Pivotal Film

Mario and Tom catch up on some new, and newish flicks: Road House (20:15), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (34:30), Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (44:45), Immaculate (1:07:00), Society of the Snow (1:32:45). But first the imbide a first for this show - a home brew! Winston, a pale ale by Chris Biehl out of Chesire, CT (2:00)

Sorry about the audio on this one!!! I will come back to tag later this evening.

Mario and Tom talk about the new Charlie Kaufman penned movie on Netflix, Orion and the Dark (8:00) and Jonathan Glazer's newest, The Zone of Interest (26:30).

Mario, Tom and Andy start this show off by briefly discussing the Oscar nominations before talking about their 10 Best/ Favorite Movies of 2023 (9:00).

Mario, Tom, and Andy start by talking about their favorite moments in 2023 (1:00), before going deep into the following categories: Supporting Actress (37:45), Supporting Actor (46:45), Sound (59:00), Visual Effects (1:07:15), Costume Design (1:12:30), Hair and Makeup (1:22:00), Original Song (1:28:15), Original Score (1:45:00), Cinematography (2:02:00), Production Design (2:25:00), Editing (2:32:...

Mario, Tom and Andy Catch up on some of the years most anticipated releases: Ferrari (5:00), Maestro (14:15), Saltburn (27:45), Dream Scenario (47:15), Anatomy of a Fall (1:10:45), The Iron Claw (1:29:15), and Poor Things (2:05:00).

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about their highly subjective choices for the worst films of 2023.

For the fun of it Mario, Tom and Andy open the episode by talking about the worst parts of otherwise good movies (8:45), before getting into May/December (29:45), Godzilla Minus One (47:30), and The Boy and the Heron (1:09:45).

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about Thanksgiving (2:00), Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (11:00), Rustin (26:45), Napoleon (40:30), The Holdovers (58:30).

Mario, Tom and Andy continue to try and keep up with movie culture by talking about some recent horror releases: Five Nights at Freddy's (11:55), and Dark Harvest (31:45). Please note - this episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago.

Mario, Tom and Andy talk about a whole bunch of new and recent and interesting flicks: Nyad (3:45), They Cloned Tyrone (16:30), The Killer (41:45), Priscilla (1:07:30), and Killers of the Flower Moon (1:41:45).

Mario Tom and Andy spend another hour chatting about all sorts of things, like season 2 of The Bear, the final season of Barry, and their re-evaluation of certain flicks like Interstellar and Inglorious Basterds.

Mario, Tom, and Andy try to fill in the part of the year that they missed talking about a whole pile of movies starting briefly with Mario's thoughts on Saw 10, and then Dumb Money (3:30), Cassandro (8:15), Past Lives (19:30), Passages (38:45), VHS 85 (55:15), Bottoms (1:09:45).

Mario, Tom, Andy, and JP talk about Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part 1 (9:15), Talk to Me (25:00), Oppenheimer (50:45), and Barbie (1:22:45).

Mario and Tom take a harrowing walk around the American West and pontificate on the films made from the work of Cormac McCarthy: The Counsellor (15:45), Sunset Limited (33:15), The Road (40:15), No Country for Old Men (58:30), and All the Pretty Horses (1:06:15). They even touch on James Franco's adaptation of Child of God, but its total shit so they dont dwell on it for more than a minute or two.

Mario and Tom talk about Wes Anderson's Asteroid City

Mario, Tom, and Andy talk about the new Jennifer Lawrence vehicle, No Hard Feelings (7:00), before turning their attention to the new Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (26:00)

Mario, Tom and Andy, talk about Paul Schrader's Master Gardener (6:45), we get Tom and JPs thoughts on Beau is Afraid (20:45), and things get contentious when they talk about Blackberry (41:30). Then they talk about their top five films of the year, so far (1:09:00)

Mario and Tom and Andy talk about some movies both new and a little less new: Showing Up (5:00), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (28:15), Spiderman; Across the Spiderverse (57:45). Then they finish with a quick review of the absolutely atrocious live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (its not worth the time stamp).

Mario, Tom and Andy, talk about a whole bunch of movies, both new and slightly less new including, Beau is Afraid (18:00), The Outwaters (45:45), How to Blowup a Pipeline (1:01:45).

Mario, Tom, and their special guest Andy talk about some new releases: Renfield (7:15), Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongstth Thieves (23:45), Super Mario Bros. (40:00).

Mario and Tom try and get back into the swing of things by talking about a few recent releases: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (33:30), Knock at the Cabin Door (56:30), and Infinity Pool (1:28:30).

Mario and Tom list their picks for the 10 best films of 2022.

Mario and Tom break down their favorite films of 2022 by category: Moments, Supporting Performances, Sound, Visuals, Writing, and Directing.

Mario and Tom talk about a whole bunch of new and recent Netflix movies: Matilda: The Musical (6:00) All Quiet on the Western Front(21:00) The Pale Blue Eye (43:00) Glass Onion: a Knives Out Story(1:00:00) White Noise (1:21:45)