Since 1989, the National Film Registry has selected 25 films each year that are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In each episode, Mike Natale (Yahoo!) and Tom Lorenzo (Men's Journal) bring on a special guest to take a look at one of the films from the registry, to get to the heart of why these films matter.
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) · Jun 4, 2026
Chulas Fronteras (1976) w/ Maureen Gosling
Chulas Fronteras (1976) · Dec 18, 2025
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) w/ Dr. Vaughn Joy
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) · Dec 11, 2025
Nothing But a Man (1964): A Tribute to Michael Roemer
Nothing But a Man (1964) · Dec 4, 2025
His Girl Friday (1940) w/ Bella Zaydenberg
His Girl Friday (1940) · Aug 28, 2025
Eaux d'Artifice (1953) w/ Dr. Will Dodson
Eaux d'Artifice (1953) · Aug 21, 2025
The March of Time: Inside Nazi Germany (1938) w/ Josh Shepperd
Inside Nazi Germany (1938) · Aug 7, 2025
Lassie Come Home (1943) w/ Hunter Robinson
Lassie Come Home (1943) · Jul 24, 2025
Cat People (1942) w/ Rebecca Rozenberg
Cat People (1942) · Jul 10, 2025
Shane (1953) w/ Kenny Neibart
Shane (1953) · Jun 5, 2025
It Happened One Night (1934) w/ Andrew Daniels
It Happened One Night (1934) · May 29, 2025
Touch of Evil (1958) w/ Ryan Luis Rodriguez
Touch of Evil (1958) · May 8, 2025
An American in Paris (1951) w/ Arlene Hellerman
An American in Paris (1951) · May 1, 2025
The Cheat (1915) w/ Jae Kim
The Cheat (1915) · Apr 17, 2025
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) w/ Ben Hosley
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) · Apr 10, 2025
Magical Maestro (1952) w/ Jordan Beck
Magical Maestro (1952) · Mar 27, 2025
A Night at the Opera (1935) w/ David Bluvband
A Night at the Opera (1935) · Mar 20, 2025
Blade Runner (1982) w/ Phil Iscove
Blade Runner (1982) · Mar 13, 2025
The Birth of a Nation (1915) w/ VyceVictus
The Birth of a Nation (1915) · Sep 19, 2024
Adam's Rib (1949) w/ Bella Zaydenberg
Adam's Rib (1949) · Sep 5, 2024
Castro Street (1966)
Castro Street (1966) · Aug 29, 2024
Carmen Jones (1954) w/ Amanda Rush
Carmen Jones (1954) · Aug 22, 2024
Salt of the Earth (1954) w/ Kyle Lampar
Salt of the Earth (1954) · Aug 15, 2024
Paths of Glory (1957) w/ Michael H. Weber
Paths of Glory (1957) · Aug 8, 2024
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) · Aug 1, 2024
Ride the High Country (1962) w/ Tom Augustine
Ride the High Country (1962) · Jul 25, 2024
Morocco (1930) w/ Alonso Duralde
Morocco (1930) · Jul 11, 2024
Footlight Parade (1933) w/ Hass & Swanton
Footlight Parade (1933) · Jun 27, 2024
BONUS: Surviving the Wasteland: A Spoiler-Fueled 'Mad Max' Recap
Mad Max (1979) · Jun 6, 2024
The Bank Dick (1940) w/ Ryan Luis Rodriguez
The Bank Dick (1940) · May 30, 2024
Detour (1945) w/ Kenny Neibart
Detour (1945) · May 16, 2024
Annie Hall (1977) w/ Jae Kim
Annie Hall (1977) · May 2, 2024
Salesman (1969) w/ Amy Nicholson
Salesman (1969) · Apr 25, 2024
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) w/ Robert Bellissimo
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) · Apr 18, 2024
The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ David Bluvband
The Night of the Hunter (1955) · Apr 11, 2024
Nashville (1975) w/ Andrew Daniels
Nashville (1975) · Apr 4, 2024
What's Opera, Doc? (1957) w/ Sierra Webb
What's Opera, Doc? (1957) · Mar 28, 2024
Double Indemnity (1944) w/ Phil Iscove
Double Indemnity (1944) · Mar 14, 2024
Sherlock Jr. (1924) w/ Kyle Lampar
Sherlock Jr. (1924) · Oct 5, 2023
The Blood of Jesus (1941) w/ The Micheaux Mission
The Blood of Jesus (1941) · Sep 28, 2023
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) w/ Cat Bowen
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) · Sep 21, 2023
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) w/ Bella Zaydenberg
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) · Aug 31, 2023
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) w/ VyceVictus
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Aug 24, 2023
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) w/ Philip Womack
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) · Aug 17, 2023
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) w/ Donald Crafton
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) · Aug 10, 2023
Tevya (1939) w/ Jews on Film
Tevye (1939) · Aug 3, 2023
High School (1968) w/ Celia Blumm
High School Geisha (1968) · Jul 20, 2023
City Lights (1931) w/ Jae Kim
City Lights (1931) · Jul 13, 2023
King Kong (1933) w/ Graham Skipper
King Kong (1933) · Jun 29, 2023
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) w/ Ian Faria
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Jun 22, 2023
The Battle of San Pietro (1945) w/ Glenn Garthwaite
The Battle of San Pietro (1945) · Jun 15, 2023
Out of the Past (1947) w/ Michael H. Weber
