I Watch More Movies Than You – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Cinephiles, rebuke a life of zeroes and ones. What a time to be alive! From boutique blu-rays, to all of the publishers putting together collectable editions of your favorite films in VHS, DVDs, Blurays, and our beloved 4k UHD- we are eating! 

Nostalgia isn't just a river in Egypt, JT and I believe there is more at play here than merely missing the 90s with all of it's glamor and Blockbusters. We explore the importance of physical media in the age of streaming, talk about examples of movies that only exist in physical form, plus we list all of the advantages physical media has over it's digital counterparts- and it's just not quality! 

We also discuss what does it mean to truly own a movie, and how important tangibility is, plus the actual act of displaying a piece of yourself on the shelves to enjoy, for others to enjoy, and how special and communal the process is of physically selecting a film journey to embark on, not just scrolling the algo. 

We also list our TOP 10 Blurays, DVDs, VHS, and 4k UHD films, don't miss it! 

Also, if you are interested in starting to collect physical media, we discuss some of our favorite places to shop! From Vinegar Syndrome to Criterion Channel, Shout Factory to Kino Lorber, and ending at our beloved Goodwill Store. Plus, tips and tricks to build your physical movie collection on the cheap! And I drool over my Second Sight Films 'Session 9' collectors edition! 

You may never spend another Friday night in a Hollywood Video sifting through the beautiful cover art in the horror section, snagging a soda on your way out to go have the night of your life. BUT, you can sift through your own collection with your significant other and still create a night you won't forget, letting a movie from your self convince you to take the journey through its incredible art work on the front, and intriguing copy on the back.

The state of movie collecting has never been better, let us convince you to nerd out and start collecting physical media too! Now go watch some movies, because we can promise you... we watch, AND collect, more movies than you! 

If you have enjoyed our company, as we have yours, please consider leaving us a 5-star review and sharing us with your people! We are all movie people, let's live the dream! 

Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' is up first as we explore the connective tissue throughout these three films, what if the American dream is rotten? Starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and the always amazing Guy Pearce, we dive deep into a movie that is sure to create Oscar buzz as it competes for the 2025 Oscar's Best Picture! Do NOT miss this coming to America mini-epic (thanks Sean Fennessey from The Big Picture) that is in theaters, including IMAX, and available VOD now! 

The Brutalist (2024) is a film to be contended with for years to come, please give it a watch and us a listen and let's take a journey from war-torn Hungary, as the Third Reich marches and destroys, all the way to America as we examine what it means to come here to be free and if that promise is there for all. 

Up next, from the director of Mary and Max, we have Adam Elliot's 'Memoir of a Snail.' Another 97th Academy Award nominee, Best Animation, we have the latest installment in the moody stop-motion Claymation genre- and we are here for it! Memoir of a Snail will take you on a journey through a range of emotions ,tears of sadness, joy, the macabre, and the hopeful. Watch this picture, listen to us discuss, and please let us know in a hopeful 5-star review your thoughts on this artistic, dare we say.. masterpiece? 

Last but certainly not least, let's show more love and remembrance to the great auteur and artist, David Lynch! We dive deep into the nightmare of the surrealist madman himself in David Lynch's first feature length movie, 'Eraserhead' (1977)! Twin Peak's Jack Nance is our vehicle through the nightmarish anti-reality of this cold and disturbing world as we experience Lynch's most spiritual film ever, Eraserhead. We journey through this hellscape and try to decipher what this moving painting David Lynch felt compelled to share means to us. From the almost alien creature of a newborn, capturing the angst of new parenthood in such a beautiful and horrifying way, to the almost caricature and archetypal ladies that inhabit this hellish plane of (non)existence, we are given a truly dark and fantastically macabre fairy tale ripe for interpretation and amazement. Watch Eraserhead and listen to us discuss and even make some wild connections to Lynch's other work... the black lodge anyone?! 

We had a blast discussing these incredible and unique films, and hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did! Let's get weird! Please consider the amazing help of leaving a 5-star review and sharing our podcast with friends and thick mothers- we appreciate you more than you'll ever know! 

See you at the movies, freaks! 

