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We uncover all of the surprising similarities between Pixar's "Luca" (2021) and Anthony Minghalla's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999)

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Christiana and Mike discuss the current state of (what used to be?) the biggest franchise in the world!

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Christiana and Mike dig deep into the themes of Inglorious Basterds and then choose love with Phantom Thread.

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We discuss the Oscar ceremony, the winners, and then discuss Hamnet, Wicked: For Good, Weapons, Elio, and Zootopia 2.

Next time: The Phantom Thread and Inglorious Basterds

We continue our Oscar journey with another pair of Best Picture Nominees!

Spoiler warning!  

Train Dreams - Start - 24:40  

Marty Supreme - 24:40 - End

We discuss the oscar-nominated films K-Pop Demon Hunters and F1! 
Spoiler Territory - 

K-Pop Demon Hunters: Start - 31:45 

F1: 31:45 - End

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We kick off our annual Oscar marathon with deep dive discussions of One Battle After Another and Sinners!

Discussion contains spoilers!  

One Battle After Another: 8:30 - 59:50  

Sinners - 59:50 - End

Christiana and Mike catch up with Touch of Evil and Mutiny on the Bounty, then discuss the NYT's new list of the Top 100 Films of the 21st Century!

We dig into a Beantown Trio with three movies set in Boston! Good Will Hunting (1997), Fever Pitch (2005), and The Town (2010)

We discuss a trio of movies written by Kevin Williamson in the 90's... Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Faculty!

We venture into the cold vacuum of space with a quartet of space-set films! Ron Howard's "Apollo 13", Danny Boyle's "Sunshine", Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" and Ridley Scott's "The Martian"

In anticipation of the long-awaited part 3, we get infected with 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007)

We tackle a trio of kung-fu comedies with Shanghai Noon (2000), Kung-Fu Hustle (2004) and Kung-Fu Panda (2008)

Christiana and Mike dissect a pair of 80's comfort-food classics with "The Princess Bride" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

We discuss the Oscar Ceremony, the winners, and then dig deep into the Best Picture winner: Anora!

Our second update for the 2025 Oscar Marathon includes discussions of Emelia Perez, Inside Out 2 and Flow

We updated our marathon progress with deep dives into Dune Part 2, The Substance, Conclave and Wicked!

Spoiler Discussions for:

Dune Part 2: 10:35 - 28:25

The Substance: 28:25 - 43:00

Conclave: 43:00 - 1:02:00

Wicked: 1:02:00 - to the end

Christiana and Mike begin their annual tradition of seeing as many nominated movies as they can! In this episode, they break down the nominees and then finish with quick discussions of Alien: Romulus and Gladiator II!

We dig back into Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography with a discussion of Punch-Drunk Love and Inherent Vice.

Videogames have been around long enough now for multiple generations of filmakers to try their hand at adapting them. We take a look at two of the franchises that have had more than one bite at the apple: Tomb Raider and Mortal Kombat!

We sit back with a couple of Hitchcock classics that begin and end Hitch's "peak years"... Rear Window (1954) and The Birds (1963).

We dive into the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, discussing their arc across the MCU.

Christiana and Mike discuss a pair of classics, one a silent German scifi that has influenced dozens of filmakers, and the other an iconic spaghetti western. Metropolis, and The Good The Bad and the Ugly.

Christiana and Mike pull another pair of classics from the Sight & Sound list, Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" (1950), and Carol Reed's "The Third Man" (1949)

Christiana and Mike do some heist research with the best heist franchise out there! Ocean's 11, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, and Ocean's Eight

Christiana and Mike revisit Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises

We discuss, with spoilers, Elemental, Nyad, Society of the Snow, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1

We discuss our first batch of nominated films, with spoilery discussions of Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of a Flower Moon and Oppenheimer.

We discuss another pair of movies from the Sight and Sound Top Movies of All Time list, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and There Will Be Blood, and then introduce our 2024 Oscar Movie Marathon!

Christiana and Mike dig into Martin Scorsese's extensive filmography with discussions of four Scorsese films that neither of us had seen before! After Hours, The King of Comedy, The Age of Innocence and Silence

It's a discussion of spy movies with Spy Game, Bridge of Spies, Three Days of the Condor and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

We discuss movies which place food front and center, including the Pixar classic Ratatouille, the twenty-teens-feel-good Chef, the mysterious Nicolas Cage vehicle Pig, and the Dutch-language period piece Babette's Feast.

Inspired by "The Last Action Heroes" by Nick de Semlyen, we watch a quartet of classic 80's action flicks.

We discuss Dreamworks Animation's short-lived 2D division, with a look at four of their five films: Prince of Egypt, Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Christiana and Mike talk about the evolution of films based on the Tom Clancy hero Jack Ryan.

Christiana and Mike tackle a pair of challenging arty flicks from the Sight and Sound Top 100 - Mulholland Drive and Beau Travail.

We check out a pair of excellent Baz Luhrman films and also a third one he made!

We're temporarily changing systems from D&D 5E to Blades in the Dark! In this session, we adapt our characters!

Christiana and Mike wrap-up the marathon with a discussion of the winners and then deep dives into All Quiet on the Western Front and Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio.

We discuss Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, and The Batman

Christiana and Mike begin their Oscar Marathon with in-depth discussions about The Banshees of Inisherin, Top Gun: Maverick and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.  

We do go into spoilers, so check out the time-codes below if you would like to skip ahead...  

Introduction - 00:00 - 09:08  

The Banshees of Inisherin - 09:08 - 50:10  

Top Gun: Maverick: 50:10 - 1:01:40  

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery: 1:01:40 -  1:09:24  

Wrap-up: 1:09:24 - End  

Christiana and Mike crossover with Shameless Cashgrab to discuss a real couple of stinkers.

Christiana and Mike discuss a pair of films from the Sight & Sound Top 100 List

Christiana and Mike try to choose between Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers.

Christiana and Mike rank the movies they've discussed since the original AFI list!

We dive into the Muppets legacy with a selection of their feature films.

We conclude our look at Tom Cruise's career with his films since 2000, focusing on Minority Report, Collateral and American Made.

We continue our investigation of Tom Cruise's career with a look at his films of the 90's, focusing on A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia.