Essential Viewing

We're Back! No, I'm not referring to the classic 1993 animated dinosaur film starring John Goodman. I'm talking about the Essential Viewing podcast! We're finally back after a month long hiatus and have a packed episode for you with all the banter and film discussion you could want. In this special episode we hold an extended roundtable and discuss Jordan Peele's newest out-of-this-world film Nope. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Get ready to hit the mean streets of New York yet again because this week, Christian had us watch 25th Hour, the 2002 Spike Lee Joint starring Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, Barry Pepper, and Tony Siragusa. Did this film leave us feeling like we just had a great night at the club, or were we ready to not see each other for 7 years after watching it? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Fire up your engines and hop into the cockpit with the EV crew as we take to the skies for an exhilarating discussion of Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Val Kilmer. Did this movie soar like an F-18? Or did it crash and burn after getting intercepted by enemy anti-aircraft missiles. Find out on this week's episode! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Get in your Ford Fiesta and drive down to the countryside to join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Alex Garland's 2022 horror film Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. Was the film so good that the guys wanted to watch it seven times in a row? Or were they spooked out of their theaters by the film's poor quality? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Grab your shades and suits and hop in the Essential Viewingmobile as the guys discuss The Blues Brothers, the 1980 musical-comedy directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and a motley crew of American soul music legends. Were the boys tossing bottles at the screen trying to shut off this film, or tossing bottles at the screen in reverence for the musical hijinks? Don't touch that dial, keep listening to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Join the EV crew as we venture into the frozen depths of Antarctica to discuss The Thing, the 1982 film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, and Wilford Brimley. Did this film infect our minds and turn us into fans or did it leave us unscathed and unimpressed? Find out on this week's episode. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Join your favorite Essential Viewing hosts, along with special guest Jordan Wolff, as the crew finally gives their thoughts on the new A24 film Everything Everywhere All At Once. The movie is directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and stars Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Did the guys not want to get off this wild ride through the multiverse? Or would they prefer to live in a universe where this film doesn't exist? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Tune into this week's episode of Essential Viewing to hear our discussion of THE NORTHMAN, Robert Eggers' epic Scandinavian revenge film starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Willem DaFoe. Will this film have us swearing revenge against Eggers for desecrating our film-going experience, or will we champion his name as we ride to the gates of Valhalla? Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Join the EV crew for our discussion of the 1999 film Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai, directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Forest Whitaker. Did this film leave us yearning to live by the Way of The Samurai, or did we end up wishing we could ghost out of the movie? Find out on this week's episode. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on:https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

The EV gang wasn't able to discuss a new film this week, so instead we are breaking an old episode (from all the way back in 2016) out of the vault. We are all excited for his new 2022 film, The Northman, so we thought it was a good time to revisit Robert Egger's 2015 directorial debut, The Witch. The film stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, and Anya Taylor-Joy in her cinematic debut. We will be back next week with a brand new episode! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Originally slated for release on July 10th, 2020, director Daniel Espinosa's film Morbius, starring Jared Leto, has finally released nearly 3 years later. The EV crew have been mounting up for Morbius since 2020 and are extremely excited to finally share their thoughts on the film. So, sink your teeth into this latest episode as we discuss whether Morbius was blood pumping good time, or if the all the hard work that went into this movie was in vein. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on:https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Take a magical trip back in time with us (and special guest Claire Kostohryz!) to 1950's New York as we settle in for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. This film is a reimagining of the classic 1961 film of the same name, and stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, and Mike Faist. Were we brought together through the power of song and dance, or did this viewing lead to a go-old-fashioned rumble? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

In this episode, the gang heads to rural Texas to discuss X, the new film from director Ti West, starring Mia Goth, Scott Mescudi, and Owen Campbell. Was this really "one f***ed up horror picture" or just a bad movie? Tune in and find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Strip down to your tighty whiteys, pull up your tube socks, and start blasting Old Time Rock & Roll because in this episode of Essential Viewing the gang is gathering to discuss the classic 1983 comedy-drama Risky Business. The film stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, was written and directed by Paul Brickman, and features a score by Tangerine Dream. Will the gang's praises for the film be heard in the air tonight? Or did their opinions of this film sink faster than a Porsche 928 in Lake Michigan? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Don the cowl, lace up your boots, and hop in the batcopter for this week's wild episode on THE BATMAN, the highly anticipated super hero film written and directed by Matt Reeves, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, and a whole rogue's gallery of other actors in iconic Batman roles. Was this film a tire-squealing, flame-throwing joy-ride in the batmobile, or were the guys trying to sky hook out of the theater for a quick getaway? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole "Two-Face" Bielen - thatcbkid Christian "Killer Croc" Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce "The Joker" Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

In this week's episode, the EV gang reunites for some Super Snark Times as we discuss the 2017 film with a coincidentally similar title, Super Dark Times. This film is directed by Kevin Phillips and stars Owen Campbell and Charlie Tahan. Did the EV crew have a Super Lark Time watching this one, or was the film even more unbearable than our wordplay? Find out on this week's episode. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

