Jon and Pierce break down the nominees for the looming Oscars ceremony on March 10. It's a strong Best Picture crop with only a sweaty/thirsty biopic standing out as unworthy. Jon's still upset about the Animated Short winner from last year, while Pierce is focused on next year when Madame Web takes home its statues. 96th_oscars_preview.mp3File Siz…

Jon and Pierce talk about several of their favorite movies from the very strong year that was 2023. We recorded this before the Oscar nominations came out, so feel free to chuckle at our certainty that Charles Melton and Greta Lee would surely be on the list. best_of_2023.mp3File Size: 41943 kbFile Type: mp3Download File…

For our pseudo-fall preview, Jon and Pierce break down three movies from directors who have, or had, new work coming out in the latter half of 2023. Arrival irritates Jon with its lying prologue, Marie Antoinette gives him an opportunity to talk about how much he thinks about the French Revolution, and Seven prompts Pierce to wonder if any movie wa…

Jon and JR give a series of raves to three Hayao Miyazaki films: Porco Rosso, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service. We praise Miyazaki's grasp of adolescence, though Jon has less interest in Porco's evocation of mid-century Hollywood than JR does. porcos_spirited_service.mp3File Size: 75211 kbFile Type: mp3Download File…

Jon and JR talk about some of their favorite movies and TV shows from the first seven months of 2023. Jon's voice gets shaky while talking about Belgian weepie Close, JR laments life imitating art in The Other Two, and Jon's (pretty) sure that his ego isn't as fragile as the characters in You Hurt My Feelings. best_of_2023_so_far.mp3File Size: 7662…

Jon and JR break down our 2023 catch-up trio of Magic Mike's Last Dance, Creed 3, and Reality. We praise what's probably the last big role for Jonathan Majors, and Jon gives his dirtbag left take on Reality Winner. reality_mikes_last_creed.mp3File Size: 37846 kbFile Type: mp3Download FileBy Mediocre Movie Club

Jon's by himself to talk about three of Ben Affleck's movies: his atmospheric debut Gone Baby Gone, his weightless heist film The Town, and Air, his latest film about a large corporation becoming a giant one. the_ben_affleck_show.mp3File Size: 39131 kbFile Type: mp3Download FileBy Mediocre Movie Club

Jon and JR revisit the 90's for some adventure movies with The Rocketeer, The Mummy, and Congo. Jon says what everyone is thinking about the scientist-gorilla relationship in Congo and we apologize for hurting Rocketeer star Billy Campbell's feeling. the_cong-eteer-my.mp3File Size: 54767 kbFile Type: mp3Download File…

Jon, JR, and Bryan talk about the latest three movies from Swedish satirist Ruben Ostlund: Force Majeure, The Square, and Triangle of Sadness. Jon is unprepared to pronounce all these Swedish actor names and he and JR reveal their feelings about modern art (they're anti). the_ruben_ostlund_show.mp3File Size: 49165 kbFile Type: mp3Download File…

Jon and JR discuss Love and Basketball, The Woman King, and What's Love Got To Do With It. Lots of praise for Thuso Mbedu and Angela Bassett's arms is interspersed with another sad story from Jon's lonely childhood and repeated dismissals of the Mel Gibson movie, The Patriot. whats_basketball_got_to_do_with_king.mp3File Size: 62068 kbFile Type: mp3…