Mark, Chad, and Cody are on a quest to discover the best movies of their lifetime. Each week, they deep dive into one of their favorites for each year they've been alive. Listen as we talk about the best movies, according to us!
Mark Watlington, Chad Oliver, and Cody Lunsford
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It all comes down to this. A tournament of champions. Who will it be? Lilo and Stitch? No Country For Old Men? Pirates of the Caribbean? Titanic? Listen and find out!
We finally talk about La La Land! Oh wait... no, we talk about Moonlight!
Grab your tissues! We're talking Manchester by the Sea!
This is the episode about The Edge of Seventeen! Cody's pick!
Guys being dudes. That's what this podcast has always been about. And now there's a movie about it.
Just like the folks featured in this movie, we are journalists. Movie journalists! We talk about how important our job are as investigative podcasters in this episode and then we also talk about Spotlight. Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
Spooky scary movie coming in from Cody this year! Uh oh! Don't let it get you! Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
Sorry guys. Chad took a stupid long vacation and he forgot to upload his stupid podcast. But now it's up and you can listen to it! It's about Mad Max! That movie rules! Follow the show: @WePickPics
This movie is about robots! It's cool! Chad likes it! Follow us: @WePickPics
Oscar Isaac stars in A Most Violent Year. And none of us saw it... until now! But is it better than Interstellar? Listen to find out. Follow the show: @WePickPics
We three boys clearly don't understand art as well as the very smart creators of this movie. Because we didn't like it, so we must just not "get" it. Sad! Follow the show: @WePickPics
Mark is a space nerd so he likes the space nerd movie Interstellar... so do Cody and Chad. We talk about it even though Chad would rather talk about The Northman. Follow the show @WePickPics
Gone Girl is one of Cody's favorite movies ever! We talk about it! And we don't get side tracked at all! Follow the show: @WePickPics
Cody, Chad, and Mark host the fifth annual pickie awards! They talk about their favorite movies from 2021 and nobody gets slapped! Follow the show: @WePickPics
Oh no! The guys get horny on this episode! Please don't listen to the end... it's so embarrassing! Follow the show: @WePickPics
12 Years A Slave won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2013. Is it any good? Yes. Yes it is. We talk about it on this episode! Follow the show: @WePickPics
Cody picked a Coen Brothers movie about a folk singer with depression. What is this, a CHAD pick? Find out if it's better than Her and don't ask us who "She" is. Follow the show: @WePickPics
Mark said Her was his favorite film of 2013. It's a movie called Her. He wasn't talking about a girl. Anyways, the movie is very good and we talk about why on this episode. If that sounds like something you wanna listen to, knock yourself out. Follow the show: @WePickPicks
What do you get when three guys watch Anna Karenina for the first time and talk about it for about an hour and a half? Well, you get this podcast episode! Follow the show: @WePickPics
Argo isn't a real movie. But Argo is a real movie about that fake movie. And it's real good! The academy agrees! But is it the best? That's for the three 20-somethings who have their own film podcast to decide! Follow the show: @WePickPics
From the twisted mind of Cody's favorite screenwriter, Cabin in the Woods is the movie of the week! Is it better than Frances Ha? No! But listen to us talk about it anyways! Follow the show: @WePickPics
Mark's favorite movie from 2012 is Frances Ha! Except that movie didn't come out in 2012, it came out in 2013. Stupid Mark! But we still have a good time talking about it. Follow Chad: @Chadaoliver Follow Mark: @WatlingtonMark Follow Cody: @Codylunsford_
Chad likes this movie! Please be nice to him! From Javert's stiff performance, to Tom Hooper's directing choices, this movie is divisive to say the least. But is it the best movie of our lifetime? Find out! Follow Chad: @Chadaoliver Follow Mark: @WatlingtonMark Follow Cody: @Codylunsford_
Rango!! It's a film by Gore Verbinksi and its a toon that Cody hasn't seen! We're on a mission to fill our movie blindspots as we continue searching for the greatest movie of our lifetime! Follow Cody: @CodyLunsford_ Follow Chad: @ChadAOliver Follow Mark: @WatlingtonMark
Nobody talks in this movie! But we sure do! We talk about The Artist as the winner of 2011's Academy Award for Best Picture. Should it have won? We don't think so! And if you're wondering what is said in the beginning of the episode, it's: "Hi, I'm Chad" "And I'm Mark." Follow Cody: @CodyLunsford_ Follow Mark: @WatlingtonMark Follow Chad: @ChadAOliver
Mark's pick for 2011 and David Fincher's 3rd appearance on this show, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo left quite a different impression on all three of the pickies. Follow Cody: @CodyLunsford_ Follow Mark: @WatlingtonMark Follow Chad: @ChadAOliver
Do you like movies? What about life? Well I can't think of a better episode of best pictures. Follow the show: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
We go on an adventure as we discuss Steven Spielberg's action adventure animated film The Adventures of Tintin, Cody's favorite film of 2011. Follow the show: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
The guys wanted to talk about Scott Pilgrim but couldn't have done it without the help of Callie Smith! (@CallieSmith92) the host of the podcast Igniting the Spark from @TalkFilmSoc Follow the show: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
A king learns to talk good! And we're here to talk about it. Check out the Academy's pick for the best film of 2010, The Kings Speech. Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
