In a shorter episode, I make my plea to stop using that Studio Ghibli filter. Then I talk about some of my favorite first-time viewings, books, TV shows, and video games.

I discuss my favorite films of 2024, as well as the future of the Podcast. Exciting things are coming!

After a long hiatus, I'm back to offer a pep talk to my listeners (and honestly, also to myself) about events that happened over the last couple months. I do get candid, political, and somewhat vulnerable this time around, So bear with me on that,

But afterwards, I talk about films I've seen over the past month like Emilia Perez, Juror #2, Quiz Lady, A Time to Love and a Time to Die, and more. I also offer Book, TV, Video Game, and Podcast recommendations, and there are more of those to come on future episodes!

A look back at some of our favorite films of 2023!

Guest: Dave Demarest of the Dollar Theater Podcast (@wasitthatbadpod)

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Special Guest Krista Roman (@kristaaaak on Instagram) and I discuss some of our favorite and recent Movie Musicals, and the weird trend of hiding the fact that movies are Musicals.

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Wrong Answers Only, where we guess the plot of Manborg (2011) by looking only at its poster (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2060525/mediaviewer/rm3940851968/?ref_=tt_ov_i)

Joined by guest Johnny Rome (@ItsJohnnyRome on all Socials), we make a case in favor of 2004's Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and why it deserves a new appraisal from today's lens.

Rotating Segment: Double Feature, and since it's been a while, we have a Five-Double-Feature Special!

Joined once again by Edmundo Sanchez Jr. (@edworld15 on Instagram, @ed_world15 on Twitter), we discuss some of our favorite Holiday movies: Home Alone 1&2, Klaus, Love Actually, The Holiday, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Joined once again by friend of the show, filmmaker and host of the incredible new podcast "One Season Wonders" (@oneseasonpod on all the Socials) Shane Anderson, we take a deep dive into Film Noir, its influence, versatility and staying power.

Recurring Segment: Reappraisals! Shane and I discuss the 2013 Comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and why it deserves a second chance.

Show Notes:

Shane quoted this incredible article, give it a read: https://fugitives.com/introduction-of-film-noir-explained-martin-scorsese-2022-filmmaking/