Top 5 Film

Top 5 Film doubles up and discuss two new features in Ep. 83 - The Unexpected Virtue of Fury. First is David Ayer's "Fury" starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal as a Sherman tank unit making their final push into Germany during World War II. Second is Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" starring Michael Keaton as a washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero coping with personal issues as he prepares to release a Broadway play. Listener warning: show contains spoilers for both films.

David Fincher is back behind the camera with an adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best selling novel "Gone Girl" and we just had to dig in to all the sensationalism within it. Discussion is laced with spoilers from the start, so make sure you've seen the film before listening.

Love him or hate him Kevin Smith is still making movies. His latest "Tusk," so happens to be the first in a proposed trilogy all taking place in Canada, the Great White North trilogy Smith is calling it. Some drummed up on his podcast the Smodcast. To discuss the film Top 5 Film has brought on first-time guest, the managing editor of /Film, Russ Fischer.

There's no denying that Top 5 Film loves action movies and since a whole bunch of action stars we grew up watching are all together again in "The Expendables 3," Top 5 Film felt it necessary to commit an episode to the group of action heroes that might be better off taking naps. To join your hosts in the discussion they've brought back guest Jay Hawkinson or @sleestakk. The Top 5 list to coincide with Ep. 80 - Expendably Delicious will be Top 5 Villains for "The Expendables 4."

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" directed by Jonathan Liebesman is out in theaters and Top 5 Film felt it necessary to discuss, not only this new reboot of a beloved franchise, but all things Turtles. Joining Top 5 in Ep.79 is returning guest and film critic John Gholson who is currently doing some outstanding work with his Stripped reviews over at Movies.com. Our Top 5 lists in Ep.79 focus on our favorite characters from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand including comics, cartoons, toys, and of course movies.

Top 5 Film is back from a short summer hiatus and Episode 78 has your hosts discussing Marvel's latest cinematic release "Guardians of the Galaxy" directed by James Gunn. On top of a lengthy discussion about Marvel's riskiest release and least accurate adaptation from comic to date, Top 5 Film teases a few highlights from this year's San Diego Comic Con.

Bryan Singer returns to direct a new X-Men movie, his first time since 2003 with "X-Men 2," "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and Top 5 Film weighs in on a film that essentially hits the reset button on the entire franchise. Guest Pete Willboughy returns to discuss not only the film, but what it does for the franchise versus the characters.

Legendary and Warner Brothers have unleashed their new "Godzilla" and Top 5 Film wants to talk all about it. To help discuss the new disaster-monster tale your hosts brought on one of their close friends, Pete Willoughby who has worked in production design for multiple films including the upcoming Christopher Nolan film "Interstellar". The group also embellish their Top 5 Kaiju's or other monster's they'd like to fight Godzilla.

Sony has released "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" so that means we at Top 5 Film need to talk about it. To do so we've brought back reoccurring guest Steve Zaragoza of SourceFed and YouTube fame. Together we talk out a lot of the complaints audiences are having with the film along with why we enjoyed the film and are hopeful for the future for our friendly neighborhood web-slinger. As you should know every episode includes a Top 5 list to accompany the film(s) being discussed, Ep. 76 includes Top 5 Cinematic Deaths. Enjoy.

In episode 75 Top 5 Film discuss "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," the third film of Phase Two in Marvel Studios' cinematic universe. First time guest and film critic Mel Valentin of Very Aware joins the episode to help review the second stand-alone Captain America adventure as well break down our Top 5 Fugitive / Enemy of the State Movies.