The Coolest Alive Podcast with Jesse Blaze Snider. Every Tuesday, “Coolest Alive” dives into a fantastic album worthy of your time. No stuffy reviews here, just records from across genres getting deserved praise as must-listen classics, packed with cool vibes and reasons to hit play. Tune in for the best in music weekly. Wednesday’s “Coolest Alive” is all about comic books/graphic novels that shine bright. We’re not reviewing, we’re celebrating what makes this medium so awesome! Join us to discover a visual storytelling gem you’ll want to check out. Thursday’s “Coolest Alive” brings the spotlight to a stellar film or TV show. Forget formal critiques, we’re here to talk about what makes live-action filmmaking so great, from epic moments to why it’s a must-watch. Catch the cinematic love every week. Fridays are for the eclectic, think BOOKS, DOCUMENTARIES, STAGE SHOWS, VIDEO GAMES, STREET FIGHTS, or anything else not covered on Tuesday through Thursday's shows. Each week, we share something extraordinary (besides music, comics, and movies), diving into why it’s a standout in its field. Expect the unexpected every Friday as we explore the coolest picks...across ALL mediums!
DOC: Comedy, Ego, and Chevy Chase (A Fabulous Character Study on Fame & Power!)
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025) · Apr 10, 2026
LIVE-ACTION: Coolest Alive Recommends “Predator: Badlands”
Predator: Badlands (2025) · Apr 9, 2026
ANIMATED: Crown Jewel of the Disney Renaissance - Beauty and the Beast!
Beauty and the Beast (1991) · Apr 7, 2026
LIVE-ACTION: Best BIG FOOT Movie EVER?! "Harry and the Hendersons"
Harry and the Hendersons (1987) · Mar 26, 2026
Coolest Alive #348 - Dissecting Oscar's Best Picture Winner!
One Battle After Another (2025) · Mar 21, 2026
LIVE-ACTION: "Phoenician Scheme"! Benicio Del Toro was BORN to LEAD.
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) · Mar 19, 2026
LIVE-ACTION: Jim Carrey at his absolute ZANIEST in “When Nature Calls”!
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) · Mar 12, 2026
MUSIC: No Soundtrack Has More VIBE! (Rockin' Out to the Mariachi of DESPERADO!)
Desperado (1995) · Mar 9, 2026
FILM: There’s Only ONE “Best Fight on a Bus”! “The Transporter”
The Transporter (2002) · Mar 5, 2026
ANIMATED: What’s the “BEST” Pixar Movie…? “Monsters, Inc.”
Monsters, Inc. (2001) · Mar 3, 2026
People Huntin': LAUGH, CRY, DIE w/ "Ready or Not"! (Honeymoon Blues...& REDS!)
Ready or Not (2019) · Feb 27, 2026
People Huntin': And You'll Wanna KILL John Leguizamo TOO! ("The Pest")
The Pest (1997) · Feb 26, 2026
People Huntin': Island Battle Royale w/ "Stone Cold"?! (WWE's "The Condemned")
The Condemned (2007) · Feb 25, 2026
People Huntin': Iced-T vs. Gary Busey & Rutger Hauer?! (1994's "Surviving the Game")
Surviving the Game (1994) · Feb 24, 2026
People Huntin': JCVD vs. Lance Hendrickson & the MUMMY?! (John Woo's "Hard Target")
Hard Target (1993) · Feb 23, 2026
Live-Action: THIS is Why People Love Paul Newman! “Cool Hand Luke”
Cool Hand Luke (1967) · Feb 19, 2026
Animated: Steve Carroll as Hilarious Wild-eyed Squirrel?! “Over the Hedge”
Over the Hedge (2006) · Feb 17, 2026
BOOK: "Is it SAFE?!" Torture-Horror in the 70's from a Multiple Oscar Winning Writer?
Marathon Man (1976) · Feb 13, 2026
WENDIGO Creature Feature w/ HORNS! ("Antlers" Disturbs on DEEEEP Levels!)
Antlers (2021) · Feb 12, 2026
Live-Action: Damon & Affleck KNOCK it OUT the PARK w/ "The Rip" (NEW on Netflix)
The Rip (2026) · Feb 5, 2026
Animated: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - Coolest Classic!
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) · Feb 3, 2026
Darren Aronofsky brings us FUN?! "Caught Stealing"! (You May Not Believe How Much You May Enjoy it.)
Caught Stealing (2025) · Jan 29, 2026
ANIMATION: UNSUNG DISNEY GEM (Produced by John Lassiter?!)
Meet the Robinsons (2007) · Jan 27, 2026
LIVE-ACTION: PROOF BIGFOOT “EXISTS” (Creature Feature Coolest Pick!)
