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The characters in director Wong kar-Wai's "In the Mood for Love," which recently ranked No. 5 on the BFI's Sight and Sound poll of the Greatest Films of All Time, crave human connection -- but they'll settle for a good meal.In this episode, Mi
Duality. Facades! Identity!? It's all underneath the microscope in director Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" (1966), which ranked No. 18 on the BFI's Greatest Films of All Time Sight and Sound poll.In this episode, Mike and Brian dive into the subco
Ranked No. 31 on the British Film Institute's Greatest Films of All Time poll is director Federico Fellini's surrealist meta-project "8 1/2" (1963). To really do the movie's vision justice, Mike and Brian intended to podcast about podcasting f
Ranking No. 4 on the British Film Institute's recently released Greatest Films of All Time poll was director Yasujirō Ozu's "Tokyo Story" (1953), which plays as a meditation on time and generational divides, set during a parents' trip to Tokyo
Coming in at No. 1 on the British Film Institute's recently released Greatest Films of All Time poll was "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" (1975), directed by Chantal Ackerman.Never seen the film? You're not alone. Its plac
Mike and Brian are celebrating the new year with a fresh new show format!In this episode, they discuss movie blindspots and introduce the miniseries to come, review the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound Top 100 list, discuss their own per
What's your favorite movie of the aughts? What's the best movie? Are they the same film -- if so, why not?In this special bonus episode, Mike and Brian recap their 10-year journey through the films of 2000 through 2009; discuss what the decade
What was the best movie of 2009?The Academy awarded that title to Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker," but in this series finale episode, Mike and Brian recap the year in film to rerank the Best Picture nominees, highlight standout films that
It's not enough to edcuate us anymore, Academy. You have to tell us why you're doing it!In this episode, Mike and Brian explore the final Best Picture nominee of 2009: director Lone Scherfig's "An Education," starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sar
Jeff Bridges and Colin Farrell as country music icons?! Where do we sign?In this episode, Mike and Brian dive into director Scott Cooper's "Crazy Heart," an intimate character study of an aging and down-on-his-luck musician (Bridges, who won t
Director James Cameron blew the budget on 2009's "Avatar," betting that film's ambitious visual spectacle would equate to big box office rewards. He was right, as the film went on to not only become the most profitable blockbuster of all time,
Through its obsession with pop culture, director Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer" is as much about romcoms as it is a romcom itself, full of stylistic flourishes, "Annie Hall"-like experimentation and non-linear structuring gimmicks.In this
There's no such thing as an uninteresting Coen brothers' movie, and 2009's Best Picture-nominated "A Serious Man" continues that tradition, offering plenty of philosophical meat to chew on through its exploration of faith and meaning.In this e
Colin Firth was nominated in the Best Actor category in 2009 for "A Single Man," tallying the film's one and only Academy Award nod. In addition to Firth's performance, however, the film is a visual feast, full of impeccable costuming, set desi
Oprah and Tyler Perry were among the executive producers behind "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire," which helped the Lee Daniels-directed film draw in big-name talent from the Black music scene -- such as Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey a
The first Best Picture winner to be directed by a woman, Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" electrified critics in 2009, even while drawing lukewarm box office numbers. In this episode, Mike and Brian explore the film's thesis that "war is a
Quentin Tarantino earned his first Best Picture Oscar nomination for 2009's "Inglorious Basterds," a bloody, revisionist take on World War II, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz and Mélanie Laurent. It's not the typical type of film recognized
Sandra Bullock earned a Best Actress Oscar for her turn as a no-nonsense southern mother with a flair for football and a heart of gold, in 2009 Best Picture nominee "The Blind Side," directed by John Lee Hancock. But 13 years later, does the m
Only three animated movies have ever been nominated for Best Picture, and one of them was Pixar's "Up," released in 2009, which placed it in rarefied air as one of the Greatest Animated Movies Ever. But was "Up" even the best animated movie of
Pixar's "Up," released in 2009 to a box office gross of over $735,000, was one of only three animated movies of all time nominated in the Academy Awards' Best Picture category. That must mean it's an automatic top-five film of the year ... righ
Welcome to the world of South African sci-fi! Director Neil Blomkamp's debut feature, "District 9" -- a splattery, actiony genre film backed by Peter Jackson -- was one of the more obvious beneficiaries of the Oscars expanding the Best Picture
Director Jason Reitman tallied his second Best Picture nomination in a row in 2009, following his first nomination for "Juno" (2007), with the George Clooney Great Recession dramedy "Up in the Air," which earned a total of six Oscar nominations
What was the best movie of 2008?The Academy awarded that title to Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire," but in this series finale episode, Mike and Brian recap the year in film to rerank the Best Picture nominees, highlight standout films that
Director Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" mopped the floor with 2008, sweeping the Oscars with eight wins and making nearly $380 million worldwide. Not bad for a budget of just $15 million.In this episode, Mike and Brian discuss the film's
Kate Winslet starred in two Oscar contenders in 2008 (the other opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Sam Mendes's "Revolutionary Road"), but she won Best Actress for her portrayal of an illiterate Nazi in the Best Picture-nominated "The Reader," which
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