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Episode 38 - The 2023 Oscars Recap

The lights, the glamour, the … cocaine bear?! 🐻 In this special episode, Nathan recaps the 95th Academy Awards and discusses his general disappointment of the telecast despite being thrilled by the dominance of Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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Episode 29 - Top Ten T.V. Shows of 2022

It’s an early holiday gift to the Movies are Life listeners! In this bonus episode, Nathan is joined by returning guest, Mark Blitch, to list their favorite television/streaming shows from 2022.

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Episode 28 - Top Ten Films of 2022

It’s the first year-end list of the podcast and Nathan has asked returning guest, Mark Blitch, to come on to break down their top ten films from the past year (or so).

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Episode 27 - Smile/Barbarian

We promise, the podcast isn’t trying to ruin your holiday cheer by talking about two of the most successful and intense horror movies from this year, Smile and Barbarian.

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Episode 26 - A Christmas Story Christmas

Does the HBO Max legacy sequel A Christmas Story Christmas live up to its predecessor? Nathan and guest, Clint Parker, debate whether this film captures the magic of the original, as well as discuss their favorite Christmas movies and childhood presents.

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Episode 25 - Gandhi

Listen as Nathan and guest, Cameron Olbert, discuss the impact of Gandhi’s vision for his home country, the subtle power of this Best Picture winner and the amazing feat of Ben Kingsley making hand spun clothing while delivering his lines. Though Gandhi is not thought of as a holiday film, this film’s themes of peace are a perfect companion to this Thanksgiving week.

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Episode 24 - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

It’s time for the podcast to get nerdy as Nathan and frequent guest, Kyle Radford, discuss all things parody in the new “biopic” Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

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Episode 23 - The Bodyguard

Nathan needed help channeling his inner diva, so he invited guest Nina Carlson to come on today’s episode to talk about the romantic drama thriller, The Bodyguard.

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Episode 22 - The Manchurian Candidate

Mid-term elections are right around the corner, so why not dive in deeper to the anxiety that people on both sides of the aisle are feeling by talking about the 1962 political thriller, The Manchurian Candidate.

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Episode 21 - I Love You, You Hate Me

We are a happy family on today’s episode as we focus on the Peacock original documentary I Love You, You Hate Me about, that’s right, Barney the purple dinosaur.

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Episode 20 - Beetlejuice

Although the Handbook for the Recently Deceased reads like stereo instructions, Nathan thought that his sister, Jessie Ward, was the perfect person to bring in to decipher this manual and the 1988 horror comedy, Beetlejuice.

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