We dive into a brand new A24 documentary about the legendary Steven Martin! Our favorite moments in the documentary, if we could ever do stand-up, and if we are smart enough to appreciate art. Plus we talk Civil War's box office run, Love Lies Bleeding merch, Hereditary in IMAX, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - A24 Housekeeping 16:36 - True Cinema 55:…

Our series of interviews with the cast of 'The Curse' continues as we welcome Aliyah Lee. Aliyah portrays Janice, who is recruited by her boyfriend, Pascal, played by former guest Alexander Gibson, to act as a married couple for the filming of 'Fliplanthropy' as faux buyers for a passive living home. Join us as Aliyah shares her experiences of writ…

A24's newest show 'The Sympathizer' is officially out! We cover the first episode - from our feelings on Park Chan-Wook and RDJ to spy thrillers. We also talk about the Civil War AI posters A24 released along with news of another new TV show coming in the summer! 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - A24 Housekeeping 8:41 - General Thoughts 21:39 - True Cinema 45:03…

Dallas and Lee review Alex Garland's latest film, Civil War. This film marks A24's biggest opening at the box office in their history. Set in a dystopian future America, it follows a road trip undertaken by a team of military-embedded journalists racing against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.…

Alex Garland's newest film 'Civil War' is finally here! But is it any good? We discuss our thoughts on the film, its message, if its worth seeing in IMAX, if Alex Garland is officially "back", our favorite road trip movies, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2: 10 - MaXXXine Trailer Reaction 5:05 - General Thoughts 24:36 - True Cinema 1:03:08 - A1 Acts 1:06:58…

Our series of interviews with the cast of 'The Curse' continues as we welcome Doug Montoya. Doug portrays Jeff Robinson, the leader of an improv comedy group, who crosses paths with Nathan Fielder's character, Asher, dispatched to the group to refine his comic delivery for the Fliplanthropy TV series. Join us as Doug shares his experiences in impro…

This week, we welcome Samantha Ashley, known for her recent role in the brilliant mini-series, The Curse, alongside Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie. Samantha plays Tonya, an assistant director on the show Fliplanthropy, working alongside Whitney, Asher and Dougie. Join us as Samantha recounts her experience on the acclaimed The Curse, c…

In preparation for Alex Garland's new film 'Civil War', we revisit his divisive film 'Men'! Is it a good movie? We try to answer that along with talking about some A24 housekeeping, Garland's fascination with women and nature, and some of the best films with surprise endings. 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - A24 Housekeeping 11:34 - General Thoughts 21:25 - Tru…

This week, we are thrilled to welcome Alexander Gibson, known for his unforgettable performance in the acclaimed show, "The Curse," Salongside Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, and Benny Safdie. Alexander portrays Pascal, a native of Española, who is roped into the filming of "Fliplanthropy" as a faux buyer for a passive living home. Join us as Alexander…

Another week, another brand new A24 movie! We discuss 'Problemista' in detail, share our theater experiences for Ex Machina in IMAX, try to figure out the best New York movie, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2:05 - Ex Machina in IMAX 10:48 - General Thoughts 26:49 - True Cinema 51:40 - A1 Act 59:25 - A24 Ranking 1:01:08 - Closing Thoughts…

We are back to being dedicated to A24! To celebrate, we talk about the newest flick 'Love Lies Bleeding'! We discuss our general thoughts on the movie, proclaim our undying love for Kristen Stewart, and try to break down the WILD ending of the film. 0:00 - Intro 4:24 - Non-Spoiler General Thoughts 22:50 - *Spoiler* True Cinema 1:00:02 - A1 Acts 1:0…

Oh, the things we missed while covering the Oscars over the last 12 weeks! We've got A24 news to share and give our thoughts on regarding upcoming projects, re-releases, and MORE! Plus some trailing Oscars thoughts about why Al Pacino stays undefeated. 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Final Oscars Thoughts 10:58 - SXSW Recap 21:10 - A24 News 1:01:30 - Closing T…

This week, we're thrilled to welcome Aaron Dean Eisenberg, known for his recent role in the brilliant film, The Iron Claw, alongside Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson, who portrayed the iconic Von Erich wrestling dynasty. Aaron takes on the legendary role of Ric Flair, famed for his flamboyant persona and technical prowess, engagi…

The 2024 Academy Awards have happened and we've got thoughts!! We give our immediate takes on the telecast, the stars, the highlights of the night, the big surprises, the musical performances, and more! Plus, we try to answer one big question - are the Oscars back?

