Three Films and a Podcast

You're... smart, you've got wonderful bones, great eyes, and you dress really interestingly! All of those compliments and more can be found in this episode with Tyler and Ben, along with special guest Anna Paratore from Professional Friends Podcast. We are hopping across the pond in our first entry from the Unsung Gems 2 round to take a crack at this heist-comedy from 1988, “A Fish Called Wanda”....

Independence Day? Jaws? Bon Cop, Bad Cop? What is the greatest summer release movie ever? We battle it out with two amazing guests, Jenn and Austin from the "I Hate Your Taste In Movies" podcast, for Summertime supremacy! The rules are simple: we're each fighting for the best team of movies ever released between Memorial Day and Labor Day. We've got a range of categories to fulfill (including the...

The 2,000 year wait under water has finally come to an end: here is the final episode from our Steven Spielberg round, "A.I. Artificial Intelligence". We are talking about the 20-year Kubrick passion project that got handed off to Steven Spielberg this week. For the first time in a long time, it's the 3 hosts on their own, raising some interesting questions: Is Haley Joel Osment the greatest child...

Welcome to the OASIS! Your hosts will be Tyler, Matt and Ben, along with special guest, Ethan Simmie from 15 Minutes of Marvel. We are strapping into our HoloSuits, throwing on our VR headsets, and leaving reality to discuss Steven Spielberg’s most recent feature film, “Ready Player One”. Come hang with us as we chat about Spielberg removing most of his references from the movie and why that’s a b...

"If everything's ready here on the Dark Side of the Moon... play the five tones." This week we kick off our Steven Spielberg round with his 1977 classic, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". We're joined by special guest Tom Layman from the Talking Pictures Trivia podcast. Go like and subscribe to their pod, and listen to us chat about Spielberg and the artist's obsession. TALKING PICTURE TRIVIA'...

Lion King? Cinderella? The Great Mouse Detective? What is the greatest movie ever made by the Disney Animation Studios? We battle it out with our two amazing guests, Candace and Arezou from The Geeky Waffle, for Disney Dream Team supremacy! Setting aside all of the Pixar movies, the animated movies Disney didn’t make (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, A Goofy Movie, Brave Little Toaster) and any of their f...

This week we're talking about "Barry Lyndon" and lucky for you, this episode is only 25% as long as the movie. We're thrilled to be joined by Travis Kerr from the Let The Movie Speak podcast! We put him through the ringer with our Clubhouse questions (Matt makes a new best friend in the process) and then we dive deep into "Barry Lyndon". There's talk of NASA created camera lenses, recreating paint...

This week we dig into one of the greatest films to serve as a commentary on war and it's true cost. We're joined this week by friend of the pod, Joshua Johnston, as we dive deep into that Douglas chin dimple, the influence "Paths of Glory" had on future war movies, and how Kubrick uses the camera to tell his story. We also give our War Movie Rushmore Mountain picks! So come listen to us chat with...

We're finally getting into some Stanley Kubrick films and you know "The Shining" couldn't get overlooked. (You see what I did there? Overlooked? Like...like the hotel...in the movie. Get it?) Anyways, this film is an absolute classic, and we were lucky enough to have one of our very first Patrons join us on this episode, Mr. Justing Wong! So first we've gotta get Justin's Clubhouse questions and a...

Happy "May the Fourth" everybody! On today's episode, we decided to talk about one of the non-Skywalker Saga movies and our Patrons chose "Solo: A Star Wars Story".  We are joined today by two very special guests, Arezou Amin & Candace Kaw from The Geeky Waffle Network and Space Waffles!  We're gonna chat about whether we needed, or even wanted, a Han Solo prequel movie. We'll give o...

Have you ever met somebody on a train and just had the most engaging conversation with them? Possibly a conversation that changed your life? While this may sound like an intro to the Before Trilogy, we're betting none of your train conversations involved exchanging murders (hopefully). So hop on to your favorite carousel horse and hang out with us as we discuss "Strangers on a Train", Alfred Hitch...

Do you want to watch a James Bond movie that isn't a James Bond movie? Do you want to listen to some witty banter from someone getting kidnapped? Ever wanted to see a "face-off" on Mount Rushmore? Well, we have the movie for you! We're discussing Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller, "North by Northwest" this week, with special guest Jake Draper. We chat about the unexpected handsomeness of a young...

