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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.

E141 - Six Months of Movies 07/09/2019

E141 - 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 /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/10450127

E140 - Top 5 of 2018 01/29/2019

E140 - 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 /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/8435009

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 /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/7001510

E138 - Sorry to Purge You Drew 07/22/2018

E138 - Sorry to Purge You Drew E138 houses discussions and reviews of three 2018 releases. "Uncle Drew," "The First Purge," and "Sorry to Bother You." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6838267

E137 - Four Forgettable Sequels 07/18/2018

E137 - 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." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6826353

E136 - Perceptions and Perspectives 06/20/2018

E136 - Perceptions and Perspectives E136 houses reviews for three new 2018 movies, "The Tale," "First Reformed." and "Hereditary." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6723743

E135 - Thievery Incorporated 06/15/2018

E135 - Thievery Incorporated E135 houses three reviews of 2018 heist movies; "Solo: A Star Wars Story," "American Animals," and "Ocean's 8." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6706771

E134 - Rolling with the Brolin 05/25/2018

E134 - Rolling with the Brolin E134 includes reviews for two superhero releases in May; "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Deadpool 2." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6633589

E133 - A Spielberg Place 04/15/2018

E133 - A Spielberg Place E133 houses a new segment called Two Likes & Two Dislikes highlight the career of Steven Spielberg as well as two reviews for "Ready Player One" and "A Quiet Place." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6481328

E132 - The Unsane, the Mangy and the War Ready 04/03/2018

E132 - The Unsane, the Mangy and the War Ready E132 includes reviews for three March movies; "Pacific Rim Uprising" directed by Steven D. Knight, Wes Anderson's new stop-motion feature "Isle of Dogs," and "Unsane" directed by Steven Soderbergh. /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6441207

E131 - Warriors of Light 03/20/2018

E131 - Warriors of Light E131 houses two reviews. First "Annihilation" written and directed by Alex Garland. Second "A Wrinkle in Time" directed by Ava DuVernay. /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6384070

E130 - Wakanda Forever 02/27/2018

E130 - Wakanda Forever E130 houses a review for Marvel Studios 18th feature film "Black Panther" as well as a segment on shared universes in cinema. /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6305509

E129 - Top 5 of 2017 01/13/2018

E129 - Top 5 of 2017 E129 features your host's individual Top 10 as well as creating a collaborative Top 5 for the year of 2017. Show Notes: 00:20 - Happy New Year! 00:51 - PS Score Prize 01:43 - Segment I: Jonathan Chang's Top 10 02:01 - Blade Runner 2049 03:51 - Brigsby Bear 05:26 - Call Me By Your Name 06:45 - Dunkirk 08:24 - Good Time 09:29 - Lady Bird 11:16 - Logan 13:36 - Mudbound 15:48 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi 17:45 - Raw \ Your Name 19:05 - Segment II: Schofizzy's Top 10 19:39 - Ladybird 23:21 - Logan 24:21 - Wind River 27:31 - Blade Runner 2049 29:24 - Good Time 30:57 - Get Out 32:41 - The Lost City of Z 35:14 - The Blackcoat's Daughter 37:31 - War for the Planet of the Apes 41:13 - A Ghost Story 49:05 - Segment III: Top 5 Film's Top 5 51:16 - Get Out 52:45 - Debating Shared Titles: Logan, Lady Bird, Good Time, and Blade Runner 2049 58:46 - Potential Titles: Dunkirk, Brigsby Bear, and Mudbound 65:29 - Finalizing our Top 5 69:06 - A Great Year at the Movies /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6144618

E128 - Porgs Are Delicious 01/11/2018

E128 - Porgs Are Delicious E128 features discussion and our review of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and also has the PS Score results from E126. Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: E126 PS Score Results 01:54 - Refreshing Your Memory 03:13 - Flatliners 04:01 - New Ideas 04:54 - Segment II: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Review 06:01 - Lifelong Star Wars Fans 09:58 - Beyond 13:29 - The Apprentice Outgrows the Master 17:16 - Expanding with Nostalgia 23:23 - Salty at Rian Johnson 26:42 - How Luke is Presented 31:56 - Break the Rules 34:15 - Minority Representation 36:47 - Hux and Humor 40:34 - Leia and the Female Perspective 45:47 - Kylo Ren and the Offer 50:43 - Removing the Mask 54:50 - Rey's Parents /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6137676

E127 - FU Mother! 01/10/2018

E127 - FU Mother! E127 includes reviews and discussion for "mother!" and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "mother!" Review 01:13 - Decompressing the Experience 03:05 - Trinity or "Triality" 08:02 - Battery 09:41 - Perspectives 12:01 - In Your Face 15:28 - It Ruined Date Night 23:31 - Segment II: "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" Review 24:20 - Finger-bang into Oblivion 27:26 - Another White Guy 29:35 - Put 'em on Ice 31:08 - Best Thing in the Movie 33:18 - Poppy and the Rest /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/6133388

