Top 5 Film Podcast

E141 is our first episode back from a long hiatus. It is a catch-up episode for the first-half of 2019. There are about 20 movies talked about in-depth or recommended. Show Notes: 00:22 - We're Back from the Hiatus 01:49 - Plenty to Talk About 02:59 - The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 08:14 - Under the Silver Lake 20:44 - Serenity 25:33 - John Wick 3 28:36 - Us 32:10 - The Beach Bum 37:17 - Captain Marvel, Shazam!, and Endgame 45:01 - Dragged Across Concrete 51:44 - Her Smell 57:24 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters 64:15 - Fighting with My Family 67:05 - Booksmart 70:31 - Pet Sematary and Brightburn 76:31 - High Flying Bird 85:14 - Hellboy 89:27 - Outros

E140 contains 5 favorite movies that released in 2018 from both Jonathan and Trevor as well as the two of them creating a collaborative Top 5 for 2018. Show Notes: 00:20 - History Repeats Itself 11:21 - Segment I: 5 Favorites from Jonathan 16:12 - Shoplifters 18:39 - Annihilation 24:42 - BlacKkKlansman 29:37 - Eighth Grade 31:18 - Segment II: 5 Favorites from Trevor 31:36 - The Tale 35:02 - Unsane and Hereditary 37:33 - Upgrade 44:04 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 50:37 - Segment III: Collaborative Top 5 51:18 - Brainstorm for the First Three Spots 55:17 - What About the Final Two Spots? 67:37 - A Final Rundown: Upgrade, Three Identical Strangers, Into the Spider-Verse, Eighth Grade, and Blockers 69:59 - Outros

E139 houses discussions and reviews of three new 2018 releases. "Blindspotting," "Eighth Grade," and "Mission: Impossible - Fallout." Show Notes: 00:38 - Segment I: "Blindspotting" Review 02:42 - A Lot of Ground to Cover 04:29 - Performances and Rapping 05:48 - Gentrification and Definition of Perceptions 10:17 - No Escaping a Black Male with a Felony Conviction 13:32 - Highly Recommended 16:17 - Segment II: "Eighth Grade" Review 16:43 - An Emotional Ringer 20:29 - Technology and Gratification 23:02 - Brutal Hurdles with Good Outcomes 25:41 - Parents Don't Understand 28:10 - Impressionability 33:54 - The "Sail Away" Que 36:01 - Segment III: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" Review 37:35 - Ranking the Mission: Impossible Films 41:07 - Emotional Connection 43:24 - Too Long 44:43 - Action Sequences 48:50 - The Inevitable Will Happen 52:22 - Ethan's the Guy

E138 houses discussions and reviews of three 2018 releases. "Uncle Drew," "The First Purge," and "Sorry to Bother You." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "Uncle Drew" Review 00:34 - Lil Rel Howery and Kyrie Irving 02:07 - Bad Grandpa with Basketball Stars 05:06 - Nick Kroll 06:31 - A Ham Sandwich! 07:41 - Playground Stakes 12:09 - Segment II: "The First Purge" Review 12:57 - Blaxploitation Purge 14:13 - The Value of Killing 16:10 - The Crack Kingpin Savior 17:25 - Socio-Political, Economic, and Cultural Lense 21:20 - Saving Four People 25:40 - Segment III: "Sorry to Bother You" Review 26:27 - Mainstream Social Awareness 28:59 - Uncle Tom for the 21st Century 31:01 - In Your Face 33:37 - The Girlfriend and Her Values 40:16 - Grand Gestures 44:21 - Outros

E137 houses discussion and review about four studio sequels released in 2018; "Incredibles 2," "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," "Sicario: Day of the Soldado," and "Ant-Man and the Wasp." Show Notes: 00:20 - Four Forgettable Sequels setup 01:00 - Segment I: "Incredibles 2" Review 02:11 - Screenslaver 03:52 - No Backbone and Low-Hanging Fruit 07:01 - Animation and Action 08:34 - Is it Helen or Mr. Mom? 12:36 - Bao 13:37 - Segment II: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" Review 13:59 - Nostalgiafest 16:08 - Grain of Salt 20:32 - Dino Auction and the Mansion 24:29 - Actually Jurassic World 27:05 - Segment III: "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" Review 29:15 - Too Close for Comfort 32:45 - Taylor Sheridan's Sequel 34:06 - Assaulted with Technology 36:25 - Small Movie for Big Things 39:54 - Segment IV: "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Review 41:41 - Ghost and Goliath 45:20 - Where's the Wasp(s)? 48:08 - The Quantum Realm 51:26 - Outros

E136 houses reviews for three new 2018 movies, "The Tale," "First Reformed." and "Hereditary." Show Notes: 00:20 - Dark Subjects 01:08 - Segment I: "The Tale" Review 01:57 - Fractured Perspective 05:41 - Asking the Hard Questions 08:15 - Trail of Abuse 09:43 - Her Body 11:33 - Laura Dern 15:38 - Segment II: "First Reformed" Review 17:01 - Spectrum of Perspectives 18:31 - An Unreliable Protagonist 24:30 - Amanda Seyfried and Questionable Behavior 27:34 - Radicalized and the Upperhand 31:26 - Subverting Expectations and Political Satire 34:21 - Two Sides of the Same Coin 37:16 - Segment III: "Hereditary" Review 37:30 - Coping with Grief and Loss 40:14 - Constantly Working 42:13 - Jarring Imagery and the Process 44:11 - The Dinner Sequence 46:26 - Paimon 49:02 - No Happy Ending 52:06 - Family Laundry 55:21 - Mileage May Vary 58:39 - Last Fifteen Minutes

