Those Who Wish Me Dead has us talking crime witnesses pursued by the mob, from the miscasting of Jack Nicholson in The Departed to the miscasting of Tom Hanks in Road to Perdition.

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Those Who Wish Me Dead, Targeted Witnesses, and the Mafia Gangster Guy

Kajillionaire has us talking movies with money referenced in the title, from the stretched thin plot of Casino to the nonsensical plot of Money Train.

Kajillionaire, Titular Money, and Marty’s Deuce

Promising Young Woman has us talking memorable wigs with special guest Carolyn Rennie, from Jim Carrey’s wild hair and wacky characters in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events to Laura Harring’s blonde starlet disguise as she opens a Pandora’s Box in Mulholland Dr.

Promising Young Woman, Memorable Wigs, and the Aaron Sorkin Fan Club

Nomadland has us talking road trips, from donuts and dirtbags in Breakdown to cancer and green screens in The Bucket List.

Nomadland, Road Trips, and Vagabond Cosplay

Minari has us talking about sick kids, from the over-the-top cartoon psychopath in We Need to Talk About Kevin to the unbearably precocious genius in The Book of Henry.

Minari, Sick Kids, and the Race Against Logic

The Little Things has us talking about cereal and movies, from Jeremy Renner staring at the most bizarre grocery aisle ever stocked to the arrow shaped cereal based on the apparent archery skills of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

The Little Things, Cereal, and the Guy Who’s Good at Playing the Guy Who’s Good at Things

Mank has us talking alcoholic protagonists, from Sam Jackson’s luck in Changing Lanes to Will Smith’s allergies in Hancock.

Mank, Alcoholics, and the Worst Character Name Ever

Kevin and Brad keep talking video game movies in this bonus episode, specifically about the inconsistencies in the premise of Wreck-It Ralph, the lack of intellectual property rights in Rampage, the leafblower shooting money at the cast of Assassin’s Creed, and the trance music of the clubbing tail… https://ia801409.us.archive.org/30/items/morevideogames2/Video%20Game%20Remastered%20Bonus%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

Sonic the Hedgehog, Video Games Remastered, and Halliday’s 17th Favorite Watersports Movie…

Uncut Gems has us doubling down on the Safdie brothers, before moving on to discuss Ryan Reynolds’ liquor of choice, Nicolas Cage’s crooked gait, and Jessica Chastain’s ski injury. Should Ben Mendelsohn be in every movie after Mississippi Grind? Is Port of Call New Orleans the last great bonkers Nic Cage movie? And does Aaron […]

Uncut Gems, Gambling, and the Lord of the Rings of Basketball Movies…

To discuss the films of August 2005, hosts Brad and Kevin have forced each other to rewatch The 40 Year-Old Virgin, The Constant Gardener, Broken Flowers, and 2046. Is The 40 Year-Old Virgin even better today than it was 13 years ago? Did Rachel Weisz deserve the Oscar for The Constant Gardener? Does Broken Flowers […]

From the Vault – August 2005 or: Cartoons, Michael Jordan, Whatever…

Kevin and Brad preview their picks for the next episode, on which they’ll discuss Uncut Gems, and other movies prominently featuring gambling. https://ia601405.us.archive.org/22/items/uncutgemspreview/Uncut%20Gems%20-%20Preview%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

Preview: Uncut Gems

Brad and Kevin keep talking frequent collaborators in this bonus episode, specifically about the pitfalls of Silver Linings Playbook’s happy ending, the inadvertent product placement in Little Nicky, the bafflingly unnecessary Dark Shadows, and our need to go to bed earlier… https://ia601508.us.archive.org/9/items/collaborationsbonus/Collaborations%20Bonus%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

More Recurring Collaborations… And Dreams of More Coherent Conversations

The Irishman has us hitting on the finer points of Scorsese crime sagas, before moving on to discuss Julianne Moore and Tom Cruise breaking down, Michael Shannon melting down, and Viggo Mortensen stepping up. Can the de-aging be taken seriously for 3.5 hours in The Irishman? Can we list fewer than ten scenes we could […]

The Irishman, Recurring Collaborations, and a Constant State of Climax…

Kevin and Brad preview their picks for the next episode, on which they’ll discuss The Irishman, and other films featuring directors and actors who work together frequently. https://ia801406.us.archive.org/13/items/irishmanpreview/Irishman%20Preview%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

Preview: The Irishman

Mandatory Movies is a casual format film podcast in which hosts Brad and Kevin both choose movies relating to each episode's theme that both must watch before getting together to discuss, argue, and admonish each other on mic.

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