This week, Zach and Cole are joined by Jake (@thosewhodwell @JamsTeaPod) to discuss the financial success and abject creative failure of the Jurassic World trilogy and its latest entry, Jurassic World Dominion (no colon!). Strap in as we break down and explore the apotheosis of all lazy legacy sequels and how they fail to live up to or capitalize on the iconography of Spielberg's '93 classic.

Summer movies are upon us! Cool off with Cole and Zach as they discuss the smash hit Top Gun: Maverick and break into this week's main discussion of David Cronenberg's new sci-fi body horror film, Crimes of the Future. Grab your friends, grab a (plastic) snack, and sink your teeth into the season!

In this supersized episode, Cole and Zach return from a long hiatus to discuss new releases and their favorite films of the year so far, including Mad God, The Northman, and more! The conversation culminates with a discussion of Gapar Noé's entire feature filmography and our favorite film of the year, Vortex. Be advised: while we take care to not give away too many details, there are some spoilers in the second half of the Vortex discussion!

On this week's episode, my friend Cole drops in to discuss his recommendation, Costa-Gavras' fiery political thriller, Z! In our spoiler-free conversation, Cole and I discuss the turbulent historical context behind the film and its source novel and dig in on the history that defined other 20th century classics like The Battle of Algiers, Come and See, Viridiana and Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion. This episode is designed to work for fans of Z and newcomers alike as we provide a sociocultural primer for Gavras' thunderous Best Picture nominee.

This week, I'm joined by my friends Cole and James to discuss two new releases, both Shakespeare adaptations, Steven Spielberg's first ever musical, West Side Story, and Joel Coen's first solo filmmaking effort, The Tragedy of Macbeth.