#591 – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
James, Kyle, and Zach react to the latest film in the Mission Impossible franchise on their way home from the drive-in movie theater.
James, Kyle, and Zach react to the latest film in the Mission Impossible franchise on their way home from the drive-in movie theater.
The guys reunite to dial back the hype on the fourth and (supposedly) final Indiana Jones film, then run down their favorite films and roles of Harrison Ford. Spoiler chat starts at 1:30:40.
Kyle and James discuss and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen.
The podcast is overtaken by Rico and Jess of the long-running Always the Critic podcast, who bring Movie trivia games and Spider-Man: Across the Universe discussion to the table.
Kyle and James talk fake oners and tech bio pics.
Kyle and James discuss the best animated film of 2023 and possibly the best Spider-Man film ever, then rank all the Spider-Man films against each other.
The guys lose their legs over Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, then run dow their 10 favorite films feature a fish out of water.
James and Zach begin a new 26-part series as they run down their favorite films that start with the very first letter of the English-language alphabet. Why? You tell us.
The guys are joined by automotive expert Meghan to dissect the gentle performances, pulitzer-level writing, and general mise-en-scène of the 10th and second to last (in theory) film in the acclaimed Fast & Furious franchise. Then they list their favorite characters that are not Dom.
The guys answer some listener email and then discuss the latest Marvel film, which also happens to be the last (announced) Guardians of the Galaxy film and the last MCU film to be directed by James Gunn. Was it too dark? Or was it a breath of fresh air?
Zach and James play trivia games and discuss topics in the first ever movie podcast written by AI.
The guys are joined by Joaquin Phoenix expert Josh Sale to do a contentious scene-by-scene and theme-by-theme breakdown of Beau is Afraid, Ari Aster’s oddball followup to Hereditary and Midsommar.
Kyle and James talk a lot of Creed III and a lot of Michael B. Jordan.
The guys dunk on Air, a biographical sports drama starring Matt Damon and directed by Ben Affleck that tells the story of how the infamous Nike Air Jordan line of basketball shoes came to be, then run down their favorite 10 hoop movies.
The guys are joined by video game expert (New) Zach to raise the flag on the new animated Super Mario Bros. Movie, speedrun their favorite films that feature brothers, then verses each other in a special round of the Movie Mashup Game.
The guys piece together Tetris, a thriller telling the story of how the legendary puzzle game was licensed to became a worldwide video game classic – then run down their 10 favorite movies set in / dealing with / tangentially related to the USSR.
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.
Kyle, James, and Zach recap the 95th Annual Academy Awards, discuss Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-winning performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, then run down their favorite 10 comeback performances.
The guys talk Women Talking, then try to remember what 2022 films pass the Bechdel Test.
The guys discuss the latest MCU film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, then play some movie games with Scotty, the shows resident Paul Rudd expert.
Zach and James answer some youtube comments and listener email, run down their top ideas to take the film-centric social media website Letterboxd to the next level, and generally argue over whatever hits the front of their brains at the moment.
Just two guys discussing romcoms on valentine’s day.
The guys discuss the new M. Night Shyamalan film Knock at the Cabin, predict the results of the 95th Academy Awards, and close down shop with a couple of movie trivia games.
So many lists! Kyle, James and Zach bid 2022 adieu with a plethora of alternative year-end lists, NEW New Year movie resolutions, and an overview of what to expect in cinemas in 2023. This episode has more movie lists than any other podcast episode on the planet – guaranteed! Special thanks to our Patreon Supporters – Specifically thanks to Mansouri, Marco, Logan, Amanda, Josh, Troy, Allan, Victoria, Scotty, Justin, Ryan, Scott, Adem, and Roger!