#243 The Best Discoveries in 2025, Academy Nominations

Welcome to the final show. We will not only cap 2025 by discussing what we discovered in 2025 but we will also discuss the nominations recently aired by the Academy Awards and gotta say, it looks favorable. Furthermore, we will also be saying goodbye to the show. We appreciate you listening to us hopefully for years.

Next Time: just life

Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:04:07 #10

00:13:28 #09

00:21:25 #08

00:32:29 #07

00:43:32 #06

00:52:21 #05

01:02:23 #04

01:12:38 #03

01:25:14 #02

01:36:34 #01

01:49:39 Honorable Mentions

01:54:34 Academy Awards Nominations

03:06:34 EXIT/Farewell

DISCOVERIES

Luke

10. Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier

9. All Of Us Strangers

8. Bone Tomahawk

7. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

6. Hoosiers

5. Heavy Trip

4. Severance

3. Brokeback Mountain

2. Mythic Quest

1. Yakuza 0

Ralf

10. A Taxi Driver

9. Amadeus

8. Ghost of Tsushima

7. Playlist Track 365 by Ausar Stephens

6. David Lynch Movies

5. The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

4. The Apothecary Diaries

3. The Last Of Us Part 2

2. Shangri-La Frontier

1. Journey With Leo (Horror Franchises) 

Oscar

10. The Ginger Snaps Trilogy

9. Over The Garden Wall

8. This Ends At Prom

7. Bofuri: I Don’t Want To Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

6. Supernova In The East (Hardcore History)

5. Knives and Skin

4. His Dark Materials Books

3. Alan Wake II

2. Melanie Martinez

1. Silo Book Series- Hugh Howley

#242 The Best TV Shows of 2025

As self explanatory as last weeks’ show. 

Next Time: The Best Discoveries in 2025

Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:01:50 The Year in TV

00:07:19 Omissions

00:15:13 #10

00:21:08 #09

00:26:52 #08

00:33:18 #07

00:41:51 #06 

00:52:23 #05

01:01:52 #04

01:09:45 #03

01:18:21 #02

01:26:25 #01

01:39:52 Honorable Mentions

01:46:01 Disappointments

01:50:44 EXIT

Ralf

10. Peacemaker S2

9. Stranger Things S5

8. Solo Leveling S2

7. Clevatess

6. The Residence

5. Pluribus

4. The Pitt

3. Adolescence 

2. Severance S2

1. Andor S2

Oscar

10. The Last of Us S2

9. The Bear S4

8. Stranger Things S5

7. Alien: Earth

6. The Pitt

5. Adolescence 

4. Solo Leveling S2

3. Pluribus

2. Severance S2

1. Andor S2

Luke

10. Rent A Girlfriend S4

9. The Rising of the Shield Hero S4

8. Big Mouth S8

7. Rick and Morty S8

6. Stranger Things S5

5. Pluribus

4. Murderbot

3. Severance S2

2. Cobra Kai S6

1. Mythic Quest S4

#241 The Best Films of 2025

The title says it all. We will also talk about some of the trends in films for the year, honorable mentions, missed opportunities, the miss and disappointments,

