#684 – From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Top 10 Spinoff Movies
The guys criticize Ballerina, the newest entry in the world of John Wick, then rank their favorite movies spun off from a successful franchise series.
#683 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Ranking MI Franchise, Impossible Trivia
The guys gather to discuss the recent and last (?) Mission Impossible film The Final Reckoning, then quick rank all 8 films in the action series, and end the episode with a quick round of MI-themed trivia.
#682 – The Studio, Fountain of Youth, Top 10 Adventure Films in Search of History
Zach and James discuss the clever meta-hilarity of The Studio, then adventure through history while criticizing Fountain of Youth, and finally rundown their favorite history-tinged adventure movies.
#681 – Love Hurts (2025), Big Night (1996), Blue Ruin (2013)
Kyle and James consider whether Ke Huy Quan found a film worthy of his abilities in the new to streaming action-comedy Love Hurts, then challenge each other to blind watch a film off their watchlists: Big Night (a foodie-centric dramedy from the 90s) and Blue Ruin (an oddball revenge thriller from the 2010s).
#680 – Another Simple Favor, Top 10 Sequels Nobody Asked For
The guys discuss the pointlessness of the direct-to-streaming black-comedy sequel Another Simple Favor, then run down their (least) favorite films that nobody was really looking for, but we all got anyways.
#679 – Thunderbolts*, Movie Trivia Games
The guys criticize Thunderbolts*, the latest attempt at righting the trajectory of the MCU – then play a handful of new movie trivia games they’ve never played on the podcast before.
#678 – Sinners, Havoc, Top 10 Movies in Which an Actor Plays Multiple Roles
The guys double up on recent bloody releases while criticizing Ryan Coogler’s genre mashup Sinners and Gareth Evans’ Havoc, then rank and discuss their favorite movies in which multiple roles are played by the same actor.
#677 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2009
The guys rank their favorite forgotten films of the same year that Barack Obama was inaugurated, Michael Jackson died, and Bitcoin was created.
#676 – Warfare, Top 10 War Films Set While We’ve Been Alive
The guys criticize the new Iraq war set film Warfare, co-directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza – then run down their favorite war films set during times when they’ve been alive.
#675 – Top 10 Val Kilmer Movies
The guys pay homage to Val Kilmer by running down their 10 favorite films featuring the late actor.
#674 – Presence, Listener Email
The guys criticize the low-fi ghost thriller Presence (aka the other Steven Soderbergh film currently in theaters), then answer some long-gestating listener email.
#673 – Black Bag, Top 10 Films of Steven Soderbergh
The guys criticize the spy thriller Black Bag, then rundown their 10 favorite films from director Steven Soderbergh.
#672 – Top 10 Last 10
Kyle and James rank and discuss they last 10 movies they’ve seen.
#671 – Mickey 17, AI Movie Song Game
Zach and James are joined by special-guest (and professional nap taker) Ariah as they criticize the new Bong Jun Ho sci-fi dark comedy Mickey 17, then the guys compete in a round of AI movie song game.
#670 – The Brutalist, Oscars Recap
The guys reconvene to discuss the recent Oscars (who won and who lost and who wore a bright banana yellow suit and is dating Kylie Jenner etc etc) and then criticize the a24 epic immigrant story The Brutalist.
#669 – Emilia Pérez, Captain America: Brave New World, Oscar Picks
Join the Cinereelists Oscar pool, win a sweet mug: https://oscarpicks.app/join-group/cinereelists/2568fb16/ The guys declare their picks for the 2024 Oscars, then criticize Emilia Pérez (aka the most nominated film this year) and lament the decline of the MCU whilst discussing Captain America: Brave New World.
#668 – The Gorge, Top 10 Trash Sci-fi Movies
Kyle and James criticize the new romantic sci-fi thriller The Gorge (now streaming on AppleTV+, then run down their favorite mid-tier sci-fi films you could waste a Saturday afternoon watching, were that to be something you’d want to do.
#667 – The Count of Monte Cristo (2024), Oscar Nomination Talk
The guys discuss the recently announced Oscar nominations, then criticize the new 3 hour French-language adaptation of the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
#666 – The 2024 Movie Hangover
So many lists! Kyle, James and Zach bid 2024 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 Marcos, Mansouri, Marco, Logan, Josh, Troy, Allan, Victoria, Scotty, Justin, Ryan, Scott, and Roger!
#665 – Top 20 of 2024
In celebration of 11 years of podcasting – the guys count down their 20 favorite movies of 2024, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their lists, and much more.
#664 – Top 10 Least Favorite Films
The guys run down the films they prefer the least and discuss why they stand out as exceptionally bad, and occasionally argue the merits presented.
#663 – Nosferatu (2024), Anora
Kyle and James criticize two acclaimed recent film releases, the latest from auteur directors Robert Eggers (Nosferatu) and Sean Baker (Anora).
#662 – Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Flow (2024) (w/ New Zach)
James is joined by Sonic the Hedgehog expert (New) Zach to criticize the third entry in the Jim Carrey-led movie franchise, then discuss the Oscar-buzzy animated adventure film Flow.
#661 – Trapped in Paradise (1994), Nativity! (2009), Mary (2024)
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 review them based on overall quality as well as how “Christmassy” they are.
#660 – Conclave, Juror #2
Zach and James dive into the juicy Papal Politics of Conclave, then adjudicate whether or not Clint Eastwood is guilty of making one film too many with his recent directorial effort Juror #2. Stick around for spoilers, if you dare.