The Film Majors

Here we go again! Musical March continues as your hosts talk sequels that surpass their original films, Phyllida Lloyd's bizarre musical rom-com Mamma Mia! and Ol Parker's sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again , and if Zack is in fact a middle aged British woman.

Your hosts delve deep into the Golden Age of Hollywood as Musical March continues! On this episode, the discussion includes cinema's greatest cars, Ken Hughes' children's adventure film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , and the origins of Mick's obsession with onscreen vehicles.

Put on your dancing shoes because it's still Musical March! Joined by poster artist and host of the Big Lizard Podcast Jakobi Holck-Luke , The Film Majors discuss cinema's greatest puppets, Frank Oz's horror/comedy romp Little Shop of Horrors , and their thoughts on Dune: Part Two .

The Purge Boys are back to talk television! Flying solo for the first time since their inaugural episode, Zack and Sage delve deep into the first five episodes of Season One of the USA Network series The Purge (2018). Does this expand the world of The Purge more than any of the movies? Is Good Leader Tavis the darkest character the series has ever produced? Is this the most pro-NFFA episode of the...

For the first time in the history of the show, the audience has spoken and chosen a theme! In the inaugural episode of Musical March, your hosts talk their own personal history with musicals, Bob Fosse's stylish historical nightmare Cabaret , and a terrible regional theater audition that has scarred Mick for life.

Your hosts are wrapping up Black Cinema Month with their first guest of 2024, Walterdoom , host of Let's Talk About Horror ! The gang talks contemporary films that will be hailed as classics, Jordan Peele's horror sci-fi epic Nope, and Zack's newfound skill of breaking into cars.

Love is in the air this week of Black Cinema Month! The Film Majors talk their favorite sports films, Gina Prince-Bythewood's romantic sports drama Love & Basketball , and whether or not Uncut Gems counts as a sports movie. VOTE ON NEXT MONTH'S THEME HERE !

Black Cinema Month continues! Sheltering from a genuine Los Angeles monsoon, your hosts discuss cinema's greatest dads, John Singleton's powerful debut Boyz n the Hood , and Mick's troubling baby voice. VOTE ON NEXT MONTH'S THEME HERE !

Sage and Zack have arrived at the final theatrically released film in the holy franchise, The Forever Purge (2021). With the help of journalist and NFFA expert Séamus Malekafzali , your intrepid hosts explore where the series currently stands and what awaits it in the future. Does this movie contain cinema's greatest one-liner? Did it predict the January 6th Capital Riot? Is it the most fundam...

It's February, but Romance Month is nowhere to be found and in its place is Black Cinema Month. As the gang begins a month focused on black filmmakers, they discuss game changing films that live up to the hype, Gordon Parks' early blaxploitation crime thriller Shaft (1971), and the terrifying purgatory that awaits animators who "get Shreked."

As 2023 in Review comes to a close, Zack finally exacts his vengeance by subjecting his co-hosts to a double feature, repaying a grudge years in the making. Topics include the 2024 Oscar nominations, 2023 films that made The Film Majors hopeful about the future of cinema, Greta Gerwig's blockbuster comedy Barbie , and Christopher Nolan's devastating historical drama Oppenheimer . Also, Ale...

Ugly, gay, and untalented are words that have been applied to both the main characters of this week's film and the hosts of this show. Alexis, Mick, and Zack discuss 2023 acting MVPs, Emma Seligman's unhinged high school comedy Bottoms , and the trauma and devastation brought on by Super Bowl XLIX.

2023 in Review Month continues as your hosts delve into cinematic depictions of A.I., Gareth Edwards' ambitious sci-fi epic The Creator , and why Alexis's nephew does in fact have the juice .

A new year brings a new Year in Review month and The Film Majors are back to unpack it all once again! Your hosts talk their favorite films of 2023, Mick's U.K. adventure, Alexis's latest acting challenge, and Zack's worst filmgoing experience of all time. The movies are back and so is the only podcast about them. Other than all of the other ones.

The Film Majors are going on vacation, but I heard them exclaim, ere they drove out of sight, "A Cursed Christmas to all, and to all a great fright!" In their final episode of 2023, the gang is joined by Formerly Straight host Sloan Golden to talk what makes a good Christmas film, Robert Zemeckis's motion capture holiday duology The Polar Express and A Christmas Carol , and a very na...

The children are trembling under their beds while nightmares of cinema dance in their heads because it is still A Film Majors Cursed Christmas! Your hosts talk transformative makeup work, Ron Howard's whobaliscious holiday extravaganza How the Grinch Stole Christmas , and Mick's new understanding of Zack's experience with Baz Luhrmann's Elvis .

Jake Sabitt, past and future guest of The Film Majors, hops in to talk The First Purge (2018), the fourth film in the franchise and the first not to be directed by its patron saint, James DeMonaco. Is this the most dated film in the series? Does it give us a worthy successor to Frank Grillo's Leo Barnes? Will it ultimately ruin Pete Davidson's autobiographical comedy The King of Staten Isl...

There's chestnuts roasting by an open fire and some horrific films are about to be nipping at your nose because it's A Film Majors Cursed Christmas! Your hosts venture into the last weeks of 2023 to discuss baffling career moves by established actors, Troy Miller's unsettling family holiday film Jack Frost , and if Alexis is choking to death.

Collect your belongings and prepare to disembark because this train is making its final stop at the Animation Station! Beloved conductor Alexis leads a conversation discussing the goodest boys of cinema, Simon Wells's animated adventure Balto , and what her fursona would be. Strap in for an X-Rated chat about a G-Rated movie. This episode is dedicated to Togo, history's best boy.

Have your tickets ready because The Film Majors are taking you to the Animation Station once again! This week your intrepid heroes of cinematic discussion talk great uses of narration in film, Travis Knight's stop motion fantasy epic Kubo and the Two Strings , and whether or not this film is the cherry on top of the McConaissance. Our partner for this episode is ⁠Are You Afraid of the Dark Uni...

The cinematic engine has reached its next stop at the Animation Station! Your beloved hosts go a little off the rails discussing films that depict mid-20s ennui, Isao Takahata's contemplative memory piece Only Yesterday, and if Zack is the one derailing things this time around.

Television's own Owen Skornik-Hayes joins your hosts to release the beast and discuss James DeMonaco's crowning achievement as a director The Purge: Election Year (2016). What real world political events does this film predict? Why is Joe's dialogue written like that? Is Kimmy the candybar girl the greatest character in cinema history? The Purgecast is your only source for answers to t...

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a train and it's taking you to the Animation Station! Conductor Alexis Avitia takes Zack and Mick through a wide ranging discussion about films that have been on their watchlists for a long time, Satoshi Kon's horrific directorial debut Perfect Blue , and how mad Mick is that Alexis hasn't seen Amadeus. Donation resources for striking act...

Go back to your graves, ghouls and goblins, because Spooky Season has died its gruesome death once again. With the help of horror commentator Kristen Semedo, author of The Aspiring Final Girl , your hosts talk the greatest cinematic depictions of madness, Andrzej Żuławski's art house creature feature Possession , and if this is an easier film to appreciate after its director's passing. Don...

The lonely film outpost returns to sate your appetite for podcasting with another installment of Spooky Season. The commanding officers of film discussion talk films that make them hungry, Antonia Bird's bizarre horror comedy Ravenous , and the energy they all gain by making one another tired and fed up. Bon appétit! Donation resources for striking actors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entertainment Com...