The Brothers put on their tuxedos and hit the red carpet for a roundtable discussion about the 2025 Oscars. They discuss the nominations in general before they dig into the individual nominees for Best Picture, including CONCLAVE, EMILIA PÉREZ, and A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. Finally, they offer their individual predictions for Best Picture.

The Brothers descend into the crypt for a roundtable discussion of Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU. They explore the film’s success as a remake, discuss its formal approach, and examine its core themes and performances. Afterwards, they share some of the best movies they watched over the past calendar year.

What makes a movie a Christmas movie? In this bonus episode, the Brothers discuss this question as they examine the ways that movies do or do not capture the spirit of the season and lay out their theories on how personal seasonal viewing habits impact, but do not define, what makes a Christmas movie.

The Brothers head into the Colosseum to do battle in a roundtable discussion of Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR II. They explore the film’s overall effect as a work of popular entertainment, its role as a legacy sequel, and its performances and action scenes. Then, they broaden the conversation to discuss Scott’s original GLADIATOR from 2000 and how Russell Crowe’s Maximus remains the most memorable movie character of the 21st century.

The Brothers hit up the club in Little Odessa for a discussion of Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner, ANORA. They dig into the film’s performances, pacing, and anthropological lens, as well as the discourse around the film, before they turn to some of the movies they’ve watched or revisited this fall, including FIGHT CLUB, TRAP, JUROR #2, and CONCLAVE.

The Brothers enter their flop era with a discussion of the season’s two big critical and commercial failures. First, they dig into the utopian romanticism and tonal strangeness of Francis Ford Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS. Then, they explore the provocation of Todd Phillips’ JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX. Finally, they discuss a few of things they’re watching this year for Halloween Horror.

The Brothers pass onto the other side during a roundtable discussion of Tim Burton’s BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, his legacy sequel to his 1988 classic. They discuss whether the new film worked for them and dig into its casting and story. Later, they examine Burton’s wider career, and compare the film to other legacy sequels.

The Brothers get ready for the gravity purge during a roundtable discussion of Fede Álvarez’s ALIEN: ROMULUS. They examine whether the film is a cynical extension of the franchise full of callbacks and safe creative decisions, or whether it’s a more bold, horror-centric entry in the franchise. They then broaden the discussion to rank the films of the ALIEN series. Apologies for the quality of Aren’s audio track this episode.

The Brothers chase the storm for a roundtable discussion of Lee Isaac Chung’s TWISTERS, his sequel to the 1996 disaster movie classic. They discuss TWISTERS as a summer blockbuster influenced by Steven Spielberg, Chung’s authorial approach to the material, the performances of the leads, and the film’s philosophical approach to natural disaster. Then, they broaden the conversation to discuss the original TWISTER and more disaster movies of the 1990s.

The Brothers ride the war rig to the Citadel for a roundtable discussion of George Miller’s FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA. After giving fast takes on each film in the MAD MAX series, they discuss FURIOSA in detail, including its style of storytelling, action filmmaking, and tone. They then broaden to the discussion to explore the four other films in the series: MAD MAX, MAD MAX 2 (a.k.a THE ROAD WARRIOR), MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME, and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.