E126 - It's A Good Time 09/11/2017

E126 - It's A Good Time E126 features a new round of the PS Score and results from E125. E126 also includes reviews for three new movies; "Wind River," "Good Time," and "It." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5727156

E125 - Unconventional Blockbuster 07/26/2017

E125 - Unconventional Blockbuster E125 features a new round of the PS Score and the results from E123. E125 also includes a review and discussion on Christopher Nolan's latest "Dunkirk." /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5574493

E124 - APES TOGETHER STRONG 07/20/2017

E124 - APES TOGETHER STRONG E124 feature a review "War for the Planet of the Apes" directed by Matt Reeves as well as discussion about the Planet of the Apes franchise as a whole. Show Notes: 00:20 - Realizing There's No Dawn Episode 03:03 - Creating a Home 06:12 - Buying into the Apes 09:04 - We Did it to Ourselves 14:45 - PTSD from Dawn 17:13 - The Virus 20:57 - Donkey(s) and Koba's Followers 25:39 - Maurice and Rocket 30:40 - Bad Ape and Luca 35:55 - Best Trilogy of My Adult Life 41:08 - "I Meant to Kill You" 46:53 - Echoing Sentiments 48:43 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5556539

E123 - Driving Spidey Home 07/13/2017

E123 - Driving Spidey Home E123 features a new round of the PS Score and results from E121. E123 includes reviews for Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver" and the 16th installment of the MCU "Spider-Man: Homecoming" Show Notes: 00:22 - Segment I: The PS Score 00:43 - E121 PS Score Results 03:06 - PS Score Win/Lose Trailer Commentary #2 05:34 - "The Dark Tower" Talkback 10:41 - PS Score: Dunkirk (JC 90% & TS 90%) 12:31 - PS Score: Girls Trip (JC 67% & TS 70%) 13:52 - PS Score: Valerian (JC 32% & TS 75%) 16:26 - Segment II: "Baby Driver" Review 16:40 - Rank Edgar Wright's Movies 21:49 - DJ Ansolo 25:59 - Redefining the Musical 29:55 - An Impersonal Personal Movie 32:30 - Expectation on Action 35:38 - Kevin Spacey 37:10 - Seeing All the Angles 39:21 - Samples and Songs 43:02 - Segment III: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" 44:00 - The Good Stuff 50:56 - A Movie Game 52:53 - A Dependent Guy 55:30 - The Purple Rock 57:29 - All the Shockers 60:23 - Tom Holland is Spider-Man 65:17 - Dump the Iron Man Anything 69:33 - Karen is Too Easy 72:43 - Vulture and Iron Man 2 75:20 - 16 Deep and More Marvel /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5532728

E122 - Transformed Enthusiasm 06/29/2017

E122 - Transformed Enthusiasm E122 features a review of Michael Bay's fifth installment in the Transformers franchise "Transformers: The Last Knight." Show Notes: 00:20 - Breaking the Bad News 01:08 - Coming Full-Circle 04:22 - The Order of Witwiccans 06:35 - Roll Call 09:47 - These F*%king Kids 13:08 - Merlin and the Arthurian Legend 18:59 - Outdoing Childhood Imagination 22:03 - Alien Junk 25:32 - Clarity of Action 28:00 - Expanding IP 33:40 - Toxic Application 35:58 - Bumble Bee's Whaaa? Moment 38:57 - 100 Pages of History 43:14 - Finding your Enthusiasm 47:49 - They're All Too Long 50:18 - Quotable Dialogue 55:08 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5490847

Ep. 121 - From Themyscira to Prodigium 06/15/2017

Ep. 121 - From Themyscira to Prodigium E121 includes a new round of the PS Score along with results from E120 PS Score. E121 Features reviews for "Wonder Woman" and "The Mummy." Show Notes: 00:20 - Intros 00:55 - Segment I: The PS Score 01:08 - Recap Ep. 120 PS Score 07:31 - PS Score Win/Lose Trailer Commentary #1 09:54 - "Frozen" Talkback 12:44 - PS Score: Transformers: The Last Knight (TS 17% & JC 10%) 15:03 - PS Score: Despicable Me 3 (TS 80% & JC 65%) 18:38 - PS Score: Spider-Man: Homecoming (TS 85% & JC 82%) 22:21 - Segment II: "Wonder Woman" Review 22:48 - Earned that Photo 24:59 - The Jenkins Touch 27:55 - Saving the Pure Hero 29:41 - Never Feels Unreal 35:19 - Supporting Diana 43:18 - Doubting Parallels 48:12 - Understanding Her Impact 52:30 - Clarity, Spirited, and Emotional 56:23 - Segment III: "The Mummy" Review 56:56 - What We Asked For 58:37 - Mummy: Impossible 60:40 - Kneecapping Ahmanet 63:48 - Why Start with the Mummy? 65:40 - A Nick Morton Pitch 70:24 - A Unbaked Brownie 74:45 - Can You Explain the End? 77:01 - Lean In and Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5451778

