Top 5 Film doubles up and discuss two new features in Ep. 83 - The Unexpected Virtue of Fury. First is David Ayer's "Fury" starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal as a Sherman tank unit making their final push into Germany during World War II. Second is Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" starring Michael Keaton as a washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero coping with personal issues as he prepares to ...
Oct 26, 2014•1 hr 28 min
David Fincher is back behind the camera with an adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best selling novel "Gone Girl" and we just had to dig in to all the sensationalism within it. Discussion is laced with spoilers from the start, so make sure you've seen the film before listening.
Oct 10, 2014•1 hr 24 min
Love him or hate him Kevin Smith is still making movies. His latest "Tusk," so happens to be the first in a proposed trilogy all taking place in Canada, the Great White North trilogy Smith is calling it. Some drummed up on his podcast the Smodcast . To discuss the film Top 5 Film has brought on first-time guest, the managing editor of /Film , Russ Fischer .
Sep 28, 2014•50 min
There's no denying that Top 5 Film loves action movies and since a whole bunch of action stars we grew up watching are all together again in "The Expendables 3," Top 5 Film felt it necessary to commit an episode to the group of action heroes that might be better off taking naps. To join your hosts in the discussion they've brought back guest Jay Hawkinson or @sleestakk . The Top 5 list to coincide with Ep. 80 - Expendably Delicious will be Top 5 Villains for "The Expendables 4."...
Aug 20, 2014•56 min
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" directed by Jonathan Liebesman is out in theaters and Top 5 Film felt it necessary to discuss, not only this new reboot of a beloved franchise, but all things Turtles. Joining Top 5 in Ep.79 is returning guest and film critic John Gholson who is currently doing some outstanding work with his Stripped reviews over at Movies.com . Our Top 5 lists in Ep.79 focus on our favorite characters from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand including comics, cartoons, toys, an...
Aug 12, 2014•1 hr 22 min
Top 5 Film is back from a short summer hiatus and Episode 78 has your hosts discussing Marvel's latest cinematic release "Guardians of the Galaxy" directed by James Gunn. On top of a lengthy discussion about Marvel's riskiest release and least accurate adaptation from comic to date, Top 5 Film teases a few highlights from this year's San Diego Comic Con.
Aug 05, 2014•1 hr 21 min
Bryan Singer returns to direct a new X-Men movie, his first time since 2003 with "X-Men 2," "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and Top 5 Film weighs in on a film that essentially hits the reset button on the entire franchise. Guest Pete Willboughy returns to discuss not only the film, but what it does for the franchise versus the characters.
Jun 02, 2014•33 min
Legendary and Warner Brothers have unleashed their new "Godzilla" and Top 5 Film wants to talk all about it. To help discuss the new disaster-monster tale your hosts brought on one of their close friends, Pete Willoughby who has worked in production design for multiple films including the upcoming Christopher Nolan film "Interstellar". The group also embellish their Top 5 Kaiju's or other monster's they'd like to fight Godzilla.
Jun 01, 2014•59 min
Sony has released "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" so that means we at Top 5 Film need to talk about it. To do so we've brought back reoccurring guest Steve Zaragoza of SourceFed and YouTube fame. Together we talk out a lot of the complaints audiences are having with the film along with why we enjoyed the film and are hopeful for the future for our friendly neighborhood web-slinger. As you should know every episode includes a Top 5 list to accompany the film(s) being discussed, Ep. 76 includes Top 5 C...
May 14, 2014•1 hr 10 min
In episode 75 Top 5 Film discuss "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," the third film of Phase Two in Marvel Studios' cinematic universe. First time guest and film critic Mel Valentin of Very Aware joins the episode to help review the second stand-alone Captain America adventure as well break down our Top 5 Fugitive / Enemy of the State Movies.
