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We are one week away from The Odyssey , so it is fitting to do a year check in. Gather our thoughts about the quality of the year and discuss some of our favorites before a juggernaut comes into the fold. Drew and Billy each give five of their favorites of the year with one LOCK that they are predicting will remain on the list by the end of year. First and foremost, subscribe to our newsletter! We...

Toy Story 5 is finally in theaters and the franchise continues. These jaded millennials grew up in a perfect timeline with Andy. Drew and Billy quite literally went to college the same summer that Andy did. Continuing the story with Bonnie worked pretty well for Toy Story 4 , but will it work again for the franchise's fifth installment? And will Toy Story make our Mount Rushmore of ALL animated mo...

Steven Spielberg is back as box office champ and audiences are divided. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it corny? Has Spielberg lost his fastball a bit? Billy loved the ending, Drew loved the Mission-Impossible-esque quality throughout, and critics have said Disclosure Day is like a M Night Shyamalan movie. Pretty fitting, huh? First, though, we acknowledge Drew's birthday on June 19th by playing a litt...

The young guys had their fun the last few weeks. Kane Parsons and Curry Barker have brought amazing energy into the film world and it is time for Steven Spielberg to ride their coat tails. Disclosure Day premieres this weekend and Drew/Billy are gearing up for that release by drafting Steven Spielberg movies. This iconic director seems to be going back to his wheelhouse with a mix of Close Encount...

Backrooms and Obsession have taken the movie world by storm. Directors Kane Parsons (Backrooms) and Curry Barker (Obsession) are both under 27 years old and both made their names known online using Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok before they were given the opportunity to show what they had on the big screen. These cheap budgets into massive successes have Drew and Billy wondering if this is just a...

You have your syllabus. Now you have your summer watching list. Drew and Billy go through the entire summer movie schedule — May 1st through August 31st — and break down our most anticipated movie coming to theaters (Sorry Cliff Booth, seems like you're staying on Netflix). The big ones. The epic ones. The ones that will have packed houses and goosebump moments you can only get on a giant screen....

If you missed our last episode we created a movie syllabus for you all. One of the units is called "Anne Hathaback"... get it? Like Anne Hathaway, but Hathaback? One of the movies is Serenity, a notorious bomb that is heralded as one of the great misses of the 21st century. Billy has never seen this movie. Drew is riding the ship with amazing prompts and reactions to Billy as this crazy story unfo...

Welcome to Do You Like Apples 1000! An intro class to all things movies. This week on Do You Like Apples, Drew and Billy provide 10 themes with three movies in each — by the end of the class you will have watched 30 movies. Listen to hear how we grouped all of these together, why we picked these movies, and tease how these movies will tie into future newsletters or podcast episodes. Hosts: Drew We...

Project Chili's is over! It is time to focus solely on the epic, charming, funny, and emotional box office hit, Project Hail Mary. This movie stars Ryan Gosling, a space rock creature named Rocky voiced and puppeteered by James Ortiz, and Sandra Hüller. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. This is a solo effort this week, in solidarity with Ryan Gosling! Billy Rock gives his quick 18 minu...

Project Hail Mary comes out wide EVERYWHERE on March 20th and Project Chilis is happening March 21st. So to gear up for an unforgettable weekend we are talking all things space movies. Not our favorites, but ones we love in three separate categories. Lift Off (small and indie), Amongst the Stars (mid-budget), and Intergalactic (Epic, massive scale, and massive budget). Plus, we open the episode wi...

It’s finally here — the Super Bowl for film nerds: Oscars night . This week on Do You Like Apples , Drew and Billy preview the entire ceremony and make their predictions for the Top 8 categories . Is Timmy’s stock falling at the worst possible moment? Will Sean Penn light up a dart inside the Dolby Theatre? And did the critical and box office failure of The Bride have any awards-season consequence...

We’re back with a classic early-year movie episode of Do You Like Apples . The blockbusters haven’t quite arrived, the Oscars are around the corner, and our movie brains are spiraling in all directions. First, we pay tribute to the late, great Robert Duvall — using his career as a jumping-off point to talk about our favorite “comfort faces” in Hollywood. The actors who just make a movie better by...

Drew and Billy, 3 years before Do You Like Apples was created, experienced the most controversial Oscars up to that point. #OscarsSoWhite took over the industry leading to wide reform within The Academy for years to come. In this 10 years later Drew and Billy discuss this phenomenon, how Chris Rock handled the controversy in his opening monologue/set the stage for his own slap, and react to the wi...

