Film Colossus

The End of Oak Street (2026)

I fear people will watch The End of Oak Street and come away thinking it's just a fun, Amblin-like Dino-horror film with a family element. But David Robert Mitchell isn't

Barry Lyndon (1975)

This week, we walk through the beautiful, yet somehow grotesque world of: Barry Lyndon. This slow, meandering film offers quite a challenge for Chris and Travis—two dieha

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

This week, we traverse the psychological labyrinth known as: The Silence of the Lambs. We revisit this classic thriller and discuss its contents, finding a narrative in C

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

This week, we delve into one of the most confounding movies ever: Synecdoche, New York. And we’re here to say the movie, while surreal and outlandish and subversive, is a

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

This week, we share a winding, whirling discussion about the 1955 classic: Rebel Without a Cause. What follows isn’t just a thematic breakdown of the movie’s commentary o

The Natural (1984)

This week, we discuss the baseball classic: The Natural. It used to be one of Chris’s favorite movies—but does it still hold up? And is Travis impressed at all upon first

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

This week, we make everybody mad by defending the much-maligned superhero masterpiece: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We talk about the differences between the theat

MaXXXine (2024)

This week on the Film Colossus podcast, we complete our podcast discussion of Ti West’s epic Hollywood trilogy  with: MaXXXine. We take a step back and survey how the sto

Immaculate (2024)

This week on the Film Colossus podcast, we navigate the murky waters of religious hysteria with the 2024 Sydney Sweeney nun flick: Immaculate. Chris and Travis are at odd

Challengers (2024)

This week on the Film Colossus podcast, we break down the sexiest movie of 2024: Challengers. Chris and Travis suit up, grab their racquets, and step on opposite sides of

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

We’re back, baby!! (No pun intended.) And this week on the Film Colossus podcast, we discuss the epic, the unassailable, the oh-my-god-why-is-this-movie-so-long classic:

The Zone of Interest (2023)

This week, we discuss the 2023 Oscar winner: The Zone of Interest. Chris is very much in the camp that the film is a modern masterpiece, while Travis…needs some convincin

Poor Things (2023)

This week, we explore the brazen and bizarre Oscar winner: Poor Things. We react to Yorgos Lanthimos’ drastic changes in aesthetic and discuss how his focus on a single c

The 96th Academy Awards

This week, we recap the 96th Academy Awards—our favorite moments, the worst moments, and which people should and shouldn’t have taken home the golden statue. We talk a lo

Dune: Part Two (2024)

This week, we dive headfirst into what is currently the cinematic event of the century: Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two. We discuss both the good and the bad of this la

Dune (1984)

This week, we celebrate Dune—no, not that Dune. We’re talking about that old polarizing one that David Lynch directed. We discuss everything that’s keeping 1984’s Dune fr

Any Given Sunday (1999)

This week, we navigate through the insane terrain of Oliver Stone’s masterpiece: Any Given Sunday. We observe how perhaps the greatest football movie ever made actually s

Pearl & X (2022)

This week, we enjoy a double feature from the great horror auteur Ti West: Pearl and X. We debate the effectiveness of Pearl’s warped character study in the first film an

American Psycho (2000)

This week, we break down one of those movies that continues to confuse people to this day: American Psycho. We show how the movie’s core concepts and satiric approach can

2024 Oscar Nominations Reactions!

This week, we give our reactions to the 2024 Oscar nominations. Chris is nice and gives praise where praise is due, while Travis mostly complains because the dumb movies