Sean Baker's latest film stars Mikey Madison as a street-smart sex worker who falls for and marries the son of a Russian oligarch much to the chagrin of the son's family. Chaos ensues!

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0:00 -Introduction

0:45 - James explains the Cannes Palme d’Or Award

11:36 - Tip of the hat to “Pretty Woman”

12:47 - “Anora” subverts archetypes

16: 15 - Mikey Madison

20:54 - Final Score for “Anora”

Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley star in this satirical horror story of a fading Hollywood diva who makes a Faustian pact to restore her youth with tragic consequences.

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0:00 -Introduction

1:56 - James makes Steve go see "The Substance"

5:41 - Creativity goes far beyond the body horror

9:30 - The Faustian Bargain

11:00 - The sound engineering in "The Substance"

19:40 - Demi Moore

28:33 - Final score for “The Substance”

With the release of the long-awaited sequel, Steve & James decide to jump ahead in their Every Best Picture series to unpack the "swords & sandals" Oscar winner "Gladiator"

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0:00 -Introduction

2:10 - Early CGI in "Gladiator"

3:40 - Russell Crowe

8:13 - Joaquin Phoenix

12:46 - Oliver Reed

15:00 - Djimon Hounsou

17:10 - Watching “Gladiator” through the lens of current American politics

19:35 - "Gladiator" at the 73rd Academy Awards

28:12 - Does “Gladiator" deserve it’s place in Oscar history?

We kick off our 2024 Halloween "SPOOKtacular" series with Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic "Psycho"

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0:00 -Introduction

0:49 - Steve had NEVER seen “Psycho”

6:15 - Anthony Perkins

11:37 - The real life murder “Psycho” was inspired by

15:57 - Too much “mansplaining”?

24:20 - “Psycho” and it’s relation to “Spellbound”

Producer, writer and festival impresario Mike Hostench joins us from Madrid as we unpack the 1954 Marlon Brando classic "On the Waterfront"

0:00 - Introduction

1:10 - Getting to know our guest Mike Hostench

4:30 - Why Mike chose “On the Waterfront” to review with us

6:20 - On the Waterfront’s Christian imagery

7:50 - Mike explains why he considers the film “noir”

16:20 - Karl Malden

20:32 - Leonard Bernstein’s score

22:54 - Elia Kazan

43:21 - "On the Waterfront" at the Academy Awards

Steve & James unpack not only the new Alien: Romulus but all this in the long history of the Alien franchise. We get pretty passionate about these films, come join us in on the discussion

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0:00 - Introduction

0:40 - Alien: Romulus was supposed to go direct to streaming

4:26 - Best addition to the franchise since Aliens

6:30 - Alien: Romulus tips its hat to every Alien film

9:10 - Why James doesn’t like re-staging classic lines and scenes

14:10 - Fede Alvarez directing

23:36 - The Alien itself

28:25 - The return of Ian Holm

34: 25 - Set and sound design

37:09 - Our problems with Act 3

48:01 - The first time Steve saw Alien when it was released

49:31 - Is “Alien” a perfect movie

56:08 - Final score for Alien: Romulus