#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.

#425 – Games: Name That Trailer, Movie Bluff (w/ Corey & Jim)

James and Zach challenge special guests Jim Laczkowski and Corey Pierce to a game of “Name That Trailer!”, then lie their little butts off in a quick round of the CRL classic game Movie Bluff.

#424 – Bad Education, Top 10 Films Featuring a Reporter

James and Zach learn about the new HBO drama Bad Education, starring Hugh Jakcman and Allison Janney, then run down their favorite films featuring an intrepid reporter.

#423 – Spoiler Special #1

Zach and James let it all hang out as they bounce from topic-to-topic to movie-to-movie and just speak open and freely about anything that comes to mind – its the first ever CRL Spoiler Special!

#422 – Tigertail, Top 10 Movie Dads

James and Zach discuss the newly announced live-action remake of Disney’s Robin Hood, dive into the deep sadness of Alan Yang’s Tigertail (new on NetFlix), then run down their list of favorite dad characters in movies.

#421 – Top 10 Forgotten Films of 2002 (w/ Kyle)

We continue our series of going through the forgotten films of the 2000s with a great episode on the films of 2002. Guest and friend of the show Kyle joins us with his list!

#420 – Emma (2020), Emma (1996), Emma (also 1996) (w/ Hannah)

Special-guest and Jane Austen expert Hannah join James and Zach to compare and contrast the recent 2020 adaptation of Austen’s Emma starring Anya Taylor-Joy, the 1996 big-screen edition of Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and the 1996 tv-movie version of Emma starring Kate Beckinsale.

#419 – The Invisible Man, Top 10 Movies That Feature Invisibility

Zach and James are completely transparent on their opinions of the 2020 reboot of The Invisible Man, as are they on their favorite 10 films that feature invisibility in one shape or form.

#418 – Spenser Confidential, Onward, Top 10 Chris Pratt Movies

James and Zach ponder what went wrong with the recent Mark Whalberg/Peter Berg NetFlix collab Spenser Confidential, then move on with a discussion of Pixar’s Ownard, featuring the voice of Chris Pratt (amongst others) whom they then count down their favorite films from..

#417 – Impractical Jokers: The Movie, Top 10 Films With Narrative and Non-Narrative Elements

Zach and James go to a movie in a movie theater together – a rarity – to experience the best of what the Impractical Jokers: The Movie has to offer, then the guys run down their favorite non-documentary films that have documentary elements contained within them.

#416 – Top 10 Last 10

James and Zach recap the 92nd Academy Awards, then rank and discuss the last 10 movies they watched – including a bunch of 2019 films, an animated 90s Disney film, some lesser-known 80s comedies, a handful of documentaries and much more.

#415 – Sonic the Hedgehog, Top 10 Video Games That Should Be A Movie (w/ Zach)

James and Zach are joined by hedgehog-enthusiast Zach to discuss the first live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film, chase down their picks for video games that should definitely be movies by now, and close out the show with a brand-new movie-mashup game.

#414 – Top 10 Films of the 2010s

Zach and James rank and discuss their favorite 10 films of the last 10 years, and determine who was the most right about each other picks.

#413 – Oscar Picks, Predicting Each Other’s Top 10 of the 2010s Lists

James and Zach select who should and who will win at the 92nd Academy Awards, then attempt to predict each others Top 10 Favorite Films of the 2010s list scheduled for next week.

#412 – 1917, Top 8 Sam Mendes Films

Zach and James process the one-take wonder of the World War I action-drama 1917, directed by Sam Mendes, whose eight films they then rank in order of preference. Spoiler-chat after the show proper!