Mario Ponzio and Tom Nolan have each made a list of their 100 most pivotal films. Each week they will discuss another pair and break-down how they influenced them as film-goers and as people until they get to number 1. They will also tackle just released, under-the-radar, and bad films, all while drinking different tasty local beers every week. Films, Beers, Talking.
The Heart of the Matter
Paddington in Peru (2024) · Mar 2, 2025
The Heart of the Matter
The Monkey (2025) · Mar 2, 2025
Special Episode - Tom's Kid's Top 5 Movies of 2024
Love Sea Special Episode: A Shared Tomorrow (2024) · Dec 23, 2024
Challengers, The Fall Guy, I Saw the TV Glow, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) · Jun 5, 2024
"Showing Up," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," and "Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse"
Showing Up (2023) · Jun 14, 2023
"Beau is Afraid," "The Outwaters," and "How to Blowup a Pipeline"
Beau Is Afraid (2023) · May 11, 2023
"Renfield," "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," and "Super Mario Bros."
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) · Apr 14, 2023
"Renfield," "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," and "Super Mario Bros."
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) · Apr 14, 2023
"Renfield," "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," and "Super Mario Bros."
Renfield (2023) · Apr 14, 2023
"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," "Knock at the Cabin Door," and "Infinity Pool"
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) · Mar 11, 2023
"Matilda," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "The Pale Blue Eye," "Glass Onion," and White Noise"
The Pale Blue Eye (2022) · Jan 11, 2023
"Bardo," "Bones and All," and the Worst Movies of 2022
Bardo (2022) · Dec 26, 2022
"She Said," "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio," and "The Eternal Daughter"
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) · Dec 19, 2022
"She Said," "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio," and "The Eternal Daughter"
The Eternal Daughter (2022) · Dec 19, 2022
"She Said," "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio," and "The Eternal Daughter"
She Said (2022) · Dec 19, 2022
"The Fabelmans," and BFI's Sight and Sound predictions
The Fabelmans (2022) · Nov 30, 2022
"Barbarian," "Weird," "Armageddon Time," "The Banshees of Inisherin," and "TAR"
Armageddon Time (2022) · Nov 19, 2022
"Halloween Ends"
Halloween Ends (2022) · Nov 2, 2022
"Bodies..."(x3), "Prey," "Men," and "Nope"
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) · Aug 22, 2022
"Bodies..."(x3), "Prey," "Men," and "Nope"
Nope (2022) · Aug 22, 2022
"Bodies..."(x3), "Prey," "Men," and "Nope"
Prey (2022) · Aug 22, 2022
"Bodies..."(x3), "Prey," "Men," and "Nope"
Men (2022) · Aug 22, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder, Dr. Strange in the Multi-Verse of Madness, and the MCU shows
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) · Jul 27, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder, Dr. Strange in the Multi-Verse of Madness, and the MCU shows
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) · Jul 27, 2022
The Year in Film, So Far - part 1: Barry, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Other Stuff
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · Jul 7, 2022
David Cronenberg's "Crimes of the Future" and "Naked Lunch," "Crash," and "Existenz"
Crash (1996) · Jun 11, 2022
David Cronenberg's "Crimes of the Future" and "Naked Lunch," "Crash," and "Existenz"
eXistenZ (1999) · Jun 11, 2022
David Cronenberg's "Crimes of the Future" and "Naked Lunch," "Crash," and "Existenz"
Crimes of the Future (2022) · Jun 11, 2022
"Scream (5)," "The Tragedy of Macbeth," and the best animated movies of the year
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) · Jan 22, 2022
"The Sparks Brothers," "The Velvet Underground," "The Beatles: Get Back," and Licorice Pizza"
The Sparks Brothers (2021) · Jan 15, 2022
"Dont Look Up," "Matrix: Resurrections," "Benedetta," "C'mon, C'mon," "The Lost Daughter"
Don't Look Up (2021) · Jan 9, 2022
"Being the Ricardos," "Nightmare Alley," and "Spiderman: No Way Home" WITH SPOILERS
Being the Ricardos (2021) · Dec 28, 2021
"Coda" and "Boiling Point"
CODA (2021) · Dec 19, 2021
"Coda" and "Boiling Point"
Boiling Point (2021) · Dec 19, 2021
"Encanto," "8-Bit Christmas," "The Humans," "Spencer," "The Power of the Dog"
8-Bit Christmas (2021) · Dec 19, 2021
"Tick, Tick...BOOM!" "King Richard," and "Belfast"
King Richard (2021) · Nov 27, 2021
"The French Dispatch," "Eternals," "Dune," and "Passing"
Dune (2021) · Nov 23, 2021
"The French Dispatch," "Eternals," "Dune," and "Passing"
Eternals (2021) · Nov 23, 2021
"The French Dispatch," "Eternals," "Dune," and "Passing"
Passing (2021) · Nov 23, 2021
"Last Night in Soho," "Halloween Kills," and "Titane"
Last Night in Soho (2021) · Nov 13, 2021
"Candyman," "Malignant," "Censor"
Candyman (2021) · Oct 9, 2021
"Candyman," "Malignant," "Censor"
Malignant (2021) · Oct 9, 2021
"Vacation Friends," "Shang-Chi," "The Card Counter," and "Cry Macho"
The Card Counter (2021) · Sep 25, 2021
"The Green Knight," "Suicide Squad," "Pig," and "Annette"
The Green Knight (2021) · Aug 28, 2021
"No Sudden Moves," "Black Widow," and "Loki"
Black Widow (2021) · Jul 17, 2021
"Hard Eight" and "Inherent Vice"
Hard Eight (1997) · Jul 10, 2021
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines," and "Luca"
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) · Jun 26, 2021
"In the Heights," Bo Burnham's "Inside," and "The Amusement Park"
In the Heights (2021) · Jun 19, 2021
"Army of the Dead," and "Riders of Justice"
Army of the Dead (2021) · May 29, 2021
"Supernova" and "Those Who Wish Me Dead"
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) · May 22, 2021
93rd Oscars Reaction and 'Mortal Kombat'
Mortal Kombat (2021) · May 1, 2021
Episode 1, part 2 - "Synecdoche, New York"
Synecdoche, New York (2008) · Apr 24, 2021
Episode 1, part 1 - "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) · Apr 17, 2021
Episode 2, part 2 - "North by Northwest" with "Godzilla vs. Kong" talk
North by Northwest (1959) · Apr 11, 2021
Episode 2 , part 1 - "Ghost World" with "The Father" conversation
Ghost World (2001) · Apr 3, 2021
Episode 3 - "The Big Lebowski" with "Zack Snyder's Justice League" conversation
The Big Lebowski (1998) · Mar 27, 2021
Episode 3 - "High Fidelity" with "Raya and the Last Dragon," and "Cherry" talks
High Fidelity (2000) · Mar 20, 2021
Episode 4 - "The 4th Man" with "Coming 2 America" and "Boss Level" talks
The 4th Man (1983) · Mar 13, 2021
Episode 5 - "Decision of Meat" with "United States vs Billie Holiday," and "Tom and Jerry" talks
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1993) · Mar 6, 2021
Episode 5 - "Decision of Meat" with "United States vs Billie Holiday," and "Tom and Jerry" talks
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) · Mar 6, 2021
Episode 6 - "Knock on Wood" with "Minari" and "Nomadland" conversations
Nomadland (2021) · Feb 27, 2021
Episode 6 - "Knock on Wood" with "Minari" and "Nomadland" conversations
Minari (2021) · Feb 27, 2021
Episode 7 - "Oswald v. Gruber" with "Judas and the Black Messiah" and "Barb and Star" talks
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) · Feb 20, 2021
"The Little Things," and "Nine Days"
The Little Things (2021) · Feb 13, 2021
"Pieces of a Woman," "Promising Young Woman," and the Worst Movies of the Year
Pieces of a Woman (2020) · Jan 16, 2021
"Sylvie's Love," "Another Round," and "Kajillionaire"
Another Round (2020) · Jan 9, 2021
"Wonder Woman 1984" and "Soul"
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) · Jan 2, 2021
"Wonder Woman 1984" and "Soul"
Soul (2020) · Jan 2, 2021
"Small Axe: Education," "The Midnight Sky," "Wolfwalkers," and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
