About Movies with Cory and Isaac

Cory phones in from the remote English town of Scarborough to discuss Saint Maud with Isaac. As the duo delves into Rose Glass' edgy directorial debut, they examine the role of distribution/production company A24 in forging the contemporary horror mold, and reflect on the power and potential danger of the brand's massive influence.

Cory and Isaac dig into their first About Movies "about movies" feature, featuring 'Mank' and other similarly-styled films about films: 'The Artist,' 'Ed Wood,' and 'Sunset Boulevard.'

Happy holidays from Cory and Isaac! The duo discusses the advent of the subversive Christmas movie, diving into non-traditional holiday gems from Jingle All the Way to Black Christmas, Bad Santa to Batman Returns. How do these films manage to register as Christmas movies despite their demented sensibilities? What's up with the dearth of Hanukkah slashers? And why the hell hasn't Isaac seen Die Hard 3?

Cory and Isaac discuss Cory’s bizarre psychological explanations for his binging while looking at Isaac’s excruciating film-viewing choices over the past six months.

Just in time for your local movie theater's corona-fueled closure, Cory and Isaac return to discuss the complex themes of Céline Sciamma's much-lauded romantic drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

Bold and uncompromising as always, Cory and Isaac capitalize upon the landmark status of the 19th About Movies podcast episode to discuss Peter Jackson's landmark Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In tandem, they reflect upon the relationship between the films and J.R.R. Tolkien's original, one-volume epic novel.

Cory and Isaac reveal their favorite films of 2019 and compare how their picks stack up against the Oscar nominees for Best Picture. 

Cory and Isaac, plus a special guest, discuss 'The Rise of Skywalker' alongside every other installment of the legendary sci-fi saga as they strive to answer a deceptively complex question.

Link to article referenced in the episode: http://time.com/5751752/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-the-last-jedi/

Cory and Isaac share their favorite films released this year on the world's largest subscription streaming service, focusing primarily on Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' and Noah Baumbach's 'Marriage Story.'

On this happiest of Thanksgivings, Cory and Isaac dig into Rian Johnson's catalogue of expectation-bucking genre films, exploring their summation to the much-hyped new whodunnit, 'Knives Out'.