Road Dawgs

Josh and Nick pitch some movies as candidates for the Criterion Collection. Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick conclude the Creed Trilogy with a format absolutely no one asked for... That’s right, folks, it’s the return of the Road Dawgs Watchalong! Sync up the movie and watch along with the dawgs as they riff, share behind-the-scenes tidbits, and wonder where the Creed franchise goes next. Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick heard this is a place where podcasters go to build themselves back up again. To be reborn… And that’s why they’re going full tilt for this week’s film, Creed II. They discuss Ryan Coogler’s exit and Steven Caple Jr.’s insertion into the director’s chair. The evolving roles on and off set of Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. What does this movie do right? What parts have “Sequ...

Josh and Nick put on their mitts to duke it out over Ryan Coogler’s sophomore effort, 2015’s Creed. Favorite Sports Tropes. The Coogler-MBJ connection. What is this movie’s reputation in 2026, and how much of that is its own fault? Is Creed better than Rocky? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick get their soccer jerseys and finest Italian leather out for this week’s film, The Hand Of God. They chat about writer/ director Paolo Sorrentino’s career, and how his real life inspired the film. Is Netflix still interested in giving auteurs a platform to make their films? What do we do with grief? What are the “coming of age” tropes? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick are joined by special guest, writer and director of Tube-E Movie, Will Adams! They talk with Will about filming in his hometown of Chicago, his views on streaming culture, where he sees film distribution heading, and what he has coming up next. Like, rate, subscribe! Will’s IMDB -

Josh and Nick get ready to wire trip some blackjack clips as they discuss Kathryn Bigelow s 1995 sci-fi film, Strange Days. The film’s origins as a collaboration between divorcees. Kathryn Bigelow and her work in predominantly male-directed genres. How does this film blur the line between passive viewer and complicit watcher? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick conclude their celebration of Black History Month with 2022’s The Blackening. Comedy as an expression of pain. The films strong inter group dynamics. Can a sketch “make the leap” to a movie? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick continue their celebration of Black History Month with Charles Burnett's revolutionary 1978 film, Killer Of Sheep. They talk about the Watts Civil Unrest of 1965, and how this leads to Burnett and others founding the "LA Rebellion" film movement. The references to Italian neorealism and French New Wave that Burnett makes. The over 30 year journey this film took to reach worldwide aud...

Josh and Nick celebrate Black History Month with the 1920 silent-film, Within Our Gates. They talk about Oscar Micheaux's role as a pioneer in cinema, and the film's history as the oldest surviving film by a black director. How institutions are made and kept in place. Writing characters that are allowed to be morally gray. What does "silent acting" require we infer rather than hear? Like, rate, su...

Josh and Nick do their annual movie draft. Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick have a dance with the devil as they discuss 1997's Perdita Durango. They talk about the film's 3 stars and their quiet influence on Film/ Television for decades to come. 90's grit n grime. How does this film fit in the "Sailorverse" alongside David Lynch's film, Wild At Heart? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick try to keep an open mind and understand the viewpoints of others, much like our main character Kit in this week’s film, 1973’s Badlands. The bizarre twists and turns of Terrence Malick. The film’s iconic cinematography and landscapes. Is this “the day the music died?” Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick discuss some of their favorite films they saw for the first time this year. Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick fortify themselves with a hearty bowl of ramen for this week’s film, Tampopo. Director Juzo Itami’s vision of a “ramen western”. The film’s many vignettes and Hollywood homages. The dawgs relationship to ramen. Nick is reprimanded by Josh for his theater eating habits. They put that shrimp where?! Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick conclude the podcast event of the century, George C. Scottober, with 1971’s They Might Be Giants. Not a horror film per se, but boy is it a terrifying premise. The dawgs draw parallels between this film and others they have watched, like The Fisher King. We chat what people did with their Oscar cache then versus now, Sherlock Holmes, and the amazing (and overlooked) career of co-star...

Josh and Nick break out the Ouija Board for this weeks edition of George C. Scottober, 1980’s The Changeling! The films Denver roots. The marriage and creative partnership of Trish Van Devere and George C. Scott. Is this the saddest George C. role? Have the dawgs ever had any ghostly encounters? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick begin one of their scariest events ever, George C. Scottober! Throughout the month of October, the dawgs will be discussing the horror films of one of their favorite thespians, George C. Scott! We start the month with Exorcist III. Why is Kinderman yelling at everybody? Why is there a carp in the bathtub? Did Mrs. Celia ever get her clock fixed? Like, rate subscribe!

Josh and Nick brave the cold of 1960s Greenwich Village to chat 2013’s Inside Llewyn Davis. The world and philosophy of the Coen Brothers. Josh loses his own game. The intrinsic value of art. Nick and Kenneth Branagh have words. What do Ethan and Joel bring to the table collaboratively, and what are they trying to say separately? What’s with the cat? Is Llewyn cursed? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick wanna know- "what's it worth to ya?" This week, in a Road Dawgs first, the boys tackle a documentary, 1997's Hands On A Hardbody. What do documentaries capture that narrative films can't? Texas wisdom and wit. How long could you endure the Texas heat? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick are back this week to talk about the seminal slapstick classic, The Naked Gun. The dawgs start with a discussion on the newest installment in the series, the current state of comedy, and ponder if people still like this brand of humor. Then they dive deep on Naked Gun, and its origins as a TV show. What joke makes the dawgs laugh the hardest? Like, rate, subscribe!

You won’t like Josh and Nick when they’re angry. So do them a favor, and listen to them nerd out over 2003’s Hulk. The fall and rise of Marvel. The decades long development hell of bringing Hulk to the big screen. Is this the best cinematic depiction of the Hulk ever? Are the Hulk Hands the most genius piece of marketing ever? Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick have a train to catch. And it’s headed Arizoney-way. Join the dawgs this week as they discuss the 2007 remake, 3:10 To Yuma. Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick want to know, what’s a bad miracle? The dawgs dive deep into 2022’s Nope. The mid-career switch of Jordan Peele. The idea of spectacle. Man vs. Nature. Superman talk! Like, rate, subscribe!

Josh and Nick, in typical Road Dawgs fashion, choose the third movie in a franchise this week with Mission: Impossible 3. Couch-jumping Cruise. Kenneth Branagh owes Nick some money. The raised stakes brought to this film by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Aaron Paul can’t stop rocking hard. Is this the most “crucial” film in this franchise? Can you even IMAGINE a Fincher-directed Mission: Impossible? Like...