The Film Snobs

We are VERY MUCH back for Tokyo Films with Jared’s pick for this week. This pick came with a few guests! Josh and John stop by to give their insight into this film. Josh had just come back from Tokyo and we enjoyed hearing about his journey through the countryside and the city itself. The pick came from the director of Jared’s favorite Studio Ghibli film, director Isao Takahata’s “Pom Poko” Ladies...

LADIES and GENTLEMEN! We are back in Tokyo for another week and another beautiful pick. This week we have Eric’s pick and his sister is our star guest, Ro Birkey. We really enjoyed talking about this film and discussing Sofia Coppola, low budget filming, age differences, single location filming, unhappy marriages, seeing a city through a car, bored in Tokyo, etc. This film was beautifully shot and...

We are BACK in TOKYO babyyyyy!!! We love this series and spending time in this magnificent city. This week was Cody’s pick and he chose to go to to OLD Tokyo and brought us along on the GODZILLA journey with Ishirô Honda’s 1954 ORIGINAL, “Godzilla.” WE LOVED this film and we loved talking about it. If you are a Godzilla fan, never seen one, or love Tokyo, enjoy our discussion on amazing miniatures...

TOKYO! TOKYO! TOKYO! Welcome back Snobbies. We are here for it! Our new film topic is Tokyo films. Caleb is up first and he picked a terrifying film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and it’s called, “Pulse.” This film is about how the internet becomes a gateway for the dead to crossover. This film had ghosts, loneness, isolation, suicide, etc. We get into the bad graphics, scary premise, and deeper questions t...

Welcome back Snobbies. It’s……been a while. We’re here to bring you a little treat. Welcome back to the Fireside Chats 2. Here we talked about Sinners, Mountainhead, Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning, Fountain of Youth, Friendship, Moana 2, and Adolescence. These were films both Jared and Eric watched and they discuss them here. Jared also talks through a few things he wanted to feature, Eddingnt...

SNOBBIES! It has been a LONG while!! We have taken our SWEET time finishing up Summer Camp Movies. Jared’s pick for this ep comes from director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, who also directed “Drive My Car,” comes “Evil Does Not Exist.” This film was a beautiful, contemplative, peaceful, unhinged journey. We enjoyed talking about this film…clearly….it was our longest ep in a LONG time. Cody was not with us,...

Welcome back Snobbies! Today we have pick number 3 and it’s Eric’s pick. This week Eric chose a film that gets us back to form a little bit. From her directing debut Molly Gordon and Nick Leiberman’s, “Theater Camp!” This film goes deep into the theater culture and the lives of theater kids. We discuss our theater experiences, more camp stories, and shows we’ve been to. We enjoyed this film and it...

Snobbies, we are here for pick number 2 for SUMMER CAMP MOVIES, this is Cody’s pick and he chose a movies that reminded him of his summers with scouts. So Cody picked the Daniels directed, “Swiss Army Man.” We were very very unsure about this film after watching it, but the more we talked about it, the more it unfolded into something very interesting. We talked about the directors, the deeper them...

SNOBBIES! Welcome to the new topic of the month, SUMMER CAMP MOVIES! Today we have Caleb’s pick and he swung for the fences. Choosing to decipher “Camp Greenlake,” as a camp, we will be watching Andrew Davis’s, “Holes.” This film is a great nostalgic pick and something that all of us hold close in our hearts. Yelnats! ZERO! ARMPIT! Jon Voight! Is this the greatest Voight performance of all time?!?...

Ladies and GENTLEMEN who like it hot, we have quite the pick from a disgruntled Snob, Jared. He was NOT happy with the previous picks and even went as far as to say that they made him feel PETTY not PRETTY. But today we have Jared’s pick from 1959 and from director Billy Wilder, “Some Like it Hot.” This film stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe! We have a good time talking about ju...

Here. We. GO!!! Snobbies, we have the third film in the I FEEL PRETTY theme. This pick comes from Eric and from Director  Tarsem Singh comes, “The Fall.” This film split the snobs up the middle. Eric enjoyed it, Caleb and Cody liked it sort of, and Jared did not like it. He was feeling petty and wanted better picks for this topic. We REALLY get into it and talk through this EPIC story. The shots i...

Welcome back Snobbies. Today we have a great little flick for I FEEL PRETTY. Caleb chose a film that he thought looked pretty and created a very beautiful scene to look at. From director Justin Kurzel, “Macbeth.” This film is a tough watch if you have ever tried to watch Shakespeare adaptations before. This one was unique and we talked through how this film made us feel and Jared shares his though...

