1001 by 1

Jump in your car and head on down the road to check out not one…not two…but you guessed it: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”. This week we are joined by Alicia Mendez to discuss one of the newest films in the book. During the episode the gang does a deep dive on Martin McDonagh (specifically one of his plays, “The Pillowman” – we’ll explain), reexamines the 2017 Academy Awards, and just gushes over the ENTIRE cast of the film. Also, this week Alicia recommends McDonagh’s first feature film “In Bruges” (currently on HBO), Ian recommends a film by Martin’s brother, John Michael McDonagh – “Calvary” (available to rent on most major platforms), and Adam recommends the 80s high school classic “Better Off Dead”.

It’s time to talk about the 60th anniversary of a thriller; a movie about a man with a disturbing secret he is trying to hide – and NO it’s not “Psycho”. This week we are discussing the Michael Powell film “Peeping Tom” with guest & film columnist Brian Keiper. During the episode our crew discusses the championing of this film by Martin Scorsese, the initial backlash this film received, and if Carl Boehm was the right choice for our lead. However, not everyone enjoyed this film -but who was it??? Also, this week Brian recommends “One Cut of the Dead” (available on Shudder), Adam recommends “The Staircase” (available on Netflix), and Ian recommends “Nightcrawler” (available to rent on most major platforms).

As you could tell by the length of this episode, we REALLY dive deep into the work of Christopher Nolan this week to bring you our definitive ranking of all 10 of his feature films that have been released (sorry “Tenet”). During the episode, Adam & Ian discuss the frequent collaborators of Nolan, play a few games at the halfway point, and both rank films in the lower half of their lists that infuriates the other one. Ultimately, both lists are combined into a single, definitive 1001 by 1 ranking of all of Christopher Nolan’s work. We hope you enjoy (and for your sake, please take a break during this episode).

This week on 1001 by 1, Adam & Ian welcome Ian’s wife, Liz Woodington, to the show to discuss Christopher Nolan’s 2nd Batman feature “The Dark Knight”. During the episode, the gang chats about the realism of Nolan’s trilogy as opposed to the MCU, whether Christian Bale was a better Batman or Bruce Wayne, where Heath Ledger was in his career and where he was going, and was Jack Nicholson’s original turn at the Joker a “good” performance? Also, this week Liz recommends “Flight” (available on TNT), Adam recommends “The Last of the Mohicans”, and Ian recommends “Watchmen” – the film (available on HBO Max).

Adam and Ian have been doing this show for almost two years and are just now FINALLY having their wives on the show. This week we start with Adam’s wife and co-host of the “Below Freezing” podcast, Melissa St. John, as they discuss the film of her choosing: the 1952 Gene Kelly classic “Singin’ in the Rain.” During the episode, Ian and Melissa hash out their “West Side Story” feud, Adam and Ian continue mining their hatred of “The Quiet Man”, and everyone marvels at how awesome Donald O’Connor is. Also, this week Melissa recommends “The Music Man” (available on DirecTV), Ian recommends “Across the Universe” (available on Hoopla), and Adam recommends “Chicago” (available on Showtime).

We waited 80 episodes before returning to the Russian, master filmmaker that is Andrei Tarkovsky and we weren’t let down. This week, the guys at 1001 by 1 do a deep dive into his second feature film – a film that is both massive & epic and yet somehow also introspective: “Andrei Rublev”. During the episode, Adam and Ian discuss the Criterion Collection restoration of the film, Tarkovsky’s vision of the film (even before they started shooting, and how Rublev functions as a character in the movie even when he is not the focus. Also, this week Adam recommends the ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance” and Ian recommends the HBO show “Barry”.

This movie...really upset us. We're talking about Best Picture nominee "Children of a Lesser God". 

(Ian & Adam rec “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”)

Another documentary that brought about mixed results - Agnes Varda's "The Gleaners and I". 

(Ian rec “They Shall Not Grow Old” – Adam rec “Remember the Titans”)

Our first Altman and another split decision - 1975's "Nashville".

(Ian rec “24 Hour Party People” – Adam rec “Gosford Park”)

We were not afraid to speak negatively about this much beloved Jean-Luc Goddard film: "Breathless".

 (Ian rec “Elevator to the Gallows” – Adam rec “Excess Baggage”)