Apr 17, 2014•1 hr 21 min
In Episode 74 Top 5 Film discusses "Noah" directed by Darren Aronofsky with Badass Digest news editor and film critic Evan Saathoff who goes by the pseudonym @Sam_Strange on Twitter. The spoiler heavy conversations digs into both the fantasy and biblical elements presented in "Noah" along with addressing liberties Aronofsky took with a beloved tale. The Top 5 List in Ep.74 centers on Top 5 Movies that we felt Question our Humanity or Right to Rule the Earth....
Apr 09, 2014•1 hr 3 min
There has been a whole lot of buzz circulating around "The Raid 2" since its Sundance premiere earlier this year and Top 5 Film felt it necessary to address it with one of our .5 episodes. If you are wondering what the hell a .5 episode is, it is a small bite size episode versus our longer 60 to 90 minute episodes. These episodes generally do not include a Top 5 List and tend to house small reviews of a single film or a discussion of a hot topic. Episode 73.5 focuses in on "The Raid 2" and wheth...
Apr 02, 2014•29 min
Wes Anderson's eighth feature film "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is now in theaters and Top 5 Film decided to dedicate an episode to it's splendor. We've brought back film fanatic and fellow Anderson fan Brian Saur aka @bobfreelander of Rupert Pupkin Speaks to help us discuss Wes Anderson and his latest film. Pairing with our review of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" we talk our Top 5 On-Screen Duos....
Mar 22, 2014•1 hr 22 min
Old man action movies have been revived following Liam Neeson showing off his age and action skill set at the prime age of 54 in 2008's "Taken." Now with more and more older actors trying their hand in the art of geriatric action, we decided to spend an episode discussing it. In order to properly discuss Dad-Core action movies we've brought on the knowledgeable Kevin Carr of Fat Guys at the Movies and Film School Rejects . Episode 72 includes reviews of "3 Days to Kill" and "Non-Stop" along with...
Mar 09, 2014•1 hr 1 min
In Episode 71, Top 5 Film welcomes back Drew McWeeny of HitFix on to the show to talk the recent remake of Paul Verhoeven's iconic 1987 scifi "RoboCop." The 2014 update is directed by Jose Padilha, written by Joshua Zetumer, and stars Joel Kinnaman as the cyborgentic cop. Despite Hollywood having tunnel vision for remakes, we at Top 5 Film feel the act is getting a little tired so we decided to have a little fun with our Top 5 list and do a Top 5 Alternate Titles for "RoboCop" (2014)....
Feb 19, 2014•1 hr 3 min
Everything is awesome! The LEGO Movie is out and to discuss all the various blocks involved in its construction we asked film critic and co-founder of One of Us.net Brian Salisbury to join our team. In connection with The LEGO Movie our Top 5 Film list centers around Top 5 World Building movies.
Feb 11, 2014•1 hr 41 min
In Part One of our 2013 Wrap-Up we broke down our Top 5 Disappointments with guest Sam Smith and now it is time to focus on the positive, enjoy 2013 Wrap-Up: Surprises
Jan 18, 2014•1 hr 12 min
It is time to wrap-up 2013. Instead of doing a straightforward best of list to close out 2013 your hosts decided to separate the show into two categories: Disappointments and Surprises. For the last three years we've had returning guest Sam Smith featured on our year end wrap-up and we didn't want to break tradition, so he's back to help us. Enjoy 2013 Wrap-Up: Disappointments
Jan 15, 2014•1 hr 12 min
The month of November whizzed right by Top 5 Film and we never released an episode, so to make up for it we've put together a catch-up episode. Our November Catch-Up includes AFI FEST 2013, "Thor: The Dark World," "Dallas Buyers Club," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," and also a discussion on the untimely and tragic death of Paul Walker.
Dec 07, 2013•1 hr 6 min
Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy made a movie together called "The Counselor" and Top 5 Film hoped it was going to be a masterpiece, it isn't and we brought on Senior Editor of Very Aware and contributing writer of Reel Vixen Courtney Howard to discuss why the film failed. To coincide with weird sex act described in "The Counselor" we decided to make our Top 5 list about exactly that, weird sex acts in cinema. Enjoy!
