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Another Oscar ceremony has come and gone. Let's talk about it so that we can stop talking about it.

The AFI Top 100 Challenge marches ahead and this week we discuss the a bit of jingoistic fluff from 1942- Michael Curtiz's enduring musical YANKEE DOODLE DANDY. There will be: -Star spangled standards -Vaudevillian shenanigans -Shuffle ball changes -An entire family in blackface -A whole lotta hoofing We appreciate you listening, folks. My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks...

A surprisingly crowded February hums along, incorrigibly, bringing us 3 new films of wildly different quality, success rates, and tonal ambitions. Join us for in-depth but thrifty dissections of the Coen's latest, Ben Stiller's forced sequel, and a red-headed (suited?) Marvel stepchild. 00:06:15 - HAIL, CAESAR! 00:26:27 - ZOOLANDER 2 00:44:47 - DEADPOOL It's a scorcher out there at the box office....

WLM's newest feature, The AFI Top 100 Challenge presses on and this week we discuss the 20 year old animated classic, buddy comedy TOY STORY which takes the number 99 spot on the countdown. There will be: -Insult comics -FULL METAL JACKET references -Randy Newman singing about stuff he sees -Tom Hanks throat-acting -Jim Varney To infinity and beyond, am I right? I'll see myself out...

The AFI Top 100 Challenge is off to a rousing start with William Wyler's 4 hour monstrosity BEN-HUR. To say this is an epic of biblical proportions would be an obtuse observation. But that doesn't make it not true. There will be: -Crucifixions -Leper colonies -Miracles -Feats of strength -Falling rooftop shingles -and that chariot race... I couldn't imagine a better film to start us off. It's gonn...

Nearly 4 years ago we conceived of a new feature of the We Like Movies blog: A 100-installment challenge dedicated to the American Film Institute's controversial "best" list. But the challenge proved to be too much for our fledgling website and the feature was abandoned after only 4 films. But tonight, re-born and inspired by our recent WLM facelift, we submit to you the introduction to the defini...

The We Like Movies blog is reborn with a fresh look, exciting features, and a brand spanking new podcast feed! The good news is we’re starting fresh with a more intuitive interface that is less likely to experience iTunes hiccups. The bad news is that by abandoning our old buggy podcast feed we’ve lost our subscriber list. SO- that means we need YOU, our faithful family to please RE-subscribe to t...

It's official. Oscar and Matt have finalized their Top 10 of 2015 lists and they defend them to one another over the course of a two and a half hour conversation that represents the longest sustained podcast they've ever recorded. Fasten your seatbelts. It's gonna be a bumpy night... No, but seriously... it's a great episode and they sound off about THE REVENANT and ANOMALISA as well... Strap in a...

It's a new year. That means new challenges, new opportunities, and new podcasts. In this case we present a new podcast about a new Tarantino film. Not all Tarantino films are created equal. But the one thing they all have in common is they inspire conversation. THE HATEFUL EIGHT is no exception. But before we discuss Tarantino's new western epic we get caught up on THE FORCE AWAKENS backlash talk...

It's here. It's time. It's happening. What wonderfully serendipitous timing that our discussion about the newest entry in the Star Wars saga coincides with the 5 year anniversary of this blog. Join us for a spoiler-heavy celebration of THE FORCE AWAKENS and marvel with us at how quickly 5 years and 165 episodes can fly by. Here's to many hundreds more.

As we all brace for the end of a decade-long Star Wars fast and properly fortify our emotions (lest we be blindsided they way we all were during the infamous Summer Of '99) it's important that we take stock of the 6 episodes that have led us, for better or for worse, to THE FORCE AWAKENS. On this week's episode we basically get all of our collective Star Wars baggage out on the table, purge our re...

We're back. The Bond hangover has subsided and now it's time to get on to more pressing holiday movie season matters. In this 90 minute episode we play serious catchup, pull a proverbial "speed date" and discuss 8 films back to back, culminating with a review of CREED. It's a robust episode, to be sure, but a pacey one, nonetheless. We discuss: -CAROL -BROOKLYN -THE GOOD DINOSAUR -THE HUNGER GAMES...

The "Autumn of Bond" comes to an end ends and so begins the " Winter of Our Bond Discontent". Join us for a terse conversation about the cruel realities that too often pair with expectation and somberly speculate with us about "what might have been". We spent 10 episodes discussing 007 and his exploits. Now it's time to put a moratorium on the subject matter for a while and let the man rest, reass...

We made it, folks. Some said it couldn't be done. Some said it shouldn't be done. But through vigilance, dedication, and sheer stubborn, geektastic force of will we made it through screenings and discussions of all 23 films in the current 007 canon. Join us for our last episode where we discuss the 2 greatest films in the series, talk about a few specialty categories we've devised to help wrap up...

This is a big one, folks. With only 5 films to discuss before our SPECTRE review we decided to invite friend of the podcast, Bond aficionado, and all around raconteur Daniel Kelly to join us for this week's epic, 100 minute episode. Dan was particularly eloquent during our 45 minute dissection of the series' "quintessential installment". Our reactions might surprise you. ​All good things must end....

It's all happening. Home stretch, folks. Home-stretch. 8. GOLDENEYE 7. SKYFALL 6. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Experiencing 007 Countdown fatigue? If so you'll be happy to hear we're taking the day off from hot Bond talk to spar about Oscar hopefuls STEVE JOBS and BRIDGE OF SPIES. We might even find a brief window to sound off about what went wrong with a member of the fall's mounting roster of flops- CRIMSON PEAK. Tune in, turn up, pod-out. Something like that.

Bond marches on. We're in the home stretch, folks. 3 more episodes before SPECTRE! But first: 11. THUNDERBALL 10. LIVE AND LET DIE 9. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

Here we are at the halfway point of our epic James Bond Countdown and on this week's episode we will discuss the following films as we work our way toward the best of the best (at least according to Matt): 14. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 13. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 12. OCTOPUSSY 5 episodes to go (including our opening weekend review of SPECTRE) and if you're not craving a martini yet you simply haven't been...

In the interest of time (we're now less than a month away from the US premiere of SPECTRE!) we'll be tripling up on Bond films for the next few episodes. And you know what that means: More Bondy goodness. This week it's all about: 17. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH 16. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 15. DR. NO A torrent of Bond triple headers starts.... NOW!

We take a break from our Bond-a-thon to chat about 4 films that are so discussion-worthy and interesting they cannot be ignored: 06:17 - THE WALK 18:08 - BLACK MASS 29:20 - SICARIO 51:41 - THE MARTIAN So many movies... SO little time...

The countdown continues with the last of the truly "bad ones". The next 17 films are all defensible (to varying degrees). But the 2 we discuss this week- yikes. ROUGH. 19. TOMORROW NEVER DIES 18. QUANTUM OF SOLACE

The Bond countdown continues, whether you like it or not.. 21. MOONRAKER 20. LICENSE TO KILL We love you. We Love Bond. It's a WLM love-fest.

Matt's back from Arizona, the duo has reunited, and all is right with the universe. Much to discuss, not the least of which is: -Telluride -THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E -STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTOM -THE END OF THE TOUR -and a brief Q&A about Matt's time on the set of the recently wrapped production CASSIDY RED. It's all happening.

This week's episode introduces a new, ongoing segment to the We Like Movies canon of content: "The 007 Countdown". Starting today we will be counting down the 23 films in the James Bond franchise from worst to best (according to Matt's tightly curated ranking) leading up to our eventual discussion of Bond 24, SPECTRE in November. Want to know which 2 Bond films Matt considers the worst of the wors...