#302 – Murder on the Orient Express, Top 10 Whodunits (w/ Luke)
James and Zach are joined by special-guest Luke to discuss the 2017 remake of Murder on the Orient Express, then the trio run down their favorite “whodunit” movies.
#301 – Thor Ragnarok, MCU Trivia Battle (w/ Evily)
We had Marvel Superfan Evily back on the show to talk about the third (and best) Thor movie, Thor Ragnarok. Then James pits Zach vs Evily in a Marvel Cinematic Universe Trivia Battle of Champions.
#298 – The Florida Project, Top 10 Movies Set in Florida
James and Zach talk The Florida Project and Florida-set films, all while recording in Florida.
#297 – Blade Runner 2049
Both of us rewatched the original Blade Runner and then the new Blade Runner 2049 and talk about it on the show today. Spoilers are all saved until after the end of the episode, so don’t worry if you haven’t seen it yet.
#296 – A Ghost Story, Top 10 Non-Horror Movies That Feature a Ghost
Zach and James take on A Ghost Story, their third horror movie in a row, featuring a very spooky performance by Casey Affleck. Then, they run down a related list.
#295 – mother!, Top 10 List
Horror movies are apparently taking over the Cinereelists podcast, as again this week we are talking about a horror movie, this time the new Darren Aronofsky film, mother! On second thought, it might not actually be a horror movie, but I think we both know you’re not going to see this with your grandmother. Our take on mother! (heads up, one of us REALLY liked it) then a Top 10 list so spoilery we couldn’t even name it in the podcast episode!
#294 – IT, Listener Email
James and Zach actually review a horror film, then discuss some recent listener email.
#292 – Good Time, Top 10 Director’s Who Act in Their Own Movies
James and Zach have a great time discussing Good Time (spoiler free until after the end of the podcast), then countdown their Top 10 Director Acting Performances.
#290 – Summer Catch-Up (Kong: Skull Island, Snatched, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword)
James and Zach catch-up on some films that they missed earlier in the year. We discuss Kong: Skull Island, Snatched, and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
#289 – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (vs. Dunkirk)
James and Zach have some fun with imperfect new Luc Besson sci-fi romp Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, compare it to Nolan’s war meditation Dunkirk, and then discuss Luc Besson’s other notable films.
#288 – Catherine’s Toy Farm, Detroit, Top 10 Movie Titles That Are A Place
Zach and James deep dive an episode of a popular children’s television show (at listener request), then discuss the new Kathryn Bigelow film Detroit and round out the episode with lists of their Top 10 Movie Titles That Are A Place!
#287 – Dunkirk, Games: 28 Words Later & Fantastic Four
James and Zach discuss the positive merits of Dunkirk and yet still manage to disagree on why its great, then play a few old-school CRL games.
#285 – Spider-Man: Homecoming, Top 10 Threeboots or Threemakes (w/ Scotty)
James and Scotty get caught in Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Jon Favreau, the first multi-studio effort to be integrated into the Marvel Cinemtatic Universe, then discuss their favorite 3rd films and franchise and non-franchise reboots and remakes (or something). Also, watch for spoiler chat at the end!
#284 – Baby Driver, Listener Email
James and Zach discuss the latest Edgar Wright film Baby Driver, then discuss some recent listener email.
#282 – Filmography of Steven Spielberg (Part 2)
James and Zach continue their chronological journey through the entirety of Steven Spielberg’s impressive filmography. This is part two covering Lost World: Jurassic Park up to BFG, part 1 is here!
#280 – Wonder Woman, Top 10 Films With a Female Director
Zach and James discuss the strangest thing to happen James on his trip to Europe, then dive into the new DCEU movie Wonder Woman, then run down their favorite female-directed films. Stick around for spoilers after the show!
#277 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Last 10 Top 10 (w/ Evily)
While James is still in England, we had a special guest help co-host the show with me this week! Evily, who was last on to talk about Dr. Strange, came back and discussed Marvel’s latest, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. We begin the show with a spoiler-free discussion, then cut to a pre-recorded message from James about the film (again, without spoilers), and come back to have a spoiler-filled chat about the film. Finally, we end with our own Last 10 Top 10 lists.
#275 – Top 10 “So Bad They’re Good” Movies (w/ Victoria and Dan)
Victoria and Dan are long-time listeners visiting Florida on holiday from London, so we had them on the show to talk about their Top 10 Favorite “So Bad They’re Good” Movies. Honestly, if you haven’t seen any of these movies, do yourself a favor and check them out. They really are fun watches despite being terrible, terrible movies.
#274 – Colossal, Anne Hathaway’s Filmography
We caught a screening at the Florida Film Festival for Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal this weekend, so we discuss this genre-twisting sci-fi comedy drama (spoilers saved til after the closing song). Then we go through Anne Hathaway’s filmography.
#272 – Bokeh, The Discovery
We talk about two new sci-fi movies on VOD today. Bokeh tells the story of a young couple on vacation in Iceland who wake up to find everyone else has disappeared, and The Discovery has Jason Segel and Robert Redford coming to terms with discovering a proof of the afterlife. We saved spoilers until the end so feel free to listen until the end music even if you haven’t seen them yet.
#270 – Ghost in the Shell, Top 10 ScarJo Movies
James and Zach hack away at the Ghost in the Shell remake and then go all crash override on their Top 10 Scarlett Johansson Movies.
#269 – Life, Top 10 Space Thrillers
Zach and James debate the merits of Life (the movie, not in general) and then run down their favorite space-set thrillers.
#268 – Beauty and the Beast, Top 10 Princess Movies (w/ Hannah)
Disney has released it’s latest live-action remake of a beloved animated classic and this one is taking the box office by storm. Special guest Hannah joins us on the show to discuss the film and find out how it stacks against the original. Then we each count down our Top 10 favorite movies with a princess in them.
#267 – Logan, Hugh Jackman’s Filmography
Zach and James reconvene in Florida to discuss Logan – the latest and (supposedly) last of the stand-alone Wolverine films – and then run down the filmography of the film’s star Hugh Jackman.
#264 – The Lego Batman Movie, Settling Arguments (w/ James’ Dad)
First we discuss the The Lego Batman Movie, then James plays audiotape of his father being asked the question, “Can you name a movie starring Matt Damon?” Can he do it? What about the other actors James asked him? Also, we listen back to the evidence to get to the bottom of Biopic/Byopic.