This week on flicnit, we’re making our official predictions for the 2026 Oscars. We break down the major categories, debate who should win versus who probably will win, and try to outguess the Academy before the envelopes get opened.

Expect confident claims, questionable logic, and at least one prediction we’ll absolutely regret later. Whether we nail it or completely whiff, we’re locking in our picks now.

Place your bets… and may the best guess win.

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This week on flicnit, we’re counting down our top 10 movies of 2025, and yes, it gets competitive. We compare lists, defend questionable placements, and try to explain why certain films completely took over our brains this year.

Along the way, we talk surprises, disagreements, and what made 2025 such a stacked movie year in the first place. Some overlap, some chaos, and around 2 hours of 100% informed quality.

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Bryce's Top Ten:

10. Companion

9. Predator: Badlands

8. Bugonia

7. One Battle After Another

6. Listers: A Glimpse into Extreme Birdwatching

5. Sentimental Value

4. Blue Moon

3. Jay Kelly

2. Frakenstein

1. Sinners

Gerard's Top Ten:

10. The Naked Gun

9. Listers: A Glimpse into Extreme Birdwatching

8. Train Dreams

7. The Ballad of Wallis Island

6. Weapons

5. Wake Up Deadman: A Knives Out Story

4. No Other Choice

3. Marty Supreme

2. Sinners

1. One Battle After Another

Chili's Top Ten:

10. Frakenstein

9. KPop Demon Hunters

8. Predator: Killer of Killers

7. Companion

6. Marty Supreme

5. Bugonia

4. Train Dreams

3. Mickey 17

2. Sinners

1. One Batter After Another

This week on flicnit, we kick things off by arguing about what we’ve been watching lately—hot takes are exchanged, feelings are hurt, and no one fully agrees. Then we unleash Gremlins, a movie that starts as a cozy Christmas gift story and immediately spirals into full-blown creature chaos. We dig into Joe Dante’s direction, the strange production history behind the film, and the wild lore that turns a fuzzy little mogwai into a town-leveling problem.

Along the way, we talk impossible rules, a surprisingly sharp critique of capitalism, and how Gremlins somehow balances horror, comedy, and holiday vibes without asking permission. It’s cute, it’s mean, it’s chaotic, and there is nothing else like it.

Don’t get it wet, don’t feed it after midnight, and don’t miss this episode of flicnit.

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We’re back. And we’ve been watching things.

In this summer recap episode, we run through everything we watched over break, from total bangers to stuff we probably shouldn’t admit out loud...and talk about what’s still rattling around in our brains. Then we preview what’s coming in Season 2: guest episodes featuring the movies our friends are forcing us to watch.

It’s laughs, hot takes, a little chaos, and a lot of catch-up as we fire the podcast back up.

Season 2 is loading. God help us all.

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We wrap up the season with Rat Race, a movie so over-the-top it makes other comedies look like documentaries. There’s a rocket car, a bus full of Lucys, a cow hanging from a hot air balloon, and a cameo that still haunts us. We try (and mostly fail) to stay on topic while unpacking the unfiltered mayhem, the stacked cast, and the relics of early-2000s comedy.

This might be our most unhinged episode yet. The 2000s were different. So are we. Buckle up.

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We kick things off with a classic flicnit catch-up on what we’ve been watching lately before diving into Friendship, the offbeat 2025 film starring Tim Robinson as a guy spiraling through broken cell phones, questionable hidden tunnels, and one very big jacket.

It’s awkward. It’s oddly sincere. And it’s got that specific Tim Robinson energy where everything feels just a little too close to home. We talk about why this weird little movie works, how Paul Rudd makes a great cult leader-next-door, and the deep human need to start a band sometimes.

Bring your friends, and maybe a backup phone.

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This week on flicnit, we’re diving into the absurd, explosive, and endlessly quotable cult classic Hard Ticket to Hawaii. There’s a killer snake, lethal frisbees, and more bazooka action than anyone asked for. We also share what we’ve been watching lately, from highbrow to highly questionable, because balance is important. It’s bullets, bikinis, and bad decisions on this episode… and the 80s have never been more alive.

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Additional Shows & Movies Discussed

Hereditary 👹

Midsummer 💅 

I’m Not Really Here 👻

Yellowjacket’s 🥩

Margin Call 📉 

The Luckiest Man in America 🎲

The Ballad of Wallis Island 🏝️ 🎸 

Novocain 💉

Predator: Killer of Killers 🛸🔥

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t🃏

Poker Face 🕵️

Welcome to Wrexham ⚽️ 

Hard Knocks 🏟️

This week on flicnit, we're taking it all the way back to 1989 with a snake-style draft of our favorite movies from one of cinema’s wildest years. From Oscar nominees and comedies to sci-fi gems and the sexiest film of the year (whatever that means), we’re picking across categories and making tough calls. Our competitive sides come out, the trash talk flies, and you just might learn a little more about what makes each of us tick.

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Bryce's Draft Picks:

• Do The Right Thing
• Roger and Me
• Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
• Lethal Weapon II
• Field of Dreams
• How to Get Ahead in Advertising
• Ghostbusters II
• Fabulous Baker Boys (Soundtrack by Dave Grusin)
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
• Kill Me Again

Chili’s Draft Picks:

• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
• A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit
• Ghostbusters II
• Batman
• Say Anything...
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man
• The Little Mermaid
• Dead Poets Society
• When Harry Met Sally...

Gerard's Draft Picks:

• The Killer
• UHF
• Kiki’s Delivery Service
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Born on the 4th of July
• Major League
• The Abyss
• Pet Semetary (The Ramones)
• National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
• The Cook, the Thief, the Wife, and his Lover

This week on flicnit, we’re floating into the wordless, wondrous world of The Red Turtle. We talk stranded men, surreal Animorph level transformations, and the quiet emotional weight of this Studio Ghibli co-production. It’s a meditative journey through survival, companionship, and acceptance, with some very memorable crabs along the way.

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Shows Discussed

The Studio 🎬

Friends and Neighbors 🤔

Andor 🔥 🔥 🔥

Halt and Catch Fire 👍

Top Chef Season 22 🔪

RuPauls Drag Race Allstars 👸

Castlevania Nocturne 🧛

Murderbot 🤖

Wheel of Time 🥺

This week on flicnit, we're diving into Ryan Coogler's masterpiece, Sinners. Set in 1930s Mississippi, the film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack as they return home to open a juke joint, only to confront a sinister vampire threat. We get into the film’s technical choices, its connection to blues music and culture, and why it’s one of the most compellingly and watchable movies we’ve seen in a while.

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