The Brave Little Podcast

Aaron and David are joined by Shannon to discuss the WILD 2022 Academy Awards broadcast.

Aaron and David have a spoiler-filled discussion about Matt Reeves' new 3-hour epic: The Batman. 

Aaron and David finally get around to discussing the biggest movie event of the year: Spider-Man: No Way Home. They go right into spoilers while they discuss everything they liked and a handful of things they disliked about this newest installment. This is a fun one!

Aaron, David, and Shannon break down their 10 favorite films of 2021! 

Aaron and David discuss David's experience being held hostage by an Uber driver in Tennessee (9:45) before discussing their thoughts on “The Last Duel” (27:25) and House of Gucci (41:45). They wrap things up by ranking their five favorite Ridley Scott films (54:55).

Aaron and David pay tribute to one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time: Norm Macdonald. They share their 10 favorite Norm Macdonald clips and moments. RIP to the GOAT.

Recording from Los Angeles, Aaron and David recap their experience seeing a midnight showing of Inglourious Basterds at Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema. They review the film and David announces that it just might be his favorite film of all time. They also discuss their experience driving up Cielo Drive from Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.   This episode is brought to you by the Emmy-nominated show "Hacks" on HBO Max. Look out for the Hacks Comedy Tour coming on a bus to a city near you. #ForYourConsideration

Aaron and David discuss Matt Damon's charming new film, "Stillwater". 

Aaron and David talk Bezos in space. Then David recaps his experience watching Mike Nichols' timeless classic, "The Graduate" for the very first time. 

Aaron and David discuss Marvel's "Black Widow" and how it stacks up to the rest of the MCU. Along they way they touch on the longest standing ovations in Cannes Film Festival history and David does his best to talk Aaron into watching Loki on Disney+.   This episode was brought to you by the folks at Iron Point Tech. Whether you're trying to setup Streamlabs or you're confused about how to transfer iPhone photos to your computer, look to the folks at Iron Point Tech on YouTube to guide you through all your technical needs. Please remember to like and subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/c/IronPointTech/videos

Aaron and David list the 5 cinema classics that they're embarrassed to admit they've never seen. David also recounts his recent flight to Hawaii and the heroic efforts of a cardiologist on the plane. 

Aaron and David are joined by Shannon Williams to discuss each of their top 10 films of 2020! 

Aaron and David talk about the explosive finale to season 2 of The Mandalorian. Many, many spoilers in this episode. You've been warned! 

Aaron and David discuss the last three (incredible!) episodes of The Mandalorian. Then they do a deep dive on David Fincher's newest film, Mank. 

Aaron and David recap some current events before reviewing Borat 2 and the first 3 episodes of the new season of The Mandalorian. At the end, David shares the story of how he made it on TV during game 2 of The World Series. 

David and Aaron talk about David's viral Ted Lasso tweet, renting an auditorium to watch Jurassic Park, and finally Aaron asks for David's non-spoiler review of Christopher Nolan's Tenet.

A deep dive into the career of the biggest movie star of all time: Jack Nicholson.

Aaron and David broadcast from the sweltering California heat where David recounts his encounter with a bear in Tahoe. They also hit on the new Apple TV+ Show "Ted Lasso", Netflix's "Immigration Nation", the anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now", and Roman Polanski's seminal masterpiece "Chinatown". 

In this episode, Aaron and David break news about the Golden State Killer case with info given to them from a source within the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department (no joke!) while recapping movies and TV shows they've watched recently, including First Cow, Tenet, Palm Springs, Greyhound, and I'll Be Gone in the Dark.   This episode is brought to you by Cinestripes! Cinestripes let's you wear your favorite movie on socks or ties. Each stripe on their designs represents a frame from a movie, so you can take your favorite movie with you wherever you go. Visit www.cinestripes.com to see all their cool designs from all your favorite movies!

Aaron and David rank their 5 favorite serial killer movies in light of the new Golden State Killer HBO documentary.

In honor of Father's Day, Aaron and David list their dad's five favorite movies.

Aaron and David celebrate launch day of the hottest new streaming service: Quibi! Knowing very little about the 50 shows available at launch, David challenges Aaron to a game of "Quibi or Quibon't" – where he reads him the description of a new Quibi show and Aaron has to decide which shows are real and which ones David made up. Not easy! This episode is brought to you by face masks and social distancing, which are both very very important. Stay safe out there!

Aaron and David talk coronavirus and honor Tom Hanks by making one deep-cut Tom Hanks movie recommendation (17:30) before listing their 10 favorite films of the decade (22:00).