The slasher genre has a new entry, but this time it is from the perspective of the killer! In a Violent Nature is directed by Chris Nash and s tarring Ry Barret, Andrea Pavlovic, and Cameron Love, we are dropped into the beautiful forests of Canada and over the shoulder of Johnny, our brutal and vengeful spirit turned brutal slasher! A wonderful homage to Friday the 13th, Texan Chainsaw Massacre, and the others that come before it, don't miss In a Violent Nature and our review of it to find out... go to the theater now, or wait for it to come to Shudder? Join us for our spoiler free review and of this deconstruction of the slasher genre, trading fear for suspense!

Oh ya... and the yoga kill!

Up next, Stopmotion. Another IFC film that is streaming on Shudder now, we have the fantastical horror of stop motion and all of the wonderful aesthetics and style that come with it.  Directed by Robert Morgan and starring Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet, and Tom York, we are dropped into a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons in the midst of great loss and she starts to blur dark fantasy and reality. Listen as we provide a spoiler-free review and discussion of this cool and unique horror film! 

A genre-bending sci-fi horror masterpiece released by the great Ridley Scott... ALIEN! Alien dropped in 1979 and nothing has been the same since. Jaws in space, slasher in the stars, a tonally dark sci-fi that came on the wake of the success of Star Wars but absolutely carved out its own path, come with us aboard the Nostromo as we face one of the scariest creatures ever to grace the silver screen- the Xenomorph!

H.R. Giger's art paints the walls of Alien, and with it comes all of the dark and pseudosexual imagery, incredible influence on Oscar winning production design, and the scariest alien we've ever witness and has yet to be topped! From Jerry Goldsmith's haunting score, to the layers of subtext throughout, and some of the most famous and unforgettable scenes to ever shock audiences worldwide- come explore the Nostromo with us as we dive very deep into 'Alien' and discuss what makes this film immortal! 

Dan O'Bannon and ronald Shusett partnered with Ridley Scott brought us a masterpiece, and then Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, and co gave it a heartbeat. Don't miss our discussion of a nearly perfect film! And please consider leaving us a 5-star review and sharing us! SHARING IS CARING film-lovers! 

George Miller's installment after the infamous Mad Max Fury Road, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga spoiler free movie review! We dive deep, keep it spoiler free, but have a blast talking about mythologizing of the story of Mad Max, the apocalypse, and the unending desert road trip accompanied by the incredible Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, and more! 

What if we told you there was a film containing both Zack Snyder AND James Gunn! The DCEU and DCU leaders combined into one film, Snyder's directorial debut after Subaru commercials with a script by Guardians of the Galaxy's James Gunn- DAWN OF THE DEAD! Romero's haunting classic reimagined and brought to the millenia, Dawn of the Dead has the best cold open in cinema history and we dig deep into this zombie new classic film- come join us! 

2004 Dawn of the Dead is a modern CLASSIC in the zombie genre, with Gunn's script grounding Snyder in the best way possible. Come explore with us what makes this iteration of Dawn of the Dead so memorable, even if it does lack the social commentary of George A. Romero's original. 

 Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown. Regarded as THE GREATEST SCREENPLAY EVER!!! We deep dive into the goodbye wave to Old Hollywood, Roman Polanksi's 'Chinatown.' Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston (director of The Maltese Falcon) bring us LA noir to life in one of the greatest films in history. A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. But like any great film, the logline is just the beginning..  Journey with us through a movie masterpiece, a film that finds itself on top of lists time and time again, as we explore what makes Chinatown so special.. and so haunting and unforgettable. 

Movie lovers, come be apart of movie magic as we journey through the greatest artform in history, and please consider leaving us a 5-star HITTER review! WE LOVE YOU! 

See you at the movies! 

David Lynch, ever heard of him!?  Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, and so much more! Every single surrealist work of his leaves his audience grasping for answers. From the mysteries of Twin Peaks, to the surreality (my invented word) of Lost Highway (1997), and all of his other works. Can we trust our own perspective? Can we truly know ourselves, or just a version of such?

Dale Cooper to Bill Pullman, Lynch goes further than an unreliable narrator- he asks... are WE unreliable at narrating our own lives?

Please come with us, film lovers, as we traverse the Lost Highway of our souls and dive deep into this amazing film! From haunting imagery, to unforgettable characters, and sequences involving Patricia Arquette that will etch their way into your psyche forever- don't miss this episode! 

We love you all, now go out and watch some WEIRD MOVIES! All hail David Lynch! 

We dive into the biggest and most anticipated movies of 2024 in a fantasy football style snake draft, thank you life-long fantasy footballin' and The Big Picture for the idea! Listen as we pit Deadpool & Wolverine against Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice vs Fall Guy, and so many more! 