E135 houses three reviews of 2018 heist movies; "Solo: A Star Wars Story," "American Animals," and "Ocean's 8." Show Notes: 00:20 - Introductions 01:35 - Segment I - "Solo: A Star Wars Story" Review 02:10 - Easy to Like, Easy to Pick Apart 03:57 - Hologram Teases 06:28 - Qi'ra 09:51 - Dryden Vot's Showroom 12:35 - Alden Enrenreich's Han Solo 15:37 - Quality Assurance Checkpoints 17:32 - Beckett, Val, and Rio Durant 21:45 - L3-37 and the Millennium Falcon 24:38 - Chewbacca and Han Shoots First 30:41 - Segment II - "American Animals" Review 31:32 - Limitations of a Docudrama 33:20 - Impact of What They've Done 36:30 - They'll Convince Themselves of Anything 39:57 - They Want to Get Caught 43:38 - Segment III - "Ocean's 8" Review 44:33 - Where's My Reaction? 48:15 - Doubting Women 52:46 - Diminishing Returns 54:31 - The Crew 57:59 - Flash and Style 61:21 - Outros

E134 includes reviews for two superhero releases in May; "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Deadpool 2." Show Notes: 00:20 - A Deliberate Pause 03:04 - Segment I: "Avengers: Infinity War" Review 03:09 - The MCU Mindset 07:54 - Emotional Weight 11:26 - Breadcrumbs 14:32 - Scenes Without Action 16:53 - The Russo's Action 21:18 - Thor, Cap, and Tony 25:31 - Predictions 29:11 - Mega Event 31:09 - Segment II: "Deadpool 2" Review 31:46 - Second Chances 33:20 - 9 to 5 with Pathos 38:51 - The Big Guy 42:49 - Cable and a Dial that Goes to 11 46:01 - Domino and Action 49:12 - Sluggish 51:24 - Making Rob Liefeld Cry

E133 houses a new segment called Two Likes & Two Dislikes highlight the career of Steven Spielberg as well as two reviews for "Ready Player One" and "A Quiet Place." Show Notes: 00:20 - He Makes Two Movies a Year 04:06 - Finding New Segments 06:18 - Segment I: Two Likes & Two Dislikes 06:49 - "Always" 08:52 - Holly Hunter 11:00 - Big Themes 14:24 - "Saving Private Ryan" 14:55 - Mechanics and the D-Day Sequence 17:33 - A Fictional Layer 19:52 - "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" 22:53 - The First Act 25:09 - "Jurassic Park" 25:37 - The Book 32:20 - Segment II: "Ready Player One" Review 33:42 - Weighed Down 35:26 - Nostalgia Skins 38:58 - The Overlook Hotel 40:48 - Real or Fictional 43:20 - The Message 46:13 - You Can't Keep Going Back 47:31 - Segment III: "A Quiet Place" Review 48:30 - Conservative Values 51:27 - Taking Advantage of Sound 53:36 - Having Babies 58:04 - Family Survival

E132 includes reviews for three March movies; "Pacific Rim Uprising" directed by Steven D. Knight, Wes Anderson's new stop-motion feature "Isle of Dogs," and "Unsane" directed by Steven Soderbergh. Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "Pacific Rim Uprising" Review 00:58 - The GoBots and Robot on Robot 05:34 - Boyega, Eastwood, and Day 07:51 - Meet the Jaegers 11:29 - A lot of Jibberish 17:55 - Busy Action Cutscenes 21:27 - Segment II: "Isle of Dogs" Review 22:06 - Japan and Cultural Appropriation 24:35 - Complicated Imagery and Critical Thinking 27:46 - Japanese Language and Subtitles 29:03 - Ambition, Animation, and Scrutiny 33:51 - Letdown by Unmemorable Characters 40:43 - Segment III: "Unsane" 41:48 - Doubt 46:14 - Horrors of Insurance Fraud 49:16 - Compliant Faculty 52:21 - Soderbergh and iPhone 55:23 - The Stalker 57:58 - Making it Look Easy

E131 houses two reviews. First "Annihilation" written and directed by Alex Garland. Second "A Wrinkle in Time" directed by Ava DuVernay. Show Notes: 00:20 - Adjusting to a New Setup 01:41 - Representation Matters 04:37 - Segment I: "Annihilation" Review 05:54 - Writer and Director Alex Garland 08:47 - Female Diversity 13:58 - Co-Exist 17:00 - A Believable Horrifying Narrative 19:32 - Science Contrasted with Visual Effects 25:39 - Fear and the Bear 31:07 - Hypnotic Jennifer Jason Leigh 35:46 - Humanity 39:14 - Inside the Lighthouse 47:02 - Positive Evolution 50:42 - Segment II: "A Wrinkle in Time" 52:03 - Love your Faults 54:25 - In the Light vs in the Dark 59:57 - Why Calvin Matters 64:12 - Kids without Fathers 66:08 - Oprah and Size 70:52 - Camazotz 74:08 - Meg and Mrs. Which 77:22 - Reuniting and Final Thoughts

E130 houses a review for Marvel Studios 18th feature film "Black Panther" as well as a segment on shared universes in cinema. Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "Black Panther" Review 01:12 - Music of Black Panther 02:16 - Black Awareness and Black Panther 04:59 - Filling MCU's Own Void 08:38 - The Action, Good and Bad 10:46 - Killmonger and His Contrast 18:07 - Challenging the Throne 20:22 - The Ease of Vibranium 23:26 - Okoye and the Women of Wakanda 26:07 - Signs of Improvement 28:31 - Black Panther's Impact on Marvel's Platform 34:19 - Origins and Heart-Shaped Herb 39:48 - Ending and Spirit World 46:07 - Segment II: Shared Universes 48:17 - What Can Wakanda Share? 55:00 - Infinity War Speculation 59:05 - Exhaustion Points 62:58 - DC Finding Footing 65:45 - Reactions to Villains 69:34 - Cracking the Marvel Code 74:25 - Outros