The Midnight Sky (2020) · Dec 26, 2020
"Small Axe: Alex Wheatle," "Let Them All Talk," "The Prom"
Let Them All Talk (2020) · Dec 19, 2020
Episode 9 - "Oracle Night" with "Sound of Metal," "Red, White and Blue," and "Mank" Talks
Sound of Metal (2020) · Dec 12, 2020
Episode 10 - "Deathly" with "Happiest Season," Uncle Frank," and "Lover's Rock" talks
Happiest Season (2020) · Dec 5, 2020
Bonus Episode - "Run," "The Queen's Gambit," and "Small Axe: Mangrove"
Run (2020) · Dec 3, 2020
2020 Documentaries - "All In: The Fight for Democracy," "I am Greta," "Time"
All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) · Nov 28, 2020
Episode 11 - "Angela Landsbury is the Road to Awe" with "Possessor" conversation
Possessor (2020) · Nov 21, 2020
Episode 12 - "A Global Identity" with "His House" and "Nobody Sleeps in the Woods..." talks
His House (2020) · Nov 14, 2020
Episode 13, part 2 - "There Will Be Blood" with "On the Rocks" conversation
There Will Be Blood (2007) · Nov 7, 2020
Episode 13, part 1 - "Halloween" with "The Witches" and "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" talks
Halloween (1978) · Oct 31, 2020
Episode 13, part 1 - "Halloween" with "The Witches" and "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" talks
The Witches (1990) · Oct 31, 2020
Episode 13, part 1 - "Halloween" with "The Witches" and "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" talks
Halloween (2018) · Oct 31, 2020
Episode 15, part 1 - "Its a Wonderful Life," with "Unpregnant" conversation
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Oct 10, 2020
Episode 16 - "Stained Glass Window Enchantresses" with "Enola Holmes" talk
Enola Holmes (2020) · Oct 3, 2020
Episode 17 - "Fans of Murder and Music" with "The Devil All the Time" talk
The Devil All the Time (2020) · Sep 26, 2020
Episode 19 - "Andy and Red, Satsuke and Mei" with "Mulan" talk
Mulan (2020) · Sep 19, 2020
Episode 18 - "Fawns, Frogs, Swallows, and Rabbits" with "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" talk
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) · Sep 12, 2020
Episode 21 - "On Revolutions and Rock" with "She Dies Tomorrow" conversation
She Dies Tomorrow (2020) · Aug 22, 2020
Episode 22 - "The Physical Elements" with "Yes, God, Yes" conversation
Yes, God, Yes (2020) · Aug 15, 2020
"Come and See" and "The Painted Bird"
Come and See (1985) · Aug 1, 2020
"Palm Springs," and "First Cow"
Palm Springs (2020) · Jul 25, 2020
Episode 24 - "Dreamland" with "Crip Camp" and "Athlete A" talks
Dreamland (2019) · Jul 4, 2020
Episode 24 - "Dreamland" with "Crip Camp" and "Athlete A" talks
Athlete A (2020) · Jul 4, 2020
Episode 25 - "On a Chemical Level" with "The King of Staten Island" and "The Last of Us 2" talks
The King of Staten Island (2020) · Jun 27, 2020
Episode 26 - "The Neo-Classical Long Kiss" with "Da Five Bloods" talk
Da 5 Bloods (2020) · Jun 20, 2020
Episode 27 - "On Bats and Blood" with "Vast of Night," and "Shirley" talks
Shirley (2020) · Jun 13, 2020
Episode 27 - "On Bats and Blood" with "Vast of Night," and "Shirley" talks
The Vast of Night (2019) · Jun 13, 2020
Episode 28 - "Elevating Action" with "The Lovebirds" talk
The Lovebirds (2020) · May 30, 2020
Dreyer's "Ordet," Akerman's "Jeanne Dielman," and Lynch's "Fire (Pozar)"
Ordet (1955) · May 23, 2020
Dreyer's "Ordet," Akerman's "Jeanne Dielman," and Lynch's "Fire (Pozar)"
Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975) · May 23, 2020
Dreyer's "Ordet," Akerman's "Jeanne Dielman," and Lynch's "Fire (Pozar)"
Fire (Pożar) (2015) · May 23, 2020
Wong Kar-wai's "In The Mood For Love," and Luis Bunuel's "Belle Du Jour"
In the Mood for Love (2000) · May 16, 2020
Episode 29 - "They Belong to All of Us" with "The Half of It" talk
The Half of It (2020) · May 9, 2020
Obayashi's "House" and "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made"
House (1977) · May 2, 2020
Obayashi's "House" and "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made"
