#717 – Games: 28 Words Later
The guys test each other’s movie knowledge with a round of the classic CRL movie trivia game 28 Words Later.
#716 – The Secret Agent, Hamnet (w/ Spoilers)
The guys criticize a pair of recent Oscar nominated films including the low key Portuguese language spy thriller The Secret Agent and Chloé Zhao’s alt-reality Shakespeare family drama Hamnet.
#715 – The 2025 Movie Hangover
So many lists! Zach, James and Kyle bid 2025 adieu with a plethora of alternative year-end lists, NEW New Year movie resolutions, and an overview of what to expect in cinemas in 2025. This episode has more movie lists than any other podcast episode on the planet – guaranteed! Special thanks to our Patreon Supporters – Specifically thanks to Allan, Justin, Logan, Troy, Scott, Ryan, Marco, Victoria, Mansouri, John, Josh, and Roger!
#714½ – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Kyle and James criticize the 2nd film in the 28 Years Later trilogy, then run down the interesting spoiler-filled scenes and themes of The Bone Temple. Send your Top 10 of 2025 films to heyguys@cinereelists.com to be included in next episodes listener aggregate list.
#714 – Top 20 of 2025
In celebration of 12 years of podcasting – the guys count down their 20 favorite movies of 2025, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their lists, and much more.
#713 – Nouvelle Vague, Breathless (1960)
The guys surf the new wave while criticizing Nouvelle Vague, the new Richard Linklater film that tells the story of the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 classic Breathless.
#712 – Marty Supreme, The Smashing Machine
The guys compare, contrast, and criticize the first solo films of the directorial duo formerly know as the Safdie Bros.
#711 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Remembering Rob Reiner
The guys turn it up to 11 and other cliches while discussing Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a sequel 40 years in the making – then discuss the varied filmography of the late-great Rob Reiner.
#710 – Avatar: Fire and Ash
The guys gather a few days before Christmas to criticize the latest entry in James Cameron’s Avatar franchise – Fire and Ash, and wonder whether the flame has gone out.
#709 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Train Dreams
The guys criticize the latest entry in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out mystery film series, Wake Up Dead Man – then lament the passage of time while discussing the career defining Joel Edgerton performance contained within Train Dreams.
#708 – Oh. What. Fun. (2025), There’s Something in the Barn (2023), The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
It’s that time of the year again! Time for the guys to round up three Christmas-themed films none of them have seen before, watch them, and criticize them based on overall quality as well as how “Christmassy” they are.
#707 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen. Movies to pre-watch for the X-Mas episode: ➡️ Oh. What. Fun (2025) … Amazon Prime on Dec 5 ➡️ There’s Something in the Barn (2023) ➡️ The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
#706 – Sisu: Road to Revenge, Top 10 Male-led Revenge Movies
The guys criticize the Finnish action sequel Sisu: Road to Revenge (aka Sisu 2), then rank their favorite revenge movies that are motivated by the manfolk. Movies to pre-watch for the X-Mas episode: ➡️ Oh. What. Fun (2025) … Amazon Prime on Dec 5 ➡️ There’s Something in the Barn (2023) ➡️ The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
#705 – Predator: Badlands, Frankenstein (2025) (w/ Troy)
The guys are joined by long-time listener and Yautja expert Troy Carruthers to discuss Predator: Badlands, the latest entry in the sci-fi action franchise – then dissect and reassemble Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of the classic movie monster Frankenstein.
#704 – Bugonia, Top 10 Conspiracy Thrillers (w/ Logan)
James is joined by Yorgos Lanthimos expert Logan to criticize his latest conspiracy thriller Bugonia, then the guys rank their favorite films from the aforementioned genre.
#703 – The Long Walk, Top 10 Stephen King Adaptations
The guys criticize the latest Stephen King adaptation, then run down their 10 favorite films adapted from the writings of the prolific author.
#702 – A House of Dynamite, Top 10 Rashomon Style Films
All three guys recall their personal experience with Kathryn Bigelow’s latest political thriller procedural A House of Dynamite, then run down their favorite “Rashomon Style” movies.
#701 – One Battle After Another, Tron: Ares
The guys criticize the latest Jarod Leto film, then consider if the latest PTA film would have been better if it also starred Jared Leto.
#700 – Our 700 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 2)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we celebrate 700 episodes by listing the top half of our top 601-700 favorite films.
#699 – Our 700 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 1)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we prepare for our 700th episode by listing half of our top 601-700 favorite films.
#698 – Ne Zha (2019), Ne Zha 2 (2025)
Kyle and James watch the Chinese animation/action film series Ne Zha, which recently became the most successful animated film by worldwide box-office.
#697 – Weapons, Top 10 Missing Person Movies
The guys reunite to discuss Zach Cregger’s latest horror thriller Weapons, then run down their favorite movies featuring the search for a missing person.
#696 – Jaws 50th, Dangerous Animals (w/ Galen)
The guys are joined by 9-year-old Galen, who recently saw Jaws for the first time and tells them all about it, then Kyle and James criticize the new shark/serial killer thriller Dangerous Animals.
#695 – Caught Stealing, Top 10 Domestic “Cat” Movies
Kyle and James criticize director Darren Aronofsky’s crime comedy Caught Stealing, the run down their favorite movies featuring a domestic cat.
#694 – Movie Trivia Games
Zach and Kyle try two new movie games, testing their knowledge of an actor’s body of work and their ability to describe a movie scene.