Why We See Movies Podcast

Today on the Podcast we discuss the Star Wars series, Andor as well as the Lord of the Rings series, Rings of Power. 

FEATURE REVIEW: ANDOR

REVIEW: RINGS OF POWER  (13:40)

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (21:20) - Clerks III - Clerk / Amsterdam

Paul  (26:25) - Women Talking / Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Darren  (33:30) - May Tree Acapella Group / Riders Of Justice / RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt) 

Today on the Podcast we look back at the year 2021 to discuss some of our favorite films as well as a few of our worst picks of the year. 

RON'S RUNNER UP'S  (1:50)

PAUL'S RUNNER UP'S  (6:50)

DARREN'S RUNNER UP'S  (8:50)

RON'S TOP 10-6  (12:55)

DARREN'S TOP 10-6  (19:00)

PAUL'S TOP 10-6  (23:30)

RON'S TOP 5-2  (29:15)

DARREN'S TOP 5-2  (34:30)

PAUL'S TOP 5-2  (38:05)

RON'S NUMBER ONE  (41:50)

DARREN'S NUMBER ONE  (47:15)

PAUL'S NUMBER ONE  (49:10)

WORST OF THE YEAR  (51:10)

IVAN'S TOP TEN & WORST  (58:40)

OUR COMPLETE LISTS

RON

RP'S - Luca / Stillwater / Being the Ricardo's / Spencer / The Worst Person In the World / Attica  -- 20) Parallel Mothers  19) The French Dispatch  18) Drive My Car  17) Flee  16) The Green Knight  15) King Richard  14) Godzilla Vs. Kong  13) West Side Story  12) Don't Look Up  11) Belfast

TOP TEN

10) The Summer Of Soul...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised  9) Shang-Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings  8) Licorice Pizza  7) Eternals  6) Nightmare Alley  5) Last Night In Soho  4) Dune  3) The Last Duel  2) Spider-Man: No Way Home  1) Zack Snyder's Justice League

Worst - Malignant / Space Jam 2: A New Legacy / GI Joe: Snake Eyes

DARREN

RP'S - The Alpinist / The White Tiger / Judas & the Black Messiah / The Power of the Dog / Passing / The Hand of God / Titane  -- 20) Small Engine Repair  19) The Innocents  18) Old Henry  17) The Eyes Of Tammy Faye  16) King Richard  15) The Guilty  14) Val  13) The Many Saints Of Newark  12) The Rescue  11) Dune

TOP TEN

10) Belfast  9) Cartoon Carnival  8) The Dig  7) Street Gang: Or How I Got To Sesame Street  6) Black Widow  5) West Side Story  4) Nobody  3) Eternals  2) Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings  1) Spider-Man: No Way Home

WORST - The Tomorrow War / Till' Death / The Nest / Cherry / Barb & Starr Go To Vista Del Mar / Free Guy

PAUL

RP'S -- Eternals / Free Guy / The Black Phone / Don't Look Up / The Power of the Dog / Tick, Tick, Boom

TOP TEN

10) Luca  9) Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings  8) The Suicide Squad  7) Last Night In Soho  6) A Quiet Place Part II  5) Ghostbusters: After Life  4) The French Dispatch  3) Spider-Man: No Way Home  2) Zack Snyder's Justice League  1) Dune

WORST - The Tomorrow War / Ron's Gone Wrong / House Of Gucci

IVAN

TOP TEN

10) Boss Level  9) Wrath Of Man  8) A Quiet Place Part II  7) Free Guy  6) Nobody  5) The Suicide Squad  4) Spider-Man: No Way Home  3) Ghostbusters: After Life  2) Zack Snyder's Justice League  1) Dune

WORST - Army Of Thieves / Matrix: Resurrections / F9

Today on the Podcast we continue our discussion of the legendary director, Steven Spielberg.

