The Flick Files

EMERGENCY POD TO GO OVER THE SPECTACLE WE HAVE WITNESSED! Join us as we discuss Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey".

Flying kicks have never been so random, and yet so necessary. Join us as we discuss "Memories of Murder".
Recorded: 6.24.2026
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Release Date: May 2, 2003
Run Time: 2 Hr 11 Min
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cast: Song Kang-ho (Detective Park), Kim Sang-kyung (Detective Seo), Kim Roe-ha (Detective Cho), Song Jae-ho (Sergeant Shin)
Budget: $2.8M
Box Office: $4.4K opening weekend US & Canada, 1.2M worldwide
Tagline: “The worst of them will stay with you… forever.”
IMDb - 8.1/10 (269K)
Letterboxd - 4.4/5 
Rotten Tomatoes - 95% critic / 92% audience
Metacritic - 82 critic / 8.6 audience
Critic Consensus (RT) - “Memories of Murder blends the familiar crime genre with social satire and comedy, capturing the all-too human desperation of its key characters.”
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 4.2
Jesse: 4.5
Dawson: 4.9
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We watched this movie so you don't have to spend two hours wondering why nobody noticed a child living inside a giant clock. Join us as we discuss "Hugo".
Recorded: 5.28.2026
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Release Date: November 23, 2011
Run Time: 2 Hr 6 Min
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Chloe Grace Moretz (Isabelle), Ben Kingsley (Georges)
Budget: $150M
Box Office: 11M opening weekend US & Canada, 185M worldwide
Tagline: “One of the most legendary directors of our time takes you on an extraordinary adventure”
Watch On: Hulu/Paramount Plus
IMDb - 7.5/10 (349K)
Letterboxd - 3.5/5 
Rotten Tomatoes - 93% critic / 78% audience
Metacritic - 83 critic / 7.5 audience
Critic Consensus (RT) - “Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids' movies, and one that emanates an unabashed love for the magic of cinema.”
Movies around the same time: Drive, Moneyball, The Tree of Life
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 3.3
Jesse: 2.2
Dawson: 2.6
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Jack Burton brought a knife to a magic fight - and still somehow thinks he carried the team. Join us as we discuss "Big Trouble in Little China".
Recorded: 04.28.2026
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Country of Origin: US
Release Date: July 2, 1986
Run Time: 1 Hr 39 Min
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell (Jack Burton), Kim Cattrall (Gracie), Dennis Dunn (Wang), James Hong (David Lo Pan), Victor Wong (Egg Shen)
Budget: 25M
Box Office: 2.7M opening weekend US & Canada, 11M worldwide
Tagline: “Adventure doesn’t come any bigger!”
Watch On: Prime Video
IMDb - 7.2/10 (167K)
Letterboxd - 3.7/5 
Rotten Tomatoes - 71% critic / 82% audience
Metacritic - 53 critic / 7.3 audience
Critic Consensus (RT) - “Brimming with energy and packed with humor, Big Trouble in Little China distills kung fu B-movies as affectionately as it subverts them.”
Movies around the same time: Top Gun, Platoon, Cobra, Ferris Bueller, Labyrinth, Stand By Me, Three Amigos, Short Circuit
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 3.1
Jesse: 3.6
Dawson: 4.2
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Join us as we discuss "The Devil Wears Prada". That's all.
Recorded: 04.09.2026
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Release Date: June 30, 2006
Run Time: 1 Hr 49 Min
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Meryl Streep (Miranda), Anne Hathaway (Andy), Emily Blunt (Emily), Stanley Tucci (Nigel)
Budget: 35M
Box Office: 27M opening weekend US & Canada, 326M worldwide
Awards: 2 Oscars nominations - best actress, costume design
IMDb - 7/10 (530K)
Letterboxd - 3.8/5 
Rotten Tomatoes - 75% / 76%
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 3.9
Jesse: 3.3
Dawson: 4.2
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Today we are stepping into the blood-soaked ring with the Bronx Bull himself, Jake LaMotta. Join us as we discuss "Raging Bull". Plus we go over our Oscars picks prior to this coming Sunday! Who you got???
