The Film Snobs

Welcome to the end Snobbies…of CINEMA CATS! This is Caleb’s pick for this month’s genre. Caleb picked the LION centered film by Tim McCanlies, “Secondhand Lions,” A film about a boy who was dropped off at his great-uncles house in order to find their treasure. The boy finds out that they are filled with great stories about their exploits and adventures and there is more to the story than meets the...

Meow Meow x4, Snobbies. We are coming at you with Jared’s pick this week; James Gray’s “The Lost City of Z.” I (Eric) was absent for this episode, but personally love this film. Not sure about the cat connections, but whatever. I guess there are cougars and jaguars in the jungle. Anyway, this episode features guests Dalton and Parker! Welcome back to the podcast! Enjoys the ep! Film Discussed: The...

Meow Meow, thrice. Welcome to Cinema Cat Part 3! This week was Ricky’s pick and he went to the MOON (Muta) with how many cats are in this film. With another Ghibli film, we watched, “The Cat Returns,” tonight. This film was delightful, wacky, feline, and beautiful. There are so many cats in this film that it puts the previous two snobs films to shame. We talk about all the hard hitting questions:...

Meow, meow!! AGAIN!! Today we dive into Ethan’s pick for CINEMA CATS month and he chose the brilliant and groundbreaking film, Children of Men. Now I know what you’re thinking, “Eric, these movies aren’t cat movies!! Why are you guys picking them??” Well Snobbies, I had the same thought…trust me…BUT! There are three cats in this film and that’s more than I had for my pick soooooooo NO COMPLAINING!...

Meow, meow, hissssssssssss. That’s right snobbiest, it’s CINEMA CATS TIME!! This month we are picking films with cats or are VERY loosely connected to cats. Ricky, a snob or cat lover, is very excited about this genre. Eric is less than pleased. Today we listen to Eric’s pick, directed by the great Robert Wise, director of great films like West Side Story and The Sound of Music comes “The Curse of...

Snobbies. You have made it to The Superlatives episode. This is part 2 of the 2021 Film Snob Awards. In this episode, the Snobs discuss their favorites: Favorite shot, favorite performance, favorite scene, favorite score, most emotional moment, funniest moment, biggest disappointment, most surprising moment, and of course RADDEST DAD! We had A LOT of fun on this episode and we know you will too. W...

Snobbies...this is a special treat for you all. We had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Shane Reid from Exile Edit, editor of the documentary "One More Time With Feeling“. Shane talks about his experience with the film, his evolving relationship with Andrew Dominik, the emotions surrounding the project, and much more. We were honored to have him on the podcast and can't wait for you to listen...

WELCOME to the Top Ten of 2021 Episode. With award season is in the air, we needed to discuss OUR top picks as Film Snobs. Forget what the Academy nominated…we have the real dish here on this episode. This is PART 1 of 2. Next week we will be discussing our favorite shots, performances, emotional moments, funniest moments, RADDEST DAD, etc. But in THIS episode, each of us share our top ten films r...

Listen. They can't all be winners. But in this episode, The Snobs invited over some of their friends to talk about their favorite movies during the halftime of a college championship game. FilmSnobs Eric, Jared, and Ethan host this episode with return guests SKYLAR, Parker S, Parker C, Austin P. Johnson, Steven, and Andy...who is responsible for most of the censorship in this episode, as per usual...

Snobbies. This is a FIRST! Today we release an episode that delves into the controversial conversation that enters Video games into the echelon of Literature, Painting, Music, and Cinema. Can video games be ART? We talk about a very beautiful and well made game called Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Ricky, Jared, and Eric discuss the medium of video games and how they can enter Art status. Also disc...

Everyone is gone for Christmas - except for the Two True Snobs. Join Jared & Ricky for what Ricky calls his "Favorite Movie of the Year" and "A New Christmas Classic." Spencer, directed by Pablo Lorrain, stars Kristen Stewart as the Princess Diana in the best performance of her career. It takes place over 3 days while the Royal Family is on a Christmas holiday in a castle. Only the truest of Snobs...

SNOBBIES! Today…we watched…Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY!! In Jared’s pick for COZY movies, we talk about a beautiful remake of a 1961 Musical that captured out hearts. The music in this film is actually incredible and very well crafted to sound like the 60’s. If you’re a fan of the original, you’ll love the remake. From fire escape ballads to knife fights in a warehouse, everyone but Ricky w...

Ladies and Gentlemen. This film is perfect. Yes, that may be a tall claim, but few movies come close to the level of attention, feeling, and artistry that this film has reached. A classic from the vault of director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a masterpiece of song, color, and emotion. In Ethan's pick, we discover just how sad we can get, happy we can feel, and cozy we can become. E...

