The guys discuss the new reboot/sequel Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, then quick-rank the Planet of the Apes movies they’ve seen, and finish out the episode with a new AI generated movie song swap game.
The guys discuss the new tv-to-film adaptation of The Fall Guy, then run down the best “stunts” ever put to film.
The guys review the French-language swashbuckling sequel The Three Musketeers: Milady, then discuss the Python-esque 1973 adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas adventure novel.
Kyle and James list out all the ways that Rebel Moon 2 is awful, then discuss two other recent films they recently saw in theaters, and finally – list 10 films that are better than Zach Snyders latest.
The guys critique the dramatic new “what if” thriller Civil War, then run down their favorite Alex Garland projects.
The guys compare and contrast the cult classic 1989 film Road House to the new 2024 remake, now streaming on Amazon Prime – then play an AI music based movie trivia game.
The guys debate the details of Damsel, now streaming on Netflix – then rank their favorite films that feature a dragon.
The guys recap what happened at the 2024 Academy Awards, reveal who won the official Oscar Pool, answer some long-neglected listener email, then try out a listener suggested movie description game.
The guys criticize the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation, then run down their 10 favorite sci-fi films of all-time. Join our OSCAR PICKS group: https://oscarpicks.app/join-group/cinereelists/2568fb16/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/gNXHsrCG
Kyle and James discuss the 5-time Oscar-nominated holocaust drama The Zone of Interest, reveal if (or where) it would have landed on their Top 20 Films of 2023 lists, then rank the entire filmography of director Jonathan Glazer.
They guys conduct their analysis of the new Yorgos Lanthimos science-fantasy flick Poor Things, then resurrect their opinions of the new Netflix biopic Maestro, directed by Bradley Cooper.
The guys watch part one of a Zack Snyder film that shouldn’t ever get a part 2 but will anyway because Netflix.
The guys attempt to answer the age old question – why did we watch this again?
The guys discuss their (dis)belief in Santa Clause – then review three recent holiday releases including the dark thriller The Apology (starring Anna Gunn), the holiday comedy Genie (starring Melissa McCarthy), and the buzzy indie dramedy The Holdovers (starring Paul Giamatti).
Zach and James criticize the new NetFlix techno-thriller Leave the World Behind, then play a movie trivia game.
The guys mansplain the male gaze while criticizing Saltburn, director Emerald Fennell’s sophomore film and follow up to the Oscar winning Promising Young Woman – then run down their 10 favorite movies that share a name with a physical place, real or otherwise.
The guys debate to cannon-sized holes in Ridley Scott’s latest epic biopic Napoleon, then run down their favorite movies from the prolific director.
The guys detonate their criticism of the 2023 eco-terrorist heist procedural How to Blow Up a Pipeline, run down their favorite movie blow-em-ups, and argue over the angle of the photon torpedos in the trench scene of a 46-year old film.
The guys criticize the last David Fincher directed NetFlix Film, The Killer.
The guys debate the hokiness of the music of Elvis while discussing the new Sophia Coppola film Priscilla – then close out the episode connecting films off the tops of their heads with a round of the CRL original movie trivia game Chain Reaction.
The guys discuss the new epic revisionist Western crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon in both spoiler-free and spoiler-filled flavors, then run down their favorite films directed by Martin Scorsese.
Kyle and James discuss all four of Wes Anderson’s Netflix-produced Roald Dahl short film adaptations, then discuss and rank their 10 favorite films from the quirky director. Also they say word dollhouse a lot.
The guys sing-along to Flora And Son, the latest musically-infused film of director John Carney, prompting them to also run down their ten favorite (or memorable, or whatever) moms in movies.
The guys review and discuss the potential of The Creator, the new (relatively) lower-budget sci-fi flick by director Garth Edwards (Star Wars: Rogue One, Monsters) – then heap praise on the new sex-comedy Bottoms starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.
The guys review and discuss two films new to streaming – the alien invasion thriller No One Will Save You on Hulu, and the Pixar animated film Elemental on Disney+.
