Modern Classics Podcast

Pulse (2001) Vs Another (2012) The category for today's battle episode is "Japanese Horror" with a frightening double feature. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's masterful internet ghost story "Pulse" from 2001 goes head to head with 2012's manga adapted "Another". Both films offered a lot to discuss when it comes to what to do and what not to do when making a horror movi...

Films Discussed: Uglies (2024), Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003), The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), The Paperboy (2012), Ash (2025), Grafted (2024), Presence (2024), Hitchcock (2012)  It’s a unique prequel episode this week. After a recording mishap the original audio for this episode was deleted. As a result it was time to re-record and recap all the jokes and segments that were lost. But it...

Sexy Beast (2000) vs. The Cat Returns (2002) This week’s category is “90 Minutes or Less” and your hosts have brought two very different films to the battle arena. First up is “Sexy Beast”. Johnathan Glazer’s highly stylized crime thriller that gave us a spectacularly memorable performance by Sir Ben Kingsley. Then it’s a lesser known Studio Ghibli offering with “The Cat Returns”. A whimsical anim...

HAPPY JUNETEENTH!!!  It’s time for the Past Tens Award again! The Past Tens is a chance to go back and look at all the award winners of the past ten movies covered and determine an overall winner for each categroy. There are some tough match ups and your hosts had some difficult choices. Mike and Kendell also get into a discussion on two recent theater releases. The 2025 absurdist comedy “Friendsh...

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) vs. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) Two beloved films go head to head in the category of “Corporate Life”. First up is “The Devil Wears Prada” from 2006. An undefinable comedy that gave us memorable performers and even more memorable outfits. Then its “Everything Everywhere All At Once” the 2022 sci-fi/action/comedy/drama and best picture winner that takes cre...

On this weeks prequel episode it's time to delve into the world of 2000's remakes. There are an overabundance of films to discuss when it comes to rehashes, reboots, and redos so your host's Kendell and Mike break it down into three categories; Critically Acclaimed, Under-discussed, and No So Good. Remakes covered include Funny Games, Insomnia, King Kong, True Grit, Taking of Pelham 123 and more....

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) Vs. Synchronic (2019) Another battle episode is upon us and the category is “Time Travel”. Your hosts Mike and Kendell did their best to bring you two movies you might not be familiar with. It’s an interesting conversation on the pitfalls of genre filmmaking tropes, what both films could have done better, and whether or not the time travel genre has much to offer in th...

Today Mike and Kendell break some ties on the Greatest Films of the 21st Century List. Then it's a discussion on the latest Ryan Coogler release Sinners (2025). Of course a prequel episode wouldn't be complete with out a game so the fellas round things out with a lesser played segment A24 Questions. Give the show a subscribe and if you really want to help out please rate, review and follow...

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) vs. El Infierno "Aka Hell" (2010)  It’s battle time again and the category is “Films With A Location in The Title”. There were a lot of 2000’s movies to choose from but Mike and Kendell opted for two deep cuts. First up is Mike’s pick “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” from 2009. A drug fueled ride into the dark side of dirty cops,...

It's a prequel episode and there's some dirty dirty business to attend to. First it's time to break some ties on the Modern Classics Greatest Films of the 21st Century List. Your hosts Mike and Kendell will have to rank 13 Assassins, Perfect Day, Little Miss Sunshine and Queen & Slim to decide the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th rankings on the coveted list. Then a discussion about the r...

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) vs. Queen and Slim (2019) Welcome to the show! It’s time to battle in the category of “Road Movies”. Kendell’s pick “Little Miss Sunshine” is an early aughts time capsule with legendary performances by Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin. A much loved family dramedy that launched Breslin and Steve Carell into movie star status for years to come. On the other hand Mike’s pick...

50th Episode Extravaganza It’s a very special episode of the Modern Classics Podcast as your hosts Mike and Kendell celebrate their 50th Episode milestone. Join the fun as the guys share some special messages from big names like Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Tracy Morgan. Plus an appearance by friend of the show Billiam (host of Future Flicks with Billiam). Then stick around for discussions of Mic...

The Village (2004) vs. Incendies (2010) Welcome to another exciting battle episode where two films will duke it out for a chance at being inducted to the Modern Classics Greatest Films of The 21st Century List. The category is “Movies With a Twist” with two very different films going head to head. First is M. Night Shyamalan’s period piece that’s not really a period piece The Village and boy do yo...

