The guys have a totally chilled-out vibe session as they answer listener email, discuss the future of AI-driven filmmaking, debate the popularity of two similar actresses, and play a new movie trivia game.
The guys watch a grimy 3-hour extreme mumblecore film that was recommended to them by a listener five years ago, then rank 10 films that may be good in the end but are hard to watch for one reason or another.
The guys get nostalgic while discussing animated reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, then rank all of the films from the beloved series.
The guys are joined by special-guest Amanda to discuss the new toy-adaptation flick Barbie, then review the latest film from Christopher Nolan about the man who shepherded the creation of the atomic bomb: Oppenheimer.
James, Kyle, and Zach react to the latest film in the Mission Impossible franchise on their way home from the drive-in movie theater.
The guys reunite to dial back the hype on the fourth and (supposedly) final Indiana Jones film, then run down their favorite films and roles of Harrison Ford. Spoiler chat starts at 1:30:40.
Kyle and James talk fake oners and tech bio pics.
Kyle and James discuss the best animated film of 2023 and possibly the best Spider-Man film ever, then rank all the Spider-Man films against each other.
The guys lose their legs over Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, then run dow their 10 favorite films feature a fish out of water.
The guys are joined by automotive expert Meghan to dissect the gentle performances, pulitzer-level writing, and general mise-en-scène of the 10th and second to last (in theory) film in the acclaimed Fast & Furious franchise. Then they list their favorite characters that are not Dom.
The guys answer some listener email and then discuss the latest Marvel film, which also happens to be the last (announced) Guardians of the Galaxy film and the last MCU film to be directed by James Gunn. Was it too dark? Or was it a breath of fresh air?
The guys are joined by Joaquin Phoenix expert Josh Sale to do a contentious scene-by-scene and theme-by-theme breakdown of Beau is Afraid, Ari Aster’s oddball followup to Hereditary and Midsommar.
Kyle and James talk a lot of Creed III and a lot of Michael B. Jordan.
The guys dunk on Air, a biographical sports drama starring Matt Damon and directed by Ben Affleck that tells the story of how the infamous Nike Air Jordan line of basketball shoes came to be, then run down their favorite 10 hoop movies.
The guys are joined by video game expert (New) Zach to raise the flag on the new animated Super Mario Bros. Movie, speedrun their favorite films that feature brothers, then verses each other in a special round of the Movie Mashup Game.
The guys piece together Tetris, a thriller telling the story of how the legendary puzzle game was licensed to became a worldwide video game classic – then run down their 10 favorite movies set in / dealing with / tangentially related to the USSR.
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.
Kyle, James, and Zach recap the 95th Annual Academy Awards, discuss Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-winning performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, then run down their favorite 10 comeback performances.
The guys talk Women Talking, then try to remember what 2022 films pass the Bechdel Test.
The guys discuss the latest MCU film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, then play some movie games with Scotty, the shows resident Paul Rudd expert.
Just two guys discussing romcoms on valentine’s day.
The guys discuss the new M. Night Shyamalan film Knock at the Cabin, predict the results of the 95th Academy Awards, and close down shop with a couple of movie trivia games.
The guys discuss Babylon, the latest film from director Damien Chazelle (starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt), then read and discuss and argue over some listener email.
The guys try to solve the mystery of why Glass Onion needed the “A Knives Out Mystery” part of it’s title (and also discuss the film spoiler-free), then play some annoying riddle-based movie games.
Zach, James and Kyle test their friendship while discussing the break-up tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin, a Martin McDonagh film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
