#450 – Top 10 Favorite Directors

James, Zach and Kyle celebrate 450 episodes by setting in stone for ever and ever and ever their top 10 favorite feature film directors of all time.

#449 – The Trial of the Chicago 7, Kajillionaire, Listener Emails

The guys make their case for the new NetFlix courtroom drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (written and directed by Aaron Sorkin), then get quirky with the new VOD release Kajillionaire (written and directed by Miranda July), and finish out the show answering some recent listener emails. Troy’s blog post on movie stills

#448 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2003

The guys run down their favorite films of 2003 that nobody talks about.

#447 – The Boys in the Band (2020), Top 10 Movies Based on a Play (or Musical)

James and Kyle discuss the results of last week’s Top Movies of Each Decade consensus list, the recently released Netflix remake The Boys in the Band, and then list their favorite films base don a stage performances.

#446 – Best Movie of Every Decade

Kyle and Zach compare their respective Top 300 Favorite Films lists, then try to come to a consensus on the top film of every decade.

#445 – Top 10 Last 10

The guys list and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen.

#444 – Mulan (2020), Games: 28 Words Later (w/ Meghan)

The guys are joined by Meghan to compare and contrast the new Disney live-action remake of the animated film Mulan, then the group plays an epic game of the scarcity-based movie game 28 Words Later.

#443 – I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Top 3 Charlie Kaufman Movies

The guys dive deep into writer/director’s latest oddball thinker I’m Thinking of Ending Things, debate the merits of his being considered a “pretentious” and/or “self-indulgent” filmmaker, and then discuss the rest of the enigmatic artist’s challenging filmography.

#442 – Bill & Ted Face the Music (w/ Kevin & Other Zach)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle are joined by Kevin and (a different) Zach from the Dadgum Nerds podcast to discuss the most excellent sequel Bill & Ted Face the Music, then the group play a pun-based movie game to close out the episode.

#441 – Top 10 Last 10 (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle and another special-guest list and rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen.

#440 – Project Power, Games: Movie Bluff (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle and another special-guest pop a pill on the new NetFlix film Project Power, then play a deception-filled game of Movie Bluff.

#439 – An American Pickle, Top 10 Seth Rogen Movies (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle ferment their thoughts on the new high-concept comedy-drama An American Pickle, then open up a jar of their favorite movies starring funnyperson Seth Rogen.

#438 – Relic, Listener Call-In Show #1 (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle (and some other guy) take calls from random Patreon listeners while discussing the slow-burn allegorical horror film Relic from Australian first-time writer/director Natalie Erika James.

#437 – First Cow, Top 10 a24 Films (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle discuss the slow-burn period film First Cow, then get weird as they run down their 10 favorite films from the independent film studio a24.

#436 – Greyhound, Top 10 Seafaring War Movies (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle brave the high seas of the writer/star Tom Hanks WW2 thriller Greyhound, then run down their favorite 10 seafaring war movies.

#435 – The Old Guard, Palm Springs (w/ Kyle)

It’s NetFlix -vs- Hulu as James and (resident co-host) Kyle read an urgent listener email and then discuss the dueling high-concept streaming-service-exclusives The Old Guard and Palm Springs.

#434 – Hamilton (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle take their shot and enter the room where it happened while discussing the filmed version of the hit stage play Hamilton.

#433 – Top 10 Last 10 (w/ Kyle)

James and (resident co-host) Kyle rank and discuss the las 10 movies they’ve seen.

#432 – The King of Staten Island, 7500

James and Zach re-evaluate their personal opinions of SNL-vet Pete Davidson in the Judd Apatow directed The King of Staten Island, then lock the door to the cabin in the bottle-thriller 7500 starring JGL.

#431 – Da 5 Bloods, Top 10 “Left Turn” Movies

Zach and James visit Vietnam via the Spike Lee joint Da 5 Bloods on NetFlix, then use their respective blinkers while listing their favorite 10 films that take a mid-film hard left.

#430 – The Vast of Night, Top 10 Films Set in the 50s

James and Zach pick the right movie when they pick the new Amazon sci-fi drama The Vast of Night, then get nostalgic with their favorite 10 films set (but not filmed in) the 50s.

#429 – The Wrong Missy, Top 10 Dumb Comedies

Zach and James pick the wrong movie when they pick the new NetFlix comedy The Wrong Missy, then get stupid with their favorite 10 dumb comedy films.

#428 – The Last Dance, Devs

James and Zach discuss the 10-part ESPN documentary The Last Dance which chronicles the Chicago Bulls 6-championship run in the 90s, then dissect the 6-part sci-fi thinker mini-series Devs, written and directed by Ex Machina director Alex Garland.

#427 – Blow the Man Down, Games: Chain Reaction

Zach and James sing along with the highly-regarded new Amazon noir-thriller Blow the Man Down, then play against each other in the classic CRL movie game Chain Reaction.

#426 – Extraction, Listener Email

James and Zach extract the most they can from the new NetFlix film Extraction, then read and discuss some long overdue emails from listeners.