#526 – Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Top 10 Video Games (w/ Zach B)
The guys are joined by hedgehog-expert Normal Zach to go fast while discussing the new colon-free video-game adaptation Sonic 2, then run down their favorite video games of all time.
#525 – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top 10 Films of Michelle Yeoh
Kyle and James get cheerfully nihilistic over Everything Everywhere All at Once, then run down their 10 favorite films featuring Michelle Yeoh.
#523 – Oscar Recap, Drive My Car
The guys run down the events of the 2022 Oscars including the good, the bad, and the never should have been – then discuss this years winner of Best International Film, Drive My Car.
#522 – Oscar Picks, Turning Red, Movie Games
Zach and James kick it old school with their picks for the upcoming 2022 Oscars, mull over the lessons embedded in the new Pixar coming-of-age film Turning Red, and then play some classic CRL movie games.
#521 – Belfast, The Worst Person in the World, West Side Story (2021)
Zach, Kyle, and James catch up on a few prestige films that have been nominated for a 2022 Academy Award.
#520 – The Batman (w/ Mohsen)
The guys are joined by The Batman expert Mohsen to inspect the latest iteration of the man they call Vengeance, then quick-rank their favorite Dark Knight actors.
#518 – Nightmare Alley, Top 10 Film Noirs
The guys discuss the newly released 2022 Oscar nominations, dive deep into the depths of film noir with the recent Best Picture nominee Nightmare Alley, and then run down their ten favorite films of the stylistic crime-ridden genre.
#517 – The Book of Boba Fett (w/ Mohsen)
James is joined by Mo for a special episode (and his 14th appearance on the podcast) to discuss the Disney+ limited series The Book of Boba Fett.
#516 – Licorice Pizza, Top 10 Movies With Food in the Title
James, Zach, and Kyle, discuss the new Paul Thomas Anderson coming-of-age film Licorice Pizza, then quick rank the auteur’s entire filmography, then list their 10 favorite films with a food in the title.
#515 – The Lost Daughter, Listener Email
The guys discuss the psychological drama The Lost Daughter, written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in her feature directorial debut – as well as answer a few recent listener emails.
#514 – The Tragedy of Macbeth, Top 10 Shakespeare Adaptations
Zach, Kyle, and James discuss the new Joel Cohen adaptation of the Shakespeare play Macbeth, then list out their 10 favorite adaptations of the Bard of Avon.
#510 – The Matrix Resurrections, Movie Trivia
The guys jack into The Matrix Resurrections, then wipe their hard drives with a round of movie trivia.
#509 – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Kyle, James and Zach swing on over to Spider-Man: No Way Home (in both spoiler-free and spoiler-full forms), then quick-rank all of the Spidey films.
#508 – Three Christmas Movies We’ve Never Seen (Vol 2)
The guys each blindly pick, watch, and discuss three Christmas movies they’ve never seen – 8-Bit Christmas (2021), Fatman (2020), and the listener recommended documentary Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021).
#507 – The Power of the Dog, Top 10 Rabbit Movies
Zach, James, and Kyle measure The Power of the Dog, then rank the best Rabbits (and other Leporidae) in film.
#506 – King Richard, Tick, Tick… Boom!
Zach and James debate the back and forth merits of King Richard, then explode into song with the new musical adaptation of Tick, Tick… Boom!
#505 – Red Notice, Top 10 Movie Trios, Movie Trivia
Kyle, Zach, and James have mediocre fun discussing the new Netflix romp Red Notice, then run down their favorite movie threesomes.
#504 – The Harder They Fall, Lamb, Eternals
The guys discuss three new release movies, stick around after the credits for Lamb spoiler chat.
#502 – Dune, Top 10 Films of Denis Villeneuve
James and Kyle sink into the sand-centric sci-fi adaptation of Dune, then rank the films of director Denis Villeneuve.
#501 – No Time to Die, Top 5 Daniel Craig Bond Films (w/ Scotty)
James Bond expert and Paul Rudd fanboy Scotty chases down the new James Bond film No Time to Die with the guys, then rank all 5 films in the Daniel Craig Bond film series. Stick around for spoiler chat after the music!
#496 – Cry Macho, Top 10 Neo-Westerns
James and Kyle ponder the career of Clint Eastwood while discussing his latest (and last?) Cry Macho, then shoot out their 10 favorite neo westerns.
#494 – Shang-Chi, Top 10 Characters with a Secret Past
Zach, Kyle, and James discuss the new MCU film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – then run down their 10 favorite movie characters that have a secret past.
#491 – The Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad
James, Zach, and Kyle and compare and contrast the recent sequel/reboot of The Suicide Squad against Suicide Squad, the 2016 original.
#490 – The Green Knight, Sword of the Valiant
The trio reunite to discuss two films with similar subject matter separated by about 37 years of artistic film progression.
#489 – Old, Ranking the Filmography of M. Night Shyamalan
James and Kyle discuss M. Night Shyamalan’s latest attempted thriller Old, then run down the director’s controversial filmography.