#75 – John Wick, Top 10 First & Last Name Films
James and Zach answer some listener email, take on John Wick in hand-to-gun combat, then run down their top ten films that happened to be titled with a only a first and last name.
#74 – Games: Last Man Standing, The Moviewed Game (w/ Josh & Valery)
Special-guests Josh & Valery return to play a few rounds of Last Man Standing with Zach and James, then put their relationship to the test with The Moviewed Game – which kind of like that old game show The Newlywed Game, only better because movies! Follow Josh: Twitter Subscribe: iTunes / RSS
#73 – The Rover, The One I Love, Coherence (w/ Josh & Valery)
Zach and James are joined by special-guests Josh & Valery as they play a round of “You Name It, We Watch It” in which three of us picked a movie, we all watched all three of them – and then we talked about them. Films discussed include post-collapse Australian film The Rover, the twisty romantic comedy The One I Love, and the equally twisty mumble-core sci-fi flick Coherence. Spoilers abound so tread lightly! Follow Josh: Twitter Subscribe: iTunes / RSS
#72 – Gone Girl, Top 10 David Fincher Films
Zach and James search for the truth in Gone Girl, then run down their lists of the Top 10 films directed by David Fincher – which happens to number exactly 10 in total! Subscribe: iTunes / RSS
#71 – Games: Outta Time, Last Man Standing, Sophie’s Choice (w/ Luke)
Zach and James torture special-guest Luke in a round of the speed-trivia game Outta Time, play a quick round of Last Man Standing, then James and Luke square of in a very dated game of Sophie’s Choice. Plus Luke is moving to LA!
#70 – Top 10 Last 10 (w/ Luke)
Special-guest Luke joins Zach and James as they rank the last 10 films they have seen in order of preference. Films mentioned include a gang of horror-comedies, six listener recommendations, and one of us watches ¡Three Amigos! for the first time. Plus, Zach makes a personal revelation related to Christina Aguilera’s hit song Genie In a Bottle!
#69 – Games: Last Man Standing (w/ Director William Dickerson)
Special-guest William Dickerson, director of the new suspense-thriller Don’t Look Back, returns to the show to play a few rounds of Last Man Standing.
#68 – Don’t Look Back (w/ Director William Dickerson)
Zach and James welcome special-guest William Dickerson, director of the new suspense-thriller Don’t Look Back, to the show. The guys discuss the making of William’s new film, working with wrestling legend Rowdy Roddy Piper, his first two films, a few of his favorite directors and much more!
#67 – Games: Me Myself & iRate, 28 Words Later (w/ Luke)
Special-guest Luke challenges Zach and James to a round of everyone’s favorite Letterboxd-based game Me Myself and iRate, then the guys run a round of the game that started it all – 28 Words Later!
#66 – Top 10 Most Disappointing Movies (w/ Luke)
Special-guest Luke joins Zach and James as they run down the 10 films that most disappointed them, and why. Let the grousing begin!
#65 – Games: Me Myself & iRate, The Hustler
James and Zach play for pride in our new rating/memory game Me Myself & iRate, we learn a little-know personal tidbit about Zach, have an epic argument over how to rate movies on Letterboxd, and then roll the dice on quick couple of rounds of The Hustler. This is a fun one, a great entry episode into our Friday movie games tradition! Follow us on Letterboxd: James / Zach
#64 – Top 10 Last 10
James and Zach rank the last 10 movies they’ve seen – featuring a documentary on VHS collectors, a cheesy tell-all TV movie of a cheesy live-action 90’s TV show, Kevin Bacon’s renegade gymnastic dancing, an art-house film featuring an awkward alien seductress – and a whole lot more!
#63 – Games: James Bond Trivia Special (w/ Scotty)
James Bond expert Scotty becomes the first-ever guest to take the Total Recall challenge, then he tests the series knowledge of Zach & James via a series of Bond-related trivia games – and then gets put to the test himself with a barrage of nearly impossible questions from Zach.
#62 – James Bond Special (w/ Scotty)
James Bond connoisseur and special-guest Scotty walks through his experience watching every entry of the legendary spy-series as he and the guys drinks martinis and discuss the 6 seminal Bond films he hand-picked for them to watch.
#61 – Games: Outta Time, Sophie’s Choice (w/ Kristin)
Zach and James take on each other and special-guest Kristin in a speed-round of Outta Time, then its James vs Kristin in an brutal game of Sophie’s Choice.
#60 – Boyhood, Top 10 Coming of Age Movies (w/ Kristin)
Special-guest Kristin infuses some much needed female-perspective into your new favorite podcast as she joins Zach and James in discussing Richard Linklater’s new film Boyhood, then the crew run down their Top 10 Coming of Age movies including a controversial #1.
#59 – Games: Me Myself & iRate, Zach’s Trivia Challenge (w/ Luke)
Zach inflicts a shame-inducing new game on James and special-guest Luke, who then in turn take on Zach’s impromptu trivia challenge.
#58 – Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Top 10 Non-Superhero Comic Book Films (w/ Luke)
Special-guest Luke joins Zach and James in reviewing the comic-book based sequel Sin City: A Dam to Kill For and then the guys run down their Top 10 Top 10 Non-Superhero Comic Book Films.
#57 – Games: Outta Time, The Hustler
Zach and James test the speed of their respective movie memories in a challenging round of Outta Time, then all bets are off in the inaugural round of their new game The Hustler (game title open for suggestions).
#56 – Paper Moon, Tremors, Bronson, Super
Zach and James force each other to watch and discuss two films each they have not seen before. Subscribe: iTunes / RSS
#55 – Games: TMNT Trivia, Last Man Standing (w/ Luke)
Special-guest Luke takes on Zach in James’ Turtle Trivia Test, then the guys play three rounds of non-traditional Last Man Standing.
#54 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Top 10 Robin Williams Films (w/ Luke)
Special-guest Luke is back in the Cinereelists studio (Site A) to walk through the new Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie complaint-by-complaint, then Zach runs down his Top 10 Robin Williams (RIP) films.
#53 – Games: Say Anything, Movie Bluff (w/ Luke)
Special-guest Luke returns to go head-to-head with Zach and James in a sloppy round of Say Anything, then the guys try to determine who is the best liar liar and/or pants on fire in a rousing game of Movie Bluff.
#52 – Guardians of the Galaxy (w/ Luke)
Special-guest and actor/musician/writer/comic book expert Luke discuss James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy with Zach and James, then the trio quick-rank the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
#51 – Games: Last Man Standing, Sophie’s Choice (w/ Jarrett Heather)
Zach and James play a few leisurely movie games with Jarret Heather, director of the amazing “Word Crimes” music video from Weird Al Yankovic’s new album Mandatory Fun – which is currently #1 on the Top 200 Billboard chart!