For their 10th episode, Dlo and Brem rank the best films from the 2020s (so far), choosing from an eclectic list spanning Cocaine Bear, No Time to Die, and a Bo Burnham comedy special. 

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Barbie (2023)
3:18 - Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 
6:28 - No Time to Die (2021) 
10:04 - Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 
12:33 - Aftersun (2022)
14:58 - Cocaine Bear (2023)
16:47 - The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
19:23 - Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
26:57 - Babylon (2022)
30:10 - Another Round (2020)
32:30 - Our Top 10
38:44 - Outro

10 | Finding the best film of the 2020s

Dlo and Brem welcome Zach 'Brad Pitt' Kennard onto the show to discuss his favourite science-fiction films, and the genre at large.

0:00 - Intro 
0:57 - Sci-fi with Nard 
2:02 - Nard’s favourite sci-fi films - Children of Men (2006)
8:15 - Annihilation (2018)
12:32 - Children of Men or Annihilation? 
14:04 - Blind Top Five: Dlo vs. Nard 
20:24 - Arrival (2016)
26:40 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
31:09 - Brem’s favourite sci-fi films 
33:30 - Dlo’s favourite sci-fi films 
36:09 - Outro

11 | Brem takes on the Spider-Verse (w/ Kennard)

Brem and DLo welcome special guest Ruby onto the pod to talk about realism and her 4 favourites from that genre! 

Intro (Ruby + realism): 0- 1:13
Place beyond the pines: 1:13- 6:33
Perfect days: 6:34 - 10:50
BT5: 10:51 - 16:27
Brokeback mountain: 16:28 - 20:38
Last cab to Darwin: 20:39 - 25:03
Ruby’s fav of those 4: 25:04 - 25:59
Brems realism pick: 26:00 - 31:46
Dlos realism pick: 31:47 - 35:44
Outro: 35:45 - 36:56

12 | Realism with Ruby

After months of pressure, Dlo finally grants Brem an entire podcast dedicated to Celine Song's Past Lives – his favourite film right now.

1:02 - Introduction to Past Lives 
2:46 - Our take on Past Lives 
8:24 - The tempo of Past Lives 
9:34 - Blind top five: Films set in New York City 
15:10 - The concept of In-Yun in Past Lives
20:34 - Blind top five: Directorial debuts 
26:52 - Film comparisons to Past Lives 
29:57 - Outro

13 | The Past Lives episode

DLo and Brem host popular guests Ruby and Hugh are again! With the start of the Sydney Film Festival we came up with another roundtable to talk about 'The Outrun' starring Saoirse Ronan.

14 | The Outrun (Sydney Film Festival premiere)

Hugh 'Christoph Waltz' Woods replaces co-host Dlo to talk about another Sydney Film Festival premiere 'The Bikeriders' with Brem. Tune in and listen for the drooling over Austin Butler for 40+ minutes...

15 | The Bikeriders (Sydney Film Festival premiere)

Ruby joins DLo to review the 2023 Saudi Arabian film Hajjan, which was screened at the Sydney Opera House as part of this year's Saudi Film Nights mini-festival.

0:00 Intro
0:52 Today’s film in review (Hajjan)
2:20 Our verdict on Hajjan 
5:37 The role of women in Hajjan 
9:53 Blind top five: Films starring animals
15:25 Closing remarks and outro

16 | A Saudi film about camels (Hajjan)

DLo and Brem review and rank all the films of Irish writer-director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, The Banshees of Inisherin), and unpack the Irish influence in Sydney, from the Coogee takeover to splitting the G. 

Intro - 0:00
Six Shooter (2004) - 2:36
In Bruges (2008) - 6:00 
Seven Psychopaths (2012) - 10:32 
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) - 14:00 
The Banshees of Inisheren (2022) - 18:36
DLo’s McDonagh film rankings - 21:45 
Blind top five - 23:49 
Outro - 31:30

17 | The Martin McDonagh episode

Today's episode sees DLo and perennial guest host Ruby review Deadpool and Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. They discuss what the film did well, including jokes at both the actors' suspense, and its decision to join the slew of other unsuccessful Marvel films that went into the multiverse. 

0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Deadpool and Wolverine review
8:39 - Blind Top Five: Films that break the fourth wall
11:59 - Outro

18 | The Marvel and FMC crossover

DLo and Brem are pitted against each other in this episode, as they take turns drafting the best characters of Ryan Gosling's extensive filmography into their fictional NBA franchises. They enlist the help of FMC OG Charlie 'Ryan Gosling' Shelley Jones, who offers expert opinion and decides which team of Literally Me's is the best. 

0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Welcome Shelley and his love for Ryan Gosling
3:29 - The Literally Me draft
21:55 - DLo's team
22:30 - Brem's team 
23:15 - Shelley's verdict
25:31 - Blind top five: Best actor couples 
32:56 - Shelley's favourite Ryan Gosling films 
41:12 - Outro

16 | A Saudi film about camels (Hajjan)

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