#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.
#688 – Superman (2025), Superman Trivia (w/ Mohsen)
The guys are joined by resident Batman expert Mohsen to criticize James Gunn’s attempt at a Superman reboot, then quick-rank their favorite actors who have played the famed character, and finally test their knowledge of Supes’ on the big screen.
#687 – Jurassic World Rebirth, The Old Guard 2
The guys double-feature a pair of new release films, the 7th (or 4th) Jurassic movie and a sequel to a straight-to-streaming movie you likely don’t remember.
#686 – 28 Years Later, Top 10 Movies With a Unit of Time in the Title
The guys discuss James’ recent infection while criticizing the third “28” movie, then run down their favorite films with a unit of time in the title.
#685 – Predator: Killer of Killers, Echo Valley
The guys drop in for the double feature nobody asked for and criticize the animated for adults action movie Predator: Killer of Killers and the misery drama/thriller Echo Valley.
#684 – From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Top 10 Spinoff Movies
The guys criticize Ballerina, the newest entry in the world of John Wick, then rank their favorite movies spun off from a successful franchise series.
#683 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Ranking MI Franchise, Impossible Trivia
The guys gather to discuss the recent and last (?) Mission Impossible film The Final Reckoning, then quick rank all 8 films in the action series, and end the episode with a quick round of MI-themed trivia.
#682 – The Studio, Fountain of Youth, Top 10 Adventure Films in Search of History
Zach and James discuss the clever meta-hilarity of The Studio, then adventure through history while criticizing Fountain of Youth, and finally rundown their favorite history-tinged adventure movies.
#681 – Love Hurts (2025), Big Night (1996), Blue Ruin (2013)
Kyle and James consider whether Ke Huy Quan found a film worthy of his abilities in the new to streaming action-comedy Love Hurts, then challenge each other to blind watch a film off their watchlists: Big Night (a foodie-centric dramedy from the 90s) and Blue Ruin (an oddball revenge thriller from the 2010s).
#680 – Another Simple Favor, Top 10 Sequels Nobody Asked For
The guys discuss the pointlessness of the direct-to-streaming black-comedy sequel Another Simple Favor, then run down their (least) favorite films that nobody was really looking for, but we all got anyways.
#679 – Thunderbolts*, Movie Trivia Games
The guys criticize Thunderbolts*, the latest attempt at righting the trajectory of the MCU – then play a handful of new movie trivia games they’ve never played on the podcast before.
#678 – Sinners, Havoc, Top 10 Movies in Which an Actor Plays Multiple Roles
The guys double up on recent bloody releases while criticizing Ryan Coogler’s genre mashup Sinners and Gareth Evans’ Havoc, then rank and discuss their favorite movies in which multiple roles are played by the same actor.
#676 – Warfare, Top 10 War Films Set While We’ve Been Alive
The guys criticize the new Iraq war set film Warfare, co-directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza – then run down their favorite war films set during times when they’ve been alive.
#674 – Presence, Listener Email
The guys criticize the low-fi ghost thriller Presence (aka the other Steven Soderbergh film currently in theaters), then answer some long-gestating listener email.
#673 – Black Bag, Top 10 Films of Steven Soderbergh
The guys criticize the spy thriller Black Bag, then rundown their 10 favorite films from director Steven Soderbergh.
#671 – Mickey 17, AI Movie Song Game
Zach and James are joined by special-guest (and professional nap taker) Ariah as they criticize the new Bong Jun Ho sci-fi dark comedy Mickey 17, then the guys compete in a round of AI movie song game.
#670 – The Brutalist, Oscars Recap
The guys reconvene to discuss the recent Oscars (who won and who lost and who wore a bright banana yellow suit and is dating Kylie Jenner etc etc) and then criticize the a24 epic immigrant story The Brutalist.
#669 – Emilia Pérez, Captain America: Brave New World, Oscar Picks
Join the Cinereelists Oscar pool, win a sweet mug: https://oscarpicks.app/join-group/cinereelists/2568fb16/ The guys declare their picks for the 2024 Oscars, then criticize Emilia Pérez (aka the most nominated film this year) and lament the decline of the MCU whilst discussing Captain America: Brave New World.
#668 – The Gorge, Top 10 Trash Sci-fi Movies
Kyle and James criticize the new romantic sci-fi thriller The Gorge (now streaming on AppleTV+, then run down their favorite mid-tier sci-fi films you could waste a Saturday afternoon watching, were that to be something you’d want to do.
#667 – The Count of Monte Cristo (2024), Oscar Nomination Talk
The guys discuss the recently announced Oscar nominations, then criticize the new 3 hour French-language adaptation of the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
#663 – Nosferatu (2024), Anora
Kyle and James criticize two acclaimed recent film releases, the latest from auteur directors Robert Eggers (Nosferatu) and Sean Baker (Anora).