Movies and Films

It is a dark time for the Rebellion. And also for people who hate hearing friends chat about movies with each other! This one's off of Jake's list but it honestly doesn't even matter, everybody's on the same page here. This is the end of season 2, Thanks for listening!

This week Joel does something he never thought he'd have to do: Defend 1977's Star Wars (A New Hope) against the harsh critiques of the young people. This one's off of his list, obviously. And Jess and Phoebe are back! Yay!

Week 2 of our Star Wars Film Festival concerns the 2016 film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." This one isn't on anyone's list, so it's technically a bonus episode. Which means that you can't complain if you don't like it. If you hate this episode, don't you dare come back around here asking me to do something about it. Still flying high off of finding out that I can bold stuff in these descriptions, if I'm being honest.

We kick off our Four-Part Season Two Star Wars Finale Extravaganza with this delightful romp through George Lucas's prequel trilogy closer, 2005's Revenge of the Sith. Man, that was a wordy sentence. I just discovered that I can make words bold in these descriptions! Cool! This movie is off of Jake's list and we're joined once again by our wives, Jessica Rousseau and Phoebe Runyon! Woo!

Ok then! Let's dig into The Coens' 1987 comedy "Raising Arizona." Joel loves this movie, Jake is maybe too young to fully appreciate it. That's not an impartial observation, this is Joel. I write these little descriptions.

How do you find the best shot in a movie that technically only has 1 cut in it? You'll never find out unless you listen to this whole thing. We're talking about Sam Mendes' 2019 masterpiece "1917." It's off of Jake's list.

O brother! Let's get into Joel and Ethan Coen's 2000 hit "O Brother, where art thou?" This one is off of Joel (Rousseau)'s list.

Please enjoy maybe the greatest episode of this podcast ever recorded, featuring Nicolas Cage's 2009 MASTERPIECE, "Knowing."

This week the boys talk about one of Joel's favorite movies EVER: Quentin Tarantino's first feature film, 1992's "Reservoir Dogs."

Wanna hear two dudes try to break down one of the most famously involved, cryptic, detailed movie plots of all time? This week, watched Christopher Nolan's 2010 CLASSIC, "Inception." This one's off of Jake's list.

90's kids rejoice, we're digging into 1999's "The Iron Giant!" This one's off of Joel's list. SUP-ER-MAN.

This week, we're talking about Jake's selection "CODA," winner of 2021's Best Picture Acadamy Award. Tune in for a funny story about how Joel accidentally almost watched the whole movie without subtitles and then we pick out next movies/films! Fun! P.S. The audio is also not great on this one but it'll be better after this one you gotta believe me bro I'm telling the truth

Get snowed-in with us as we grab our mugs of hot cocoa and chat about the coziest movie ever made, Quentin Tarantino's 2015 bloodfest "The Hateful Eight." NOTE: The audio is weird on this one, sorry

Spooky Scary time! This week we're watching "The Woman in Black," starring Daniel RADcliffe. This one's from 2012 and it's off of Jake's list. Stick around to hear us pick the next two movies! If you dareeeeee

What, are you surprised that this 90's made-up music biopic of a one-hit-wonder act from the 60's, written and directed by Tom Hanks and featuring music written by the bass player of Fountains of Wayne is on this list? If you are, you shouldn't be any more surprised that it's off of Joel's list. "That Thing You Do!" is his 2nd movie from 1996 in a row and I don't know why that's important. Look, I write all of these on the same day and this is number 7 in a row for me. Please just watch the movie. I mean listen to the podcast. Both. Pleeeeeease

Oxford commas be damned, we're going to watch 2005's film adaptation of C.S. Lewis's much-beloved opening chapter in his "Chronicles of Narnia" series, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Grab a cup of tea, your favorite talking woodland animal, and let's jump right on in!

The year is 1996. The Macarena is sweeping the globe. The Coen brothers release their Midwest Masterpiece "Fargo." Jake Runyon will not be born for another two years. This one is off of Joel's list, so hear him go on about how great the Coens are for like, forever here.

If you're a fan of Martin Scorsese directing Leonardo DiCaprio, you're going to love this season. No, we don't review Gangs of New York. No, we don't talk about the Aviator, either. Just shut up, take your medicine and watch Shutter Island with us. This one is from Jake's list.