HOW many hours?! That's a lot of hours! We talk about Chad's pick for the best movie of 2010, 127 Hours. Its about a guy who gets stuck. Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
Cody's pick this week is Black Swan! It's a trippy nightmare classic! We also discuss Luca, In The Heights, and Raiders of the Lost Ark (because apparently that's back in theaters). Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
Cody puts Chad on the spot with a new segment before they discuss Cody's pick for the best movie of 2010, The Social Network. Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
Jennifer's Body is a misunderstood masterpiece and Cody has been trying to talk about it pretty much since this podcast began. After a surprise drop in from a familiar friend, they finally talk about it! Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
Cody really wanted to talk about Cheugy so that comes up. We also talk about The Mitchells Vs. The Machines and the Academy's pick for the best film of 2009, The Hurt Locker. Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
The dogs are barking, the cats are meowing, and the boys are talking movies on the latest Pickies Award Show. Chad, Mark, and Cody all pick their favorite movies from 2020 across multiple categories and decide together what takes home the Pickie gold. This is the Fourth Annual Pickies. Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
For his pick for the favorite film of 2009, Cody picked the last 2D animated Disney Princess film, The Princess and the Frog. So hop on over and enjoy the episode! Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
After talking in length about King of Staten Island, Zack Snyder's Justice League, and Nobody, Chad, Mark, and Cody discuss Mark's pick for the greatest movie of 2009, Fantastic Mr. Fox. They compare it to other Wes Anderson movies and gawk over the gorgeous visual language of the movie. Follow Best Pictures: @WePickPics Follow TMBC: @ThatMightBeCool
Since his debut almost sixty years ago, Spider-Man has been a global star. With appearances in film, tv, comics, theme park rides, stage shows, cruise lines, and even the Broadway stage, Spider-Man has been one of the most popular and beloved superheroes. Cody Lunsford and Chad Oliver have loved the Web Slinger for their entire lives, and now with the Spider-Verse expanding more than ever with all kinds of Spider-Content, they've decided that they NEED to talk about Spider-Man. On a podcast. They were talking about him plenty before, they just weren't recording it. From That Might Be Cool productions and the team behind the podcast Best Pictures, swing by and listen to your friendly neighborhood podcast, We Need to Talk About Spider-Man.
Nomadland, Minari, and Raya, oh my! What a bunch of great new movies! Lucky for you, we talk about all of them on the latest Best Pictures. We also talk about a great OLDER movie, Inglourious Basterds, Chad's pick for the greatest film of 2009. Do Mark and Cody agree? Find out!
Who would win in a fight between TJ Miller and the Cloverfield Monster? Is the new Tom and Jerry any good? What about the latest documentary on Billie Eilish? What about that David Copperfield movie? All are discussed on this week's Best Pictures.
In the series finale of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures makes one last attempt to make Eli Smith of Purely Nostalgia cry. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so Cody has employed his secret weapon: anime. Will Studio Ghibli's bleak war drama Grave of the Fireflies finally squeeze a tear out of old Dry Eyes? Is it a bummer when children die? And most importantly, what have we learned from this experiment? We'll answer all these questions in this final episode of Live and Let Cry.
Another Boyle? Geez! The guys not only talk about Slumdog Millionaire, but also The Oscars in general and three current movies they all love!
The Dark Knight is a movie about Batman. Mark thinks it's better than the movie about a robot. But is it? Find out now!!
In this eighth episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures has not given up trying to make Eli Smith of Purely Nostalgia cry. Cody's Best Pictures co-host Chad Oliver joins to talk about his choice, the 1979 divorce drama Kramer vs. Kramer. How similar is this movie to Marriage Story? What's up with that french toast scene? Does Doctor Doom have a twitter account? All these questions and more will be answered in this episode of Live and Let Cry! Episodes of Live and Let Cry will release on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!
Three white guys talking Coen Brothers? Can life get better? No. No it can not. On this episode, in addition to Burn After Reading, we also discuss Sound of Metal, Midnight Sky, and Shadow In The Cloud.
It's a new year! And it's also a new Mini-Series for Best Pictures. We are tackling 2008 starting with Cody's pick for the best movie of the year, Wall-E. We also try to get to the bottom of the Avatar Sequels and the upcoming Clifford the Big Red Dog movie.
In this seventh episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make Eli Smith of Purely Nostalgia cry once again…. Christmas style. This month they watched the 2015 romantic drama Carol! Is this a stealth remake of The Fox and the Hound? Is Eli destined to become a Mall Santa? And more importantly, will the sentimentality of the Christmas season finally make him cry? Tune in to find out! Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!
On this special Holiday Special of Best Pictures Podcast, Cody, Chad, and Mark are joined by their podcast daddy, Jason Hammons who insisted on talking about a movie that he was pissed we didn't discuss during our 2005 series, only to realize that... maybe it didn't age great. We also talk about the state of the movie industry and have a holly jolly. Christmas time! It's a fun episode! Please listen to it! We have a guest! It's fun!
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