Recorded: 03.11.2026
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Country of Origin: USA
Release Date: Dec 19, 1980
Run Time: 2 Hr 9 Min
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer(s): Jake LaMotta, Joseph Carter, Peter Savage 
Producer(s): Robert Chartoff, Hal W. Polaire, Peter Savage, Irwin Winkler
Cinematographer: Michael Chapman
Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker
Cast: Robert De Niro (Jake La Motta), Cathy Moriarty (Vickie La Motta), Joe Pesci (Joey)
Genre: Boxing, Biography, Docudrama, Period Drama, Sport
Rating and Why: R for language, sexual content and violence
Film Location(s): Manhattan, New York (Hell’s Kitchen)
Budget: 18M
Box Office: 129K opening weekend US & Canada, 23M worldwide
Awards: 4 Oscars nominations - best picture, supporting actor, supporting actress, director. Won best actor.
Time Frame: 40s
Setting: New York
Synopsis: The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Tagline: “I don’t go down for nobody.”
Watch On: Prime Video
IMDb - 8.1 (408K) #183
Letterboxd - 4.2 (771K)
Rotten Tomatoes - 92% critic (151), 93% audience (100K+)
Metacritic - 90 Metascore (28) ”Universal Acclaim”, 8.5 User Score (527) “Universal Acclaim”
Critic Consensus (RT) - “Arguably Martin Scorsese's and Robert De Niro's finest film, Raging Bull is often painful to watch, but it's a searing, powerful work about an unsympathetic hero.”
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 3.7
Jesse: 3.8
Dawson: 4.2
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Crime. Chaos. Cameras. Crazy children. We are breaking down one of the most electric films ever put to screen. Join us as we discuss "City of God".
Recorded: 02.25.2026
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Country of Origin: Brazil, France
Release Date: Feb 13, 2004
Run Time: 2 Hr 10 Min
Director: Katya Lund, Fernando Meirelles
Genre: Coming of age, gangster, political drama
Rating and Why: R for obvious reasons
Film Location(s): Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Budget: 3.3M
Box Office: 88K opening weekend US & Canada, 30.6M worldwide
Awards: 4 Oscars nominations - director, adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing
Time Frame: 60s, 70s
Setting: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tagline: “If you run, the beast will get you. If you stay, the beast will eat you.”
Watch On: Paramount+ or Prime Video
IMDb - 8.6 (865K)
Letterboxd - 4.6 (1.4M)
Rotten Tomatoes - 91% critic (162), 97% audience (250K+)
Metacritic - 79 Metascore (33) ”Generally Favorable”, 9.0 User Score (663) “Universal Acclaim”
Critic Consensus (RT) - “City of God offers a shocking and disturbing - but always compelling - look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero.”
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 4.2
Jesse: 4.6
Dawson: 4.9
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Took a little six month break and now we are back! And what better way to jump back in than with a serial killer crime drama based on a true story. Join us as we discuss "Zodiac" and enjoy some peanut M&Ms. Only the best here.
Recorded: 02.05.2026
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Country of Origin: United States
Release Date: March 2, 2007 (U.S.)
Run Time: 2 Hr 7 Min
Director: David Fincher
Writer(s): James Vanderbilt, Robert Graysmith
Producer(s): Big list
Composer: David Shire
Cinematographer: Harris Savides
Editor: Angus Wall (The Social Network, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Cast: Jake G (Robert Graysmith), Mark Ruffalo (Inspector David Toschi), Anthony Edwards (Inspector William Armstrong), Robert Downey Jr. (Paul Avery)
Genre: Cop drama, docudrama, psychological thriller
Rating and Why: R for killings, language and brief sexual images
Film Location(s): Vallejo, CA
Budget: 65M
Box Office: 13M opening weekend US & Canada, 84M worldwide
Awards: 0 Oscars nominations (wow)
Time Frame: 60s and 70s
Setting: San Francisco area
Synopsis: Guy kills people and sends clues to the police. Never gets caught.
