Pivotal Film

A far. far late episode which was recorded a week before the Switch 2 announcement. Andy and Mario discuss the new Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco album "I Said I Love You First" and Japanese Breakfast album "For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women). Then they discuss some video games with continued Avowed looks and a quick review of Assassin's Creed Shadows. The new movies this week, Novacaine and Black Bag, follow before diving into Mario's #8 of Mass Effect 2 and Andy's #8 of Portal 1 and 2. Music Credits: DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel, Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning, Lauren Mayberry - Something in the Air

A little late on the upload, but Mario and Andy are back for their #9 games. First, they recap the Oscars and maybe moan a bit about the state of film criticism. Then, they review Lady Gaga's new album "Mayhem", talk some more about Obsidian's "Avowed", and Mario shares his thoughts on Tape 1 of Don't Nod's new episodic game "Lost Records" for the director of the original Life is Strange. From there, Andy finally gets to talk about his most anticipated film of 2024 AND 2025 with Bong-Joon Ho's "Mickey 17". Andy then talks about his number 9, the latest 3D platformer in the Mario series "Super Mario Odyssey" while Mario talks about his number 9, another lost game in 2K's "Spec Ops: The Line". Music Credits: DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel, Lady Gaga - Disease, Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning, Lauren Mayberry - Something in the Air

Mario and Andy are back with their top 10 Pivotal Games. Before then, they review Tate McRae's So Close To What (2:00), Obsidian's new Action RPG Avowed (8:40), and two films Paddington in Peru (27:30) and The Monkey (36:30). Then they dig into their number 10 video games (49:40). Music credits: DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel, Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning, and Lauren Mayberry - Something in the Air

Mario and Andy present the continuation of the Pivotal Film Podcast entitled Pivotal. The two of them review the newest television, music, literature, video games, and, yes, film. This episode sees a discussion of FKA Twigs' Exsexua and The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow in music... Luck Be a Landlord, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black in video games... and they finish up with reviews of early year thrillers Companion and Heart Eyes. Music credits: Rocket Fuel by DJ Shadow (opening), Something in the Air (closing)

Mario Tom and Andy wind down the podcast talking about their 10 favorite movies of 2024

Mario Tom and Andy close out the year and the podcast by talking about the best in movies in 2024.

Wallace and Gromit in a Vengance Most Fowl (3:30) Top 5 Animated Movies of 2024 (10:00) Best of Other Media (42:15)

Queer (5:45) Nickel Boys (25:45) The Brutalist (52:30) Most Anticipated (1:41:35)

Sonic 3 (3:55) A Complete Unknown (16:15) The Order (50:50) Nosferatu (1:23:45) The Worst Movies of the Year (2:00:50)

y2k (3:55) Flow (12:55) Gladiator 2 (18:15) Memoir of a Snail (32:45) The Piano Lesson (49:05) Juror #2 (1:13:35) A Real Pain (1:36:25)

Tom's kids talk about their top 5 movies of 2024

Wicked (5:00) Emilia Perez (21:00) Blitz (51:00) Anora (1:19:00)

Mario Tom and Andy talk about movies: Its Whats Inside (3:15), Woman of the Hour (14:15), Saturday Night (29:15), My Old Ass (46:15), Smile 2 (1:04:45). and Conclave (1:37:45)

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about some non-horror, non-spooky films: Megalopolis (1:30), The Wild Robot (11:45), and Kinds of Kindness (34:45)

Mario, Tom and Andy get into Terrifier 3 (:20), Beetlejuice 2 (10:15), VHS Beyond (18:00), Speak No Evil (41:15), Strange Darling (1:00:15). The Substance (1:16:45).

Mario and Tom talk about some new and recent releases; Tuesday (3:00), Oddity (11:15) and Rebel Ridge (28:00).

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about all sorts of stuff: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. (1:00), Inside Out 2 (5:30), Maxxxine (15:45), Longlegs (33:45), The Bikeriders (54:00), Twisters (1:15:00), Deadpool and Wolverine (1:41:30).

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about their favorite movies (1:00), followed by their favorite non-film media from the first half of 2024 (1:10:35).

Mario, Tom and Andy discuss some new flicks: Last Stop in Yuma County (1:00), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (7:30), In a Violent Nature (15:30), and Hit Man (41:00).

Mario, Tom, and Andy talk about some May movies: Challengers (3:30), The Fall Guy (21:00), I Saw the TV Glow (37:00), and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (52:00).

Mario, Tom and Andy jump onto a zoom and talk about some of the new flicks they've seen: Love Lies Bleeding (2:00), Abigail (16:30), Monkey Man (36:10), and Civil War (51:35).

Mario and Tom catch up on some new, and newish flicks: Road House (20:15), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (34:30), Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (44:45), Immaculate (1:07:00), Society of the Snow (1:32:45). But first the imbide a first for this show - a home brew! Winston, a pale ale by Chris Biehl out of Chesire, CT (2:00)

Sorry about the audio on this one!!! I will come back to tag later this evening.

Mario and Tom talk about the new Charlie Kaufman penned movie on Netflix, Orion and the Dark (8:00) and Jonathan Glazer's newest, The Zone of Interest (26:30).

Mario, Tom and Andy start this show off by briefly discussing the Oscar nominations before talking about their 10 Best/ Favorite Movies of 2023 (9:00).

