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We're Back! No, I'm not referring to the classic 1993 animated dinosaur film starring John Goodman. I'm talking about the Essential Viewing podcast! We're finally back after a month long hiatus and have a packed episode for you with all the ban
Get ready to hit the mean streets of New York yet again because this week, Christian had us watch 25th Hour, the 2002 Spike Lee Joint starring Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, Barry Pepper, and Tony Siragusa. Did this fil
Fire up your engines and hop into the cockpit with the EV crew as we take to the skies for an exhilarating discussion of Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Val K
Get in your Ford Fiesta and drive down to the countryside to join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Alex Garland's 2022 horror film Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. Was the film so good that the guys wanted to watch it se
Grab your shades and suits and hop in the Essential Viewingmobile as the guys discuss The Blues Brothers, the 1980 musical-comedy directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and a motley crew of American soul music legends. Wer
Join the EV crew as we venture into the frozen depths of Antarctica to discuss The Thing, the 1982 film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, and Wilford Brimley. Did this film infect our minds and turn us into fan
Join your favorite Essential Viewing hosts, along with special guest Jordan Wolff, as the crew finally gives their thoughts on the new A24 film Everything Everywhere All At Once. The movie is directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and sta
Tune into this week's episode of Essential Viewing to hear our discussion of THE NORTHMAN, Robert Eggers' epic Scandinavian revenge film starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Willem DaFoe. Will this film have us swea
Join the EV crew for our discussion of the 1999 film Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai, directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Forest Whitaker. Did this film leave us yearning to live by the Way of The Samurai, or did we end up wishing we could
The EV gang wasn't able to discuss a new film this week, so instead we are breaking an old episode (from all the way back in 2016) out of the vault. We are all excited for his new 2022 film, The Northman, so we thought it was a good time to rev
Originally slated for release on July 10th, 2020, director Daniel Espinosa's film Morbius, starring Jared Leto, has finally released nearly 3 years later. The EV crew have been mounting up for Morbius since 2020 and are extremely excited to fin
Take a magical trip back in time with us (and special guest Claire Kostohryz!) to 1950's New York as we settle in for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. This film is a reimagining of the classic 1961 film of the same name, and stars Ansel Elgo
In this episode, the gang heads to rural Texas to discuss X, the new film from director Ti West, starring Mia Goth, Scott Mescudi, and Owen Campbell. Was this really "one f***ed up horror picture" or just a bad movie? Tune in and find out!Foll
Strip down to your tighty whiteys, pull up your tube socks, and start blasting Old Time Rock & Roll because in this episode of Essential Viewing the gang is gathering to discuss the classic 1983 comedy-drama Risky Business. The film stars Tom C
Don the cowl, lace up your boots, and hop in the batcopter for this week's wild episode on THE BATMAN, the highly anticipated super hero film written and directed by Matt Reeves, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright
In this week's episode, the EV gang reunites for some Super Snark Times as we discuss the 2017 film with a coincidentally similar title, Super Dark Times. This film is directed by Kevin Phillips and stars Owen Campbell and Charlie Tahan. Did th
This just in! Hot off the presses! The EV crew are discussing what is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, Orson Welles's 1941 classic Citizen Kane. Will Chris and Cole hold themselves to their Declarations of Principl
Join the EV gang along with special guest Leon Dinh as they discuss Paul Schrader's 1985 biopic Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters on this episode. Was Cole able to harness the harmony of pen and sword and get the guys to do the required readings
In this week's episode, the EV gang discusses Perfect Blue, the 1997 psychological horror anime, directed by Satoshi Kon. Was the film a "Perfect" 5/5? Or will the EV boys be having hyper-realistic nightmares about this one? Find out on this we
This week the EV crew headed to gorgeous Naples, Italy to watch The Hand of God, the 2021 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. The film chronicles Sorrentino's coming of age in 1980s Naples and stars Filippo Scot
Bryce shoved Cole and Chris on a bus to the desert this week to watch The Band's Visit, the 2007 comedy-drama that has been recently adapted into a Broadway Musical! This film was written and directed by Eran Kolirin, and stars Saleh Bakri, Ron
Cranketh thy volume, and joineth the Essential Viewing crew, as we discuss The Tragedy Of Macbeth, the new adaptation of the classic Shakespearean play, written and directed by Joel Cohen, and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. W
Say goodbye to 2021 and hello 2022 with the Essential Viewing crew as we review the year in film. In this episode, we will be highlighting some of our favorite movies from this year that didn't get the full EV treatment, revising scores on movi
Grab your trench coats and don your sunglasses for this weeks episode of Essential Viewing as the boys discuss The Matrix Resurrections! Directed by Lana Wachowski, this film stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Jessica Henwick, Yahya Abdul-Mat
Yippee Ki Yay! Another episode of Essential Viewing is here! Bust out some C4 and join the EV gang for this explosive discussion of the 1988 classic Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, and directed by John McTiernan. Did this fil
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