Exists (2014) · Jan 22, 2026
ANIMATED: Surprise MASTERPIECE?! The Lego Movie IS!!
The Lego Movie (2014) · Jan 20, 2026
DOCUMENTARY: Netflix’s Being Eddie (About on of the G.O.A.T. Eddie Murphy!)
Being Eddie (2025) · Jan 16, 2026
LIVE-ACTION: Bone Tomahawk w/ Kurt Russel (A HORROR/WESTERN that REALLY WORKS?!?!)
Bone Tomahawk (2015) · Jan 15, 2026
ANIMATION: Disney’s Tangled (Perhaps their BEST PRINCESS MOVIE EVER!)
Tangled (2010) · Jan 13, 2026
Um...the Greatest Movie about PINBALL EVER!! ( But ALSO a Really Great Movie!)
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2023) · Jan 8, 2026
Instant Animated Classic - Puss in Boots: The Last Wish! (No, SERIOUSLY!!)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) · Jan 6, 2026
LIVE-ACTION: The Bizarre Glory of "SHIN GODZILLA" the 2nd Greatest Godzilla Movie of ALL-TIME!
Shin Godzilla (2016) · Dec 11, 2025
ANIMATED: Funniest Animated Movie EVER?! Netflix's "STORKS"
Storks (2016) · Dec 9, 2025
Tiger TEETH: "Burning Bright" the PG-13 Killer Tiger Movie to Watch w/ Your Kids!
Burning Bright (2010) · Dec 5, 2025
Lion TEETH: "Prey" (2007's LION-ATTACK TV-Movie, Not the Recent Predator Spin-Off)
Prey (2007) · Dec 4, 2025
Alligator TEETH: "Lake Placid" Gator-Slasher Masterpiece!
Lake Placid (1999) · Dec 1, 2025
COMICS: The Flash: Iron Heights (Rogues Gallery One-Shot That Made them Terrifying!)
The Flash (2023) · Nov 26, 2025
ANIMATED: Wreck-It Ralph – The Greatest Video-Game Movie Ever Made (Fight Me!)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012) · Nov 25, 2025
LIVE ACTION – Monty Python’s 5th MOVIE?! (Yellowbeard: Filthiest, Most Chaotic, PG-Rated, Pirate Movie You Never Heard Of!)
Yellowbeard (1983) · Nov 20, 2025
ANIMATION – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) · Nov 18, 2025
“Gremlins 3” SPECULATION PARTY! (What COULD a “Gremlins 3” actually LOOK LIKE? JBS GLEEFULLY IMAGINES!)
Gremlins 3 (2027) · Nov 15, 2025
LIVE ACTION: Pryor & Candy in “Brewster’s Millions” - Coolest Classic!
Live Action Role Play · Nov 13, 2025
ANIMATED: Brad Bird’s “Iron Giant” - Coolest Classic!
The Iron Giant (1999) · Nov 11, 2025
Mel Gibson in “Payback” (Theatrical or Director’s Cut? WATCH THEM BOTH!!)
Payback (1999) · Nov 6, 2025
Disney’s "Robin Hood" (1973) (Coolest Pick, the Scrappiest, Coziest Heist in Disney History!)
Robin Hood (1973) · Nov 4, 2025
ANIMATION: Disney's The Sword in the Stone (A Coolest CLASSIC!)
The Sword in the Stone (1963) · Oct 28, 2025
MOVIES: “The Rock” w/ Sean Connery (James Bond’s Last Hurrah!)
The Rock (1996) · Oct 23, 2025
Coolest Pick - “KPop Demon Hunters” on Netflix
KPop Demon Hunters (2025) · Oct 11, 2025
Quentin Tarantino: Coolest Screen-write Alive! (13 Best Flicks!)
Reservoir Dogs (1992) · Oct 9, 2025
Quentin Tarantino: Coolest Screen-write Alive! (13 Best Flicks!)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Oct 9, 2025
One Battle After Another – Hollywood’s “Freedom Fighters” Exposed
One Battle After Another (2025) · Oct 2, 2025
Coolest Pick - “Nobody 2”
Nobody 2 (2025) · Sep 6, 2025
Instant Classic - "Ne Zha 2" (In LIMITED Release NOW!)
Ne Zha 2 (2025) · Aug 30, 2025
Coolest Pick(s) Comedy Double-Feature - “Spaghettiman” & "Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans"
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019) · Aug 23, 2025
Coolest Pick - “Fist Fight” (2017) w/ Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Jillian Bell & Tracy Morgan!
