Flicking and Screaming

Trench coats, cigarette cases, and questionable motives: we are going noir mode with THE MALTESE FALCON. Finally, some justice for San Francisco movies. Plus: what modern actor comps do we make for Humphrey Bogart?

You've got a friend in us at Flicking and Screaming. Our challenge this week was drafting a roster of 8 Pixar films each. The only problem is . . . Pixar has released 25 films. What will get left off? Which classic will go first overall? Plus: what happened to Pixar after 2010?

Avenge Jed. Save Evan. Kill Chip. We're going wolf mode with Robert Eggers' newest out-of-time story. Nicole Kidman's AMC commercials come up, and we question the film's pacing. Plus, Jed forgets a word, and we salivate over That Raid Sequence.

School is almost out, so we fire up DAZED AND CONFUSED and take a look at it's half-sequel, EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! If you take a shot every time we say the word "vibes" in this episode, you'll make Coach Conrad extra pissy. Plus, we cast ourselves in the movies, and the Glen Powell revolution will be streamed.

It is finally time for us to discuss Evan's favo(u)rite Greek filmmaker. Jed does some investigative journalism into his home life. We talk about Lanthimos' growth as a more accessible filmmaker, and what he has in the can. Plus: Chip still has reservations about THE LOBSTER.

Who among us can't relate to a film where a wealthy retired war criminal murders the many lovers of his sociopathic wife? Are we comfortable watching this movie with our significant others? Plus: BRIDGERTON, and the Ben Affleck stare is right up there with the Kubrick stare.

America's pastime is back, and so is our favorite Brad Pitt Excel Spreadsheet vehicle, MONEYBALL. We banter about how the movie has aged just a year after our first conversation about it. This movie didn't ruin baseball...did it? Plus, we have some very special guests. Jake and Jordan from Céspedes Family BBQ somehow made it 11 years without seeing MONEYBALL, but we got the scoop from them on their first watch. And finally, we're joined by Scott Hatteberg, 1B from the infamous 2002 Athletics team. He was played by Chris Pratt in the film, and he shares some inside stories from that season and the film set. And to close, we lay it all on the line. Our MLB preseason predictions. Take 'em to Vegas, we promise (you might see the A's there in a few years).

(:20) Intro & MONEYBALL chatter

(14:03) Céspedes Family BBQ

(29:26) More contentious MONEYBALL reflections

(38:54) Scott Hatteberg

(53:37) MLB Season Predictions

We gave ourselves time to breathe after the live Twitter Spaces Oscar watch along extravaganza, but it’s time to reflect. Did you know they handed out awards during this show? Whose ballot was most accurate? Plus: we feel morose, and a lot of movies are coming out next year.

Jed and Chip are down a man this week, and take advantage by doubling down on wild takes and long-winded shenanigans. Did Jane Campion destroy her own awards chances? What movie surprised Chip's cynical heart? Plus: we make unreasonable demands about the showrunning of the Oscars, and some unfortunate metaphors are used.

We take a road trip with Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's Oscar darling. It gets a little existential. Jed poses some personal questions, Evan and Chip try to dodge them. Plus: have cigarettes ever been cooler?