Next Time: The Best TV Shows of 2025

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:04:09 Trends in 2025

00:10:23 Omissions

00:15:44 #10

00:20:20 #09

00:25:42 #08

00:32:21 #07

00:40:28 #06

00:48:00 #05

01:01:05 #04

01:11:20 #03

01:21:54 #02 

01:36:32 #01 

01:48:15 Honorable Mentions

01:51:40 The Mids

01:56:06 Disappointments

02:03:42 EXIT

Oscar

10. Black Bag

9. The Ugly Stepsister

8. Dust Bunny

7. Sentimental Value

6. Bring Her Back

5. No Other Land

4. One Battle After Another

3. Hedda

2. Orwell 2+2=5

1. Sinners

Luke

10. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

9. KPop Demon Hunters

8. Blue Moon

7. Bugonia

6. One Battle After Another

5. The Phoenician Scheme

4. Chainsaw Man- The Movie: Reze Arc

3. No Other Choice

2. Rental Family

1. Sinners

Ralf

10. House of Dynamite

9. Caught Stealing

8. Zootopia 2

7. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle

6. The Long Walk

5. Bugonia

4. One Battle After Another

3. F1

2. Sinners

1. Hamnet

#240 Clouds of Sils Maria, A Man Called Otto, A Taxi Driver

An aging star must traverse through the aches of revisiting a role from her past as her good friend and assistant tries to help the process. Otto is the curmudgeon of his neighborhood and is beholden to help his neighbors as he tries to end his life again and again. A Seoul taxi driver gets the fare of a lifetime to drive a German journalist into a closed off city where riots and deaths are happening. 

Next Time: The Best Films of 2025

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: Frankenstein, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Frankenstein (2025), The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Anaconda

Luke: A Christmas Carol (Jim Carrey), How The Grinch Stole Christmas(Jim Carrey Version), No Other Choice, The Ugly Stepsister, Frosty The Snowman, Eddington

Oscar: All the Empty Rooms, Wick Is Pain, Predators, The Alabama Solution, After the Hunt, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Blue Moon, Nouvelle Vague, If I had Legs I’d Kick You, No Other Choice, Sentimental Value, The Mastermind

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:02:32 Recent Discoveries

01:09:22 Clouds of Sils Maria

01:56:32 A Man Called Otto

02:23:49 A Taxi Driver

02:52:12 EXIT

#239 Wake Up Dead Man, Eternity, Once Upon a Time in America

World-renowned detective Benoit Blanc returns to solve the murder of a spiteful priest and the congregation of suspects. An old couple reborn in the afterlife must solve the personal dilemma of the spouse choosing to stay with the husband she lived with or the husband that died too young for all eternity. Spawning decades, this tale follows the exploits of a group of gangster friends thriving as bootleggers during Prohibition and falling to shambles and violent ends afterward. 

Next Time: A Taxi Driver, Clouds of Sils Maria, A Man Called Otto

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: Five Nights At Freddy’s 2, Zootopia 2

Luke: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Fackham Hall, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2, All Of Us Strangers

Oscar: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Jay Kelly, The Perfect Neighbor, Train Dreams, Dust Bunny, Hedda

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:01:34 Recent Discoveries

00:45:19 Wake Up Dead Man

01:03:59 spoilers

01:23:01 Eternity

01:37:34 spoilers

01:51:25 Once Upon a Time in America

#238 Hamnet, Wicked For Good, If Beale Street Could Talk

A flourishing love story between Agnes and Will that becomes emotionally charged and complicated after one of their three children gets sick, which inspires cathartic events. The story of Elphaba (the villainous and betrayed) and Glinda (the bubbly and promoted) ends with this final installment as they maneuver the political and mob-like landscape of Oz. The grand love story of Tish and Fonny gets derailed and severely tested when Fonny is arrested for a serious crime that he never committed. 

Next Time: Wake Up Dead Man, Eternity, Once Upon a Time in America

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Jingle Bell Heist

Luke: We Live In Time, Sisu Road to Revenge, Rental Family, Frankenstein, The Wizard of Oz

Oscar: Honey Don’t, Elio, Zootopia 2, Relay, Rental Family, Frankenstein

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:01:57 Recent Discoveries

00:45:17 Hamnet

01:08:10 spoilers

01:32:02 Wicked For Good

01:55:46 spoilers

02:13:23 If Beale Street Could Talk

02:49:09 EXIT

#237 Predator: Badlands, Bugonia, Amadeus

A runt-of-the-litter warrior must prove himself worthy on a hostile planet partnered with a creature and a loquacious android. Two men kidnap a CEO, convinced she’s an alien being out to destabilize and destroy humanity, in the hopes to set a meeting on a lunar eclipse. The respected court composer Salieri fights himself and God when acclaimed figure Mozart enters his world, upending his beliefs and talent which leads to malice and scheming. 

