The Chaotic Majesty of 'Mickey 17' with Bj Clark (PLUS 'Black Bag' & 'My Dead Friend Zoe')

We break down the most anticipated movie of Q1: 'Mickey 17'! Robert Pattinson is a FORCE of nature... but how good is this movie? Plus: Quick thoughts on Fassbender's ...

Oscars Extravaganza! The Best Films of 2024 - Where is Challengers!?

We break down our picks for this year's Oscars while adding a few awards of our own. Which was the Genre of the Year: Musical, Horror, or Monkeys? 

An Updated Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranking... and where 'Captain America: Brave New World' Falls

A lot of people are revisiting their "Worst of MCU" lists. Can you guess why? 

X-Men Origins: Wolverine w/BJC

Is this the WORST film adaptation of a great video game until Borderlands? 

Dumpuary! Breaking Down the Year's Most Interesting Month in Theaters

This is the time of year when: a) Oscar-nominated films the masses haven't seen are released wide, b) Bad movies are dumped in the desert, and c) Low-budget, low-faith...

Oscar Bets! and the 2025 Oscar Nominations

Jake bets twenty thousand (definitely real) dollars on the upcoming Oscars. Basically... just a chance to talk about last week's nominations. 

X-Men: The Last Stand w/ Ricky Z

We break down the third of the original X-Men trilogy, a movie which proves not EVERYTHING gets better with age. 

2024 Year in Review: The BEST Movies of the Year (and Borderlands)

We break down the best films of the year. And seriously - "Survive till 2025?" 2024 was a GREAT year in movies... unless you compare it to last year. 

X-Men Rewatch: X2: X-Men United feat. BJ Clark

We break down one of the early GOATs of the superhero film world, featuring new characters like Nightcrawler and Lady Deathstrike. When will they get Cyclops right? 

'Gladiator II' is Everything We Want but Falls Short of Original (but....... that's fine); 'Juror No. 2' is an Unbelievable Premise & an Unexpected Philosophical Discussion

We break down 'Gladiator II' (1:48) and explain why it's fine to fall short of iconic films; then unpack Eastwood's 'Juror #2' and the topic of justice; then dive into...

Oscar Szn Catch-Up

We crank through a few Oscar-hopefuls: The instant icon 'Anora' (2:30), the mesmerizing 'Emilia Perez' (5:20), the universally beloved 'Conclave' (9:20), and Jesse Eis...

X-Men Rewatch: X-Men (2000) feat. Ricky Z

Jake & Ricky break down the ICONIC movie that changed cinema forever. PLUS does Batman Returns actually suck? 

'Wolfs' is Proof Why Studio Interference is Sometimes Good; 'My Old Ass' Will Make You Ugly Cry

Wolfs and My Old Ass - two movies about people doing things. 

'Killer's Game' Could Have Been Kingsmen (but it doesn't know what it wants); 'Black Sea' is the Indie Movie You Must See... NOW

Killer's Game - the box office dud - versus the Nashville Film Festival big winner Black Sea. 

2024 Mid-Year Catch-Up!

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Beekeeper, Lisa Frankenstein & our favorite movies we forgot to cover.....plus a few BAD ones we missed. 

'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a Lovely Ode to Terrible Movies I Love; 'Inside Out 2' Reminded Me That I Actually Love the First One

'Fly Me to the Moon' is Pure Space Age Vibes; 'Twisters' is the Movie of the Summer (and you'll wonder why you don't own a truck)

0:34 Fly Me to the Moon breakdown; 7:19 official review; 9:15 Twisters; 13:38 official review; 15:02 spoiler time

'Kinds of Kindness' is Black Mirror but Funnier (and good); 'Maxxxine' is a Brutally Manic Blast

0:56 Kinds of Kindness breakdown; 8:12 Kinds of Kindness rating; 10:05 Maxxxine breakdown; 16:15 Maxxxine rating; 17:55 spoilers 

Sitcom CHAOS DRAFT w/ Bj Clark

The first ever CHAOS DRAFT! 25 categories of sitcom characters across history. 

'Hit Man' Proves that Cat Dads are Rad; Anne Hathaway is so Freaking Back with 'Idea of You' (but they both belong in theaters)

:15 changes to format1:08 discussion on Hit Man5:22 Hit Man review6:33 discussion on Idea of You12:36 Idea of You review13:33 spoiler city

MCU Rewatch Ep. 33: Marvels feat. Mazie Grace

Jake breaks down the greatest cats film since Cats. Actually, scratch that. Jake breaks down the greatest cats film since Lion King 2: Simba's Pride. How great was Dar...

'Furiosa' Definitely Made It Epic; 'Ezra' Will Be Your Mom's Favorite Movie; 'IF' Was A Disjointed Mess (and worse: boring)

'I Saw the TV Glow' is the Best 2024 Queer-Noir Since the Last 2024 Queer-Noir; 'Strangers: Chapter 1' Was At Least Better Than Tarot

'Abigail' Should Be Studied By Every Horror Filmmaker; 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Was Massively Disappointing (but definitely worth a watch); 'Tarot' is a movie released in 2024

'Fall Guy' is the Movie We Need Every May; 'Challengers' - All's Fair in Love & War (but what's fair in lust & competition?)

Jake breaks down Challengers (0:25) before dropping his first-thought Letterboxd review (10:01), then moves on to Fall Guy (11:42) and its rapid reaction (18:36). 

MCU Rewatch Ep. 32: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 feat. Bj Clark

Jake breaks down the movie that convinced us the Multiverse Saga might not be that bad. Who peaks in a movie where everyone self-actualizes? PLUS: Is this a break-up m...

'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' is the Most Guy Ritchie of Guy Ritchie's Films; 'Sasquatch Sunset' is the Oddest Movie You'll Never See (but I'm glad it exists)

Jake breaks down Guy Ritchie's new Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a blow-em-up slugfest about slaughtering Nazis. Always a fan. Then he talks about Sasquatch Sunse...

'Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire' is the Nickelback of Movies; 'Civil War' is the Movie You Hoped for in the Lens You Didn't Expect

Jake breaks down the best movie of 2024 and the latest kaiju film. PLUS the top "Oh Hell Yeah, Bruther" movies. 

MCU Rewatch Ep. 31: Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania feat. Ricky Z

Jake & Ricky break down the movie that defined the peak of "superhero fatigue" discourse... but is it deserved? A lotta awards go empty in this one, but what do you ex...

'One Life' Will Make You Want to Be a Better Person (while crying the entire time); 'Love Lies Bleeding' is What Neo-Noir Looks Like in 2024 (PLUS: should Katy O'Brien have been Tatiana Maslany's Lou Ferrigno?)

Jake breaks down the feel-good One Life and the feel-gross Love Lies Bleeding. A heartfelt look at a man who saved hundreds of lives in WWII; a visceral take on steroi...