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This week, it’s the holiday season! What says holidays more than a tentpole sequel on a streaming service? Nothing. Nothing does. This movie is a very fun whodunnit romp that will surely please the part of your family who can stay awake on the couch. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), directed by Rian Johnson.
This week, we find ourselves in awards season. This film was nominated for the Palm d’Or as well as a Golden Globe for best picture (musical/comedy). It is on Netflix. If you are a fan of film history or consider yourself a movie nerd, this one is a strong recommendation. Nouvelle Vague (2025), directed by Richard Linklater.
This week, we treat ourselves to a visit to the theater. By the box office numbers, we were hardly the only ones to go. Disney is raking it in on this sequel to the 2016 best animated picture winner, and we give it a peak. Zootopia 2 (2025), directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard.
This week, we watch a film that is beyond anything a summary could cover. A must see, a masterpiece. Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg.
This week, we’re finish up our Lanthimos kick with the film that brought the director to a wide audience. We are divided on this one again, but the visual style and humor are enough to get a recommendation from at least two of us. The Favourite (2018), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
This week, we’re continuing our Lanthimos kick with a film that is currently in theaters. We are a bit divided on how this one ended up, but we can say that if your a fan of the director, this one is worth seeing blind. Bugonia (2025), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
This week, we find ourselves in October (when we recorded). And you know what that means? Scary films! The final week brings us to the director who gave us Poor Things. We can’t in good conscience recommend watching this movie to any listeners, but if you want to be disturbed and witness some of the obvious filmmaking talent of early Yorgos, you may want to dare. Dogtooth (2009), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
This week, we find ourselves in October. And you know what that means? Scary films! Week three brings us back to the director who gave us Seven and Gone Girl (both on the top 250). More of a thriller/crime procedural, this film nonetheless has at least one of the scariest scenes ever put to film. Zodiac (2007), directed by David Fincher.
This week, we find ourselves in October. And you know what that means? Scary films! Week two brings us back to the director who gave us the old film newly on the top 250, Harakiri (1962). Lots of people consider this horror, but after a viewing, it seems more like a series of fantasy stories with ghosts. Kwaidan (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
This week, we find ourselves in October. And you know what that means? Scary films! We kick into it with the first film by the writer/director that brought us the excellent Weapons this year. Barbarian (2022), directed by Zach Cregger.
This week, we go to the theaters to see was will most certainly be a frontrunner for best picture of 2025. This film blends action, drama, political commentary, and, most importantly, humor into a unique yet accessible joyride. See this one in the theaters if you can. One Battle After Another (2025), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
It’s September, and to celebrate the fall season, we are doing a month of David Lynch movies. Lynch is criminally under represented in the Top 250, so we wanted to honor the legendary film maker with a run of some of his most acclaimed work. This week, we finish it off with his first film, Eraserhead (1977).
It’s September, and to celebrate the fall season, we are doing a month of David Lynch movies. Lynch is criminally under represented in the Top 250, so we wanted to honor the legendary film maker with a run of some of his most acclaimed work. This week, we watch Mulholland Drive (2001).
It’s September, and to celebrate the fall season, we are doing a month of David Lynch movies. Lynch is criminally under represented in the Top 250, so we wanted to honor the legendary film maker with a run of some of his most acclaimed work. This week, we watch Lost Highway (1997).
It’s September, and to celebrate the fall season, we are doing a month of David Lynch movies. Lynch is criminally under represented in the Top 250, so we wanted to honor the legendary film maker with a run of some of his most acclaimed work. This week, we dive right in with Blue Velvet (1986). Let’s go for a ride.
This week, we head to the theater to see the hugely successful horror film that makes the Naruto Run scary again. This film bounces between big scares and laughs like almost nothing else since Evil Dead 2. Don’t walk, run (with your arms stretched out behind you) to the theater to catch this one. Weapons (2025), directed by Zach Cregger.
For the fourth movie choice based on the theme of death, we travel to Hawaii to hang with Clooney. This film has some heavy drama, but with Alexander Payne sprinkling in his dry humor and the sights and sounds of Hawaii ever-present, the story keeps from sinking into too dark of a place. The Descendants (2011), directed by Alexander Payne.
For the third movie choice based on the theme of death, we repost an episode where we watch the tale of a man diagnosed with stomach cancer, which causes him to reflect on his seemingly wasted life. Taking its time to establish moods appropriate for the subject matter, this film makes you think about what it means to be alive, and how to get the most out of life with what short time we have. Ikiru (1952), directed by Akira Kurosawa.
