#208 – The Nice Guys, X-Men: Apocalypse
Special-guest Matt joins Zach and James in discussing the new Shane Black buddy-action flick The Nice Guys, then witness the end of the world as we know it with X-Men: Apocalypse.
#204 – Jungle Book, Captain America: Civil War (w/ Josh C.)
Josh C. joins Zach and James to discuss the new Jungle Book live-action remake, then fight to the death over the details of Captain America: Civil War. Ok maybe that’s an exaggeration – but maybe it isn’t. Maybe someone died during the recording of this podcast. Silly rabbit, nobody dies in Marvel films! Oh yea, also – SPOILERS.
#202 – Midnight Special, High-Rise (w/ Jim Laczkowski)
James and Zach discuss two movies today with the help of special guest Jim Laczkowski, host of The Director’s Club Podcast. First we praise the 2016 Sci-Fi drama Midnight Special, then we gripe about the surrealist thriller High-Rise. Don’t worry if you haven’t seen the films yet. We have split off any spoilers into sections of the show with clear warnings beforehand. You can hear more of Jim on his podcast The Director’s Club Podcast. You can also hear him on his spin-off podcast called The Pop Culture Club Podcast. And he’s the creator of the Now Playing Podcast Network….
#197 – Sing Street, Listener Email
James and Zach discuss the new coming-of-age music-centric feel-good flick Sing Street by the director of Once, Zach’s 4th favorite film of all time. Also, Patreon supporters are already listening to the next two episodes, are you? 🙂
#195 – Hardcore Henry, Top 10 Action Sequences
James and Zach review the new first-person perpective action flick Hardcore Henry, then run down their favorite action sequences of all-time. Also, don’t forget to check out our Patreon pitch video!
#191 – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (w/ Mohsen)
Batman expert aficionado Mohsen join Zach and James as they battle over the new Zack Snyder joint Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The first few minutes are spoiler-free with ratings and the back 2/3 are heavy spoiler chat – you are warned!
#188 – Zootopia, Top 10 Movies with A Subtle Message
Zach and James try to resist going savage on Zootopia, then ponder the subtle messages of 10 of their favorite films.
#185 – Eddie the Eagle, Last 10 Top 10 (w/ Superfan Mindy)
Zach and James discuss the upcoming inspirational-sports film Eddie the Eagle (starring the kid from Kingsman and Wolverine), then Superfan Mindy joins the guys to rundown her personal Last 10 Top 10!
#183 – Zoolander No. 2, Deadpool (w/ Luke)
James and special-guest Luke discuss the biggest two comedies of 2016 (so far) – Zoolander No. 2 and Deadpool.
#181 – Hail Caesar!, Top 10 Coen Bros Movies
James and Zach review the Coen Bros film Hail, Caesar!, then run down their top 10 favorite films from the eccentric duo. Also, James puts on the hard sell for Zach to re-watch Fargo.
#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.