Here we at Blockbuster Film School we realize one way to lighten the mood while under pandemic house arrest is to stare evil right in the face so your own day does not seem quite as bad. Shudder specializes in horror films so we picked out some fun, scary, and downright classic movies to help you appreciate the safety of your couch. Watch with the lights off.

Sometimes when your family joins a cult it goes bad. It usually does. But sometimes it results in you becoming one of the BEST ACTORS OF THE MODERN ERA! Mr. Phoenix falls into the later category. We go into some of the weirder stuff he did as a kid, when he lived in the shadow of his amazing brother(R.I.P.). We go from him as one of the late 90s prettiest heart throbs, to the time he tried to be the weirdest Roman emperor ever and kill Russell Crowe, up through doing acid with an Affleck and pissing everybody off. We dive deep into him crystalizing into one of the most interesting and beloved actors who takes on and crushes the coolest roles. It’s time to take on L. Ron and wear some clown make up with Nick and Alex. Welcome to the Blockbuster Film School!

Being a home prisoner of plague times doesn’t have to be boring or safe. As you impatiently wait for a drone toilet paper delivery watch some movies provided by the same company. Check out Blockbuster Film School’s Amazon Prime suggestions so you can pass the ti. But seriously, stay safe.

While we are trapped in our domiciles, your favorite film professors (sic) are here to impart unto you some hot picks on Netflix to eat upon your time. TEN HOT ONES COMING YO WAY! BLOCKBUSTER FILM SCHOOL FOR LIFE!!!

Martin Scorsese has become such a powerhouse of cinema that at this year’s Academy Awards he received a standing ovation during the best director’s acceptance speech without even having won. In the two most recent decades of his career Scorsese has directed sixteen features, produced three times as much film and television, brought two actors out of retirement, and created half of DiCaprio’s highlight reel. He can do almost anything other than make De Niro look like he’s in his thirties. Alex and Nick don’t even get into it though as they conclude their discussion on one of Blockbuster Film School’s favorite directors, our great Martin Scorsese.

After making a dozen films and gaining the attention of the world, what would you do? If you’re Martin Scorsese you make arguably the greatest gangster movie of all time. Additionally he spent the 90s making an eclectic group of films more diverse than most directors entire portfolios. Scorsese cemented himself as artist who could weave between period dramas, meditation pieces, and an ahead of its time psychedelic paramedic film that is an exercise in existential dread all without compromising style or how large of glasses he could put “older” De Niro in. Join us, the made guys of Blockbuster Film School, as we double down on the career of Martin Scorsese. Your ears will thank you.

Would you believe, Alex and Nick met when they both were arrested for fondeling pineapples AT THE SAME GROCERY STORE!? And then, In the back of the seat of the police car, they both laughed and made charged eye contact. Then Nick had to stay with his fiancé and Alex had to run his fathers lemonade/lobster-roll/ accounting biz. But he never forgot. As fate would have it, after several comas and crazy friend conversations, they finally met on top of the Sears tower and made out hard. We assumed they lived happily ever after. Alex and Nick dive into all your favorite Rom-Coms from the 70s till now. Is Nora Ephron good? She used to be. Is Sandler a dreamboat? He used to be. It’s Blockbuster film school!

Before New York City was gentrified one film director with eyebrows as large as his coke habit exploded on the movie scene with more style, realism, attitude, talent, and enough stories from the old neighborhood to influence everyone for each decade that followed. Alex and Nick walk you to the alter of Martin Scorsese to explain how it all began. Discover how his humble beginnings with Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel would eventually lead to large scale productions with, well...Robert De Niro. Are you listening to us? Hey, are you listening to us? You must be listening to us cuz Blockbuster Film School is the only podcast here. Sit back, relax, and don’t hassle Jodie Foster.

Ok, I know what you’re going to say. How does Julianne Moore look exactly the same as she did in The Fugitive!? Exactly the same! That movie came out in 1993!! How? Vampire, that’s how! She is a Vampire. Science! Well, either way she is one of the greatest actors of her generation. She has worked with tons of great directors and actors and fucking crushed it with all of them. We go into her best and some of the dumb movies she was wasted in but she is one of the ultimate Hollywood redhead master-class badasses. Join Alex and Nick as they get into porn, go after Hannibal Lector, and fight to the death in a futuristic murder gameshow. Come along! It’s blockbuster film school!

Once a year a sociopath from the North Pole watches you while you’re asleep, he knows what you have done, and you better believe he knows if you are awake. He also knows that the best Christmas movies were made before the invention of the DVD player (possibly not true). Alex and Nick provide a Christmas miracle and defend the Nakatomi Towers from the wet bandits in order to fall in love with your bother while you were in a coma. Feel the power of the Christmas side rising, complete your training, and rule the Christmas universe together with us as father and son!!!!!! Happy holidays!!!! Yule Tide!!!!!!