One of the biggest news stories of the year was the tragic passing of Rob Reiner. The man had an extremely prolific career in Hollywood, cranking out several films that today are considered modern classics. That includes arguably the greatest 6 film run to start a career in the history of film. One of the films in that run was 1990''s Misery. The film was Reiner's second adaptation of a Stephen King film and not only showed his talent for pulling great work out of actors, but also his versatility as a director.

After the massive success that was 2008's Iron Man, we got the sequel 2 years later in 2010. Although it did see an uptick in the box office, critical reception was a little more mixed this time around. Is this a pale imitation of the first? Let's discuss

Last year we lost several legends of the silver screen. One of the biggest ones was Robert Redford. For over five decades the man dazzled audiences both in front of and behind the camera. Narrowing the selection down to one film was difficult, we could spend a whole year doing a deep dive of his filmography, but we settled on what is maybe his most iconic role in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This film marked the first pairing of him and Paul Newman, as well as director George Roy Hill. Often cited as one of the greatest westerns of all time, how does this embody not only the genre, but Redford's career as a whole? Let's discuss.

Around the beginning of the year, we like to take a look at the performances that really moved us the year before. Join us as we discuss our Top 20 Best Performances of 2025

Our next entry in our MCU Retrospective takes us to what was (and in many ways still is) the black sheep of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2008's Incredible Hulk. This came out before we really got a clear idea of what the MCU even was and boy does that show with the box office. For a long time, this was the one movie Marvel just didn't even acknowledge to the point where a lot of people even forgot this was part of the franchise. There are several reasons for this, and we're here to talk about them.

After years of avoiding it, we've finally decided to take our first look into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. No matter what you think of the films no one can deny the influence these have had in the pop culture lexicon. And to think it all started with a little film called Iron Man. This film had so much going against it and somehow ended up being the launching point for something much bigger than any of us could've imagined. How does it hold up several dozen marvel projects later? Let's discuss.

For our big 200 episode we wanted to tackle a film epic, and there are very few that do it better than this film. In 1993 Steven Spielberg came out with Schindler's List an epic period drama about the horrors faced by Jewish people in World War 2. and the man who tried to save them. The film garnered critical acclaim upon release, won Spielberg his first Best Director Oscar, and his first and thus far only Best Picture. The film is held in high regard even today, despite the fact that it's not the easiest film to watch. We give our thoughts on the film as well as our Top 10 most anticipated films of 2026!

"Sleeper Hit" is a term that is used to define a movie that comes out of nowhere to be a big hit. One of the shining examples of this 2004's Napoleon Dynamite. After crushing it on the festival circuit, this $400,000 movie went on to make over $4O million dollars at the box office, and became a cultural touchstone of the 2000's in the process. How exactly did this movie become such a big hit with so many? We talk about it.

After a bit of a hiatus we are back to finally review the 2024 Best Picture winner Anora. The movie was an indie sensation that carries the momentum from the Cannes Film Festival all the way to the Academy Awards. Was the film a worthy winner? We dicsuss that here today!

In 1998 newly formed Dreamworks Animation released it's second film ever The Prince of Egypt. The film was lauded at the time but has since garnered a reputation for being one of the most underrated animated films ever. Today we're giving it its shine and talking about why this movie needs to be talked about more