YOU'LL LAUGH UNTIL YOU DIE...THEN YOU'LL RISE FROM THE DEAD AND LAUGH AGAIN!

This week, we cover our first Mel Brooks movie in the history of the show, his spoof of Bram Stoker's classic DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT! We do a bit of comparing to the book, drop hot takes about a certain comedy legend, and talk about why certain types of comedy work and some just don't for a couple of us. We also catch up with some Best Picture nominees before the Oscars, Josh makes some huge progress on Twin Peaks, and Sutherland and Joey debrief the newest entry into the MCU.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:24 What We Watched

00:31:24 Dracula: Dead and Loving It

00:56:09 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:02:23 Emails from our Friends <3

01:05:17 Joey's Pick + Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

LIVE LARGE.

I don't even know what there is to say. We're covering the big dog movie. He's a dog and he's big. That's about it.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:51 What We Watched

00:23:18 Marmaduke

00:59:19 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:10:37 Emails from our Friends <3

01:13:09 Jackson's Pick + Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

A WORLD BEYOND YOUR EXPERIENCE, BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION.

In one of our most contentious episodes to date, this week, we are breaking down David Lynch's widely maligned but potentially misunderstood adaptation of Frank Herbert's DUNE. To no one's surprise, we get into the weeds about the details of what does and doesn't work, Josh tries to redeem one of the most hated films in Explorers history, and Sutherland goes on a rampage tearing it to shreds.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro + Sutherland's Pick for Next Week

00:10:18 What We Watched

00:29:30 Dune

01:30:57 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:47:59 Outro

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Links:Josh discussing various adaptations of Dune on the Through the Lens podcast about three years ago

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

A LOVE STORY IN THE CITY OF DREAMS.

This week, we wrap up our Letterboxd Top 250 month by covering our first in the filmography of the totemic artist David Lynch with his magnum opus MULHOLLAND DRIVE. We talk about films being beyond words, discuss our feelings after his recent passing, and how his unique perspective on the world is something we will never really see again. Much less important but we also debrief the Oscar nominations and talk about some new releases at the top of the show as well as announcing the next theme.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:35 Next Month's Theme + Josh's Pick

00:10:18 What We Watched

00:17:02 Oscar Noms Reactions

00:24:10 What We Watched (continued)

00:31:10 Mulholland Drive

01:08:36 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:20:48 Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

This week, we're continuing to roll through the Letterboxd Top 250 with Andrei Tarkovsky's STALKER! We get as philosophical as you'd expect us to about the meaning of it all (or if there even is one), how we feel about cinema like this, and what makes it all so difficult. We also catch up with some big new releases like Hard Truths, Better Man, and Nickel Boys, Jackson finally finishes How I Met Your Mother, and Josh and Sutherland start their journey through cinema history from the beginning.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:28 What We Watched

00:26:25 "Through The Years" Recap

00:33:20 Joey's Pick for Next Week

00:37:16 Stalker

01:15:51 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:25:55 Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

THERE WILL BE GREED. THERE WILL BE VENGEANCE.

DRAINAGEEEEEEEEEEE!!! What can I even say about this one?! This week, we're covering one of the seminal classics of contemporary American cinema, Paul Thomas Anderson's THERE WILL BE BLOOD. What do you want me to say?? We also talk about Young Sheldon and Mufasa, so there's plenty of amazing media on the show this week...

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:03 What We Watched

00:27:22 Jackson's Pick for Next Week

00:32:54 There Will Be Blood

01:08:52 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:21:42 Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

Welcome back to our first episode of the new year as we begin our journey through some favorites from the Letterboxd Top 250 for the month of January, starting with Park Chan-wook's THE HANDMAIDEN. We talk about filmmakers tricking their audiences, male gaze, and lesbians staying winning. We also recap everything we watched over our hiatus, Sutherland brings out his Nosferatu accent, Jackson watches a ton of anime, and Josh catches up with a ton of new releases.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:00 What We Watched

00:31:25 The Handmaiden

01:12:33 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:14:51 Sutherland's Pick for Next Week + Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

Happy holidays from the four of us! As is tradition every December on the show, we sit down for one big dive into all of our picks for the holiday season in one massive Holiday Special. Jackson walks us through what may have been a miscalculated pick with BETTER WATCH OUT, Josh brings us through the darkly comedic and horrifying world of EYES WIDE SHUT, Joey cozies up the vibe with RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, and Sutherland brings everything together with some solid Christmas classic feels with the 1938 adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:38 Better Watch Out

00:30:28 Eyes Wide Shut

01:01:44 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

01:24:21 A Christmas Carol

01:42:04 Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

PREPARE TO BE ENTERTAINED.

This week we're wrapping up our 2024 slate of films by covering the last in our Denzel Washington marathon, Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR II. We talk about our complicated feelings about the first Gladiator, Denzel absolutely eating the rest of this cast alive, rhinos in the Colosseum, and electing a monkey to be emperor. We also debrief Josh's experience with Wicked, litigate the "Midley Scott" claims, and prepare for our final episode of the year: the 2nd Annual Film Explorers Holiday Spectacular.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:49 What We Watched

00:24:09 Gladiator II

01:21:27 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:33:33 Outro

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Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)

This week, we're wrapping up our retrospective of the films of Denzel Washington with Joel Coen's (and Shakespeare's) THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH. We talk about Joey's obsession with German expressionism, Kathryn Hunter always going underappreciated, and if having the most insane style imaginable is reason enough to give us yet another Shakespeare adaptation. We also talk about our slate for next month, Sutherland's movie challenge for 2025, and catching up with new releases like Anora, Heretic, A Real Pain, and Emilia Pérez.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:51 What We Watched

00:35:33 Sutherland's 2025 Film Challenge

00:41:07 Our December Picks

00:51:05 The Tragedy of Macbeth

01:29:09 Final Thoughts + Ratings

01:37:58 Outro

Email us at [email protected] with any feedback, suggestions, or messages that we can read on the show!

Links:

⁠Jackson on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Joey on Letterboxd⁠

⁠Josh on Letterboxd⁠

Sutherland on Letterboxd

Film Explorers is mixed and edited by Josh :)