Tagline: “There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer”
Watch On: Paramount+, Netflix and Rent on Prime Video
IMDb - 7.7 (663K)
Letterboxd - 4.0 
Rotten Tomatoes - 90% critic (264), 77% audience (250K+)
Metacritic - 79 Metascore (40) ”Generally Favorable”, 8.0 User Score (663) “Generally Favorable”
Critic Consensus (RT) - “A quiet, dialogue-driven thriller that delivers with scene after scene of gut-wrenching anxiety. David Fincher also spends more time illustrating nuances of his characters and recreating the mood of the '70s than he does on gory details of murder.”
- Our Ratings - 
Dylan: 4
Jesse: 3.9
Dawson: 5.1
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The ONE and ONLY dinosaur movie. Okay, not the one and only, but the one that stomps and roars above the rest. The original dino flick. Join us as we discuss "Jurassic Park".
Recorded: 07.31.2025
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Country of Origin: United States
Release Date: June 11, 1993 (U.S.)
Run Time: 2 Hr 7 Min
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer(s): Michael Crichton, David Koepp
Producer(s): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy (among others)
Composer: John Williams
Cinematographer: Dean Cundey
Editor: Michael Kahn
Cast: Sam Neill (Grant), Laura Dern (Ellie), Jeff Goldblum (Malcolm)
Genre: Dinosaur, adventure, sci-fi thriller
Rating and Why: PG-13 for intense science fiction terror
Film Location(s): California and Hawaii
Budget: 63M
Box Office: 47M opening weekend US & Canada, 1.1B worldwide
Awards: 3 Oscars - best sound, effects (sound and visual)
Time Frame: Early 1990s
Setting: Isla Nubar near Costa Rica
Synopsis: Dinosaur park trial goes horribly wrong…
Tagline: “An adventure 65 million years in the making”
Watch On: Peacock and Rent on Prime Video
IMDb - 8.2 (1.1M), #140 in Top 250
Letterboxd - 4.1 (182K)
Rotten Tomatoes - 91% critic (202), 91% audience (250K+)
Metacritic - 68 Metascore (21) ”Generally Favorable”, 8.9 User Score (1.2K) “Universal Acclaim”
Critic Consensus (RT) - “Jurassic Park is a spectacle of special effects and life-like animatronics, with some of Spielberg’s best sequences of sustained awe and sheer terror since Jaws.”
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 5
Jesse: 5.3
Dawson: 5.3
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YOU TALKIN' TO ME??? De Niro puts on a clinic in this powerful flick. Join us as we discuss "Taxi Driver".
Recorded: 09.12.2024
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Origin: US
Release Date: February 9, 1976
Run Time: 1 Hr 54 Min
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Paul Shrader
Producers: Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Cinematographer: Michael Chapman
Cast: Robert De Niro (Travis), Jodie Foster (Iris), Cybill Shepherd (Betsy)
Genre: Psychological drama, crime
Rating and Why: R for obvious reasons
Film Location: Brooklyn & Manhattan
Budget: 1.3M
Box office: 28.5M worldwide, 116K opening weekend (US & Canada), 28M gross (US & Canada)
Awards: Oscar Nominee for Best Music/Original Score, Supporting Actress, Leading Actor, and Best Picture
Timeframe: Post Vietnam War
Setting: New York City
Synopsis: Vietnam vet with PTSD and insomnia becomes Batman… sort of…
Tagline: "On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody."
Watch On: Prime Video
IMDb - 8.2 (939K), #126
Letterboxd - 4.2 (1.99M)
Rotten Tomatoes - 89% critic (161), 93% audience (250K+)
Metacritic Metascore - 94 (23 critics)”Must-See”, 8.6 (1,200 users)
Critic Consensus (RT) - "A must-see film for movie lovers, this Martin Scorsese masterpiece is as hard-hitting as it is compelling, with Robert De Niro at his best."
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 3.5
Jesse: 3.7
Dawson: 3.9
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