This just in! Hot off the presses! The EV crew are discussing what is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, Orson Welles's 1941 classic Citizen Kane. Will Chris and Cole hold themselves to their Declarations of Principles, allowing Bryce to get on the board? Or has there been fraud at the polls? Listen in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Join the EV gang along with special guest Leon Dinh as they discuss Paul Schrader's 1985 biopic Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters on this episode. Was Cole able to harness the harmony of pen and sword and get the guys to do the required readings, or were they reaching for their tantō to get out of the film early? Listen in to find out! Background on the novels mentioned in this episode: The Sea of Fertility The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Kyoko's House Confessions of a Mask Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

In this week's episode, the EV gang discusses Perfect Blue, the 1997 psychological horror anime, directed by Satoshi Kon. Was the film a "Perfect" 5/5? Or will the EV boys be having hyper-realistic nightmares about this one? Find out on this week's episode. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

This week the EV crew headed to gorgeous Naples, Italy to watch The Hand of God, the 2021 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. The film chronicles Sorrentino's coming of age in 1980s Naples and stars Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, and Luisa Ranieri. Did the guys decide to return for mass next Sunday? Or will their First Communion also be their last? Listen in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Bryce shoved Cole and Chris on a bus to the desert this week to watch The Band's Visit, the 2007 comedy-drama that has been recently adapted into a Broadway Musical! This film was written and directed by Eran Kolirin, and stars Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, and Sasson Gabai and others as a group of strangers that cross paths in a small Israeli town for one night. Were Cole and Chris moved by this film, or were they right to have packed rotten fruits with them for tossing? Grab your instrument, iron your suit, and trim your mustache to find out! Follow us on Instagram! @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Cranketh thy volume, and joineth the Essential Viewing crew, as we discuss The Tragedy Of Macbeth, the new adaptation of the classic Shakespearean play, written and directed by Joel Cohen, and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. Was this film a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing? Or are the EV boys pricking their thumbs, a 5-star movie this way comes? Find out on today's episode. We have an Instagram now! Follow us @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Say goodbye to 2021 and hello 2022 with the Essential Viewing crew as we review the year in film. In this episode, we will be highlighting some of our favorite movies from this year that didn't get the full EV treatment, revising scores on movies we previously discussed, and hosting the first ever annual Essential Viewies awards. Will your favorite film of the year walk away with tonight's grand prize? Will Chris get even more critical of The Matrix Resurrections? Will we ever release another episode of the podcast under one hour long? Tune in to find out! We have an Instagram now! Follow us @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Grab your trench coats and don your sunglasses for this weeks episode of Essential Viewing as the boys discuss The Matrix Resurrections! Directed by Lana Wachowski, this film stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Jessica Henwick, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and others in a reboot/remake of the genre-defining Matrix franchise. Join us as we reminisce about The Matrix, and weigh in on whether Reloaded and Revolutions are actually any good. Was Lana Wachowski able to resurrect the franchise, or were we left choking down blue pills to stay in a reality with only three Matrix films? Stay tuned to find out! We have an Instagram now! Follow us @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole "The Oracle" Bielen - thatcbkid Christian "The Architect" Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce "The Analyst" Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Yippee Ki Yay! Another episode of Essential Viewing is here! Bust out some C4 and join the EV gang for this explosive discussion of the 1988 classic Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, and directed by John McTiernan. Did this film manage to steal 13 stars out of the Essential Viewing vault? Or did the EV crew end up tossing this one down the elevator shaft? Find out on this week's episode. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