Ni! Grab a pair of coconuts and join us on an epic quest through the not-quite-a-movie-or-a-film Monty Python and the Holy Grail! This 1975 absurdist comedy is from Joel's list. On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.

Grab your wands and spell books, this week the boys dive into the 4th film of the Harry Potter series, 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! Also included at no extra charge is Joel's rant about how points are scored in Rowling's universe and how stupid he thinks it is. Stick around to the end when they pick the next two movies (films?).

Jake and Joel are kickin' off season 2 with a bang, talking about Martin Scorsese's 2006 crime thriller "The Departed." What does Scorsese do that bugs both of our hosts? What musical cue still gives Joel goosebumps? And listen in for a brand new segment that we added JUST FOR YOU THE LISTENER this season!

The finale of the finale is here. Our Lord of the Rings festival ends with 2003's The Return of the King, off of NO-ONE'S LIST. Jess and Phoebe are still here with their HOT takes. Thanks for listening to season 1! We hope to be back soon with more movies! And Films.

Next up: The Two Towers! It's off of Jake's list. The ladies are still here. Let's rock and roll.

It's a full-blown LOTR party. Our significant others join us for the first episode of our THREE PART SEASON ONE FINALE, in which we're discussing Peter Jackson's Tolkien Trilogy. First up is "The Fellowship of the Ring," off of Joel's list. Onward to Mount Doom.

Fire in the hole! Heads up, here comes Steven Spielberg's epic 1998 war film "Saving Private Ryan." This one is off of Joel's list. Stick around til the end to hear about our upcoming season one finale extravaganza(!).

This week we're watching 2004's Napoleon Dynamite! Grab your bowstaff and a glass of onion-y milk and watch it with us, won't you?

Never give up, never surrender! Especially when it comes to listening to episode 16 of Movies and Films, which happens to be about 1999's intergalactic comedy "Galaxy Quest," starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver. Galaxy Quest is off of Joel's list. Stick around for the end of this one where we pick our next two Films/Movies.

Get out your magnifying glasses, compasses and spiral notebooks! This week we dive into the 2004 Nicholas Cage film "National Treasure." Jake has put this one on his top 20 list. No word yet if there's an invisible map on the back of that.

We have a real ball this week talking through Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood." This one is off of Joel's list. Stick around til the end and hear us pick our next two!

Ready to live deliciously? This week we dig into the next film off of Jake's list: 2015's "The VVitch," directed by Robert Eggers. DISCLAIMER: We talk about some pretty grisly content from this movie. It's only a couple passing comments but you might not want to listen to this one with kids in the room.

We get into the next film off of Joel's top 20 list; Will Ferrell's 2006 (Dark?) comedy "Stranger than Fiction!" Stick around afterward for us picking our next two Movie/Films.

It's time to talk about Christopher Nolan's 2008 smash hit Batman movie "The Dark Knight!" This one is off of Jake's list. Do yourself a favor and listen to this one. It'll put a smile on that face.

This week we watch and discuss Pixar's maiden voyage, 1995's "Toy Story." This one is off of Joel's list. Stick around to hear us pick our next two movies!

Its time for a movie off of Jake's list: "Hacksaw Ridge" starring Andrew Garfield!

This week we discuss the exhaustively-titled "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," starring Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt. This one's off of Joel's list and afterwards we pick our next two movies!

This week our Movie/Film is 2004's Spiderman 2, starring Tobey McGuire! This one is off of Jake's list.

Time for 2019's "Jojo Rabbit" from Joel's list! And afterwards we pick our next two movies, of course. Stick around for that.

We discuss James Wan's modern horror classic "The Conjuring" off of Jake's list.

This one is off of Joel's list. It's Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom!" Stick around to hear us pick our next two movies!

This week our movie is off of Jake's list. It's 2011's "Moneyball," starring Brad Pitt!

On our second episode, we go two-for-two on movies with a ":" in the title! It's Joel's favorite movie, Mad Max: Fury Road. And stick around for us choosing our next two movies at the end of the show!

FIRST EPISODE! Our first discussion is on Jake's favorite movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

A short discussion between Joel and Jake, hosts of the brand new podcast Movies and Films, coming November 14, 2022! They talk about how they decided to start the show together and what listeners might be able to expect.