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#231 - Ranking Steven Spielberg

Yesterday at 3:37 PM

Ryan.Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office updateRanking our favorite Steven Spielberg filmsWatchlist

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#230 - Project Hail Mary Dominates

04/03/2026

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discusses:

(2:27) Box office update(12:21) Dune 3 and Spider-Man trailers(20:09) Project Hail Mary Review(47:40) Watchlist

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#229 - 2026 Oscars Preview

03/16/2026

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss the 2026 Oscars nominations.

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#228 - Action Movies and Life Paths

03/04/2026

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office updateMovie Philosophizing: Action movie tenets and exploring different life paths using Groundhog DayWatchlist

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#227 - Movies Turning 10 in 2026

02/08/2026

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(3:21) Box office update(12:19) Movies turning 10 in 2026(46:17) Watchlist

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#226 - Winter Movie Preview

02/02/2026

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:35) Box office Update(15:06) Winter Box office Preview(36:58) Watchlist

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#225 - Our Top 10 Movies of 2025

01/17/2026

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Our top 10 movies of 2025 plus a few honorable mentions and even a dishonorable mention or two.

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#224 - Wake Up Dead Man Reviewed

12/20/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(2:54) Box office Update(15:58) Our review of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery(40:02) Watchlist

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#223 - Hostile Takeovers and Sports Movies

12/13/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:54) Box office update(11:42) Paramount seeks to block Netflix over WB(23:03) Best Sports Movies of the 21st Century(42:50) Watchlist

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#222 - Holiday Movies Season Preview

11/28/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office updateBids for Warner Bros.Project Hail Mary TrailerHoliday Movie PreviewWatchlist

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#221 - Unreliable Narration & Philosophy

11/14/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office UpdateMovie PhilosophizingWatchlist

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#219 - Tron: Ares Review and Movie Moods

10/21/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office updatesWhat's the mood or trend of our watchlist lately?Tron: Ares Review

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#218 - Movies Turning 25

09/26/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office updateMovies turning 25Watchlist

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#217 - Fall 2025 Movie Preview

09/16/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(2:25) Box office update(12:45) Fall Movie Preview(33:29) Watchlist

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#216 - Watching Movies From Just One Year

08/18/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(2:16) Box office update(13:54) Hulu is going away...kind of(19:08) Discussion: If you had to watch movies from just 1 year for the rest of your life, what year would you choose?(35:40) Watchlist

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#215 - Superman vs. Fantastic Four

08/01/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss;

Box office updateReviewing Superman and Fantastic Four: First steps Watchlist

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#214 - Supporting Actors Who Outshine Leads

07/25/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office updateOdyssey already making moneySupporting actors who outshine lead actorsWatchlist

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#213 - Movies Turning 20: Revisiting the Best of 2005

07/14/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:43) Box office Update(13:46) Movies turning 20: The Best of 2005(48:14) Watchlist

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#212 - Declining Directors and Memorable Movie Scenes

06/28/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:31) Box office update(12:20) Discussion: Declining Directors and memorable movie scenes from 2008 and 2003(44:34) Watchlist

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#211 - The Father/Son Movie Dynamic

06/19/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

() Box office Update() What makes a compelling Father/Son dynamic work in a movie() Watchlist

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#210 - Implicit Association: Movie Style

06/04/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Box office updateImplicit association: Movie StyleMission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Watchlist

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Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning - Instant Reaction

05/25/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham are joined by Val, John, Keith, and Jenn for an instant reaction to Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.

#209 - Summer Box Office Preview

05/21/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:27) Box office update(5:45) Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning preview(22:33) Previewing the movies coming out this summer(37:20) Watchlist

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#208 - Movies Turning 15: Revisiting the Best of 2010

04/29/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:52) Box office update(15:04) Movies turning 15 (54:05) Watchlist

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#207 - Best Picture Winner Series: Unforgiven Revisited

04/25/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:44) Box office update(10:12) Unforgiven Revisited (41:25) Watchlist

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#206 - What to Watch on Netflix and Disney April 2025

04/10/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:03) Box office update(10:51) M:I and Tron: Ares trailer releases(20:10) What to watch on Netflix and Disney(29:54) Watchlist

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#205 - Best Picture Series: The Departed Revisited

04/01/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:11) Box office update(8:29) Revisiting The Departed (2006)

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#204 - Movies Turning 10 in 2025

03/29/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and guest host Steve Glerum discuss:

(2:02) Box office update(15:53) Movies turning 10 in 2025, revisiting the best of 2015(51:02) Watchlist

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#203 - Best Picture Series: Amadeus Revisited

03/21/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(2:46) Box office Upate(9:08) Mickey 17 Reviewed(18:31) Amadeus Revisited

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#202 - The Oscars and Gene Hackman Films

03/04/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:32) Box office Update(12:04) Oscar results (25:55) Our Top 5 Gene Hackman films(57:12) Watchlist

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Top 10 Movies of 2024

#201 - Best Picture Series: Parasite Revisited

02/26/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham give a full breakdown of the Best Picture Winner from the year 2020: Parasite.

This is the first in a series of 4 upcoming episodes that will cover previous Best Picture winners. A new breakdown will come every other week.

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Our 10 Best Films of 2024

Episode #200 - Captain America & Oscar Nominations

02/13/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:40) Box office Update(5:24) Previewing Captain America: Brave New World(21:01) Oscar Nominations(46:59) Watchlist

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Winter 2025 Box Office Preview

02/07/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss movies coming out in the box office from now until the end of April.

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Our Top 10 Movies of 2024

01/29/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

Each of us give our Top 10 List for the best movies of 2024...plus a few honorable mentions.

#198 - The Odyssey and Interstellar Revisited

01/01/2025

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:22) Box office Update(12:41) Christopher Nolan's new movie announcement(22:33) Why Interstellar is still relevant 10 years later(38:02) Watchlist

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#197 - The Production Journey of Wicked & Gladiator 2

12/14/2024

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:44) Box office update(21:42) Production Journey of Wicked, Gladiator 2 (48:31) Watchlist

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#196 - Massive Thanksgiving at the Box Office

11/28/2024

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(2:02) - Box office update(20:55) - Examining the Barbie Oppenheimer effect in light of Wicked/Gladiator(41:05) - Watchlist

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Instant Reaction: Gladiator 2

11/23/2024

Ryan Dunlevy, Steve Glerum, Jason Dixon, and Dave Dixon give our instant thoughts after seeing Gladiator 2 in IMAX.

Warning: Spoilers throughout

Special Archive Edition: Gladiator Revisited

11/21/2024

In light of Gladiator 2's box office opening this weekend we thought it would be a good time to revisit our full breakdown of the original Gladiator.

This special archive edition is a combination of the discussion section from Episode #104 and #105 which originally debuted on Oct 7 and Oct 14 2022.

Hope you enjoy, and go see Gladiator 2!

#195 - Creating Movie Playlists

11/12/2024

Ryan Dunlevy and Rob Dunham discuss:

(1:34) Box office update(9:55) Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Trailer(16:04) Creating Movie Playlists(37:27) Watchlist

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