#566 – Top 20 Films of 2022
James, Kyle, and Zach count down their 20 favorite movies of 2022, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their lists, and much more.
James, Kyle, and Zach count down their 20 favorite movies of 2022, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their lists, and much more.
The guys review and discuss James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, then rank all nine films directed by James Cameron – including the one they haven’t seen.
James and Kyle discuss the new Steven Spielberg’s pseudo-biopic The Fabelmans, then rank their favorite films that feature a divorce.
The guys answer some recent listener email, discuss the Oscar-hopeful character drama Tár starring Cate Blanchett, then debate their top pretentious characters in film.
Kyle, Zach, and James spend some time inside the Triangle of Sadness, then reflect on the depiction of the wealthy in 10 of their favorite films.
The guys reflect on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, then run down their favorite 10 movies and tv shows from the MCU’s Phase Four.
The guys band together to discuss the anti-war film All Quiet on the Western Front, then battle over their 10 favorite war films of all time.
James and special guest Nathan from the Network Special Podcast discuss the career and full filmography of director Kevin Smith, including the recent Clerks III, his alleged career capper.
Kyle and Zach debate the best director of every decade between the 1920s through the 2010s.
The guys respond to some recent email from listeners, discuss the Viola Davis-led historical actioner The Woman King, and round things out with a rundown of their favorite Africa-set films.
The guys respond to some recent email from listeners, discuss the Viola Davis-led historical actioner The Woman King, and round things out with a rundown of their favorite Africa-set films.
Zach, James, and Kyle debate the heights of Fall, then run down their favorite movies with a “Season” in the title.
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.
The guys remember their favorite forgotten films of the same year the iPhone was released.
Zach and Kyle explore the skies of Nope, then train their eyes on their favorite animal performers in film.
There’s very little gray area between Kyle and James when debating the merits (or lack thereof) of Netflix original big-budget action film The Gray Man, but the guys do find some common ground when running down their 10 favorite Netflix originals.
James and Kyle rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
James and Zach shake theirs hips to the new Elvis biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann, then rank the auteurs entire filmography before re-attempting a movie trivia game we haven’t played in 318 episodes.
The guys get meta with Pixar’s sci-fi Toy Story spinoff Lightyear, measure out their favorite films with a unit of measurement in the title, then finish out the episode with a round of the podcast classic trivia game Jacob’s Ladder.
Zach, James, and Kyle send the Jurassic Park franchise into extinction as they discuss Jurassic World Dominion (aka the very last film in the series), then the guys run down their favorite fictional movie corporations.
Two-thirds of Zach, Kyle, and James get disappointed with the big screen adaptation of Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, then the guys reminisce over their ten favorite cartoons.
Three bros debate the merits of Sandy Bullock’s latest vehicle and then run down their favorite romantic comedies.
The guys run down their favorite films of 2006 that nobody talks about.
The guys are joined by hedgehog-expert Normal Zach to go fast while discussing the new colon-free video-game adaptation Sonic 2, then run down their favorite video games of all time.
Kyle and James get cheerfully nihilistic over Everything Everywhere All at Once, then run down their 10 favorite films featuring Michelle Yeoh.