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.
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.
Kyle, James, and Zach recap the 95th Annual Academy Awards, discuss Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-winning performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, then run down their favorite 10 comeback performances.
Zach and James answer some youtube comments and listener email, run down their top ideas to take the film-centric social media website Letterboxd to the next level, and generally argue over whatever hits the front of their brains at the moment.
So many lists! Kyle, James and Zach bid 2022 adieu with a plethora of alternative year-end lists, NEW New Year movie resolutions, and an overview of what to expect in cinemas in 2023. This episode has more movie lists than any other podcast episode on the planet – guaranteed! Special thanks to our Patreon Supporters – Specifically thanks to Mansouri, Marco, Logan, Amanda, Josh, Troy, Allan, Victoria, Scotty, Justin, Ryan, Scott, Adem, and Roger!
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.
