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Battleship Pretension is a podcast that represents the kind of conversations that film geeks have when they get together. There are strong opinions, in-jokes, obscure references, and wild tangents. And, since Tyler and David are two of the sharpest wits ever fused together, there are laughs aplenty.

Tyler Smith & David Bax


    • Jun 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 1,296 EPISODES

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    The Battleship Pretension podcast is a gem in the world of film podcasts. I have been listening to this show for over a decade now, and it has consistently delivered insightful discussions, entertaining banter, and a genuine love for cinema. Hosted by Tyler Smith and David Bax, this podcast has evolved over the years and continues to provide thought-provoking content that appeals to both hardcore cinephiles and casual movie fans.

    One of the best aspects of The Battleship Pretension is the chemistry between Tyler and David. They have a natural rapport that makes their conversations engaging and enjoyable. Their discussions cover a wide range of topics, from specific films and filmmakers to broader themes in cinema. I appreciate their ability to dissect movies in a way that goes beyond personal opinion, exploring the artistic merit and cultural significance of each work.

    Another strength of this podcast is its guests. Tyler and David frequently bring on guests from various backgrounds, including filmmakers, actors, comedians, and fellow film critics. These interviews add depth to the show's content and provide different perspectives on the industry. It's always interesting to hear from professionals working in the field and gain insights into their craft.

    However, one potential downside of The Battleship Pretension is its occasional tendency to go off-topic or delve into tangents that may not be as interesting or relevant to some listeners. While these digressions can be part of the show's charm, they may also alienate those who are looking for more focused discussions strictly centered around movies.

    In conclusion, The Battleship Pretension is a must-listen podcast for any film lover. Tyler Smith and David Bax bring intelligence, humor, and passion to every episode. This show offers an engaging blend of analysis, criticism, interviews, and entertaining conversations that keep me coming back week after week. Whether you're new to film appreciation or a seasoned cinephile looking for stimulating content, The Battleship Pretension is a podcast worth exploring.



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    Latest episodes from Battleship Pretension

    930. Maggie Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 110:00


    Tyler and David discuss the career of the late Maggie Smith as well as listener responses to our assessing the podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    929. Scott's Top Ten Films of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 145:32


    David and Scott discuss Scott's top ten films of 2024 as well as BlueSky follows.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    928. 2024 Discoveries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 123:10


    David and Scott Nye discuss their favorite 2024 discoveries as well as seeing Babygirl in the theater.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 12/27/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 13:12


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Vermiglio, 2073, Santosh, Surviving Christmas and Wicked.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    927. Christmas Action Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 72:42


    Tyler and David discuss Christmas action movies and open some presents.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 12/20/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 13:21


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including The Room Next Door, The Count of Monte-Cristo, September 5 and Will & Harper.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    926. Self-Indulgence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 67:49


    Tyler and David discuss self-indulgent movies as well as Dick Van Dyke's birthday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 12/13/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 13:14


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including It's Not Me, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, The Last Showgirl, Carry On and The Colors Within.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    925. Flops w/ Rico Gagliano

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 76:18


    David and Scott Nye are joined by Rico Gagliano from the MUBI podcast to discuss flops.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 12/6/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 20:34


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Gaucho Gaucho, Nightbitch, Lake George, The Girl with the Needle and The End.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    924. Movies We Came Around On

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 78:09


    David and Scott Nye discuss movies they eventually came around on as well as Thanksgiving plans.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 11/29/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 41:35


    David discusses the movies he's been watching lately, including The Seed of the Sacred Fig, All About Lily Chou-Chou, Dune: Part Two, Flowing Gold, The Lady Eve, Strangers on a Train, The Clock, The Light at the Edge of the World, Dodsworth, Manoeuvre, Il Grido, Every Which Way but Loose and Nickel Boys.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    923. Good Actors, Bad Taste

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 71:16


    David and Scott Nye discuss good actors who seem to have bad taste in projects.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    922. Courtney Howard!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 81:49


    David and Scott Nye are joined by Courtney Howard!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    921. AFI Fest 2024 Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 140:05


    David and Scott Nye discuss the movies they saw at AFI Fest 2024 as well as the election.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    920. Gena Rowlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 121:44


    Tyler and David discuss the career of Gena Rowlands as well as the delay in posting episodes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 11/1/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 11:48


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including The Gutter, Breakfast of Champions and Absolution.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Meta Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 55:18


