#616 – Poor Things, Maestro
They guys conduct their analysis of the new Yorgos Lanthimos science-fantasy flick Poor Things, then resurrect their opinions of the new Netflix biopic Maestro, directed by Bradley Cooper.
#615 – Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
The guys watch part one of a Zack Snyder film that shouldn’t ever get a part 2 but will anyway because Netflix.
#614 – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
The guys attempt to answer the age old question – why did we watch this again?
#613 – The Apology, Genie, The Holdovers
The guys discuss their (dis)belief in Santa Clause – then review three recent holiday releases including the dark thriller The Apology (starring Anna Gunn), the holiday comedy Genie (starring Melissa McCarthy), and the buzzy indie dramedy The Holdovers (starring Paul Giamatti).
#612 – Leave the World Behind, Listener Email, Movie Trivia
Zach and James criticize the new NetFlix techno-thriller Leave the World Behind, then play a movie trivia game.
#611 – Saltburn, Top 10 Movies With a Place in the Title
The guys mansplain the male gaze while criticizing Saltburn, director Emerald Fennell’s sophomore film and follow up to the Oscar winning Promising Young Woman – then run down their 10 favorite movies that share a name with a physical place, real or otherwise.
#610 – Napoleon, Top 10 Films of Ridley Scott
The guys debate to cannon-sized holes in Ridley Scott’s latest epic biopic Napoleon, then run down their favorite movies from the prolific director.
#609 – How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Top 10 Movie Explosions
The guys detonate their criticism of the 2023 eco-terrorist heist procedural How to Blow Up a Pipeline, run down their favorite movie blow-em-ups, and argue over the angle of the photon torpedos in the trench scene of a 46-year old film.
#608 – The Killer
The guys criticize the last David Fincher directed NetFlix Film, The Killer.
#607 – Priscilla, Games: Chain Reaction
The guys debate the hokiness of the music of Elvis while discussing the new Sophia Coppola film Priscilla – then close out the episode connecting films off the tops of their heads with a round of the CRL original movie trivia game Chain Reaction.
#606 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys rank and discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
#605 – Killers of the Flower Moon, Top 10 Films of Martin Scorsese
The guys discuss the new epic revisionist Western crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon in both spoiler-free and spoiler-filled flavors, then run down their favorite films directed by Martin Scorsese.
#604 – Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl Short Films, Top 10 Wes Anderson Films
Kyle and James discuss all four of Wes Anderson’s Netflix-produced Roald Dahl short film adaptations, then discuss and rank their 10 favorite films from the quirky director. Also they say word dollhouse a lot.
#603 – Flora and Son, Top 10 Movie Moms
The guys sing-along to Flora And Son, the latest musically-infused film of director John Carney, prompting them to also run down their ten favorite (or memorable, or whatever) moms in movies.
#602 – The Creator, Bottoms
The guys review and discuss the potential of The Creator, the new (relatively) lower-budget sci-fi flick by director Garth Edwards (Star Wars: Rogue One, Monsters) – then heap praise on the new sex-comedy Bottoms starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.
#601 – No One Will Save You, Elemental
The guys review and discuss two films new to streaming – the alien invasion thriller No One Will Save You on Hulu, and the Pixar animated film Elemental on Disney+.
#600 – Our 600 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 2)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we celebrate our 600th episode by listing the top half of our top 501-600 favorite films.
#599 – Our 600 Favorite Films of All Time – (Part 1)
In our continuing series of listing our favorite films, we prepare for our 600th episode by listing half of our top 501-600 favorite films.
#598 – The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan (2023), The Three Musketeers (1993)
The guys have a totally chilled-out vibe session as they answer listener email, discuss the future of AI-driven filmmaking, debate the popularity of two similar actresses, and play a new movie trivia game.
#597 – Listener Email, AI in Film, Popularity Debate, Game
The guys have a totally chilled-out vibe session as they answer listener email, discuss the future of AI-driven filmmaking, debate the popularity of two similar actresses, and play a new movie trivia game.
#596 – Hard to Be A God, Top 10 Difficult Movies
The guys watch a grimy 3-hour extreme mumblecore film that was recommended to them by a listener five years ago, then rank 10 films that may be good in the end but are hard to watch for one reason or another.
#595 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2008
The guys “do it live” when ranking their favorite forgotten films of the same year that the MCU was birthed.
#594 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Top 7 TMNT Movies
The guys get nostalgic while discussing animated reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, then rank all of the films from the beloved series.
#593 – Barbie, Oppenheimer
The guys are joined by special-guest Amanda to discuss the new toy-adaptation flick Barbie, then review the latest film from Christopher Nolan about the man who shepherded the creation of the atomic bomb: Oppenheimer.
#592 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys discuss the last 10 movies they’ve seen while ranking them in order of preference.