Binge Movies: Rankings and Reviews

EP #198: VHS Summer V – Val Kilmer Season Premiere VHS Summer returns for its fifth and final installment! Jason is joined by Evan Crean (Spoilerpiece Theater) to rank and review five of Val Kilmer’s most iconic performances. From boy genius to gunslinging legend, Kilmer’s range is on full display in this eclectic lineup: Real Genius (1985) Willow (1988) Thunderheart (1992) Tombstone (1993) Heat (...

They told you not to rewind. You did it anyway. NEXT WEEK, sunburnt cinema returns for one final scorched season of sweat, sand, and magnetic tape decay. This is VHS Summer V: The Boys of Summer. Five episodes, five movies at a time, diving deep into the films that raised a generation…questionably.  We’re talking suburban malls, sex pests, and sleepless summers, all through the warped plastic of a...

INSTANT REACTION: Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.

A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.

INSTANT REACTION: Plagued by a recurring violent nightmare, a college student returns home to find the one person who can break the cycle and save her family from the horrific fate that inevitably awaits them.

INSTANT REACTION: A fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge.

EP 196: 2008’s Box Office Countdown (5–1) – Jokers, Jones, and ABBA (ft. Phoenix Clouden) Episode Description: Jason is joined by the ever unpredictable Phoenix Clouden (The Film Canon) to finish the epic climb through 2008’s biggest box office hits! This is the top 5 where caped crusaders, crystal skulls, pandas, demigods, and dancing queens battled for cinematic dominance. It's a strange mix of...

EPISODE 195: 2008’s Box Office Countdown (10–6) – Iron, Espionage, Penguins, and Robots (ft. Robert Yaniz Jr. & DW Lundberg) Episode Description: The countdown continues! Jason is joined by returning guests Robert Yaniz Jr. and DW Lundberg to tackle the back half of 2008’s top-grossing movies—where talking animals, malfunctioning robots, and emotionally exhausted spies battled it out for box o...

EPISODE 195: An American Original! – No apologies, no half-measures, all fire. (ft. Joe Buttice) Episode Description: This week, Jason is joined by Joe Buttice (Reel Spoilers) to lock and load a ranking of five films tied to the myth, the man, the cigar-smoking cinema warlord: John Milius. Whether writing frontier survival epics or directing operatic war fantasies, Milius brought a thunderous, una...

INSTANT REACTION: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

EPISODE 194: Elegant, epic, existential, and electric. Volume 2 goes to 11 (ft. Megan Kearns) Episode Description: Jason returns to the closet of cinema history to crack open another stack from the Criterion Collection! From enchanted castles and sinking ships to philosophical chess matches, outback odysseys, and the loudest band in England, this lineup is as diverse as it is iconic. Films Ranked:...

EPISODE 193:  Through a Dream, Darkly — Ranking David Lynch (ft. Molly Razz) Episode Description: This week, we tumble headfirst into the subconscious as Jason is joined by the enigmatic Molly Razz to rank five of David Lynch’s most haunting cinematic visions. From industrial nightmares and small-town secrets to Hollywood hallucinations, we tackle the big questions: What is real? What is a perform...

INSTANT REACTION: Five original films hit theaters and failed to draw audiences. When we say we want more original movies who are "we" and do "we" mean it? 

Instant Reaction: Everybody dies. And that’s fucked up. When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

INSTANT REACTION: No couple is safe. When the “Heart Eyes Killer” strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine’s Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.

INSTANT REACTION: You can’t break up with your past. A realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried.

INSTANT REACTION: Find someone made just for you. A billionaire’s death sets off a chain of events for Iris and her friends during a weekend trip to his lakeside estate.   POLL

DOUBLE INSTANT REACTION: Spoiler-free 

New Year’s Nightmare: Last Movie Standing – Season 8.4 Finale Ring in the new year with a descent into chaos as reigning champ Paul from The Countdown faces off against Megan Kearns! This bloody battle sees two celluloid titans debate which film is worthy of preservation for all time—even beyond the end times. Will Paul carve out another victory, or will Megan rip away his title? With movie-inspir...

In this special episode, Jason looks back at the movies of 2024—avoiding the best and the worst to focus on Some of. From films with great premises that didn’t quite stick the landing to standout performances buried in lackluster productions, and even a few hidden gems worth your time, Jason dives deep into the year's mixed bag of cinematic offerings. Plus, Patron contributions round out each segm...

Nosferatu is a 2024 American gothic horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers. It is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name, which was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. The film features an ensemble cast including Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe.

Tokyo Christmas: A Binge Movies Holiday Special:  This holiday season, join Jason for a heartfelt and thought-provoking solo review of Tokyo Godfathers, Satoshi Kon’s animated masterpiece. Set against the chaotic backdrop of Christmas in Tokyo, this unconventional holiday story follows three unlikely heroes—a homeless alcoholic, a former drag queen, and a runaway teen—on a journey of redemption, c...

EPISODE 188: Robert Yaniz Jr. of Crooked Table makes his TRIUMPHANT RETURN to Binge Movies for an epic ranking of the top 5 highest-grossing films of 2007! Jason and Robert dive into the chaos of Spider-Man 3, the spectacle of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the letdown of Shrek the Third, the high-octane thrills of Transformers, and the magical wonder of Harry Potter and the Order of th...

EPISODE 187: Jason is joined by Clare from W-Rated and Kevin R. Brackett from Reel Spoilers to tackle an eclectic mix of 2007's cinematic heavyweights. From a rat with culinary dreams (Ratatouille), to apocalyptic survival (I Am Legend), animated hijinks (The Simpsons Movie), treasure-hunting adventures (National Treasure: Book of Secrets), and epic Spartan battles (300), the trio debates which fi...

INSTANT REACTION: Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After encountering the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.