Episodes

  • Ep. 126: Amadeus

    Ep. 126: Amadeus
    May 31 2025
    Our 5-star movie discussions continue with a deep-dive into the 1984 masterpiece Amadeus, directed by Milos Forman. Adapted from his stage play, Peter Shaffer’s examination of the ersatz rivalry between Mozart (Tom Hulce), a prodigious genius, and his traditional-minded admirer/covetous underminer, Salieri (F. Murray Abraham). On top of the heaps of… Continue reading
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    56 mins
  • Bonus Features: Oscar Catch-Up, A Complete Unknown and Music Biopics Worth Playing on Repeat, and Soderbergh Deep Dive

    Bonus Features: Oscar Catch-Up, A Complete Unknown and Music Biopics Worth Playing on Repeat, and Soderbergh Deep Dive
    Apr 25 2025
    Nate and Ryan are breaking ground yet again with our very first Bonus Features episode. We discuss the Oscar movies we still needed to catch up on. A conversation about A Complete Unknown leads to a discussion of better than average music biopics. Ryan shares his recent obsession with Steven Soderbergh… Continue reading
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    42 mins
  • Ep 125: Harold and Maude

    Ep 125: Harold and Maude
    Mar 31 2025
    Nate and Ryan rewatch Harold and Maude, Hal Ashby’s 1971 cult classic, and another entry in our discussions of 5-star movies. Upon its release, audiences and critics had no idea what to make of this offbeat dark comedy. As the years went on, it gained a cult following and is widely… Continue reading
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    59 mins
  • Ep 124: The Apartment

    Ep 124: The Apartment
    Jan 27 2025
    Nate and Ryan start their journey through their 5-Star movies by discussing The Apartment, the 1960 classic starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Winning a swath of Oscars signaled the love people had for The Apartment early on, but over the years, its legend has only grown. Directed by Billy Wilder, it’s… Continue reading
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    48 mins
  • Ep 123: Apollo 13

    Ep 123: Apollo 13
    Nov 23 2024
    Happy T. Hanksgiving! It’s that wonderful time of year when we give thanks for Hanks. This year we’re celebrating by rewatching a ’90s classic, Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard and starring, of course, the man himself: Tom Hanks. Coming right in the middle of his epic run of iconic ’90s… Continue reading
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    52 mins
  • Ep 122: Godzilla Minus One

    Ep 122: Godzilla Minus One
    Oct 23 2024
    Get ready for another Holiday Spooktacular, as Nate and Ryan watch Godzilla Minus One, last year’s Oscar-winning hit monster movie from Japan! Who knew we needed another Godzilla movie, and a prequel at that, but director Takashi Yamazaki delivered a blend of monster action and historical fiction heart, bound together by… Continue reading
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    57 mins
  • Ep 121: American Fiction

    Ep 121: American Fiction
    Aug 26 2024
    Nate and Ryan talk about 2023’s American Fiction, written and directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright. Both Nate and Ryan are big fans of author Percival Everett and his novel Erasure, which American Fiction is adapted from. For that reason, expectations were high for this Academy-Award winning movie. Critics all loved it,… Continue reading
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    44 mins
  • Ep. 120: Barbie

    Ep. 120: Barbie
    May 29 2024
    Nate and Ryan complete the second leg of Barbenheimer with a discussion about 2023’s smash hit Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig. Barbie‘s popularity boom and subsequent backlash and Oscars buzz and subsequent Oscars backlash have come and gone, so we decided it would be a good time to see what it’s like… Continue reading
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