THE FILMS OF STEVEN SPIELBERG PART TWO

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

MINORITY REPORT  (3:30)

THE TERMINAL  (6:25)

MUNICH  (8:20)

WAR OF THE WORLDS  (12:30)

INDIANA JONES & THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (14:40)

WAR HORSE  (16:50)

THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN  (19:30)

LINCOLN  (21:25)

BRIDGE OF SPIES  (24:25)

THE BFG  (26:00)

THE POST  (31:25)

READY PLAYER ONE  (34:30)

WEST SIDE STORY  (36:20)

THE FABLEMANS  (39:50)

THE PRODUCER  (42:10)

THE WHAT IF'S?  (45:40)

UPCOMING PROJECTS  (48:40)

Today on the Podcast we begin our discussion of the legendary director, Steven Spielberg.

THE FILMS OF STEVEN SPIELBERG PART ONE

INTRO

BIO / EARLY FILMS / TV WORK  (3:40)

DUEL  (9:35)

THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS  (12:10)

JAWS  (14:45)

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND  (17:20)

1941  (22:50)

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK  (26:20)

E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL  (30:20)

TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE  (34:15)

INDIANA JONES & THE TEMPLE OF DOOM  (37:00)

THE COLOR PURPLE  (40:10)

EMPIRE OF THE SUN  (43:25)

INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE  (46:00)

ALWAYS  (49:25)

HOOK  (51:45)

JURASSIC PARK  (54:55)

SCHINDLER'S LIST  (58:30)

JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD  (1:03:10)

AMISTAD  (1:05:25)

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN  (1:09:25)

A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  (1:12:35)

Today on the Podcast we discuss this year's Oscar telecast including some of the big winners of the night. 

Today on the Podcast we discuss, Steven Spielberg's new autobiographical film, The Fablemans. 

FEATURE REVIEW: THE FABLEMANS

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (15:50) - Don't Worry Darling / The Wonder

Darren  (19:50) - Orson Welles Portfolio: Sketches and Drawings from the Welles Estate / The Innocents

Ron  (27:30) - Sr. (Netflix) / 1899 (Netflix)

Darren  (34:00) - Dual

Today on the Podcast we discuss the mystery comedy, Glass Onion starring, Daniel Craig. 

FEATURE REVIEW: GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

SPOILERS AHEAD  (5:15)

RANT & RAVE

Paul  (15:20) - D.B. Cooper: Where Are You? (Netflix) / The Watcher (Netflix)

Ivan  (22:05) - Plebs (BBC) / Violent Night / Only Murders In The Building

Ron  (24:55) - See How They Run (Disney+ Hulu) / The Outfit (Crave)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the action, comedy, thriller, Bullet Train, starring, Brad Pitt. 

FEATURE REVIEW: BULLET TRAIN

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

RANT & RAVE

Paul  (10:40) - Voltron: Legendary Defender (Netflix) / Welcome To Wrexham (Disney+)

Ron  (17:10) - Primal: Season 2 (Adult Swim) / Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers (Hulu/Disney+)

Ivan  (21:15) - Pepsi, Where's My Jet? / Madoff: The Monster of Madoff

Today on the Podcast we discuss the 30th feature film from the MCU, Black Panther Wakanda Forever. 

NEWS ON THE MARCH

• James Gunn & Peter Safran reveal the plans for the DCU
• Star Wars Visions finds two new studios

FEATURE REVIEW: BLACK PANTHER WAKANDA FOREVER

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

RANT & RAVE

Ron (32:45) - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special / Willow & National Treasure for Disney+

Paul  (38:00) - Summit 72 Series / The Red Army

Ivan  (43:20) - Werewolf By Night / Black Adam / The Munsters

Today on the Podcast we discuss the latest Marvel series, She-Hulk, Attorney At Law.

FEATURE REVIEW: SHE-HULK

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (12:30) - Werewolf By Night (Marvel/Disney+)

Darren  (20:10) - The Forgotten Battle (Netflix)

Today on the Podcast we discuss Jordan Peele's sci-fi thriller, Nope. 

FEATURE REVIEW: NOPE

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

RANT & RAVE

Darren  (13:00) - Small Engine Repair

Ron  (16:10) - Blonde (Netflix)

Today on the Podcast we discuss HBO's, Game Of Thrones prequel series, House Of The Dragon.

