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Released in 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker."Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review36:15 - Spoiler Territory1:32:18 - Final Scores Anyone?1:42:00 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 1997. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, and Ben Affleck"When professors discover that an aimless janitor is also a math genius, a therapist helps the young man confront the demons that are holding him back."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review19:00 - Spoiler Territory1:08:19 - Final Scores Anyone?1:23:19 - Final Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 2000. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, and Jennifer Connelly."The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review25:33 - Spoiler Territory1:04:55 - Final Scores Anyone?1:16:02 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 1971. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Malcom McDowell, Patrick Magee, and Carl Duering."In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?"Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review23:05 - Spoiler Territory1:12:08 - Final Scores Anyone?1:08:08 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 2010. Directed by Christoper Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ken Watanabe."Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: “inception”, the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review20:20 - Spoiler Territory1:04:38 - Final Scores Anyone?1:09:23 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 2000. Directed by Christoper Nolan. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Joe Pantoliano."Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review24:28 - Spoiler Territory1:10:26 - Final Scores Anyone?1:20:09 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 2008. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Taraji P. Henson."Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review18:02 - Spoiler Territory49:23 - Final Scores Anyone?54:30 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 2006. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Starring Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, and Chiwetel Ejiofor."In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review33:29 - Spoiler Territory1:01:53 - Final Scores Anyone?1:10:09 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Released in 2006. Directed by Christoper Nolan. Starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Michael Caine."A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy – full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review19:39 - Spoiler Territory1:04:21 - Final Scores Anyone?1:11:23 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Rumor has it that if you play this episode backwards Dennis gives it a 10.Released in 2020. Directed by Christoper Nolan. Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Elizabeth Debicki."Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review21:52 - Spoiler Territory1:33:35 - Final Scores Anyone?1:48:30 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Spoiler alert: this is the highest we've ever rated a movie on the podcast (not counting Interstellar, which you should because Matt's a fuckin' doofus)Released in 2015. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac."Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review - Spoiler Territory - Final Scores Anyone? - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Coen Brothers x Nick Cage in his early days = a mixed bag of reviews. Released in 1987. Directed by Joel Coen. Starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, and Trey Wilson."When a childless couple–an ex-con and an ex-cop–decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review34:07 - Spoiler Territory58:10 - Final Scores Anyone?1:03:33 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

There Will Be Blood takes our PTA virginity this week and there's mixed feelings :(Released in 2007. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano."Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review28:41 - Spoiler Territory1:07:14 - Final Scores Anyone?1:20:46 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Matt choosing a 16 year old comedy movie? What could go wrong? Let's see how the star-studded Little Miss Sunshine holds up.Released in 2006. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carrell, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arklin."A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review22:53 - Spoiler Territory1:02:00 - Final Scores Anyone?1:08:19 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

One of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time and the inspiration for sci-fi and cinema for years to come, and somehow we all hadn't seen it. Buckle up for 2001: A Space Odyssey.Released in 1968. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, and Douglas Rain."Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews20:21 - Spoiler Territory1:22:25 - Final Scores Anyone?1:32:57 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Closing out one of Zack's favorite director's current filmography with viking revenge epic, The Northman.Released in 2022. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, and Anya Taylor-Joy."Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review09:01 - Movie Grid28:55 - Spoiler Territory1:13:00 - Final Scores Anyone?1:20:26 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

This week we tick off another movie from one of the podcast's beloved directors, but it's a musical?Released 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling."Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review30:34 - Spoiler Territory1:13:58 - Final Scores Anyone?1:25:30 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Someone besides Matt picks an A24 movie again?? Didn't see that coming. Horror thriller Green Room features punk rock neo-Nazis led by Patrick Stewart? Also didn't see that coming.Released in 2015. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and Patrick Stewart."A punk rock band becomes trapped in a secluded venue after finding a scene of violence. For what they saw, the band themselves become targets of violence from a gang of white power skinheads, who want to eliminate all evidence of the crime."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review23:20 - Spoiler Territory51:38 - Final Scores Anyone?58:18 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