E129 features your host's individual Top 10 as well as creating a collaborative Top 5 for the year of 2017. Show Notes: 00:20 - Happy New Year! 00:51 - PS Score Prize 01:43 - Segment I: Jonathan Chang's Top 10 02:01 - Blade Runner 2049 03:51 - Brigsby Bear 05:26 - Call Me By Your Name 06:45 - Dunkirk 08:24 - Good Time 09:29 - Lady Bird 11:16 - Logan 13:36 - Mudbound 15:48 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi 17:45 - Raw Your Name 19:05 - Segment II: Schofizzy's Top 10 19:39 - Ladybird 23:21 - Logan 24:21 - Wind River 27:31 - Blade Runner 2049 29:24 - Good Time 30:57 - Get Out 32:41 - The Lost City of Z 35:14 - The Blackcoat's Daughter 37:31 - War for the Planet of the Apes 41:13 - A Ghost Story 49:05 - Segment III: Top 5 Film's Top 5 51:16 - Get Out 52:45 - Debating Shared Titles: Logan, Lady Bird, Good Time, and Blade Runner 2049 58:46 - Potential Titles: Dunkirk, Brigsby Bear, and Mudbound 65:29 - Finalizing our Top 5 69:06 - A Great Year at the Movies

E128 features discussion and our review of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and also has the PS Score results from E126.   Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: E126 PS Score Results 01:54 - Refreshing Your Memory 03:13 - Flatliners 04:01 - New Ideas 04:54 - Segment II: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Review 06:01 - Lifelong Star Wars Fans 09:58 - Beyond 13:29 - The Apprentice Outgrows the Master 17:16 - Expanding with Nostalgia 23:23 - Salty at Rian Johnson 26:42 - How Luke is Presented 31:56 - Break the Rules 34:15 - Minority Representation 36:47 - Hux and Humor 40:34 - Leia and the Female Perspective 45:47 - Kylo Ren and the Offer 50:43 - Removing the Mask 54:50 - Rey's Parents

E127 includes reviews and discussion for "mother!" and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "mother!" Review 01:13 - Decompressing the Experience 03:05 - Trinity or "Triality" 08:02 - Battery 09:41 - Perspectives 12:01 - In Your Face 15:28 - It Ruined Date Night 23:31 - Segment II: "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" Review 24:20 - Finger-bang into Oblivion 27:26 - Another White Guy 29:35 - Put 'em on Ice 31:08 - Best Thing in the Movie 33:18 - Poppy and the Rest

E126 features a new round of the PS Score and results from E125. E126 also includes reviews for three new movies; "Wind River," "Good Time," and "It." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: E125 PS Score Results 02:42 - PS Score Win/Lose Trailer Commentary #4 05:56 - "LBJ" Trailer Talkback 07:14 - Segment II: E126 PS Score 07:42 - PS Score: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (JC 52% & TS 75%) 08:19 - PS Score: American Made (JC 61% & TS 83%) 09:27 - PS Score: Flatliners (JC 33% & TS 50%) 10:45 - Segment III: "Wind River" Review 11:08 - A Complex Situation 14:10 - Renner; A Seasoned Minimalist 16:19 - We Need to Do Something About This 18:37 - A Restrained Director 22:15 - Supporting Cast 23:27 - Segment IV: "Good Time" Review 24:00 - One Nightmare After Another 27:06 - Robert Pattinson's Tour de Force 28:44 - The Safdie Brothers 30:52 - Therapy Bookends 33:39 - Segment V: "It" Review 34:26 - Pennywise is Back 37:23 - Deviations from the Book 39:23 - Reoccurring Stephen King Themes 43:30 - Shared Experience Structure 46:44 - A Nightmare on Neibolt Street 50:45 - A Retread that's Fresh 53:38 - More Deviations and No Ritual of Chud 57:03 - The Blood Oath 59:47 - Best of Both Worlds 62:11 - Chapter 2 'This is the End' Cast Projections

E125 features a new round of the PS Score and the results from E123. E125 also includes a review and discussion on Christopher Nolan's latest "Dunkirk." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: E123 PS Score Results 04:42 - PS Score Win/Lose Trailer Commentary #3 07:44 - "It" (1990) Talkback 11:01 - Segment II: E125 PS Score 12:17 - PS Score: The Dark Tower (TS 30% & JC 41%) 13:56 - PS Score: Detroit (TS 73% & JC 83%) 16:24 - PS Score: Annabelle: Creation (TS 55% & JC 51%) 21:32 - Segment III: "Dunkirk" Review 22:27 - Nooks and Crannies History 25:02 - Unconventional Feat of Storytelling 30:17 - Era Defining Cinematic Experience 34:45 - Question About Ejecting 38:00 - Tom Hardy [An Actor of All Eras] 39:53 - Mole 42:03 - Cowardice or Heroic 47:26 - Sea 53:31 - Shot for IMAX 59:17 - Score and Emotions 64:54 - The Magic of Cinema [and Netflix] 72:02 - The Story of Dunkirk 74:53 - Slap in the Face to Exposition

E124 feature a review "War for the Planet of the Apes" directed by Matt Reeves as well as discussion about the Planet of the Apes franchise as a whole. Show Notes: 00:20 - Realizing There's No Dawn Episode 03:03 - Creating a Home 06:12 - Buying into the Apes 09:04 - We Did it to Ourselves 14:45 - PTSD from Dawn 17:13 - The Virus 20:57 - Donkey(s) and Koba's Followers 25:39 - Maurice and Rocket 30:40 - Bad Ape and Luca 35:55 - Best Trilogy of My Adult Life 41:08 - "I Meant to Kill You" 46:53 - Echoing Sentiments 48:43 - Outros

