The Rock, Chris Evans, and Amazon got something for us all this holiday season; Red One! But was it a present or a sack of coal this year? We'll be back next week with our review of Robert Eggers' new reimagining of the 1922 German classic Nosferatu! Then join us in the New Year as we start a look back at the year 1975 for some film's 50th anniversaries.

After delays by the strikes, Challengers slammed its way into theaters this past April to rave reviews and modest, but real, box-office success. Despite not getting any Oscar buzz due to the early release, we are here to give it some flowers at the end of the year. At the end of the podcast we said we'll be reviewing The Brutalist next week, but unfortunately being able to see the film in time for the review will not be possible, so instead we're reviewing...um...Red One? Merry Christmas to no one, I guess.

This whole podcast is a Trap! We're back for Dan's pick in our 2024 wrap-up series, M. Night Shyamalan's Trap. While not a hit with general audiences, did it work for us? We'll be back next week for our last pick in this series, Challengers!

We start our look back on 2024 releases with Conor's pick, The Fall Guy! The Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt romantic action film didn't land at the box office, but did it work for us? Come back next week for Brendan's pick, Trap!

24 years after Best-Picture-Winning film Gladiator hit the screens, 86-year-old Ridley Scott returns to the film that won him a gold statue. Paul Mescal steps into the lead role, and the star-studded supporting cast includes Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal. Did the gap in time cause Scott to lose the juice between films? Come back next week as we start our 2024 picks series with Conor's pick, The Fall Guy!

We have a long preamble in this one, so the review itself starts at about a half-hour in.

Are you not entertained?! The crowd was in 2000, when the Ridley Scott directed film won Best Picture at the Oscars. Now, with the new film in theaters this week, we look back to see if we enjoy the original today. Stay tuned to the end of the show where we discuss what we'll be reviewing next after Gladiator II next week!

The Forrest Gump creative team has reunited over thirty years later to bring us Here! And Brendan and Conor wanted to review it so...here...we are. We'll be back with the start to our Gladiator quick series with the original Best Picture winner!

On the eve of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, we here are looking back on to a film that (very briefly) covers the closest in American history, Vice focusing on former VP Dick Cheney. Adam McKay's controversial film still secured eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture. Did the satirical portrayal of Cheney and the Bush Administration work for us? Come back next week for our review of Here, the new film from Forrest Gump trio Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks, and Robin Wright!