One of the best sci-fi movies of all time, they say. What do we say? The Matrix is the topic of conversation this week and we are not all in agreeance.Released 1999. Directed by The Wachowski Sisters. Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss."Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review21:19 - Spoiler Territory1:03:40 - Final Scores Anyone?1:11:09 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Out of Matt's options, Dennis and Zack select the mystery war drama - Incendies - an early work from one of the best directors of all time.Released in 2010, Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, and Maxim Gaudette."A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review19:57 - Spoiler Territory54:59 - Final Scores Anyone?59:03 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

We knew it was coming sooner rather than later: Dennis' pick of the sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, one of his perfect 10s out of those we've reviewed for the pod. Was Furiosa's story worth the wait?Released in 2024. Directed by George Miller. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Burke."As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review15:25 - Spoiler Territory1:07:00 - Final Scores Anyone?1:17:10 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Zack rounds out our list of the current filmography of Jordan Peele with sci-fi mystery Nope.Released in 2022. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Brandon Perea."Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review22:25 - Spoiler Territory1:06:18 - Final Scores Anyone?1:16:40 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Matt's pick this week moves David Fincher to the top of the podcast's "Most Reviewed Directors" list with pre-Y2K drama thriller The Game.Released in 1997. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, and Deborah Kara Unger."In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review28:40 - Spoiler Territory56:22 - Final Scores Anyone?1:06:47 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

The beloved sci-fi romance Her finally gets its day on the podcast. This one's been lingering on all of our lists since the start and should help give the lads some creative use cases for ChatGPT.Released in 2013. Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson."In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review21:30 - Spoiler Territory1:04:53 - Final Scores Anyone?1:15:38 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Following an unfortunate sequence of events, you will not be able to see the video of Matt in the Lamb mask for this episode, but tune in for a conversation about a heartfelt relationship between a mother and her lamb baby?Released 2021. Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson. Starring Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson."A couple discover a mysterious half-lamb/half-human newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review15:47 - Spoiler Territory1:04:11 - Final Scores Anyone?1:10:22 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

The all too timely Civil War is seemingly Alex Garland's final film as a director for the foreseeable future? Did it live up to the hype?Released 2024. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny. "In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war."FOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

You'd think a star studded cast like this would come together to create something more memorable, but Dennis' pick, Burn After Reading, falls mostly flat. Bonus convo about movie rating systems and objectivity and subjectivity's weight in scoring.Released 2008 Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen. Starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, and Brad Pitt."When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review15:57 - Spoiler Territory57:09 - Final Scores Anyone?1:02:55 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Things get phallic on this week's episode as we discuss the mystery, mermaids, and masturbation in Zack's pick: The Lighthouse.Released 2019. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson."Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review18:54 - Spoiler Territory49:50 - Final Scores Anyone?54:08 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Matt not letting up on the Best Picture Oscar nominees with Celine Song's directorial debut romance that leaves the lads divided.Released 2023. Directed by Celine Song. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro."Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends, are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review21:37 - Spoiler Territory1:07:41 - Final Scores Anyone?1:14:06 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Dennis delivers a highly anticipated episode with his pick, The Hateful Eight. No guns were shit in the making of this episode.Released in 2015. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, and Jennifer Jason Leigh."Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review26:10 - Spoiler Territory1:04:35 - Final Scores Anyone?1:12:00 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Dune: Part Two pushed this one back bit, but we're excited to add Jordan Peele's follow-up to wildly successful Get Out.Released in 2019. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Shahadi Wright Joseph."Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review23:00 - Spoiler Territory1:07:42 - Final Scores Anyone?1:12:55 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

This one's been hotly wanted(?) for a long time now, especially after being pushed from its original November 2023 release date due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Does the sequel live up to the expectations and hype?Released in 2024. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Rebecca Ferguson (and every other popular actor in Hollywood)."Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review22:56 - Spoiler Territory1:11:24 - Final Scores Anyone?1:19:44 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Ahead of the imminent release of Dune: Part Two, we rewatch the 2021 entry for the first time since our original viewing. Released in 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, and Oscar Isaac."Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review27:47 - Spoiler Territory1:03:24 - Final Scores Anyone?1:08:24 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

