Episode 428 - Wake Up Dead Man
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, it’s the holiday season! What says holidays more than a tentpole sequel on a streaming service? Nothing. Nothing does. This movie is a very fun whodunnit romp that will surely please the part of your family who can stay awake on the couch. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), directed by Rian Johnson.
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Episode 427 - Nouvelle Vague
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we find ourselves in awards season. This film was nominated for the Palm d’Or as well as a Golden Globe for best picture (musical/comedy). It is on Netflix. If you are a fan of film history or consider yourself a movie nerd, this one is a strong recommendation. Nouvelle Vague (2025), directed by Richard Linklater.
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Episode 426 - Zootopia 2
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we treat ourselves to a visit to the theater. By the box office numbers, we were hardly the only ones to go. Disney is raking it in on this sequel to the 2016 best animated picture winner, and we give it a peak. Zootopia 2 (2025), directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard.
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Episode 425 - #5 - Schindler's List
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we watch a film that is beyond anything a summary could cover. A must see, a masterpiece. Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Episode 424 - The Favourite
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we’re finish up our Lanthimos kick with the film that brought the director to a wide audience. We are divided on this one again, but the visual style and humor are enough to get a recommendation from at least two of us. The Favourite (2018), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
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Episode 423 - Bugonia
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we’re continuing our Lanthimos kick with a film that is currently in theaters. We are a bit divided on how this one ended up, but we can say that if your a fan of the director, this one is worth seeing blind. Bugonia (2025), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
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Episode 422 - Dogdooth
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we find ourselves in October (when we recorded). And you know what that means? Scary films! The final week brings us to the director who gave us Poor Things. We can’t in good conscience recommend watching this movie to any listeners, but if you want to be disturbed and witness some of the obvious filmmaking talent of early Yorgos, you may want to dare. Dogtooth (2009), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
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Episode 421 - Zodiac
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we find ourselves in October. And you know what that means? Scary films! Week three brings us back to the director who gave us Seven and Gone Girl (both on the top 250). More of a thriller/crime procedural, this film nonetheless has at least one of the scariest scenes ever put to film. Zodiac (2007), directed by David Fincher.
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Episode 420 - Kwaidan
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we find ourselves in October. And you know what that means? Scary films! Week two brings us back to the director who gave us the old film newly on the top 250, Harakiri (1962). Lots of people consider this horror, but after a viewing, it seems more like a series of fantasy stories with ghosts. Kwaidan (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
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Episode 419 - Barbarian
Mission 250 Filmcast
This week, we find ourselves in October. And you know what that means? Scary films! We kick into it with the first film by the writer/director that brought us the excellent Weapons this year. Barbarian (2022), directed by Zach Cregger.
info_outlineThis week, we continue the newer segment where we go back through the IMDB top 250 list since we froze it in 2016 and see what has been added. This film is currently sitting at number 66 on the IMDB list. 12th Fail (2023), directed by Vindu Vinod Chopra.