Do You Like Apples is officially calling 2025 the best movie year of the 2020s so far. The question now: can 2026 possibly live up to it? Drew and Billy look ahead to the year at the movies by running through 57 upcoming releases, ultimately narrowing it down to the 10 films they’re collectively most excited for in 2026. The list is a mix of projects they desperately want to be great, movies that...

Billy and Drew close out the year by looking back at what 2025 delivered at the movies and why it stands out as such a strong film year. The conversation sets the tone for how the year felt and the lasting impression it left. Each host then shares their Top 10 Movies of 2025, counting down the films that defined the year for them and left the biggest mark. Together, the lists reflect a growing bel...

One of the early signs of awards season starts with the nominations for the "party awards show." Or are The Golden Globes so laughable anymore? They are at least trying to be! Join Billy Rock and Drew Wendt as they react to the nominations and project forward how this might shape the rest of awards season. This strong movie year is bringing some serious drama! Hosts: Billy Rocks and Drew Wendt Int...

Living in the midwest this fall season can be a bit of a dead zone. Not many blockbusters to center a whole episode around and Oscars season hasn't quite gotten there yet. So here are Drew Wendt and Billy Rock with some movies they have seen recently. Two of which are new entries from two titans of the industry, Kathryn Bigelow and Kelly Reichardt. Hosts: Billy Rocks and Drew Wendt Intro music by...

We’re back and breaking down our Top 25 Movies of the 21st Century — a list that got way more complicated than it should’ve. Billy’s bringing his 10, Drew’s bringing his 10, and then we’re battling it out to agree on the final 5 from our honorable mentions. It’s part celebration, part negotiation — and maybe the most “Do You Like Apples” episode yet. Hosts: Billy Rock and Drew Wendt Intro music by...

Billy and Drew are back on Do You Like Apples , and we’re talking all things Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another . Anytime PTA drops a new movie, it feels like an event, and this one has us asking the big questions: how does it stack up against the rest of his legendary career, and are we already looking at one of the best films of the decade? This movie just feels important. Help us d...

We’re back! Do You Like Apples makes its return with Billy Rock and Drew Wendt kicking things off with a Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Draft. From his early heartthrob days to his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, everything’s on the table as we go head-to-head building the ultimate Leo lineup. It's good to be back! Hosts: Billy Rock and Drew Wendt Intro music by Ryan Jenkins ⁠Subscribe to our newsle...

Join hosts Billy Rock and Drew Wendt in this exciting episode of "Do You Like Apples" as they dive into the highly anticipated summer movie slate. Billy and Drew explore a variety of films, including  Star-Driven Stunts , showcasing action-packed movies led by true movie stars, and  Hot Summer Frights , where they share their excitement for two horror films that promise chills and thrills. They al...

The first great big-budget movie of the year has arrived, and Billy and Drew break it all down in this week’s episode. Before they get to the gangster/action/vampire extravaganza that is Sinners , Drew gives his quick non-spoiler review of Warfare (1:50), the harrowing A24 war film from co-director Alex Garland in theaters now. Then, they dive in fully on Sinners (13:33), Ryan Coogler’s original a...

Sex, lies, and… Apples? Billy and Drew explore the prolific career of director Steven Soderbergh in this week’s episode. From an indie beginning to movie star ensembles to everything in between, Soderbergh has seemingly done it all since he burst onto the scene with Sex, Lies, and Videotape in 1989.  After tracing his career arc, Billy and Drew then discuss what they love about Soderbergh’s filmma...

Another Oscars season is in the books, and Drew and Billy are here to break down the highs and lows from the 97th Academy Awards. First, they reveal the winners of the DYLA Oscars Prediction Contest before diving into their reactions from the overall show, including grading Conan’s hosting job, the Wicked and James Bond musical numbers, and the best and worst speeches of the night. Next, they disc...

In the latest edition of the Do You Like Apples Movie Club, Billy Rock and Drew Wendt break down Thief , Michael Mann’s neo-noir heist movie. James Caan plays an expert safecracker that plans to take one last job from a dangerous Chicago gangster before he retires with the life he wants.  Billy and Drew talk through the story, characters, themes, and key figures behind this influential 1981 film....