We won't keep you waiting any longer! This week we're starting our new round about the "Master of Suspense" himself, Alfred Hitchcock.  We kick off this new round with what international film magazine "Sight & Sound" has called the greatest movie of all time, "Vertigo". From 1958, this movie led into a 3 year run of instant classics, "Vertigo", "North by Northwest", and "Psycho" Come list...

RDJ? Michael B Jordan? Oscar Isaac? Jake Gyllenhaal? Who is the best option to take up George Clooney's role as Danny Ocean!?   On our first ever "Emergency Re-Cast", Ben, Matt and Tyler, along with our special guest and Ocean's Eleven superfan, Jake Draper, re-cast the entire gang for our new version of 2001's "Ocean's Eleven".    Danny. Rusty. Linus. The Malloy Twins. Yen. Tess. E...

In a Three Films Pod first, we decided to do a live review of the new HBOMax special event movie, "Zack Snyder's Justice League (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Fandom)".  Join us as we breakdown our collective 12 hours of the new Justice League movie, what we loved, what we didn't, and why Superman is a boring character.  This was our first live review, which was done on...

"Another Watch Party episode!? It's not possible" "Darling, you have no idea what's possible."  On this Watch Party review episode we dive deep into the little known Marvel Cinematic Universe and chat about Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok.  We'll talk about his influence in the MCU, the soft re-boot Ragnarok was in the Thor storyline, and why Cate Blanchett is simply the best at everythin...

This week on Three Films and a Little Pod, we're going back to early 2020 and reviewing our third round of our movie challenge. We'll share our thoughts and opinions (good, bad and ugly) on James Foley's "Glengarry Glen Ross", Edgar Wrights "Baby Driver", and David Ayer's "End of Watch". Enjoy! OUR WEBSITE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Our Glengarry Glen Ross Letterboxd Reviews Our Baby Driver Letterboxd Revie...

Avengers: Infinity War? Guardians of the Galaxy? Thor: The Dark World? What's the greatest MCU movie? We're joined by two amazing guests on our third installment of the Three Films and a Podcast Movie Draft! On this edition of the draft, we welcome Ethan Simmie & Austin Davis from the Final Take Podcast. We're going to be battling it out over 20 of the 23 current MCU movies to see who can comp...

If you want a podcast about the Before trilogy, then this is it. This is real life. It's not perfect but it's real.   This week we’re covering our second set of trilogies with one of the greatest stories of true love, The Before trilogy. We’re talking about the unique filmmaking styles that are used, whether these movies would work in America, and what other Linklater movies we recommend. &nb...

This week we’re kicking off our trilogies with one of the original Marvel superheroes, Blade. We’re going over all the pros (Wesley Snipes) and cons (Blade Trinity), and everything in between. And Ben gets a quick lesson on the greatness of Kris Kristofferson. So clean up from your blood rave and throw on your uphill ice skates as we dig in to the Blade trilogy. OUR WEBSITE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Our Le...

Sleepless in Seattle? When Harry Met Sally? You've Got Mail? What's the greatest rom-com of all time? What are some of the new classics?  We're joined by two amazing guests on our second Three Films and a Podcast Movie Draft! On this edition of the draft, we're going to be battling it out over some of our favorite and some of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. Join us to see what mov...

This week on Three Films and a Little Pod, we're going back to the beginning of 2020 and reviewing the second round of our movie challenge. We'll share our thoughts and opinions (good, bad and ugly) on Todd Phillips' "Joker", Terry Gilliam's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote", and Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story". Enjoy! OUR WEBSITE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Our Joker Letterboxd Reviews Our Don Quixote Lette...

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up! It's bobsled time! COOL RUNNINGS! On this Watch Party review episode we discuss whether Denzel would've made this movie better or worse, what John Candy would be starring in today, and we go over our Underdog Rushmore Mountain! OUR WEBSITE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Our Letterboxd Reviews Cool Runnings IMDb Music: Umbels and StreamBeats Support Us

It's time for our third and final movie from our "Partner Picks" round, along with our second guest! We are joined today by the partner who made this pick, Ashley Hutchins. First, we get to know Ashley and her background with movies, her desert island pick, and who her favorite host is! Then we dive deep into Vox Lux and all things Natalie Portman.  Meet Ashley: ~2:15 Movie Review: ~12:40 Nat...

Welcome to the first ever Three Films and a Podcast Movie Draft! We are joined by a close friend of the pod, Joshua Johnston.  On this edition of the draft, we're going to be selecting some of our favorite and some of the best crime and gangster movies from the 1960's to today.   Join us to see what movies we select and let us know what you think of our picks. What did we leave off? Who...