#315 – Hostiles, Top 10 Westerns
Zach & James reveal their highly-anticipated Super Bowl LII predictions, then talk about some movies.
#314 – Oscar Picks, 2017 Listener Aggregate, The Post, Phantom Thread
James and Zach discuss the 2018 Oscar nominations and choose who will and should win, reveal the CRL listener’s favorite 20 films of 2017, and then discuss the Oscar hopefuls The Post (directed by Steven Spielberg) and Phantom Thread (dir by Paul Thomas Anderson).
#311 – Top 20 of 2017
James and Zach count down their 20 favorite movies of 2017, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their list, and more.
#309 – Christmas Movies: Love Actually, Fred Claus (w/ Ariah)
The war on Christmas continues and thus so does our tradition of watching several Christmas movies we haven’t seen and then talking about them. This year with someone who continues to haven’t seen them to this day.
#308 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (w/ Kyle)
It’s finally here: Episode VIII has arrived. Does it reach the heights of the original trilogy, or does it wallow in the depths of the prequels? Does it follow the predictable pattern of The Force Awakens, or does it forge a new path into uncharted space? Special-guest Kyle rejoins us to talk about the film, with lots of spoilers to go around because we really wanted to dive in deep. Also Kyle’s father checks in to share his experience from watching the original trilogy in theaters to now watching the latest installment. Sidenote: We had a heck of a time…
#307 – The Disaster Artist, Top 10 Worst Acting Performances
We talk about The Disaster Artist, the new James Franco film based on the origins of the infamously-bad film “The Room.” Then we count down our top 10 Worst Acting Performances.
#306 – Lady Bird, Top 10 Movies From The Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 That Don’t Deserve To Be There
James and Zach discuss the new Greta Gerwig directed drama Lady Bird which is currently the most-reviewed film on Rotten Tomatoes to remain at 100%, then run down their top 10 films that don’t deserve to appear on the infamous review aggregator site’s Top 100 Movies of All Time list. If you’re interested in signing up for MoviePass, you can use our referral link here if you want. Follow Cinereelists: Facebook – Twitter James: Letterboxd – Twitter Zach: Letterboxd – Twitter Support the show on Patreon. Subscribe: iTunes / RSS Have a film suggestion you think we’ve never seen…
#303 – Justice League (w/ Mohsen)
Mohsen comes back on the show to talk Justice League with us.
#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.