Stone's Top Tens

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Jessi Laszewski as we discuss a bonus episode on Selena. In this episode, we break down how this went as Jessi's first viewing, have a very difficult time picking just one best costume or music moment, and feel terrible about our worst actor pick. **Note** There are some moments of audio issues during recording. I decided to keep them in because I thought th...

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Emily Wallenfang as we explore 2019's Rocketman. In this episode, we analyze the theatricality of the movie, discuss the different themes, and imagine who would've been cast if this movie had been made in the 1990s.

Join me (Anna Stone) and back to back returning guest host Emma Kirst as we explore another Music Not Musical movie that I've never seen, Empire Records. In this episode, we discuss topics that were or were not handled well, share our disdain for Rex Manning, and continue our love for Ethan Embry.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Emma Kirst as we discuss 1996's That Thing You Do. In this episode, we hate on Jimmy's character, declare that we will never get sick of the title song, and get a little punchy because we were recording after 9 PM.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Natalie Rivera as we discuss the convoluted 1997 cult classic Spice World. In this episode, we share which Spice Girl we pretended to be when we were younger, try to figure out the actual plot of this movie, and get a guest appearance by Shayna Horacek describing her first time ever watching this movie at age 33.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Kevin LeClaire as we tear apart 2014's Whiplash. Throughout this episode, we discuss our differing interpretations of multiple scenes, marvel at the complexities of J.K. Simmons' performance, and go wildly over our run time. We have many talents, but keeping our conversation under an hour just isn't one of them.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Emily Wallenfang as we dig in to 2010's Burlesque. In this episode, we will discuss which musicals this movie reminds us of, drool over the amazing costumes, and continue to declare our love for Stanley Tucci.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Jessi Laszewski as we compare the 1976 A Star Is Born with the 2018 A Star Is Born. In this episode, not only do we pick a winner between the two, but we also discuss the best and worst music moments, relive our experience of seeing this together for the first time, and I get embarrassingly giggly every time I talk about Kris Kristofferson.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Carly LaFave in this super long and absolutely worth it episode on my Season 4 number 1 pick, 2009's Pirate Radio aka The Boat That Rocked. Throughout this episode, we lose it multiple times over the humor in this movie, consider which characters we would be, and Carly declares her unending love of the deleted scenes.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Kevin LeClaire as we discuss 2003's School of Rock. Throughout this episode, we laugh about the best scenes, Kevin brings out his endless IMDB facts, and I narrow down the soundtrack to my (actual) top 5 favorite songs on it. Only 5...I swear.

Join me (Anna Stone) and Emma Kirst as we delve into the 2001 cult classic, Josie and the Pussycats. In this episode, we discuss the extreme relevance of the film in modern society, disagree about the merits of the soundtrack, and I admit an embarrassing truth that I didn't learn until college.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest hosts Emma Kirst and Aley Jammali as we dig into 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody. Throughout this episode, we talk about what Queen means to us, which music moments stand out as best and worst, and fail terrifically at choral reading.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Matt Krueger for my longest episode yet on 2000's Almost Famous. Throughout this episode, we gush about the reasons we love this movie, disagree about the worst costume, and Matt lets out some sweet vocals. Also, you can definitely hear the birds chirping outside in one of the opes.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Brandon Stone as we break down 2005's Walk the Line. In this episode, we will discuss what Johnny Cash's music means to each of us, debate the best and worst parts, and come up with a killer idea for a sequel.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Brooke Zapata (formerly Vonasek) as we discuss this week's episode on 2015's Straight Outta Compton. Throughout this episode we will break down the incredible performances, go on a tangent about dogs, and I will mention Star Wars at least 3 times.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Jenna Tobin as we discuss 1992's The Bodyguard. In this episode, we debate what works and what doesn't in this movie, I drool over Frank's dad's lake house, and Jenna refers to THE Kevin Costner as "Kev".

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Aley Jammali as we evaluate 2010's The Runaways. In this episode, we will compare how we felt about this movie when we were younger to how we feel about it now, herald the girls who shattered the glass ceiling of punk, and imagine what could've been if they hadn't broken up.

Join me (Anna Stone) and returning guest host Shawn Schneider as we dig in to the season premiere of season 3, 2002's Crossroads. In this episode, we discuss what this movie meant to us growing up, how our perspectives have changed now that we're older, and what it is about the friendships in this movie that make it great. Make sure to stay tuned for one last "ope!" at the end of...

Here is a teaser for what to expect from Season 3 of Stone's Top Tens!!

Join me (Anna Stone) and returning guest host Matt Krueger as we explore my last sports movie, 1994's Angels in the Outfield. Throughout this episode we discuss our personal connections to the film, which characters stood out to us the most, and our mutual love for the shiny baseball jackets Roger and JP get.

Join me (Anna Stone) and returning guest host Carly LaFave as we reminisce about 1994's Little Giants. In this episode we will consider the best and worst parts of this movie, discuss the way we saw ourselves in the character of Icebox, and debate how old it really makes me seem when I talk about renting VHS tapes from the Blockbuster down the road...with quarters.

Join me (Anna Stone) and guest host Brandon Stone as we break down The Mighty Ducks, with snippets about D2 and D3. In this episode we will rave about the awesome costumes, consider what makes this group of child actors so special, and both of us end up being right at one point.

Join me (Anna Stone) and returning guest host Jessi Laszewski as we break down the first episode in my kids sports movie subcategory, The Sandlot. In this episode we will talk about pretty much every scene, break down the cinematic choices, and laugh more than any other episode. **Note: This episode was supposed to be The Mighty Ducks, but due to some recording difficulties, there was some shuffli...

Join me (Anna Stone) and returning guest host Emma Kirst as we dive into the classic sports film Field of Dreams. In this episode we will compare the movie itself to the game of baseball, discuss the iconic performance of James Earl Jones, and ponder whether Emma ever actually watched this movie before.

Join me (Anna Stone) and returning guest host Jessi Laszewski as we break down my first time watching A League of Their Own. In this episode, we will marvel over the fact that I'd never seen it before, discuss how much each of us relate to different characters, and talk about how gross Jimmy was at the beginning of the movie.