NEWS ON THE MARCH

R.I.P. - Angela Lansbury / Kevin Conroy / Jules Bass

James Gunn & Peter Safran to run Warner's DC division  (5:20)

Marvel Casting News  (8:40)

FEATURE REVIEW: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON  (13:40)

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (24:00) - Downton Abbey: A New Era

Darren  (28:30) - Titane

Today on the Podcast we delve into the world of sports movies! We will break down each individual sport, as well as give our top picks for our overall favorite films. 

INTRO

BREAKDOWN  (3:25)

BOXING  (7:20)

BASEBALL  (18:40)

FOOTBALL  (36:00)

BASKETBALL  (48:40)

HOCKEY  (54:45)

SOCCER  (60:00)

TENNIS  (1:06:20)

GOLF  (1:07:50)

RACING  (1:10:50)

THE OLYMPICS  (1:15:00)

THE BIZ / FANDOM 

ODDBALL CATEGORIES  (1:17:40)

OUR TOP FIVE PICKS  (1:22:45)

RON: 5) Rocky Balboa 4) Ford V Ferrari 3) The Natural 2) Bull Durham 1) Moneyball

IVAN: 5) The Replacements 4) Caddyshack 3) Major League 2) The Mighty Ducks 1) Rocky

PAUL: 5) Moneyball 4) Rocky 3) Any Given Sunday 2) The Damned United 1) A League Of Their Own

Today on the Podcast we discuss the musical bio-pic, Elvis, starring Austin Butler, and Tom Hanks. 

FEATURE REVIEW: ELVIS

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT

RANT & RAVE

Ron (19:00) - Uncharted (Amazon Prime) / Pinocchio (Disney+)

Ivan (25:25) - The Man From Toronto / The Samaritan (Amazon Prime)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the multi-verse mind bender, Everything Everywhere All At Once, starring Michelle Yeoh.

FEATURE REVIEW: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!!!

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (13:10) - Light & Magic (Disney+)

Ivan  (16:40) - Studio 666

Darren  (19:20) - Old Henry

Today on the Podcast we discuss Robert Eggers film, The Northman. 

FEATURE REVIEW: THE NORTHMAN

RANT & RAVE

Ivan  (11:30) - Ambulance 

Darren  (14:30) - The Guilty (Netflix)

Ron  (16:55) - The Gray Man (Netflix)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the Nicolas Cage meta-comedy, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. 

NEWS ON THE MARCH

R.I.P. - Jean Luc Godard

The Fablemans wins TIFF

FEATURE REVIEW: THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT (6:40)

RANT & RAVE

Ron (15:35) - The Outlaws (Amazon Prime)

Ivan  (17:50) - Prisoners Of the Ghostland

Darren  (19:20) - Under the Banner of Heaven (Disney+ / Hulu)

Today on the Podcast we discuss the 29th film in the MCU, Thor: Love & Thunder. 

NEWS ON THE MARCH

R.I.P. - Olivia Newton John / Anne Heche / Wolfgang Peterson

Warner DC scuttles Batgirl as they search for new management  (10:20)

FEATURE REVIEW: THOR LOVE & THUNDER  (16:20)

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!  (28:00)

RANT & RAVE

Paul  (35:30) - Prey (Hulu) / Prehistoric Planet (Apple)

Ivan  (43:00) - Bad Sport (Netflix) / Finch (Apple)

Ron  (45:35) - Lightyear (Disney+) / The Sea Beast (Netflix)

Today on the Podcast we discuss Edgar Wright's mystery thriller, Last Night In Soho. 

FEATURE REVIEW: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!!  (5:00)

RANT & RAVE

Darren  (10:50) - Many Soundtrack suggestions / Borgen: Power & Glory

Paul  (17:40) - The Darjeeling Limited

Ron  (22:10) - Barry: Season 3 / Atlanta: Season 3

Today on the Podcast we discuss Marvel's Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel. 

FEATURE REVIEW: MS. MARVEL

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!  (13:20)

RANT & RAVE

Ron  (15:50) - The White Lotus (HBO)

Paul  (18:10) - Tick Tick Boom (Netflix)

Darren  (21:10) - The Truffle Hunters