We have a fantastic time discussing all of the movies coming out 2024, some you've heard of, some you probably haven't! From the depths of horror, to the tentpoles or lack thereof, journey with us through cinema's future as we weave in and out of so many titles and have a blast doing so! 

Smile 2, Longlegs, Nosferatu, Moana 2, and so many more are discussed and drafted as we compete to have the best team of 5 movies that release in 2024, come join us and please leave us a 5-star review and let us know who you think wins! AND, what are your top 5 most anticipated movie releases this year?!

Also, Tarantino and Spielberg discussion as we watch  one filmmaker throw a curve ball and the other get back to his roots! I mean, come on, a Spielberg UFO movie!? SIGN US ALL THE WAY UP! 

Frogman (2023), Monkey Man (2024), Late Night with the Devil (2023), and the haunting The Night of the Hunter (1955) all get covered on this episode of I Watch More Movies Than You! We have four movie reviews this week, all spoiler free except for the deep dive into what is regarded as the greatest American film of all time, The Night of the Hunter. 

Frogman is the latest found footage cryptic film to be circulating the interwebs, and we couldn't be more stoked to have watched this flick and now get to share our thoughts on it, the found footage genre, and cryptids- FUN! 

Monkey Man was saved by the great Jordan Peele from Netflix obscurity and now graces our silver screens! Dev Patel's directorial debut is one you do NOT want to miss, so go ahead and hit play and let Bobby walk you through a spoiler free review of the latest stylized revenge action picture that will leave you HYPED! 

Late Night with the Devil is up next, directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes and starring the lovable Mr. David Dastmalchian as a younger Johnny Carson on a Halloween night in 1977. This movie is is entirely a late night show from the 70s and we are dropped in on a host who's past is dripped in tragedy, his ratings are falling, and he needs one gigantic, unforgettable night to launch him back to stardom. The question is, would you trade your soul!?  Seriously, give our review a listen and then go watch this film ASAP- you have never seen anything like it. HORROR IS THRIVING! 

Last but CERTAINLY not least, Charles Laughton's only directorial attempt ever, The Night of the Hunter. Starring robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, and the silent-film star Lillian Gish, you are dropped in on an incredibly charismatic self-proclaimed preacher and one of the most haunting stories you shall ever encounter. Unforgettable photography, too dark of a story for the era it released, and a heavily German Expressionism styled film that all are woven together to create a child's nightmare, but a cinematic masterpiece.  Come with us as we journey through it and decide whether or not we believe this film to be worthy of the title of the greatest American movie of all time, and the tragedy that was the director never got his flowers this side of the grave.

We also briefly discuss Hollywood remakes, in light of Scott Derrickson and writing partner Robert Cargill taking on the gargantuan task of remaking The Night of the Hunter. I BELIEVE IN THEM! Comment with a 5-star review the best remake that you believe has ever been made! 

And if you enjoyed spending time with us and watching movies, would you care to leave us a SMASHING 5-star REVIEW?! We'd greatly appreciate it, and we greatly appreciate YOU, film lovers! 

'Poor Things,' 'Maestro,' and 'Anatomy of a Fall' spoiler free reviews as we continue to dive into the 2024 Oscar / 96th Academy Awards Best Picture Nominations!

Yorgos Lanthimos is back at it with a haunting surrealist fairy tale starring the great Emma Stone in an unforgettable performance, Mark the Hulk Ruffalo, and the always weird and amazing Willem Dafoe.  We dive into Poor Things in a spoiler free but fun way to hopefully illuminate this wild and fantastical tale in a way that tickles your fancy and reveals just how wild this movie is and how there has never been a film remotely close to it- both in story and visuals! 

Up next is Bradley Cooper's next swing at the golden statue, Maestro! This Netflix released film is directed and acted by the incredible Mr. Cooper, also starring Carey Mulligan and Matt Bomer. 'Maestro' is reviewed with no spoilers by Bobby and we discuss its place among the other Oscars Best Picture Nominees. 

Last but certainly not least, the French court room / procedural drama 'Anatomy of a Fall.'  Anatomy of a Fall is directed by Justine Triet, starring the incredibly talented Sandra Hüller / Huller, Swann Arlaud, up and comer Milo Machado-Graner, and the amazing dog Snoop, Anatomy of a Fall is not only a foreign film sensation but has taken the States by storm as we are dropped in on an incredibly unique murder mystery in one of the most beautiful backdrops ever, the French Alps.  The original title for this film is 'Anatomie d'une chute.'

