#671 – Mickey 17, AI Movie Song Game
Zach and James are joined by special-guest (and professional nap taker) Ariah as they criticize the new Bong Jun Ho sci-fi dark comedy Mickey 17, then the guys compete in a round of AI movie song game.
#656 – The Substance, Game: Clueless
The guys submit their spoiler-free and spoiler-filled thoughts on the much-requested new sci-fi black comedy The Substance from French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
#654 – Brothers (2024), Game: My Kid Could Paint That
The guys criticize the new Amazon Prime ‘comedy’ Brothers, starring Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, and Brendan Fraser – from the director of the excellent Palm Springs.
#652 – The Wild Robot, Wolfs (w/ Galen)
James and Kyle are joined by special guest and robot expert Galen to discuss the new Dreamworks animated adventure film The Wild Robot, then the guys play a quick trivia game, and close out the episode with a review of the crime dramedy Wolfs, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
#648 – Rebel Ridge, Game: Movie Feud
The guys criticize the new Jeremy Saulnier action thriller Rebel Ridge, now streaming on Netflix.
#644 – The Instigators, Top 10 Matt Damon Performances, Damon Quiz
The guys reunite to review the middling straight to streaming comedic action film The Instigators, rank their favorite Matt Damon films, and then take a Damon themed quiz.
#643 – The 1st Biannual Cinereelympics
Zach and Kyle host the 1st Biannual Cinereelympics – making their picks for the top movie character contenders for 41 Summer Olympic sports.
#638 – The Bikeriders, Game: 28 Words Later (w/ Logan)
Kyle and James are joined by long-time listener Logan to cruise by the latest Jeff Nichols film The Bikeriders, starring Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, and Austin Butler.
#626 – Road House (1989 & 2024)
The guys compare and contrast the cult classic 1989 film Road House to the new 2024 remake, now streaming on Amazon Prime – then play an AI music based movie trivia game.
#624 – 2024 Oscars Recap, Listener Email
The guys recap what happened at the 2024 Academy Awards, reveal who won the official Oscar Pool, answer some long-neglected listener email, then try out a listener suggested movie description game.
#622 – Oscar Predictions, Movie Trivia Games (audio fixed)
The guys go on record as they predict the winners of the 2024 Academy Awards, then play a brand new movie trivia game. Join our OSCAR PICKS group: https://oscarpicks.app/join-group/cinereelists/2568fb16/
#612 – Leave the World Behind, Listener Email, Movie Trivia
Zach and James criticize the new NetFlix techno-thriller Leave the World Behind, then play a movie trivia game.
#607 – Priscilla, Games: Chain Reaction
The guys debate the hokiness of the music of Elvis while discussing the new Sophia Coppola film Priscilla – then close out the episode connecting films off the tops of their heads with a round of the CRL original movie trivia game Chain Reaction.
#597 – Listener Email, AI in Film, Popularity Debate, Game
The guys have a totally chilled-out vibe session as they answer listener email, discuss the future of AI-driven filmmaking, debate the popularity of two similar actresses, and play a new movie trivia game.
#588 – Movie Trivia Games (w/ Rico & Jessica)
The podcast is overtaken by Rico and Jess of the long-running Always the Critic podcast, who bring Movie trivia games and Spider-Man: Across the Universe discussion to the table.
#581 – The One Where ChatGPT Writes the Episode
Zach and James play trivia games and discuss topics in the first ever movie podcast written by AI.
#571 – Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Movie Games (w/ Scotty)
The guys discuss the latest MCU film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, then play some movie games with Scotty, the shows resident Paul Rudd expert.
#568 – Knock at the Cabin, Oscar Picks, Movie Games
The guys discuss the new M. Night Shyamalan film Knock at the Cabin, predict the results of the 95th Academy Awards, and close down shop with a couple of movie trivia games.
#563 – Glass Onion, Movie Games
The guys try to solve the mystery of why Glass Onion needed the “A Knives Out Mystery” part of it’s title (and also discuss the film spoiler-free), then play some annoying riddle-based movie games.
#555 – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Games: Movie Bluff (w/ New Zach)
James and Kyle talk Weird with New Zach while discussing the new Al Yankovic biopic, then try to figure out who the fibber is in a game of Movie Bluff.
#546 – Vengeance, Top 10 Movies Featuring Cast Members from The Office
The guys review Vengeance, written and directed by BJ Novak, who also happens to be cast member of The Office, which is a TV show that happens to be related to a top 10 list Kyle decided to make for this episode. Then, they played a survey-based movie trivia game.
#544 – Spin Me Round
The guys are re-united to discuss the romantic comedy thriller Spin Me Round, then play a new movie trivia game based on IMDB keywords.
#543 – Games: 28 Words Later, Chain Reaction
Kyle and James challenge each other to the original overly-complicated movie trivia game 28 Words Later, and then play a streamlined round of Chain Reaction.
#539 – Thor: Love & Thunder, Listener Email, Movie Trivia
The guys re-unite to answer some recent Listener Email, discuss the new MCU film Thor: Love & Thunder, and then play Icelandic movie-trivia.
#538 – Movie Games (w/ Scotty)
When the cats are away, Zach and guest host Scotty will play some movie games! Both of us bring a new game to the table, and then play some familiar classics.