Mission 250 Podcast

This week, we watch the best picture winning film that tells a version of the story of John Nash, the real life Nobel Prize winning mathematician who struggled with schizophrenia. The film takes some liberties to make his story palatable to movie goers, but contains mostly accurate information on what is shown. A Beautiful Mind (2001), directed by Ron Howard.

This week, we watch the film that popularized the Guy Fawkes mask and gave birth to the symbol of the hacking organization, Anonymous. This film melds noir, science-fiction, fantasy, post-apocalyptic, and super-hero genres together in a bloody tale of power and fear. V for Vendetta (2005), directed by James McTeigue.

This week, we watch the film that was rated as the #1 best movie of all time by 358 of the biggest directors in the world (including Scorsese, Tarantino, Coppola, and many others). This film takes on the seemingly not so interesting topic of every day life, and uses its deliberate pacing (slow) to add weight to its topics in a way that we rarely see on the screen. Tokyo Story (1953), directed by Yasujiro Ozu.

This week, we watch the incredibly dark film that put the director of Arrival, Sicario, and Blade Runner 2049 on the map. Stellar acting by the lead characters draw you into the story that wouldn't be believable otherwise, and the intense realism of the gun violence in the film won't be easily forgotten. Incendies (2010), directed by Denis Villeneuve.

100 Episodes! Top 5 favorite and Bottom 3 least favorite, personal picks from Denny, John, and TC. Also, special movie category awards (best movie dog, best action scene, best movie beverage, best asshole protagonist, and lots more).

This week, we watch Clint Eastwood point his gun shaped hand at some thugs to protect his neighbors. What was suppose to be his acting send off (only to come back to acting a few years later), he brings his classic snarl and anger to the role of Walt Kowalski. Gran Torino (2008), directed by Clint Eastwood.

This week, we watch Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski get his rug pissed on. This film has one of the most diehard fanbases out of any on this list, and we are proud to share in their obsession. The Big Lebowski (1998), directed by the Coen Brothers.

This week, we watch the best picture winning film that made a huge positive shift in the public opinion towards Vietnam Veterans in the US. This film takes something that didn't occur once in the written history of the Vietnam war (Russian roulette), center's itself around it, and makes a grand, metaphorical statement about the random violence of war. The Deer Hunter (1978), directed by Michael Cimino.

This week, we watch the film that takes the displays heroin use from an honest, hilarious, and brutal perspective. Trainspotting (1996), directed by Danny Boyle.

This week, we watch the Message