We here on I Watch More Movies Than You podcast take the Oscars seriously and absolutely adore the Super Bowl for the cinephile, so please considering giving us a subscribe and a follow and devour all of our Oscar and movie content! Oppenheimer sweep, maybe, but which film is the big surprise that always happens!?  Let's find out together! 

Spoiler free review of Martin Scorsese's latest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, plus we preview and predict the super bowl for the film lover- the 96th Academy Awards aka the 2024 Oscars! 

We start with Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, and Lily Gladstone's latest film and provide our spoiler free review, give our thoughts, feelings, and articulate our critique of Martin Scorsese's latest potential masterpiece of one of the most profound stories surrounding America's original sin... plus so much more! 

Then hang around because we go HARD into the 2024 Oscar nominations and fill out an entire ballot! We give our predictions for this years Academy Awards, all the way from costume design to BEST PICTURE! From Oppenheimer to Poor Things, we give a quick synopsis of this year's Oscar movies and a nice preview so you can be up to date and well-read on the movies this year while you watch those beautiful golden 13.5 inch tall statues be handed out to our stars and storytellers! 

If you want to know enough about the Oscars to increase your enjoyment and truly be engaged this year, start with this episode because we cover all of the movies in a surface level and highly palatable discussion and even delve into predictions, Oscar history a tad, and why we believe the Academy Awards still very much matter! 

Are the Oscars the last bastion of art in a giant money focused business? Or is it a gathering of fools and backscratching!?  Listen and find out! 

We provide spoiler free movie reviews of some of 2023's greatest films, 'The Holdovers,' 'Saltburn,' May December,' and 'Godzilla Minus One!'  Do not miss your one stop shop for the Academy Award's 2024 Oscars preview, because these movies will absolutely be topics for discussion this award season! 

A warm hug on a winter night, The Holdovers. We start this episode off with The Holdovers, an incredibly human story that we rarely get in the theaters nowadays. Directed by Alaxander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and introduces us to Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers is the PERFECT Christmas and winter watch that will etch its way into so many Christmas film rotations. But this movie is so much more than that, it is a heartfelt coming together of such a loveable cast of characters, from the grumpy old school teacher that has reached a stasis in life, to the heartbroken cafeteria lady that is struggling to move on, all the way to the foolhardly high school kid that is the absolute antithesis to the professor. This movie has it all, from unforgettable performances to a beautiful soundtrack, and Christmas card cinematography that transports you to New England underneath a blanket of snow and intrigue. Do not miss The Holdovers, and follow us as we journey through it in a spoiler free review! 

The talk of cinema town, Saltburn! We have two very different opinions and battle them out in our spoiler free review of Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi's latest film! Emerald Fennell is talented behind the camera, and Rosamund Pike is spellbounding, but where do we finally land on the IT movie of the moment!? Listen and find out! 

An absolute gem was released at the end of the year on Netflix, but not enough people are discussing it- don't let this film pass you by! May December! Todd Haynes is back with another polarizing melodrama, this time s tarring Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, and the always incredible Julianna Moore who gives potentially the performance of the year. This is a complicated story based on an actual tragedy, but leave our assumptions at the door because May December and it's incredible score and beautiful Tybee Island backdrop paint a picture for you that will leave you mesmerized, exasperated, and in dark contemplation. This movie is a summer dream, but given to us in December- do not miss it! 

Last but CERTAINLY not least- GODZILLA MINUS ONE! Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, starring Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, and Sakura Ando, Godzilla Minus One is a force to be reckoned with. Crowds are calling this the movie of the year, maybe one of the best in the last decade, but the crazy part?! Even the Kaijus passionate are raving that Godzilla Minus One may be the best Godzilla and monster movie OF ALL TIME! Can it possibly live up to that!? Explore post war Japan with us in our spoiler free review of Godzilla Minus One and find out if it lives up to the immense hype! 

Each of these movies will be in the Oscars conversations in various categories, so please use this episode to go through all of them and arm yourself with movie knowledge to traverse this Oscars season as we give  you a preview of a lot of the heavy hitters and some that are understated! This is just the first episode of our Oscars previews, so please drop that 5-star review and subscribe and come with us again next week!