One of the most well received movies of the year proves to be divisive this week as we discuss Jonathan Glazer's Best Picture nominee: The Zone of Interest.Released in 2023. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller."The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review21:50 - Spoiler Territory1:05:18 - Final Scores Anyone?1:11:04 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Dennis keeps the Mads Mikkelsen ball rolling with Danish film and winner of Best International Feature Film at the 2020 Academy Awards: Another Round.Released in 2020. Directed Thomas Vinterberg. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, and Magnus Millang."Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication."Timestamps00:00 - Intro / Initial Review20:14 - Spoiler Territory52:42 - Final Scores Anyone?59:06 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Zack casts his vote for Blond Bond this week with the first Bond of the Daniel Craig era: Casino Royale. Dennis attempts Bond impression. The lads discuss their top movies of 2023.Released in 2006. Directed Martin Campbell. Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, and Mads Mikkelsen."Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career."Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews28:27 - Spoiler Territory58:31 - Final Scores Anyone?1:08:22 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

This week, Matt picks Oscar nominee Anatomy of a Fall to keep us rolling this awards season. Below is the list of nominations the film is vying for at the 96th Academy Awards:Best Picture - Marie-Ange Luciani and David ThionBest Director - Justine TrietBest Actress - Sandra HüllerBest Original Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur HarariBest Editing - Laurent SénéchalReleased in 2023. Directed by Justine Triet. Starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, and Milo Machado-Graner."A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness."Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews23:10 - Spoiler Territory57:11 - Final Scores Anyone?1:02:15 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Dennis breaks the streak of 62(!) movies reviews without a Martin Scorsese pick with this week's The Departed. Released in 2006. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson."To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them."Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews17:19 - Spoiler Territory47:12 - Final Scores Anyone?56:01 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

It's awards season and that means Matt is back in his bag of picking Best Picture nominees. This week we have Poor Things, the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy. Emma Stone also took home the Best Actress for a Musical or Comedy with her stellar (and stark) performance.Released in 2023. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, and Ramy Youssef."Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation."Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews20:28 - Spoiler Territory54:17 - Final Scores Anyone?1:00:18 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

We love Alex Garland but have been dragging our feet to watch his latest metaphorical milkshake that is Men. Zack pushes us over the finish line with week and one of us does not approve.Released in 2022. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear."In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears."Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews17:41 - Spoiler Territory52:40 - Final Scores Anyone?1:01:48- Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

Dennis' 3-film ballot ends in pop culture phenomenon Bird Box, the Sandra Bullock x Machine Gun Kelly crossover no one saw coming (no pun intended).Released 2018. Directed by Susanne Bier. Starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, and John Malkovich.“Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.”Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews20:09 - Spoiler Territory1:07:06 - Final Scores Anyone?1:12:14 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSYoutube - @thelitterboxpodInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodX (formerly Twitter) - @litterboxpod

This one may hurt your brain a little. Please do yourself a favor and watch the movie before listening to this. Also check out the Wiki page linked below to see the diagram we were referencing otherwise your brain may start leaking out of your ear. This is 2004 mini budget sci-fi brain basher, Primer.Released in 2004. Directed by Shane Carruth. Starring Shane Carruth and David Sullivan."Friends and fledgling entrepreneurs invent a device in their garage which reduces the apparent mass of any object placed inside it, but they discover that it has some highly unexpected capabilities - ones that could enable them to do and to have seemingly anything they want. Taking advantage of this unique opportunity is the first challenge they face. Dealing with the consequences is the next."Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Reviews21:40 - Spoiler Territory1:00:45 - Final Scores Anyone?1:07:29 - Next Movie RevealPrimer Wiki: http://bit.ly/48uIdrAFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