We delve into Kristen Stewart's much-anticipated return to A24 in "Love Lies Bleeding." Stewart takes on the role of Lou, a gym manager whose life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with Jackie, a dedicated bodybuilder on her way to a competition in Las Vegas. But that's not all – we had the opportunity to speak with Rose Glass, the co…

With the 2024 Academy Awards now just days away, we lock in (kind of) our final Oscar predictions of the season! Will Oppenheimer take home double-digit wins? Who win will Best Actress? We share general thoughts on how we think the telecast will go, tight races, and MORE as we gear up one final time for the biggest night in Hollywood!…

Topics covered include: Wrinkly passports, being unable to operate any form of transportation, the Kim’s Video of 90s El Salvador, changelings, teenage obsessions with Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, scholarships for congeniality, night terrors, Julio’s short stint handing out chocolate samples at Fairway supermarkets, never-aired SNL sketches, t…

Did we save the best for last when it comes to diving deep into every single 2024 Best Picture nominee? Some may say so! Marta McFly joins us to chat about Past Lives - the other A24 Best Picture nominee - and how we probably all knew each other in a past life. We chat about the film, left-field Oscar predictions, the Best Supporting Actor Race, an…

Ema Sasic, Critic for Next Best Picture and Entertainment Journalist for The Desert Sun, joins us to talk about the first of two A24 movies nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Academy Awards! We chat about The Zone of Interest, toss out some SAG reactions, and try to figure out just which movie will win Best Adapted Screenplay. 0:00 - Intro 1:47…

Does summer sing in us? We try to answer that question as we talk about 'Maestro' with guest director Billie Melissa! We talk BAFTA reactions, Bradley Cooper, Maestro, Oscar chances, the Best Original Screenplay race, and so much more! 0:00 - Intro 2:16 - BAFTA's Talk 15:01 - Oscars Talk 54:51 - True Cinema 1:41:35 - Best Original Screenplay Race 1…

TJ Zwarych of Agents of Fandom joins us to chat about our 7th Best Picture nominee of the season - 'American Fiction'. We discuss what we all thought of the film, Jeffrey Wright's indelible acting skills, the new category coming to the Academy Awards, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2:09 - Oscars Talk 24:23 - True Cinema 1:01:13 - Best Original Score Race 1…

Dallas and Lee enter the ring to review 'The Iron Claw', based on the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.โดย The Nerd Party

Jonathan AKA The Film Drunk joins us to try to figure out, once and for all, if Sandra did it. We discuss Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet's Best Director nomination, courtroom dramas, the Best Editing race, and more!0:00 - Intro1:40 - Oscars Talk24:24 - Anatomy of a Fall Thoughts49:12 - True Cinema1:24:40 - Best Editing Race1:27:59 - Closing Thoug…

Topics covered include: seeing your first movie at the neighborhood theater, the pressures of live performance, the animal that is the audience, parallels between directing and motherhood, abandoning the miracle, autobiographical filmmaking, feeling like broccoli, the Pacific Ocean as the villain in Past Lives, Harry Styles fan-fiction, writing on …

Dallas and Lee both rate 'Under the Skin' by director Jonathan Glazer as their favourite A24 film to date and after a decade he's returned with 'The Zone of Interest'. The Oscar nominated film follows Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.…

Do we dare cross the rubicon? You bet your ass we do. Bryan Sudfield of the Film Fragments podcast joins Ethan and Ben to discuss Best Picture nominee #5 'The Holdovers'. Giammati's Best Actor race, the Best Supporting Actress competition, why helicopters are so cool, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Oscars Talk 25:49 - True Cinema 1:05:51 - Best Supp…

Annie Jaynes of the Movie Mavens podcast joins us to talk about one of the most fantastical, alluring films of the 2024 Oscars season - 'Poor Things'! We talk Emma Stone's chances at a Best Actress Academy Award, our favorite moments of the film, and the Best Cinematography race! 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Oscars Talk 26:24 - True Cinema 1:12:09 - Best Ci…

The 2024 Academy Awards have officially announced their nominees and we are feeling... good? We discuss the biggest winners, losers, surprises, and the new state of the Best Picture race as we react to the full list of Oscar nominees.

2023 gave us a truly great Martin Scorsese film... but is it a masterpiece? Writer/Director Mark Cira joins us to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon, what it means for cinema, its Oscars chances, and our ideas for how to make the Academy Awards better! 0:00 - Intro 2:10 - Oscars Talk 25:04 - True Cinema 1:20:24 - Best Director Race 1:29:23 - Closin…

Week 2 of Oscars Season is here and we are talking Oppie, baby. The Oppenmommy herself, Sophie Holsinger, joins us to talk about what is being widely touted as the best movie of 2023. We break down our favorite moments of the film, talk about the potential for double-digit wins at the Academy Awards, the Bradley Cooper vs. Cillian Murphy Best Actor…

Dallas and Lee explore the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his estate at Graceland in the latest film from Sofia Coppolaโดย The Nerd Party

Oscars Season is officially underway and our journey to talk about all 10 best picture nominees has begun. Bobbi Miller of The Afternoon Special podcast joins us to discuss Barbie - one of the most important and popular films of 2023! We talk Oscars predictions, potential Barbie wins, True Cinema moments, and MORE!0:00 - Intro7:35 - Oscars Talk25:2…

