We Wanna Watch

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) directed by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath. It's a Lane's Frame, it's a Chris' List, it's a B-Syde, it's a bad movie and a major letdown. This episode is unlistenable and if you make it all the way through you deserve a statue in your honor.

This week, in honor of the iconic singer's birthday, we have on special guest Maria for our first Maria's Movie: Selena (1997) directed by Gregory Nava. While this movie falls into some stereotypical biopic beats (simple storytelling, mediocre acting, boring direction), Maria schools us on Selena's life and music and why she deserved a better movie. Plus: Ricky's ex-wife revealed.

This week's Lane's Frame is Creed (2015) directed by Ryan Coogler! Our celebratory episode on this year's Best Actor winner Michael B. Jordan open with a long digression about sports, the ren faire, and, of course, MBJ's former Friday Night Lights costar. Is anyone surprised that Ricky thought Rocky was a real guy?

This week's Rick's Pick is the kung fu classic Enter the Dragon (1973) directed by Robert Clouse! Ricky's expectations may have been mismatched with this iconic entry from Bruce Lee's filmography, but they were nowhere near as mismatched as his skills were for our little game. Also, if the audio sounds shitty, that's on me, I'll do better next time.

This week's off-the-cuff Lane's Frame is Apocalypse Now (1979) directed by Francis Ford Coppola! Our first FFC gives us ample opportunity to discuss some familiar faces like Martin Sheen, Dennis Hopper, and the Vietnam War. Plus, a little game.

This week's special guest Christopher is back with a choice off the Chris' List, Ex Machina (2014) directed by Alex Garland! We spend about a third of this episode talking about the movie, another third talking about AI, and the last third bullshitting about important topics like "what is your favorite Pokémon" and "what does the Thing taste like".

This week's Lane's Frame is Hospital (1970) directed by Frederick Wiseman (RIP)! We delve into the recently deceased director's work for the first time to mixed results, as you can really tell Ricky did not want to talk about this movie lol. Nevertheless, we have a spirited discussion about the healthcare system, investigative journalism, and specialized bigotry. Plus: is calling him "LeoDio" catching on? I swear I've said it once or twice and now all my friends call him that.

This week's Rick's Pick is O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) directed by Joel and Ethan Coen! We discuss George Clooney's movie star persona, the Coens' slapstick tendencies, and the Odyssey as a greater cultural artifact. I can just FEEL Ricky getting deflated about this movie over the course of the episode.George Clooney Bobbles His Head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZgUclE5J-w

This week's B-Syde is Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (1999) directed by Jim Jarmusch! We talk about this movie's understated visual style, great soundtrack, and Black men's affinity for Japan. Plus: Ricky incorrectly states that Forest Whitaker was on the Boondocks :/ and during Black History Month...

This week's Rick's Pick is Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) directed by Philip Kaufman! We meander quite a bit on this episode as we discuss this film's paranoid cinematography, cool 70s look, and complex, perhaps reactionary worldview. We talk about The Thing (1982) a lot and we talk about weird gross stuff even more. Plus: Ricky describes wrecking his car two days after his birthday without a shred of self-awareness.

Happy birthday to Lane

This week's Rick's Pick is the inscrutable Drowning by Numbers (1988) directed by Peter Greenaway! After a looooong discussion about upcoming 2026 films, we talk about this movie's shaggy, charming style and its counting motif. Also, kind of funny in retrospect that we DIDN'T play a little game for this movie.

This week's Lane's Frame is one of the most Acting movies of all time, All About Eve (1955) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz! We talk about George Sanders as an early candidate for Get This Guy Off The Screen, Anne Baxter's whole Thing, and, of course, Lane's continued affinity for cool heavy vintage phones. This is the Chop Not Slop version of the episode because I cut out like 25 minutes of us arguing about fandom in the beginning, lol.

This week's Rick's Pick is Magnolia (1999) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson! After a short digression about Secret Santa and Magic: The Gathering, we discuss this movie's star-studded ensemble, interconnected storylines, and general BLEH! vibes.

This week's very special episode is a B-Syde: Anaconda (2025) directed by Tom Gormican. The movie is bad. But the episode is good!

This week's Rick's Pick is The American President (1995) directed by Rob Reiner - rest in peace, king. We talk about the iconic Aaron Sorkin dialogue, the power of movie stars, and how this movie actually looks like a goddamn movie. Plus: a little game.

This episode's Lane's Frame is The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) directed by Anthony Minghella. The first movie in my secret yearlong project to get Ricky to watch a bunch of 1999 Oscar contenders in preparation for our eventual American Beauty episode, we go in on Ripley's great cinematography and winning performances, and somehow don't get too thirsty for Jude Law along the way. Also does anyone else think about how Scorsese uses that Dropkick Murphys song like four times in The Departed? No? Just me?

This week's Rick's Pick is Metropolis (1927) directed by Fritz Lang! We discuss this movie's impressive artistic style and timely Themes (TM). AKA, we bullshit about AI for like 40% of this episode lol. Plus: Ricky watched TWO movies on his own!

This week's Lane's Frame is No Bears (2022) directed by the recently Golden Globe-nominated Jafar Panahi. We discuss the director's prior filmography and this film's metafictional premise. And by we, I mean me, because boy are my arms tired from carrying this episode!

This week's Rick's Pick is The Usual Suspects (1995) directed by Bryan Singer. At one point Ricky says, "chungus sussy", just so you know what you're getting into.