Top 5 Film

E141 is our first episode back from a long hiatus. It is a catch-up episode for the first-half of 2019. There are about 20 movies talked about in-depth or recommended. Show Notes: 00:22 - We're Back from the Hiatus 01:49 - Plenty to Talk About 02:59 - The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 08:14 - Under the Silver Lake 20:44 - Serenity 25:33 - John Wick 3 28:36 - Us 32:10 - The Beach Bum 37:17 - Captain Marvel, Shazam!, and Endgame 45:01 - Dragged Across Concrete 51:44 - Her Smell 57:24 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters 64:15 - Fighting with My Family 67:05 - Booksmart 70:31 - Pet Sematary and Brightburn 76:31 - High Flying Bird 85:14 - Hellboy 89:27 - Outros

E140 contains 5 favorite movies that released in 2018 from both Jonathan and Trevor as well as the two of them creating a collaborative Top 5 for 2018. Show Notes: 00:20 - History Repeats Itself 11:21 - Segment I: 5 Favorites from Jonathan 16:12 - Shoplifters 18:39 - Annihilation 24:42 - BlacKkKlansman 29:37 - Eighth Grade 31:18 - Segment II: 5 Favorites from Trevor 31:36 - The Tale 35:02 - Unsane and Hereditary 37:33 - Upgrade 44:04 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 50:37 - Segment III: Collaborative Top 5 51:18 - Brainstorm for the First Three Spots 55:17 - What About the Final Two Spots? 67:37 - A Final Rundown: Upgrade, Three Identical Strangers, Into the Spider-Verse, Eighth Grade, and Blockers 69:59 - Outros

E139 houses discussions and reviews of three new 2018 releases. "Blindspotting," "Eighth Grade," and "Mission: Impossible - Fallout." Show Notes: 00:38 - Segment I: "Blindspotting" Review 02:42 - A Lot of Ground to Cover 04:29 - Performances and Rapping 05:48 - Gentrification and Definition of Perceptions 10:17 - No Escaping a Black Male with a Felony Conviction 13:32 - Highly Recommended 16:17 - Segment II: "Eighth Grade" Review 16:43 - An Emotional Ringer 20:29 - Technology and Gratification 23:02 - Brutal Hurdles with Good Outcomes 25:41 - Parents Don't Understand 28:10 - Impressionability 33:54 - The "Sail Away" Que 36:01 - Segment III: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" Review 37:35 - Ranking the Mission: Impossible Films 41:07 - Emotional Connection 43:24 - Too Long 44:43 - Action Sequences 48:50 - The Inevitable Will Happen 52:22 - Ethan's the Guy

E138 houses discussions and reviews of three 2018 releases. "Uncle Drew," "The First Purge," and "Sorry to Bother You." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "Uncle Drew" Review 00:34 - Lil Rel Howery and Kyrie Irving 02:07 - Bad Grandpa with Basketball Stars 05:06 - Nick Kroll 06:31 - A Ham Sandwich! 07:41 - Playground Stakes 12:09 - Segment II: "The First Purge" Review 12:57 - Blaxploitation Purge 14:13 - The Value of Killing 16:10 - The Crack Kingpin Savior 17:25 - Socio-Political, Economic, and Cultural Lense 21:20 - Saving Four People 25:40 - Segment III: "Sorry to Bother You" Review 26:27 - Mainstream Social Awareness 28:59 - Uncle Tom for the 21st Century 31:01 - In Your Face 33:37 - The Girlfriend and Her Values 40:16 - Grand Gestures 44:21 - Outros

E137 houses discussion and review about four studio sequels released in 2018; "Incredibles 2," "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," "Sicario: Day of the Soldado," and "Ant-Man and the Wasp." Show Notes: 00:20 - Four Forgettable Sequels setup 01:00 - Segment I: "Incredibles 2" Review 02:11 - Screenslaver 03:52 - No Backbone and Low-Hanging Fruit 07:01 - Animation and Action 08:34 - Is it Helen or Mr. Mom? 12:36 - Bao 13:37 - Segment II: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" Review 13:59 - Nostalgiafest 16:08 - Grain of Salt 20:32 - Dino Auction and the Mansion 24:29 - Actually Jurassic World 27:05 - Segment III: "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" Review 29:15 - Too Close for Comfort 32:45 - Taylor Sheridan's Sequel 34:06 - Assaulted with Technology 36:25 - Small Movie for Big Things 39:54 - Segment IV: "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Review 41:41 - Ghost and Goliath 45:20 - Where's the Wasp(s)? 48:08 - The Quantum Realm 51:26 - Outros