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Josh and Jack are joined by two guests this week, Guy Blelloch and Adam Murray are both back to talk about 5 movies that could be classified as a tough sell, a guilty pleasure or contains a hot take we want to get off our chest. It's always fun when these guys are back on The Longlist and even more fun as a rare four person episode. We all had a great time making it, hope you have a great time lis...

Happy Halloween! Josh and Jack discuss everyone's *some people's* favorite holiday and all that it entails, with several movie and pop culture lists throughout. We also discuss the phenomenon that is You Can See Everything. We highly recommend you go see it.    Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd) 

It's a momentous day here on The Longlist. In honor of his new film, Digger, Josh and Jack are doing a whole episode on the enigmatic powerhouse movie star that is Tom Cruise. Love him or hate him (shame on you, if you hate him) his filmography is pretty undeniable. Join us for a lengthy discussion on Digger, his impact on the film landscape, his past and continued star prowess and, of course, we...

Jack has the week off so for this episode, Josh is joined by his lovely wife, Rebecca. This episode is all about the undeniable 90s classic (and Rebecca's FAVORITE movie) Pretty Women. What a film. It catapulted the career of one of our most endearing movie stars, revived the career of another and helped redefine a genre. Pretty Woman is iconic and we had a blast talking about it.   Music credit:...

Josh is back from vacation and created an episode revolving around some of his favorite aspects of the trip. And of course there are some movie lists as well. Jack was given no prep, no doc, he was just told to show up. Part of this is to give Jack a break because he held down the fort with two solo episodes (much respect), and the other part was just to keep jack on his toes with no prep. Enjoy!...

Jack once again braves the solo pod. This week, after sharing some takes on his recent viewings of films that have come out this year, he explores the use of weather in movies. Weather can obviously occur in, or prominently affect, any film. Sometimes it's a plot point, sometimes it's a character of its own. Sometimes it just looks good. Jack gives his top 25 of whatever the weather is calling for...

This week Jack attempts the unthinkable: Solo Pod! He also decided to take on a film with hella characters, scenes, and set pieces. The film is a thrilling, hilarious, politically charged, and a searing testament to what's happening everyday, all around us...Good luck, Jack! One Battle was an instant classic for the Muller Bros. Jack aims to do it justice. OCEAN WAVES!

This week on The Longlist, we're using the whole episode to talk about one of our favorite movies, A Knight's Tale. If you like action, adventure, romance, comedy, period pieces, sports movies, or hang out movies, then this is the place to be. Enjoy!   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)

Josh and Jack are joined by their good friend, Guy Blelloch, this week. The topic at hand is Chris Farley, an immense talent and personality who came and went like a comet. He was hilarious, energetic, and iconic and we had a blast going through his career with Guy.   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)

It's that time again, Josh and Jack each brought a list of 30 to the table that the other does not know about. We always have fun with these episodes. We get to talk about a lot of movies, we get to keep each other on their toes, we get to get a little weird, and we get live, genuine reactions through all of it. Thanks for listening.   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Fr...

Josh and Jack are joined by their friend, Thomas Churchill, to discussed biopics this week. And to discuss how to pronounce "biopics." This is topic with a wide range, so the guys each chose five movies to discuss and celebrate as many types of biopics as they could.   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)

One of the most iconic movies of the 80's just turned 40. Ferris Beuller's Day Off is hilarious, endearing, timeless, and still incredibly popular for a myriad of reasons. On this episode, we try to celebrate the film by listing off as many of those reasons as we can.   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)

As physical media lovers, Jack and Josh want to celebrate the excellence that is the Criterion Collection, which has spent the last 40 years celebrating and preserving some of the most beloved movies in the history of cinema. For those who like collecting blu rays, 4ks, even DVDs, the Criterion Collection is the gold standard for at home viewing, wither it be the quality of the picture or sound, t...

Jason Slavin is back to talk science fiction with the Longlist guys. This is part 2 of our planned 4 part project exploring the world of science fiction on film. And this week, we're talking aliens in movies.   There is a long and robust history with aliens being depicted on film. We try to cover as much of it as possible and had a lot of fun doing it. Enjoy!   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jaz...

Josh and Jack are joined by their friend, Michael Fink to discuss their favorite movies of the year to this point. We talk about other movies, of course and Michael Fink, who is visually impaired shares his unique experience of watching movies, along with delivering some really interesting insight of the movie year thus far. And yes, we talk about The Odyssey. Enjoy!   Music credit: Happy and Fun...

With his new movie, The Odyssey, set to release Friday, we wanted to take the time to discuss arguably the most celebrated director working today.  He is a master of his craft, dominates the box office, has been awarded at the highest level, and has turns his film releases into cultural events. Love him or hate him, it's tough to deny Christopher Nolan's impact on the film landscape. So Jack and I...

We're talking sequels this week on The Longlist. And for the most part, we focused on true sequels to the original movie. Not part threes or later, and not movies that were planned for a franchise from the very beginning. We didn't totally adhere to these rules, but tried our best to keep that spirit in mind.    There are lots of good and bad sequels out there, join us to see if some of your favor...

Join us on a more personal journey as Josh and Jack share the movies they saw in the theaters together. There were some debates. There were some laughs. There were some lists. And it was a lot of fun.   We, here at The Longlist, believe that the in theater experience is the best way to watch a movie. Seeing a great film with an engaged crowd is unlike anything else in entertainment.    Music credi...

Michael Bay's 1996 action hit, The Rock, just turned 30, making Josh and Jack feel pretty old. But it's a movie we love, here at The Longlist, and allows for a lot of fun lists. We also give our first reaction to Disclosure Day and have a couple surprises. Enjoy!   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)

Another Wild Card episode for your listening pleasure. Josh and Jack each came up with 10 lists, unknown to their counterpart, and the only rule was that it had to involve movies in some way. It was a lot of fun to hang out and talk about some random things that we like. Some lists are crucial, some lists are weird, all lists are supremely Josh and/or Jack. Enjoy!   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kid...

Josh and Jack are back with the second half of their deep dive into the work of Steven Spielberg. A lot more lists, a lot more laughs and the guys rank his filmography. Enjoy!   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)

It's time. Josh and Jack dive deep on one of the most significant American directors of all time. Steven Spielberg has made some of our all time favorite movies and has done so for generations. He's still as prolific as ever and has a new movie coming out on June 12th, Disclosure Day. We thought it was as good a time as any to celebrate one of our favorite directors and a true titan in the industr...

On this episode, Jack and Josh try a new format, pitting two movies against each other analytically. While Tenet and Babylon might differ in tone, themes, even in genre, their reception seems similarly polarizing. We're doing our best to find out why, today, and to see if we can walk away naming one the better movie.   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive)...

In this episode, Josh and Jack asked what happened to: a director, an actor, an actress, a movie and a genre. All of our selections left the pop culture mainstream pretty quickly and we here at The Longlist will attempt to find out why. We're here to get to the bottom of it. This is a little bit of a different episode, so enjoy.   Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Mu...

The oft mentioned first installment of Longlist Jeopardy is finally here. Josh and Jack faced off to see who would be the victor in this epic battle. And they had some skin in the game as well: Whoever prevails will receive a "one for me" episode in the near future and have full creative control over its content.  This was a lot of fun and something we'll surely do again. Hope you have fun listeni...