The Oscar Went To

Max and Nick unpack one of the most enduring films from 2006, the comic drama The Devil Wears Prada

Max and Nick revisit the turn-of-the-century magicians' tale and discuss its place in the 'Nolan-verse.'

Max and Nick overcome technical difficulties just in time to gush over 2006's Children of Men.

Max and Nick dive especially deep this week to explore forgotten, mega-budget flop, Poseidon. They talk cell phone reception in the middle of the Atlantic, nautical grade bolts and how once a cruise ship flips upside down, it's a dog eat dog world.

Max and Nick revisit the 1990 holiday classic Home Alone. Along the way they discuss holiday travel, child acting and drinking milk with pizza. DISCLAIMER: The co-hosts insinuate Santa isn't real in this episode.

Max and Nick travel back to 2006 to talk about faceless sequels, the dawn of Netflix, Bond Girls and the films from 2006 that have endured. 

Max and Nick talk about Pixar, Disney movies from their childhood and if animated films are for babies. 

DISCLAIMER: Hey listeners, out of respect and support of Elliot Page, the lead actor in Juno, coming out as transgender, we wanted to clarify that this episode of the podcast was recorded in October of 2020 and released on November 30, 2020, the day before Elliot Page’s announcement. Due to this timing, all references to Elliot Page in this episode are to his former name and pronouns.

Max and Nick go deep into a film they trashed in the 2007 episode and talk about screenwriting, McDonald's French Fries and the portrayal of teenage bedrooms in Film and TV.

The stars of the What If Podcast join Max and Nick to geek-out on 2007's Order of the Phoenix. On this episode we discuss Harry Potter movies, books, video games and inevitable remakes as well as the merits of public vs private wizard school.

Max and Nick get their scuba gear on to do a deep dive into 2007's Michael Clayton, a film notably absent from the previous episode. This week we talk about the origin of common phrases, the faceless, monolithic buildings in NY's financial district and that dreamboat George Clooney.