Next Time: Wicked For Good, Hamnet, If Beale Street Could Talk 

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, The Marksman

Luke: Romper Stomper, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Die My Love, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, The Running Man

Oscar: The Last Unicorn, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Lost Bus, Hell House LLC: Lineage, The Running Man, Nuremberg

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:02:40 Recent Discoveries

00:56:08 Predator: Badlands

01:29:42 spoilers

01:53:11 Bugonia

02:03:46 spoilers

02:34:52 Amadeus

03:41:50 EXIT

#236 Good Fortune, Ballad of a Small Player, Split

A small-winged angel switches the lives of a poor gig worker and a rich businessman to teach a lesson in life only to find out how money changes lives too dramatically. A degenerate gambler on his last legs goes on a selfish journey in the casinos of Macao filled with curses and debts. A serial killer with multiple personalities kidnaps three teenagers in preparation for a new personality called The Beast. 

Next Time: Predator: Badlands, Bogonia, Amadeus

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: A House of Dynamite, Tron: Ares, Chainsaw Man, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, A Working Man, Insidious 1-3

Luke: A House of Dynamite, Tron: Ares, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Chainsaw Man, Blue Moon, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Oscar: A House of Dynamite, Tron: Ares, The Smashing Machine, Night of the Demons, Cat People, Ginger Snaps Trilogy

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:02:21 Recent Discoveries

01:13:02 Good Fortune

01:42:36 spoilers

02:07:07 Ballad of a Small Player

02:27:47 spoilers

02:42:17 Split

03:26:25 EXIT + Outtakes

#235 Black Phone 2, V/H/S/Halloween, The Endless

A few years after murdering his serial killing captor to escape, a brother and sister come across the same killer but in their dreams. A series of 6 found-footage short films centered around Halloween. Two brothers return to the cult they were raised by only to discover a sinister and otherworldly phenomenon occurring. 

Next Time: Good Fortune, Ballad of a Small Player, Split

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: Karate Kid: Legends, The Dead Don’t Hurt, The Lost Bus

Luke: Roofman, Nobody

Oscar: They/Them, Vicious, The Strangers: Chapter 2, The Ugly Stepsister

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:02:22 Recent Discoveries 

00:39:24 Black Phone 2

01:02:54 spoilers

01:20:51 V/H/S/Halloween

01:42:01 spoilers

02:00:30 The Endless

02:56:34 EXIT

#234 One Battle After Another, Him, The Usual Suspects

A washed out revolutionary and his daughter must survive elite forces and an arch nemesis colonel chasing them. A young athlete vies for football glory and dominance when his invite to train under his idol turns sinister. The lone survivor and criminal of a massacre gets interviewed and must convince the cop in front of him that his testimony is true. 

Next Time: The Black Phone 2, V/H/S/Halloween, The Endless

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: The Siege, Play Dirty, The Smashing Machine

Luke: Oh Hi!, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Splitsville, The Smashing Machine

Oscar: K-12, Night of the Reaper, House On Eden, 1408

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:02:18 Recent Discoveries

00:48:57 One Battle After Another

01:16:55 spoilers

01:37:19 Him

02:01:27 spoilers

02:20:56 The Usual Suspects

03:08:25 EXIT

#233 The Long Walk, American Sweatshop, Heat

A group of young men befriend each other while in a contest for riches to see who will be the last to live. A social media moderator must navigate the PTSD of her day job and one particular gruesome video of a woman being tortured. A slick heist crew prepare for a big score as a tenacious detective chases after them. 

Next Time: The Long Walk, American Sweatshop, Heat

Recent Discoveries

Ralf: Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle

Luke: Spinal Tap 2, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, Dead of Winter, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

Oscar: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Opus, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, Moxie, Stick It

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:02:19 Recent Discoveries

00:59:19 The Long Walk

01:28:51 spoilers

02:00:19 American Sweatshop

02:19:48 spoilers

02:37:43 Heat

03:26:53 EXIT