James and Zach dive deep into the year that was 2015 with listener year-end lists, loads of alternative year-end lists from the guys, their own New Year movie resolutions, and an overview of what to expect in cinemas in 2016. Warning: This episode holds the world record for the most movie lists contained in a single podcast.
Zach and James count down their 20 favorite movies of 2015, as well as some other goodies like Greatest Disappointments, Movie Regrets, and more.
James and Zach discuss and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen including early word on 2016’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a handful of listener suggestions, many new releases, and a smattering of old classics. Also – Zach watched Rango!
Star Wars expert Mohsen joins Zach and James as they dissect Force Awakens, then the guys play some Star Wars themed trivia and finish out the show with a speed-round of Sophie’s Choice. The first few minutes are spoiler-free with a very clear transition to spoiler chat, feel free to rejoin the show at the 1hr 8min mark for some spoiler-free games.
Zach and James read and discuss a bunch of listener email, then play a holiday themed game of Last Man Standing.
James and Zach watch 10 non-traditional Christmas movies, discuss them, and then rank them by preference and how “Christmassy” they are. And if you need even more alternative Christmas movie talk check out last years Vol 1 here!
Special-guest Matt challenges Zach in a brand new clip game hosted by James, then Zach put James and Matt to the test in various pilot movie related quizzes and games.
Real-life pilot (and *3rd Cinereelist) Matt joins Zach and James as they discuss and rank 5 pilot-centric movies. *Pending
Zach and James rank 10 movies they’ve never seen that were recommended by special-guest Superfan Mindy who also watched and ranked 10 movies from each of the Cinereelist hosts. That’s right – we talk 40 movies in this episode – from mainstream crowd-pleasers, to critically-acclaimed masterpieces, to foreign arthouse flicks and a whole slew of romantic comedies – this episode is packed with something for everyone!
James and Zach challenge each other to a quick round of timed trivia in Outta Time, then play cryptic programmer in the new game I Have a Film Festival.
Zach and James spend some time in a room discussing the excellent new drama Room, then rank their top films that are primarily set in one room. It’s a very room-centric episode, if you must know. Initial chat is spoiler-free, jump to 48:42 when prompted if you want to keep yourself clean for the film, which we recommend.
Special-guest Scotty brings a new game called Tagliners to the show, then the guys play a loose round of another new game named Movie is Bad.
James Bond expert and special-guest Scotty inspects the new James Bond film Spectre with Zach and James, then the guys rank all 7 of director Sam Mendes films. Stick around for spoiler chat after the music!
James and Zach ask each other ridiculously easy movie trivia questions to see who will get one wrong first, then quiz each other on the star ratings of movies they previously rated on Letterboxd.
Zach and James think different as they discuss the new Steve jobs biopic Steve Jobs, then rank the films of director Danny Boyle.
Zach and James rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen including several listener recommendations, the latest and final Paranormal Activity film, a 90’s classic and a new release film with a 90’s throwback vibe, and much more.
Zach and James test their nerves while watching 10 horror films (5 each hand picked by the other) then discuss and rank them in ascending order… Boo!
Special-guest Ryan is back to face Zach in a round of Steven Spielberg Trivia (with a little bit of Tom Hanks thrown in), then the guys lie their pants off playing Movie Bluff.
Special-guest Ryan joins James and Zach on their mission to uncover the new cold war era spy flick Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg, who then also gets the Top 10 treatment.
Zach and James read and discuss a boatload of listener emails including discussions on Letterboxd bell curve ratings, whether Kevin Smith’s Tusk is the worst Johnny Depp film ever made, some corrections, a statistically nerdy analysis of the never-ending Wiki-vs-IMDB debate, a bunch of listener Top 10 lists and movie recommendations and much more. Oh and click here to compare your ratings against ours and find out who you are more movie-compatible with!
James and Zach are diametrically opposed on Joe Wright’s Pan, the new Peter Pan prequel origin story, which stars Hugh Jackman, whom they then run down the top films of.
Luke (the Flute) joins Zach and James in a speed-round of Last Man Standing, then the guys spoil the crap out of The Martian.
Zach and James are joined by space-man Luke (the Flute) as they discuss the new Matt Damon survival flick The Martian, then the guys run down their favorite movies that are set in space.
Zach and James talk about watching movies on their phones, then climb Jacob’s Ladder.
James and Zach dive deep into the fight against Mexican drug cartels with Sicario, then take aim at their top movies featuring a hitperson.
