Since 1989, the National Film Registry has selected 25 films each year that are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In each episode, Mike Natale (Yahoo!) and Tom Lorenzo (Men's Journal) bring on a special guest to take a look at one of the films from the registry, to get to the heart of why these films matter.
"It's Terrific!"*
Writer/critic Matt Singer (ScreenCrush, Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular) joins us for our final episode of the season: the oft-cited, hugely influential film that towers abo…
"LAUGHS to the right of you- LAUGHS to the left of you- they volley and thunder. Join the LAUGH Brigade. Enlist for Fun with the Commander-in-Chief of LAUGHTER. See him and shriek!"
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Mike, Tom and Kyle take a step back from the 1st year of the National Film Registry to look at the 93rd Academy Awards. On this episode, they'll talk through each of the 8 Best Picture nominees (Juda…
"As big and timely a picture as ever you've seen! You can tell by the cast it's important! gripping! big!"
Filmmaker Brian DiLorenzo (Myth) joins us to talk about Michael Curtiz's immortal story of l…
"The biggest city in the world is about to be scared down to size..."
We kick off the month of April by looking at the National Film Registry's most celebrated inaugural inductee, 1989's Friday the 13…
"The most discussed book in years - now comes to the screen to become the most discussed picture in ages"
Acclaimed comic book writer Mark Russell (Billionaire Island, Second Coming, Exit, Stage Left!…
"It's here! The most human picturization of the art of husband-stealing ever filmed"
Chrissy Sire joins us to break down F.W. Murnau's Oscar-winning masterpiece, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), …
"9200 living actors in the notable star-studded cast! 68 incredibly magnificent sets! Augmented orchestra of 130 pieces! Chorus of 300 rousing voices! 100 minutes of unforgettable entertainment!"
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"A story as warm and moving as GOING MY WAY...but with brass knuckles!"
Actor Jae Kim joins us to talk Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan, Eva Marie Saint and those immortal words "I coulda been a contender" a…
"D.W. Griffith's Colossal Spectacle"
Pop Culture Review's Michael Caputo joins us to tackle D.W. Griffith's infamously ambitious epic, 1916's Intolerance.
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"Not since SCARFACE, so much action. Not since the Marx Brothers, so much comedy. Not since THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, so much Marilyn."
Journalist Zainab Akande joins us to talk about Billy Wilder's iconic…
"It's the place where you come to learn what life is all about."
Filmmaker LJ Strong (Serial, Cigarette Soup) joins us to talk about coming of age films, nostalgia without rose colored glasses and the…
"The Red-Hot suspense story that's rocking and shocking the world!"
Actor and comedian Connor Ratliff (Search Party, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Dead Eyes podcast) joins us to talk about Stanley Kubric…
"Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!"
Sean & Carrie McCabe, the hosts of Ain't It Scary with Sean & Carrie, join us to talk about Alfred Hitchcock's most acclaimed piece…
"A story of life and love in the actual Arctic!"
Documentarian Matthew Serrano joins the show to talk about Robert J. Flaherty's ground-breaking documentary Nanook of the North (1922), and how the fil…
"Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak...created out of the very heart and soil of America...by a great director and cast!"
Advocate Amanda Rush joins the show to talk about how her own experiences …
"It's thrilling...it's chilling...it's the most baffling mystery story in years!"
Actor and comedian David Bluvband (The Chris Gethard Show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) joins the show to talk John Hust…
Happy Holidays to all our listeners!
We're taking a week off from new episodes for the day, but for those who need it, we've still got a little something for your stocking; it's an episode of Mike & T…
"See for yourself what the genius of Walt Disney has created in his first full-length feature production"
Filmmaker Jordan Beck (Sgt. Stubby) joins the show to bring his perspective on making an anima…
BREAKING NEWS (One Day Later):
Mike, Tom and Kyle take a break from discussing the 1989 NFR Induction Class to take a look at the newly selected 2020 Class. Mike and Tom both avoided looking at the li…