This week, Ben and Danny take on the visual and thematic grandiosity of The Brutalist, a cinematic behemoth and Oscar favourite. Before diving in, they explore the growing trend of using era-appropriate technology as a narrative device and discuss films that examine displacement and the immigrant experience. They also save a moment for the upcoming Oscars—while barely containing their excitement about the new intro and future improvements.

This week Ben & Danny tentatively embrace new technology in their discussion of Mike Leigh's newest effort, 'Hard Truths'. This prompts a discussion around Leigh's presentation family and his exhaustive and unconventional approach to collaboration with his actors creates punishingly raw presentations of the unspoken fractures that slowly eat away at the family unit. They also discuss its presentation in other films, from American melodramas to action cinema.

This week Danny & Ben find themselves wandering the haunted wilderness of Steven Soderberg's latest effort 'Presence'.

This week Ben & Danny undergo a rapid physical transformation as the clouds of heavy planning part ways to reveal a shining discussion about werewolves in cinema.

This week we enter a podcasting utopia with a sprawling, abstract discussion about Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis', a work that slots (reasonably neatly) into a collection of very broad films that concern themselves with society.

This year the cinemen endeavour to continue the consistent thrill ride that has been the cinebois2cinemen podcast, kicking off with a meaty medium rare discussion surrounding vampire films and Robert Eggers' Nosferatu.

This week Ben & Danny are trapped in a conclave made not of opinions on the film Conclave but rather the opinions on Joker: Folie à Deux and its predecessor. Move aside Fiennes, you'll have to wait.

This week Danny & Ben spend a rainy Saturday in the warm confines of the Everyman cinema, digesting Ridley Scott's latest directorial outing Gladiator II - after which they engage in rich discussion surrounding the film and Mescal's recent transition from Indie to Blockbuster.

This week Ben has finally seen Anora, so the cinebois get back on track with a heavy dose of Sean Baker and a discussion surrounding his latest film.

This week Ben & Danny continue their streak of left turns due to some unexpected cinema trip gaffs - so a director deep dive is their destination for this week - the subject in this case being James Mangold.