#457 – Three Christmas Movies We’ve Never Seen
The guys each blindly pick, watch, and discuss three Christmas movies they’ve never seen – We’re No Angels (1955), It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (1984), and Anna and the Apocalypse (2017).
The guys each blindly pick, watch, and discuss three Christmas movies they’ve never seen – We’re No Angels (1955), It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (1984), and Anna and the Apocalypse (2017).
James, Kyle and Zach discuss the new David Fincher Netflix film Mank, then revisit the film it’s connected to – the greatest film of all-time – Citizen Kane.
Kyle, Zach, and James discuss the new NetFlix drama Hillbilly Elegy, and then run down their favorite 10 Ron Howard-directed films.
The guys rank and discuss the movies they are most thankful for.
Zach, Kyle and James rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen – including a ton of documentaries, a bunch of 2020 films, and a kung-fu classic.
Zach, Kyle and James discuss the new Sophia Coppola a24 film On the Rocks in which she reteams with Lost in Translation star Bill Murray, review a new old Bill Murray film – 1997’s The Man Who Knew Too Little, and then play a Bill Murray-centric movie trivia game.
The guys get wordy on the new Amazon streaming film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and then play an untitled trailer-based movie game.
James, Zach and Kyle celebrate 450 episodes by setting in stone for ever and ever and ever their top 10 favorite feature film directors of all time.
The guys make their case for the new NetFlix courtroom drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (written and directed by Aaron Sorkin), then get quirky with the new VOD release Kajillionaire (written and directed by Miranda July), and finish out the show answering some recent listener emails. Troy’s blog post on movie stills
The guys run down their favorite films of 2003 that nobody talks about.
James and Kyle discuss the results of last week’s Top Movies of Each Decade consensus list, the recently released Netflix remake The Boys in the Band, and then list their favorite films base don a stage performances.
Kyle and Zach compare their respective Top 300 Favorite Films lists, then try to come to a consensus on the top film of every decade.
The guys list and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
The guys are joined by Meghan to compare and contrast the new Disney live-action remake of the animated film Mulan, then the group plays an epic game of the scarcity-based movie game 28 Words Later.
The guys dive deep into writer/director’s latest oddball thinker I’m Thinking of Ending Things, debate the merits of his being considered a “pretentious” and/or “self-indulgent” filmmaker, and then discuss the rest of the enigmatic artist’s challenging filmography.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle are joined by Kevin and (a different) Zach from the Dadgum Nerds podcast to discuss the most excellent sequel Bill & Ted Face the Music, then the group play a pun-based movie game to close out the episode.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle and another special-guest list and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle and another special-guest pop a pill on the new NetFlix film Project Power, then play a deception-filled game of Movie Bluff.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle ferment their thoughts on the new high-concept comedy-drama An American Pickle, then open up a jar of their favorite movies starring funnyperson Seth Rogen.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle (and some other guy) take calls from random Patreon listeners while discussing the slow-burn allegorical horror film Relic from Australian first-time writer/director Natalie Erika James.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle discuss the slow-burn period film First Cow, then get weird as they run down their 10 favorite films from the independent film studio a24.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle brave the high seas of the writer/star Tom Hanks WW2 thriller Greyhound, then run down their favorite 10 seafaring war movies.
It’s NetFlix -vs- Hulu as James and (resident co-host) Kyle read an urgent listener email and then discuss the dueling high-concept streaming-service-exclusives The Old Guard and Palm Springs.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle take their shot and enter the room where it happened while discussing the filmed version of the hit stage play Hamilton.
James and (resident co-host) Kyle rank and discuss the las 10 movies they’ve seen.