In one of our more divided episodes we look at this slasher classic, its use of setting on a limited budget, the unique family slasher, and how it employs genre in its first act.Upcoming Episodes: Mad Max Fury RoadYou can join our discord s

Puss in Boots The Last Wish

Mar 28th, 2024 1h 9m

We look at the great characters of this movie how they are all developed as an ensemble, their well-crafted flaws, and the great villain.Upcoming Episodes: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Mad Max Fury RoadYou can join our discord server now to

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Rocketman

Feb 29th, 2024 1h 42m

We compare how these two movies approach a musical biopic, how they portray their subjects, and their use as musical numbers as well as the challenges of biopics in general.Upcoming Episodes: Bohemian Rhapsody vs Rocketman, Puss in Boots: The

MCU Tournament

Jan 15th, 2024 2h 17m

We pit 16 movies from the Marvel Infinity Saga against each other to determine the definitive winner.Upcoming Episodes: Bohemian Rhapsody vs Rocketman, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Texas Chainsaw MassacreYou can join our discord server

The Exorcist

Dec 17th, 2023 1h 37m

We look at how this horror classic does a slow burn, whether shock value is good or bad, and how to handle your audience being ahead of your characters. Then we look back at takeaways from our horror cycle.Upcoming Episodes: MCU TournamentYo

Final Destination 3

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 12m

We look at how this movie sets up characters as cannon fodder, the way it inspires paranoia around everyday life, and its effective use of Chekov's guns.Upcoming Episodes: The ExorcistCheck out our ⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠ with our ⁠⁠new video on

Nope

Nov 22nd, 2023 2h 3m

We look at this movie's monster, whether it has a "master", the buildup to the reveal, and the balance between having symbolic meaning and being entertaining.Upcoming Episodes: Final Destination 3, The ExorcistCheck out our ⁠YouTube channel⁠

Psycho

Sep 11th, 2023 1h 36m

We look at how this classic has aged how it balances its split personality villain(s), whether both halves of it work, and how suspenseful and rewatchable it is.Upcoming Episodes: Nope, Final Destination 3, The ExorcistCheck out our YouTube c

Mission Impossible

Jul 18th, 2023 1h 20m

We look at the first installment in the Mission Impossible franchise how it does and doesn't make complexity accessible, its messy climax, and its relationship between scale and spectacle.Check out our YouTube channel with our new video on Joh

Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse

Jun 23rd, 2023 1h 38m

We look at the sequel to our favorite movie, its themes of growing up and sacrifice, its identity as a part one, and how it balances Gwen and Miles as dual protagonists.Upcoming episodes: Mission ImpossibleCheck out our YouTube channel with o

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Jun 3rd, 2023 1h 37m

We look at this nearly perfect animated movie.

The Silence of the Lambs

May 5th, 2023 1h 22m

We look at this classic and its characters motivations, the theme of gender in the workplace, and its excellent scene structure.Upcoming episodes: Spiderman Into the SpiderverseCheck out our YouTube channel with our new video on John Wick.Su

Bullet Train

Apr 11th, 2023 56m 21s

We look at this fun summer movie from last year and how its ensemble adds to its unpredictability, its pacifist protagonist, and whether it half-asses its theme well. Upcoming episodes: The Silence of the LambsCheck out our YouTube channel wi

Eighth Grade

Mar 28th, 2023 1h 29m

We look at this unique Gen Z coming of age film, how it captures growing up, the merits of its lack of a traditional plot, its incorporation of social media and the internet, and its protagonist's self awareness.Upcoming episodes: Bullet Train

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2022 Awards

Mar 17th, 2023 1h 19m

In the wake of awards season, we give our own unique awards for the past year's movies. The awards are as follows: Favorite Movie of the Year, Most Overrated, Most Underrated, Biggest Surprise, Biggest Disappointment, Glad you skipped, Worst Mo

The Menu

Feb 11th, 2023 1h 26m

We look at this recent surprise hit, how it raises questions effectively, its balance of realism and art, and its commentary on audience.Upcoming episodes: Eighth Grade, Bullet TrainCheck out our YouTube channel with our new video on Kingsman

I, Robot

Jan 29th, 2023 1h 4m

We look at this very 2004 movie, how it fails at its human-father-robot-child motif, and how it ages as an AI story.Upcoming episodes: The MenuCheck out our YouTube channel with our new video on KingsmanSupport us on Patreon and listen to ou

Glass Onion (feat. Miguel Ortega)

Jan 18th, 2023 1h 21m

We look at Rian Johnson's second installment in the Knives Out franchise, how it differs from other murder mysteries, the pros and cons of its non-linear storytelling, the theme of disruption, and the symbol of the glass onion.Upcoming episode

Limitless vs Lucy

Dec 18th, 2022 1h 45m

We compare the two drugs-that-let-you-access-100%-of-your-brain movies and center on their protagonists, their endings, where they go with their premise, and what a better ending might be for a movie with this premise.Upcoming episodes: I Robo

Se7en

Dec 4th, 2022 53m 35s

We look at this recent classic and how it effectively has the villain win, its balance of tone, accessibility, and the importance of characters having worldviews. Upcoming episodes: Limitless vs. Lucy, I RobotCheck out our YouTube channel wit

The Harder They Fall

Oct 30th, 2022 37m 57s

We look at this recent streaming hit and how it deals with genre, its portrayal of history, and how fun its style makes it.Upcoming episodes: Se7en, Limitless vs. LucyCheck out our YouTube channel with our new video essay on Spiderman.Suppor

The Dark Knight Rises

Oct 3rd, 2022 1h 35m

We finish out the Dark Knight trilogy and talk about Bane (with several Bane impressions from Evan), the deviations from the source material, whether there is too much happening, and taking creative lessons from the whole trilogy.Upcoming epis

The Dark Knight

Sep 11th, 2022 1h 15m

Timecode from trigger warning: 10:15 to 16:45.We look at the favorite child of the trilogy, how it defines heroism, the comparisons it draws between Harvey Dent and Batman, and its themes of chaos and tragedy.Upcoming episodes: The Dark Knigh

Batman Begins

Aug 27th, 2022 1h 7m

In the first of our Dark Knight Trilogy episodes, we look at arguably the definitive superhero origin story, how it uses fear across its 3 acts, its villains, and why, against all odds, Jelani really likes it.Upcoming episodes: The Dark Knight

Troy

Aug 5th, 2022 1h 4m

We discuss how this historical (?) epic adapts the myth that it is based on, how it uses its identity to be a relatively unbiased war movie, and the character web that sits at the heart of it.Upcoming episodes: The Dark Knight TrilogyCheck ou