Taika Waititi tackles the Nazi party in 'Jojo Rabbit,' 2019's anti-hate satire about a boisterous 10-year old boy in WWII-era Germany that's forced to question his beliefs (and his imaginary friend Adolf Hilter) after he discovers his mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in the walls of their house. Also, a new chat-based party app called 'Netflix Party' made headlines last week due to it's social nature amid fairly anti-social global climates, so we used it to watch Nicholas Winding-Refn's neon-laced 2011 film 'Drive.' Finally, COVID-19 is still hammering movie theaters across the globe, which has got Amazon thinking $20 is the perfect price to rent a theatrical film at home. But who's gonna pay that price?

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Episode 96: Jojo Rabbit & Drive (Netflix Party)

From the director of last year's buddy-cop-comedy 'Stuber,' comes a new vision in buddy-cop-comedy in the new Netflix film, 'Coffee & Kareem,' a surprisingly vulgar coming-of-age story about a milquetoast Detroit cop and his feeble attempts to connect with his new girlfriend's 12-year-old son while fleeing from an underground drug kingpin that's hellbent on revenge. Also, IndieGoGo presents 'Tombstone Rashomon,' a time-traveling mockumentary about the shootout at the O.K. Corral told by the people who lived it. Finally, HBO's giving away content, Amazon's hosting a digital SXSW 2020 film festival, and what's this coronavirus content drought all about?

Episode 97: Coffee and Kareem & Tombstone Rashomon

Coronavirus is sweeping the globe, and cinema is falling victim to it's social-distancing clutches. Theatrical releases have been pushed back, movie theaters have shut their doors, and even Netflix and Amazon are struggling to figure out how to get by in the wake of this terrible affliction. Meanwhile, Andy and Zach are watching Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese's original tribute to the original gangster, starring Ray Liotta and Robert DeNiro. What's gonna happen to theaters, when are new movies going to start coming out again, and why's Joe Pesci so angry?

Episoide 95: COVID-19 & Goodfellas

Disney-Pixar ventures into the mystical modern in "Onward," a new animated film starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt as two brothers that only have 24 hours to right a spell gone wrong and resurrect their father before he vanishes forever. Also, Elizabeth Moss swings at the screen in Leigh Wannel's "The Invisible Man," a reimagined spin on the old Universal Monster Movie film about a woman's desperate attempt to flee her acclaimed-genius-gone-wrong husband and his otherworldly abilities. Finally, James Bond gets pushed back to November, Coronavirus is sweeping the box office, and should seniors go to the movies?

Episode 94: Onward & The Invisible Man

Jane Austen's classic story of matchmaking whimsy returns to the screen in "Emma.", a postmodern retelling of the timeless tale of a young woman in early 1800's England with far too much time and not enough love - at least for herself. Also, Shia LaBeouf faces his demons in Amazon Prime's "Honey Boy," an egoless autobiographical film penned by LaBeouf about a young actor's struggles to connect with his abusive father. Finally, new trailers are out for "Connected," "The Other Lamb," and "Artemis Fowl," the Coronavirus starts infecting the box office, and who's directing Indiana Jones 5?

Episode 93: Emma. & Honey Boy

Sonic the Hedgehog speeds onto the silver screen in the new self-titled children's film, "Sonic the Hedgehog," Paramount's latest swing at computer-generated children's mascot humor that's got both loving families and skeptical gamers going bananas at the box office. Also, Andy and Zach revisit Bong Joon-Ho's "Parasite" in honor of it's black-and-white re-release into theaters and weigh in on whether or not a second screening is warranted - which it totally is. Finally, Alamo Drafthouse has a new subscription-based ticketing model, Sonic is DEFINITELY crushing Birds of Prey in American theaters, and who's Disney's new CEO?

Episode 92: Sonic the Hedgehog & Parasite (B&W)

Margot Robbie returns to the DC Universe in "Birds of Prey And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn," the new comic-book caper that touts a strong female cast in a poorly-paced Gotham adventure that's got audiences staying at home. Also, Netflix premieres "Horse Girl," a new experimental Sundance Selection that's written and stars Allison Brie as a not-so-young woman whose lucid dreams have started to creep into her reality. Finally, the 2020 Oscars have come and gone, and with so many blockbuster winners on deck, why wasn't anybody watching?

Episode 91: Birds of Prey, Horse Girl, & Oscar Talk

A Grimm fairy tale returns to the screen in "Gretel & Hansel," an endearing independent horror film from director Oz Perkins that revisits the classic story of a couple of sibling's innocent walk in the woods in a bombastic style that's closer to a Kubrick film than most modern horror counterparts. Also, blue-collar workers find their footing in "American Factory," an Academy-Award-Nominated Netflix Documentary about the closing and sudden reopening of a Dayton, Ohio factory and it's employees challenging integration into it's new Chinese-owned policies. Finally, there's fewer movie trailers at the Super Bowl, Adam Sandler's making more Netflix movies, and who's going to win the Oscars?