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) · May 2, 2020
"Spirited Away"
Spirited Away (2001) · Apr 25, 2020
"Onward" and "Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always"
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) · Apr 11, 2020
"Portrait of a Lady on Fire"
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) · Mar 21, 2020
Episode 30 - "A New Language" with "The Invisible Man" conversation
The Invisible Man (2020) · Mar 14, 2020
Episode 31 - "Original Gravity" with "An Elephant Sitting Still" and "Sonic" conversations
An Elephant Sitting Still (2018) · Feb 29, 2020
Episode 32 - "Immutable Questions" with "The Staggering Girl" conversation
The Staggering Girl (2019) · Feb 22, 2020
Episode 34 - "An Uneasy Feeling" with "Miss Americana" and "What Did Jack Do?" talks
Miss Americana (2020) · Feb 8, 2020
Episode 35 - "1992 Was a Year," with "Dolittle," "Bad Boys for Life," and most anticipated of 2020
Dolittle (2020) · Feb 1, 2020
Oscar Nominations and "Uncut Gems," "1917," and "Little Women" conversations
Uncut Gems (2019) · Jan 18, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Rebecca (1940) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Spider-Man (2002) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
The Lives of Others (2006) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Exodus (1960) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Uzumaki (2000) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Father of the Bride Part II (1995) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
3 Men and a Baby (1987) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Blue Sky (1994) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
The Shape of Water (2017) · Jan 11, 2020
Best of the 21st Century: 10 - 1
Logan Lucky (2017) · Jan 11, 2020
"Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker," "The Two Popes," and the Worst Films of the Year
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) · Dec 28, 2019
"Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker," "The Two Popes," and the Worst Films of the Year
The Two Popes (2019) · Dec 28, 2019
Episode 36 - "How Did You Get to Brazil?" with "Monos," "Transit," "6 Underground" talks
6 Underground (2019) · Dec 21, 2019
Episode 37-"A Coen Brothers Episode" with "Atlantics," "I Lost my Body," and "Marriage Story" talks
I Lost My Body (2019) · Dec 14, 2019
Episode 38 - "The Underneath" with "Knives Out," and "The Irishman" conversations
The Underneath (1995) · Dec 7, 2019
Episode 39 - "Little Things": "The Fall," "Ford vs. Ferrari," "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) · Nov 30, 2019
Episode 40 - "Boogie Nights in Fargo, ND" with "Klaus" conversation
Klaus (2019) · Nov 23, 2019
Episode 41 - "Pushed to the Outside" with "Doctor Sleep" talk
Doctor Sleep (2019) · Nov 16, 2019
"Pain and Glory," "Jojo Rabbit," and "Parasite" conversations
Pain and Glory (2019) · Nov 13, 2019
"Little Woods," "Lynch: A History"
Little Woods (2019) · Nov 9, 2019
"Little Woods," "Lynch: A History"
Lynch: A History (2019) · Nov 9, 2019
Episode 42 - "Hobbes vs. Kierkegaard" with "Dolemite is my Name," and "The Lighthouse" conversations
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) · Nov 2, 2019
Episode 44 - "Great Scene. Ends Badly" - w/ "Judy," "Forest of Love," "One Cut of the Dead" talks
One Cut of the Dead (2017) · Oct 19, 2019
Episode 45 - "The Cinema Experience" with "Joker" conversation
Joker (2019) · Oct 12, 2019
Episode 46 - "Chemistry, Carefully Constructed" with "Villains" conversation
Villains (2019) · Oct 5, 2019
Episode 47 - "A Force of Unknown Ruin" with "Ad Astra" and "Between Two Ferns" conversations
Ad Astra (2019) · Sep 28, 2019
Episode 47 - "A Force of Unknown Ruin" with "Ad Astra" and "Between Two Ferns" conversations
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) · Sep 28, 2019
Episode 48 - "Comfortably Uncomfortable" with "Hustlers" conversation.