    Tyler and David discuss self-referential horror movies as well as Tyler's Letterboxd.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 10/25/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 8:28


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Candy Mountain, Your Monster and The Fly.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    918. Let's Put on a Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 76:19


    David and Scott Nye discuss movies about putting on a show as well as fast food.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    BP Movie Journal 10/18/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 19:57


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Anora, Bookworm, Woman of the Hour, Conclave and The Last of the Sea Women.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    917. Comebacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 72:39


    David and Scott Nye discuss directors' comebacks as well as seeing movies in foreign countries.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    BP Movie Journal 10/11/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 10:57


    David discusses the movies he's ben watching, including Daytime Revolution and Bird.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    916. Assessing the Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 109:23


    Tyler and David assess the podcast after discussing Am I Racist?'s Rotten Tomatoes score.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 10/4/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 3:42


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Daaaaaali!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    915. Comebacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 71:24


    David and Scott Nye discuss directors who made comebacks as well as Emerald Fennell's upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 9/27/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 11:10


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including The Universal Theory, Sleep and Notice to Quit.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    914. Fall Festival Fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 74:15


    David and Scott talk about the buzz from the fall festivals as well as TV series that don't exist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 9/20/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 12:58


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including A Different Man, The Substance, Omni Loop and Eureka.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    913. Let's Talk About Sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 140:00


    Scott Nye and Julie Sesnovich fill in as hosts and discuss sex in movies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    BP Movie Journal 9/13/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 6:35


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Basquiat and Presumed Innocent.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    912. Bavamania! with Kyle Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 100:59


    David is joined by Bavamaniac Kyle Anderson to discuss the films of Mario Bava.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 9/6/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 13:33


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Look into My Eyes, The Paragon and Rebel Ridge, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    911. Fall Movie Preview 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 183:11


    David is joined by Julie Sesnovich and Scott Nye to discuss the movies coming out this fall.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 8/30/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 5:18


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Merchant Ivory.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    910. Roger Corman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 91:55


    Tyler and David discuss the directorial career of Roger Corman as well as gatekeeping in the faith-based film world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 8/23/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 9:31


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Merchant Ivory, The Becomers and Super Troopers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    909. TIFF 2024 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 54:41


    Tyler and David talk about the movies at the upcoming 2024 Toronto International Film Festival as well as company man John Cena.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 8/16/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 38:38


    David discusses the movies he's been watching including Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, Red Island, Skincare, The Deliverance, Widow Clicquot, Rhinegold, Mapantsula, The Instigators, Cuckoo, Pardon My Sarong, In the Navy and The Fearless Vampire Killers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    908. Based on a True Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 73:00


    David and Scott Nye discuss movies based on true stories as well as the upcoming restoration and re-release of Candy Mountain.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    907. San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 95:41


    David is joined by Ryan Gallagher to discuss what they did and saw at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    906. Routine & Ritual

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 68:50


    David and Scott discuss movies about routine and ritual as well as 70MM movies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    905. SDCC 2024 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 64:43


    David is joined by Ryan Gallagher to discuss what they're looking forward to at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 7/18/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 30:16


    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Family Portrait, Janet Planet, The Spirit of the Beehive, Kalki 2898-AD, June Zero, Delicate Arch, Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play., Boogie Nights, Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story, Dandelion and The Nature of Love.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    904. No Topic Whatsoever

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 41:26


    Tyler and David talk about whatever comes to mind.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    903. Top Five Films of 2024 So Far

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 94:32


    Tyler and David are joined by Scott Nye to count down their top five films of the year so far.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    902. Film Maudit 2.0 2024 Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 45:03


    Tyler and David discuss the feature films of this year's Film Maudit 2.0 as well as some thoughts on Marvel casting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    901. The Cast of Delicate Arch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 47:44


    David and Scott Nye are joined by the cast of Delicate Arch, the new movie directed by longtime friend of the show Matt Warren.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    BP Movie Journal 6/20/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 18:39


    David discusses the movies he's been watching lately, including Red Rock West, Firebrand, Ghostlight, Kinds of Kindness, Chestnut, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and Thelma.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    900. Susan Burke and Brandie Posey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 66:05


    Tyler and David are joined by Susan Burke and Brandie Posey to celebrate 900 episodes of Battleship Pretension.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    899. Both Ends of the Spectrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 68:17


    In this episode, David and Scott Nye discuss directors who worked extensively in both color and black and white as well as how to get your nourishment during a double feature.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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