Out of the Past (1947) · Jun 8, 2023
Trouble in Paradise (1932) w/ David Bluvband
Trouble in Paradise (1932) · May 25, 2023
My Darling Clementine (1946) w/ AJ McKeon
My Darling Clementine (1946) · May 18, 2023
Gigi (1958) w/ Hass & Swanton
Gigi (1958) · May 11, 2023
David Holzman's Diary (1967) w/ Ben Hosley
David Holzman's Diary (1967) · May 4, 2023
A Place in the Sun (1951) w/ Carrie McCabe
A Place in the Sun (1951) · Apr 27, 2023
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932) w/ Kenny Neibart
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) · Apr 20, 2023
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) w/ Micah McCaw
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) · Apr 13, 2023
Chinatown (1974) w/ Phil Iscove
Chinatown (1974) · Apr 6, 2023
Red River (1948) w/ Kyle Lampar
Red River (1948) · Sep 22, 2022
It's A Wonderful Life (1946) w/ Emily St. James
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Sep 15, 2022
Duck Soup (1933) w/ Mark Levy
Duck Soup (1933) · Sep 8, 2022
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) w/ Robert Bellissimo
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) · Sep 1, 2022
Killer of Sheep (1978) w/ Danielle A. Scruggs
Killer of Sheep (1978) · Aug 25, 2022
Raging Bull (1980) w/ Richard Newby
Raging Bull (1980) · Aug 18, 2022
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) w/ Dr. Sabina Stent
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) · Aug 11, 2022
The River (1938) w/ Dr. Robert J. Snyder
The River (1938) · Aug 4, 2022
Dodsworth (1936) w/ Jessica Pickens
Dodsworth (1936) · Jul 28, 2022
Love Me Tonight (1932) w/ Kyle Reid Hass & Jeremy Swanton (Hass & Swanton)
Love Me Tonight (1932) · Jul 21, 2022
Ninotchka (1939) w/ Bella Zaydenberg
Ninotchka (1939) · Jul 14, 2022
Fantasia (1940) w/ Jordan Beck
Fantasia (1940) · Jul 7, 2022
YMO 1.0: Solo (1996) w/ VyceVictus
Solo (1996) · Jun 30, 2022
Sullivan's Travels (1941) w/ Maynard Bangs
Sullivan's Travels (1941) · Jun 9, 2022
Rebel Without A Cause (1955) w/ Ben Hosley
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) · Jun 2, 2022
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) w/ VyceVictus
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) · May 26, 2022
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) w/ David Bluvband
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) · May 19, 2022
The Freshman (1925) w/ Clay Keller
The Freshman (1925) · May 12, 2022
Primary (1960) w/ Amanda Rush
Primary (1960) · May 5, 2022
The Godfather (1972) w/ Patrick Willems
The Godfather (1972) · Apr 21, 2022
The Great Train Robbery (1903) w/ Mike Scott
The Great Train Robbery (1903) · Apr 14, 2022
Top Hat (1935) w/ Kenny Neibart
Top Hat (1935) · Apr 7, 2022
All About Eve (1950) w/ Phil Iscove
All About Eve (1950) · Mar 31, 2022
Citizen Kane (1941) w/ Matt Singer
Citizen Kane (1941) · Apr 29, 2021
April Fool's 2021: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) · Apr 1, 2021
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) w/ Mark Russell
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) · Mar 25, 2021
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) w/ Chrissy Sire
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) · Mar 18, 2021
The Wizard of Oz (1939) w/ Caroline Daley
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Mar 11, 2021
On The Waterfront (1954) w/ Jae Kim
On the Waterfront (1954) · Mar 4, 2021
Some Like It Hot (1959) w/ Zainab Akande
Some Like It Hot (1959) · Feb 18, 2021
The Learning Tree (1969) w/ LJ Strong
The Learning Tree (1969) · Feb 11, 2021
Vertigo (1958) w/ Sean & Carrie McCabe
Vertigo (1958) · Jan 28, 2021
Nanook of the North (1922) w/ Matthew Serrano
Nanook of the North (1922) · Jan 21, 2021
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) w/ Amanda Rush
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) · Jan 14, 2021
The Maltese Falcon (1941) w/ David Bluvband
The Maltese Falcon (1941) · Dec 31, 2020
The Crowd (1928) w/ David Sims
The Crowd (1928) · Dec 10, 2020
The Searchers (1956) w/ Sierra Webb
The Searchers (1956) · Dec 3, 2020
YMO 1.0: Babe Pig In The City w/ Phil Iscove
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) · Nov 26, 2020
Gone With The Wind (1939) w/ Justin Jones & Lupita Mendez-Jones
Gone with the Wind (1939) · Nov 19, 2020
Star Wars (1977) w/ Patrick Cotnoir
Star Wars (1977) · Nov 12, 2020
Singin' In The Rain (1952) w/ Jeremy Swanton & Kyle Reid Hass
Singin' in the Rain (1952) · Nov 5, 2020
High Noon (1952) w/ Kenny Neibart
High Noon (1952) · Oct 29, 2020
Modern Times (1936) w/ Riley Soloner
Modern Times (1936) · Oct 22, 2020
The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946) w/ VyceVictus
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) · Oct 15, 2020
Sunset Boulevard (1950) w/ Phillip Iscove
Sunset Boulevard (1950) · Oct 8, 2020