1001 by 1

This week we wrap up our Billy Wilder double-feature by jumping 10 years ahead to 1960 and his Best Picture winning film – “The Apartment”. During the episode, Adam and Ian discuss the AFI’s Top 20 Laughs of All Time (and whether or not those film are actually funny), what it means for actors to not deviate from the script at all, and just how good Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine really are. In add...

As we cross into 1950, the guys at 1001 by 1 are going to finally to chat about one of the most prolific directors of this era by discussing two of his film in consecutive episodes. That director is Billy Wilder and the first film we’ll be discussing is “Sunset Blvd.”. During the episode, Adam ranks all five films nominated for Best Picture in 1950, Ian doesn’t fall into his normal trap (we’ll exp...

Moving along here from 1930 to 1940 brings a huge change in storytelling: from a gritty World War I film to a children’s story about being your best. That’s right – it’s 1940 and we’re discussing the Disney, animated classic “Pinocchio”. Join Adam and Ian (who have no strings to hold them down) as they discuss whether or not “Sleeping Beauty” is a good movie, serenade you with a song from “South P...

Here we are in the second week of our decade-by-decade celebration of film talking about the seminal World War I film, “All Quiet on the Western Front”. Adam and Ian find themselves in opposing trenches this week as Adam lists the 5 things he didn’t like about this film and Ian returns fire as to why this film should be in the book. During this in-depth discussion, Ian runs us through the AFI’s be...

In anticipation for our 100th episode, we’re doing something special here at 1001 by 1. Each week, we will discuss a film celebrating an anniversary and then jump a decade later to discuss a different film celebrating an anniversary (1920, 1930, 1940, etc.). To start all the way back in 1920 to discuss a film celebrating its 100th anniversary, we were only given one option…but we are sure glad it...

Jump in your car and head on down the road to check out not one…not two…but you guessed it: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”. This week we are joined by Alicia Mendez to discuss one of the newest films in the book. During the episode the gang does a deep dive on Martin McDonagh (specifically one of his plays, “The Pillowman” – we’ll explain), reexamines the 2017 Academy Awards, and just...

It’s time to talk about the 60th anniversary of a thriller; a movie about a man with a disturbing secret he is trying to hide – and NO it’s not “Psycho”. This week we are discussing the Michael Powell film “Peeping Tom” with guest & film columnist Brian Keiper. During the episode our crew discusses the championing of this film by Martin Scorsese, the initial backlash this film received, and if Car...

As you could tell by the length of this episode, we REALLY dive deep into the work of Christopher Nolan this week to bring you our definitive ranking of all 10 of his feature films that have been released (sorry “Tenet”). During the episode, Adam & Ian discuss the frequent collaborators of Nolan, play a few games at the halfway point, and both rank films in the lower half of their lists that infur...

This week on 1001 by 1, Adam & Ian welcome Ian’s wife, Liz Woodington, to the show to discuss Christopher Nolan’s 2nd Batman feature “The Dark Knight”. During the episode, the gang chats about the realism of Nolan’s trilogy as opposed to the MCU, whether Christian Bale was a better Batman or Bruce Wayne, where Heath Ledger was in his career and where he was going, and was Jack Nicholson’s original...

Adam and Ian have been doing this show for almost two years and are just now FINALLY having their wives on the show. This week we start with Adam’s wife and co-host of the “Below Freezing” podcast, Melissa St. John, as they discuss the film of her choosing: the 1952 Gene Kelly classic “Singin’ in the Rain.” During the episode, Ian and Melissa hash out their “West Side Story” feud, Adam and Ian con...

We waited 80 episodes before returning to the Russian, master filmmaker that is Andrei Tarkovsky and we weren’t let down. This week, the guys at 1001 by 1 do a deep dive into his second feature film – a film that is both massive & epic and yet somehow also introspective: “Andrei Rublev”. During the episode, Adam and Ian discuss the Criterion Collection restoration of the film, Tarkovsky’s vision o...

This movie...really upset us. We're talking about Best Picture nominee "Children of a Lesser God".  (Ian & Adam rec “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”)

Another documentary that brought about mixed results - Agnes Varda's "The Gleaners and I".  (Ian rec “They Shall Not Grow Old” – Adam rec “Remember the Titans”)

Our first Altman and another split decision - 1975's "Nashville". (Ian rec “24 Hour Party People” – Adam rec “Gosford Park”)

We were not afraid to speak negatively about this much beloved Jean-Luc Goddard film: "Breathless".  (Ian rec “Elevator to the Gallows” – Adam rec “Excess Baggage”)

A classic "movie with a message" with Myke Emal from CineMusts: "Bad Day at Black Rock". (Ian rec “Dead Man’s Shoes” – Adam rec “Tombstone” – Myke rec “High Plains Drifter”)

We rank the Steven Spielberg films of the 2000s.

Our guest, Ben Stahl, joins us to discuss Spielberg's biggest hit of the 90s: "Jurassic Park".  (Ian rec “Sugarland Express” – Adam rec “Shooter” – Ben rec “Logan Lucky”)

A problematic film by today's standards, but a film that was well regarded in its day - "Tootsie". (Ian rec “A History of Violence” – Adam rec “Almost Famous”)

Our first episode with a guest, and our new co-host, Brittany Reinholz-Hobson - "Audition". (Ian rec “Cube” – Adam rec “The Invisible Man” – Brittany rec “Akira”)

Style over substance? You decide. We chat about Cuaron's "Gravity".  (Ian rec “Children of Men” – Adam rec “Dark City”)

The earliest winner of the "Big 5" Academy Awards: "It Happened One Night". (Ian rec “San Francisco” – Adam rec “There’s Something About Mary”)

Here we go: we rank David Fincher's entire filmography (pre "Mank").

The start of our David Fincher celebration, we deep dive his sophomoric feature film: "Se7en". (Ian rec “Doctor Sleep” – Adam rec “The Fugitive”)

Another Bergman film - and this one was beloved by both of us: "Cries and Whispers".  (Ian rec “My Name is Joe” – Adam rec “Unstoppable”)