This week, we have guest Andy Nielsen on to talk about Napoleon. Matt was deceived by the idea of a Joaquin and Ridley team up, and boy, did we pay the price. Released 2023. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, and Tahar Rahim.“A personal look at the French military leader's origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of Napoleon's addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.”Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Review19:38 - Spoiler Territory1:05:12 - Final Scores Anyone?1:13:01 - Next Movie RevealVideo: bit.ly/47Z3TfsFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

Bet you didn't have a sci-fi romance starring serious Jim Carrey playing opposite a hyper-quirky Kate Winslet on your 2004 bingo board. Does Dennis' pick live up to its reputation of being one of the greatest movies of all time?Released 2004. Directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Kirsten Dunst.“Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realizes that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake."Timestamps0:00 - Intro / Initial Review22:20 - Spoiler Territory1:00:50 - Final Scores Anyone?1:07:46 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

Zack is back with the fourth(!) David Fincher film we've reviewed thus far. The second film of Fincher's 4-year deal with Netflix proves to be a real ~vibe~.Released 2023. Directed by David Fincher (Fight Club, Gone Girl, The Social Network). Starring Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, and Charles Parnell.“After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.”Timestamps 0:00 - Intro / Initial Review15:12 - Spoiler Territory51:14 - Final Scores Anyone?56:40 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

Mad Max meets The Polar Express in Matt's pick Snowpiercer. Don't let the synopsis fool you. This one is a train wreck in more ways than one.Released 2013. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, and Tilda Swinton.“In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.”Timestamp 0:00 - Intro / Initial Review17:48 - Spoiler Territory55:30 - Final Scores Anyone? 1:01:59 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

Well, we recorded this episode a while back and due to some technical issues, we nixed it. But now, it has risen from the dead and is ready to burst through your proverbial chest.Released 1979. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, and Ian Holm.“During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.”Timestamps  0:00 - Intro / Initial Review25:12 - Spoiler Territory1:04:50 - Final Scores Anyone?1:10:11 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

Dennis keeps it rocking with this 90s cult classic Pulp Fiction. For once, we have an insanely popular pick that none of us have seen. This should be good.Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Uma Thurmin.“A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.”Timestamps 0:00 - Intro / Initial Review21:20 - Spoiler Territory1:01:40 - Final Scores Anyone?1:07:55 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

Zack keeps on theme with a spooky pick. This week we watched A24 cult classic folk tale, The Witch.Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor Joy, Ralph Ineson, and Kate Dickie.“In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and crops mysteriously fail, the family turns on one another.”Timestamps 0:00 - Intro / Initial Review19:20 - Spoiler Territory1:09:55 - Final Scores Anyone?1:15:45 - Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

After the kerfuffle of botched recordings for The Creator and Alien, we are back with Matt's disturbing drama/horror flick, Hereditary, just in time for Halloween.Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, and Milly Shapiro.“When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.”Timestamps 0:00 - Intro / Initial Review17:52 - Spoiler Territory1:02:00 - Final Scores Anyone?1:10:00- Next Movie RevealFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod

Happy 50th episode of the litter box! We're celebrating with the almighty Interstellar, which sits firmly in all of our top movies of all time. We're speeding through this one at light speed so buckle the fuck up.Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain."The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage."Timestamps 0:00 - Intro / Initial Review13:33 - Spoiler Territory53:35 - Final Scores Anyone?55:31 - Giveaway Details!56:48 - Next Movie RevealGIVEAWAY DETAILS! We will be giving away a $25 gift card to your movie theater or digital movie store of choice! To enter, you must do the following:- Comment on the Interstellar Instagram post and tag a friend- Leave a review for the show on whatever platform you listen on- Send screenshots showing you completed the above to us on one of our below social media accountsFOLLOW US ON SOCIALSInstagram - @thelitterboxpodLetterboxd - thelitterboxpodTwitter/X/Elon's Land of Lawlessness - @litterboxpod