E123 features a new round of the PS Score and results from E121. E123 includes reviews for Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver" and the 16th installment of the MCU "Spider-Man: Homecoming" Show Notes: 00:22 - Segment I: The PS Score 00:43 - E121 PS Score Results 03:06 - PS Score Win/Lose Trailer Commentary #2 05:34 - "The Dark Tower" Talkback 10:41 - PS Score: Dunkirk (JC 90% & TS 90%) 12:31 - PS Score: Girls Trip (JC 67% & TS 70%) 13:52 - PS Score: Valerian (JC 32% & TS 75%) 16:26 - Segment II: "Baby Driver" Review 16:40 - Rank Edgar Wright's Movies 21:49 - DJ Ansolo 25:59 - Redefining the Musical 29:55 - An Impersonal Personal Movie 32:30 - Expectation on Action 35:38 - Kevin Spacey 37:10 - Seeing All the Angles 39:21 - Samples and Songs 43:02 - Segment III: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" 44:00 - The Good Stuff 50:56 - A Movie Game 52:53 - A Dependent Guy 55:30 - The Purple Rock 57:29 - All the Shockers 60:23 - Tom Holland is Spider-Man 65:17 - Dump the Iron Man Anything 69:33 - Karen is Too Easy 72:43 - Vulture and Iron Man 2 75:20 - 16 Deep and More Marvel

E122 features a review of Michael Bay's fifth installment in the Transformers franchise "Transformers: The Last Knight." Show Notes: 00:20 - Breaking the Bad News 01:08 - Coming Full-Circle 04:22 - The Order of Witwiccans 06:35 - Roll Call 09:47 - These F*%king Kids 13:08 - Merlin and the Arthurian Legend 18:59 - Outdoing Childhood Imagination 22:03 - Alien Junk 25:32 - Clarity of Action 28:00 - Expanding IP 33:40 - Toxic Application 35:58 - Bumble Bee's Whaaa? Moment 38:57 - 100 Pages of History 43:14 - Finding your Enthusiasm 47:49 - They're All Too Long 50:18 - Quotable Dialogue 55:08 - Outros

E121 includes a new round of the PS Score along with results from E120 PS Score. E121 Features reviews for "Wonder Woman" and "The Mummy."  Show Notes: 00:20 - Intros 00:55 - Segment I: The PS Score 01:08 - Recap Ep. 120 PS Score 07:31 - PS Score Win/Lose Trailer Commentary #1 09:54 - "Frozen" Talkback 12:44 - PS Score: Transformers: The Last Knight (TS 17% & JC 10%) 15:03 - PS Score: Despicable Me 3 (TS 80% & JC 65%) 18:38 - PS Score: Spider-Man: Homecoming (TS 85% & JC 82%) 22:21 - Segment II: "Wonder Woman" Review 22:48 - Earned that Photo 24:59 - The Jenkins Touch 27:55 - Saving the Pure Hero 29:41 - Never Feels Unreal 35:19 - Supporting Diana 43:18 - Doubting Parallels 48:12 - Understanding Her Impact 52:30 - Clarity, Spirited, and Emotional 56:23 - Segment III: "The Mummy" Review 56:56 - What We Asked For 58:37 - Mummy: Impossible 60:40 - Kneecapping Ahmanet 63:48 - Why Start with the Mummy? 65:40 - A Nick Morton Pitch 70:24 - A Unbaked Brownie 74:45 - Can You Explain the End? 77:01 - Lean In and Outros  

Episode 120 features "Alien: Covenant" review and the introduction of a brand new game titled the PS Score. Show Notes: 00:20 - The Internet 01:35 - A New Game: The PS Score 05:07 - PS Score: Rules 06:17 - PS Score: Reward 10:15 - Segment I: The PS Score 10:50 - PS Score: Baywatch (JC 62% & TS 70%) 15:18 - PS Score: Wonder Woman (JC 87% & TS 81%) 19:55 - PS Score: The Mummy (JC 44% & TS 53%) 24:48 - Segment II: "Alien: Covenant" Review 25:16 - AVP Movies Don't Exist 29:36 - "Big Things Come from Small Beginnings" 33:38 - A Different Kind of Alien 38:31 - How We Came To Be 43:32 - David 48:36 - Meeting Your Maker 53:22 - Like a Dumbass 57:25 - Graduating Into New Territory 64:05 - Is it an "Alien" Movie? 68:57 - Challenging the Audience 72:39 - Outros

Episode 119 includes reactions to the first trailer for "Blade Runner 2049" and reviews for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "Blade Runner 2049" Trailer Reactions 01:05 - The Nutcracker Suite 03:34 - A Variety of Cuts 08:39 - Iconic Visuals 10:27 - Modern Action 13:23 - Segment II: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" Review 13:43 - The Best Thing in MCU 15:35 - A Single Issue, Vol. 2 21:01 - Yondu and Quill 27:00 - Pieces Don't Line Up 32:42 - Mr. Blue Sky 37:03 - Alchemy 40:27 - Segment III: "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" Review 41:18 - He-Man Mashed into King Arthur 43:54 - Some Kind of Magic 45:33 - Not Above the Character 49:13 - Sword & Sorcery and a Reluctant Swordsman 55:37 - Charlie Hunnam 58:59 - BFD 61:41 - Sword in the Stone