Mario, Tom, and Andy start by talking about their favorite moments in 2023 (1:00), before going deep into the following categories: Supporting Actress (37:45), Supporting Actor (46:45), Sound (59:00), Visual Effects (1:07:15), Costume Design (1:12:30), Hair and Makeup (1:22:00), Original Song (1:28:15), Original Score (1:45:00), Cinematography (2:02:00), Production Design (2:25:00), Editing (2:32:45), Best Actor (2:51:15), Best Actress (3:11:00), Adapted Screenplay (3:31:00), Original Screenplay (3:43:00), Director (4:04:00).

Mario, Tom and Andy Catch up on some of the years most anticipated releases: Ferrari (5:00), Maestro (14:15), Saltburn (27:45), Dream Scenario (47:15), Anatomy of a Fall (1:10:45), The Iron Claw (1:29:15), and Poor Things (2:05:00).

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about their highly subjective choices for the worst films of 2023.

For the fun of it Mario, Tom and Andy open the episode by talking about the worst parts of otherwise good movies (8:45), before getting into May/December (29:45), Godzilla Minus One (47:30), and The Boy and the Heron (1:09:45).

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about Thanksgiving (2:00), Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (11:00), Rustin (26:45), Napoleon (40:30), The Holdovers (58:30).

Mario, Tom and Andy continue to try and keep up with movie culture by talking about some recent horror releases: Five Nights at Freddy's (11:55), and Dark Harvest (31:45). Please note - this episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago.

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about a whole bunch of new and recent and interesting flicks: Nyad (3:45), They Cloned Tyrone (16:30), The Killer (41:45), Priscilla (1:07:30), and Killers of the Flower Moon (1:41:45).

Mario Tom and Andy spend another hour chatting about all sorts of things, like season 2 of The Bear, the final season of Barry, and their re-evaluation of certain flicks like Interstellar and Inglorious Basterds.

Mario, Tom, and Andy try to fill in the part of the year that they missed talking about a whole pile of movies starting briefly with Mario's thoughts on Saw 10, and then Dumb Money (3:30), Cassandro (8:15), Past Lives (19:30), Passages (38:45), VHS 85 (55:15), Bottoms (1:09:45).

Mario, Tom, Andy, and JP talk about Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part 1 (9:15), Talk to Me (25:00), Oppenheimer (50:45), and Barbie (1:22:45).

Mario and Tom take a harrowing walk around the American West and pontificate on the films made from the work of Cormac McCarthy: The Counsellor (15:45), Sunset Limited (33:15), The Road (40:15), No Country for Old Men (58:30), and All the Pretty Horses (1:06:15). They even touch on James Franco's adaptation of Child of God, but its total shit so they dont dwell on it for more than a minute or two.

Mario and Tom talk about Wes Anderson's Asteroid City

Mario, Tom, and Andy talk about the new Jennifer Lawrence vehicle, No Hard Feelings (7:00), before turning their attention to the new Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (26:00)

Mario, Tom and Andy, talk about Paul Schrader's Master Gardener (6:45), we get Tom and JPs thoughts on Beau is Afraid (20:45), and things get contentious when they talk about Blackberry (41:30). Then they talk about their top five films of the year, so far (1:09:00)

Mario and Tom and Andy talk about some movies both new and a little less new: Showing Up (5:00), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (28:15), Spiderman; Across the Spiderverse (57:45). Then they finish with a quick review of the absolutely atrocious live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (its not worth the time stamp).

Mario, Tom and Andy, talk about a whole bunch of movies, both new and slightly less new including, Beau is Afraid (18:00), The Outwaters (45:45), How to Blowup a Pipeline (1:01:45).

Mario, Tom, and their special guest Andy talk about some new releases: Renfield (7:15), Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongstth Thieves (23:45), Super Mario Bros. (40:00).

Mario and Tom try and get back into the swing of things by talking about a few recent releases: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (33:30), Knock at the Cabin Door (56:30), and Infinity Pool (1:28:30).

Mario and Tom list their picks for the 10 best films of 2022.

Mario and Tom break down their favorite films of 2022 by category: Moments, Supporting Performances, Sound, Visuals, Writing, and Directing.

Mario and Tom talk about a whole bunch of new and recent Netflix movies: Matilda: The Musical (6:00) All Quiet on the Western Front(21:00) The Pale Blue Eye (43:00) Glass Onion: a Knives Out Story(1:00:00) White Noise (1:21:45)

Mario and Tom talk about a couple of newiwsh flicks that have just hit streaming Bardo; A False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (4:45), and Bones and All (18:00). Then they discuss their worst movies of the year (40:15).

Mario and Tom talk about a trio of films: She Said (13:30), Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (28:00), and Joanna Hogg's new one, The Eternal Daughter (47:45).

Mario and Tom react to the latest Sight and Sound Greatest Films of all Time List.

Mario and Tom talk about the new Steven Spielberg movie, The Fabelmans (16:30) before engaging in some discussion around the impending release of BFI's Sight and Sound 100 list: their hopes, their dreams, their fears, and what films must be on the new list (1:09:00).

Mario and Tom issue a classic episode and talk about a whole bunch of brand new and newish releases for over two hours: Barbarian (7:30), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (24:00), Armageddon Time (38:00), The Banshees of Inisherin (57:45), Tar (1:23:45).