Video Village

"DONKEY!" Mihir, Kunal, and Akshay draft their favorite DreamWorks Animation Studios films, and discuss how the best movies hold up, as well as how the worst movies REALLY DO NOT.

Live from New York, it's the first ever Video Village Oscars! Tune in as we award our favorite movies of 2023 with some fun awards - we run through some of the Oscar staples before inventing a few of our own categories...including worst movie.

It's finally here! Parv and Mihir sit down to recap what movies they were looking forward to the most, before diving into their favorite movies of 2023.

Watching The Oscars is easy. Knowing what to watch out of what's nominated isn't. Tune in to learn what Mihir thinks is going to win each category next Sunday, as well as what you should watch from each category!

As we near the end of Indian wedding season, Mansi and Mihir draft the best songs to come from a wedding scene in a movie! Tune in to listen to all SEVEN of their picks, before they highlight their honorable mentions (29:02). The Draft (0:00) The Picks! (28:30) Honorable Mentions (29:02)

'Past Lives' is now available to stream on Paramount+, so it's only natural that we'd FINALLY talk about our favorite movie of the year! Join Mihir and Regina as they dive into this Oscar-nominated romance, and what makes it so dang special.

Is 'Poor Things' the worst movie of 2023? Priya certainly thinks so. Tune in to hear some hot takes about one of 2023's most acclaimed movies (0:00), before we passionately discuss 'May December', one of 2023's most underrated films (35:15). 'Poor Things' (0:00) 'May December' (35:15)

The day has arrived! The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences announced two things: the Oscar nominees, and that they hate women! Just kidding...maybe. Mihir dives into his initial reactions to the nominations, before predicting the winner for each category.

Whether it's as a rich kid in England, or as THE Elvis Presley, Jacob Elordi's charm went a long way in 2023. Mihir dives into 'Saltburn', one of the most talked abut movies of the year (0:00), before talking about what makes 'Priscilla' such an intriguing character study (22:54). 'Saltburn' (0:00) 'Priscilla' (22:54)

2023 is the Year of the Biopic! Mihir talks about two of December's most notable movies: Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' (0:00), and Michael Mann's 'Ferrari' starring Adam Driver (17:47). 'Maestro' (0:00) 'Ferrari' (17:47)

Mihir talks spoiler-free about 'The Holdovers', now streaming on Peacock, and how much of an instant holiday classic it is (0:00). Then, he talks about the five movies from the 2020's that could also be classified as an "instant classic" (16:25). 'The Holdovers' (0:00) Five "Instant Classics" of the 2020's (16:25)

Netflix has given us two of 2023's weirdest movies - two thrillers that...aren't super thrilling. Mihir reviews and analyzes 'Leave The World Behind', before talking about David Fincher's latest film 'The Killer' (18:00). (0:00) 'Leave The World Behind' (18:00) 'The Killer'

Mihir briefly talks about how the Golden Globes have changed this year, before talking about each of the awards categories and the nominees (11:56). (0:00) The Golden Globes (11:56) The Nominees

May the odds be ever in your favor! Priya and Mihir take a train into Panem to rank all five Hunger Games movies, before discussing ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' and how hot Tom Blythe is. The Rankings (0:00) Who's the hottest HG boy? (24:30) ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' (27:30)

Join Mihir on an audio adventure through Hans Zimmer's greatest hits! He discusses ten of the legendary film composer's movie scores, as well as some honorable mentions, and plays A LOT of music for you. Listen on 1x speed! For those of you who read these, here's the link to the "Hans Zimmer Hits" Spotify playlist! Intro (0:00) Disclaimer! (3:30) Who is Hans Zimmer? (4:23) The Oscars (10:51) Follow the Spotify Playlist! (11:59) 10th (13:46) 9th (18:15) 8th (27:14) 7th (33:04) 6th (39:30) Honorable Mentions (48:31) 5th (57:19) 4th (1:03:47) 3rd (1:12:52) 2nd (1:22:44) 1st (1:28:58)

The hottest draft of the year awaits! Priya and Mihir take a trip overseas to celebrate the best looking actors of the British Isles, as well as the characters they played. (0:00) Intro (10:15) Mihir's H.O.A.T (12:34) Priya x Stephen Hawking (16:07) The Hottest Spider-Man (18:15) Fifty Shades of Cedric Diggory (23:54) Is this guy a good actor? (26:43) A Hand Flex (30:11) Into the Trenches (32:34) An Underrated Superhero (36:42) Kids make you less hot (39:43) Priya's H.O.A.T (45:45) Speaking the King's (49:36) Honorable Mentions

