Why do we like anxiety inducing movies? And what makes a movie anxiety inducing? In this episode I discuss these two ideas using two very different movies - the eerie, slow paced Sicario and the fast paced, chaotic Uncut Gems.

James Cameron really saw blue man group and thought to himself ‘what if they were hot’? To which my response is - they’re already hot? So interesting to me that he dropped bangers like titanic and aliens then decided he wanted to dedicate the rest of his life to ending racism and to stoke intense dislike against white people with dreads. Honestly, respect. 

It's clear that the Scorcese movies I watched this year had an influence on this episode, as it's my longest yet. But can you blame me as I tried to cover a personal best 75 movies I watched in 2025? And although my movie average rating was lower than years past, there was still a number of notable watches including bangers such as Good Time, One Battle After Another, The Departed and more. Start your year off right by either agreeing with me fully or yelling at your listening device about how wrong I am. As always, I'd love to hear your disagreements so drop a comment below.

Studio Ghibli, led by its visionary director Hayao Miyazaki, have been leading the field in animated movies since its inception 40 years ago. Ghibli films have touched hearts worldwide through their whimsical storylines, memorable characters and for some Westerners, helped kickstart their weird obsession with Japanese culture. According to letterboxd reviews, pretty much all of Ghibli's most popular movies are masterpieces. However, in this episode it's clear that no masterpiece is safe from my ranking of 15 of Ghibli's most popular movies.

Tune in to revisit the old Dream/Nightmare Blunt Rotation memes with first ever special guest Lindsey. On this episode we look at directors who like to work with the same group of actors and debate which ones have the best blunt rotation i.e. the best group of actors we'd like to hangout with. Directors in the discussion include big names like Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan and more.

Morocco, Barcelona, Indiana Jones, Oh My! In my longest episode yet I regale you with my tales from Morocco and Barcelona with a dash of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which contrary to signage at Ait Ben Haddou in Morocco, was not filmed there.

Have an hour and a half to kill? Lonely? Watch the instant classic War of the Worlds (2025) with my commentary. It's like directors commentary except I don't like the movie!

Gawd damn! That's what Ice Cube says in this movie and it's also my exact reaction to his horrendous acting and this long amazon advertisement they tried to call a movie. Ice Cube you have ten days to apologize otherwise I will throw out my copy of Are We There Yet...

Barbie was a smash hit and it's no surprise when the cast is so talented and frankly, so hot. I haven't had this much love for a product since I anthropomorphized my pet mouse when I was 5 years old. In this month's episode, we talk about what makes Barbie so good, how product placement is inescapable for moviegoers and why you should care.

Arrival is a great movie, born out of a pretty good short story. This episode breaks down why that's hard, what Arrival does so well and most importantly, how I fractured my ankle :(