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Two movie-obsessed buddies (Spike Alkire & Jake Kelley) pick a movie every week to cover at length and then each pairs the chosen film with yet another film. Three movie recommendations a week (and probably more). Our episodes are researched and we go pretty in-depth on the breakdowns. We love doing it, and we thank you for listening! Enjoy!

Jesus Christ Superstar (EASTER SPECIAL, WE IS RISEN)

136 hours 34 mins; April 03, 2026

2026 Oscar Reactions

40 mins; March 15, 2026

Oscar Predictions & The Best Films of 2026

111 hours 17 mins; March 13, 2026

The Ugly Stepsister (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

142 hours 35 mins; March 11, 2026

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

169 hours 0 mins; March 04, 2026

Bugonia (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

163 hours 54 mins; February 25, 2026

2026 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

139 hours 18 mins; February 18, 2026

Sirât (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

130 hours 13 mins; February 11, 2026

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

152 hours 32 mins; February 04, 2026

It Was Just an Accident (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

127 hours 50 mins; January 29, 2026

2026 Oscar Nominations

47 mins; January 22, 2026

One Battle After Another (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

172 hours 15 mins; January 21, 2026

In Bruges (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

138 hours 27 mins; December 24, 2025

The Silent Partner (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

127 hours 2 mins; December 18, 2025

The Night of the Hunter (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

146 hours 52 mins; December 10, 2025

Devil in a Blue Dress (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

138 hours 34 mins; December 03, 2025

Blade Runner (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

146 hours 35 mins; November 26, 2025

Out of the Past (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

123 hours 27 mins; November 19, 2025

The Third Man (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

132 hours 17 mins; November 05, 2025

John Carpenter's Halloween (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

152 hours 10 mins; October 29, 2025

Cape Fear (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

127 hours 8 mins; October 22, 2025

Taste of Fear (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

115 hours 7 mins; October 15, 2025

The Seventh Victim (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

118 hours 26 mins; October 08, 2025

M (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

144 hours 9 mins; October 01, 2025

Season 18 PREVIEW

15 mins; September 24, 2025

The Ring (2002) (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

135 hours 8 mins; August 27, 2025

Adaptation. (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

140 hours 32 mins; August 20, 2025

Woman in the Dunes (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

142 hours 44 mins; August 13, 2025

The Cable Guy (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

144 hours 47 mins; August 06, 2025

David Lynch RANKED

35 mins; July 09, 2025

Inland Empire (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

142 hours 41 mins; June 18, 2025

Mulholland Drive (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

159 hours 39 mins; June 11, 2025

The Straight Story (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

131 hours 10 mins; June 04, 2025

Lost Highway (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

134 hours 53 mins; May 28, 2025

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

141 hours 22 mins; May 21, 2025

BONUS: Spike & Jake Do LA 2025

13 mins; May 16, 2025

Wild at Heart (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

144 hours 19 mins; April 30, 2025

Blue Velvet (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

154 hours 45 mins; April 23, 2025

Dune (1984) (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

140 hours 8 mins; April 16, 2025

Elephant Man (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

155 hours 29 mins; April 09, 2025

Eraserhead (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

141 hours 43 mins; April 02, 2025

Oscar Reactions 2025

26 mins; March 02, 2025

Oscar Predictions 2025

85 hours 46 mins; March 01, 2025

The Brutalist (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

181 hours 18 mins; February 26, 2025

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2025 (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

144 hours 32 mins; February 19, 2025

Memoir of a Snail (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

122 hours 18 mins; February 12, 2025

The Substance (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

150 hours 0 mins; February 05, 2025

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

136 hours 7 mins; January 29, 2025

Oscar Nominations 2025

84 hours 11 mins; January 24, 2025

Anora (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

138 hours 51 mins; January 22, 2025

All About Eve (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

154 hours 10 mins; January 15, 2025

Eyes Wide Shut (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

163 hours 0 mins; December 25, 2024

Miracle on 34th Street (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

128 hours 9 mins; December 11, 2024

Female Trouble (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

135 hours 47 mins; December 04, 2024

BONUS: The Films of Stephen King RANKED

47 mins; November 08, 2024

The Mist (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

124 hours 31 mins; October 30, 2024

Dreamcatcher (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

113 hours 17 mins; October 23, 2024

The Shawshank Redemption (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

143 hours 40 mins; October 16, 2024

Misery (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

134 hours 45 mins; October 09, 2024

The Running Man (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

117 hours 15 mins; October 02, 2024

Stand By Me (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

134 hours 14 mins; September 25, 2024

Maximum Overdrive (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

123 hours 45 mins; September 18, 2024

Christine (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

138 hours 14 mins; September 04, 2024

The Dead Zone (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

152 hours 11 mins; August 28, 2024

Creepshow (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

146 hours 12 mins; August 21, 2024

The Shining (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

161 hours 28 mins; August 14, 2024

Carrie (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

166 hours 56 mins; August 07, 2024

3rd Anniversary Episode: Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

152 hours 9 mins; July 14, 2024

Season 12 RANKED

58 mins; July 03, 2024

Serial Mom (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

151 hours 18 mins; June 26, 2024

Safe (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

149 hours 17 mins; June 19, 2024

The Swimmer (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

148 hours 25 mins; June 12, 2024

Mikey & Nicky (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

142 hours 44 mins; June 05, 2024

You Were Never Really Here (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

134 hours 42 mins; May 29, 2024

Beau Travail (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

137 hours 40 mins; May 22, 2024

I Saw the Devil (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

140 hours 17 mins; May 15, 2024

Se7en (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)

155 hours 53 mins; May 08, 2024

The Silence of the Lambs

157 hours 50 mins; May 01, 2024

Showgirls

153 hours 55 mins; April 24, 2024

Starship Troopers

144 hours 27 mins; April 17, 2024

Total Recall (1990)

136 hours 36 mins; April 10, 2024

Oscars 2024 Reactions

26 mins; March 10, 2024

2024 Oscar Winner Predictions (The Answer Key)

73 hours 34 mins; March 08, 2024

The Zone of Interest

105 hours 42 mins; March 06, 2024

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2024

136 hours 56 mins; February 28, 2024

Four Daughters (Oscar Nominated Documentary)

133 hours 35 mins; February 21, 2024

Anatomy of a Fall

130 hours 18 mins; February 14, 2024

Poor Things (Breakdown & Pairings)

136 hours 14 mins; February 07, 2024

Oppenheimer (History/Film Breakdown/Pairings)

144 hours 50 mins; January 31, 2024

Killers of the Flower Moon

158 hours 4 mins; January 24, 2024

Oscar Nominations 2024 Reactions (Plus Season Plan)

51 mins; January 23, 2024

It Happened One Night (90th Anniversary)

132 hours 50 mins; January 17, 2024

Season 10 Rankings & Discussion

50 mins; December 27, 2023

Christmas Evil

131 hours 49 mins; December 20, 2023

It's a Wonderful Life

139 hours 48 mins; December 13, 2023

Carol (Breakdown & Pairings)

149 hours 7 mins; December 06, 2023

L.A. Confidential (Breakdown & Pairings)

138 hours 14 mins; November 29, 2023

Brick (Breakdown & Pairings)

145 hours 46 mins; November 22, 2023

In a Lonely Place (Breakdown & Pairings)

141 hours 9 mins; November 15, 2023

Gilda (Breakdown & Pairings)

145 hours 20 mins; November 08, 2023

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