WOWOWOWIIIIIEEEE. This pick from Cody was a bit of a curveball! We begin our next topic of “I FEEL PRETTY” where Cody picked a film from 1980 about the 1990’s. A rock Opera and glamorous take on the future…this film almost left us with nothing to talk about. From director Menahem Golan comes, “The Apple.” Can I talk about the plot in this synopsis? No. Truly I don’t know what to say other than thi...

We have arrive at the end of the SEQUELS segment! Welcome back snobbies. Today we have Eric’s pick and the final sequel choice. From the legendary director Denis Villeneuve comes a sequel to a legendary sci-fi film, “Blade Runner: 2049.” This film rules and we all know it, but it doesn’t exist without flaws. The snobs get into it and invite first time guest JOE! We talk through the various plot li...

THE 2024 SNOBBIE AWARDS! Pt. 2 These are OUR goofy awards that we attribute to the films of this year and others. We discuss Favorite shot, Favorite scene, Favorite performance, Favorite score, Best 1st watch of a non-2024 film, Most emotional moment, Funniest moment, Biggest disappointment, Pleasant surprise, Snobbie Specials Award (whatever we want to individually award) ANNNNND Raddest dad!! Th...

THE SNOBBIES are back! Our yearly tradition of taking our favorite movies of the year, which include some of the Oscar picks, but also include films that the Oscars did not give a second glance to! We love this episode and as always, we split this into two parts. This is Part. 1 and RICKY, OG SNOB, is back on the pod in person and we get into it. Our TOP 10 list is mostly what we talk about in thi...

Sorry for getting this pod out late, but Snobies! This film RULES!!! We are watching a legend of a film. Today we gave Jared’s pick and he chose to pick from Jackie Chan’s vast breadth of films and managed to choose my favorite of all time: Director Chia-Liang Liu and Jackie Chan, “Drunken Master.” This film is absolutely FULL gas, no breaks. Guest stars TJ AND Andy!!!! We loved talking through th...

I won’t LIE, I wasn’t here for this episode, haha, but this was Caleb’s pick for SEQUELS from legendary director Terrence Malick comes the number three of three in this trilogy, the film is “Song to Song.” This film was heavy, romantic, etherial, and sometimes a bit hard to take in. Our boys discuss the finer details of this film and I recommend that you watch this one before listening. Enjoy! Fil...

HOLY S*** Snobbies! We have a truly legendary pick for you today. Kicking off our Sequels topic this month is Cody and his pick. He decided to go with something that none of us had seen and MAN is this a banger. From director Kenji Misumi comes the true masterpiece, “Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival.” A blind yakuza samurai meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends...

Ve vant to suck you BLOOOOODD!!!! Snobbies, we have a very special bonus episode for you. Remember when we covered 1979’s Nosferatu? Wellllllllllllll, we all went to see the recent Nosferatu that just came out and we got some thoughts! Some of us loved it, some of us hated it, haha. We also get into MANy tangents in this episode, so if that’s not your thing, We’re truly sorry. Enjoy! Film Discusse...

Snobbies! We have a VERY special episode for you today as we officially wrap up PUT A RING ON IT! Special guests Jeremiah and Alice join us to talk about birds, food, Italy, favorite films, and Jared’s famous Crème Brûlée. This film is truly a feast for the eyes and gives us plenty to talk about. If you haven’t seen this film, find a cozy spot in the house and put this film on with someone you lov...

Hey there Snobbies! Today’s pick comes from Eric after he saw this film on an Actress’s top four on Letterboxd. The plot of the film intrigued him given that it is basically a 1960’s French, female John Wick story. From director François Truffaut, the films “The Bride Wore Black.” This film was a treat and the snobs, sans Caleb, really enjoyed watching this film. We talked about what we would have...

Hey there Snobbies! This pick is from Cody this week and he chose to interpret the “Rings” part of PUT A RING ON IT and little more loosely than Caleb. This film comes to us from legendary director, Denis Villeneuve and this film truly rules. Complete with an emotional beginning, mysterious middle, and very interesting ending. We talk about time travel of the mind, tragedy, incredible soundtracks,...

Welcome to another new topic where we decided to talk about “Putting a Ring on It.” Today’s pick comes from Caleb and is an Australian film. This film comes from Writer & Director P.J. Hogan and is called, “Muriel’s Wedding.” We had a real blast with this one. Caleb and Eric have a few games that the snobs play along with, we talk about being lonely, purpose in life, outgrowing your childhood...

SNOBBIES! It’s the end of the Spooky season! It hardly seems that the time is here. It feels like it had just begun. But this week we have Jared’s pick for Spooktober V and he chose a film that has been on our spooky lists for years. A film cloaked in darkness and creepy imagery. A film directed by the great Werner Herzog, “Nosferatu the Vampyre.” Joining us on this trip is JOHNNY P! We are so hap...