In episode 57 Top 5 Film welcomes Nick Robinson to the show to talk Harmony Korine's latest feature film about excess and the pursuit of happiness, "Spring Breakers." The group also breaks down their Top 5 Pursuit of Happiness films.
Across January and February three aged action stars released three different movies that could have potentially been prime time successes twenty years ago, today they quietly opened to little success. The three aged action stars I speak of are one-time Planet Hollywood moguls Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis and the three titles are "The Last Stand," "Bullet to the Head," and "A Good Day to Die Hard." To help Top 5 Film discuss these three titles we welcome first time ...
Our first .5 episode! This is a new format we are trying. .5 episodes will be more topical and can pop-up whenever. These episodes will also be shorter, more concise, feature even less structure, as well as not feature a Top 5 list. Our first .5 episode is a reaction to the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Enjoy!
In the 55th episode your hosts decide to run through the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards and predict what the Academy will choose. How close will Top 5 Film be, you'll have to listen to find out. To coincide with the Oscar predictions, your hosts will list the Top 5 films they believed should have been nominated for Best Picture.
In the 54th episode Top 5 Film welcome back fellow Tallyteer Jay Hawkinson aka @Sleestakk to discuss a new Korean disaster film "The Tower" currently playing in limited release throughout the U.S. To coincide with the theme of 'The Tower' the group break down their Top 5 Man-Made Disaster films.
It is a start of a new year and in episode 53 the hosts of Top 5 Film thought important to give their listeners a short breakdown of their Top 5 Most Anticipated films of 2013. Enjoy!
In episode 52 of Top 5 Film your hosts wrap up 2012 by bringing on five diverse guests to discuss their Top 5 Films from 2012. Returning to the show to share their lists are Mr. Beaks of Ain't it Cool News , Germain Lussier of SlashFilm , artist/musician Sam Smith and Jen Yamato of Moveline . Rounding out the guests is fellow Tallyteer @Bobfreelander of Rupert Pupkin Speaks . The episode promises a wide variety of films from 2012 and plenty of in-depth discussion from voices you should trust on ...
In the 51st episode of Topr 5 Film your hosts welcome Steve Zaragoza from Source Fed on the show to talk all about Peter Jackson's latest entry into the Middle Earth realm, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". The first of three more films highlighting J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved work. To coincide with The Hobbit being the first major motion picture to be released in 48 frames per second the group each lists the top five ways they'd like to see High Frame Rate (HFR) utilized in the future....
In the 50th episode of Top 5 Film your hosts welcome back /Film writer and film critic Germain Lussier to talk all about Disney acquiring the rights to Star Wars from George Lucas. For the Top 5 list, the group breaks down the top 5 things they would hate to see return in the coming sequels.
In the 49th episode of Top 5 Film your hosts welcome Fred Topel of Crave Online and Fanhattan to discuss the 23rd James Bond movie "Skyfall" directed by Sam Mendes. The group also discusses our Top 5 James Bond Gadgets over the course of the fifty years of 007.
In episode 48 your hosts welcome back Mr. Beaks of Ain't it Cool News to talk Rian Johnson's scifi "Looper". The group also break down their Top 5 Movies featuring kids with special powers.
In the 47th episode your hosts welcome back Ryan Turek of Shock Till You Drop to talk Paranormal Activity 4 and Sinister. In the spirit of Halloween and the duo of haunting movies the group also breaks down their Top 5 Tormented Spirit/Demonic Possession films. Enjoy!
In episode 46 your hosts decided to have a trio of Top 5 lists. They chose Top 5 Disappointments in 2012, Top 5 Surprises of 2012, and Top 5 Most Anticipated Left in 2012. Enjoy!
In the 45th episode hosts Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld welcome back guest film critic Todd Gilchrist of Celebuzz to talk Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film "The Master." Tying into the theme of the film we pair our discussion with a Top 5 list centering on the Human Condition.
In episode 44 Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld talk director John Hillcoat's latest collaboration with musician/screen writer Nick Cave "Lawless." The duo also spend a majority of the episode breaking down their Top 5 movies from summer 2012.
