X-Men: First Class with Noella Williams
Noella Williams joins us to kick off a series of films discussing the 2010s X-Men run! This time for Matthew Vaughn's prequel reboot

Noella Williams joins us to kick off a series of films discussing the 2010s X-Men run! This time for Matthew Vaughn's prequel reboot
Roxana Hadadi (Vulture) joins us again to discuss all things Hell or High Water (2016)
Not a Honey, where are my pants? rewatch podcast but Ian Glancy and Nicole Nightingale join the show to chat about all things Lego Movie and how influential its become in the studio comedies following
Alex Kittle returns to chat about all things Laika with 2012's PARANORMAN
Orla Smith (author of Roads to Nowhere: Kelly Reichardt’s Broken American Dreams) returns to the show for 2018's TULLY!
Dan Mecca (The Film Stage) returns for all things Terrance Malick and 2015's Knight of Cups! We chat about Christian Bale, catholic roots in Malick's work, meaning of using LA as a place of self discovery and Terminator 3
Veronica Phillips (Hi Femme) returns to chat about Queen of Versailles, a doc about David and Jackie Siegel following the loss of their wealth in the midst of the 2008 recession. Together we discuss how pathetic David is, living in filth, how Jackie is house wife coded and the most 2010s things about a doc following a 00s event
Gavin Mevius (Mixed Reviews, Q Division podcasts) returns to the show to discuss all things James Bond with his two installments in the 2010s. Including the mishaps of Spectre, what makes Skyfall great, our backgrounds with James Bond and the odd career of Sam Mendes + the Chris Nolan looming large over the franchise
Join us as we discuss James Gray's 2017 epic in LOST CITY OF Z! We chat about the careers of the leads, James Gray in the 2010s, the movies profound ending, thirst watches
Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd) returns for Promised Land! Together we chat about fracking and why its awesome
Andrew Kendall returns for Barry Jenkins’ masterpiece IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK! Together we chat about best picture follow ups, the warmth and humanism that keeps this movie interesting, Oscars 2019, James Baldwin and how its one of the very best of the decade
Specific Liz joins us for 2013's ABOUT TIME. Together we chat about time travel logic, Rachel McAdams, Richard Curtis career, manipulative to cutesy romance? I don't sound very good in this sorry! -Jack
Marin Karr returns as we chat about one of the more uh forgotten adaptations of Shakespere in Joss Whedon MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Together we talk comparisons to Kennth Branagh, Whedon' misunderstanding the text, The Odyssey casting, Marin's new pod and Shakespeare that needs a reimagining
Carrie Wittmer (The Ringer, Vulture) returns for Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller with Black Swan! Together we chat about how timely the movie felt in 2010, Natalie Portman’s dark personal life and career, hang nail trauma, the movies legacy and the Aronofsky’s cultural standing
Soraya Sebghati (Night Talks band) returns to talk all things LA with 2014’s Starry Eyes. Together we chat about psychologizing hollywood, indie rock bands, character actors, Avatar and 90 horror films
Cassidy Olsen is back to chat with us about 2010s dystopian dram in NEVER LET ME GO. Together we discuss the careers of the three leads, Alex Garland: screenwriter, crying during movies, tumblr and the bleak tone inside a coming of age film
Ella McKay heads, stay in line! Critic Jesse Hassenger is back to talk all things James L Brooks with his late period rom com with HOW DO YOU KNOW! Together we discuss the careers of the three leads, the look of the movie, Brooks’ legacy with film nerds, Jack Nicholson’s final role and how the movie fails its joke writting
Luke Larson (L Squared pod) returns for the holidays as we discuss the 2015 comedy The Night Before. Together we discuss the time Luke was nearly canceled, careers of the three leads, Gen Z friendships, lack of Christmas movies in the decade, almost meeting Lizzy Caplan and how Michael Shannon is always good
Alissa Darsa joins the show as we discuss the beloved literary adaption from Greta Gerwig's Little Women. Together we discuss the careers in the movie, themes of economics, 2019 in film, settling down in a relationship, Chalamet of it all, choices within the adaptation and sibling chemistry
Video essayist Taylor Williams returns to the pod as we discuss David Cronenberg's psychological drama in A DANGEROUS METHOD! Together we discuss the careers of the three leads, interpretations of the ending, talk-y plays adapted into movies, Black Bag and our history with Cronenberg
Video essayist Bobbi Miller joins us to discuss 2019's Toy Story 4! We discuss the great qualities of the movie, forky of it all, new characters, state of pixar, 2010s run and Woody's characterization
Clay Williams says goodbye to the podcast as we welcome friend of the show Lyvie Scott as the new cohost! Together we cover Bong Joon Ho's SNOWPIERCER as we discuss Chris Evan's excellent performance, the Weinstein of it all, the movies legacy since 2013 and class consciousness
William Goodman (GQ) returns as we tackle one of the most profitable (in so many ways) blockbuster of the decade in Marvel's The Avengers. Together we talking about the economic plotting of the most, how so much of the comedy falls short on rewatchs, culture legacy of the movie, MCU state of the union and non existent 2010s blockbusters
Oscar Goff (Boston Hassle) returns as a murder suspect to help us discuss Knives Out! Together we dig into the careers of the ensemble, Rian Johnson's clever script, Netflix curse of these movies and 2019 in review
Jaimie Arena joins us once again for 2019's examination of modern manhood in The Art of Self Defense ! Together we discuss Jesse Eisenberg's appeal, karate as a kid, seriousness at which martial arts is taken, Alessandro Nivola always being good and how the movie ties into current events
Sonya Robinson and Jonah Koslofsky join us once again as we dig into 2018's iconic, Hereditary. Together we discuss Toni Colette's famous performance, overlooked aspects of the film like sound design, comparisons to Eddington and Ari Aster's Jewish sensibilities
Brandon Streussnig (Vulture) returns as we chat about the the beloved John Wick franchise. There's the influence on current slate of action movies of it all, Keanu's career, the well made action inspired by indonesian cinema and our favorite fights
Sam Cohen joins us as we chat about the Coen brothers making the best western of the 2010s in their remake of True Grit! Together we talk everything Jeff Bridges, our relationship with the Coens and the sweetness of the ending
Lyvie Scott returns as we revisit Sofia Coppola's 2017 southern gothic drama when she remade The Beguiled! Together we chat about the differences from the original Don Segal film, how great of an ensemble Coppola put together, sound design and how sympathy to the McBurney character. Clay Williams absent this episode
Allison Picurro (Boy Movies, TV Guide) returns for the forbidden British romance in God's Own Country . Together we discuss the brilliance of Josh O'Connor, Yorkshire as a setting and manual labor as a sign of repressed love like in Brokeback Mountain