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This week, we start watching the remaining Best International Film nominees from this years Oscars. This first film is one where we will only say - see it if you are a fan of and / or tolerate every genre of movies. If you do, put it at the top of your queue. Sirat (2025), directed by Oliver Laxe.
This week, we go to the theaters! We ran into some audio issues this week, so apologies for the quality. Use it as a reference point for how typically amazing our podcast sounds (Thanks TC!). Oh yeah, this movie - see it in the theaters! Project Hail Mary (2026), directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
This week, we celebrate TC’s victory on this years Oscars competition with a pick direct from the man himself. This film received no Oscar nominations, but did rake in nearly $500 million dollars at the box office. And while John and Denny may have very much disliked it, at least TC did too. Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021), directed by Adam Wingard.
This week, we’re finishing up our run of awards season films with the 10th Best Picture nominee we’ve seen. This film is a very heavy period piece drama, which includes William Shakespeare himself. His friends call him Will. Hamnet (2025), directed by Chloe Zhao.
This week, we find ourselves at the end of awards season! Oscars were last weekend weekend, and we watched every best picture nominee this year. In this episode, we tally our Oscar picks. The winner gets to make the others watch whatever movie they pick. Will Denny defend the title and force John and TC to watch a Nic Cage movie? Tune in to find out!
This week, we find ourselves at the end of awards season! Oscars are this weekend, and we’ve seen every best picture nominee this year. In this episode, we all rank our top movies from the 10 best picture nominees, and also put in our predictions for the winner of each category. The winner gets to make the others watch whatever movie they pick. Will Denny defend the title and force John and TC to watch a Nic Cage movie? Only time will tell.
This week, we’re continuing with awards season films. This film stands out this year for receiving 4 acting nominations, totaling 9 nominations overall. You get what that implies - lots of really good, intense acting by all the actors. Sentimental Value (2025), directed by Joachim Trier.
This week, we’re continuing with awards season films. This new creature feature from Guillermo Del Toro has racked up 9 Oscar Nominations. While the production seems to have been well meaning, the Netflix sheen on this story really seems to go against the intent of the writer/director. Frankenstein (2025), directed by Guillermo Del Toro.
This week, we’re continuing with awards season films. It is rare that a foreign film gets nominated for anything besides best international film, and this one is in contention for the top prize as well (Best Picture). Leave your expectations behind with this one, and see if it takes you on a journey. The Secret Agent (2025), directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho.
This week, we’re continuing with awards season films. The Best Picture Oscar nominees were released last week, so we’re going on a path to watch all of them before the ceremonies. This week, we built car! F1: The Movie (2025), directed by Joseph Kosinski.
This week, we’re continuing with awards season films. This film received three Golden Globe nominations, was directed by the legendary writer / director of Oldboy, and is about paper and some other stuff. This week is was snubbed for all oscars. Our reviews were recorded before the snubs. No Other Choice (2025), directed by Park Chan-wook.
This week, we’re continuing with awards season films. This film won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award for best actor, Timothee Chalamet receiving both. It also just took the record for highest domestic box office for an A24 film. It will certainly be a contender come the Oscars. Marty Supreme (2025), directed by Josh Safdie.
This week, we're in 2026 and right in the middle of awards season. The Golden Globes were last night, the Oscars are coming up, and we're diving into what is shaping up to be one of the best years for movies in a long time. This year, we're watching the two time Golden Globe nominee and winner of the Critics Choice Award for best cinematography, Train Dreams (2025), directed by Clint Bentley.
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.