In our 43rd episode we welcome back guest Jay Hawkinson to talk movie road trips, vacations, and locations. The episode was inspired by a road trip Trevor Schoenfeld took with his family while on vacation in Oregon to visit Astoria, the town where "The Goonies," "Short Circuit," "Kindergarten Cop," and other films were filmed. Jay joins the discussion with his thoughts on a recent visit to the Stanley Hotel, which inspired Stephen King's novel The Shining . Tying into the vacation/road trip disc...
In the 42nd episode Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld welcome First Showing creator Alex Billington on the show to discuss Christopher Nolan's now completed Dark Knight trilogy. To coincide with the end of Noan's trilogy the group breaks down their Top 5 wishlist for what Warner Brothers could do next with the caped crusader. As usual, major spoilers are discussed throughout the episode.
In episode 41 Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld open up a discussion on reboots focusing on the recently released "The Amazing Spider-Man" and ranking their Top 5 Reboots. The duo also get into talking a few previous reboots that were failures and a few films that they wouldn't mind seeing rebooted.
Our 40th episode is the second part to our Studio Ghibli, Disney-Pixar, Brave, and Top 5 Animated Heroines conversation with Sam Smith. This episode focuses on the group's Top 5 Animated Heroines.
In our 39th episode we welcome back Sam Smith on the show to talk about the Studio Ghibli retrospective that has been touring the United States, Disney/Pixar's latest "Brave," and our Top 5 Animated Heroines. With so much to talk about this episode will be broken into two parts. The first focusing on Studio Ghibli, Disney-Pixar, and Brave. The second part (episode 40) will feature a lengthy discussion on the groups Top 5 Animated Heroines.
In the 38th episode we welcome esteemed film critic Scott E. Weinberg of FEAR.net and Movies.com on to the show to talk Ridley Scott's "Prometheus". The group talks at length about all of the theories, questions, and criticisms about the latest scifi as well as breaking down our Top 5 Spaceships from science fiction and horror movies. As with most of our episodes, there are spoilers within, listen at your own caution......
In our 37th episode we welcome back Germain Lussier of /Film to talk Wes Anderson's latest release "Moonrise Kingdom." We also spend quite a bit of time testing out the idea that Wes Anderson's weakest movie is better than most directors' best. The group also breaks down their Top 5 Star-Crossed Lovers movies.
In our 36th episode we invite a good friend of Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld and fellow Tallyteer Sean Duregger aka @geekCouch to talk "The Avengers" and our Top 5 Team-Up movies.
In our 35th episode Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld welcome back guest Jen Yamato of Movie|Line to talk "The Cabin in the Woods". Being that the movie has had something of a controversial marketing campaign with spoilers revealed in the trailers and tv spots, we felt it a good time to dig right in and talk in depth about spoilers and how they effect the audience. While talking spoilers we decided to break down the Top 5 Movies You Should Never Spoil. Lastly, this episode contains major spoi...
In Top 5 Film's 34th episode we welcome back Mr. Beaks of Ain't it Cool News to talk "The Hunger Games." The group also breaks down their Top 5 Dystopian Future Films.
In our 33rd episode Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld welcome Noah Lee of Film Threat and Horror's Not Dead to talk this year's SXSW Film Festival.
In our 32 episode Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld welcome back film critic John Gholson for Movies.com and Horrors Not Dead to talk Disney's latest action adventure "John Carter" directed by Andrew Stanton. The group also discusses their Top 5 Scifi Heroes.
In our 31st episode Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld welcome back regular guest Germain Lussier of /Film to break down his Top 5 films from Sundance Film Festival 2012. Along with talking Germain's Top 5 from Park City he also covers a huge swath of quality films (and a few stinkers) screened at the ever popular film festival.
In our 30th episode Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld welcome Ryan Turek back on the show to talk a recent Friday the 13th double feature hosted by Creature Features and Shock Till You Drop . Including talking in general about the Friday the 13th franchise and its impact on the horror genre, we break down our Top 5 Friday the 13th kills across the twelve movies. We also talk about Joe Carnahan's latest directorial effort "The Grey."...
Trevor Schoenfeld and Jonathan Chang welcome Sam Smith back on the show to talk our favorite film scores and soundtracks from 2011. The group also run down their Top 5 Film Scores of 2011 and talk in general about how good or bad the year in film music was.
