#450 – Top 10 Favorite Directors
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.
#449 – The Trial of the Chicago 7, Kajillionaire, Listener Emails
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
#448 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2003
The guys run down their favorite films of 2003 that nobody talks about.
#446 – Best Movie of Every Decade
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.
#445 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys list and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
#444 – Mulan (2020), Games: 28 Words Later (w/ Meghan)
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.
#443 – I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Top 3 Charlie Kaufman Movies
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.
#438 – Relic, Listener Call-In Show #1 (w/ Kyle)
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.
#432 – The King of Staten Island, 7500
James and Zach re-evaluate their personal opinions of SNL-vet Pete Davidson in the Judd Apatow directed The King of Staten Island, then lock the door to the cabin in the bottle-thriller 7500 starring JGL.
#431 – Da 5 Bloods, Top 10 “Left Turn” Movies
Zach and James visit Vietnam via the Spike Lee joint Da 5 Bloods on NetFlix, then use their respective blinkers while listing their favorite 10 films that take a mid-film hard left.
#430 – The Vast of Night, Top 10 Films Set in the 50s
James and Zach pick the right movie when they pick the new Amazon sci-fi drama The Vast of Night, then get nostalgic with their favorite 10 films set (but not filmed in) the 50s.
#429 – The Wrong Missy, Top 10 Dumb Comedies
Zach and James pick the wrong movie when they pick the new NetFlix comedy The Wrong Missy, then get stupid with their favorite 10 dumb comedy films.
#428 – The Last Dance, Devs
James and Zach discuss the 10-part ESPN documentary The Last Dance which chronicles the Chicago Bulls 6-championship run in the 90s, then dissect the 6-part sci-fi thinker mini-series Devs, written and directed by Ex Machina director Alex Garland.
#427 – Blow the Man Down, Games: Chain Reaction
Zach and James sing along with the highly-regarded new Amazon noir-thriller Blow the Man Down, then play against each other in the classic CRL movie game Chain Reaction.
#426 – Extraction, Listener Email
James and Zach extract the most they can from the new NetFlix film Extraction, then read and discuss some long overdue emails from listeners.
#425 – Games: Name That Trailer, Movie Bluff (w/ Corey & Jim)
James and Zach challenge special guests Jim Laczkowski and Corey Pierce to a game of “Name That Trailer!”, then lie their little butts off in a quick round of the CRL classic game Movie Bluff.
#424 – Bad Education, Top 10 Films Featuring a Reporter
James and Zach learn about the new HBO drama Bad Education, starring Hugh Jakcman and Allison Janney, then run down their favorite films featuring an intrepid reporter.
#423 – Spoiler Special #1
Zach and James let it all hang out as they bounce from topic-to-topic to movie-to-movie and just speak open and freely about anything that comes to mind – its the first ever CRL Spoiler Special!
#422 – Tigertail, Top 10 Movie Dads
James and Zach discuss the newly announced live-action remake of Disney’s Robin Hood, dive into the deep sadness of Alan Yang’s Tigertail (new on NetFlix), then run down their list of favorite dad characters in movies.
#421 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2002 (w/ Kyle)
We continue our series of going through the forgotten films of the 2000s with a great episode on the films of 2002. Guest and friend of the show Kyle joins us with his list!
#420 – Emma (2020), Emma (1996), Emma (also 1996) (w/ Hannah)
Special-guest and Jane Austen expert Hannah join James and Zach to compare and contrast the recent 2020 adaptation of Austen’s Emma starring Anya Taylor-Joy, the 1996 big-screen edition of Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and the 1996 tv-movie version of Emma starring Kate Beckinsale.
#419 – The Invisible Man, Top 10 Movies That Feature Invisibility
Zach and James are completely transparent on their opinions of the 2020 reboot of The Invisible Man, as are they on their favorite 10 films that feature invisibility in one shape or form.
#418 – Spenser Confidential, Onward, Top 10 Chris Pratt Movies
James and Zach ponder what went wrong with the recent Mark Whalberg/Peter Berg NetFlix collab Spenser Confidential, then move on with a discussion of Pixar’s Ownard, featuring the voice of Chris Pratt (amongst others) whom they then count down their favorite films from..
#417 – Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Top 10 Films With Narrative and Non-Narrative Elements
Zach and James go to a movie in a movie theater together – a rarity – to experience the best of what the Impractical Jokers: The Movie has to offer, then the guys run down their favorite non-documentary films that have documentary elements contained within them.
#415 – Sonic the Hedgehog, Top 10 Video Games That Should Be A Movie (w/ Zach)
James and Zach are joined by hedgehog-enthusiast Zach to discuss the first live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film, chase down their picks for video games that should definitely be movies by now, and close out the show with a brand-new movie-mashup game.