Aaja meri gaadi main baith jaa! Priya and Mihir get into Rocky Aur Rani, talking about everything they loved (and didn't love) about one of the biggest Bollywood movies of the year. All from mammery, sweet like jaggery. Intro (0:00) Favorite movie of the year? (1:49) Nitpicks (8:15) What we liked! (28:05) Songs, Part 1 (58:21) Bollywood Baddies (1:03:40) Songs, Part 2 (1:11:03) Vibe with us (1:13:50)

Why so serious? Mihir discusses the other-worldly filmography of Christopher Nolan and attempts to rank all twelve of his feature films.

Mihir and Liv hop aboard a bike, a car, a boat, and a rocket, before strapping on their roller blades and arriving in Barbieland! They discuss the main reasons they enjoyed the movie (0:29), before discussing the details of their favorite scenes, favorite quotes, and their nitpicks with the movie (32:26).

Mihir and Kunal take on the daunting task of sorting all 27 Pixar Animation Studio films into tiers. They discuss almost thirty years of animated movie history at length and in detail - check out the timestamps below to jump around within the episode! Prologue (0:00) Introduction (4:17) D (Bad) Tier (10:14) C (Fine) Tier (24:16) B (Good) Tier (43:58) A (Great) Tier (1:06:48) S (Timeless) Tier (1:40:07)

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to Mihir rank the seven entries in one of his favorite franchises of all time (13:57), before discussing his candid thoughts on 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One' (53:36).

Mihir and CJ take a portal into the multiverse to discuss one of their favorite movies of the year so far, 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse', in depth. Spoilers begin at 10:11.

Mihir talks about Wes Anderson's directorial style (4:47) before diving into spoiler-free thoughts on `Asteroid City`, Anderson's newest feature film (16:37). Then, he attempts to rank every Wes Anderson movie according to his own (very subjective) liking (24:46).

Inspired by 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse', Mihir lays out the most influential animated movies of the 21st century and exactly how they impacted Western storytelling (2:15).

Mihir talks about the new Nike biopic `Air` spoiler-free (2:00), before diving deep on the making of Good Will Hunting (19:22), and the careers of both Ben Affleck (32:55) and Matt Damon (39:57).

On the 10th episode of Video Village, Mihir and Parv pick their favorite movies from the year 1998 - the year they were both born (1:40), followed by some honorable and dishonorable mentions (39:07)! Hear about the best (and the worst) movies that are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year.

Mihir does a deep dive on The "Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time", a list published every ten years by Sight and Sound, a British film magazine. He talks about how the poll works, how it has changed over time, and his resolution to watch every movie on the list before the year is over.

Mihir and Parv draft their top ten most anticipated films of 2023 (2:00), before diving into some honorable mentions and the plethora of sequels that are set to release this year (1:00:00).

The 2023 Oscars came and went, and Mihir tries to get out all of his thoughts on the show as quickly as possible. Jamie Lee Curtis winning Best Supporting Actress, Naatu Naatu's super mid performance, 'The Whale' winning Best Makeup, and more!

Mihir runs through every Oscar category and discusses who he predicts will win at the 95th Academy Awards, as well as who he thinks SHOULD win.

With one week until The Oscars, Mihir and Parv have a spoiler-free discussion about each of their favorite ten movies of 2022 (1:34), including some honorable and dishonorable mentions (39:53).

Mihir and Priya talk about why 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' is one of their favorite movies of the year (0:31), before selecting their favorite films about parenthood in Video Village's first-ever movie draft (26:25).

Mihir gives a spoiler-free review of `Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania` (0:32), and talks about his qualms with the current state of Marvel, before ranking all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies he has watched (24:50) (he promises he's seen all the good ones).

This past year had us back in movie theaters, with film music being "injected into our veins". Mihir discusses the Oscar-nominated film scores (1:37), as well as his favorite scores of 2022 (8:56), before ranking the Top 10 Most Underrated Film Scores of the last decade [2013-2023] (15:40).

Should you care about The Oscars? On the first-ever episode of Video Village, Mihir talks about how watching The Oscars can be a rewarding experience, regardless of how much you know (0:16). He also discusses how the show has evolved over time (4:36), as well as how the Academy actually works (11:56), before diving into the 2023 nominations (20:55).