#363 – Top 20 of 2018
Zach and James count down their 20 favorite movies of 2018, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their list, and much more.
#362 – Bird Box, The Favourite, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Vice
We tackle four new release movies as we end out the year. Be sure to send in your Top 20 lists for 2018 to heyguys@cinereelists.com!
#361 – Aquaman, Aquaman Trivia (w/ Mohsen)
Mo joins us for his tenth time, this go around is to discuss the latest in DC entertainment, Aquaman.
#359 – Top 10 Amazing Stories Episodes (w/ Nathan)
James and Zach are joined by superfan Nathan to run down his favorite episodes of the Steven Spielberg-produced mid-80s anthology TV series Amazing Stories. Episodes discussed in this podcast include… The Main Attraction (S01E02) Mummy, Daddy (S01E04) Fine Tuning (S01E07) Remote Control Man (S01E10) Mirror, Mirror (S01E19) Miscalculation (S02E02) Welcome to My Nightmare (S02E04) Go to the Head of the Class (S02E08) The Pumpkin Competition (S02E10) The 21 Inch Sun (S02E15) The Family Dog (S02E16)
#358 – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Games: The Shootist, Phantom Thread
Zach and James get vocal on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the new western anthology film from the Coen Bros, then try out a new movie game they quickly deem poorly conceived and pivot to a recently listener suggested game.
#357 – Robin Hood (2018), Listener Email
James and Zach close out Robin Hood week with a discussion of Hollywood’s recent attempt at rebooting the classic Robin Hood tale, contrast the new film with Mel Brook’s 1993 comedy Robin Hood: Men in Tights and 1938’s The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Erol Flynn, and then answer some listener email including a far too lengthy discussion on fast food.
#354 – Outlaw King, Top 10 Films Set in the 14th Century
James and Zach check out the quasi-Braveheart sequel NetFlix film Outlaw King, then rank their favorite 14th century set films.
#353 – Three Identical Strangers, A New Movie Game!
First we talk spoiler-free about the documentary “Three Identical Strangers,” then we play a new movie game Zach came up with, tentatively called “The Progressively Harder Movie Trivia Challenge.” And we started recording at 1am and so by the time we’re playing the game, Zach is a little loopy and it’s amazing.
#352 – mid90s, Top 10 Films Presented in 4:3 Aspect Ratio
Zach and James take a trip back to the mid-90’s with Jonah Hill’s mid90s, then box themselves in on their 10 favorite films with a 4:3 aspect ratio.
#351 – First Man, Listener Email
James and Zach discuss the moon landing as presented by director Damien Chazelle’s historical pic First Man about, ostensibly, the moon landing – then the guys discuss some recently received listener email.
#349 – A Star is Born, Top 10 Movies Where A Star is Born
James and Zach perform their review of A Star is Born, then count down their favorite 10 films in which a star is born – whatever the heck that means.
#347 – A Simple Favor, Top 10 Anna Kendrick Movies, Listener Email
James and Zach discuss the new release thriller-comedy A Simple Favor and count down their favorite Anna Kendrick movies, then answer some recent listener email.
#346 – Slice, Top 10 Food-Related Movie Moments
Zach and James take a bite out of the new a24 comedy horror film Slice, then relive the past in order of preference via their respective favorite food-based movie moments.
#345 – Searching, Top 10 Missing People Movies, Listener Email
James and Zach look for a good movie in Searching – will they find one? Plus the guys run down their favorite films focused on finding missing people and answer some listener email.
#343 – Crazy Rich Asians, Better Luck Tomorrow, Listener Email
James and Zach visit (and re-visit) Singapore via the romantic-comedy Crazy Rich Asians, contrast the hyped film with MTV Films’ little-known 2002 gem Better Luck Tomorrow – both of which famously feature an all Asian cast and are set in modern times – and finally answer some recent listener email including a twist on a classic movie trivia game.
#342 – Wild Wild Country, Evil Genius, Bleeding Edge, Garry Shandling
Zach and James discuss four recent documentaries, including the story of a hippy cult that invaded Oregon in the early 80s, a crazy bank robbery that included a pizza guy with a bomb strapped around his neck, an examination into medical devices, and an extremely personal deep-dive into the life of a stand-up comedy legend. Then, we ranked them, because of course we did.
#341 – BlacKkKlansman, Listener Email
James and Zach check out the latest Spike Lee joint BlacKkKlansman, then read and answer some listener email.
#340 – Eighth Grade, Top 10 Movies That Take Place in or Around a School (w/ Emily)
Zach and James discuss the new A24 film Eighth Grade, then are joined by first-time guest Emily to run down their favorite school-set movies.
#339 – Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Top 10 Non-Franchise Spy Movies (w/ Kyle)
Kyle fills in as guest co-host for Zach this week (who just had his first kid!) and joins James in discussing the latest Mission Impossible film “Fallout”, then the guys run down their super top-secret lists of non-franchise spy films.
#336 – Ant-Man and the Wasp, Top 10 Movies with Things of Unusual Size
We think it’s entirely inconsistent for one character to be named Ant-Man and the other character not to be called Wasp-Woman.
#335 – First Reformed (w/ Amanda), Games: Movie Bluff
Zach and James are joined by Amanda to discuss the challenging religious film First Reformed by director Paul Schrader (writer of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Last Temptation of Christ) and then play a long-anticipated round of Movie Bluff!
#334 – Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom and Upgrade
We discuss two movies out in theaters now. One of them James hated. We don’t give spoilers without preparation.
#333 – Incredibles 2, Top 10 Gap Sequels
After 14ish long years, Pixar’s The Incredibles has a sequel, and we’re here to discuss it, along with our Top 10 Gap Sequels (sequels that came more than ten movies after their respective predecessors).
#332 – Ocean’s 8, Top 10 Movies with Numbers in the Title
Zach and James talk about the new edition to the Ocean’s franchise, Ocean’s 8, plus we both made lists of our Top 10 Movies with Numbers in the Title.
#331 – Adrift, Top 10 “Lost” Movies
Zach and James discuss the lost-at-sea survival film Adrift (starring Shailene Woodley), then run down their favorite “Lost” movies – whatever that means.