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#193 The Best TV Shows of 2023

Welcome to the second top ten show of the year. Japanese animation does make our lists a few times as well as risky adaptations that ended up doing well. Expect some surprise late-season work and a few freshman efforts. Many shows have ended and many more have begun. This is the one time of the year we get to talk about TV shows so expect a hefty amount of mini reviews in positive and negative waves.

Next Time: The Best Discoveries In 2023

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:05:06 2023 in TV

00:16:22 #10

00:28:41 #09

00:43:54 #08

00:57:52 #07

01:13:24 #06

01:30:00 #05

01:43:13 #04

01:55:58 #03

02:08:54 #02

02:26:02 #01

02:49:02 Honorable Mentions

02:55:30 Disappointments

03:05:53 The Mids

03:10:31 Missed Opportunities

03:14:50 Extras + EXIT

Matt

-Zom 100

-Invincible

-Jujutsu Kaisen

-Attack On Titan

-The Mandalorian

-My Hero Academia

-Twisted Metal

-Loki

-Gen V

-The Last of Us

Ralf

-Kaleidoscope

-Blue Eye Samurai

-Scavengers Reign

-Jujutsu Kaisen

-The Last of Us

-See You In My 19th Life

-Loki

-The Bear

-Frieren

-Ted Lasso

Oscar

-The Diplomat

-A Murder at the End of the World

-Swarm

-Foundation

-Telemarketers

-Fargo

-The Last of Us

-The Bear

-Reservation Dogs

-Scavengers Reign

#192 The Best Films of 2023

It’s that wonderful time of the year where we arbitrarily rank the very best films 2023 has to offer. You may or not be surprised by the number of films that show up multiple times, including one that shows up on all three lists. It’s been a great year in films, despite the strikes, for international stories, high-concept and homely comedies and animation. We were shown that you don’t need hundreds of millions of dollars to create an awesome action scene or a memorable adventure.

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:02:15 2023 In Films

00:24:03 #10

00:35:39 #09

00:48:39 #08

01:04:32 #07

01:20:47 #06

01:33:50 #05

01:51:26 #04

02:06:34 #03

02:22:28 #02

02:36:24 #01

02:55:04 Honorable Mentions

03:01:26 Disappointments

03:06:05 The Mids

03:10:43 Missed Opportunities

03:19:01 Final Thoughts

Oscar

-How To Blow Up A Pipeline

-When Evil Lurks

-Bottoms

-Talk To Me

-American Fiction

-Killers of the Flower Moon

-Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse

-Poor Things

-Anatomy of a Fall

-May December

Luke

-Shortcomings

-Asteroid City

-The Iron Claw

-Brokers

-American Fiction

-Past Lives

-Oppenheimer

-Godzilla Minus One

-Blackberry

-Suzume

Ralf

-They Cloned Tyrone

-American Fiction

-Ferrari

-Killers of the Flower Moon

-The Iron Claw

-Godzilla Minus One

-Oppenheimer

-Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse

-Poor Things

-Anatomy of a Fall

#191 The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, May December

Welcome to the final show of the calendar year! This time, each of the three co-host chose one of the three films up for review. We begin with animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, The Boy and the Heron. This film may be hard to navigate to explain why it’s great but the feeling and understanding of its greatness is well known. Godzilla Minus One brings on a tale of universal guilt and possible redemption by using the epic monster Godzilla as an metaphor for all-too-real human conflict. Lastly, May December is a lightly-based on a true account of a twisted family, rooted in scandal, that becomes emotional and upheaved by an actress studying the mother figure for a role. The predatory nature of the leads allows for a fascinating journey of human understanding.

Next Time: The Best Films of 2023

Recent Discoveries

Luke: Wonka, The Dark Sad Life of Boggie2988, Wes Anderson Shorts

Ralf: Bye Bye Barry, Wes Anderson Shorts

Oscar: Silent Night, Leave the World Behind, Shin Godzilla, Dream Scenario, Eileen, Wonka, Fair Play

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:17:48 Recent Discoveries

01:13:47 The Boy and the Heron

01:45:42 spoilers

02:01:33 Godzilla Minus One

02:21:19 spoilers

02:39:19 May December

03:03:55 spoilers

03:35:56 EXIT

#190 Napoleon, Next Goal Wins, Leo

Normally, tis the season for holiday or Christmas-filled plot contrivances but instead we make do with feel-good movies currently in theaters and streaming. On Netflix, we have Leo, the latest project by Adam Sandler about curmudgeon school pets breaking their cardinal rule of speaking to humans is semi-musical, semi-sweet and overall a fun time. Next Goal Wins takes place in Samoa and highlights the true-enough story of a failed soccer team meeting a curmudgeon coach trying to ruin everyone else’s good time. Lastly, the only super serious film and review is Napoleon; a weirdly comical and yet spectacle-chasing but inaccurate portrayal of the historical figure leads to an interesting review of an ok movie.

Next Time: The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, May December

Recent Discoveries

Luke: The Holdovers, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Ralf: Thanksgiving, Trolls Band Together

Oscar: Thanksgiving, Saltburn, Coffee and Cigarettes, My Dinner with Andre, Rififi

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:10:13 Recent Discoveries

00:46:19 Napoleon

01:07:21 spoilers

01:36:11 Next Goal Wins

01:55:36 spoilers

02:15:18 Leo

02:38:53 spoilers

02:55:51 EXIT

#189 The Marvels, The Killer, When Evil Lurks

What would happen to society if the very essence of Evil became contagious? When Evil Lurks hunts down this notion in small but important areas of the Argentinian landscape, where no one is safe. Especially children and animals. What happens when an assassin botches a hit? The Killer explores this question as a retaliation from this near-miss jumpstarts another series of retaliatory strikes. How can you bring power down an immortal hero? The Marvels answers this question with comedic timing and situations as the next chapter of this space-traveling trio of Marvels find answers and inspiration in each other.

