#617 – Top 20 Films of 2023
In celebration of 10 years of podcasting – the guys count down their 20 favorite movies of 2023, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their lists, and much more.
#611 – Saltburn, Top 10 Movies With a Place in the Title
The guys mansplain the male gaze while criticizing Saltburn, director Emerald Fennell’s sophomore film and follow up to the Oscar winning Promising Young Woman – then run down their 10 favorite movies that share a name with a physical place, real or otherwise.
#610 – Napoleon, Top 10 Films of Ridley Scott
The guys debate to cannon-sized holes in Ridley Scott’s latest epic biopic Napoleon, then run down their favorite movies from the prolific director.
#609 – How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Top 10 Movie Explosions
The guys detonate their criticism of the 2023 eco-terrorist heist procedural How to Blow Up a Pipeline, run down their favorite movie blow-em-ups, and argue over the angle of the photon torpedos in the trench scene of a 46-year old film.
#606 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
#605 – Killers of the Flower Moon, Top 10 Films of Martin Scorsese
The guys discuss the new epic revisionist Western crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon in both spoiler-free and spoiler-filled flavors, then run down their favorite films directed by Martin Scorsese.
#604 – Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl Short Films, Top 10 Wes Anderson Films
Kyle and James discuss all four of Wes Anderson’s Netflix-produced Roald Dahl short film adaptations, then discuss and rank their 10 favorite films from the quirky director. Also they say word dollhouse a lot.
#603 – Flora and Son, Top 10 Movie Moms
The guys sing-along to Flora And Son, the latest musically-infused film of director John Carney, prompting them to also run down their ten favorite (or memorable, or whatever) moms in movies.
#600 – Our 600 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 2)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we celebrate our 600th episode by listing the top half of our top 501-600 favorite films.
#599 – Our 600 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 1)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we prepare for our 600th episode by listing half of our top 501-600 favorite films.
#596 – Hard to Be A God, Top 10 Difficult Movies
The guys watch a grimy 3-hour extreme mumblecore film that was recommended to them by a listener five years ago, then rank 10 films that may be good in the end but are hard to watch for one reason or another.
#595 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2008
The guys “do it live” when ranking their favorite forgotten films of the same year that the MCU was birthed.
#594 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Top 7 TMNT Movies
The guys get nostalgic while discussing animated reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, then rank all of the films from the beloved series.
#592 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen while ranking them in order of preference.
#590 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Top 10 Harrison Ford Movies
The guys reunite to dial back the hype on the fourth and (supposedly) final Indiana Jones film, then run down their favorite films and roles of Harrison Ford. Spoiler chat starts at 1:30:40.
#589 – Top 10 Last 10
Kyle and James discuss and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
#586 – Spider-Man: Across the Spidey-Verse, Top 10 Spider-Man Movies
Kyle and James discuss the best animated film of 2023 and possibly the best Spider-Man film ever, then rank all the Spider-Man films against each other.
#585 – The Little Mermaid (2023), Top 10 Fish Out of Water Films
The guys lose their legs over Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, then run dow their 10 favorite films feature a fish out of water.
#584 – Top 10 Movies That Start With the Letter A
James and Zach begin a new 26-part series as they run down their favorite films that start with the very first letter of the English-language alphabet. Why? You tell us.
#583 – Fast X, Top 10 Fast & Furious Characters (w/ Meghan)
The guys are joined by automotive expert Meghan to dissect the gentle performances, pulitzer-level writing, and general mise-en-scène of the 10th and second to last (in theory) film in the acclaimed Fast & Furious franchise. Then they list their favorite characters that are not Dom.
#579 – Creed III, Top 10 Michael B. Jordan Movies
Kyle and James talk a lot of Creed III and a lot of Michael B. Jordan.
#578 – Air, Top 10 Basketball Movies
The guys dunk on Air, a biographical sports drama starring Matt Damon and directed by Ben Affleck that tells the story of how the infamous Nike Air Jordan line of basketball shoes came to be, then run down their favorite 10 hoop movies.
#577 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Top 10 Movie Bros. (w/ New Zach)
The guys are joined by video game expert (New) Zach to raise the flag on the new animated Super Mario Bros. Movie, speedrun their favorite films that feature brothers, then verses each other in a special round of the Movie Mashup Game.
#576 – Tetris, Top 10 Movies Related to USSR
The guys piece together Tetris, a thriller telling the story of how the legendary puzzle game was licensed to became a worldwide video game classic – then run down their 10 favorite movies set in / dealing with / tangentially related to the USSR.
#575 – John Wick: Chapter 4, Top 10 Keanu Reeves Movies
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.