In Episode 118 your hosts give their reactions to the first trailer for Star Wars "The Last Jedi" as well as a full review of Warner Brothers latest King Kong entry "Kong: Skull Island." Show Notes: 00:20 - Disney Owns the World 03:38 - Didn't see Beauty and the Beast 05:39 - Segment I: Celebration and "The Last Jedi" Trailer 07:52 - Star Wars Celebration 12:14 - Shift in Fandom 17:31 - Ending the Jedi? 26:11 - Rian Johnson 32:51 - Segment II: Kong: Skull Island 33:30 - Feeling like a Kid 36:49 - Boats and Hoes 41:19 - Tone and Future 45:17 - Jackson, Hiddleston, and Riley 53:19 - Swoopy Swoopy 60:14 - Post Credit Tease

In Episode 117 we review Hugh Jackman's supposed final outing as Wolverine in "Logan" and Jordan Peele most well-known for Key & Peele directorial debut "Get Out." Show Notes: 00:20 - Two Movies to Review 03:37 - We've Seen Enough 05:27 - Segment I - "Logan" Review 06:15 - Timeless 07:49 - Not a Superhero Movie 09:29 - How to Correctly Evaluate X-Men Movies 14:02 - Thank Deadpool 17:48 - X23 22:59 - The Farmhouse 26:56 - Finally, 18 Years Later 30:32 - Parallels and Origins 34:55 - The Score 38:32 - The Credits 41:19 - Segment II - "Get Out" Review 42:15 - Jordan Peele 44:04 - The Cell Phone 47:46 - It Could Be 54:37 - The Sunken Place 58:28 - Foster More Ideas 64:29 - Educated Subtext 73:24 - What "Scream" Did for Horror 84:42 - Outros

Episode 116 includes three reviews from January and February releases. "Split" directed by M. Night Shyamalan, "John Wick Chapter 2" and "The Lego Batman Movie." Show Notes 00:20 - New Windows 04:15 - Segment I - "Split" Review 05:36 - John, I mean James McAvoy 10:00 - Twilight Zone Stories 13:18 - In That Space 18:44 - Expectation of a Twist 22:12 - Telling the Story Better 25:42 - Spoilers and the Secret Sequel 30:22 - More of a Horror 33:38 - Resurrecting Tales from the Crypt 34:06 - Segment II - "John Wick Chapter 2" Review 35:25 - World Building 38:38 - Gold Coins All Around 40:44 - Shoot the Toes, Shoot the Face 44:08 - Just Like the First One 49:38 - Everyone's Coming After You 55:14 - We Need More Fresh Ideas 56:41 - Segment III - "The Lego Batman Movie" Review 57:42 - Slow Down 63:49 - LEGO Imagination 68:13 - The Abyss 77:15 - Outros

It's a new year which means it is time to make our Top 5 of 2016. Like we have for the past two years, we will both list our favorite movies of the year and then together come up with a collaborative Top 5 for 2016. Show Notes: 00:20 - Happy New Year! 01:15 - Annual Year End Episode 02:40 - Segment I: Individual Lists 02:55 - Schofizzy's Top 10 06:37 - "Train to Busan" 15:09 - "Arrival" 21:10 - "Hell or High Water" 30:45 - Jonathan Chang's Top 10 31:03 - "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" 39:02 - "American Honey" 49:45 - Segment II: Top 5 Film's Top 5 50:13 - No. 5 53:00 - No. 1 55:18 - More Important 63:44 - No. 2 and 3 65:59 - Debating No. 4 74:01 - Final Positions 77:08 - Outros

Episode 114 is a review of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" directed by Gareth Edwards. Show Notes: 00:20 - Part I: Season of the Force 01:02 - First of Many Stories 02:40 - Feel the Brand at Disney 05:03 - Suppose to be for Kids? 08:24 - Part II: Review "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" 08:33 - A Table Setter 10:13 - Strangely Uplifting 18:26 - Balanced Ensemble 22:40 - Peppered Characters 29:54 - Multi-cultural Cast 37:12 - The Empire's Hierarchy  46:06 - Vader's Crib 49:30 - A Planet Killer and Saw Gerrera 57:08 - Who are the Extremists? 63:16 - The Third Act 73:19 - Rewatchability 76:05 - Walrus Man 80:54 - Outros  

Ep. 113 features reviews for two November releases, "Arrival" directed by Dennis Villeneuve and Disney's latest animated feature "Moana" directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Show Notes: 00:20 - Intros 01:03 - Give Girls a Chance 03:40 - Segment I: "Arrival" Review 04:53 - Cyclical 07:41 - Invisible Stars 10:35 - A Bird in a Cage 11:58 - Reasoning 17:31 - Not Working Together 18:55 - Heptapods 24:25 - A Conversation Starter 30:00 - $6 Budget Days 36:59 - Segment II: "Moana" Review 39:14 - Disney's Animation 43:14 - Bittersweet Inspiration 47:05 - Mixed on Maui 53:09 - It's Easy 57:56 - Disney Matching with Pixar 61:47 - Outros

After a bit of a hiatus, Top 5 Film is back with Ep. 112. We review Marvel Studios second feature of Phase Three "Doctor Strange" along with an independent film titled "Moonlight." Both films feature transitions in their main characters giving us an easy bridge between the two, but also there's been so many film since last we recorded we had to include two.   Show Notes: 00:20 - Hiatus 02:32 - Segment I: "Dr. Strange" Review 02:39 - MCU Phase Three 10:28 - Similar Origins Slight Deviations 14:15 - Not Real Language 17:15 - Denial 20:16 - End of the World Scenarios 23:29 - Master-Student Relationship 26:13 - You Can Do Anything Now 29:53 - M.C. Escher Action 34:43 - Digital Cloaks, Sanctum Sanctorum, and Dormammu 40:43 - Mid & Post Credit Sequences and Music 43:27 - Segment II: "Moonlight" Review 45:21 - An Evolution He Doesn't Understand 49:36 - Bullying the "Buttrammer" 55:33 - Linking the Three Together 58:23 - The Diner 64:09 - Outros  