Next Time: Napoleon, Next Goal Wins, Leo

Recent Discoveries

Luke: Priscilla 

Ralf: Priscilla, Resident Evil: Death Island, Knights of the Zodiac

Oscar: Quiz Lady, Resident Evil: Death Island, They Live, The Holdovers, Priscilla, Now and Then

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:09:49 Recent Discoveries

00:48:55 The Marvels

01:05:41 spoilers

01:27:03 The Killer

01:52:55 spoilers

02:24:29 When Evil Lurks

02:51:00 spoilers

03:05:28 EXIT

#188 Killers of the Flower Moon, Five Nights At Freddy’s, Night of the Hunted

It takes a while to get passed the horrific vibes of Halloween. Which brings us to Night of the Hunted; a sniping horror indie film that unfortunately doesn’t get passed its concept of a one-location thriller. Five Nights At Freddy’s is one of several new horror films geared for the youth and their low-key love of the game franchise and its lore, though it rarely meets high levels. Finally, Killers of the Flower Moon further cements Scorsese’s ability as an auteur of truly heinous chapters of American history. A long and worthy review for a long and worthy film.

Next Time: The Marvels, The Killer, When Evil Lurks

Recent Discoveries

Luke: The Tunnel to Summer the Exit of Goodbyes

Ralf: No One Will Save You, M3gan, Anatomy of a Fall

Oscar: Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, A Haunting in Venice, When Evil Lurks, Polite Society, Anatomy of a Fall, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, The Swan, Poison

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:16:40 Recent Discoveries

00:48:56 Killers of the Flower Moon

01:18:24 spoilers

01:49:47 Five Nights At Freddy’s

02:00:11 spoilers

02:11:44 Night of the Hunted

02:26:24 spoilers

02:40:11 EXIT

#187 Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs

Tonally-speaking, we are all over the map this week. There’s a killer on the loose and only an 80’s-style time machine can help solve this whodunit by going back to the source in Totally Killer. Mexican wrestling has many heroes but none so glamorous as the biopic into the boundary-pushing Cassandro, an exotic wrestler that never lost hope. Finally, we conclude the Parodies marathon with the Gen X classic, Spaceballs. This film needs no introduction and produces its own fanfare.

Next Time: Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs

Recent Discoveries

Luke: Blade Runner: 2049, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, Red Dawn, The Exorcist, Never Surrender

Ralf: The Final Girls

Oscar: Elevator Game, The Exorcist: Believer, Reptile, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:09:17 Recent Discoveries

00:38:53 Totally Killer

00:58:47 spoilers

01:09:44 Cassandro

01:27:39 spoilers

01:35:22 Spaceballs

02:11:10 EXIT

#186 The Creator, It Lives Inside, They Came Together

Welcome to spooky season! While the films reviewed this week only have one horror flick, they all have something horrifying to demonstrate. It Lives Inside is a horror film that reckons with a different culture and demons in America. They Came Together displays and spoofs on the horrors on trope romantic comedies with a tool that’s simultaneous blunt and sharp. The Creator is a world set on fire with an AI war as the great American military might tries to stomp out the hordes of a new race.

Next Time: Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs

Recent Discoveries

Luke: Apollo 11, Dumb Money

Ralf: TMNT 1 & 2

Oscar: Saw X, Dumb Money, Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, No One Will Save You

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:13:55 Recent Discoveries

00:45:15 The Creator

01:17:08 spoilers

01:29:03 It Lives Inside

01:52:52 spoilers

02:03:57 They Came Together

02:30:28 EXIT

#185 El Conde, Huesera, This Is Spinal Tap

This week, we go full Latino. We travel to Chile in a blend of fantasy horror, Machiavellian family plotting and historical figures to tell the story of an undead dictator coming to terms with finally dying, maybe? Heading up to Mexico, Huesera is a modern tale of the same old panics and horrors a mother-to-be can experience. Finally, from across the pond we have the memorable mockumentary of a rock group severely in arrested development, cranking it up to an idiotic 11.

Next Time: The Creator, It Lives Inside, They Came Together

Recent Discoveries

Luke: n/a

Ralf: The Expendable 1-3, Equalizer 3

Oscar: Equalizer 1-3, Cobra, Satanic Hispanics, Bottoms

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:12:53 Recent Discoveries

00:42:10 El Conde

01:06:01 spoilers

01:24:55 Huesera

01:41:02 spoilers

01:55:32 This Is Spinal Tap

02:27:14 EXIT

#184 Gran Turismo, Extraction 2, Galaxy Quest

Welcome to the week of high high speed. While the three films share no genres or plot points, they all have some desire for high velocity. We start with Gran Turismo; a true-ish story of a gamer-turned-real-racer, complete with training and traveling the world with rocket-like vehicles. Extraction 2 contains high-octane action. A throwback to 80’s and 90’s adult action films, this one presents some crazy scenarios, particularly with cars, trains and helicopters. Galaxy Quest travels at light speed across the universe with a clever story to shoulder what is a Star Trek parody but way more meta.

Next Time: Gran Turismo, Extraction 2, Galaxy Quest

Recent Discoveries

Luke: Blue Beetle, Get Smart with Money

Ralf: Blue Beetle, Heart of Stone, Extraction

Oscar: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Beast, Enemy at the Gates, To Catch a Killer

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:19:40 Recent Discoveries

00:46:54 Gran Turismo

01:11:32 spoilers

01:30:18 Extraction 2

01:43:47 spoilers

01:54:31 Galaxy Quest

02:22:08 EXIT