One Battle After Another & The Smashing Machine Reviews + Interview With Benny Safdie
On our first ever episode of Project Big Screen, we review Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest hit ‘One Battle After Another’ and discuss whether the nearly unanimous praise is warranted. Also on the show, we review ‘The Smashing Machine’ starring The Rock as well as a grab bag of quick reactions to some of the past few week’s smaller releases. We have a collaborative ranking of our favorite movies of 2025 so far and then to wrap the show up, ‘Smashing Machine’ director Benny Safdie sits down with Gooch to discuss his latest film, working with Christopher Nolan, and the directors he loves. Make sure to like and subscribe — and if you want to be a part of our fan rankings, comment your Letterboxd username below and we’ll follow you!
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Intro - (0:00)
One Battle After Another Review - (2:09)
Smashing Machine Review - (23:57)
Play Dirty Review - (42:40)
Anemone Review - (51:22)
Megadoc Review - 55:17)
Life of a Showgirl Review - (59:39)
Jay Kelly Trailer - (1:02:11)
NY Film Festival Recap - (1:05:46)
Other Streaming Stuff - (1:07:44)
Top 10 Movies of 2025 - (1:10:29)
Interview with Benny Safdie - (1:29:42)
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What Is The Best Walk Up Song? (The Bracket, Vol. 191)
What Is The Best Walk Up Song?
Welcome to VOLUME 191 of The Bracket. Kenjac is host alongside Clem, Tommy Smokes, Marty Mush and White Sox Dave
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Intro - (0:00)
Trevor Story vs Freddy Freeman - (5:13)
Jose Ramirez vs Mookie Betts - (10:15)
Elly De La Cruz vs Fernando Tatis - (15:18)
Aaron Judge vs Juan Soto - (18:43)
Kyle Schwarber vs Cal Raleigh - (22:47)
Christian Yelich vs George Springer - (27:36)
Bryce Harper vs Pete Alonso - (31:33)
Shohei Ohtani vs Bobby Witt Jr - (35:35)
Playoffs - (38:24)
Finals - (54:34)
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What Was The Best Empire In History? (The Bracket, Vol. 190)
What Was The Best Empire In History?
Welcome to VOLUME 190 of The Bracket. Kenjac is host alongside Chief, Whtie Sox Dave, Vibbs and the Wonton Don.
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Intro - (0:00)
12 Holy Roman Empire v 5 Qing Dynasty - (3:38)
4 America v 13 New Kingdom of Egypt - (12:53)
8 Macedonian Empire v 9 Umayyad Caliphate - (24:44 )
1 British Empire v - 16 Yuan Dynasty (40:59)
11 Persian Empire v 6 Spanish Empire - (44:29)
14 Portuguese Empire v 3 Roman Empire (54:31)
10 Byzantine Empire v Ottoman Empire - (1:03:53)
2. Mongol Empire v 15 Russian Empire (1:12:25)
Playoffs - (1:22:37)
Finals - (1:50:10)
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‘HIM’ Review + Sylvester Stallone, Frank Grillo & More Join The Show!
'Him' was a huge bummer after delivering one of the coolest trailers of the year. Kenjac and Gooch review the latest from Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw productions, go over news and do an NFL player actor comparison exercise. Also interviews with Tulsa King cast members Sylvester Stallone, Frank Grillo, Garrett Hedlund, Kevin Pollack, Dana Delany, Martin Starr, Bella Heathcote, Annabella Sciorra and Jay Will.
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Intro - (0:00)
Mandalorian & Grogu Teaser - (5:00)
Tom Holland Stunt Injury - (11:06)
Chris Nolan Is Our President - (13:22)
Shelby Oaks Reactions - (16:26)
Netflix Enters WB Bid - (18:01)
'Slime' Movie - (24:01)
'The Chair Company' Trailer - (28:58)
Peacemaker Ep. 5 Review - (32:56)
Alien Earth Ep. 7 Review - (37:15)
Frank Grillo Interview - (42:26)
Sylvester Stallone Interview - (1:08:14)
Garrett Hedlund & Bella Heathcote - (1:15:55)
Kevin Pollack & Dana Delany - (1:25:11)
Martin Starr, Jay Will and Annabella Sciorra - (1:34:32)
'Him' Review SPOILERS - (1:42:10)
NFL Actor Comps - (1:58:42)
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What Is The Best Movie Of The 1980's? (The Bracket, Vol. 189)
What is the best movie of the 1980s?
Welcome to VOLUME 189 of The Bracket. Kenjac is host alongside Tbob, Klemmer, Gooch, Robbie Fox and Clem.
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Intro - (0:00)
Back to the Future v Airplane - (5:37)
Predator v Die Hard - (14:58)
The Goonies v Aliens - (22:35)
Cheah in Game - (30:00)
Cheah in Winner v Empire Strikes Back - (37:39)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off v The Shining - (41:24)
Blade Runner v E.T. - (47:45)
Ghostbusters v The terminator - (53:42)
Cheah in Game - (58:35)
Cheah in winner v Indiana Jones - (1:10)
Playoffs - (1:11:12)
Finals - (1:27:27)
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