Haven't Seen It

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Why aren’t there more films like Lord of the Rings?” Well guess what, there aren’t. It’s one of a kind, get used to it. But there ARE a number of fun and at times transcendent fantasy films that have fallen by the wayside of film history. In this episode, Josh presents his top 10 “Sword and Sorcery” films of the 1980s that Michael hasn’t seen, followed by a fiery and impassioned lament for the “B-film” which no longer exists. Take a ride in this special rapid-fire episode through some campy forgotten gems like:

Excalibur, Conan the Barbarian, Black Angel, Dragonslayer, Beastmaster, Ladyhawke, Deathstalker, Sword and the Sorcerer, Highlander, Masters of the Universe, Ator the Fighting Eagle, Krull, Iron Warrior, Dungeonmaster, Hawk the Slayer, Red Sonja, Willow, Legend, Clash of the Titans, and Conquest.

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Who are the boys' top 5 filmmakers?

Josh: Malick, Lucas, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Tarkovsky.

Michael: Korine, Mann, Malick, Keaton, and Clint MF Eastwood.

On this week's episode, Michael is giving mad respect to Mr. Eastwood for his directorial debut film, Play Misty for Me. Get answers to your burning questions like is Clint Eastwood an auteur filmmaker? Is American cinema truly elite? Does a movie exist where a man befriends and goes on a road trip with a beer-drinking orangutan? Will the boys ever talk about a movie directed by a woman? The answer to all: Maybe.

Witness me! Is Furiosa the opposite of Fury Road in every single way? Is it possible to conceive of a franchise film that doesn’t centre around a rebellion? Is George Miller the “last man standing” when it comes to auteur driven franchise films? How does his world building compare to Star Wars and Lord of the Rings? In this episode, the boys discuss how the Mad Max saga uses the desert to represent the cultural wasteland of our time.

In American auteur cinema, there was BHG (before Heaven's gate) and AHG (you get it). See why this absolute epic film forever changed the filmmaking game with a full synop and dissection from the boys.

Are the Spiderverse films documentaries about CERN? Emancipation or psyop? Is Miles Morales the hero of the moment, or just another MCU cardboard cutout? Which is better: Into the Spiderverse or Across the Spiderverse? What prepositions will they think up next? What is the correct way to pronounce the name “Miguel?” The boys have strong opinions. But will their opinions diverge? Probably not. Discover the answers to all these questions and more in this extra piquante episode.

Friend and former roommate Brando Benetton guests on this week's episode to tell us why the Mission: Impossible franchise is truly awesome. Tune in and let your imagination run wild. Let your imagination drive really fast off a cliff on a motorcycle. Let your imagination jump out of a plane and soar through the sky. Why? Because Tom Cruise would want you to.

Up for a rally of cinematic discourse? Michael shares his wealth of tennis knowledge with Josh on this episode where he dives into Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino. Get your fix of deep Michael lore, tennis trivia, and strong opinions from two dudes who forgot their wallets at home.

Josh and Michael hang up their hater hats for this one! Come with them to yappsville on the topic of 2023 film Inside directed by Vasilis Katsoupis. They're talkin' breaking in to the industry, the emergence of the actor/producer, and art more generally.

The boys are talking another box office smash sensation: Civil War directed by Alex Garland. Tune in for hot takes on politics, cinema, and how the two converge (or don't) here.

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The boys are talkin' the box office smash hit from the Greek Freak himself, Yorgos Lanthimos.

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