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
Franchises: James Bond
July 31, 2020 20:22 - 24 minutes - 11.5 MBThe longest running spy/action series of all times shows how to (and how not to) update a character for new generations.
1941s
July 30, 2020 18:20 - 9 minutes - 4.38 MBThe noir classic the Maltese Falcon follows Humphrey Bogart’s selfish PI on his misadventures. Dumbo is fantastic but has some unexpected darkness considering it’s about a baby elephant.
1939s
July 30, 2020 18:17 - 9 minutes - 4.39 MBLet’s talk romance! Gone with the Wind is an (problematic) epic about Scarlett O’Hara in the South. Wuthering Heights is a classic take on Emily Bronte’s novel.
1935s
July 30, 2020 18:13 - 7 minutes - 3.45 MBLet’s talk musicals! Rogers & Astaire are at their best in Top Hat. Gold Diggers of 1935 is an example of Busby Berkeley’s ridiculously intricate choreography.
1932s
July 30, 2020 18:11 - 6 minutes - 3.22 MBBoris Karloff returns! to the Universal Monsters as the Mummy. Three on a Match let’s it’s starlets shine.
1931s
July 30, 2020 18:09 - 8 minutes - 3.82 MBJames Cagney’s at his most iconic and dastardly in the Public Enemy. Bela Lugosi and his definitive take on the Prince of Darkness in Dracula.
Franchises: Jurassic Park/Jurassic World
July 29, 2020 16:44 - 13 minutes - 6.62 MBFinishing up the Lucas/Spielberg Blockbuster Franchises with Jurassic Park; the franchise that finds a way.
Franchises: Indiana Jones
July 29, 2020 16:42 - 16 minutes - 7.99 MBContinuing to talk about Lucas/Spielberg Blockbuster Franchises with The Adventures of Action the Movie! I mean, Indiana Jones; the greatest amalgamation of James Bond and movie serials ever!
Franchises: Star Wars
July 28, 2020 16:57 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MBThe first (and biggest) of three Lucas/Spielberg Blockbuster franchises that I will review. Star Wars is a weird, intergenerational franchise that epitomizes the strengths and weaknesses of franchises.
100 Years, 100 Movies: The Revenge
July 27, 2020 08:07 - 1 minute - 659 KB100 Years, 100 Movies: The Revenge is coming! Named for the iconic crap sequel to Jaws, season 2 will see me track down the family of Chief Brody to... wait no, that’s a movie. I meant to say I’m back to re-discuss certain years, choose new movies to highlight and focus on some franchises as well. See you soon.
2020
July 24, 2020 00:49 - 13 minutes - 6.47 MBWhy did I do this? What did I get out of it? Where do movies go from here? Is anyone even listening?
1985
July 24, 2020 00:48 - 7 minutes - 3.53 MBBack to the Future inspires AntMan and everyone else when it comes to time travel. Per-Wee’s Big Adventure is tons of fun.
2019
July 24, 2020 00:47 - 12 minutes - 5.68 MBAvengers: Endgame pulls off a crossover feat that will never be replicated; and sticks the landing. Doctor Sleep somehow makes for a great sequel to both the book and the movie The Shining.
2017
July 24, 2020 00:45 - 11 minutes - 5.58 MBThe Shape of Water and what truly makes a monster. The Last Jedi is divisive but may also be the best in the series.
1990
July 24, 2020 00:43 - 8 minutes - 4.22 MBMartin Scorsese goes for broke with Goodfellas. Julia Roberts rightfully shoots to super-stardom with Pretty Woman.
1978
July 24, 2020 00:41 - 7 minutes - 3.34 MBHalloween introduces the world to the Shape...I mean Michael Myers. Grease is an excuse to watch John Travolta dance!
2010
July 24, 2020 00:39 - 9 minutes - 4.51 MBToy Story 3 is an example of a franchise growing up with its audience. Inception is here to mess with your mind.
1938
July 24, 2020 00:38 - 7 minutes - 3.34 MBThe Adventures of Robin Hood has action sequences that put some current day action movies to shame. Bringing Up Baby and the importance of screwball comedies.
1968
July 24, 2020 00:35 - 9 minutes - 4.47 MB2001: A Space Odyssey predicted our modern technology. Night of the Living Dead creates a whole subgenre of horror movies.
1939
July 24, 2020 00:34 - 8 minutes - 4.15 MB1939 may be the greatest year in film history so let’s talk about the greatest family film ever the Wizard of Oz and Anna Kendrick’s favorite film The Women.
1991
July 24, 2020 00:30 - 7 minutes - 3.65 MBSilence of the Lambs and Hollywood’s relationship with horror. Point Break was the coolest movie 11 year old me had ever seen.
2003
July 24, 2020 00:28 - 6 minutes - 2.88 MBChicago is the musical equivalent of a 1930’s gangster movie. Oldboy and the unintended consequences of our actions.
1941
July 24, 2020 00:26 - 8 minutes - 3.8 MBCitizen Kane’s impact is felt to this day and may very well be the best movie ever made. Sullivan’s Travels shows artists have always been tired of Hollywood’s bullshit.