Episode 90: Gretel and Hansel & American Factory

Guy Ritchie returns to his headily British directorial roots in "The Gentlemen," a modern mobster tale of mystery, murder, and the lovely Mary Jane. Helmed by a star-studded cast of cretinous characters (including Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, and Hugh Grant) that only a Guy Ritchie picture could offer, the film's two-hour running time makes an unreliable narrator feel that much more unreliable, but at a pace that's upbeat enough to bring even the most scatterbrained audiences along for the ride. Also, Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Price impress the Academy in "The Two Popes," a new Netflix film from director Fernando Meirelles about the Catholic Church's largest transition of power in it's 2,000 year history. After his brief tenure as the head of the church, Pope Benedict XVI invites his most divisive rival, Cardinal Bergoglio, to The Vatican to dine, debate, and ultimately decide the future of the Catholic Church amidst a tidal wave of modernity that's simply too big to ignore. Finally, Paramount Pictures is making more Transformers movies, Universal is rebooting John Carpenter's "The Thing," and why are people watching movies about China's Coronavirus epidemic?

Episode 89: The Gentlemen & The Two Popes

Thalassophobia abounds in "Underwater", a new January horror film starring Kristin Stewart and disgraced lardass T.J. Miller in an under-the-sea claustrophobic adventure that's sure to mildly amuse even the most skeptical of b-movie audiences. Next, the jig is up in "American Animals", a 2018 based-on-a-true-story heist movie starring Evan Peters and Barry Keoghan as two Kentucky college students whose youthful desire for adventure leads them to stealing the most expensive book in the country. Also, the 2019 Academy Award nominations are here, Warner Bros. is determined to use a computer to choose which films to greenlight, and what's the deal with Billie Eilish?

Episode 88: Underwater & American Animals

Adam Sandler makes a triumphant return to drama in "Uncut Gems," the new Safdie Brothers film about a high-profile New York jeweler in his high-wire lifestyle trading money and gems between friends and enemies to try to make one more big score. Also, Greta Gerwig returns to the director's chair in "Little Women," a postmodern retelling of the classic Louisa May Alcott tale of Jo March and her three sister's growth over seven trying years in the early 1900's, featuring a star studded cast including Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, and Timothee Chalamet. Also, Bob Dylan is getting a music biopic, Knives Out is getting a sequel, the 77th Golden Globes went off with a bang, and what were Andy's favorite films of the last decade?

Episode 87: Uncut Gems, Little Women, & Top Ten Films 2010-2019

Disney concludes George Lucas' legacy in "Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker", the final film in the Skywalker saga. J.J. Abrams returns to the writers room and director's chair to finally reveal the mystery behind Rey's origins, the answers to Kylo Ren's problems, and whether or not Emperor Palpatine is truly back in power. Also, director Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins join forces again in "1917", a harrowing World War I film that's hyper focused on two young soldiers that have to cross enemy lines to deliver a message and save 1600 of their compatriots. Also, Andy and Zach reveal their top 10 films of 2019, Alamo Drafthouse is making a killing, and what's happening with Barack Obama?

Episode 86: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywaker, 1917, & Top 10 Films of 2019

The CIA commits warcrimes in Amazon's "The Report," an star-studded film about the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" (read: torture) after 9/11 and the subsequent investigation by the Supreme Court's Daniel Jones, played by Adam Driver. Also, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson light up the screen in Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story," an incredible film about heartbreak seen through the lens of a challenging divorce between a New York-based Stage Director and his soon-to-be lead actress ex-wife. Also, The Academy's still struggling to make the Oscars more lively and the Golden Globe nominees have been announced. What else is new?

Episode 85: The Report & Marriage Story

Martin Scorsese returns to the Italian Gangster Mob drama in his new Netflix Original Film, "The Irishman," starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino. Based on the 2004 book "I Heard You Paint Houses," The Irishman tells the story of Frank Sheeran, a Philadelphia truck driver that gets entangled with the Bufalino crime family, leading to his time working with the one and only Jimmy Hoffa. Also, Studio Ghibli announces a new way to see their award-winning film library, Marvel releases the teaser for the new Black Widow film, and what's going on with Planet of the Apes? Tune in to find out!

Episode 84: The Irishman

Rian Johnson revives the classic whodunnit in "Knives Out," his latest film featuring a colorful menagerie of star-studded characters in a comedy-crime drama that's sure to impress, if you can leave his Episode VIII at the door. Also, the House of Mouse dominates the box office again in Disney's "Frozen II," a blockbuster return to the magical land of Arendelle where Elsa, Anna, and Olaf must travel to a mystical land to find out the origins of Elsa's magical powers and save their home from destruction. Finally, Todd Phillips is working on another Joker film, Apple TV+ isn't doing so hot, and what's DC doing with these R-Rated comic book films?

Episode 83: Knives Out & Frozen II

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