Episodes

  • Episode 50 - Best Picture Anniversaries, Part III (The Best Years of Our Lives, West Side Story, A Man for All Seasons)
    Jan 28 2026

    Continuining from 2025, join me as I celebrate milestone anniversaries for THREE MORE Best Picture winners from the mid-20th century, including a look at post-WWII America, one of the best musicals ever made, and how we see parallels from King Henry VIII's reign of terror even today.

    For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts:

    The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, dir. William Wyler) - 1:46

    West Side Story (1961, dir. Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins) - 31:18

    A Man for All Seasons (1966, dir. Fred Zinnemann) - 1:03:45

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Episode 49 - 2025 In Review & Oscars Nominations Predictions
    Jan 18 2026

    Join me as I go through (almost) every movie I watched in 2025, and where I think the contenders lie within my rankings.

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    52 mins
  • Episode 48 - A Tribute to Rob Reiner (Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally..., Misery)
    Jan 11 2026

    Thank you for everything, Rob.

    Join me as I cover four classics from the legendary, unsung American director Rob Reiner. Four timeless entries in an unsurpassed run from 1984-1996) that also included This Is Spinal Tap (1984), The Sure Thing (1985), A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).

    For my discussion on The American President, please check out Episode 33 - my 2025 4th of July episode.


    For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:

    STAND BY ME (1986, dir. Rob Reiner) - 4:50

    THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987, dir. Rob Reiner) - 28:22

    WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (1989, dir. Rob Reiner) - 56:41

    MISERY (1990, dir. Rob Reiner) - 1:17:28

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Quickies #34 - Wake Up Dead Man, The Alabama Solution, The Secret Agent, Song Sung Blue, Cover-Up, Train Dreams (SPOILER-FREE)
    Jan 6 2026

    Join me for another 6-pack of quick reviews on today's hottest titles - including the new Knives Out movie, a couple shortlisted Oscar contending documentaries, a Brazilian thriller, NEIL DIAMOND!!, and a slow moving train...


    WAKE UP DEAD MAN (2025, dir. Rian Johnson)

    THE ALABAMA SOLUTION (2025, dir. Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman)

    THE SECRET AGENT (2025, dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho)

    SONG SUNG BLUE (2025, dir. Craig Brewer)

    COVER-UP (2025, dir. Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus)

    TRAIN DREAMS (2025, dir. Clint Bentley)

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    26 mins
  • Quickies #33 - Apocalypse in the Tropics, Ella McCay, Blue Moon, Sorry Baby, Silent Night Deadly Night (2025), The Housemaid, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Marty Supreme (SPOILER-FREE)
    Dec 28 2025

    Join me for a quick chat about some recent theatrical and streaming offerings!

    APOCAYLPSE in the TROPICS (2024, dir. Petra Costa)

    ELLA McCAY (2025, dir. James L. Brooks)

    BLUE MOON (2025, dir. Richard Linklater)

    SORRY, BABY (2025, dir. Eva Victor)

    SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (2025, dir. Mike P. Nelson)

    THE HOUSEMAID (2025, dir. Paul Feig)

    AVATAR: FIRE and ASH (2025, dir. James Cameron)

    MARTY SUPREME (2025, dir. Josh Safdie)

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    27 mins
  • Episode 47 - Silent Night, Deadly Night 1-5 + First Remake (1984-2012)
    Dec 24 2025

    HO-HO-HOMICIDE!

    Join me as I cover warnings from Grandpa, nuns, Garbage Day, witches, Mickey Rooney, and even a Christmas light electric chair - ALL in one of the craziest franchises I've ever seen.


    For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:

    SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984, dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr.) - 2:00

    SNDN PART 2 (1987, dir. Lee Harry) - 24:11

    SNDN 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! (1989, dir. Monte Hellman) - 32:29

    SNDN 4: INITIATION (1990, dir. Brian Yuzna) - 42:26

    SNDN 5: THE TOY MAKER (1991, dir. Martin Kitrosser) - 55:09

    SILENT NIGHT (2012, dir. Steven C. Miller) - 1:03:13

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Quickies #32 - Conjuring: Last Rites, The Perfect Neighbor, Zootopia 2, Oh What Fun, Eternity, Sentimental Value, Left-Handed Girl, Hamnet (SPOILER-FREE!)
    Dec 7 2025

    Please join me for a quick recap of movies I've been catching in theaters and on streaming to prep my next Oscar ballot, and to check off one I missed...maybe it was better I did?


    THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (2025, dir. MIchael Chaves)

    THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (2025, dir. Geeta Gandbhir)

    ZOOTOPIA 2 (2025, dir. Jared Bush & Byron Howard)

    OH. WHAT. FUN. (2025, dir. MIchael Showalter)

    ETERNITY (2025, dir. David Freyne)

    SENTIMENTAL VALUE (2025, dir. Joachim Trier)

    LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025, dir. Shih-Ching Tsou)

    HAMNET (2025, dir. Chloe Zhao)

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    28 mins
  • Episode 46 - Twilight! - (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn 1-2)
    Dec 6 2025

    Join me as I fulfill my promise to cover all five Twilight movies, but ye be warned!! I do not like them, and hadn't watched a frame in over 15 years.

    For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:

    TWILIGHT (2008, dir. Catherine Hardwicke) - 0:56

    NEW MOON (2009, dir. Chris Weitz) - 28:28

    ECLIPSE (2010, dir. David Slade) - 49:22

    BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (2011, dir. Bill Condon) - 1:05:16

    BREAKING DAWN PART 2 (2012, dir. Bill Condon) - 1:21:50

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    1 hr and 36 mins