Train Dreams

Welcome to Rom Com month! We're kicking this off with Shakespeare in Love. A movie that won Best Picture back when it was released because Harvey Weinstein poured a ton of money into promoting it. Or is it actually because it's a good movie? Ethan and Mike take a look at the period piece to see how it holds up.Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ethan got Gran Turismo, a video game movie, into racing month?! He sure did and to his surprise, it's very very similar to F1, but with a key difference. It's actually based off a true story. Orlando Boom and David Harbour star in this epic tale of a kid who learned how to drive real race cars based on a video game. Oh excuse me it's not a video game, it's a racing simulator.Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Oh boy, a talking animal movie counts as a racing movie? Of course it does! Racing Stripes stars Frankie Muniz as a Zebra who thinks he's a race horse. He finds a found family at a ranch after he was abandoned from a Circus. These wild group of characters include Hayden Panettiere, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Mandy Moore, Steve Harvey, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Foxworthy, Michael Clarke Duncan and yeah I think that's enough. Hayden Panettiere is a person tho, not an animal. Anyway this episode went of the rails real quick when we started talking about horse breeding.Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now that we've seen (basically) all of the Oscar-nominated best picture movies and the Academy Awards for 2026 are only a few days away, it's time to talk about our predictions and rank our favorites! Lots of great movies came out and F1!Also Oscar BINGO returns this year so be sure to grab your PDF here or play online at this cool free website this one guy made that I found on Reddit.Remember to join our Discord for movie nights and further podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chariots of Fire marks when Oscar season bleeds into our new month all about racing movies! This movie won Best Picture in 1982, but Mike's dad said the movie was just about a bunch of guys racing. Is this movie based on a true story about how two guys brought glory to England through running in the Olympic games actually good? Or is this another Crash, Green Book, or Driving Miss Daisy.Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

ZOOM ZOOM It's F1 time! Dad movies are back in the Oscars!! A script written by AI, shallow characters, mediocre cinematography, and Brad Pitt phoning it in, we're ready to unpack one of the biggest movies of the year. It's also the last movie we're watching for Oscar month. Though I know this is technically in March. This movie IMO felt like I knocked off Avatar 3 from being nominated as the "crowd favorite", but which is more deserving of an Oscar nomination?Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Secret Agent is a movie about the dictatorship in Brazil, similar to I'm Still Here from last year, that's often funny, irreverent, but at the same time has heart and throws pretty dark. We follow a man who is going by a secret identity and we learn more about his past as the movie continues on. This is also the most confusing second half of a movie Ethan has ever seen. So if you're into the boys solving a mystery (that's obvious for anyone watching a film normally) you're going to enjoy this episode!Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

All about Train Dreams! A movie that starts off kind of normal, but then becomes Tree of Life? It's all about being a forrester. Wait a second. This movie is kind of like Forrest Gump if he stayed out of the spotlight and had bad things happen to him. I haven't really thought about this take until I started writing the description for this podcast. Not sure if this take holds up, but I'm going to leave it here in my stream of consciousness post. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Continuing our 2026 Oscar run with Sentimental Value! The Norwegian movie starring Stellan Skarsgard and that lady from The Worst Person in the World. This is basically what I imagine what it's like if your dad is Werner Herzog. This podcast goes places and for some reason, we talk about Dorf from the Carol Burnett show?? I guess we were just feeling sentimental.Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Queue the Oscar music, it's time for Hamnet! We're recording this before the Oscars are annouced so we hope it's the correct choice. Hamnet is an attempt to tell the story of how William Shakespeare's son inspired the famous play Hamlet. Mostly, though, it focuses on Will's wife, Agnes, and her story. Mike explains the story of Hamlet from the perspective of The Lion King, since that's the only thing Ethan has ever seen.Don't forget to join our Discord for movie nights and additional podcast discussions!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy