100 Years, 100 Movies
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★ - 3 ratingsWhere I give my (un)informed opinions about the best movie of the year for every year from 1920 to today. Also, I highlight an interesting movie from each year to discuss. Part history, part autobiography, part celebration of movies.
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Episodes
2004s
August 19, 2020 23:29 - 7 minutes - 3.71 MBThe Incredibles adds super-heroics to family drama. Collateral shows that even as a villain Tom Cruise oozes charisma.
2003s
August 19, 2020 23:28 - 8 minutes - 3.79 MBElf became a Christmas classic and showed Jon Favreau ever-increasing chops. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl has just the right amount of Jack Sparrow.
2002s
August 19, 2020 23:25 - 7 minutes - 3.44 MBCity of God is the type of movie a pretentious 20-year old me loved. Equilibrium brings guns to a kung fu fight.
2001s
August 19, 2020 23:23 - 9 minutes - 4.27 MBFellowship of the Ring successfully kicks off the longest trilogy ever about walking to a mountain. Spirited Away may be Miyazaki’s best film.
Franchises: The Disney Princesses
August 18, 2020 14:47 - 47 minutes - 22.5 MBMore a marketing gimmick than a true franchise; this is a excuse to talk about some of the best animated movies Disney has to offer.
2000s
August 17, 2020 17:41 - 10 minutes - 4.8 MBAlmost Famous is Cameron Crowe’s love letter to 1970’s rock. Battle Royale shows movies can still shock audiences.
1998s
August 17, 2020 17:39 - 9 minutes - 4.53 MBOut of Sight is a fun excuse for Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney to burn up the screen. Blade is a super-violent, gory superhero movie about vampires.
1997s
August 17, 2020 17:37 - 8 minutes - 4.23 MBLA Confidential and the corruption of the LAPD. Princess Mononoke is a great example of Hayao Miyazaki’s work.
1996s
August 17, 2020 17:35 - 7 minutes - 3.76 MBSupercop helps to reintroduce American audiences to the insanity of Jackie Chan movies. The Craft was loved by all the goths in my high school.
Franchises: Iconic Slashers - Nightmare on Elm Street
August 16, 2020 15:01 - 30 minutes - 14.5 MBIntroducing the world to Freddy Kruger; A Nightmare on Elm Street makes sleep itself dangerous.
Franchises: Iconic Slashers - Friday the 13th
August 15, 2020 15:36 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBFriday the 13th was the most prolific slasher franchise of the 1980s introducing us to the ever evolving Jason Voorhees and his mother.
Franchises: Iconic Slashers - Halloween
August 14, 2020 14:32 - 35 minutes - 16.7 MBMichael, Jason, Freddy; three names that became synonymous with horror. Let’s start our discussion of the most iconic slashers/boogeymen of my childhood with Michael Myers and the Halloween franchise.
1929 Reposted
August 13, 2020 22:21 - 6 minutes - 2.99 MBCorrect audio added. Let’s discuss G. W. Pabst and Greta Garbo by talking about Pandora’s Box and the Kiss.
1994s
August 13, 2020 14:51 - 8 minutes - 4.11 MBClerks is a funny independent movie about people who hate their jobs. Fist of Legend shows the appeal of Jet Li.
1993s
August 13, 2020 14:49 - 9 minutes - 4.27 MBKurt Russell and Val Kilmer shine in the extra-shiny Western Tombstone. True Romance is a great example of Tony Scott’s work.
1991s
August 13, 2020 14:47 - 11 minutes - 5.26 MBTerminator 2: Judgment Day should have been the hopeful end of the Terminator franchise. The Addams Family is the best of the TV show remakes of the 90s.
1989s
August 13, 2020 14:44 - 10 minutes - 4.76 MBSay Anything... teaches a whole generation of nerds the wrong lesson about love. Road House is enjoyable trash.
1988s
August 13, 2020 14:42 - 9 minutes - 4.71 MBEddie Murphy gives you a Big Mick of comedy in Coming to America. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a crime noir for children.
Franchises: Romero’s Living Dead
August 12, 2020 15:28 - 25 minutes - 12 MBGeorge A Romero creates a whole subgenre with Night of the Living Dead and would continue to innovate; until he didn’t.
1987s
August 11, 2020 19:05 - 9 minutes - 4.67 MBThe Princess Bride is magical. So is Predator in a completely different way.
1986s
August 11, 2020 19:04 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MBLet’s talk John Hughes and 80s high school drama with Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
1985s
August 11, 2020 19:02 - 9 minutes - 4.38 MBArnold Schwarzenegger is a living cartoon in Commando. Return of the Living Dead brings us zombies scramIng “brains”.
1984s
August 11, 2020 18:58 - 10 minutes - 4.75 MBLet’s talk hardcore punk in the cult classic Repo Man. Sixteen Candles is a showcase for Molly Ringwald.
1983s
August 11, 2020 18:56 - 9 minutes - 4.54 MBLet’s talk problematic 80s comedy with National Lampoon’s Vacation and Trading Places.
Franchises: Fast & Furious
August 10, 2020 15:49 - 33 minutes - 15.7 MBThe most improbable franchise ever has captured the attention of fans all over the world due to power of Coronas and family.
