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Top 5 Film focuses on gauging reactions and reviewing new feature film releases, but also includes discussions of all things media and pop culture-related surrounding the world of film.

  1. Six Months of Movies

    07/09/2019

    Six Months of Movies

    E141 is our first episode back from a long hiatus. It is a catch-up episode for the first-half of 2019. There are about 20 movies talked about in-depth or recommended. Show Notes: 00:22 - We're Back from the Hiatus 01:49 - Plenty to Talk About 02:59 - The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 08:14 - Under the Silver Lake 20:44 - Serenity 25:33 - John Wick 3 28:36 - Us 32:10 - The Beach Bum 37:17 - Captain Marvel, Shazam!, and Endgame 45:01 - Dragged Across Concrete 51:44 - Her Smell 57:24 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters 64:15 - Fighting with My Family 67:05 - Booksmart 70:31 - Pet Sematary and Brightburn 76:31 - High Flying Bird 85:14 - Hellboy 89:27 - Outros

    1h 31m
  2. Top 5 of 2018

    01/29/2019

    Top 5 of 2018

    E140 contains 5 favorite movies that released in 2018 from both Jonathan and Trevor as well as the two of them creating a collaborative Top 5 for 2018. Show Notes: 00:20 - History Repeats Itself 11:21 - Segment I: 5 Favorites from Jonathan 16:12 - Shoplifters 18:39 - Annihilation 24:42 - BlacKkKlansman 29:37 - Eighth Grade 31:18 - Segment II: 5 Favorites from Trevor 31:36 - The Tale 35:02 - Unsane and Hereditary 37:33 - Upgrade 44:04 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 50:37 - Segment III: Collaborative Top 5 51:18 - Brainstorm for the First Three Spots 55:17 - What About the Final Two Spots? 67:37 - A Final Rundown: Upgrade, Three Identical Strangers, Into the Spider-Verse, Eighth Grade, and Blockers 69:59 - Outros

    1h 11m
  3. E139 - Impression Fallout

    09/03/2018

    E139 - Impression Fallout

    E139 houses discussions and reviews of three new 2018 releases. "Blindspotting," "Eighth Grade," and "Mission: Impossible - Fallout." Show Notes: 00:38 - Segment I: "Blindspotting" Review 02:42 - A Lot of Ground to Cover 04:29 - Performances and Rapping 05:48 - Gentrification and Definition of Perceptions 10:17 - No Escaping a Black Male with a Felony Conviction 13:32 - Highly Recommended 16:17 - Segment II: "Eighth Grade" Review 16:43 - An Emotional Ringer 20:29 - Technology and Gratification 23:02 - Brutal Hurdles with Good Outcomes 25:41 - Parents Don't Understand 28:10 - Impressionability 33:54 - The "Sail Away" Que 36:01 - Segment III: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" Review 37:35 - Ranking the Mission: Impossible Films 41:07 - Emotional Connection 43:24 - Too Long 44:43 - Action Sequences 48:50 - The Inevitable Will Happen 52:22 - Ethan's the Guy

    57 min
  4. Comedy, Films, Horror, Movies, Podcast, SciFi, Sorry to Bother You, The First Purge, Uncle Drew, SocioPolitical,

    07/22/2018

    Comedy, Films, Horror, Movies, Podcast, SciFi, Sorry to Bother You, The First Purge, Uncle Drew, SocioPolitical,

    E138 houses discussions and reviews of three 2018 releases. "Uncle Drew," "The First Purge," and "Sorry to Bother You." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "Uncle Drew" Review 00:34 - Lil Rel Howery and Kyrie Irving 02:07 - Bad Grandpa with Basketball Stars 05:06 - Nick Kroll 06:31 - A Ham Sandwich! 07:41 - Playground Stakes 12:09 - Segment II: "The First Purge" Review 12:57 - Blaxploitation Purge 14:13 - The Value of Killing 16:10 - The Crack Kingpin Savior 17:25 - Socio-Political, Economic, and Cultural Lense 21:20 - Saving Four People 25:40 - Segment III: "Sorry to Bother You" Review 26:27 - Mainstream Social Awareness 28:59 - Uncle Tom for the 21st Century 31:01 - In Your Face 33:37 - The Girlfriend and Her Values 40:16 - Grand Gestures 44:21 - Outros

