#721 – Project Hail Mary, Top 10 Feel Good SciFi Movies
The guys go long when criticizing the science fiction adventure film Project Hail Mary, then on-side kick individual lists of their favorite sci-fi movies that make them feel good.
#720 – Oscars Recap, Sentimental Value
Kyle and James discuss everything that happened at the 98th Academy Awards, then criticize a foreign drama that feels tailor-made to win at the Oscars.
#719 – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Top 10 Movies Using Guerilla Filmmaking
Join our Oscar pool and win a Cinereelists mug! https://oscarpicks.app/join-group/cinereelists/2568fb16 Zach and James criticize the time travel comedy mockumentary-adventure enigmatically-titled film Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie – then run down their favorite films that leveraged some of the many various creative aspects of guerilla filmmaking.
#718 – Sirāt, Oscar Picks
The guys declare their picks for the 2026 Oscars, then criticize the 2025 international feature film Sirāt.
#716 – The Secret Agent, Hamnet (w/ Spoilers)
The guys criticize a pair of recent Oscar nominated films including the low key Portuguese language spy thriller The Secret Agent and Chloé Zhao’s alt-reality Shakespeare family drama Hamnet.
#714½ – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Kyle and James criticize the 2nd film in the 28 Years Later trilogy, then run down the interesting spoiler-filled scenes and themes of The Bone Temple. Send your Top 10 of 2025 films to heyguys@cinereelists.com to be included in next episodes listener aggregate list.
#713 – Nouvelle Vague, Breathless (1960)
The guys surf the new wave while criticizing Nouvelle Vague, the new Richard Linklater film that tells the story of the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 classic Breathless.
#712 – Marty Supreme, The Smashing Machine
The guys compare, contrast, and criticize the first solo films of the directorial duo formerly know as the Safdie Bros.
#711 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Remembering Rob Reiner
The guys turn it up to 11 and other cliches while discussing Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a sequel 40 years in the making – then discuss the varied filmography of the late-great Rob Reiner.
#710 – Avatar: Fire and Ash
The guys gather a few days before Christmas to criticize the latest entry in James Cameron’s Avatar franchise – Fire and Ash, and wonder whether the flame has gone out.
#709 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Train Dreams
The guys criticize the latest entry in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out mystery film series, Wake Up Dead Man – then lament the passage of time while discussing the career defining Joel Edgerton performance contained within Train Dreams.
#708 – Oh. What. Fun. (2025), There’s Something in the Barn (2023), The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
It’s that time of the year again! Time for the guys to round up three Christmas-themed films none of them have seen before, watch them, and criticize them based on overall quality as well as how “Christmassy” they are.
#706 – Sisu: Road to Revenge, Top 10 Male-led Revenge Movies
The guys criticize the Finnish action sequel Sisu: Road to Revenge (aka Sisu 2), then rank their favorite revenge movies that are motivated by the manfolk. Movies to pre-watch for the X-Mas episode: ➡️ Oh. What. Fun (2025) … Amazon Prime on Dec 5 ➡️ There’s Something in the Barn (2023) ➡️ The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
#705 – Predator: Badlands, Frankenstein (2025) (w/ Troy)
The guys are joined by long-time listener and Yautja expert Troy Carruthers to discuss Predator: Badlands, the latest entry in the sci-fi action franchise – then dissect and reassemble Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of the classic movie monster Frankenstein.
#704 – Bugonia, Top 10 Conspiracy Thrillers (w/ Logan)
James is joined by Yorgos Lanthimos expert Logan to criticize his latest conspiracy thriller Bugonia, then the guys rank their favorite films from the aforementioned genre.
#703 – The Long Walk, Top 10 Stephen King Adaptations
The guys criticize the latest Stephen King adaptation, then run down their 10 favorite films adapted from the writings of the prolific author.
#702 – A House of Dynamite, Top 10 Rashomon Style Films
All three guys recall their personal experience with Kathryn Bigelow’s latest political thriller procedural A House of Dynamite, then run down their favorite “Rashomon Style” movies.
#701 – One Battle After Another, Tron: Ares
The guys criticize the latest Jarod Leto film, then consider if the latest PTA film would have been better if it also starred Jared Leto.
#698 – Ne Zha (2019), Ne Zha 2 (2025)
Kyle and James watch the Chinese animation/action film series Ne Zha, which recently became the most successful animated film by worldwide box-office.
#697 – Weapons, Top 10 Missing Person Movies
The guys reunite to discuss Zach Cregger’s latest horror thriller Weapons, then run down their favorite movies featuring the search for a missing person.
#696 – Jaws 50th, Dangerous Animals (w/ Galen)
The guys are joined by 9-year-old Galen, who recently saw Jaws for the first time and tells them all about it, then Kyle and James criticize the new shark/serial killer thriller Dangerous Animals.
#695 – Caught Stealing, Top 10 Domestic “Cat” Movies
Kyle and James criticize director Darren Aronofsky’s crime comedy Caught Stealing, the run down their favorite movies featuring a domestic cat.
#693 – War of the Worlds (2025), Eddington
The guys discuss the recently infamous screenlife War of the Worlds adaptation starring Ice Cube, then discuss the covid-set black comedy thriller Eddington, directed by Ari Aster.
#692 – The Naked Gun (2025), Top 10 Spoof Movies
The guys reconvene to rank their favorite spoof films and discuss the new Liam Neeson / Pam Anderson rebootqual of The Naked Gun.
#690 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Top 10 Movies with Alliterative Titles
Zach and James debate why the new Fantastic Four MCU-reboot is subtitled “First Steps” (among other things) and then run down their favorite films titled with words that start with a similar sound.