1987
July 24, 2020 00:24 - 9 minutes - 4.37 MBRoboCop is an acerbic satire that has somehow become true. Evil Dead II is a gorehound’s dream come true.
1976
July 24, 2020 00:22 - 8 minutes - 3.82 MBTaxi Driver is what Joker inceptioned you into thinking it was. Rocky is a classic for a reason.
2018
July 24, 2020 00:20 - 10 minutes - 5.01 MBSpider-Man: Into the Spider-verse helps me to heal. Ralph Breaks the Internet holds a special place in my heart.
2004
July 24, 2020 00:19 - 7 minutes - 3.77 MBAnchorman encapsulates Will Ferrell’s charm and inventiveness. Shaun of the Dead and learning to be in on the joke.
1940
July 24, 2020 00:17 - 7 minutes - 3.48 MBPinocchio is way more fucked up than you remember. The Grapes of Wrath commentary on humanity still applies today.
1955
July 24, 2020 00:15 - 5 minutes - 2.78 MBRebel Without a Cause is a showcase for James Dean. Women’s Prison and using exploitation to further social change.
1958
July 24, 2020 00:14 - 7 minutes - 3.6 MBVertigo indulges Hitchcock’s favorite tropes and fetishes. Horror of Dracula announces Hammer Studios as the new home of the Universal Monsters.
1979
July 24, 2020 00:12 - 8 minutes - 3.85 MBAlien introduces the world to the iconic Xenomorph and the iconic Ellen Ripley. Lucio Fulci and the absolute insanity of Zombi 2.
2002
July 24, 2020 00:09 - 9 minutes - 4.66 MB28 Days Later gives a new type of zombie and previews the current pandemic. Tobey Maguire has the perfect sad-sack energy of 60’s era Peter Parker in Spider-Man.
2000
July 24, 2020 00:06 - 8 minutes - 4.01 MBMemento’s editing fucks with both your mind and time. High Fidelity taught me to be a better partner.
1995
July 24, 2020 00:05 - 7 minutes - 3.33 MBMichael Mann’s Heat is worthy of having Al Pacino yell at Robert De Niro while he acts cool. To-to-today junior, Adam Sandler is Billy Madison
1975
July 24, 2020 00:03 - 7 minutes - 3.75 MBOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is full of your favorite character actors. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is an absurdist farce.
1924
July 24, 2020 00:01 - 5 minutes - 2.43 MBGreed shows Eric von Stroheim’s the original overbearing, controlling director. The Last Laugh shows what one can do with a camera.
1931
July 23, 2020 16:45 - 9 minutes - 4.5 MBFrankenstein (and Dracula) ushers in the classic Universal Monsters with this timeless classic. German crime drama M shows cops and criminals teaming up to track down Peter Lorre.
1971
July 23, 2020 16:43 - 6 minutes - 3.18 MBKubrick’s A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian hellscape that will have you questioning morality and the right to choice. The Abominable Dr. Phibes is Vincent Price at his campiest best.
1928
July 23, 2020 16:40 - 5 minutes - 2.71 MBKing Vidor’s classic The Crowd. The Man Who Laughs and it’s connection to the Joker.
1947
July 23, 2020 16:38 - 5 minutes - 2.43 MBRobert Mitchum was the proto-antihero in film noir classics like Out of the Past. Tyrone Power stars in his favorite movie Nightmare Alley.
1943
July 23, 2020 16:36 - 6 minutes - 2.89 MBIt’s a Universal Monster Mash with the Phantom of the Opera and the first crossover horror movie Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman.
1966
July 22, 2020 18:26 - 8 minutes - 4.03 MBThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ups the stakes and is Leone at his finest. Django launches a franchise full of unofficial sequels.
1952
July 22, 2020 18:24 - 7 minutes - 3.32 MBSingin’ in the Rain is a musical masterpiece. The Quiet Man makes me want to visit Ireland.
1999
July 22, 2020 18:22 - 8 minutes - 4.05 MBSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut tells the MPAA to go fuck itself. The Matrix gives us the closest thing to an Invisibles movie we’re probably ever going to get.
2016
July 22, 2020 18:17 - 7 minutes - 3.43 MBRobert Eggers seeks realism and baby eating in The Witch. Moana introduces the Rock to a new generation.
2008
July 22, 2020 18:15 - 10 minutes - 5.06 MBThe Dark Knight is Nolan’s comic book masterpiece. Stepbrothers is the greatest movie ever made about 40-year old men acting like 10-year old boys.
1993
July 22, 2020 01:35 - 7 minutes - 3.74 MBJurassic Park is Spielberg’s fun movie of the year. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a melancholic, Christmas covered nightmare.
1974
July 22, 2020 01:32 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBThe Godfather, Part II should hace wrapped up The Godfather duology. Chinatown shouldn’t be forgotten.
1963
July 22, 2020 01:31 - 6 minutes - 3.11 MBFellini’s 8 1/2 is the first Italian movie I talk about that isn’t horror or a western. From Russia with Love is Connery’s best Bond movie.
1964
July 22, 2020 01:29 - 7 minutes - 3.45 MBDr. Strangelove shows Kubrick can be funny when showing humanity at its worst. Mary Poppins is the better version of the Sound of Music.