1982s
August 09, 2020 16:35 - 8 minutes - 3.84 MBE. T. The Extra-Terrestrial is total movie magic starring a scrotum. By Crom, Arnold Schwarzenegger looks like he stepped out of a comic book in Conan the Barbarian.
1981s
August 09, 2020 16:33 - 7 minutes - 3.69 MBJohn Carpenter inspires the Metal Gear series with Escape from New York. An American Werewolf in London is a comedy that happens to have werewolves.
1980s
August 09, 2020 16:31 - 8 minutes - 3.98 MBKubrick makes an all time classic with his first true horror movie, The Shining. Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie is fucking dumb but holds a special place in my heart.
1978s
August 09, 2020 16:28 - 9 minutes - 4.41 MBSuperman is the template of all superhero movies to come. Jackie Chan brings comedy to the martial arts movie with Drunken Master.
1975s
August 09, 2020 16:27 - 7 minutes - 3.53 MBLet’s do the time warp again with the cult classic the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Deep Red is a slasher by way of Argento.
Franchises: Harry Potter
August 08, 2020 16:10 - 29 minutes - 14.1 MBHarry Potter is an extremely popular franchise and very important for the generation after mine.
1974s
August 07, 2020 16:57 - 9 minutes - 4.52 MBTexas Chainsaw Massacre is a comedy presented as a raw, unfiltered and extreme horror movie. Andy Warhol’s Dracula is an extreme art film presented as gonzo horror.
1973s
August 07, 2020 16:55 - 7 minutes - 3.6 MBMean Streets is a rumination on Catholic guilt presented as a gangster movie. Bruce Lee kicks all the ass in Enter the Dragon.
1972s
August 07, 2020 16:51 - 8 minutes - 3.9 MBLast House on the Left reminds you that it’s only a movie. Blacula and the continued importance of Blaxploitation films.
1971s
August 07, 2020 16:49 - 8 minutes - 3.94 MBClint Eastwood’s best known character is not from a Western in Dirty Harry. Shaft is a great example of proper Blaxploitation film.
1968s
August 07, 2020 16:47 - 8 minutes - 3.98 MBRosemary’s Baby is a masterpiece of psychological horror. The Great Silence and it’s connection to the Hateful Eight.
Franchises: MCU - Phase 3
August 06, 2020 16:27 - 39 minutes - 18.7 MBMarvel wraps up their overall saga while introducing new heroes in the most ambitious phase of the MCU so far.
Franchises: MCU - Phase 2
August 05, 2020 15:18 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBThe MCU hits it’s highest highs and lowest lows as it experiments with what “superhero” movies can be.
Franchises: MCU - Phase 1
August 04, 2020 15:29 - 21 minutes - 10 MBMarvel makes movie history (& tons of money) gambling in themselves and their lesser known characters.
1964s
August 03, 2020 21:51 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MBA Hard Day’s Night is a showcase for the Beatle’s charm and charisma. Let’s finish up the Dollars Trilogy with a Fistful of Dollars.
1962s
August 03, 2020 21:48 - 7 minutes - 3.55 MBLawrence of Arabia epitomizes the David Lean’s Epic. To Kill a Mockingbird still commenting on race and justice today.
1960s
August 03, 2020 21:47 - 8 minutes - 4.12 MBHitchcock changes the ways movies are marketed and watched with Psycho. Macario is steeped in Mexican culture.
1959s
August 03, 2020 21:45 - 7 minutes - 3.43 MBMaleficent is evil for the sake of evil in Sleeping Beauty. Truffaut’s the 400 Blows is a definitive example of the French New Wave.
1958s
August 03, 2020 21:43 - 6 minutes - 3.18 MBOrson Welles continues to innovate in Touch of Evil. The Hidden Fortress is the template for Star Wars.
Franchises: Toy Story
August 02, 2020 17:15 - 24 minutes - 11.7 MBWho knew toys go through the same issues that humans do? Pixar in its most successful and influential franchise.
1957s
August 01, 2020 21:53 - 8 minutes - 4.25 MBIngmar Bergman’s take on humanity and our search for connection in Wild Strawberries. María Félix and Pedro Infante team up for the visual delight Tizoc.
1954s
August 01, 2020 21:53 - 7 minutes - 3.62 MBMarlon Brando and Elia Kazan reunite in the classic On the Waterfront. The original Godzilla is about a lot more than an atomic monster.
1952s
August 01, 2020 21:53 - 8 minutes - 4.1 MBLet’s talk non-samurai Kurosawa with the brilliant drama Ikiru. Marlon Brando plays a Mexican revolutionary in Viva Zapata!
1950s
August 01, 2020 21:53 - 9 minutes - 4.37 MBGloria Swanson’s Norma Shearer is a cautionary Hollywood tale in Sunset Blvd. Luis Buñuel’s tale of desperation and delinquency in Los Olvidados is an all-timer.
1943s
August 01, 2020 21:33 - 11 minutes - 5.53 MBYou know what was great? The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Doña Barbara helps cement Maria Felix’s image as a cultural Icon. El Ametralladora has the iconic Pedro Infante take over a role originated by the iconic Jorge Negrete.