Oct 30, 2013•1 hr 7 min
In the 65th episode of Top 5 Film your hosts discuss Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" with returning guest Alex Billington of First Showing . To coincide with "Gravity" and its technical achievements the group breakdown their Top 5 Technical Achievements in Cinema.
Oct 15, 2013•1 hr 14 min
A decade ago Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost started something that they may or may not have realized would become something much bigger. "Shaun of the Dead" triggered the beginning of the Cornetto trilogy. Now that the most recent collaboration of these three has released "The World's End," and we've all enjoyed, Top 5 Film thought it a perfect time to discuss the entire trilogy and some of our most favorite memories.
Sep 17, 2013•1 hr 4 min
Episode 63 sees Top 5 Film return to San Diego Comic Con and the guys talk all about Marvel's presence at annual event as well as 20th Century Fox's 6th X-Men movie and second solo Wolverine film, "The Wolverine." The duo also break down their Top 5 ideas for characters that need to return or show-up in future X-Men films. Expect a huge chunk of mutant talk on this episode.
Jul 31, 2013•1 hr 13 min
In episode 62 Top 5 Film welcomes back Steve Zaragoza of Source Fed . Last time Steve was on the show we talked Hobbits and this time we are talking giant monsters and robots in lieu of Guillermo det Toro's "Pacific Rim" releasing. For the Top 5 list the group breakdown their favorite Kaiju and Jaeger's (not limited to Pacific Rim) and for a bonus round the group discusses what giant monster/robot movie would they most like to see next.
Jul 19, 2013•1 hr 44 min
Playing some apocalyptic catch-up Top 5 Film decided to talk "After Earth" and "This is the End," two films that are not directly related but for all intents and purposes on this .5 episode they are enough that we could group them and do an episode.
Jun 26, 2013•44 min
The long awaited return of Superman to the big screen has happened and in episode 61 of Top 5 Film the hosts welcome back regular guest Ryan Turek of Shock Till You Drop to talk the "Man of Steel" its success at the box office as well as some of the backlash seen floating around the internet. As always Top 5 Film has a list to coincide with "Man of Steel" and it is our Top 5 Villains to see in the next film (and beyond).
Jun 26, 2013•1 hr 12 min
In episode 60 Top 5 Film welcomes back /Film writer Germain Lussier to talk the latest installment of the Fast and the Furious, "Fast & Furious 6." Along with revving up our motors on Furious Six , the group breaks down the Top 5 characters they would like to see return or join the franchise.
May 31, 2013•57 min
This year we lost a very important figure in the world of film criticism and Top 5 Film thought it important to dedicate an .5 episode to Mr. Roger Ebert's memory. In order to do justice to Ebert's legacy Top 5 Film thought it wise to bring on 5 revered film critics to tell their own memories of the great Roger Ebert. In order of appearance guests include: James Rocchi of MSN , Jen Yamato of Deadline , Mr. Beaks of AICN , Amy Nicholson of Los Angeles Times , and Drew McWeeny of Hitfix . Enjoy an...
May 16, 2013•2 hr 32 min
In episode 59 your hosts welcome back screenwriter Geoff LaTulippe on the show to discuss "Iron Man 3". To coincide with Iron Man 3 the group breaks down their Top 5 ideas for Phase Three. What characters should Marvel use to continue their cinematic universe? Top 5 Film does all the heavy lifting.
May 08, 2013•1 hr 40 min
Episode 58 centers on the newly released "Evil Dead" remake by Fede Alvarez. The hosts also spend a considerable amount of time talking the entire Evil Dead franchise. To coincide with the Evil Dead discussion Top 5 Film breaks down their Top 5 Sam Raimi movies.
Apr 14, 2013•1 hr 19 min