CARRRRPPPEEEE DIIIIIIIEEEEEMMMMM. Seize the day boys! That’s right, we watched Dead Poets Society by: Peter Weir. Get ready for some east coast Autumn, also snow, also study groups huddled close, boys becoming best friends, and a teacher who stokes the fire of their souls, teaches them to think for themselves, and love poetry. This movie was Eric's pick and was basically the reason he started/join...

BUDDY THE ELF IS COMING!! That's right, we watched, Jon Favreau's "Elf," in Caleb's pick for COZY movies. We bundled up for this ride through The Seven Levels of the Candy Cane Forrest, past The Sea of Twirly, Swirly Gumdrops, and finally through the Lincoln tunnel. Elf has a special place in our hearts and a sour place in others hearts. It's complex emotion for sure. Caleb says a naughty word and...

Snobbies. Get. You’re. Hygge on!!! Wrap up in a sweater, light a candle, get some hot coco cause WE IN COZY MONTH!! We are very happy about this segment. Not necessarily needing to be about Christmas as we approach the Holidays. This film, directed by: Hayao Miyazaki and coming from the Studio Ghibli. We love Ghibli and are really excited to talk about this cozy little adventure. Whether its the p...

Hey there Snobbies! This week we are bringing to you a different episode entirely. Caleb, Ricky, and Ethan are gone this week and you know what that means…..FIRESIDE CHAT! with Jared and Eric. Today we talked about Taylor Swift’s short film, Netflix’s film “Passing” and the Marvel Film Shang-Chi. We have opinions, we have takes…some of the are hot…and we enjoy this interlude episode until next wee...

Snobbies. We have some soleumn news. Unfortunately in the process of recording this weeks episode, one of the audio tracks that contained a full hour of recording, was lost. We apologize for the disappointment, we’re pretty bummed here too. We managed to salvage 20 minutes of material, even though very little of it is about the movie. Bottom line is, we HIGHLY recommend this film and as Jared said...

Yes Snobbies, we know. SPOOKTOBER is over. But not at The Film Snobs! Here we are keeping the spooky train going babyyy!! This week we have Caleb’s pick and it’s a surprisingly good choice! Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, we get the first really creepy addition to the Harry Potter franchise. We have a Film Snobs first by having our first married guests on the...

Welcome back Snobbies to another installment of SPOOKTOBER! Today we watched Eric’s pick…which turned out to be one of the shortest episodes we’ve ever recorded. This movie was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and has one sequel. What can be said about this movie that we didn't already discuss in the pod in a mere 35 minutes...yeah. It's not incredible by any stretch, but we had a few laughs and enjoy...

SPOOOOOOOOOKTOBER is here to stay! This week we have Ethan’s pick and it is a bit of a funny horror flick. Fresh of the Boat of Wellington, New Zealand we have Taika Waititi’s “What We Do In The Shadows.” This is a bit of a hilarious, spooky movie and we love it. Filled with a Mocumentary style of filmmaking, this film is near and dear to Ricky and Eric as they spent some time in NZ. Breaking the...

Snobbies. What a treat. If you haven't seen the new Dune movie, go watch it and be blessed by it's visual spectacle. If you are Caleb, then be underwhelmed. Today, we talk about the new Dune movie and try not to give anything away. We bring this episode to you in a long series of "Movies that just came out in the theater that you want a review from to know if you should go see it because we alread...

SNOBBIES! SPOOKTOBER is back!! For the second time, we discuss spooooooooky movies that we decided needed some limelight. This week we have Ricky’s pick and he chose the mini-series “Over the Garden Wall,” created by Patrick McHale. This mini-series is the PERFECT thing to watch on a blustery Autumn day, with some warm tea and a blanket. There are ten episodes and the runtime comes to only 110 min...

THERE. IS. NO. TIME. TO. DIE. Snobbies, today we talk about the new bond film without spoiling anything. We loved it so much, we wanted to try and convince you that this is NOT a bad film at all. Please go watch it, please go enjoy it. Enjoy us gushing on it for 15 minutes.  Film Discussed: No Time To Die (2021)   Letterboxd: Eric Peterson: letterboxd.com/EricLPeterson/ Jared Klopfenstei...

WOWOWOW, This pod is about a VERY RAD DAD. Nick Cave stars in this Documentary as we talk through “One More Time With Feeling,” a film made by Andrew Dominik. This is a sad, beautiful, powerful, tragically raw film that deals with grief, music, creation, life, death, family, and bonds that hold us together. The Snobs delve into this incredible doco and we talk about things that ultimately cause Ca...