From tennis courts to Canadian courtrooms, from the Australian desert to the deserts of Arrakis, from the Vatican to Vegas, it's our favorite movies of 2024.

Yeah, yeah, the "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" has a little show for the best movies of 2024, but the real awards are on this podcast. Best Picture, all the acting categories, maybe a little sound and score action. What surprises do we have in store?

It's a far-reaching and honest conversation for our boys this week. How quickly can Jed's Oscar take provoke Evan? What does AI in movies even mean? Is THE BRUTALIST, like, THAT good, or just that good? Plus: SING SING, A REAL PAIN, THE APPRENTICE (which we will never watch), and WICKED (again).

Two of the most discussed (over-discussed?) horror movies feature on this week's episode, as Jed and Chip take a look at these two fairy tales. Are the prosthetics the real stars of these movies? Is the discourse cursed? Should we even attempt to parse through the noise to get to the truth of these films?? Should we have even pressed record????

Justin Kurzel's gritty crime drama helps us continue to celebrate Nic Hoult. How does the cinematography set the tone for this period? Has Jude Law ever looked better? How happy are we that this isn't a TV show? Plus: this movie's story is uhhh pretty relevant!

We've gone against the wishes of our mentors and plugged our (podcast microphones) into amplifiers. We're going electric! But will Chalamet take home his first Oscar? Does it matter if they are singing live on set? Are the soft and steady hands of James Mangold right for this story? Plus: a fiesty Mark Ruffalo tangent.

We're filling in the gaps on our Wes Anderson coverage in 2025, starting with Martin Scorsese's favorite! Which Wilson brother steals the show in this debut feature? How does Wes fragment his personality amongst the three leads? Plus: some WICKED talk, some generators talk, and a new arbitrary ranking scale.

Step into the judge's chambers with us for the movie Warner Bros doesn't want you to see. But is Clint's latest (and final?) movie worthy of a Max dump? How does Nicholas Hoult's good looks play into his part? Is he worthy of forgiveness, or justice? What is the difference? Plus: do we read anything into Clint's daughter cast as he victim?

Phase 2 of the Lindsay Lohan Netflix Cinematic Universe (LLNCU) is underway. Could Francis Ford Coppola have made this movie? Would this movie be better if it wasn't a romance? Plus: FORD V FERRARI, and boy, those opening credits were something. Happy Holidays!

It's the MEAN GIRLS of the Vatican, it's a touch of the Tucc, it's your parent's favorite movie of the year - we are talking CONCLAVE. Is this movie too catty, or not catty enough? This movie will win HOW many Oscars? Plus: rock and roll Chronicles of Narnia?