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| Our Top 10 Movies of 2025 + The 2026 Films We Can’t Wait For | 16 Jan 2026 | 03:03:12 | |
It’s time to close the book on 2025 and look ahead to what’s coming next. In this episode of Excuse the Intermission, we each count down our Top 10 favorite movies of 2025, breaking down the films that stuck with us, surprised us, and sparked the most debate. From awards contenders to genre standouts, we revisit a year that delivered big swings and unforgettable moments. Then, we turn our attention to 2026, previewing the upcoming releases we’re most excited about — the directors, franchises, and originals that could define the year ahead. Disagreements, hot takes, and plenty of movie hype included. What were your top movies of 2025? Let us know and tell us what you’re most excited for in 2026. | |||
| Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein with Filmmaker Justin Robert Vinall | 06 Nov 2025 | 01:24:48 | |
A monster is born, a father is made, and a legend gets a new pulse. We brought filmmaker Justin Robert Vinall into the studio to dive headfirst into Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, pulling apart what this adaptation embraces from Mary Shelley and what it boldly rewires. We start with the immediate gut checks—why the production design is breathtaking, how the exteriors can feel oddly digital, and where the Arctic bookends unlock fidelity to the novel while straining the final act’s momentum. | |||
| ETI's review of F1: Featuring Director Marcus Baker | 29 Jun 2025 | 01:52:16 | |
When the throttle opens and Led Zeppelin's iconic riffs fill the theater, you know you're in for something special. F1 roars onto the screen with the perfect fusion of high-stakes racing drama and human storytelling that makes your heart race as fast as the cars themselves. | |||
| Live from the Gig Harbor Film Festival | 24 Sep 2023 | 01:36:47 | |
A compilation of interviews recorded on site at the Gig Harbor Film Festival. Actors, producers, writers and directors join Alex and Max to talk about their films. Also featured is a conversation with the Festival Programmer and Executive Director. Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Gig Harbor Film Fest Preview + Marc Bernardin | 14 Sep 2023 | 01:18:59 | |
Alex and Max take a look at the upcoming slate for the GHFF. They then sit down with writer, director, and podcaster Marc Bernardin to talk about his new short film Splinter. | |||
| Patreon Exclusive Preview - The VVitch Commentary | 07 Sep 2023 | 01:47:23 | |
This episode is an example of what you can expect from ETI if you sign up for our Patreon. This is a bonus episode from April 2022. Please consider subscribing, we love creating the extra content. Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| August Movie Roundup | 31 Aug 2023 | 00:56:02 | |
The guys sit down and discuss August movie releases. Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| 3 Year Anniversary - Fun and Games | 24 Aug 2023 | 02:32:49 | |
On this special anniversary episode the guys celebrate the podcast's birthday with some fun movie games. A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all of you, our listeners! We would not be here without you! Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Shark Movie Hall of Fame | 17 Aug 2023 | 01:19:55 | |
Which ten shark movies will be inducted into the ETI hall of fame? Everything from Jaws to Meg 2: The Trench is up for consideration as the gang dives into this wild sub-genre of film. Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Live from the West Sound Film Festival | 07 Aug 2023 | 00:37:15 | |
Grant, Alex and Max sit down with some wonderful filmmakers to talk about their projects at this years West Sound Film Festival hosted in downtown Bremerton, WA. | |||
| The West Sound Film Festival Preview Show | 03 Aug 2023 | 00:37:51 | |
Max, Alex and Grant are back together in the studio and sit down to highlight films they are excited to see this weekend at the film festival. Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Nuclear Fallout: Just Chatting | 24 Jul 2023 | 00:38:47 | |
Alex and Max sit down to talk about stories from the road and the box office numbers from one of the biggest movie weekends of all time. | |||
| Barbenheimer Part Two: Oppenheimer | 22 Jul 2023 | 00:40:33 | |
Live from Modesto, California! Max and Alex give a straight out of the theater, non spoiler review of Christopher Nolans new film, Oppenheimer | |||
| Cinema Deep Dive: From John Wick's Universe to Wes Anderson's Latest | 17 Jun 2025 | 01:06:06 | |
Father's Day 2025 finds our podcast fathers contemplating the curious state of cinema, where animation remakes break box office records while prestige directors struggle with creative stagnation. | |||
