#585 – The Little Mermaid (2023), Top 10 Fish Out of Water Films
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.
#584 – Top 10 Movies That Start With the Letter A
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.
#583 – Fast X, Top 10 Fast & Furious Characters (w/ Meghan)
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.
#582 – Listener Email, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
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?
#581 – The One Where ChatGPT Writes the Episode
Zach and James play trivia games and discuss topics in the first ever movie podcast written by AI.
#580 – Beau is Afraid (w/ Josh S.)
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.
#579 – Creed III, Top 10 Michael B. Jordan Movies
Kyle and James talk a lot of Creed III and a lot of Michael B. Jordan.
#578 – Air, Top 10 Basketball Movies
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.
#577 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Top 10 Movie Bros. (w/ New Zach)
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.
#576 – Tetris, Top 10 Movies Related to USSR
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.
#575 – John Wick: Chapter 4, Top 10 Keanu Reeves Movies
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.
#574 – Top 10 Last 10
The guys rank the last 10 films they’ve seen, starting with the worst and ending at the best.
#573 – Oscar Recap, The Whale, Top 10 Comeback Performances
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.
#572 – Women Talking, The Bechdel Test Test
The guys talk Women Talking, then try to remember what 2022 films pass the Bechdel Test.
#571 – Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Movie Games (w/ Scotty)
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.
#570 – Listener Email, Top 10 Most Wanted Letterboxd Features
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.
#569 – Your Place or Mine, You People
Just two guys discussing romcoms on valentine’s day.
#568 – Knock at the Cabin, Oscar Picks, Movie Games
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.
#567 – The 2022 Movie Hangover
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!
#566 – Top 20 Films of 2022
James, Kyle, and Zach count down their 20 favorite movies of 2022, as well as their greatest disappointments, films they regret not having seen before making their lists, and much more.
#565 – The Menu (w/ Meghan)
The guys are joined by Pastry Chef Meghan to serve up The Menu, the recent foodie thriller starring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy.
#564 – Babylon, Listener Email
The guys discuss Babylon, the latest film from director Damien Chazelle (starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt), then read and discuss and argue over some listener email.
#563 – Glass Onion, Movie Games
The guys try to solve the mystery of why Glass Onion needed the “A Knives Out Mystery” part of it’s title (and also discuss the film spoiler-free), then play some annoying riddle-based movie games.
#562 – The Banshees of Inisherin
Zach, James and Kyle test their friendship while discussing the break-up tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin, a Martin McDonagh film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
#561 – Avatar: The Way of Water, Ranking James Cameron
The guys review and discuss James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, then rank all nine films directed by James Cameron – including the one they haven’t seen.