The Aspiring Cinephile

Zach Watts
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Join me, Zach Watts, on my journey to become a true cinephile. Each week there will be a topic centered around movies, whether it's working through a personal List of Shame (movies that I have not seen that I'm ashamed to admit), having a guest on to talk about broader topics, lists (lists are fun!), and much more!

  1. 03/09/2022

    The Batman with Nate Memmott

    Calling all Caped Crusaders! I have Nate Memmott joining me on this week's episode to talk about Matt Reeves' The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, and Paul Dano. We discuss the film in detail - so SPOILER WARNING!! Hear our takes on the movie - as well as ranking our top 5 Batman movies. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

  2. 02/22/2022

    The Rom-Com Awards!!! with Sarah Jane Watts

    In this episode the amazingly talented and wonderful Sarah Jane Watts joins me to give out some rom-com awards. We talk best speech, best romantic gesture, and even pitch our own dream rom-coms.  Mailbag - aspiringcinephile@gmail.com Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

  3. 02/09/2022

    2022 Oscar Nominations!!!

    We got the 2022 Oscar Nominations this week!! It's one of my favorite times of the year - I talk about the nominees for all of the major categories and discuss who was snubbed, as well as some way too early predictions of winners.  Send mailbag questions/comments to aspiringcinephile@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

  4. 01/26/2022

    Best of 2021 with James Rudd

    On this episode James and I talk about our favorite movies from 2021 as well as our favorite performances and some other recommendations - this was a fun one! Let me know at aspiringcinephile@gmail.com what your favorite movies of the year were. Full 2021 Ranked List: https://boxd.it/elwYQ

  5. 01/19/2022

    Christopher Nolan Deep-Dive

    On this episode I take a dive into the work of celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan. I've always considered him to be one of my favorite directors - so I really enjoyed diving into his movies again for this episode. I start off by talking about Nolan's life and some fun facts I found (2:54). Then I try to identify what specifically defines Nolan's style as a filmmaker (9:56) and I end the episode with a definitive Aspiring Cinephile ranking of Nolan's filmography (21:45). Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Nolan Ranking List: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/christopher-nolan-aspiring-cinephile-official/

  6. 01/12/2022

    22 Movies to look forward to in 2022

    On this episode I'll be counting down my 22 most anticipated films of 2022! This is going to be a great year in movies, there should be something for everyone. 2022 is going to be an exciting year for the show - thank you so much for listening! A reminder to check out the links below for my Letterboxd profile - as well as a link to send in a voice message for the show. I would also like to start a mailbag for the show - if you have any questions you'd like answered on the show please send them to aspiringcinephile@gmail.com! Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

  7. 01/05/2022

    Spider-Man: No Way Home and Ranking the Spider-Man Films with Nate Memmott

    It's 2022 and we're kicking it off with a great show, we're talking about the most successful film of 2021 - Spider-Man: No Way Home! I was joined by one of my best friends Nate Memmott on this episode - he loves comic books, video games, and he is one of my favorite people to talk movies and pop culture with. (SPOILER WARNING! We discuss the movie in its entirety, as well as discussing the MCU as it currently stands. Ye be warned.) We start off with a discussion of No Way Home (2:59) and then get into what we think the future of Spider-Man movies will be/should be (36:33). We cap off our conversation by sharing our personal rankings of all of the Spider-Man films (56:47). 2022 is going to be an exciting year for the show - thank you so much for listening! A reminder to check out the links below for my Letterboxd profile - as well as a link to send in a voice message for the show. I would also like to start a mailbag for the show - if you have any questions you'd like answered on the show please send them to aspiringcinephile@gmail.com! Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

  8. 01/05/2022

    2022 Update

    It's 2022 - I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season and New Year's celebration! I have missed doing this show, I'm so excited to dive back in this year. I just wanted to put out this quick update episode to let you know what I have planned for the pod this year - time to start building the hype! Thanks to Ben Lowell for the new music for the show - check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuluNpl0wjsxCSfko68BTQ/videos My Letterboxd profile: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Send mailbag questions/suggestions to aspiringcinephile@gmail.com Thanks for all of the support!

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Join me, Zach Watts, on my journey to become a true cinephile. Each week there will be a topic centered around movies, whether it's working through a personal List of Shame (movies that I have not seen that I'm ashamed to admit), having a guest on to talk about broader topics, lists (lists are fun!), and much more!

Information

  • Creator
    Zach Watts
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Zach Watts
  • Show Website
    The Aspiring Cinephile