Episode 111 has Top 5 Film reviewing DC's "Suicide Squad" written and directed by David Ayer.   Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: DCEU 01:53 - The Created Climate 04:06 - Ripple Through Fandom 06:35 - There's Influence 09:44 - What Are You Gonna Do DC? 14:31 - An Alternate Timeline 17:17 - Canned Thinking 19:26 - What's the Rush? 25:34 - Segment II: Suicide Squad Review 27:57 - Deadshot 30:01 - Harley Quinn & Joker 33:35 - Captain Boomerang and Katana 35:15 - Killer Croc and Slipknot 35:55 - El Diablo 36:47 - June Moon / Enchantress 38:44 - Rick Flag and Amanda Waller 41:08 - Wrong Team, Wrong Mission 43:08 - I Don't Know What Happened 49:56 - Meaningless World Ending Scenarios 53:35 - You Don't Need Them Anymore 56:29 - Advertisements for the Next Movie 57:21 - Something Simpler 65:30 - Outros

Episode 110 has Top 5 Film review the brand new version of "Ghostbusters" directed by Paul Feig staring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon. Show Notes: 00:20 - Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good 02:44 - Segment I: Ghostbusters (1984) 03:20 - A Cultural Phenomenon 05:29 - Childlike Nature 09:33 - A Romantic Comedy 12:00 - A Different Era 14:39 - Rejected Dudes 17:34 - Segment II: Why Women Ghostbusters? 18:36 - Expanding the Brand 19:37 - Not Charlie's Angels 21:42 - Paul Feig 23:45 - Predicted Backlash 29:29 - Ballsy Not Ballsy 31:10 - Segment III: "Ghostbusters" (2016) Review 32:44 - Lucky Charms of Origin Stories 35:28 - Hampered by Baggage 42:00 - Balancing the Cast 49:12 - A Normal Woman 55:53 - Expanding Women's Selection 59:10 - More Important 68:12 - Fall Out Boy, 3D, and Chris Hemsworth 76:43 - Cameos and Outros

Episode 109 has us doing a summer catch-up lumping three movies together for a triple threat of unlikely final girl horror films; "The Shallows," "The Neon Demon," and "The Purge: Election Year." Show Notes: 00:20 - The Final Girls of Summer 01:08 - Segment I: "The Shallows" Review 01:30 - Blake Lively 03:02 - Tourniquet 05:52 - The Surfing Experience 09:49 - The Markers 13:45 - The Shark's Feast 15:46 - Spoilers Finale 18:54 - Cellphones Exist 21:04 - Segment II: "The Neon Demon" Review 21:12 - The NWR Brand 23:00 - You're Not Good Enough 26:22 - The Lense of Beauty 32:09 - Willing to Do 35:07 - Not A Mainstream Movie 37:54 - The Mountain Lion and Keanu Reeves 41:04 - The Redeemer 46:19 - Super Pretentious 49:24 - Segment III: "The Purge Election Year" 51:02 - Scarier in Theory 55:14 - Defined Factions 60:26 - Tip of the Iceberg 65:37 - Outros

In Episode 108 Top 5 Film discuss a new horror master James Wan and his latest release, "The Conjuring 2." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: James Wan 01:27 - Preeminent Horror Director 05:52 - Inspiring a New Generation 08:56 - Versatility 11:21 - Aesthetic 13:01 - Segment II: The Conjuring 2 Review 13:22 - Serialization & Spin-offs 17:30 - Derivative of the First 23:09 - Layers of Possession 26:59 - The Nun 29:58 - Coping with Horror 33:14 - Vice Versa 34:54 - Why it Works as a Sequel 37:11 - Outros  

In Episode 107 Top 5 Film review "The Lobster" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.   Show Notes: 00:20 - Yorgos Lanthimos 01:28 - Noticeable Cast 02:40 - Dystopian Future 04:28 - Too Many Dogs 07:02 - Segment I: Couples 08:11 - The Toaster and the Maid 09:46 - More Like Prisoners 11:36 - Frequent Nose Bleeds 14:37 - A Demeaning Process 20:41 - Three Men and Three Women 23:25 - Segment II: Singles 24:17 - Uncommittable Cinematic Act 26:49 - Double Life 30:37 - Turned Into a Relationship 33:22 - The Red Kiss 37:10 - Segment III: Animals 38:49 - I'll End Up An Owl 41:02 - We Like Rabbits 44:18 - An Ambiguous Ending 47:54 - Outros      

In Episode 106 Top 5 Film review "Captain America: Civil War," Disney's latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For no extra charge, spoilers are included. Show Notes: 00:20 - Intros and Where's the Theme? 01:24 - Hero From Start to Finish 04:25 - A Little Convenient 07:04 - One Line of Dialogue 11:14 - They Don't Wanna Fight 13:41 - I'm the Tree 15:25 - Murky Sides 18:07 - The Right Mentality 22:26 - He Killed My Mom 25:52 - Non-Fighting 28:39 - Why is There a Camera? 32:34 - He's Buying Plums 37:44 - Black Panther 43:05 - The Third Wheel 48:19 - Women Stay at Home 51:32 - The New Avengers 56:26 - Parent Sense 60:12 - They Used the Name and Outros  

