Movie of the Year

Movie of the Year: Best of the Year 2025 Best Horror Movie of the Year 2025 Horror Movies and the Fight to Crown a Champion The world of 2025 horror movies is a battlefield, and in this episode of Movie of the Year , Mike, Ryan, and Taylor wage war over which film deserves to stand above the rest. Instead of assembling a list or reading off favorites, the panel builds a brutal bracket to determine...

The 2025 Season Begins with the Oscar Draft Movie of the Year is back with a brand-new season, and there’s no better way to kick things off than with our first-ever Oscar Draft 2025 . Hosted by Cassie , this episode sees panelists Ryan, Mike, Greg, and Taylor engage in a deadly serious competition to predict which films will dominate awards season. Each drafter is tasked with assembling a roster o...

Movie of the Year: 1971 The Devils Why The Devils (1971) Still Provokes In this episode of Movie of the Year , Ryan and Mike confront The Devils , Ken Russell’s incendiary historical drama that remains one of the most controversial films ever made. More than fifty years after its release, the film continues to shock and challenge audiences—not simply for its imagery, but for its ruthless examinati...

Movie of the Year: 1971 The Panic in Needle Park Why Panic in Needle Park Still Resonates In this episode of Movie of the Year , Ryan, Greg, and Mike revisit Panic in Needle Park (1971) , an unflinching and immersive portrait of addiction, intimacy, and desperation etched into the grit of New York in the 70s . The film’s stark realism and emotional rawness turn what might have been exploitation in...

Movie of the Year: 1971 Duel Why Duel Still Defines Steven Spielberg In this episode of Movie of the Year , Ryan, Greg, and Mike hit the highway with Duel , the 1971 television movie that announced the arrival of Steven Spielberg as a filmmaker to watch. Long before Jaws turned Spielberg into a household name, Duel showcased his instinctive command of suspense, visual storytelling, and cinematic g...

Movie of the Year: 1971 Action Figure Draft, Part 2 The Chaos Continues in the  Action Figure Draft 1971 In this week’s  Movie of the Year ,  Ryan, Greg, Mike, and Taylor conclude the most brutal, strategic, and downright unhinged draft of the season: the Action Figure Draft 1971 . Every Taste Bud continues to choose characters from 1971 movies  (or TV productions), imagining t...

Movie of the Year: 1971 Action Figure Draft, Part 1 The Chaos Begins in the Action Figure Draft 1971 In this week’s Movie of the Year , Ryan, Greg, Mike, and Taylor enter the arena for the most brutal, strategic, and downright unhinged draft of the season: the Action Figure Draft 1971 . Every Taste Bud must choose characters from 1971 movies (or TV productions), imagining them as highly posable, b...

Movie of the Year: 1971 McCabe and Mrs. Miller McCabe and Mrs Miller and the Birth of the Revisionist Western In this episode of Movie of the Year , Ryan, Greg, and Mike dive into McCabe and Mrs Miller , one of the most enduring and atmospheric films of the 1970s. Hailed as a defining entry in The Revisionist Western , Robert Altman’s subversive frontier tale reshaped the genre with its melancholy...

Movie of the Year: 1971 Klute Why Klute Still Captivates Audiences In this episode of Movie of the Year , Ryan, Greg, and Mike examine Klute , Alan J. Pakula’ s groundbreaking 1971 thriller that fused noir, feminist character study, and political paranoia into a single atmospheric masterpiece. From its haunting portrayal of loneliness to its razor-sharp critique of power and control, Klute remains...

Movie of the Year: 1971 Mixtape The Mixtape Reaches Its Final Form In the second and final installment of the Movie of the Year: Mixtape 1971 , Mike, Greg, Ryan, and special guest Taylor reunite to complete the ultimate playlist of songs released in 1971. What began as a nostalgic, free-wheeling journey through one of the greatest years in music now becomes a decisive act of curation. Each Taste B...

Movie of the Year: 1971 Mixtape The Sound of 1971 The Taste Buds are trading film reels for vinyl grooves in this week’s episode of Movie of the Year , as Mike, Greg, Ryan, and special guest Taylor create the ultimate 1971 Mixtape . It’s the year of protest songs, psychedelic experimentation, soul anthems, and singer-songwriter confessionals—and the Taste Buds are here to decide which tracks defin...

Movie of the Year: 1971 The Conformist Revisiting The Conformist (1971) – Power and Identity in Italian Cinema In this episode of Movie of the Year , Ryan, Greg, and Nate take on Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Conformist (1971) , a visual and psychological masterpiece that defined the aesthetics of 1970s cinema. Through its haunting beauty and moral ambiguity, The Conformist examines how a man’s need t...