Fist Fight (2017) · Aug 16, 2025
Fantastic Four vs. Superman: Who REALLY had the better WEEKEND BOX OFFICE?! (Plus, my "FF" review!)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025) · Jul 31, 2025
Coolest Pick - “The Comeback Trail” (High Concept Comedy GOLD w/ a star-studded cast!)
The Comeback Trail (2020) · Jul 26, 2025
Coolest Pick - “F1” w/ Brad Pitt
F1 (2025) · Jul 20, 2025
Hope...with an Asterisk (Superman, Revisionism and the Fragile Fire of Belief!)
Superman (2025) · Jul 16, 2025
Coolest Pick - “Jurassic World: Rebirth” (2025)
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) · Jul 13, 2025
Superman vs. the Media Machine (Why They Need the New Superman to Fail)
Superman (2025) · Jul 10, 2025
Coolest Pick - “Wayne” TV Series (2019's LONE Season!)
John Wayne - America at All Costs (2019) · Jul 5, 2025
Coolest Pick - “The Wild Robot” Award-Winning 2024 Animated Feature
The Wild Robot (2024) · Jun 28, 2025
Coolest Pick - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · May 31, 2025
Coolest Pick - “The Resurrection of Jake the Snake”
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake (2015) · May 10, 2025
Coolest Classics - “Excalibur” (1981)
Excalibur (1981) · Apr 26, 2025
Coolest Classics - “Warrior” (2011, FILM) w/ Tom Hardy
Warrior (2011) · Apr 12, 2025
Coolest Classics - Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart”
Braveheart (1995) · Apr 5, 2025
Coolest Pick - “Riff Raff”
Riff-Raff (2020) · Mar 8, 2025
Coolest Pick - “The Unbreakable Boy” (Plus, Uplifting BONUS 2nd Half on GRATITUDE!)
The Unbreakable Boy (2025) · Mar 3, 2025
Coolest Pick - “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain”
Coolest Pick - "The Platform" & "The Platform II"
The Platform (2019) · Jan 25, 2025
Coolest Pick - “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) · Dec 14, 2024
Coolest Classics - "This Is Spinal Tap" ("The Funniest Rock Movie EVER MADE!")
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) · Dec 7, 2024
Coolest Pick - “Edge of Tomorrow”
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · Nov 30, 2024
Coolest Classic - Daniel Clowes' “Art School Confidential”
Art School Confidential (2006) · Nov 24, 2024
Coolest Classics - “Galaxy Quest” ("Spaceballs" for STAR TREK fans!)
Galaxy Quest (1999) · Nov 10, 2024
Coolest Pick - “Boy Kills World”
Boy Kills World (2024) · Oct 26, 2024
"GREMLINS 2" - BEST SEQUEL, SMARTEST SCRIPT & ONE of the GREATEST GEEK CULTURE FILMS EVER MADE!
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) · Sep 26, 2024
Coolest Classics - Robert Rodriguez’s “Desperado”
Desperado (1995) · Sep 22, 2024
Coolest Classic - "Demolition Man" (Stallone vs. Snipes!)
Demolition Man (1993) · Sep 7, 2024
"The Crow" starring BRANDON LEE - Coolest Classics
The Crow (1994) · Aug 31, 2024
Coolest Classics - Jim Carrey’s “Liar, Liar”
Liar Liar (1997) · Aug 25, 2024
BLADE I & II - Celebrating the GLORY of Wesley Snipes' Blade franchise & Proposing a way FORWARD for the MCU!
Blade (1998) · Aug 16, 2024
Coolest Picks - “The Rescue” & "Thirteen Lives" (DOUBLE FEATURE: Doc & Film based on a SINGLE Unbelievable True Story!)
The Rescue (2020) · Aug 10, 2024
Coolest Picks - “The Rescue” & "Thirteen Lives" (DOUBLE FEATURE: Doc & Film based on a SINGLE Unbelievable True Story!)
Thirteen Lives (2022) · Aug 10, 2024
“Deadpool & Wolverine” - COOLEST PICKS!
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Jul 28, 2024
Coolest Picks - “Zoolander”
Zoolander (2001) · Jul 22, 2024
M. Night Shyamalan's “Unbreakable” TRILOGY (w/ "Split" & "Glass" finale!) - COOLEST PICKS TRIPLE PLAY!
Split (2016) · Jul 14, 2024
M. Night Shyamalan's “Unbreakable” TRILOGY (w/ "Split" & "Glass" finale!) - COOLEST PICKS TRIPLE PLAY!
Glass (2019) · Jul 14, 2024
Coolest Classics - “Momento”
Memento (2000) · Jul 6, 2024
Coolest Pick - "Brawl in Cell Block 99"
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) · Jun 29, 2024
Coolest Classics - “Escape From New York”
Escape from New York (1981) · Jun 22, 2024
Coolest Classics - "TOMBSTONE" starring Kurt Russel & Val Kilmer!
