Watching 100 Movies – Food Movies! Ratatouille, Chef, Pig, and Babette’s Feast
We discuss movies which place food front and center, including the Pixar classic Ratatouille, the twenty-teens-feel-good Chef, the mysterious Nicolas Cage vehicle Pig, and the Dutch-language period piece Babette’s Feast.
W100M – 80’s Action Dudes! – Above the Law, Bloodsport, Rambo First Blood Part 2 and Predator
Inspired by “The Last Action Heroes” by Nick de Semlyen, we watch a quartet of classic 80’s action flicks.
W100M – Dreamworks 2D Animation – Prince of Egypt, Road to El Dorado, Spirit and Sinbad (Podcast)
We discuss Dreamworks Animation’s short-lived 2D division, with a look at four of their five films: Prince of Egypt, Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
W100M – Surveilling the Jack Ryan Films (Podcast)
Christiana and Mike talk about the evolution of films based on the Tom Clancy hero Jack Ryan.
W100M – Baz Luhrman Special – Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, and Australia (Podcast)
We check out a pair of excellent Baz Luhrman films and also a third one he made!
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W100M – Fincher Special – Fight Club, Panic Room and Zodiac (Podcast)
Christiana and Mike discuss a trio of David Fincher films, including Fight Club, Panic Room, and Zodiac… but mostly Fight Club!
W100M – 2023 Oscars – The Winners, All Quiet on the Western Front, and GDT’s Pinocchio
Christiana and Mike wrap-up the marathon with a discussion of the winners and then deep dives into All Quiet on the Western Front and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio.
W100m – 2023 Oscars – Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Turning Red (Podcast)
Christiana and Mike continue their 2023 Oscar journey with a deep dive into a pair of great movies!
W100M – 2023 Oscar Marathon Update! (Podcast)
Christiana and Mike dig deep on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, and The Batman
W100M – 2023 Oscar Marathon – Banshees of Inisherin, Top Gun Maverick, and Glass Onion (Podcast)
Christiana and Mike begin their Oscar Marathon with in-depth discussions about The Banshees of Inisherin, Top Gun: Maverick and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
We do go into spoilers, so check out the time-codes below if you would like to skip ahead…
Introduction – 00:00 – 09:08
The Banshees of Inisherin – 09:08 – 50:10
Top Gun: Maverick: 50:10 – 1:01:40
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery: 1:01:40 – 1:09:24
Wrap-up: 1:09:24 – End