| Barbenheimer Part One: Barbie | 21 Jul 2023 | 00:33:31 | |
Max and Alex are on the road in Eugene, Oregon where they just stepped out of the Broadway Metro Theater after seeing a packed premier of Barbie. They give their spoiler free instant reaction. | |||
| Amy Camp and The West Sound Film Festival | 19 Jul 2023 | 00:30:44 | |
Max and Alex sit down with the mind behind The West Sound Film Festival to discuss this years fest, the importance of film in the community, and independent film. | |||
| The Tom Cruise Hall Of Fame | 13 Jul 2023 | 01:54:41 | |
It is officially blockbuster season at the movies and that can only mean one thing that Tom Cruise is back with another action packed Mission Impossible movie. Max and Alex give a spoiler free review of the new flick and then all three of the guys sit down go through the 40 year career of the biggest movie star in the world and build his ten movie Hall of Fame. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| The Harrison Ford Batting Lineup | 06 Jul 2023 | 01:04:32 | |
In honor of one of the great action actors of our time, and the MLB All Star game coming to Seattle the guys sit down to conduct a new exercise. They each create a batting order based on the characters of the great Harrison Ford. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Asteroid City + The Wes Anderson Rankings | 29 Jun 2023 | 01:03:32 | |
The guys sit down and discuss the latest Wes Anderson release and then rank all 11 of his films. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| June 16th Release Weekend | 22 Jun 2023 | 00:47:25 | |
With a packed release weekend here in the middle of June the guys sit down to talk about what new movies they checked out this past weekend. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Transformers: Rise of the Beasts + Franchise Rankings | 15 Jun 2023 | 01:34:09 | |
Alex, Grant, and Max discuss the new release, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, then in what might be the most divided rankings to date on ETI, they place all seven films in the franchise from worst to best. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Movies We Missed in May | 08 Jun 2023 | 01:06:10 | |
After a long road trip, the guys look back at some new releases that slipped by in May. | |||
| Top Five Seattle Movies | 01 Jun 2023 | 01:30:27 | |
Max, Alex and Grant are joined by the lovely Amelia Samson from The Hoely Hour podcast to talk about movies set here in our very own backyard of Seattle, WA. Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Top Five San Francisco Movies | 25 May 2023 | 01:17:50 | |
The guys stop in the Bay Area and pick up a familiar guest to discuss the great movies centered around the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, the Redwood Forrest and so much more in San Francisco. Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| The Box Office Revival + Bring Her Back Fails to Impress | 05 Jun 2025 | 01:15:00 | |
May 2025 marked a historic turning point for theatrical exhibition with box office numbers approaching $1 billion on just 128 releases – half the number required to hit that mark pre-pandemic. This stunning 75% year-over-year growth signals what could be the full recovery of theatrical moviegoing after years of uncertainty. | |||
| Top Five Las Vegas Movies | 18 May 2023 | 01:25:47 | |
The wolf pack grows to four on this episode as the guys welcome Chris Pike onto the pod. They talk about the lights, the parties, new Vegas vs old Vegas and of course the gambling in Sin City. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Special Guest Host: Chris Pike Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Top Five Philadelphia Movies | 11 May 2023 | 00:55:00 | |
Next stop on the ETI Roadtrip this year is the City of Brotherly Love, in this episode the guys talk twist endings, boxing matches and long lost treasures hidden by the Masons. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Top Five Detroit Movies | 04 May 2023 | 01:11:53 | |
This year on the ETI roadtrip, the boys stop in the Motor City along with their friend Andrew VanCamp. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg Produced by: Max Fosberg | |||
| Beau Is Afraid + Auteur Visionboard | 27 Apr 2023 | 01:13:28 | |
Alex and Grant discuss the polarizing new film from writer/director Ari Aster, and then take a look at the current landscape of auteur filmmakers by highlighting a few visionary directors. | |||
| Spring Movie Roundup | 20 Apr 2023 | 01:16:47 | |
The boys sit down and discuss the state of movie news, what they each have been up to and six different spring movies they have watched lately.
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| Art, Culture, and Movies with Dazjon Johnson | 13 Apr 2023 | 02:01:44 | |
Daz joins the show to speak about Above The Brim headwear, Watermelon Sundae, and his recent partnership with The Grand Cinema, The Black Film Series. | |||
| Inside the Grand Cinema with Wade Neal | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:58:28 | |
On this special episode of ETI, Max, Grant and Alex get to sit down with the Assistant Executive Director of the Grand Cinema and talk all about running a theater in the Pacific Northwest. | |||
| John Wick 4 + Top Five Assassin Movies | 30 Mar 2023 | 01:22:57 | |
Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg | |||
| Top Five International Horror Movies + The Horror Movie Landscape | 23 Mar 2023 | 01:14:32 | |
This week Max, Grant and Alex sit down to list each of their five favs in the international horror genre and they discuss the state of horror movies as a whole. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg | |||
| Scream VI and the Scream Movie Rankings | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:58:09 | |
Max and Alex touch on their feelings 24 hours after the Oscars (1:08). Then they go deep in on Scream VI (9:26). Followed by ranking each Scream movie(33:38). Hosts: Alex MacAulay and Max Fosberg | |||
| The Final Reckoning: Mission Impossible's Last Chapter | 29 May 2025 | 01:59:10 | |
In a world teetering on the brink of nuclear annihilation, Ethan Hunt faces his most formidable adversary yet—not a terrorist mastermind or rogue agent, but an all-seeing artificial intelligence known simply as "the Entity." Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning delivers the breathtaking stunts and globe-trotting adventure fans have come to expect, while simultaneously offering a surprisingly thoughtful meditation on humanity's place in an increasingly technological world. | |||
| 95th Oscar Reactions | 13 Mar 2023 | 00:38:28 | |
Grant, Max and Alex jump on the mics immediately after this years oscars to discuss the show, the winners and the losers. | |||
| ETI's Picks for the 95th Oscars | 09 Mar 2023 | 01:35:12 | |
This week Max, Grant and Alex sit down and do their yearly duty of picking winners in every category for the Oscars on Sunday. | |||
| Creed 3 + Top Five Sports Movies | 07 Mar 2023 | 02:29:12 | |
Max, Grant and Alex discuss the newest installment in the Creed franchise and then assemble their very own super team of podcast hosts to dive into each of their top five sports movies. | |||
| Cocaine Bear + Animal Movies | 02 Mar 2023 | 01:15:31 | |
Max and Alex are joined by Bob Vehon from Drinking and Talking Animals (DATA) to discuss the newest animal vs man action comedy, Cocaine Bear. | |||
| Antman, Marvel and the BAFTA Winners | 23 Feb 2023 | 00:55:53 | |
Max, Alex and Grant have a roundtable talk about the new Antman movie, the state and direction of Marvel and the BAFTA winners. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg | |||
| Super Bowl Spots and Dumpuary | 16 Feb 2023 | 01:10:02 | |
A day after a ton of trailers dropped during the big game Alex, Grant and Max dive into what they are looking forward to this summer and then recommended some "Dumpuary" movies they've seen in the past month. | |||
| Stuntman Extraordinaire: Richard Cetrone | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:45:50 | |
This week the guys have the pleasure of interviewing one of the best in the business. Stuntman Richard Cetrone joins the show to talk all about stunts in the world of film. Including his work on Batman v Superman, The Underworld Series, and many more. | |||
| Dissecting the 2023 Oscar Nominations | 02 Feb 2023 | 01:42:10 | |
This week Max, Alex and Grant dive into the oscar nominations this year and call out surprises, stand outs and snubs. | |||
| The John Carpenter Movie Rankings | 26 Jan 2023 | 02:00:45 | |
This week Max, Alex and Grant dive into one of the unsung heroes in the filmmaking world, John Carpenter. They take a look at four decade long career, and then rank all eighteen theatrical released movies. | |||
| Most Anticipated Movies of 2023 | 19 Jan 2023 | 01:16:58 | |
Grant, Alex and Max sit down and look over the upcoming slate of movies for the new year. Hosts: Alex MacAulay, Grant Colombini and Max Fosberg | |||
| Death's Design Returns: Examining the Final Destination Franchise | 22 May 2025 | 01:26:05 | |
When Final Destination: Bloodlines shattered box office expectations with a $100 million worldwide haul, it proved that even after 14 years, Death's design still captivates audiences hungry for creative kills and nail-biting tension. But how does this sixth installment stack up against its predecessors? | |||
| Top Five of 2022 | 12 Jan 2023 | 01:09:09 | |
Max, Alex and Grant each bring their five favorite films from this past year and talk about all the highs and lows of 2022. | |||
| The 2003 Movie Draft | 05 Jan 2023 | 01:47:44 | |
The Draft is back! The guys celebrate the new year the only way they know how looking back 20 years in the past and drafting movies from the 2003 slate. Make sure to vote for your favorite lineup on Instagram and Twitter. | |||
| December Movie Roundtable | 29 Dec 2022 | 00:59:06 | |
The last pod of 2022! The guys sit down and go over some December releases that snuck by during the month. | |||