 Movie Titles That Are A Place!
#287 – Dunkirk, Games: 28 Words Later & Fantastic Four
James and Zach discuss the positive merits of Dunkirk and yet still manage to disagree on why its great, then play a few old-school CRL games.
#286 – The Most Popular Movies We Have Not Seen
Zach and James reveal the most popular movies of every year since they were born (according to Letterboxd) that they have NOT seen. Blind spots are brought to light, arguments are had, films are added and bumped up the old watchlist. Did we blow by something we should definitely see? Hit us up at heyguys@cinereelists.com and make the case!
#285 – Spider-Man: Homecoming, Top 10 Threeboots or Threemakes (w/ Scotty)
James and Scotty get caught in Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Jon Favreau, the first multi-studio effort to be integrated into the Marvel Cinemtatic Universe, then discuss their favorite 3rd films and franchise and non-franchise reboots and remakes (or something). Also, watch for spoiler chat at the end!
#284 – Baby Driver, Listener Email
James and Zach discuss the latest Edgar Wright film Baby Driver, then discuss some recent listener email.
#283 – Top 10 Last 10
James and Zach rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen regardless of genre, year of release, or any other conceivable grouping criteria…
#282 – Filmography of Steven Spielberg (Part 2)
James and Zach continue their chronological journey through the entirety of Steven Spielberg’s impressive filmography. This is part two covering Lost World: Jurassic Park up to BFG, part 1 is here!
#281 – Top 10 Last 10
James and Zach rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen regardless of genre, year of release, or any other conceivable grouping criteria…
#280 – Wonder Woman, Top 10 Films With a Female Director
Zach and James discuss the strangest thing to happen James on his trip to Europe, then dive into the new DCEU movie Wonder Woman, then run down their favorite female-directed films. Stick around for spoilers after the show!
#279 – Filmography of Steven Spielberg (Part 1)
Since we’ve seen all of Steven Spielberg’s impressive filmography, we decided to go through each of his films chronologically and discuss them. And decide how Spielbergy each one is. We split this into two parts because it’s already really long!
#278 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 1999 (w/ Kyle)
We conclude our series of going through the forgotten films of the 1990s with a great episode on the films of 1999. Guest and friend of the show Kyle joined us with his list!
#277 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Last 10 Top 10 (w/ Evily)
While James is still in England, we had a special guest help co-host the show with me this week! Evily, who was last on to talk about Dr. Strange, came back and discussed Marvel’s latest, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. We begin the show with a spoiler-free discussion, then cut to a pre-recorded message from James about the film (again, without spoilers), and come back to have a spoiler-filled chat about the film. Finally, we end with our own Last 10 Top 10 lists.