Episode 105 has Top 5 Film catching up on three movies that released across April including Disney's "The Jungle Book," Ben Wheatley's "High-Rise," and Jeremy Saulnier's "Green Room."   Show Notes: 00:20 - Intros 01:36 - Snap Review of Midnight Special 04:26 - Recommending 10 Cloverfield Lane 05:41 - Segment I: The Jungle Book Review 07:06 - One of the Best Remakes 08:31 - Photo Real 12:31 - A Better Rendition 16:27 - Dynamic Action 21:13 - Segment II: High-Rise Review 22:57 - Neo Future 24:21 - A Moment to Justify 28:06 - Taking for Granted 34:01 - Challenging 38:25 - Segment III: Green Room Review 39:34 - Red Laces 42:21 - Razor Sharp and Organic 47:09 - It's a Horror Movie 52:26 - There Are Monsters 54:17 - Outros

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is out and we had to weigh in on the action-adventure that pits two of the most iconic superheroes against each other. As always, the episode includes spoilers. Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I - Setup 01:43 - A Contentious Movie Experience 05:14 - The Zod Event 08:50 - The Burden of a Hero 12:11 - Segment II - Review 12:25 - It's a Batman Movie 15:48 - Same Motivations 20:26 - Luthor's Power 26:51 - Over Complicated 30:48 - You Don't See 34:46 - BvS and Martha 37:43 - Easter Eggs 41:33 - Ends Justify the Means 46:44 - Diana Prince 49:33 - Willing to Go There 55:14 - Not Quite Superman 58:54 - I'm a Journalist 61:34 - Peppier 67:48 - Outros

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is set to release this month and we are so excited for it we thought it was necessary to discuss a few things pre-release. Episode Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: A DC Movie Universe 00:45 - ... but this is Batman! 04:26 - Mutually Beneficial 06:51 - Serialized Stakes 08:53 - Segment II: The Snyder Effect 09:12 - Consequences of "Man of Steel" 16:25 - Light and Dark 19:18 - Batfleck 21:24 - Segment III: Trailers and Tracking 22:18 - A Minute of Superman, A Minute of Batman 25:24 - Getting Slow in Old Age 28:02 - Resting on Luthor's Shoulders 32:56 - Room for Both 34:57 - Who is Going to Win?

Episode 102 reviews "The Witch" an independent horror directed by Robert Eggers that received high acclaim in 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. On top of the review, discussion includes authenticity, morality and faith, and expectations. Episode Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: Authenticity and Period 01:23 - 100% in Period 04:49 - Authenticity Goes Both Ways 07:55 - There Was No "W" 11:51 - Segment II: "The Witch" Review 11:56 - Time Travel 14:56 - Ensemble 17:27 - Faith Will Conquer All 20:29 - Bridging Two Disparate Genres 23:37 - Grounded to Exotic 25:05 - Codas Are Tricky 31:29 - Traditional Morality 34:40 - They're Sinful 37:24 - Segment III: Expectations 37:41 - Backlash 39:04 - Rules of Genre are Coming Apart 43:52 - Not What You Expected 51:06 - How Do You Sell It? 55:36 - Wrap-Up and Outros

The merc with a mouth finally has a R-rated movie in theaters and it is making a ton of money. Top 5 Film review "Deadpool" directed by Tim Miller and written by Rhett Rheese & Paul Wernick. Further discussion includes Box office success, determination to get this project made, MPAA rating /content, as well as the future for the character. Episode Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: Box Office Success 01:12 - Breaking Records 03:43 - Certified Fresh Goodwill 07:02 - Little Kid in Me 09:13 - Hot Topic the Store 11:46 - Segment II: "Deadpool" Review 12:42 - Romantic Comedy 15:18 - Not A Superhero 20:01 - Small Movie 23:38 - Tastefully Lazy 28:42 - Susie Homemaker and Blind Al 32:57 - Segment III: Content and Getting Made 33:41 - Responsibility of Parents 38:42 - Strong Violence 41:09 - Your Wish is Granted 45:01 - Segment IV: Next for Deadpool 45:30 - Potential 49:15 - Gotta Save the World 53:02 - Outros

In the first .5 episode of 2016 we review the Coen brothers new comedy, "Hail, Caesar!" as well as address an online discussion stemming from a demand for more diversity in Hollywood and it's impact on a film like Hail, Caesar!. Episode Notes: 00:19 - Segment I: Blue Collar Movie Making 01:29 - Most Recognizable and Most Populist 03:32 - Grow on You 05:24 - Segment II: "Hail, Caesar!" Review 07:05 - The Fixer and the Future 10:03 - Kidnap Scenario 15:15 - Matching a Photochemical Era 17:20 - "No Dames" 19:21 - Hobie Doyle 21:29 - Segment III: Diversity in Hollywood 23:22 - Dictating Art 26:26 - More Diverse Filmmakers 28:10 - Economic Demand 33:20 - Distinctly American Films 36:27 - Why Now? 40:40 - Final Notes and Outros  

2015 is over and it's time for us to reflect on the year. Along with narrowing down and listing our collaborative Top 5 for 2015, we talk about the Academy Award nominations for the year as well as the Top 10 at the domestic box office releases. We also look ahead at movies slated for 2016, what to get excited about and what to roll our eyes at. Being our 100th episode we celebrated by changing our intro and outro theme, enjoy. As with all of our episodes, spoilers are discussed. Episode Notes: 00:20 - Celebrating 100 Episodes 01:52 - Segment I: Year in Review 02:06 - Top 10 at the Box Office in 2015 05:30 - Academy Award Nominees 09:23 - Segment II: Narrowing Down the Top 5 10:13 - Carol 15:56 - The Big Short 22:09 - Sicario 27:17 - The Revenant 33:02 - Segment III: Top 5 of 2015 33:40 - Creed 34:41 - The Hateful Eight 40:47 - Mad Max: Fury Road 43:42 - The Martian 49:14 - Tangerine 57:33 - Segment IV: Looking Ahead 58:08 - Slated Movies to See in 2016 75:56 - Outros