Movie of the Year: 1971 Wanda Rediscovering Wanda (1971) – A Landmark of Feminist Cinema In this episode of Movie of the Year , the Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—begin their deep dive into 1971 cinema with Barbara Loden’s raw, groundbreaking film, Wanda . Once dismissed and now celebrated as a cornerstone of feminist filmmaking, Wanda (1971) captures the alienation and quiet rebellion of a woman...

Movie of the Year: 1971 The 16 Films Are Chosen The Battle Heats Up In Part Two of the Movie of the Year: 1971 season, the Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—return to slice the bracket from 64 films down to 16. What began as a celebration of early-1970s experimentation has become a cinematic bloodbath. This is where masterpieces clash, cult favorites fall, and only the strongest survive. 1971 contin...

Movie of the Year: 1971 A New Season Begins Welcome to 1971— The Year Hollywood Broke the Rules The Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—are back, and this time they’re traveling to one of the most daring and unpredictable years in film history: 1971 . With the studio system collapsing and the counterculture in full swing, filmmakers were rewriting the rules, blending art and rebellion into something t...

Movie of the Year: 1999 The Grand Finale (Finale) The End of the 1999 Road The moment has arrived. After months of debates, shocking eliminations, and unforgettable arguments, the 1999 Movie of the Year Finale comes to its climactic conclusion. The Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—step into the ring one last time to decide which film will take home the crown as the ultimate 1999 Movie of the Year ....

Movie of the Year: 1999 The Grand Finale (Part 2) The Road to the Finals The bracket heats up in Part Two of the 1999 Movie of the Year Finale , and the Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—are back to call every twist, turn, and cinematic takedown. The stakes are higher, the drama is bigger, and the films are fighting harder than ever for a shot at the crown. The Matchups: Semi-Final Showdowns Only fo...

Movie of the Year: 1999 The Grand Finale (Part 1) The Bracket Battles Begin In this high-stakes episode of Movie of the Year , the Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—step into the ring for Part One of the 1999 Finale . The mission: to complete the bracket and crown the ultimate 1999 Movie of the Year. The energy is off the charts, the drama is turned up to eleven, and every matchup is a fight for cin...

Movie of the Year: 1999 Notting Hill (feat. John Brooks from 1999: The Podcast!)   Revisiting Notting Hill (1999) In this episode of Movie of the Year , the Taste Buds watch Notting Hill (1999) , the beloved romantic comedy pairing Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. More than just a love story, Notting Hill combines sharp humor, traditional rom-com tropes, and a commentary on celebrity culture tha...

Movie of the Year: 1999 The Limey (feat. Adam Kempenaar from Filmspotting) Why The Limey Still Packs a Punch In this episode of Movie of the Year , the Taste Buds turn their sights on The Limey (1999) , Steven Soderbergh’s sharp revenge thriller about grief, family, and memory. Mixing classic crime tropes with experimental editing, The Limey is both a gripping noir and an impressionistic meditatio...

Movie of the Year 1999 The 1999 Primetime Movie Draft The draft is back—and it’s time to finish building the ultimate 1999 TV network! In this second and final installment of the Movie of the Year Podcast’s 1999 TV Draft, the Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—return to battle it out for TV supremacy. With their first-round picks locked in from last week, the stakes are even higher as they fill out t...

Movie of the Year 1999 The 1999 Primetime Movie Draft What happens when you take the rules of fantasy sports and apply them to television? In this special Movie of the Year Podcast episode, the Taste Buds—Mike, Ryan, and Greg—compete in the 1999 TV Draft to create the most unbeatable prime-time lineup. Using a snake draft format , each Taste Bud must carefully choose shows across categories to for...

Movie of the Year: 1999 Three Kings (feat. Best Movie Year Ever author Brian Raftery!) In this episode of Movie of the Year , the Taste Buds dive deep into Three Kings , the 1999 Gulf War satire movie directed by David O. Russell . Set in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, the film follows a group of U.S. soldiers—played by George Clooney, Ice Cube, and Mark Wahlberg—as they set out on a gold...

Movie of the Year: 1999 The Sixth Sense (feat. Jay Sherer!) Chilling Classics and Narrative Genius in The Sixth Sense In this spine-tingling episode of Movie of the Year , the Taste Buds turn their third eyes toward M. Night Shyamalan’s unforgettable thriller, The Sixth Sense . Released in 1999, this film didn't just scare audiences—it redefined what moviegoers expected from psychological thriller...

Movie of the Year: 1999 All About My Mother vs. The Mummy When Pedro Met Popcorn In this special bonus podcast episode of Movie of the Year , the Taste Buds take a detour from draft formats and single-film deep dives to bring you a dynamic double feature: Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother (1999) and Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy (1999) . One is an emotionally complex, internationally acclaimed ar...