This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I count down our top five movies of 1998. battleshippretension.com/patreon-top-...

Natalie and I do a crossword puzzle with Rachel in “The One with Joey’s Interview” and do a crossword puzzle with Robin in “The Fortress.” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

Favorite new-to-me movies, October 2025: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Chase (1966) Downhill Racer The Getaway (1994) Jeremiah Johnson

Natalie and I talk about our dead grandmother with Monica in “The One in Massapequa” and talk about Ted’s dead grandmother with Jeanette in “Weekend at Barney’s.” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

After the Hunt: This movie is very middle-age guy saying “6/7,” if you know what I mean

Natalie and I pilfer Mona’s apartment with Ross in “The One with the Tea Leaves” and pilfer the Captain’s apartment with Lily in “The Ashtray.” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

In addition to L.A. food banks, pantries, community fridges, and other food donation programs, we see free Cambodian chicken rice porridge, kids goodie bags, and a program that allows you to buy a meal for someone at a growing chain. The full story: lataco.com/free-food-la... By Hadley Tomicki

Tyler and I talk about the moment in various movies in which shit gets real as well as JT Mollner’s Strange Darling. battleshippretension.com/episode-945-...

Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior

This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I discuss our favorite performances by the late Gene Hackman. battleshippretension.com/patreon-in-m...

Getting laid off < Getting laid

Natalie and I tell Rachel we're falling for her with Joey in “The One Where Joey Tells Rachel” and tell Jeanette we're falling for her with Ted in “Bad Crazy.” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

On this special holiday spooktacular, Movie Meltdown discuss Haunt directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. battleshippretension.com/movie-meltdo...

Got laid off today in case anyone knows of any jobs in post-production/distribution/archiving/restoration type work

It was a great pleasure to once again join @daveypretension.bsky.social and Tyler!

AFI Fest 2025: The Testament of Ann Lee / Train Dreams, by Scott Nye (@railoftomorrow.bsky.social) battleshippretension.com/afi-fest-202...

Tyler and I are joined by @aaronsps4.bsky.social to discuss movies inspired by video games as well as Naoko Yamada’s The Colors Within. battleshippretension.com/episode-944-...

Man, Green Bay is really giving it to the Nashville Predators

The Tale of Sylian: Tamara Kotevska manages to take a human interest story about a farmer befriending a wounded stork allow it to encompass an entire overview of Macedonian agriculture, economy and politics while keeping it all lovely and heartwarming. Another terrific achievement #AFIFEST

Seeds: Absolutely gorgeous black and white fly-on-the-wall documentary about Black American farmers in the present day #AFIFEST

Kontinental ‘25: After spending so much ire on the dumbest, ugliest parts of Romania, Jude turns his mockery toward the learned, sophisticated left and the lies they (meaning we, let’s be honest) tell to let themselves off the hook. His most accessible in ages; take that how you will #AFIFEST

The Voice of Hind Rajab: Paul Greengrass as agitprop. Not subtle and not meant to be. Ought to provoke anger and an impulse toward action in anyone with half a heart #AFIFEST

Peter Hujar’s Day: Massive and delicate all at once. Everything is nothing and nothing is everything. Impossible to look away from #AFIFEST

The President's Cake: A gather quest about poverty under dictatorship, among many other things. A work of bracing honesty with a complete lack of pretense #AFIFEST

Two Prosecutors: A stomach-churning exercise in Soviet era cynicism. I guess that makes it sound bad it’s one the most quietly powerful movie I’ve seen this year #AFIFEST

Is This Thing On?: Bradley Cooper in James L. Brooks mode is an odd fit. Interesting that he keeps making movies about the clash between interpersonal passions and artistic/performing ones but there’s a falseness here that I didn’t feel in either of his previous two #AFIFEST

La Grazia: Sorrentino has now made three films starring Toni Servillo as politicians. Even more amazing, they’re all bad #AFIFEST

Father Mother Sister Brother: Kind of quintessentially Jarmusch in the way it doesn’t differentiate between style/taste and any other genes or traits passed down from generation to generation #AFIFEST

The Stranger: Because I’m a philistine who’s never read the book, my only reference point for this story is the Cure song. Imagine my surprise when it played over the end credits! Anyway, I liked it #AFIFEST

Sound of Falling: Almost like a ghost story except the only specter is the violence visited on women over four generations living on the same property. Tactile, experiential. Like a nightmare you don’t want to look away from #AFIFEST

Natalie and I watch a video with Rachel in “The One with the Birthing Video” and watch a video with Barney in “P.S. I Love You.” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

I feel like this is a “you mispronouncing longevity” issue

All That’s Left of You: An exceedingly well made historical/political drama told with righteous fury and heartbreak. What a movie #AFIFEST

Cover-Up: A look at both the process and the mission of journalism through the story of someone who’s tried his best to embody it #AFIFEST

Kicked off AFI Fest this year with Hong Sang-soo’s blurry video comedy What Does That Nature Say to You, another conversational movie filled as ever with revealing drunkenness. A delight

Natalie and I hate pickles with Rachel in “The One with the Secret Closet” and love pickles with Marshall in “Ring Up!” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

Tyler and I discuss movies about taxis as well as Martin Campbell’s Cleaner. battleshippretension.com/episode-942-...

No, it’s Bif Naked

Natalie and I see Chandler’s penis with the gang in “The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath” and see a stranger’s penis with Robin in “Band or DJ?” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

“Not everyone is in show business, Larry.”

Tyler and David discuss preparation montages as well as Mike Cheslik’s Hundreds of Beavers. battleshippretension.com/episode-941-...

Holy shit. What a devastating loss. There’s less beauty in the world now and less hope without the possibility that every day could be the day D’Angelo was gonna drop another masterpiece on all our heads

This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I count down our top five movies of 1942. battleshippretension.com/patreon-top-...

Trying to picture Lockjaw on that jet ski…

Natalie and I type allusions to sex acts with Chandler in “The One Where Joey Dates Rachel” and write down plans for sex acts with Lily in “The Final Page: Part Two.” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

Sports headline writers: It’s time to let go of saying one team “edges” another. I know it used to have a different meaning but those days are over

Favorite new-to-me-movies, September 2025 (sorry, I was on vacation): Kill Me Again Moonraker Ms. 45 Octopussy Serpico

When the Cubs lose