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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 discuss a trio of David Fincher films, including Fight Club, Panic Room, and Zodiac... but mostly Fight Club!

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.

  Christiana and Mike continue their 2023 Oscar journey with a deep dive into a pair of great movies!

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.

Christiana and Mike open up a series where we'll be examining the career of Tom Cruise.

Christiana and Mike dive into the deep well of Sam Raimi's career.

Christiana and Mike dig deeper into David Lean's filmography.

We discuss the films of Robert Zemeckis, with a focus on Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Christiana and Mike conclude their 2022 Oscar Marathon with a discussion of the winners!

Christiana and Mike update their marathon progress and then dig into Belfast, CODA and West Side Story.

Christiana and Mike update their progress and then dig deep into "The Power of the Dog" and "No Time to Die"

Christiana and Mike dig deep into "Don't Look Up", "Dune", "Nightmare Alley", and "Encanto"

Christiana and Mike inaugerate their 2022 Oscar Marathon with a rundown of the nominations!

Christiana, Mike, Chooch, Vivid Muse, and Jason Banks get together for the 30th Anniversary of "The Breakfast Club"!

Christiana Ellis, Adam Morey, Mike Meitin, PC Haring, and Kim Forturner get together to watch Star Wars.

Christiana and Mike continue their discussion of the Oscar Nominations.

Christiana and Mike begin anew their annual Oscar-nominated movie marathon! In this episode we read the list of nominees, and also spend some time discussing The Social Network, How to Train Your Dragon, and many others! (Part 1 of 2)