Clay and Darren competitively "draft" their top 13 films of 2016!

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica, CA

BARTON FINK. CONAN THE BARBARIAN. "Life of the mind," "crush your enemies," and all that. What do you need, a roadmap?  

The wait is over. 

Happy Holidays from Vidiots! Today we're ranking the TOP 5 classic children's Christmas specials, and talking about two in particular: 1979's CHRISTMAS EVE ON SESAME STREET and 1985's THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS. 

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica. 

The popular opinion is that ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY is the best blockbuster of the year. We rebel (this is a rebellion, isn't it?) against the popular opinion.

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica.  

MOONLIGHT director Barry Jenkins and JACKIE director Pablo Larrain are at the center of this year's award discussion, so we decided to take a look back at their biggest previous works, Jenkins's MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY (2008) and Larrain's NO (2012). 

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica

The podcast goes west thing week as Clay and Darren settle their WESTWORLD score via another thrilling installment of "Text Message Theatre," then discuss the classic westerns SHANE and JOHNNY GUITAR.

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As #Noirvember comes to a close, we invite Vidiots' resident noir expert Robbie to join us for a discussion of two of his favorite examples of the genre: 1944's LAURA and 1951's HIS KIND OF WOMAN. 

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Prepare for your awkward Thanksgiving dinner with this primer of current film and television topics: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, WESTWORLD and upcoming "Oscar" movies!

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With Fantastic Beasts finding their way into theaters this weekend, Quizmaster and Harry Potter expert David Janove joins Darren and Clay to discuss all EIGHT Harry Potter films and administer a special Potter-themed Quiz Show the Quiz Show the Segment.