Best of Best? Not really - we'll tell you the rest.
This week we’re talking Best of the Best, Netflix’s Bollywood-fusion dance comedy. Lifelong best friends Maya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Anjali (Priyanka Kedia) start college at UCLA and chase redemption on the competitive dance circuit, but the competition puts their friendship to the test. Directed by Lena Khan and co-written by Hasan Minhaj (who also shows up on screen), it’s a love letter to desi college culture. Does it live up to the hype? Tune in and find out.
16 Sept 2026
2001: A Space Odyssey - Open the "Pod" Bay Doors
This week we watched 2001: A Space Odyssey, a 1968 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring the monolith, a space baby, and some monkeys, this movie was certainly an interesting watch, albeit a bit dated.
20 Aug 2026
A Moneyball Call (We Tell it All)
This week we watched Moneyball, the 2011 movie starring Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, as he tries to take the Oakland A's to the top of the baseball world using statistics as his guide. Jonah Hill and Chris Pratt also play roles as a Yale-educated statistician and a player put into a new role, respectively. The movie is based on true events and is directed by Bennett Miller. Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin adapted the screenplay from the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&hs=TWoV&sca_esv=9035e449288dd937&sxsrf=APpeQnv9DCJsc93z068vUH9PsD1EZ6l3qQ:1787234677344&q=Moneyball:+The+Art+of+Winning+an+Unfair+Game&si=APenkKlisoOXLiCMwraINHtdqOQii4CK9kOlkQc8Apn-pS60yfqbHcxvymvdqSr2ydqUxt8QZyaC7YvQ38oFyLE-JdoA5EnSIaRr08MTluzNY8o2ngoHHcmjk8KWI1baYaml7XNshWmRtFgwkI4nP-VJtPqhT5B95mFcw8KuJoEVmFpEMENqwCVvx4rGQ8zBdyBzNDF_fYOApW2Wh3CnX2KI3R0Jkk1oIDOR3PSsqMX6aQftjf6rkdo%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC1sqAsK-WAxVsNYYAHQEDJLwQmxN6BAgjEAI)
22 Jul 2026
ATLA (Not too great) Movie Review
This week, we watched the movie Avatar: The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and released in 2010. It certainly wasn't the greatest achievement in film, and it was quite a poor adaptation.
7 Jun 2026
A Tommorow x3 Review to Never Forget
This week we reviewed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - a novel written by Gabrielle Zevin, telling the stories of Samson Masur and Sadie Green and how their lives intertwine.
2 Jun 2026
A Se7en Deadly Good Review
This week we watched Se7en - a murder mystery thriller based on the seven deadly sins. It stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in the lead roles and is directed by David Fincher.
12 May 2026
A Spirited Away Spectacular Scenic Soiree
This week, we watched Spirited Away - a 2002 Anime movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. This movie tells the story of a young girl named Chihiro and her quest to release her parents from the spirit realm. In the process, she learns about herself, builds relationships, and grows from the experience.
5 May 2026
A Hobbit of Reading
This week we did something special - we reviewed the book, The Hobbit, written by JRR Tolkien. Originally published in 1937, it tells the story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures with the dwarves and Gandalf from Hobbiton to Mirkwood, the Lonely Mountain, and beyond.
23 Apr 2026
A Memento We Won't Forget
In this episode, we watched Memento - a 2001 movie starring Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss. Directed by Christopher Nolan and written by both John and Christopher Nolan, this movie was quite the watch.
7 Apr 2026
Straight Outta Compton, into a Podcast
This week we watched Straight Outta Compton, a 2015 movie detailing the lives of those from Compton who sought to use their music to share their stories. It follows characters like Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E, and more as they find their way from Compton to the world at large.
27 Mar 2026
My Left Foot Review
This week, we watched My Left Foot, the 1989 biographical movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the titular role as Christy Brown.
21 Mar 2026
A to Da Vinci
This week we watched The Da Vinci Code - A 2006 thriller starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard
9 Mar 2026
A Raging Bull of a Movie
This week we watched Raging Bull, a true story about the boxing career of Jack LaMotta, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, and directed by Martin Scorsese.
2 Mar 2026
A Click Flick Review
This week, we watched Click, a 2006 movie starring Adam Sandler in the titular role.
19 Feb 2026
A Titanic Romantic Semantic Pedantic Talk
Since it was recently Valentine’s Day, we decided to discuss Titanic, the 1997 James Cameron blockbuster.
13 Feb 2026
A Doubtfire Deep Dive
We discuss Mrs. Doubtfire, a quirky 90s movie starring Robin Williams.
3 Feb 2026
A Cars Retrospective
For our first podcast we dive into the Cars Trilogy as 2026 is the 20 year anniversary of the first Cars Movie
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