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From the big screen to streaming, the best movies of 2022 were some of the best we've seen in a while! Great filmmakers and new discoveries take equal space in our Top 10 Best Films, including some Sundance alumni, box office sensations, and Oscars favorites. As always, AmandaTheJedi joins LetMeExplain & MultiplexShow to countdown our favorite movies of the year, sneak in as many honorable mentions as we can, and celebrate the films we all picked. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 07:17 - Glass Onion 09:42 - Saint Omer 11:57 - Armageddon Time 14:20 - TÁR 15:15 - Bodies Bodies Bodies 17:45 - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 19:27 - On the Count of Three 22:09 - Top Gun: Maverick 24:16 - After Yang 24:55 - Return to Seoul 28:04 - RRR 29:31 - Aftersun 32:18 - As They Made Us 34:40 - Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes 38:16 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 42:00 - The Fabelmans 42:13 - Dinner in America 44:33 - The Batman 46:51 - Nope 47:16 - Decision to Leave 48:55 - After Yang 52:51 - Everything Everywhere All At O

The Fabelmans (2022) follows young Sammy Fabelman, growing up in post-World War II America, with aspirations of becoming a filmmaker while navigating a hectic family life and constantly changing friend groups. DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg WRITERS: Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner STARRING: Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Seth Rogen, Keeley Karsten, Julia Butters, and David Lynch Here's Zach's video comparing the ending of The Fabelmans to an interview Steven Spielberg gave: https://youtu.be/hHHBdKUqj6U The Fabelmans on IMDB The Fabelmans on Letterboxd TIMECODES... 00:00 Intro 22:30 Spoilers If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh

Sundance returns in January both in person and virtually, so Art & Zach breakdown the changes, ticket options, and film selection for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.   Which sections are most worth your attention? Which movies are highest on Intercut's must-watch list? Which filmmakers are going to be on your radar by this time next month? Find out in this Sundance preview! TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 12:43 - US Dramatic 21:46 - World Dramatic 28:41 - US Documentary 36:26 - World Documentary 46:29 - New Frontier 48:00 - Kids 50:37 - NEXT 57:14 - Midnight 1:05:45 - Premieres If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this

Weekend Must-Watch for the week of December 19th. Thoughts on the latest releases, including Avatar: The Way of Water, BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, The Big 4, Le Pupille, The Recruit, Kindred, Murderville, and more. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 02:54 - Avatar: The Way of Water 09:24 - New Trailer Talk 19:49 - Bardo 28:54 - Nanny 32:19 - The Big 4 34:38 - Le Pupille 35:57 - I Love My Dad 36:24 - The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson 36:40 - If These Walls Could Sing 37:07 - A Very Backstreet Holiday 37:25 - The Black Phone 37:58 - Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery 40:34 - The Recruit 42:48 - Kindred 46:02 - National Treasure: Edge of History 50:24 - Picks for the Week If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.c

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is set more than a decade after the events of the first film. Learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure. Spoiler review DIRECTOR: James Cameron WRITERS: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver STARRING: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet Avatar: The Way of Water on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/ Avatar: The Way of Water on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/film/avatar-the-way-of-water/ If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: htt

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is an epic that returns to the world of Pandora. After an old enemy resurfaces, Jake must protect his family, protect the Na’Vi, and fight in a difficult war against the humans. Spoiler-free review DIRECTOR: James Cameron WRITERS: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver STARRING: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet Avatar: The Way of Water on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630029/ Avatar: The Way of Water on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/film/avatar-the-way-of-water/ If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.

The White Lotus: Season 2 (2022) takes place at a White Lotus resort in Sicily, following the exploits of a group of guests, employees, and locals over the span of a week. CREATOR: Mike White STARRING: Jennifer Coolidge, F. Murray Abraham, Meghann Fahy, Beatrice Grannò, Sabrina Impacciatore, Theo James, Michael Imperioli, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, Will Sharpe, Simona Tabasco, Leo Woodall, Tom Hollander, and Jon Gries. The White Lotus: Season 2 on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/support

Weekend Must-Watch for the week of December 12th. Thoughts on the latest releases, including The Whale, Babylon, Avatar: The Way of the Water, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Emancipation, Christmas Bloody Christmas, Something from Tiffany's, and The Marriage App. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - The Whale 09:23 - Avatar: The Way of the Water 15:27 - Babylon 20:15 - Spoiler Alert 20:45 - Decision to Leave 22:27 - Emily the Criminal 23:02 - Amsterdam 23:45 - The Banshees of Inisherin 24:36 - Ticket to Paradise 25:01 - Bros 25:17 - Father Stu 26:22 - Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio 27:51 - Emancipation 32:38 - Christmas Bloody Christmas 35:18 - The Marriage App 35:48 - Something From Tiffany’s 37:05 - Night At The Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again 38:34 - South Side 39:41 - The White Lotus 42:28 - Picks of the Week If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook

Weekend Must-Watch for the week of December 5th. Thoughts on the latest releases, including Violent Night, Bones and All, Devotion, The Inspection, Strange World, Glass Onion, Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Swimmers, Athena, Wendell and Wilde, Darby and the Dead and Wednesday. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 03:08 - Violent Night 07:26 - Bones and All 10:49 - Devotion/The Inspection 19:04 - Strange World 25:25 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 34:00 - Sr. 35:23 - Stutz 38:40 - Good Night Oppy 40:30 - Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies 42:58 - The Territory 45:31 - 2nd Chance 47:23 - Lady Chatterley's Lover 50:09 - The Swimmers 51:24 - Athena 56:40 - Wendell & Wild 59:41 - Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 1:04:29 - Darby and the Dead 1:06:55 - Wednesday 1:14:56 - Picks for the Week If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instag

Something in the Dirt filmmakers Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead join Intercut for an interview about diving down rabbit holes, creating a camera that feels like a person, and the idea of returning to the world of The Endless for a non-traditional sequel.     Something in the Dirt (2022) follows two neighbors in Los Angeles who witness a supernatural event and decide to document it together in hopes of reaping fame and fortune.    Director: Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson  Writer: Justin Benson  Cast: Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson TIMECODES...  00:00 - Thoughts on Something in the Dirt  06:44 - Moorhead & Benson interview  09:07 - Rabbit Holes  10:47 - Balancing information with mystery  14:31 - Subjective vs. Objective Cameras  20:36 - Layers of subjectivity  22:36 - Expanding the universe of Moorhead & Benson movies  25:59 - Plans for future films  27:59 - Favorite media from 2022 If you like this podcast sh

The Menu (2022) follows a couple that travels to a private island to eat among the elite at an exclusive restaurant, where the renowned chef has prepared a luxury dinner with some surprise courses.  DIRECTOR: Mark Mylod  WRITERS: Seth Reiss & Will Tracy  STARRING: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, John Leguizamo, Reed Birney, Janet McTeer, Arturo Castro, and Judith Light TIMECODES...  00:00 - Intro 09:45 - Spoilers 24:14 - Ending Explained The Menu on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9764362/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Menu on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-menu-2022/ If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co

Weekend Must-Watch for the week of November 21st. Thoughts on the latest releases, including The Menu, The Fabelmans, EO, She Said, Disenchanted, The Wonder, The People We Hate At the Wedding, Slumberland, Blue's Big City Adventure, Stutz, Is That Black Enough For You?!?, I Am Vanessa Guillen, Dead to Me; Season 3, 1899, Teletubbies, Ziwe: Season 2, and Fleishman Is in Trouble. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 01:57 - The Menu 08:29 - The Fabelmans 18:09 - EO 20:38 - Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 22:39 - Disenchanted 25:10 - Disney News 28:10 - She Said 33:14 - The Wonder 36:22 - The People We Hate at the Wedding 38:20 - Slumberland 40:29 - Blue’s Big City Adventure 43:51 - Stutz 44:45 - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 47:07 - Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? 48:18 - Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Carlie Trotter 48:53 - My Old School 49:38 - I Am Vanessa Guillen 50:52 - Teletubbies 53:08 - Dead to Me: Season 3 55:47 - Fleishman Is In Trouble 58:51 - Ziwe: Season 2 1:00:53 - 1899 1:05:35 - Picks for the Week If y

What to Watch the week of November 14th. Reactions to the reactions to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, plus thoughts on the latest releases such as Spirited, Falling for Christmas, and more. Plus, plenty of recommendations in Picks for the Week, including The Menu, The Fabelmans, Bones and All, She Said, and Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 13:25 - Falling for Christmas 17:02 - Spirited 22:06 - Bad Axe 25:40 - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 31:06 - Neal Brennan: Blocks 37:17 - Zootopia+ 40:11 - Mythic Quest 46:45 - Picks for the Week If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message S

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) follows Queen Ramona, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the powers of the world threaten Wakanda’s independence, a new threat rises from the Oceans. DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler WRITERS: Ryan Coogler, John Robert Cole STARRING: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, & Tenoch Huerta Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9114286/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever/ If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/i

