The Chronic Canon

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on The Godfather Trilogy... Episode 3: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (1990) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's are back to round out their discussions of The Godfather Trilogy, and this week the boys are talking Coppola's latest cut of his long maligned Part III, The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone! As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on The Before Trilogy... Episode 1: Before Sunrise (1995) This week, your hosts Frank, Jesse, and Brandon delve into the world of love and talk Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise! As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on The Godfather Trilogy... Episode 2: The Godfather Pt. 2 (1974) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's are back once again talking family, power, the mob, their boys Pacino and De Niro, and more in their discussion of The Godfather Pt. 2! As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on The Godfather Saga... Episode 1: The Godfather (1972) Before the boys move to their next director series, your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse take a quick detour to cover some necessary ground; talking Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather saga. Listen as they discuss their feelings on the first entry in this legendary series, and how its influence can still be felt today. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series Finale on Martin Scorsese... Episode 27: The Sese Roll-Up! - A Wrap on Martin Scorsese The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stans have reached the end! Your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse have now seen every Martin Scorsese picture, and now they're here to tell you their favorite elements of all his films. The boys give out some awards, as well as run down their official Chronic Canon ranking of Scorsese's filmography! What will be number 1?? Listen and find out! As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Special Holiday Episode... It's a Wonderful Life (1946) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stans come together this holiday season to discuss one of their all-time favorites, Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life! As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 26: The Irishman & Friends The boys just can't get enough of The Irishman, so they've brought some backup onto the potcast this week to further expand the love of Marty's magnum opus! There will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 25: The Irishman (2019) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stans have finally made it. They've reached the end of the Scorsese rainbow to find a pile of gold in the form of the 2019 crime epic, The Irishman! Listen as the boys passionately discuss why they believe it to be one of the greatest films of all time, and Marty's crowning achievement. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 24: Silence (2016) The boys join Scorsese this week on his journey to find Liam Neeson, as they discuss Silence, Marty's last religious epic. As always, their will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 23: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's are getting hedonistic with their guest, Jordan, this week as they discuss the debocherous life of Jordan Belfort as displayed in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street! As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high (and this time, drunk too).

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 22: Hugo (2011) After what feels like an eternity, the Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's are back to finish out their Scorsese series! Next up, Marty's love letter to cinema, Hugo! The boys also discuss their picks for the most underrated filmmakers of all-time. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, they are still very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 21: Shutter Island (2010) This week, your host's Frank, Brandon, and Jesse are joined by a new guest, Duke, as they all descend into madness together following their visit to Shutter Island! Listen as they also discuss their favorite twist endings. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, they are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 20: The Departed (2006) Your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse find out once and for all whether they are f****n' cops or sailor pegs who lost their legs, as they discuss Scorsese's Academy Award winning crime saga, The Departed! As always, there will be spoilers, and the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 19: The Aviator (2004) This week, the Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's take the phrase "getting high" to a new levels, as they reach for the clouds with Howard Hughes in The Aviator! Listen as the boys discuss the film, as well as their dream biopic subject. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, these boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 18: Gangs of New York (2002) The boys are back from their break, and they're now entering Scorsese's DiCaprio period, with the epic Gangs of New York! Listen as your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse try and find ways to talk about the film at length, as well as discuss their current feelings on DiCaprio as a whole. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 17: Bringing Out the Dead (1999) The boys raged the Cage this week, and ended up in the back of an ambulance with Scorsese behind the wheel. Listen as your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse discuss Bringing Out the Dead, the wild nature of Nicolas Cage, as well as other notable "job" oriented movies. As always, there will be spoilers, and the boys are very high!

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 16: Kundun (1997) Scorsese takes your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse all the way to Tibet to meet with the Dalai Lama this week, as they discuss Kundun! The boys expand a bit on the Dalai Lama's history, as well as note a few of their favorite coming of age films. As always, there will be spoilers, and the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 15: Casino (1995) Frank, Brandon, and Jesse hit a landmark in Scorsese's filmography with Casino; seeing the last appearances of both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci pre-Irishman, as well as the final appearance of Marty's mother, Catherine. A bittersweet stop on the journey, but also a glamorously excessive one. Casino takes the Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's all the way out to the lawless land of Las Vegas. They discuss their differing thoughts on the film, as well as some of their most memorable casino experiences. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 14: The Age of Innocence (1993) The boys get fancy this week as they discuss Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Age of Innocence. Your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse weigh the pros and cons of costume dramas, as well as highlight some other films they'd deem genuinely romantic. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 13: Cape Fear (1991) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's are a bit discombobulated after their visits with both the original Cape Fear, and Scorsese's remake! The boys also discuss their favorite remakes, as well as their dream picks for a new Scorsese helmed remake. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are still very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Special Episode... Episode 2: Do The Right Thing (1989) The boys take a little break from the usual Sese-fare to address what is going on in this very country, in their own roundabout way of course. This week they discuss Spike Lee's timeless masterwork, Do The Right Thing. Sit down spark up and listen to a couple of amateurs talk about one of the greatest films of all time. Please don't forget to check out the link posted on our Twitter, sign the petitions, and donate if you can! Black Lives Matter!