The Force is back and I can not lie, you other Jedi can't deny... "The Force Awakens" is out and Top 5 Film had to discuss the film in depth. Like always on our show, spoilers are discussed at length. Show Notes: 00:30 - Making Things Right 06:02 - Purposefully Spread Out 11:00 - A Version in Your Head 13:37 - Fostering New Characters 20:20 - Rey, the Mary Sue 32:41 - My Two Suns 37:07 - A Thankless Job 39:42 - Criticisms that Ring True 51:16 - Leia is the Ultimate Badass 58:00 - Force Majeure 62:20 - Kylo's Moment 72:24 - The Flip 83:00 - The Most Wanted Droid in the Galaxy 90:02 - Transcending Light and Dark 98:16 - A Phasma Theory 104:37 - Superfluous Prequel Action 109:53 - You Don't Need to Tell Us 117:31 - Outros

There are six Rocky Balboa movies, now there is also a spin-off titled "Creed" starring Michael B. Jordan and directed by Ryan Coogler. Coogler got notice from his direction on 2013 drama "Fruitvale Station" which also starred Michael B. Jordan. Top 5 Film had to take time to discuss Creed, a film that could easily find itself in quite a few Top 10 lists for 2015. Show Notes: 00:31 - Michael B. Jordan is a Star 02:06 - Rocky for a New Generation? 11:31 - Bridging Reality and Fiction 18:58 - Old Man Stallone 25:27 - Bianca and Creed 29:55 - In the Ring by Yourself 37:19 - Standing in the Shadows 44:48 - Outros

James Bond is back in "Spectre," the 24th 007 film across 53 years. This appears to be Daniel Craig's final time wearing the tuxedo, playing with the gadgets and fast cars. Top 5 Film talks the Bond franchise as well as the mark that Daniel Craig has left the iconic character created by Ian Fleming. Show Notes: 00:31 - Intros and the Writing's on the Wall 05:38 - Aston Martin and Chase Scenes 10:05 - Momentum and Tentacle Mom Tangent 18:45 - Grounding James Bond 26:36 - Useless Nanobots, Villains, and Heroines 35:04 - Prequels Versus Serials 44:53 - James Bond will Return 55:56 - Where Are You Going? and Outros

Maybe you'd heard a new Star Wars movie was coming out? For Top 5 Film this is a monumental event and we had to get our feelings out about the Star Wars franchise. We also wanted to share our fan theories and enthusiasm built off marketing and news ahead of "The Force Awakens" releasing next month. Enjoy! Show Notes: 00:31 - Intros and Mini "The Martian" Review 08:21 - Our First Star Wars Experiences and the Toyline 25:23 - Star Wars is Universal 32:26 - Two Star Wars Audiences 37:42 - Uniting the Audience 44:02 - All the Trailers and their Implications 67:48 - Original Trilogy Deaths and other Conjecture 80:40 - Backwards Design and Informing the Universe 89:09 - Outros

M. Night Shyamalan is back with "The Visit" a horror comedy that left Top 5 Film itching to talk about the found footage feature. 00:31 - Intros and M. Night Shyamalan 02:00 - A New Deal 05:22 - Layers of Shyamalan 10:45 - The Twilight Zone 12:37 - More Comedy than Horror 16:10 - Sequences 22:41 - Nana and Pop Pop 27:46 - Real Mental Illness 33:58 - Delivery Method 36:08 - Sum Up and Outros  

In episode 94, Top 5 Film discusses the 2015 Reel Grit: Six Shooter, a film marathon featuring six AFI alumni filmmakers who each present a movie that heavily influenced them becoming the artists they are today. Presenters included; Editor Affonso Goncalves, Screenwriter David Arata, Producer Michael Dinner, Production Designer Joseph Garrity, Director John McTiernan, and Cinematographer Steven Fierberg. Show Notes: 00:31 - Intros and Reel Grit: Six Shooter Background 03:57 - Watching with Purpose and Aimless Viewing 09:10 - Taking Programming for Granted 12:28 - Feature No.1: "The Lovers on the Bridge" 18:56 - Feature No.2: "The Year of Living Dangerously" 25:14 - Feature No.3: "The Conformist" 32:34 - Feature No.4: "Orlando" 42:57 - Feature No.5: "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" 55:32 - Feature No.6: "Five Easy Pieces" 63:46 - Linkage and Themes at Six Shooter 68:01 - Join Reel Grit and Outros

Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in his fifth Mission: Impossible role for "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" directed by Christopher McQuarrie and Top 5 Film felt it necessary to discuss the feature and how it fits in among the other Mission: Impossible features.   Show Notes: 00:31 - Intros and 250 mph 04:36 - Strides Above 06:50 - More Than a Set Piece 10:10 - A Bit of a Carbon Copy 14:17 - Hear the Writing 17:48 - Rinse n Repeat 23:03 - That Foil Character 26:38 - Sean Harris Only Wears Black 30:22 - Female Ethan Hunt 34:30 - He's 53! 39:35 - Agents Become Agents 45:42 - Rain Man and Outros

In Episode 92 Top 5 Film dissect Marvel Studios 12th feature film "Ant-Man."   Show Notes: 00:31 - Are You Ready? and Intros 02:19 - Get Your Attention Business 09:26 - Become the Hero 13:01 - Multi-Generational 15:55 - Holding Back or Building Up? 19:47 - Silver Age in Marvel Studios 26:28 - Creative Differences 32:18 - Who Dies in Marvel Movies? 35:17 - Marvel Knows How to Cast 42:33 - Undercut the Big Moment 48:20 - Why's the Other Guy Russian? 53:30 - Folded into the Avengers 60:00 - Work to Do and Outros