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Revisiting the 95th Academy Awards One Year Later | AJP #15

With the 96th Academy Awards airing tonight (March 10), we thought we’d jump back a year and revisit the 95th edition. After all, it ended up being largely a one-movie... Read More

Acclaimed Films That Are Overrated (Or Just Suck) | AJP #13

At one point or another, we’ve all watched a movie that’s regarded as a tremendous piece of filmmaking – by critics and/or filmgoers – that just didn’t impress us. Perhaps... Read More

Aftersun (2022) Movie Review

As Isaac and I prepared for our Academy Award podcast episode, I decided to check out a few of the acting nominations, with Paul Mescal’s intriguing me the most since... Read More

R.I.P. Tom Sizemore (1961-2023), and Thank You

Without Tom Sizemore, who knows what we would’ve called our podcast, or if we even would’ve done one. Sure, Mann also deserves credit for the line that inspired our podcast’s... Read More

Hard Target Unrated – Jean Woo’s Tour de Force | AJP #12

When action filmmaking legend John Woo finally decided to head to Hollywood, he chose Hard Target (1993) as his first English-language project. Then he was paired with another icon of... Read More

Avatar 2: Blue People Do Blue Stuff | AJP #11

After an extended holiday break, Isaac and Will are back to chat about Avatar: The Way of the Water, James Cameron’s beautiful follow-up to 2009’s smash hit. As lifelong Cameron... Read More

Thirteen Lives (2022) Movie Review

It’s rare to find a real-life story that’s well-suited to be made into a motion picture, let alone multiple, but the Tham Luang cave rescue of 2018 is no ordinary... Read More

Jockey (2021) Movie Review

Every once in a while, I try to go out of my way to find a movie or TV show starring a well-established character actor in a lead role. In... Read More