Hustlers (2019) · Sep 21, 2019
Stephen King Week - IT: Chapter 2 review
It Chapter Two (2019) · Sep 11, 2019
Episode 49 - "Catharsis and Terror" with "Ready or Not" and "American Factory" conversations
American Factory (2019) · Sep 7, 2019
Episode 50 pt. 2 - "Throne of Blood" with "The Nightingale" conversation
Throne of Blood (1957) · Aug 31, 2019
Episode 50 pt. 1 - "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" w/ "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" conversation
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) · Aug 24, 2019
Episode 51 - "Blood and Money" with "Sword of Trust" conversation
Sword of Trust (2019) · Aug 17, 2019
Episode 51 - "Blood and Money" with "Sword of Trust" conversation
Blood and Money (2020) · Aug 17, 2019
Episode 52 - "A Lesson in Crafting" with "The Souvenir" conversation
The Souvenir (2019) · Aug 10, 2019
Episode 53 - "Thank You For Your Service" - with Best Film Scores of the Decade conversation
Thank You for Your Service (2017) · Aug 3, 2019
Episode 55 - "The Story of the Tale" with "Midsommar" review
Midsommar (2019) · Jul 20, 2019
"High Life" and the films of Claire Denis
High Life (2018) · Jul 13, 2019
Episode 56 - "The Six Things that are Dead" with "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" review
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) · Jun 29, 2019
Episode 58 - "The Jungles of Denmark" with "I am Mother" Review
I Am Mother (2019) · Jun 15, 2019
Episode 59 - "The Sea Hag Episode" with "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" review
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) · Jun 8, 2019
Episode 60 - "The 30,000 Person Rule" with "Brightburn," "Booksmart," and "Her Smell" reviews
Her Smell (2019) · Jun 1, 2019
Episode 62 - "Sounds Like Ghosts" with "Detective Pikachu" review
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) · May 18, 2019
Episode 63 - "Felony Mayors" with "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" review
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) · May 11, 2019
Episode 65 - "Big Gaping Hole" with "Avengers: Endgame" review
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Apr 26, 2019
Episode 66 - "Christmas Pig Hearts" with "Under the Silver Lake" review
Under the Silver Lake (2018) · Apr 20, 2019
Episode 68 - "Que es un fantasma?" with "Pet Sematary" review
Pet Sematary (2019) · Apr 6, 2019
Episode 69 - "A Lack of Vistas" with a "Dragged Across Concrete" review
Dragged Across Concrete (2019) · Mar 30, 2019
Episode 70 - "Going Back to Death" - with "Us" review
Us (2019) · Mar 23, 2019
"Climax," "A Ghost Story," and "Columbus"
A Ghost Story (2017) · Mar 16, 2019
"Climax," "A Ghost Story," and "Columbus"
Climax (2018) · Mar 16, 2019
Episode 73 - "Short Subject"
Period. End of Sentence. (2018) · Feb 23, 2019
Episode 73 - "Short Subject"
Black Sheep (2018) · Feb 23, 2019
Episode 73 - "Short Subject"
Lifeboat (2018) · Feb 23, 2019
Oscar Nominations, "Beautiful Boy," "Leave No Trace," "The Sisters Brothers"
The Sisters Brothers (2018) · Jan 26, 2019
Bonus Episode - "Vice" - Instant Review
Vice (2018) · Jan 4, 2019
Episode 84 - "Dear God"
Dear God (1996) · Nov 17, 2018
Episode 84 - "Dear God"
Wildlife (2018) · Nov 17, 2018
Bonus Episode - "A Star is Born" and "Blaze"
A Star Is Born (2018) · Oct 17, 2018
Episode 91 - "Shattered"
The Land of Steady Habits (2018) · Sep 22, 2018
Episode 91 - "Shattered"
Mandy (2018) · Sep 22, 2018
Episode 93 - "What's up Doc"
What's Up, Doc? (1972) · Sep 8, 2018
Bonus Episode - "You Were Never Really Here" and the work of Lynne Ramsay
You Were Never Really Here (2017) · Aug 23, 2018