3rd Biannual Past Tens Awards Welcome to the Modern Classics Podcast the only podcast strictly covering films released from the year 2000 to the present with the ultimate goal of compiling the Greatest Films of the 21st Century List. This is achieved by the results of our battle episodes where two films face off to determine a winner of the given category. At the end of said episode we give out aw...

Mystery Team (2009) vs. Knives Out (2019) It's a "Mystery Movie" themed battle episode as Mike and Kendell compete to add yet another picture to the Greatest Films of the 21st Century List. First it's a breakdown of 2009's Mystery Team. A raucous and raunchy comedy that gave us the feature film debut of Donald Glover. It also includes early performances and first time introdu...

2009 was a very interesting year in cinema. Join us as we breakdown some favorites and some big hits. Films discussed include ; District 9, Up in the Air, Enter the Void, Avatar, Inglorious Basterds, Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans, I Love You Man and many others. Then we round things out with a Trivia Game 2000 or More . If you Enjoy the show give us a follow and leave a review! Follow on...

“Ghost Movies”- The Others (2001) VS Volver (2006) Join us as we create the Greatest Films of the 21st Century list with two more possible candidates; The Others and Volver. The category is “Ghost Movies” so what better way to cover this subject than with two genre bending films. There are many parallels with this double feature that are unexpected. The Others (2001) is spellbinding tale of haunti...

After a short hiatus the Modern Classics Podcast is back and better than ever! There was a lot to catch up on so your hosts Mike and Kendell dive right into the Best Picture nominees for this years oscars, Upcoming films for 2025 and a brief on discussion on the loss of director David Lynch. Movies discussed include The Monkey, The Fantastic Four, Ash, The Thunderbolts, Superman, The Running Man,...

The Modern Classics Podcast kicks off 2025 with the best films of 2024. We watched a lot of movies this year which made this task surprisingly difficult. Not to mention that 2024 was a fantastic year in cinema! How can we choose?! Movies discussed include; Alien Romulus, The Substance, Challengers, Twisters, Monkey Man and so many more. This episode we also tackle what we thought were the worst re...

Battle Royale (2000) Vs. Unbreakable (2000) The category for today's Battle episode is "In The Year 2000". In true Modern Classics form we visit the year it all began. The year that makes a podcast about films released form the year 2000 to the present possible. And we begin the journey into this most prescient of times with Battle Royale. An ass kicker of a movie that spawned a new genre and a li...

Welcome to the Modern Classics Podcast. The only podcast strictly covering films released from the year 2000 to the present. Do you enjoy talking movies with a friend? Then look no further. On today's episode Mike and Kendell tackle Siblings in 2000's Cinema. Films discussed include Napoleon Dynamite, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Matrix Reloaded and more. The second and final segment of the show is a...

Shaun Of The Dead (2004) Vs. Black Dynamite (2009) This weeks battle episode category is "Parody Films". Starting the conversation is Mike's pick "Shaun of The Dead". The 2004 zombie lampoon that has more to say about society than you might remember. Then it's one of Kendell's personal favorites "Black Dynamite". An outrageously well baked farce on the Blaxploitation genre. So come listen as your...

Halloween Special : 2000's Horror Movie Bracket Happy Halloween and welcome to a very spooky episode of the Modern Classics Podcast. To celebrate the Holiday of Horror your hosts have created a 2000's horror movie bracket. Films discussed in this episode include 28 Days Later , Barbarian, The Ring, The Mist, Paranormal Activity and More. Also included in this episode is a quick review of Karyn Kus...

Skyfall (2012) The finale for the "Third in A Series" battle saga is here! After "LOTR: Return of the King" scored a perfect 10 its Mike's turn to walk us through his "threequel" pick. Skyfall is perhaps the most renowned Daniel Craig lead 007 film. But does it have what it takes to score 8 or more stars and land on the Modern Classics Greatest Films of The 21 Century list? Want to hear more? Then...

Lord of The Rings : Return of the King (2003) It's time to battle and the movie category is "Third In A Series". With so many franchises out there it was a tough choice but ultimatly your hosts landed on a very British double feature with "Lord of The Rings: Return of The King" and the 007 smash hit "Skyfall". On this episode Kendell guides us through Middle Earth and sets us on a course to destro...