Josh and Nick heard this is a place where podcasters go to build themselves back up again. To be reborn… And that’s why they’re going full tilt for this week’s film, Creed II. They discuss Ryan Coogler’s exit and Steven Caple Jr.’s insertion into the director’s chair. The evolving roles on and off set of Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. What does this movie do right? What parts have “Sequelitis”? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick put on their mitts to duke it out over Ryan Coogler’s sophomore effort, 2015’s Creed. Favorite Sports Tropes. The Coogler-MBJ connection. What is this movie’s reputation in 2026, and how much of that is its own fault? Is Creed better than Rocky? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick get their soccer jerseys and finest Italian leather out for this week’s film, The Hand Of God. They chat about writer/ director Paolo Sorrentino’s career, and how his real life inspired the film. Is Netflix still interested in giving auteurs a platform to make their films? What do we do with grief? What are the “coming of age” tropes? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick are joined by special guest, writer and director of Tube-E Movie, Will Adams! They talk with Will about filming in his hometown of Chicago, his views on streaming culture, where he sees film distribution heading, and what he has coming up next. Like, rate, subscribe!

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Josh and Nick get ready to wire trip some blackjack clips as they discuss Kathryn Bigelow s 1995 sci-fi film, Strange Days. The film’s origins as a collaboration between divorcees. Kathryn Bigelow and her work in predominantly male-directed genres. How does this film blur the line between passive viewer and complicit watcher? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick conclude their celebration of Black History Month with 2022’s The Blackening. Comedy as an expression of pain. The films strong inter group dynamics. Can a sketch “make the leap” to a movie? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick continue their celebration of Black History Month with Charles Burnett's revolutionary 1978 film, Killer Of Sheep. They talk about the Watts Civil Unrest of 1965, and how this leads to Burnett and others founding the "LA Rebellion" film movement. The references to Italian neorealism and French New Wave that Burnett makes. The over 30 year journey this film took to reach worldwide audiences. Burnett's framing and mission to capture "black life as it is". Is this the best "student film" ever made? What does the dog mask symbolize? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick celebrate Black History Month with the 1920 silent-film, Within Our Gates. They talk about Oscar Micheaux's role as a pioneer in cinema, and the film's history as the oldest surviving film by a black director. How institutions are made and kept in place. Writing characters that are allowed to be morally gray. What does "silent acting" require we infer rather than hear? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick do their annual movie draft. Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick have a dance with the devil as they discuss 1997's Perdita Durango. They talk about the film's 3 stars and their quiet influence on Film/ Television for decades to come. 90's grit n grime.How does this film fit in the "Sailorverse" alongside David Lynch's film, Wild At Heart?

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