New PRESS BOX w/ Sean Fennessey: A very fun, very personal discussion about the Future of Physical Media. What's going to happen to magazines, blu-rays, books, and newspapers...and why do Sean and I keep collecting them? open.spotify.com/episode/2UQRg8…

Some listeners are upset The Big Picture put INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS on their list of the top 25 films of the century (so far) over NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. To me, it’s the right choice: A beautiful exploration of grief built on layered performances & music that absolutely rips. Let’s go!

Of the last 10 movies I’ve watched, my favorite and least favorite: 1. My Neighbor Totoro … 10. Raising Arizona boxd.it/2ZR6

So wait, was IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE the inspiration for Nathan Fielder’s THE REHEARSAL?

If you dislike Before Midnight because it strips away the fairytale sparkle of the first two movies I think you should grow up

I have long felt BEFORE MIDNIGHT has a case to claim it’s the best of the trilogy *because* it has to grapple with time and the consequences of its characters’ actions. It doesn’t downplay what happened in BEFORE SUNRISE or BEFORE SUNSET, but actually reckons with it honestly.

Barbie has a great day everyday, but Ken only has a good day if Barbie looks at him

A marmalade Pop-Tart? Now that is a marvellous idea, Jason Kelce. Taylor Swift New Heights Travis Kelce

A single podcast episode about ANCHORMAN and ZODIAC? Brian Raftery you didn’t have to make an episode just for me, but you did, and for that I say: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

a heist movie where someone hijacks the criterion van with a director still inside and ends up kidnapping the director as well

What I feared would happen after I sent this text, happened. 🥴

The fact that we have smartphones that don’t lay flat (face up) on a table anymore — and that most phone cases seem to treat this like a feature, not a bug — is a failure of modern technology.

evermore is a christmas album

MBJ!

The F1/Caps Lock joke is extremely my shit.

Whatever your opinion is, we got to hear the Oscars orchestra play “Dirty Work”

Me, to my wife, when the Oscars orchestra started playing “Dirty Work”

I'm gonna be more like Ryan Coogler. Never seen that guy complain about anything, or get annoyed about anything. Dude just locks in, works hard, uplifts his people, makes cool stuff, and thanks his wife.

Vote Sturges! BC MARCH MADNESS 2026 - Day 22 blankcheckpod.com/march-madness

Bob going in there and picking 100 movies like a maniac, you love to see it