Fall 2023 Check-in

Mike and Brian continue their chat on Book V of Mario Puzo's The Godfather. In it, we meet the Bocchicchio and find out just how important they will become to getting Michael home from Sicily.

Violence, romance, questionable descriptions of the female anatomy? Not what most people expect when they read Mario Puzo's The Godfather the first time. Mike Manzi, Brian Rodriguez and special guest Kate Hudson get to now Lucy Mancini inside and out as they break down perhaps the most infamous chapter in the source material to Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, Book 5.

Mike and Brian share their first reactions to Francis Ford Coppola's surprise drop of the First Look teaser for Megalopolis staring Adam Driver! Francis's favorite nephews also bring you up to speed regarding the films distribution.

Francis's favorite nephews continue down the literary journey by reading some more of Mario Puzo's Godfather source material; books 2, 3 and 4 of the eponymous novel. Find out just what Johnny Fontaine was up to after Jack Woltz found a horse head in his bedsheets as well as life with Sonny as the Don.

Brian and Mike read Book 1 of Mario Puzo's the Godfather and compare what's written in the pages to what we see on screen in Uncle Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece.

Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez FINALLY crack open Mario Puzo's source material for The Godfather but not before pouring a glass of wine and playing some games.

Celebrate the Holidays and ring in the New Year with Francis's Favorite nephews Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez. Mike and Brian invite old friend Kyle Reinfried to help with some last minute Coppola shopping. The nephews also talk about Sofia Coppola's Christmas special; A Very Murray Christmas.

Francis's Favorite Nephew's Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez "officially" talk their first Sofia Coppola film; 2023's Priscilla. Find out what they think about the similarities and differences between directing father and daughter as well as the depiction of Elvis and the agency Priscilla Presley gains throughout the film.

What do you get when you cross Uncle Francis, Disney, George Lucas and Michael Jackson? Prepare to blast off as Brian and Mike discuss perhaps the strangest and most interesting Francis Ford Coppola project: Captain EO.

Francis's long lost nephews Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez pressed record with the intentions of creating a Halloween episode on Captain EO. Three hours later...and they decided to split the episode in two. First up; some catch-up on the relevant Coppola family news, including Sofia and Francis's social media follies.