Ep. 120 - Juicy Colonists 05/25/2017

Ep. 120 - Juicy Colonists Episode 120 features "Alien: Covenant" review and the introduction of a brand new game titled the PS Score. Show Notes: 00:20 - The Internet 01:35 - A New Game: The PS Score 05:07 - PS Score: Rules 06:17 - PS Score: Reward 10:15 - Segment I: The PS Score 10:50 - PS Score: Baywatch (JC 62% & TS 70%) 15:18 - PS Score: Wonder Woman (JC 87% & TS 81%) 19:55 - PS Score: The Mummy (JC 44% & TS 53%) 24:48 - Segment II: "Alien: Covenant" Review 25:16 - AVP Movies Don't Exist 29:36 - "Big Things Come from Small Beginnings" 33:38 - A Different Kind of Alien 38:31 - How We Came To Be 43:32 - David 48:36 - Meeting Your Maker 53:22 - Like a Dumbass 57:25 - Graduating Into New Territory 64:05 - Is it an "Alien" Movie? 68:57 - Challenging the Audience 72:39 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5391019

Ep. 119 - Guardians of Camelot 05/16/2017

Ep. 119 - Guardians of Camelot Episode 119 includes reactions to the first trailer for "Blade Runner 2049" and reviews for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword." Show Notes: 00:20 - Segment I: "Blade Runner 2049" Trailer Reactions 01:05 - The Nutcracker Suite 03:34 - A Variety of Cuts 08:39 - Iconic Visuals 10:27 - Modern Action 13:23 - Segment II: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" Review 13:43 - The Best Thing in MCU 15:35 - A Single Issue, Vol. 2 21:01 - Yondu and Quill 27:00 - Pieces Don't Line Up 32:42 - Mr. Blue Sky 37:03 - Alchemy 40:27 - Segment III: "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" Review 41:18 - He-Man Mashed into King Arthur 43:54 - Some Kind of Magic 45:33 - Not Above the Character 49:13 - Sword & Sorcery and a Reluctant Swordsman 55:37 - Charlie Hunnam 58:59 - BFD 61:41 - Sword in the Stone /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5359689

Ep. 118 - The King and a Jedi 05/09/2017

Ep. 118 - The King and a Jedi In Episode 118 your hosts give their reactions to the first trailer for Star Wars "The Last Jedi" as well as a full review of Warner Brothers latest King Kong entry "Kong: Skull Island." Show Notes: 00:20 - Disney Owns the World 03:38 - Didn't see Beauty and the Beast 05:39 - Segment I: Celebration and "The Last Jedi" Trailer 07:52 - Star Wars Celebration 12:14 - Shift in Fandom 17:31 - Ending the Jedi? 26:11 - Rian Johnson 32:51 - Segment II: Kong: Skull Island 33:30 - Feeling like a Kid 36:49 - Boats and Hoes 41:19 - Tone and Future 45:17 - Jackson, Hiddleston, and Riley 53:19 - Swoopy Swoopy 60:14 - Post Credit Tease /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5339428

Ep. 117 - Get Out, Logan! 03/10/2017

Ep. 117 - Get Out, Logan! In Episode 117 we review Hugh Jackman's supposed final outing as Wolverine in "Logan" and Jordan Peele most well-known for Key & Peele directorial debut "Get Out." Show Notes: 00:20 - Two Movies to Review 03:37 - We've Seen Enough 05:27 - Segment I - "Logan" Review 06:15 - Timeless 07:49 - Not a Superhero Movie 09:29 - How to Correctly Evaluate X-Men Movies 14:02 - Thank Deadpool 17:48 - X23 22:59 - The Farmhouse 26:56 - Finally, 18 Years Later 30:32 - Parallels and Origins 34:55 - The Score 38:32 - The Credits 41:19 - Segment II - "Get Out" Review 42:15 - Jordan Peele 44:04 - The Cell Phone 47:46 - It Could Be 54:37 - The Sunken Place 58:28 - Foster More Ideas 64:29 - Educated Subtext 73:24 - What "Scream" Did for Horror 84:42 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5156642

