The Best Movies and Performances of 2025 + Oscar Predictions w/ Chance Solem-Pfeifer

15 Filmmakers Who Have Shaped the Cinema of the 21st Century (Part 3)

Who are the greatest filmmakers of the 21st century? Your answer to that question probably depends a lot on your personal taste. That’s why we decided to interview 15 film critics and fans about their favorite filmmakers working today. In part three of this three-part series, we discuss Christopher Nolan, Kelly Reichardt, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, and Edgar Wright.

15 Filmmakers Who Have Shaped the Cinema of the 21st Century (Part 2)

Who are the greatest filmmakers of the 21st century? Your answer to that question probably depends a lot on your personal taste. That’s why we decided to interview 15 film critics and fans about their favorite filmmakers working today. In part two of this three-part series, we discuss Robert Eggers, James Gray, Ang Lee, Terrence Malick, and Nancy Meyers.

15 Filmmakers Who Have Shaped the Cinema of the 21st Century (Part 1)

Who are the greatest filmmakers of the 21st century? Your answer to that question probably depends a lot on your personal taste. That’s why we decided to interview 15 film critics and fans about their favorite filmmakers working today. In part one of this three-part series, we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Ryan Coogler, and Guillermo del Toro.

The Best Movies and Performances of 2025 + Oscar Predictions w/ Chance Solem-Pfeifer

"Sinners" vs. "One Battle After Another"; Ryan Coogler vs. Paul Thomas Anderson; Michael B. Jordan vs. Timothée Chalamet; Jessie Buckley vs. anyone delusional enough to believe they can beat Jessie Buckley. This year, the Oscars are filled with intriguing, unpredictable showdowns...and Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Fools Who Dream’s critic-at-large, is back to take the temperature of awards season.

Illuminating "Avatar: Fire and Ash" w/ John DiLillo

John DiLillo returns to the Fools Who Dream Movies Podcast to discuss the wonders and the weirdness of James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with host Bennett Campbell Ferguson.