Aaron and David discuss their five favorite Ben Affleck performances before giving their non-spoiler review of Gavin O'Connor's "The Way Back" starring Mr. Ben Affleck himself. Lots of Affleck in this pod!  (Listener discretion: toward the beginning of the pod we discuss the mental acuity of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. If you believe either man is 100% mentally capable of serving as POTUS, our recommendation is to skip over that part.)

Aaron and David discuss why Parasite is a masterpiece.

Aaron and David pay tribute to the greatest Los Angeles Laker of all time: Kobe Bryant (0:00 - 21:40). Afterward, they review the Safdie Brothers' masterwork "Uncut Gems".  

Part 2! Aaron, David, and Shannon finish their top 10 films of 2019 list by naming their 1-5 picks. 

Aaron and David are joined by Shannon as they break down their top 10 films from 2019! It's the best pod of the year! Part 1 includes their 6-10 picks. Listen to Part 2 for their 1-5 picks.

Aaron and David give all their SPOILER-filled thoughts on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Aaron and David recap the last few episodes of The Mandalorian (which includes both their best and worst episode to date) before reviewing Rian Johnson's delightful whodunnit “Knives Out”.

Aaron and David review Taika Waititi's hotly anticipated "Jojo Rabbit". Later, they share their top 10 films put out by A24.

Aaron and David discuss the outstanding second episode of The Mandalorian. Long Live The Jawas. #Utinni!

Aaron and David review the first episode of The Mandalorian.

Aaron and David are joined by Breaking Bad expert, Sarah Alvarado, to discuss the new Breaking bad movie on Netflix: EL CAMINO.

Aaron and David provide a scene-by-scene breakdown of the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Aaron and David look to the stars for their review of Brad Pitt's “Ad Astra” (0:00 - 44:00) before listing their five most anticipated films for the remainder of 2019 (44:00 - 108:00). Apologies for the audio/mic issues at the start, but the problem is fixed by the 09:00 mark :)

Aaron and David review the #1 movie in America: Joker. Also, David tells the story of randomly meeting Hasan Minhaj on the street in San Francisco.

Is this the end for Brad Pitt? Of course not! In this Brad Pittravaganza of an episode, Aaron and David rank their five favorite Brad Pitt performances and discuss his overall impact in the world of cinema. 

Part 2 of our "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" pod. Aaron, Jeff, and David provide their full spoiler review and analysis, including their favorite scenes and performances.    Be sure to check out Part 1 of the pod to hear the story of the guys meeting Quentin Tarantino right after the screening. 

Aaron, David, and Jeff share their experience seeing Quentin Tarantino's new film "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" at the Tarantino-owned New Beverly theater in Los Angeles. They provide their non-spoiler reactions in addition to recapping a magical evening that resulted in getting to meet Mr. Tarantino himself.   Be sure to check out Part 2 of this podcast, which includes a full spoiler analysis of the entire film. 

Aaron and David review the MCU's latest mega-blockbuster: Spider-Man: Far From Home. They also talk a little Stranger Things and a little NBA. Look out for our next pod this weekend as David and Aaron head to Quentin Tarantino's theater in Los Angeles to see Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood.  

We're back from our break! Jeff Presnall joins Aaron and David to rank the 5 funniest actors who helped shape their comic sensibilities. (This pod was recorded 6 weeks ago, so please forgive any outdated NBA references

Aaron and David do a FULL SPOILER review of Avengers: Endgame. 

Aaron and David review Jordan Peele's astonishing sophomore effort "Us" before David shares a handful of thoughts on Shazam. Along they way they discuss Tim Burton's recent IMDB resume (yikes), Adam Sandler's IMDB resume (double yikes), and the unplanned success of the movie Unplanned.

Aaron and David review the 21st film in the MCU: Captain Marvel.

Aaron and David are joined by Shannon Williams from the Pop Culture Footnotes podcast to recap this year's Oscars telecast. They also go back ten years to revisit the 2009 Oscars to see if the Academy got that one right.

Aaron and David review Glass (and M. Night's entire filmography) before reviewing one of their overlooked films of 2018, Blindspotting.

Aaron and David discuss the biggest 2019 Oscar snubs. David also tells the unlikely story of how he hit the #1 post on the front page of Reddit.

David jumps on to do a solo pod with thoughts on Sunday night's Golden Globes (5:18) before paying tribute to the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman (20:23) as we approach the five-year mark since his passing.

David is joined by guest host Trevor Walker to talk all things Spider-Man! They kick things off by reviewing Trevor's list of top 10 films of 2018 (2:55) before ranking all 7 Spider-Man films (21:00). They also discuss why the world loves Spider-Man so much (43:05) before giving their in-depth review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (48:35).