#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.
#709 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Train Dreams
The guys criticize the latest entry in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out mystery film series, Wake Up Dead Man – then lament the passage of time while discussing the career defining Joel Edgerton performance contained within Train Dreams.
#708 – Oh. What. Fun. (2025), There’s Something in the Barn (2023), The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
It’s that time of the year again! Time for the guys to round up three Christmas-themed films none of them have seen before, watch them, and criticize them based on overall quality as well as how “Christmassy” they are.
#706 – Sisu: Road to Revenge, Top 10 Male-led Revenge Movies
The guys criticize the Finnish action sequel Sisu: Road to Revenge (aka Sisu 2), then rank their favorite revenge movies that are motivated by the manfolk. Movies to pre-watch for the X-Mas episode: ➡️ Oh. What. Fun (2025) … Amazon Prime on Dec 5 ➡️ There’s Something in the Barn (2023) ➡️ The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
#703 – The Long Walk, Top 10 Stephen King Adaptations
The guys criticize the latest Stephen King adaptation, then run down their 10 favorite films adapted from the writings of the prolific author.
#702 – A House of Dynamite, Top 10 Rashomon Style Films
All three guys recall their personal experience with Kathryn Bigelow’s latest political thriller procedural A House of Dynamite, then run down their favorite “Rashomon Style” movies.
#701 – One Battle After Another, Tron: Ares
The guys criticize the latest Jarod Leto film, then consider if the latest PTA film would have been better if it also starred Jared Leto.
#700 – Our 700 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 2)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we celebrate 700 episodes by listing the top half of our top 601-700 favorite films.
#699 – Our 700 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 1)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we prepare for our 700th episode by listing half of our top 601-700 favorite films.
#697 – Weapons, Top 10 Missing Person Movies
The guys reunite to discuss Zach Cregger’s latest horror thriller Weapons, then run down their favorite movies featuring the search for a missing person.
#694 – Movie Trivia Games
Zach and Kyle try two new movie games, testing their knowledge of an actor’s body of work and their ability to describe a movie scene.
#693 – War of the Worlds (2025), Eddington
The guys discuss the recently infamous screenlife War of the Worlds adaptation starring Ice Cube, then discuss the covid-set black comedy thriller Eddington, directed by Ari Aster.
#692 – The Naked Gun (2025), Top 10 Spoof Movies
The guys reconvene to rank their favorite spoof films and discuss the new Liam Neeson / Pam Anderson rebootqual of The Naked Gun.
#691 – Friend or AI? Who Picked the Better Movie?
Zach and Kyle take on a new movie challenge: Who can make a better movie recommendation? Friends of 35 years, or ChatGPT.