The highly controversial Movie Star bracket is back, and this time it moves up yet another decade to determine the Best Movie Star in Their 40s! Art and Zach get some help from Elliott of Movie Files to assess the careers are Hollywood's hottest stars and starlets. Out of all of these Oscar-winners, box office champions, and internet favorites, whose star burns the brightest?  The full bracket template is available on our social media accounts! Download a copy and send us your results. Check out the Best Movie Stars Under 30  - https://youtu.be/E7_2FYaaheI Check out the Best Movie Stars in Their 30s - https://youtu.be/zYJSNwUycQ4 TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - What makes a 'Movie Star'? 06:35 - Actors too young or old 08:49 - Who didn't make the cut? 14:44 - Elisabeth Moss vs. Rebecca Hall 19:06 - Eddie Redmayne vs. Chris Evans 20:57 - Natalie Portman vs. Rami Malek 24:34 - Jake Gyllenhaal vs. Ryan Gosling 26:41 - Channing Tatum vs. Jason Momoa 31:56 - Chris Pratt vs. Oscar Isaac 36:30 - Rosam

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) tells the story of two lifelong friends after one decides to end their friendship, and its impact on the residents of the Island of Inisherin, Ireland. DIRECTOR: Martin McDonagh WRITERS: Martin McDonagh STARRING: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan The Banshees of Inisherin on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Banshees of Inisherin on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-banshees-of-inisherin/ If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/support

Armageddon Time (2022) is a new deeply personal drama from James Gary (The Lost City of Z, Ad Astra) set in the director's hometown neighborhood of Queens, NY in 1980. A story about family, friendship, and the generational pursuit of rising in class and the American Dream. DIRECTOR: James Gray  WRITERS: James Gray  STARRING: Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, and Anthony Hopkins.  Armageddon Time on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10343028/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Armageddon Time on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/film/armageddon-time/ If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: htt

What to Watch the week of November 7th. Wrapping up what we watched in October including Causeway, Enola Holmes 2, My Policeman, and I'm Totally Fine. Also, previewing the weekend to come with New to See and giving out our Picks for the Week with the best of what to watch. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 06:14 - Armageddon Time 13:58 - The Banshees of Inisherin 24:18 - Causeway 29:04 - My Policeman 33:45 - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 43:12 - One Piece Film: Red 50:13 - I'm Totally Fine 51:39 - The Estate 54:27 - Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me 1:03:08 - Meet Me in the Bathroom 1:05:45 - Calendar Girls 1:06:44 - Killer Sally 1:07:14 - The Automat 1:08:08 - Blockbuster 1:16:14 - Picks for the Week If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2 Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod

Chicago Film Festival highlights under-the-radar indies, foreign films, and documentaries. Arturo dives deep into the catalog and ranks the best films from this year's fest. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 04:50 - HORROR & COMEDY - Shin Ultraman 05:25 - Leonor Will Never Die 05:42 - White Noise 5:58 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 10:12 - All Jacked Up and Full of Worms 13:11 - A Wounded Fawn 15:18 - The Woodcutter Story 16:49 - Somewhere Over the Chemtrails 18:22 - Sick 22:21 - Fairy Folk 24:03 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg 26:07 - My Sailor, My Love 32:08 - Huesera 34:14 - SHORTS 41:28 - DOCUMENTARIES - A Compassionate Spy 42:39 - Band, If These Walls Could Sing & Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues 46:56 - Pray for our Sinners 48:19 - The Big Payback 49:43 - Art and Pep 50:54 - The March on Rome & The Natural History of Destruction 54:24 - King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones 56:38 - Innocence 58:09 - The Visitor’s 1:00:27 - Alis 1:03:54 - DRAMAS - A Human Position & Runner 1:06:28 - Piaffe 1:08:

What to Watch the week of October 31st. Wrapping up what we watched in October including Black Adam, Ticket to Paradise, the Season Two premiere of The White Lotus, and the Season One finale of House of the Dragon. Also, previewing the weekend to come with New to See and giving out our Picks for the Week with the best of what to watch. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 13:23 - Black Adam 26:00 - Decision to Leave 31:50 - Ticket to Paradise 35:43 - Terrifier 2 42:53 - Amsterdam 47:13 - See How They Run 53:03 - V/H/S/99 58:51 - Raymond & Ray 1:02:48 - Sidney 1:05:44 - Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues 1:11:39 - House of the Dragon 1:18:06 - The White Lotus 1:21:19 - She-Hulk: Attorney at Law 1:25:04 - Film News 1:27:49 - Atlanta 1:31:46 - NEW TO SEE - Armageddon Time 1:32:57 - The Box 1:33:28 - Calendar Girls 1:34:02 - The Estate 1:34:45 - Good Night Oppy 1:35:15 - I’m Totally Fine 1:35:33 - Elesin Obi: The King’s Horseman 1:36:06 - Nocebo 1:36:49 - Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me 1:37:31 - Soft & Quiet 1:39:2