In this episode Blaine and recurring guest Zach discuss the new Kung Fu Panda sequel and whether or not it lives up to the previous entries in the franchise. They then each reveal a list of their favorite films from the Dreamworks company.

Timecodes:

(0:00) Kung Fu Panda 4

(29:45) Top 10 Dreamworks Movies

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In this episode Blaine and recurring guest Chase finally break down the highly anticipated Dune sequel. They talk sandworms, religious subtext, and adaptation changes. Is this the new Star Wars? How do they get off the worm? Is this the biggest 'we are so back' movie ever?

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In this episode Blaine and special guests Haydon, Matty, Jackson, Spencer, and Ian discuss the Oscar nominations for the upcoming ceremony and come up with a draft where they compete to see whose picks can take home the Oscar gold!

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In this episode, its a wonderful day for the Ward Awards where Blaine and a panel of previous guests (including Chase, as well as Brett and Brent from the Cine-Rivals podcast) break down what they think the best performances and achievements of 2023. Witness the chaos unfold as they reveal nominations and winners for a bunch of categories and debate a numerous amount of takes.

Timecodes:

(0:00) Opening Ceremony

(8:12) Best Movie 5 Years Ago - 2018

(18:21) Best Supporting Actor

(27:20) Best Supporting Actress

(36:40) Best Cinematography

(47:15) Best Score

(58:11) Best Performance in a Bad Movie

(1:12:33) Best Actor

(1:25:41) Best Actress

(1:36:47) Best Director

(1:46:27) Best Picture

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In this episode, Blaine and recurring guest Hannah break down the Disney+ Percy Jackson show. They talk adaptation, structure, and comparisons with the books and movies. Did this work? Listen to find out

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In this episode Blaine wrangles together his numerous guests to each give their favorite movies and wild cards of 2023. From big bombs, to plastic patriarchy, from spider-verses, to impossible missions, what did people enjoy this year?

Timecodes:

(0:00) Blaine- All of Us Strangers/Talk To Me

  Sydney- Wonka/Barbie

(6:06) Nico- John Wick Chapter 4/MI: Dead Reckoning Part One ~ Nimona

(15:54) AJ- Oppenheimer/Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse

(21:43) Brent- Poor Things/The Creator

(31:28) Chase- Oppenheimer/Radical

(39:14) Brett- TMNT: Mutant Mayhem/The Holdovers

(51:23) Brendan- Oppenheimer/Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

(1:03:27) Zach- John Wick Chapter 4/Five Nights at Freddy’s

(1:09:49) Will- MI: Dead Reckoning Part One/Godzilla Minus One

(1:18:43) Nick- Killers of the Flower Moon/Are You There God? Its’s Me Margaret

(1:26:00) Charles- Showing Up/ The Boy and the Heron

Ronnie- Killers of the Flower Moon/Saltburn

(1:35:15) Kyler- Past Lives/Return to Seoul

(1:47:03) Nathan- Bottoms and Across the Spider-Verse/Saltburn

(1:55:27) Johnny- Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse/Godzilla Minus One 

(1:59:38) Hannah- Bottoms/Polyester*

(2:05:09) Jacob- Oppenheimer/Skinamarink

(2:12:58) LK- Asteroid City ~ Barbie/Saltburn

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*not a 2023 movie lmao

In this episode Blaine and recurring guest Charles break down the new Disney musical Wish. After talking about the movie, they must agree on a ranking of 16 Disney Musicals. Deals will be made, lines will be crossed, and through blood, sweat, and tears, they have to put aside their differences and compromise.

(0:00) Wish Discussion (SPOILERS)

(27:15) Disney Musical Ranking

In this episode Blaine and recurring guest Brett play the music and light the lights, talking about all things Muppets from their cultural impact to numerous cinematic outputs, from their multiple tv shows to all the Christmas specials, before capping the episode off with a list of their favorite Muppets.

Timecodes:

(10:45) The Muppet Show

(17:15) The Muppet Movie

(23:55) The Great Muppet Caper

(29:23) The Muppets Take Manhattan

(36:19) The Muppet Christmas Carol

(47:35) Muppet Treasure Island

(53:20) Muppets from Space

(58:15) The Muppets (2011)

(1:08:34) Muppets Most Wanted

(1:17:15) Other Muppet Specials and Shows

(1:40:45) Cancelled Muppet Projects

(1:45:54) Top 10 Muppet Characters

In this episode, Blaine and returning guest LK talk about the new hit horror movie Five Nights at Freddy. They attempt to break down all the lore from the video games and if you can translate that to adaptation.

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In this episode Blaine and recurring guest Brent break down the career of cinema legend Martin Scorsese. From gangster films to religious epics, they go through his entire film career before discussing the much anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon, capping off with their respective top 10 Scorsese Films.

Timecodes:

(6:50) Scorsese Retrospective

(1:22:55) Killers of the Flower Moon

(1:37:57) Top 10 Scorsese

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