Ep. 116 - Triple Personalities 02/22/2017

Ep. 116 - Triple Personalities Episode 116 includes three reviews from January and February releases. "Split" directed by M. Night Shyamalan, "John Wick Chapter 2" and "The Lego Batman Movie." Show Notes 00:20 - New Windows 04:15 - Segment I - "Split" Review 05:36 - John, I mean James McAvoy 10:00 - Twilight Zone Stories 13:18 - In That Space 18:44 - Expectation of a Twist 22:12 - Telling the Story Better 25:42 - Spoilers and the Secret Sequel 30:22 - More of a Horror 33:38 - Resurrecting Tales from the Crypt 34:06 - Segment II - "John Wick Chapter 2" Review 35:25 - World Building 38:38 - Gold Coins All Around 40:44 - Shoot the Toes, Shoot the Face 44:08 - Just Like the First One 49:38 - Everyone's Coming After You 55:14 - We Need More Fresh Ideas 56:41 - Segment III - "The Lego Batman Movie" Review 57:42 - Slow Down 63:49 - LEGO Imagination 68:13 - The Abyss 77:15 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5107078

Ep. 115 - Top 5 of 2016 01/24/2017

Ep. 115 - Top 5 of 2016 It's a new year which means it is time to make our Top 5 of 2016. Like we have for the past two years, we will both list our favorite movies of the year and then together come up with a collaborative Top 5 for 2016. Show Notes: 00:20 - Happy New Year! 01:15 - Annual Year End Episode 02:40 - Segment I: Individual Lists 02:55 - Schofizzy's Top 10 06:37 - "Train to Busan" 15:09 - "Arrival" 21:10 - "Hell or High Water" 30:45 - Jonathan Chang's Top 10 31:03 - "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" 39:02 - "American Honey" 49:45 - Segment II: Top 5 Film's Top 5 50:13 - No. 5 53:00 - No. 1 55:18 - More Important 63:44 - No. 2 and 3 65:59 - Debating No. 4 74:01 - Final Positions 77:08 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/5018588

Ep. 114 - One with the Force 12/20/2016

Ep. 114 - One with the Force Episode 114 is a review of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" directed by Gareth Edwards. Show Notes: 00:20 - Part I: Season of the Force 01:02 - First of Many Stories 02:40 - Feel the Brand at Disney 05:03 - Suppose to be for Kids? 08:24 - Part II: Review "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" 08:33 - A Table Setter 10:13 - Strangely Uplifting 18:26 - Balanced Ensemble 22:40 - Peppered Characters 29:54 - Multi-cultural Cast 37:12 - The Empire's Hierarchy 46:06 - Vader's Crib 49:30 - A Planet Killer and Saw Gerrera 57:08 - Who are the Extremists? 63:16 - The Third Act 73:19 - Rewatchability 76:05 - Walrus Man 80:54 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/4928049

Ep. 113 - Queens of a New Age 12/13/2016

Ep. 113 - Queens of a New Age Ep. 113 features reviews for two November releases, "Arrival" directed by Dennis Villeneuve and Disney's latest animated feature "Moana" directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Show Notes: 00:20 - Intros 01:03 - Give Girls a Chance 03:40 - Segment I: "Arrival" Review 04:53 - Cyclical 07:41 - Invisible Stars 10:35 - A Bird in a Cage 11:58 - Reasoning 17:31 - Not Working Together 18:55 - Heptapods 24:25 - A Conversation Starter 30:00 - $6 Budget Days 36:59 - Segment II: "Moana" Review 39:14 - Disney's Animation 43:14 - Bittersweet Inspiration 47:05 - Mixed on Maui 53:09 - It's Easy 57:56 - Disney Matching with Pixar 61:47 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/4907757

Ep.112 - Strange Moonlight 11/12/2016

Ep.112 - Strange Moonlight After a bit of a hiatus, Top 5 Film is back with Ep. 112. We review Marvel Studios second feature of Phase Three "Doctor Strange" along with an independent film titled "Moonlight." Both films feature transitions in their main characters giving us an easy bridge between the two, but also there's been so many film since last we recorded we had to include two. Show Notes: 00:20 - Hiatus 02:32 - Segment I: "Dr. Strange" Review 02:39 - MCU Phase Three 10:28 - Similar Origins \ Slight Deviations 14:15 - Not Real Language 17:15 - Denial 20:16 - End of the World Scenarios 23:29 - Master-Student Relationship 26:13 - You Can Do Anything Now 29:53 - M.C. Escher Action 34:43 - Digital Cloaks, Sanctum Sanctorum, and Dormammu 40:43 - Mid & Post Credit Sequences and Music 43:27 - Segment II: "Moonlight" Review 45:21 - An Evolution He Doesn't Understand 49:36 - Bullying the "Buttrammer" 55:33 - Linking the Three Together 58:23 - The Diner 64:09 - Outros /episode/index/show/top5filmpodcast/id/4825972

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