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.
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.
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.
The guys compare, contrast, and criticize the first solo films of the directorial duo formerly know as the Safdie Bros.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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)
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.
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.
The guys criticize the latest Stephen King adaptation, then run down their 10 favorite films adapted from the writings of the prolific author.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kyle and James watch the Chinese animation/action film series Ne Zha, which recently became the most successful animated film by worldwide box-office.
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.
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.
Kyle and James criticize director Darren Aronofsky’s crime comedy Caught Stealing, the run down their favorite movies featuring a domestic cat.
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.
The guys discuss the recently infamous screenlife War of the Worlds adaptation starring Ice Cube, then discuss the covid-set black comedy thriller Eddington, directed by Ari Aster.
The guys reconvene to rank their favorite spoof films and discuss the new Liam Neeson / Pam Anderson rebootqual of The Naked Gun.
Zach and Kyle take on a new movie challenge: Who can make a better movie recommendation? Friends of 35 years, or ChatGPT.
