The Film Snobs

Snobbies! Caleb’s pick for Reflections is James Gray’s space odyssey…and according to Jared THE best space film ever made, Ad Astra. With returning guest star Andy and first time guest Nick, the snobs give their thoughts on reflections, fatherhood, mental illness, and monkey’s! This film goes to the moon and then it goes further than the moon…TO NEPTUNE! Caleb promotes his part in the Kid Chimp So...

Welcome back for round two of REFLECTIONS! We watched Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman.” Michael Keaton stars in this deep introspective journey about a man that used to be famous and is now coming to grips with the fact that one day he will leave this earth and what will his life show for it? A blockbuster from 1992?! NO. He wants to be known for something good and for something meaningful. Strug...

We are starting a brand new category tonight! REFLECTIONS. This week is Ricky’s pick and he chose the absolute masterpiece and classic, “Certified Copy.” We also welcome back SKYLER! and all of his cursing too! This film, directed by the late, incomparable, Abbas Kiarostami, was one of his last films before his death in 2016. We break down copies in art, items, relationships, and gifts. We are ena...

Okay, hey Snobbies. I'm writing here from a parallel mirror verse, don't ask...I got stuck during the episode and am hoping someone smashes a mirror nearby. ANYWAY! We wrap up BOMB MOMS tonight! We watched a legend of a film tonight. Mirror takes a deep dive into A LOT of issues and meanings. The things is...we really had a hard time explaining how or why we loved this movie so much. It holds some...

WOOF! Okay Snobbies, we have a special movie here with special guest...ANOTHER ETHAN! This week is Caleb's pick with You Were Never Really Here. This film is dark, moving, important, and telling a story that most are not necessarily going to want to see. The Snobs talk through why this film moved them in special ways and even had more to say than on the surface. This film tackles sex trafficking a...

SUUUUUUPPPP Snobbies. We are in Film #3 for BOMB MOMS. This week is Eric’s pick for Bomb Moms and he picked Lenny Abrahamson’s, “Room.” Brie Larson stars in her Oscar Winning performance and Jacob Tremblay stars as the young Jack. This film features the enduring, tested, perseverant, graceful, difficult, loving love that a mother gives her child. This film is complicated in the emotions that it ev...

This weeks discussion covers the Oscar nominated motion picture, Greta Gerwig’s, “Lady Bird.” A coming of age story about Saoirse Ronan’s character trying to find her place in this world. Her relationship with her mother was a major part of the film and how generational issues transcend throughout the years. We talk through these issues and how a mother’s impact on our lives has shaped us. We talk...

Ricky kicks off our new topic, BOMB MOMS, with the Palme d’Or winning musical, “Dancer in the Dark”, by Lars Von Trier. Björk, Iceland’s national treasure, stars as the lead and gives one of the greatest performances in cinema history. The film is a beautiful and heartbreaking experience of a mother doing everything she can to provide for her child. After a good cry, we struggled to keep it togeth...

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...