Watching The Right Movies with The Renkoski Brothers

These Iowan discuss Texas, the border, and the truth about Buddy Deeds in this episode on Lone Star, the indie classic from 1996

Ben and Nick welcome their first ever guest, Will Tarbox, to discuss the sci-fi masterpiece and eternally re-edited Blade Runner.

Ben and Nick talk about the colorful classic The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. This French musical from 1964 is completely sung-through and completely romantic.

It's time for Ben and Nick to get crazy talking about Aguirre, The Wrath of God; Werner Herzog's vision of madness in the Amazon that was almost as much torture to make as the horrors the characters encounter in the movie.

Ben and Nick get chippy talking about this weeks film: Certified Copy. It is one of Nick's favorite movies, and you can guess Ben's opinion of a trilingual art film about a dissolving relationship that is mostly dialogue.

If you like your Shakespeare with more explosions and fascist overtones, then have Ben and Nick got the movie for you! Richard III from 1995 starring Sir Ian McKellan as the master schemer himself brings The Bard to life in a whole new (very '90s) way.

Jump into the magical world of Studio Ghibli with Ben and Nick as they discuss My Neighbor Totoro; a movie high on cuteness and low on plot.

Ben and Nick chat it up about the classic British film The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp from 1943.

Ben and Nick talk basketball in the '90s and one of the best documentaries of all time: Hoop Dreams.

Ben and Nick kick off Season 3 talking about the classic tale of Texas, Giant, starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and some guy named James Dean.