    46 min
  5. Four Forgettable Sequels

    07/18/2018

    Four Forgettable Sequels

    E137 houses discussion and review about four studio sequels released in 2018; "Incredibles 2," "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," "Sicario: Day of the Soldado," and "Ant-Man and the Wasp." Show Notes: 00:20 - Four Forgettable Sequels setup 01:00 - Segment I: "Incredibles 2" Review 02:11 - Screenslaver 03:52 - No Backbone and Low-Hanging Fruit 07:01 - Animation and Action 08:34 - Is it Helen or Mr. Mom? 12:36 - Bao 13:37 - Segment II: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" Review 13:59 - Nostalgiafest 16:08 - Grain of Salt 20:32 - Dino Auction and the Mansion 24:29 - Actually Jurassic World 27:05 - Segment III: "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" Review 29:15 - Too Close for Comfort 32:45 - Taylor Sheridan's Sequel 34:06 - Assaulted with Technology 36:25 - Small Movie for Big Things 39:54 - Segment IV: "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Review 41:41 - Ghost and Goliath 45:20 - Where's the Wasp(s)? 48:08 - The Quantum Realm 51:26 - Outros

    52 min
  6. Perceptions and Perspectives

    06/20/2018

    Perceptions and Perspectives

    E136 houses reviews for three new 2018 movies, "The Tale," "First Reformed." and "Hereditary." Show Notes: 00:20 - Dark Subjects 01:08 - Segment I: "The Tale" Review 01:57 - Fractured Perspective 05:41 - Asking the Hard Questions 08:15 - Trail of Abuse 09:43 - Her Body 11:33 - Laura Dern 15:38 - Segment II: "First Reformed" Review 17:01 - Spectrum of Perspectives 18:31 - An Unreliable Protagonist 24:30 - Amanda Seyfried and Questionable Behavior 27:34 - Radicalized and the Upperhand 31:26 - Subverting Expectations and Political Satire 34:21 - Two Sides of the Same Coin 37:16 - Segment III: "Hereditary" Review 37:30 - Coping with Grief and Loss 40:14 - Constantly Working 42:13 - Jarring Imagery and the Process 44:11 - The Dinner Sequence 46:26 - Paimon 49:02 - No Happy Ending 52:06 - Family Laundry 55:21 - Mileage May Vary 58:39 - Last Fifteen Minutes

    1h 4m
  7. Thievery Incorporated

    06/15/2018

    Thievery Incorporated

    E135 houses three reviews of 2018 heist movies; "Solo: A Star Wars Story," "American Animals," and "Ocean's 8." Show Notes: 00:20 - Introductions 01:35 - Segment I - "Solo: A Star Wars Story" Review 02:10 - Easy to Like, Easy to Pick Apart 03:57 - Hologram Teases 06:28 - Qi'ra 09:51 - Dryden Vot's Showroom 12:35 - Alden Enrenreich's Han Solo 15:37 - Quality Assurance Checkpoints 17:32 - Beckett, Val, and Rio Durant 21:45 - L3-37 and the Millennium Falcon 24:38 - Chewbacca and Han Shoots First 30:41 - Segment II - "American Animals" Review 31:32 - Limitations of a Docudrama 33:20 - Impact of What They've Done 36:30 - They'll Convince Themselves of Anything 39:57 - They Want to Get Caught 43:38 - Segment III - "Ocean's 8" Review 44:33 - Where's My Reaction? 48:15 - Doubting Women 52:46 - Diminishing Returns 54:31 - The Crew 57:59 - Flash and Style 61:21 - Outros

    1h 2m
  8. Rolling with the Brolin

    05/25/2018

    Rolling with the Brolin

    E134 includes reviews for two superhero releases in May; "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Deadpool 2." Show Notes: 00:20 - A Deliberate Pause 03:04 - Segment I: "Avengers: Infinity War" Review 03:09 - The MCU Mindset 07:54 - Emotional Weight 11:26 - Breadcrumbs 14:32 - Scenes Without Action 16:53 - The Russo's Action 21:18 - Thor, Cap, and Tony 25:31 - Predictions 29:11 - Mega Event 31:09 - Segment II: "Deadpool 2" Review 31:46 - Second Chances 33:20 - 9 to 5 with Pathos 38:51 - The Big Guy 42:49 - Cable and a Dial that Goes to 11 46:01 - Domino and Action 49:12 - Sluggish 51:24 - Making Rob Liefeld Cry

    53 min
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Top 5 Film focuses on gauging reactions and reviewing new feature film releases, but also includes discussions of all things media and pop culture-related surrounding the world of film.

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  • Creator
    Unknown
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2019
  • Episodes
    148
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jonathan Chang and Trevor Schoenfeld
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    Top 5 Film