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 12: Goodfellas (1990) The boys have officially become Wise Guys, and they're back with their longest episode to date! Only fitting, given the monumentally influential subject, Goodfellas. The film that is lauded by many as Scorsese's greatest cinematic achievement. Do the Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's feel the same? Tune in and find out. Keep in mind, as always, there will be spoilers, and yes, these wise guys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 11: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Scorsese is once again examining Catholic guilt, but he went straight to the source in his adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis's, The Last Temptation of Christ. Your hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse are joined by their very first guest, Nick, to discuss what is quite possibly, to this day, Scorsese's most controversial film; as well as their feelings on religion as a whole, and other movies they find spiritual. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 10: The Color of Money (1986) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's grab their pool cues and saddle up with Scorsese, Newman, and Cruise this week as they discuss The Color of Money; the severely under-appreciated sequel to Robert Rossen's The Hustler, which they also watched in preparation. Other topics include the boys favorite sequels, as well as sports movies. As always, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 9: After Hours (1985) Your hosts, Frank, Brandon, and Jesse stayed up real late to talk Scorsese's dark comedy of tragic coincidences, After Hours! Things get a little loopy, but they also manage to discuss their favorite sub-genres of comedy, as well as some of the best movies that take place within 24 hours. As usual, there will be spoilers, and yes, the boys are very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Special Episode... Episode 1: Cats (2019) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's vere off Scorsese's mean streets in this special, and prance their way onto the streets of London to behold the miraculous monstrosity that is Tom Hooper's cinematic adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical, Cats! This global pandemic has got the boys a little stir-crazy, so topics go all over the map. Though that might be a given, since as usual, they're very high. *There will also be spoilers.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 8: The King of Comedy (1980) This week, the Sassy Safdie-Sese Stans pay a visit to thine royal highness, Rupert Pupkin; better known as, The King of Comedy! Listen as your peasant hosts Frank, Brandon, and Jesse yuck it up over topics like the current state of comedy, Jerry Lewis' unseen Holocaust film, Manhunter quotes, and much more! There will be spoilers, and yes, as always, they're very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 7 - Raging Bull (1980) The boys get serious this week to discuss the white-male rage at the heart of Scorsese's classic biopic, Raging Bull. There are lots of spoilers, and as always, they're very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 6 - New York, New York (1977) Start spreadin' the news! Your hosts, Frank, Brandon, and Jesse are heading back to the Big Apple, with a song in their hearts, to discuss one of Scorsese's lesser known epics, New York, New York. The boys go deep on musical theater, jazz, and more! As usual, they're very high. Spoilers abound!

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese... Episode 5 - Taxi Driver (1976) Listen you screwheads! The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's are feeling the angst this week as they return to discuss Scorsese's iconic masterpiece, Taxi Driver. Also, travel back in time with the boys as they discuss the results of the 2020 Academy Awards. Have we mentioned, they're also very high?

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese: Episode 4 - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) The Sassy Safdie-Sese Stan's are back to talk Scorsese's final female driven film, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, in great detail. As always, there are plenty of spoilers, and, big shock, they're very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese Episode 3 - Mean Streets (1973) "Live in Our Ears, Not in Yours!" Listen as hosts Frank, Brandon, & Jesse break down the first real triumph in Scorsese's filmography, Mean Streets; followed by brief discussions on The Color Out of Space, No Country for Old Men, & Michael Clayton. As always, they are VERY high. There may also be talk...of some jellicle Cats...

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese Episode 2 - Boxcar Bertha (1972) The boys are back with an unfortunate slump. Try to follow the conversation as Frank, Brandon, and Jesse attempt to talk about everything except Boxcar Bertha. Spoilers are still a plenty, and they're still very high.

The Chronic Canon Presents... A Series on Martin Scorsese Episode 1 - Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) In their very first episode, hosts Frank, Jesse, & Brandon introduce the concept of The Chronic Canon, and officially launch into their first director series, on one Martin Scorsese. The boys discuss Scorsese's debut feature, "Who's That Knocking at My Door", as well as a plethora of other movie related subjects. They're also very high. *SPOILER FILLED*