Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid play a couple who gather for a weekend getaway with friends but chaos ensues when one of the guests is revealed to be an AI android.

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James & Steve unpack the recent Oscar nominations for 2025 discussing snubs (Denis Villeneuve, A Real Pain) and surprises (I'm Still here) as well as the love Emilla Perez seems to have received.

With the passing of acclaimed filmmaker David Lynch, Join us for a retrospective featuring classics like Twin Peaks, Dune, and Mulholland Drive. We share our personal experiences with these films, exploring how Lynch's weird, yet very human, storytelling has touched our lives.

Sean Baker's latest film stars Mikey Madison as a street-smart sex worker who falls for and marries the son of a Russian oligarch much to the chagrin of the son's family. Chaos ensues!

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0:00 -Introduction

0:45 - James explains the Cannes Palme d’Or Award

11:36 - Tip of the hat to “Pretty Woman”

12:47 - “Anora” subverts archetypes

16: 15 - Mikey Madison

20:54 - Final Score for “Anora”

Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley star in this satirical horror story of a fading Hollywood diva who makes a Faustian pact to restore her youth with tragic consequences.

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0:00 -Introduction

1:56 - James makes Steve go see "The Substance"

5:41 - Creativity goes far beyond the body horror

9:30 - The Faustian Bargain

11:00 - The sound engineering in "The Substance"

19:40 - Demi Moore

28:33 - Final score for “The Substance”

With the release of the long-awaited sequel, Steve & James decide to jump ahead in their Every Best Picture series to unpack the "swords & sandals" Oscar winner "Gladiator"

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0:00 -Introduction

2:10 - Early CGI in "Gladiator"

3:40 - Russell Crowe

8:13 - Joaquin Phoenix

12:46 - Oliver Reed

15:00 - Djimon Hounsou

17:10 - Watching “Gladiator” through the lens of current American politics

19:35 - "Gladiator" at the 73rd Academy Awards

28:12 - Does “Gladiator" deserve it’s place in Oscar history?

Sara Greenfield, host of the "Talk Classic To Me" podcast joins James & Steve as they unpack their mutual love and affection for the 1955 Best Picture, "Marty"

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0:00 -Introduction

3:59 - Intro with Sara Greenfield

6:30 - The mutual love for movie classics

9:12 - Why Sara loves “Marty”

10:39 - Paddy Chayefsky

12:32 - The emotional stakes in “Marty”

20:53 - Perspectives on changing values from 1955

29:08 - The first time Sara saw “Marty”

35:37 - Betsy Blair

36:29 - Marty at the 28th Academy Awards

47:50 - Ernest Borgnine

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We kick off our 2024 Halloween "SPOOKtacular" series with Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic "Psycho"

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0:00 -Introduction

0:49 - Steve had NEVER seen “Psycho”

6:15 - Anthony Perkins

11:37 - The real life murder “Psycho” was inspired by

15:57 - Too much “mansplaining”?

24:20 - “Psycho” and it’s relation to “Spellbound”

Producer, writer and festival impresario Mike Hostench joins us from Madrid as we unpack the 1954 Marlon Brando classic "On the Waterfront"

0:00 - Introduction

1:10 - Getting to know our guest Mike Hostench

4:30 - Why Mike chose “On the Waterfront” to review with us

6:20 - On the Waterfront’s Christian imagery

7:50 - Mike explains why he considers the film “noir”

16:20 - Karl Malden

20:32 - Leonard Bernstein’s score

22:54 - Elia Kazan

43:21 - "On the Waterfront" at the Academy Awards