#177 – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Top 10 Genre Mashups
James and Zach give the early word on the upcoming action/comedy/period drama Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, then run down their 10 favorite genre mashup films.
#175 – Top 20 of 2015
Zach and James count down their 20 favorite movies of 2015, as well as some other goodies like Greatest Disappointments, Movie Regrets, and more.
#173 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Games: Trivia, Sophie’s Choice (w/ Mohsen)
Star Wars expert Mohsen joins Zach and James as they dissect Force Awakens, then the guys play some Star Wars themed trivia and finish out the show with a speed-round of Sophie’s Choice. The first few minutes are spoiler-free with a very clear transition to spoiler chat, feel free to rejoin the show at the 1hr 8min mark for some spoiler-free games.
#169 – The Pilot Episode (w/ Matt)
Real-life pilot (and *3rd Cinereelist) Matt joins Zach and James as they discuss and rank 5 pilot-centric movies. *Pending
#166 – Room, Top 10 Movies Set in One Room
Zach and James spend some time in a room discussing the excellent new drama Room, then rank their top films that are primarily set in one room. It’s a very room-centric episode, if you must know. Initial chat is spoiler-free, jump to 48:42 when prompted if you want to keep yourself clean for the film, which we recommend.
#164 – Spectre, Top 7 Sam Mendes Films (w/ Scotty)
James Bond expert and special-guest Scotty inspects the new James Bond film Spectre with Zach and James, then the guys rank all 7 of director Sam Mendes films. Stick around for spoiler chat after the music!
#162 – Steve Jobs, Ranking Danny Boyle
Zach and James think different as they discuss the new Steve jobs biopic Steve Jobs, then rank the films of director Danny Boyle.
#160 – 10 Horror Movies Ranked
Zach and James test their nerves while watching 10 horror films (5 each hand picked by the other) then discuss and rank them in ascending order… Boo!
#158 – Bridge of Spies, Top 10 Spielberg Movies (w/ Ryan)
Special-guest Ryan joins James and Zach on their mission to uncover the new cold war era spy flick Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg, who then also gets the Top 10 treatment.
#156 – Pan, Top 10 Hugh Jackman Movies
James and Zach are diametrically opposed on Joe Wright’s Pan, the new Peter Pan prequel origin story, which stars Hugh Jackman, whom they then run down the top films of.
#155 – Games: Last Man Standing, The Martian Spoiler Chat (w/ Luke)
Luke (the Flute) joins Zach and James in a speed-round of Last Man Standing, then the guys spoil the crap out of The Martian.
#154 – The Martian, Top 10 Space Movies (w/ Luke)
Zach and James are joined by space-man Luke (the Flute) as they discuss the new Matt Damon survival flick The Martian, then the guys run down their favorite movies that are set in space.
#152 – Sicario, Top 10 Hitman Movies
James and Zach dive deep into the fight against Mexican drug cartels with Sicario, then take aim at their top movies featuring a hitperson.
#150 – Black Mass, Top 10 Johnny Depp Movies
James and Zach discuss the new Johnny Depp-led gangster biopic Black Mass, then round-robin their favorite movies starring the eccentric actor.
#146 – Wes Craven’s Vampire in Brooklyn, Anticipated Oct-Dec Releases
James and Zach look back at work of horror director Wes Craven (RIP), specifically his high-profile comedy horror flop Vampire in Brooklyn starring Eddie Murphy, as well as discuss Zach’s personal connection to the famed director. Then the guys run down a few anticipated films from the back third of 2015.
#143 – The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Top 5 TV to Film Adaptations
James and Zach chat about Guy Ritchie’s latest 60’s spy film The Man From U.N.C.L.E., then run down their Top 5 TV to Film adaptations.
#142 – Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Top 5 Tom Cruise Movies (w/ Ryan)
Special-guest and Tom Cruise expert Ryan joins Zach and James as they discuss the finer points of the short-in-stature-but-big-on-charm actor, specifically in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, the latest in his signature spy franchise. Also, a Top 5 list is run down, a quick game is played, and the good name of Miles Teller is besmirched.
#138 – Ant Man, No/Meh/Yes (w/ Matt & Luke)
James is joined by special-guests Matt and Luke to discuss the new Marvel-universe action comedy Ant Man, then the guys try out a new segment called No/Meh/Yes.
#136 – Detour: Hollywood (w/ Director William Dickerson)
Zach and James chat with Director William Dickerson about his new book on microbudget film-making as well as his microbudget disaster survival thriller Detour!
#134 – Inside Out, Top 15 Pixar Movies
Zach and James discuss the latest Pixar film Inside Out, then run down the animation studios’ entire filmography in order of preference.
#132 – Jurassic World (w/ Casey)
James and Zach are joined by Jurassic Park expert Casey as the guys run down the goods (and bads) of the biggest worldwide opening-weekend box-office draw in history, Jurassic World.
#128 – San Andreas, Entourage, Top 5 Movies Set in California
Zach and James discuss the recent disaster flicks San Andreas and Entourage, then run down their favorite California-set films.
#124 – Mad Max: Fury Road
Zach and James enthusiastically discuss Mad Max: Fury Road, then quickly rank the original Mad Max Trilogy.
#120 – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Top 5 “A” and/or “Er” Movies (w/ Luke)
James and Zach are joined by comic-book expert Luke in discussing the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Age of Ultron, then the guys run down their Top 5 films that begin with the letter “A” and/or end in the letters “Er”.
#118 – Ex Machina, Listener Email
James and Zach dive deep into the world of artificial intelligence with Alex Garland’s new sci-fi thinker Ex Machina, then the guys review a spate of listener email.