Better Than Citizen Kane? - An Aud Brothers Podcast

This week Max and Parker spend all of their remaining money on food & bus tickets as they embark on a journey across Brazil by discussing Walter Salles' 1998 drama, Central Station. Will Dora and Josué find a home at the peak of the cinematic art form? Or will Charles leave them stranded in the wilderness? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's Citizen K...

This week, Max and Parker welcome another guest - local writer/director Yein Ji! Tasked with bringing a film she loves to go head-to-head with the likes of Charlie Kane, Yein decided on Alex Garland's seminal sci-fi thriller; 2015's  Ex Machina . Will Ava and Caleb manage to outwit the duplicitous Kane? Or will Charles power them down for good? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest...

This week Max and Parker search for a word for a bad miracle as they take a look at Jordan Peele's 2022 sci-fi horror Nope . Will OJ, Emerald, and Angel capture the money shot that will catapult them past Charlie and into the skies? Or will Kane prove to be the superior predator? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's Citizen Kane is a benchmark of the cinem...

This week Max and Parker discover that life is not what you see in films as they take a look at Giuseppe Tornatore's 1988 classic Cinema Paradiso . Will Toto and Alfredo prove to Kane and crew that the magic of the cinema is king? Or will Charles level The Paradise to the ground? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's Citizen Kane is a benchmark of the cinem...

This week Max and Parker form a local Erie band and start racing up the charts doing that One-derful thing they do as they look at Tom Hanks' 1996 rock music comedy  That Thing You Do! . Will the members of The Wonders manage to carve out their spot in cinematic history? Or will Charles prove them once and for all to be merely a flash in the pan? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greates...

This week Max and Parker make their way through 400 years of death, love, poetry, politics, society, sex, and birth as they look at Sally Potter's 1992 period fantasy  Orlando . Will Orlando be able to come out as the top man (and woman)? Or will Kane claim the spot as the superior titular character? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's Citizen Kane is a b...

This week Max and Parker decide that since the world is spoiled, they should be too, as they take a look at Věra Chytilová's 1966 Czechoslovak New Wave classic Daisies . Will Marie 1 and Marie 2 lead old man Kane along by the nose? Or will Charlie take a pair of scissors to their experimental claim to fame? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's Citizen Kane...

This week Max and Parker finally bring you the moment you've waited for - in celebration of April Fools' Day, we're taking a look at the 2017 musical phenomenon The Greatest Showman . Will Barnum and crew manage to dazzle the competition? Or will Kane and his cronies set their aspirations ablaze? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a ben...

This week Max and Parker head to the Qing dynasty to give themselves up and find themselves again in 2000's wuxia martial arts classic  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . Will Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien strike a deadly blow to Kane's legacy? Or will Charlie prove that without Green Destiny they are nothing? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is...

This week, Max and Parker welcome another guest - local writer/director Tina Lynae! Tasked with bringing a film she loves to go head-to-head with the likes of Charlie Kane, Tina decided on Paul Thomas Anderson's bawdy examination of the adult film industry; 1997's  Boogie Nights . Will Dirk and crew manage to secure their spot as industry champs? Or will Kane manage to ruin their climax? Let's fin...

This week Max and Parker head to the gritty streets of New York to find the cat who won't cop out when there's danger all about in 1971's Blaxploitation classic  Shaft . Will Shaft manage to get Charles to close this case himself? Or will Kane hold his spot as a cinematic kingpin? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cin...

This week Max and Parker bring you a brand new form of entertainment as they examine the kaleidoscope of color, music, and movement that is 1940's Fantasia . Will Mickey and his army of brooms manage to sweep away the competition? Or will Kane's shadow continue to loom large from atop Bald Mountain? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a...

This week Max and Parker spend three days engaging in their routine and peeling some potatoes as they take a look at 1976's Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles . Will Jeanne's deliberate, drawn out pace overwhelm Charlie and crew? Or will Kane assert himself at the top of the cinematic rankings? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citize...

This week Max and Parker start off the new year with a look back at the film that started it all - Orson Welles' titan of cinema and the eponymous film of this show, 1941's Citizen Kane . After a full year of comparing other films to the gold standard of Kane, it felt right to revisit it and give it another look with all that time in the rearview. Let's see how it holds up! Often considered to be...

This week Max and Parker discover that a true selfless act always sparks another as they dive into the magical Christmas spirit in 2019's Klaus . Will Jesper and the eponymous Klaus warm the cold heart of Charlie Kane? Or will Charlie manage to keep the feud fires burning? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cinematic...

This week Max and Parker stand outside your door posing as carolers with cue cards of the entirety this episode's transcript as they take a look at Richard Curtis' 2003 holiday romp  Love Actually. Will this star-studded ensemble cast help Charlie see that love actually is better than Citizen Kane? Or will Kane's ice cold grip on the champion title refuse to be thawed by the warmth of Christmas ch...

This week Max and Parker don some cozy sweaters and decide that they'll have what she's having as they take a look at Rob Reiner's 1989 romcom classic  When Harry Met Sally.. . Will our titular couple prove to Charles Kane that it had to be them? Or will Orson finally prove that men and women can't be friends? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen...

This week, Max and Parker welcome another guest - longtime friend and collaborator Jake Nordfelt! Tasked with bringing a film he loves to go head-to-head with the likes of Charlie Kane, Jake decided on Daniels' kaleidoscopic multiverse epic; 2022's  Everything Everywhere All at Once . Will the Wang family live up to their ultimate potential and take the crown? Or will Kane's gravitational pull suc...

This week, Max and Parker have rented the house on Haunted Hill to throw a party. A haunted house party. They're so amusing. There'll be food and drink and ghosts, and perhaps even a few murders. You're all invited as they take a look at 1959's House on Haunted Hill . Will Vincent Price and company scare the pants off of Orson Welles? Or do they not have a ghost of a chance? Let's find out! Often...

This week, Max and Parker are unexpectedly awoken from hypersleep and quickly learn that in space, no one can hear you talk about 1979's sci-fi horror classic Alien . Will Ripley and the rest of the Nostromo crew manage to blast Kane out the airlock? Or will Charles Foster pick them off one by one? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a b...

This week, Max and Parker realize that it's all fun and games until someone raises the dead as they check out 2012's  ParaNorman . Will Norman and friends manage to keep the rotting corpse of Kane in slumber? Or will Charles rise from the grave once more? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cinematic art form. However,...

This week, Max and Parker R-U-N-N-O-F-T to the south in 2000's  O Brother, Where Art Thou? . Will Everett, Pete, and Delmar beat Kane to the coveted treasure? Or will Charle keep our boys in constant sorrow? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cinematic art form. However, hosts Max Bennion and Parker Rawlins have chose...

This week, Max and Parker settle in to hear the little story of right-hand/left-hand as they take a look at 1955's The Night of the Hunter . Will Reverend Powell lean on the everlasting arms to victory? Or will old brother Kane strike the blow that will lay the Reverend low? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cinemati...

This week, Max and Parker head into their submersible as they journey to James Cameron's 1997 megahit Titanic . Will Jack and Rose never let go of the top spot? Or will the grand ship carrying our two lovers get sunk by the massive iceberg of Kane's legacy? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cinematic art form. Howeve...

This week, Max and Parker dive into the neon drenched world of Neo-Tokyo as they take a look at the 1988 anime classic Akira . Will Tetsuo be able to harness his formidable powers to wipe Charles Foster Kane from the face of the earth? Or will Charlie's empire prove to be too great? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the...