#735 – SPOILERS Obsession, Backrooms
Zach catches up with James on some recent elevated horror, his favorite genre.
#734 – Toy Story 5
Zach and James are non-plussed (or are they? depends on your definition of the phrase) by Toy Story 5, the latest in the famed Pixar series that started it all (as long as your barometer for the word “all” is 3D animated movies that are released in movie theaters).
#733 – The Death of Robin Hood, Robin and Marian (1976)
Two-thirds of the guys enjoy the darker side of A24’s The Death of Robin Hood, then discuss one of Zach’s least favorite Robin Hood adaptations – 1976’s Robin and Marian.
#732 – Disclosure Day, Contact (1997)
The guys disclose their thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s latest alien entree Disclosure Day, said to be a spiritual sequel to his 70’s sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind – then ruminate over whether 1997’s Contact is a better “but if they made themselves known” movie exploration.
#731 – Obsession, Over Your Dead Body
Kyle and James have a messy breakup while discussing the low-budget horror box-office phenomenon Obsession, then lament the misguided relationship comedy-horror Over Your Dead Body.
#730 – Backrooms, Top 10 Movie Rooms (w/ New Zach)
The guys wander the liminal halls of podcasting with Backrooms expert New Zach, then run down their favorite rooms in movies.
#729 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Trivia (w/ Mohsen)
The guys are joined by Star Wars expert Mohsen as they go on a rousing adventure with The Mandalorian and Grogu, then compete against each other with some tangentially-related movie trivia.
#727 – Hoppers, Top 10 Movies with an Environmental Message
The guys discuss Pixar’s biosphere forward family film Hoppers, then jump into their favorite films that contain a message regarding Earth’s environment.
#726 – Apex, Sore: A Wife From the Future
The guys discuss two movies, one extremely vapid thriller and one extremely interesting romance.
#724 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Top 10 Mario Characters, Mario Trivia (w/ Zach B & Galen)
Zach and Galen join James and Kyle for a special multi-generational spoiler review of the latest in the Mario movie franchise, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – then the guys rundown their favorite Mario characters and test their Mario knowledge in a round of Mario Trivia.
#722 – The Plague
The guys reminisce about growing up awkward while criticizing the 2025 psychological drama-thriller film The Plague, the directorial debut of Charlie Polinger.
#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.