#738 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The guys have a spirited discussion over the particular details of the 4th Spider-Man movie (in this run) – Brand New Day.
#736 – The Odyssey
The guys criticize Christopher Nolan’s latest directorial effort, an epic adaptation The Odyssey.
#735 – SPOILERS Obsession, Backrooms
Zach catches up with James on some recent elevated horror, his favorite genre.
#734 – Toy Story 5
Zach and James are non-plussed (or are they? depends on your definition of the phrase) by Toy Story 5, the latest in the famed Pixar series that started it all (as long as your barometer for the word “all” is 3D animated movies that are released in movie theaters).
#733 – The Death of Robin Hood, Robin and Marian (1976)
Two-thirds of the guys enjoy the darker side of A24’s The Death of Robin Hood, then discuss one of Zach’s least favorite Robin Hood adaptations – 1976’s Robin and Marian.
#732 – Disclosure Day, Contact (1997)
The guys disclose their thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s latest alien entree Disclosure Day, said to be a spiritual sequel to his 70’s sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind – then ruminate over whether 1997’s Contact is a better “but if they made themselves known” movie exploration.
James is NOT a “Horror Fan” – Patreon Preview – Aftershow Replay
We couldn’t record a new episode this week so we decided to release this Patreon Aftershow episode from about a month ago in which Zach uses AI to dig through James’ movie-watching habits. Enjoy!
#729 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Trivia (w/ Mohsen)
The guys are joined by Star Wars expert Mohsen as they go on a rousing adventure with The Mandalorian and Grogu, then compete against each other with some tangentially-related movie trivia.
#728 – Our Plan to Save Movie Theaters
Zach and Kyle brainstorm ideas to save the movie theater industry: some sensible, and some wild.
#727 – Hoppers, Top 10 Movies with an Environmental Message
The guys discuss Pixar’s biosphere forward family film Hoppers, then jump into their favorite films that contain a message regarding Earth’s environment.
#726 – Apex, Sore: A Wife From the Future
The guys discuss two movies, one extremely vapid thriller and one extremely interesting romance.
#725 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
#723 – Games: Fantastic Four, Chain Reaction
The guys argue over if there should 5 or 10 Best Picture Oscar nominations, then play a few listener-requested old-school Cinereelists movie trivia games.
#722 – The Plague
The guys reminisce about growing up awkward while criticizing the 2025 psychological drama-thriller film The Plague, the directorial debut of Charlie Polinger.
#721 – Project Hail Mary, Top 10 Feel Good SciFi Movies
The guys go long when criticizing the science fiction adventure film Project Hail Mary, then on-side kick individual lists of their favorite sci-fi movies that make them feel good.
#719 – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Top 10 Movies Using Guerilla Filmmaking
Join our Oscar pool and win a Cinereelists mug! https://oscarpicks.app/join-group/cinereelists/2568fb16 Zach and James criticize the time travel comedy mockumentary-adventure enigmatically-titled film Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie – then run down their favorite films that leveraged some of the many various creative aspects of guerilla filmmaking.
#718 – Sirāt, Oscar Picks
The guys declare their picks for the 2026 Oscars, then criticize the 2025 international feature film Sirāt.
#717 – Games: 28 Words Later
The guys test each other’s movie knowledge with a round of the classic CRL movie trivia game 28 Words Later.
#716 – The Secret Agent, Hamnet (w/ Spoilers)
The guys criticize a pair of recent Oscar nominated films including the low key Portuguese language spy thriller The Secret Agent and Chloé Zhao’s alt-reality Shakespeare family drama Hamnet.
#715 – The 2025 Movie Hangover
So many lists! Zach, James and Kyle bid 2025 adieu with a plethora of alternative year-end lists, NEW New Year movie resolutions, and an overview of what to expect in cinemas in 2025. This episode has more movie lists than any other podcast episode on the planet – guaranteed! Special thanks to our Patreon Supporters – Specifically thanks to Allan, Justin, Logan, Troy, Scott, Ryan, Marco, Victoria, Mansouri, John, Josh, and Roger!
#714 – Top 20 of 2025
In celebration of 12 years of podcasting – the guys count down their 20 favorite movies of 2025, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their lists, and much more.
#713 – Nouvelle Vague, Breathless (1960)
The guys surf the new wave while criticizing Nouvelle Vague, the new Richard Linklater film that tells the story of the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 classic Breathless.
#712 – Marty Supreme, The Smashing Machine
The guys compare, contrast, and criticize the first solo films of the directorial duo formerly know as the Safdie Bros.
#711 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Remembering Rob Reiner
The guys turn it up to 11 and other cliches while discussing Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a sequel 40 years in the making – then discuss the varied filmography of the late-great Rob Reiner.
#710 – Avatar: Fire and Ash
The guys gather a few days before Christmas to criticize the latest entry in James Cameron’s Avatar franchise – Fire and Ash, and wonder whether the flame has gone out.