As we kick off the 2024 Awards Season, we welcome the Senior Awards Editor for Variety - Clayton Davis - on the show to discuss all things Oscars! We break down A24's chances of nominations and wins, take a look at some of the major categories, and try our best to predict a 10 Best Picture nomination list.…

As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look back at the year for A24 and give our exceptionally sporadic, unhinged, and wild takes. We list our top 5 A24 movies of the year but we also try to figure out if it was a better movie year for A24 than 2022, talk Oscar chances, and break down our favorite scenes and performances of the year. 0:00 - Intro 3:5…

Liam Crowley of Comicbook.com joins the pod to discuss the latest A24 flick - 'The Iron Claw'! We talk about Zac Efron's transformation, potential awards considerations, where it ranks among the other A24 films released this year, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 2:10 - General Review 28:20 - True Cinema 1:18:03 - A1 Acts 1:22:30 - A24 Ranking 1:23:26 - Clos…

We are back getting more awkward and more cringey than ever talking about episodes 2-5 of the new A24 show The Curse! Is it one of the best shows of the year? Or is it just a notch above the infamous 'The Idol'? We dive deep into tons of A24 news (Will Alex Garland's 'Civil War' be any good?), talk about each episode, and give some A1 Acts for Benn…

It's the merriest time of year... except on this episode of the podcast as we attempt to collaboratively draft the 13 BEST Christmas movies of all time. Friendships are on the line, vetoes are being thrown around like snow, the true definition of a Christmas movie is... solved? Matt and Tyler from the Unsung Gems podcast join us for the last ever d…

Bryan Sudfield joins Ethan this week to talk about the latest A24 flick 'Dream Scenario'! We try to solve if this is Nic Cage's best performance... ever? Plus, we talk about the Ari Aster of it all, break down the funniest and most uncomfortable moments of the film, and discuss the best movies about dreams. 0:00 - Intro 1:49 - A24 Housekeeping 6:47…

Lee welcomes Carly-Sophia Davies to talk about her unforgettable apperance in Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter. Carly-Sophia talks us through her career so far, takes us behind the scenes on shooting in an old Welsh hotel during lockdown for The Eternal Daughter, working with Joanna Hogg, acting alongside Tilda Swinton who performed two different…

Stevey Boy has a *few* iconic movies to say the least so what better way to recognize their importance than by hosting our first ever 4-person collaborative draft?!? Bethanne and Bryan join us as we take to the rankings and decipher which are the best and most important Steven Spielberg movies. 0:00 - Intro 21:30 - Pick 13 26:42 - Pick 12 38:17 - P…

Sure the 2024 Academy Awards are 114 days away but guess what? That doesn't mean much to psychos like us! We open Oscars season with a conversation about the state of the Academy and do our very best to predict the nominees AND winners of 9 key Academy Awards categories. Will we get anything right? Only time will tell... 0:00 - Intro 2:18 - The Sta…

Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, AND Benny Safdie all in a new TV show? We are so in. We give our full thoughts on the first episode of Showtime's newest show 'The Curse', talk Emma Stone A1 Acts, Darren Aronofsky's Elon Musk biopic news, the strike being over, and so much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - THE SAG-AFTRA STRIKE IS OVER! 10:02 - A24 Housekeeping …

Dallas and Lee review 'Dream Scenrario' which stars Nicholas Cage as a hapless family man who finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.โดย The Nerd Party

Sofia Coppola brings the other side of the Elvis story to the big screen with the release of 'Priscilla', A24's newest film. We talk about some A24 news, Jacob Elordia vs. Austin Butler as Elvis, toxic masculinity, the wonderous nature of Cailee Spaeny, our favorite movies about musicians, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 3:18 - A24 Housekeeping 9:51 - Overa…

In celebration of Scorsese's latest film 'Killers of the Flower Moon', we brought Seth onto the pod to attempt the impossible - to collaboratively rank the 11 best Martin Scorsese movies. Which movie will end up in the top spot? Which movies don't make the list at all? And how collaboratively can we work in order to make it the best list possible? …

The Talking Heads are back on the big screen and Dallas and Lee review 'Stop Making Sense' a concert film documenting the band at the height of their popularity.โดย The Nerd Party

We are back on the A24 spooky season vibes this week checking out another deep cut - In Fabric! How would we fare against a demonic dress out to kill us? We talk about that plus The Zone of Interest trailer, mythology in horror movies, and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - The Zone of Interest Trailer Reaction 7:23 - Martin Scorsese & Ari Aster 16:06 - In …

Topics covered include: Nathan and Patti acting together off-Broadway in the mid-80s, herbal inspiration, learning on the job, sense memory, the brutality of Julliard, putting in the work, the dumbing down of America, witty alcoholics, the Alogonquin Round Table, Nathan falling in love with Dicks: The Musical, becoming A24 repertoire players, feedi…