In this mini episode we step aside from our list to talk about Black films. When making our list with our algorithm we realized there were some pretty glaring gaps. We moved forward regardless figuring we could solve that problem when adjusting our list during a potential season two. This weekend we present to you […]

This week we enter the ring to discuss the 1976 movie Rocky. We try to decide what about the movie has made it withstand the test of time. We also compare the plot of the film to actor and writer Sylvester Stallone’s early career. Join us next week to hear our thoughts on director Peter […]

In 1937 Disney astonished the world with Snow White, the first full length animated motion picture. After their success the animators took it upon themselves to do it again, but better in every way. This episode we discuss the masaterpiece that came from that effort: Pinocchio. Animator and podcaster Da7e Gonzales brings his expertise to […]

This week we travel through the alternative history (past, present, and future) imagined by Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey. We discuss this film without peers, how it was made and what it means. Special guest host Brett Zinger attempts to help us grapple with the movie’s unique style and place in film history. […]

Director William Wyler would often joke that it took a Jew to make a good film about Christ. This episode we discuss Ben-Hur and try to determine it he was correct in that statement. By asking the questions did he make a good film? And did he make a film about Christ? Next week we […]

Lights! Camera! Music! This week we discuss what is perhaps the greatest musical of all time Singin’ in the Rain. We examine why its popularity seems to grow with each passing year and explore the usefulness of its lighthearted retelling of Hollywood’s most significant transition. Next week we will be talking of Gods. In an […]

Perhaps no filmmaker has had a greater impact on cinema than George Lucas. He was making waves in the film industry even before he made what is widely considered the most influential movie ever made: Star Wars. This episode we try to summarize what about his career and his personality made Lucas such a force […]

Director Martin Scorsese and Actor Robert De Niro sometimes feel inseparable. Their working relationship began with Taxi Driver, this episode’s film. We talk about these two men and the depth and breadth of their careers and projects. We also examine how to combat the disease of isolation. When we return a week from now we […]

The life of every American changed immediately and eternally on December 7th, 1941 when Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked. Perhaps no film captures the sheer impact on the lives of the individual as the film we watched and discussed this week From Here to Eternity. Special guest Kerry Trahan joins us to explore varying generational […]

If I were to describe A Streetcar Named Desire with one word that word would be “Tension”. this film has tension in its diverse acting styles, tension within its themes, tension in how it straddles the line between the stage and the screen, and even tension betwixt its positioning within cinema history. In this weeks […]