Better Than Citizen Kane? - An Aud Brothers Podcast

This week, Max and Parker cross the streams - after much anticipation, Better Than Citizen Kane is crossing over with its sister show Mind Over Mattel ! Hosts Rio LeFevre and Wil Cowser invite Max and Parker on to the couch to discuss Greta Gerwig's 2023 summer event Barbie . Will Barbie and Ken show Charles K that ideas live forever? Or will Kane and crew beach off the competition? Let's find out...

This week, Max and Parker jump back into the silent era to take a look at another rare pre-Kane pick; Charlie Chaplin's 1931 classic City Lights . Does The Tramp have the everyman gumption to beat out the young upstart of 1941, or will Kane prove once and for all that talkies really do have the upper hand? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane...

This week, Max and Parker celebrate 626 Day by taking a look at 2002's animated classic Lilo & Stitch . Will Stitch lay waste to Kane's vast empire and steal his left shoe, or will Charlie hold onto his crown as the King? 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...

This week, Max and Parker welcome another guest - longtime friend and collaborator José Valle Jr.! Tasked with bringing a film he loves to go head-to-head with the likes of Charlie Kane, José decided on Brad Bird's 2007 culinary masterpiece  Ratatouille . Will Remy and Linguini earn that 5 star review and come out on top? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941...

This week, Max and Parker decide it's time to play the music and it's time to light to lights by taking a look at 1979's The Muppet Movie . Are Kermit and the gang up to the task of taking on Kane and his cinema empire? 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 Rawlin...

This week, Max and Parker welcome another guest - longtime friend and collaborator MyKel Marie Hall! Tasked with bringing a film she loves to go head-to-head with the likes of Charlie Kane, MyKel decided on Michael Curtiz's 1942 wartime classic  Casablanca . Will Rick and Elsa always have Paris or will Charles Kane's Rosebud prove too much to beat? Let's find out! Often considered to be the "great...

On this episode of BTCK, we're taking a look at a classic of the teen-film genre, Amy Heckerling's 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High . Feel free to kick up your feet and order a pizza directly into class as we see how the Ridgemont kids stack up against Kane and his empire. Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cinematic art form...

On this episode of BTCK, we're heading back almost a full century to one of the earliest science-fiction films ever made; Fritz Lang's 1927 classic Metropolis . As the first pre-Kane film we've looked at on the show, let's size it up and see if it manages to beat out its younger brother. Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's  Citizen Kane  is a benchmark of the cinematic a...

On this episode of BTCK, it's the King of Xanadu against everyone's favorite fearless hero, the legendary Puss in Boots! Max and Parker take a look at their most recent film to date - 2022's  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish . Will the stabby tabby come out on top to heroically win the day? Or will the weight of the titan of cinema prove to be too great for him? Often considered to be the "greatest fi...

This week, Max and Parker welcome their first guest - the Aud Brothers' own William Cowser! Tasked with bringing a film he loves to go head-to-head with the likes of Charlie Kane, Wil decided on Steven Spielberg's 1975 aquatic classic Jaws . Will the supposed greatest film of all time be devoured by the great white or will Citizen Kane blow this shark to pieces? Let's find out! Often considered to...

This week, Max and Parker tackle their first film of 21st century featured on the show by looking into a movie that received ample critical acclaim upon its release, as well as securing the very first Best Picture win for a female-directed film - 2008's The Hurt Locker . How will it stack up against a film more than 60 years its senior? Let's find out. Often considered to be the "greatest film of...

Following up our first episode, Max and Parker take a look at another film chronicling the life of a prolific American - although this one comes from a much different background than Charles Foster Kane. This week we're going to examine 1994's Forrest Gump and ask that age-old question: Better Than Citizen Kane? Often considered to be the "greatest film of all time", 1941's Citizen Kane is a bench...

For the first episode out the gate, Max and Parker tackle two films in one go - establishing their thoughts and opinions of Citizen Kane as a film and how it will set the framework for the show going forward and then comparing it to 1958's Vertigo (as it is one of two films to have beat Citizen Kane in BFI's Greatest Films of All Time newest update in December 2022). Consider it two episodes for t...