Popcorn for Dinner

The boys engage in a largely spoiler-free discussion about two of the best performances of the year in two of their best films of the year- Riz Ahmed in 'Sound of Metal' (7:44) and Steven Yeun in 'Minari' (22:27), including some much deserved praise for super-producer Brad Pitt (30:51). 

Bankole is then joined by our FAWS correspondent, Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji, to discuss the first trailer for James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' (37:51) and the first two episodes of 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' (44:15)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

In these clips cut for time from the episode, Obiora and Bankole debate whether Aaron Sorkin is too naively optimistic in his writing and whether that should even matter (00:03). They then discuss the very different attitudes to change exhibited by both Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) in ‘The Trial of Chicago 7’ (12:20) plus Keaton (16:55)!!!! 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

YOU CAN’T HANDLE THIS POD!

On the heels of the 6 Academy Awards Nominations for his film, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’, we’ve decided to dedicate an entire episode (and a bit) to the pen- and now lens- of the great Aaron Sorkin. The boys list their respective Sorkin Top 3s, then discuss and praise ‘Moneyball’ (07:43) and ‘A Few Good Men’ (12:55) with Bankole gladly defending his love of ‘The Newsroom’ (10:41).

They then head to a lonely Harvard dorm room after a terrible date and unpack The BEST FILM OF THE LAST DECADE, ‘The Social Network’ (18:24) including just how well the movie has aged (21:24), how much truth is needed when telling a ‘true story' (25:28), why it deserves the crown of Best Film of the Decade (37:36), their best scenes (45:03) and best quotes (1:08:41).

Finally, they discuss Aaron Sorkin’s latest- the biographical ensemble courtroom drama, ‘The Trial of the Chicago (48:23).

Not all of their discussion made it into the episode and there are some nuggets in the Bonus episode.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

It's our 10th episode!! 

David Fincher's 'Mank' just received a leading 10 Oscar nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards, so there was no way the boys weren't going to discuss the new film from one of the patron saints of the podcast. They look at Fincher's earlier filmography with a deep dive into his 2007 masterpiece, Zodiac (18:43), before discussing Orson Welles' 1941 classic, 'Citizen Kane' and its continued impact on modern cinema (34:51), then rounding off the discussion by going all-in on Fincher's 10 times Oscar-nominated film, 'Mank', about the other co-writer of 'Citizen Kane'- the notorious Herman J. Mankiewicz (46:22).

There may or may not be some mention of another Fincher classic from 2010. 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

The nominees for the 2021 Academy Awards have been announced and Bankole and Obiora, surprisingly, are really fond of a majority of the nominations. They try to make some sense of both Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya being nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (02:29) and discuss the almost inevitable posthumous Oscar win for the late, great Chadwick Boseman for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (13:45).

They also discuss more snubs, surprises and silly decisions before Obiora mentions why he couldn't finish 'Coming 2 America' (38:58). 

Then Bankole is joined by Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji to preview the upcoming Marvel/Disney+ series, 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' (43:35)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The comprehensive compilation of our reactions, thoughts and feelings to and about 'WandaVision', including Bankole's very positive initial thoughts for the first 4 episodes (00:10), before being joined by Eyo and Victor to discuss the show post Episode 7 (06:21) before they all reconvene to give their final thoughts after the finale (26:21)

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama

In this wide-ranging episode, Bankole is joined by Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama to discuss Bryan Cranston's new limited series, 'Your Honor' (03:35), the return of the truly great and under-appreciated 'Snowfall' (16:00), including an intriguing 'Snowfall' vs 'The Wire' discussion (29:40), before finally giving a post-mortem on 'WandaVision',especially the last two episodes- Episodes 8&9 (43:20).

They also name-drop A LOT of shows (new, old & classics), you know, just in case you were looking for even more shows to watch

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem & Victor Dama

In this clip cut from the Denzel episode, the boys delve into just what sets Denzel apart from the other GOATs.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guests: Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo

In this special episode honouring the GOAT, the boys are joined by Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo to discuss when they first became aware of Denzel (01:28) before going straight into discussing 3 of his classic crime films- 'Man on Fire' (06:13), the Spike Lee joint, 'Inside Man' (21:10) and the truly incredible 'Training Day' (38:13) plus they debate whether Alonzo Harris from 'Training Day' would have been #TeamKong or #TeamGodzilla for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guests: Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo

In an excerpt from an upcoming episode, Bankole is joined by Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama to discuss their feelings on ‘WandaVision’ (1:05)and its most recent episode. Then Bankole tries to explain awards season (21:04) and most especially the Golden Globes and its little racism problem (22:12).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem & Victor Dama