The mantra we live by here at Essential Viewing is that with great podcasts comes great listening. So, we hope you will join the EV crew as they discuss Spider-Man: No Way home, the 9th theatrical Spider-Man film and the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and many, many others. Did the film provide enough fan service for Bryce? Were there enough WWE smackdowns for Cole? Was Chris able to sit through the entirety of another MCU film? Listen in to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Say hello to the EV crew as they discuss the hugely influential 1983 gangster epic, Scarface. This film - directed by Brian De Palma - starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeifer, and Steven Bauer, has influenced so much pop culture that you may know all of Tony Montana's classic one-liners without ever having seen the film! Were Bryce and Cole pushed to their limits, or did Chris get them hooked on the addictive fun of this gangster classic? Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole "The Shadow" Bielen - thatcbkid Christian "The Skull" Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce "The Fixer" Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Do a quick 20 situps and pour yourself a glass of milk as the EV crew discusses the 1994 film, Leon: The Professional, starring Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, and Gary Oldman. Was this a cleanly executed hit, or did the EV gang have to call for backup? Find out on today's episode. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Even though we were on a holiday break, the Essential Viewing gang still found time to gather round the table and discuss what they had been watching while home for Thanksgiving. Following the roundtable, we bring you an episode from the EV vault, where we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's 2014 film, The Master, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Addams. We hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday, and we'll be back next week! Follow us on LetterBoxd! Founder C. Robert Bielen - thatcbkid Operating Thetan Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas E-Meter Technician Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Bryce has finally been able to collect all six infinity stones, snap his fingers, and force Chris to watch both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Join the podcast crew today as we discuss the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, and many, many others. Are we living in the one universe where Chris enjoyed Avengers: Endgame? Or is this one of the 14,000,605 other realities where he couldn't stand it? Tune in to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Required Watching?? F*CK THAT SH*T! Essential Viewing CLASSIC! is back this week with the guys talking about Blue Velvet, the 1986 erotic thriller film written and directed by David Lynch. This film stars an eccentric cast of characters played by Kyle Maclauchlan, Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern, and Dennis Hopper. Did this film take us for a ride, or were we left trapped in the closet, hiding from the horrors of Lumberton? Sit back and relax (with your beer of choice) to find out! Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen (Montucky Cold Snack) - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas (PBR) - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer (Keystone Light) - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Don't get lost on your way to the Sandringham estate so you can join the Essential Viewing crew, and special guest Claire Kostohryz, for Christmas as they discuss Pablo Larraín's new biopic "Spencer". The film was written by Steven Knight and stars Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, and Sally Hawkins. Was the crew able to stomach this film and leave their theaters' 3 pounds heavier? Or did we immediately regurgitate this film from our minds and break podcast tradition? Tune in to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Join the Essential Viewing crew on a tour of Ennui-sur-Blasé, and discover the world of The French Dispatch through the eyes of our three daring film analysts. This is Wes Anderson's 10th feature film and stars a cover-story cast including Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, and of course, Timothée Chalamet. Was The French Dispatch a genuine page-turner, or will the Essential Viewing boys be cancelling their subscription? Find out on this week's episode! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen, Culinary Section - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas, Modern Art Section - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer, Science & Technology Section - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Journey to the world of Arrakis with the Essential Viewing boys as they discuss the much-anticipated sci-fi space epic DUNE, directed by Denis Villeneuve (duh-nee veel-nuv). This film is PART ONE of an adaption of American sci-fi author Frank Herbert's magnum opus of the same name. It stars a cast as expansive as the known universe, featuring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem. Did this film have the boys craving the spice melange? Or leave them squirming from Gom Jabbbar-level pain and suffering? Dune in to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Duke of House Bielen - thatcbkid Baron of House Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Mentat of House Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Strap on your hazmat suit and join the essential viewing crew as they venture into THE ZONE to discuss Andrei Tarkovksy's 1979 sci-film "Stalker". The movie is based on the novel "Roadside Picnic", and stars Alexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and Nikolai Grinko. Did this film fulfill the crew's deepest cinematic desires, or did they leave their viewings wanting 2 hours and 45 minutes of their lives back? Stay tuned to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen is The Professor - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas is The Stalker - ChristianCuevas and Bryce Kramer is The Writer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

There's No Time To Die, but there is time to listen to the latest episode of Essential Viewing! Pour yourself a beverage (shaken, not stirred) and put on your best tux for our discussion of the 25th entry in the Bond franchise, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch and Ralph Fiennes. Was this film as smooth as a ride in Bond's Aston Martin DB5, or did the EV crew end up hitting the ejector seat? Listen to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Bielen... Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Cuevas... Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Kramer... Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Buckle in to the Essential Viewing wagon as we take a joy ride and discuss Titane, the latest film from French writer/director Julia Ducournau. Titane stars Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier and Agathe Rousselle in her debut role. The ride gets bumpy at times, but you're in for a good one regardless. Along with our discussion of Titane, we introduce a new segment, the Weekly Viewing Roundtable, where we chat about anything and everything else we've watched in the past week. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Book yourself a flight to Hong Kong so you can join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Jackie Chan's classic action comedy "The Legend of Drunken Master". And remember, if there's a picture of a skull on your drink, that's the good stuff! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Pull up a chair at the Essential Viewing table and go all in for our discussion of The Card Counter, the new film written and directed by Paul Schrader, starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe. Betting is closed! But don't worry because we are dealing you a killer hand on this week's episode. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Pour yourself a tall glass of cutty and water, than come join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese's classic gangster film from 1990! Our diverse tastes in cinema shine through during this episode, so get ready for an exciting, lively discussion. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

Join the Essential Viewing son-of-a-bitches as they discuss Samurai Cop, the cult classic action film from 1991! Enjoy this special in-person episode with some of our favorite moments from our viewing party. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

This week the Essential Viewing boys discuss Candyman, the 2021 direct sequel to the 1992 horror-classic of the same name. Is this film worthy of the Candyman title, or did it shiver our spines for the wrong reasons? Listen to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

This week the Essential Viewing gang discusses Robert Eggers' 2019 film The Lighthouse, starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

This week, the Essential Viewing crew discusses the brand new comic book adventure THE SUICIDE SQUAD from director James Gunn! Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message

This week, the Essential Viewing boys discuss the critically-acclaimed (but audience-panned) fantasy epic THE GREEN KNIGHT from director David Lowery. Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essential-viewing/message