Tombstone (1993) · Jun 16, 2024
COOLEST PICK - Andrew Stanton's "John Carter" (Spoiler FREE Movie Recommendation!)
John Carter (2012) · Apr 14, 2024
COOLEST PICK - “What Happened to Monday?” (Non-Spoiler film recommend!)
What Happened to Monday (2017) · Apr 6, 2024
REVENGE of William Goldman: MORE than 13 of his GREATEST WORKS! (“The PRINCESS BRIDE” is just the BEGINNING! )
The Princess Bride (1987) · Mar 27, 2024
The GREATEST BOOK of ALL-TIME: "The PRINCESS BRIDE" by William Goldman
The Princess Bride (1987) · Mar 21, 2024
ZACK SNYDER’s “Kobayashi Maru”: How NON-FAN Filmmakers CREATE Superhero Fatigue!
Man of Steel (2013) · Mar 13, 2024
ZACK SNYDER’s “Kobayashi Maru”: How NON-FAN Filmmakers CREATE Superhero Fatigue!
Justice League (2017) · Mar 13, 2024
"Tucker and Dale vs Evil" - COOLEST PICKS! (Non-Spoilers!)
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) · Mar 9, 2024
"Brotherhood of the Wolf" - COOLEST PICKS! (Non-Spoilers!)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) · Mar 2, 2024
"ANIMAL WORLD" - COOLEST PICKS! (Spoiler Free Movie Review, PLUS the WISDOM of PLANT MEDICINE in Finding Great Films?!?!)
Animal World (2018) · Feb 17, 2024
ATTACK the BLOCK - COOLEST PICKS! (Spoiler Free Movie Review, plus, Suicide Squad & DIFFERENCE between SUBVERSION & PERVERSION)
Attack the Block (2011) · Feb 10, 2024
EGO: How THE ROCK Refused to “JOB” to SHAZAM & KILLED the DCEU!
Shazam! (2019) · Jan 13, 2024
EGO: How THE ROCK Refused to “JOB” to SHAZAM & KILLED the DCEU!
Black Adam (2022) · Jan 13, 2024
DUELING FLOPS: ‘The Marvels’ & ‘Aquaman 2’ - What’s the DIFFERENCE…? And What's NEXT for Marvel & DC on FILM?!
The Marvels (2023) · Jan 3, 2024
FX’s “Christmas Carol” & 14 Christmas CLASSICS YOU NEED TO SEE!
A Christmas Carol (2019) · Dec 27, 2023
Then They Came for “The X-FILES”, and I SPOKE even though I was NOT a FAN. (UPDATING: the Geek Culture DEADPOOL)
The X-Files (1998) · Dec 21, 2023
Hollywood BUDGETS versus GODZILLA: MINUS ONE! (Non-Spoiler REVIEW & Informed RANT!)
Godzilla Minus One (2023) · Dec 9, 2023
10 FANDOM MENACE VICTORIES to Celebrate in addition to “The Marvels” Historic Box Office Flop!
The Marvels (2023) · Nov 25, 2023
MARVEL Director Articulates EXACTLY Why Hollywood FAILS its Heroes & Why “The Marvels” will be their BIGGEST FLOP to date!
The Marvels (2023) · Nov 9, 2023
"FIVE NIGHTS at FREDDY'S" the next "SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE"...?! (NON-SPOILER REVIEW)
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) · Oct 28, 2023
#MarvelFAIL The SAGA of “The MARVELS” - Chronicling TWO DECADES of trying to make CAROL DANVERS happen!
The Marvels (2023) · Oct 5, 2023
Walt Disney & the one that started it all, “Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) · Aug 24, 2023
The Flash POST MORTUM REVIEW & Historical Overview of the 5-Year Lead Up to its release!
The Flash (2023) · Jun 21, 2023
Review: Spider-Verse 2 a HIT, proving fans are NOT actually Sexist Racists!
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · Jun 8, 2023
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - WHAT made people LOVE it SOOO MUCH?! (Part 3 - The Good Parts Version!)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · May 4, 2023
Disney’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi - why it failed to satisfy the fans! (Part 2)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Apr 27, 2023
Coolest Geek Alive - Disney*Star Wars & Last Jedi Part 1
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Apr 19, 2023
Coolest Geek Alive - Man of Steel with Henry Cavil!
Man of Steel (2013) · Apr 5, 2023