Joey's Movie Podcast

Joey and Anna catch up on some late-breaking 2023 releases, and discuss everything that happened at this year's Oscars ceremony.

How did A24 win Best Picture twice in 10 years and become a studio worthy of it's own podcast episode? Joey and Anna answer that exact question, and give out some awards to their favorite A24-produced films.

It's my favorite episode of the year! Anna joins me to rank our ten favorite movies of the year, some of which we share, and some of which we're hearing about for the first time.

Joey and Anna are choosing to accept their mission of discussing the first four Mission Impossible movies, talking about which movies have the best performances, screenplay, and action setpieces.

BARBIE is here, and so is Anna Shedd to discuss the filmmaking career of Greta Gerwig, one of the signature directors of her generation. From her directorial features like Lady Bird and Little Women, to her early writing and acting efforts like Mistress America and Frances Ha, we talk about what makes her so special and why her movies are so resonant and effective.

Wyatt and Mauricio return to the podcast to celebrate and discuss the very best of Christopher Nolan's filmography, including what does and doesn't work about each of his films, and why he's become one of the most captivating and prolific directors of our generation.

Joey and Anna explore one of the most prevalent and somewhat pervasive sub-genres in film history... the "based on a true story" movie, from biopics to historical epics to current event docudramas.

Anna and Joey are caught in a time loop on the latest episode of the podcast to discuss Edge of Tomorrow and Palm Springs, two movies that draw on the classic premise of "Groundhog day."

Joey and Anna talk through the big 8 categories at this year's Academy Awards, sharing their predictions for who will win, and who they personally think should win in each category.

Anna Shedd returns for our annual best-of-the-year episode, where we'll be... *Anna sighs heavily* ...RANKING our favorite movies of 2022, talk about what we're looking forward to in 2023, and possibly argue about The Fabelmans.

Mauricio Morazan make his first ever appearance on the pod to discuss Damien Chazelle's first three movies to date in anticipation of his forthcoming forth movie, Babylon.

Joey and Anna create a ten-movie hall of fame to celebrate the last 22 years of female-directed films including Little Women, Your Sister's Sister, and Booksmart.

Joey's brother Wyatt joins the podcast to discuss two movies centered around characters trying to change the game of baseball, Moneyball (2011) and 42 (2013).

Joey and Anna discuss all the most exciting narratives heading into Oscar Sunday, and predict who they think will win in some of the biggest categories.

It's time for our year end look back at every movie we saw, and which ones we loved the most! Anna joins me to exchange our ten favorite movies of 2021.

Anna Shedd joins me to discuss and rank the incredibly expansive filmography of one of America's treasures, Tom Hanks. Spoiler alert... we only had one movie in common.

Joining me to talk about all 24 movies made by Pixar Animation Studios is Anna Shedd, Bethany Calvo and Christa Matsuno. Through the process of one of our LEGENDARY brackets we have narrowed down the best Pixar movie ever made, resulting in the longest episode in this podcast's history. Download the bracket at joeyrjames.com/pixar!

Joey and Anna are back to finish what they started... determine the greatest Avengers movie to date. On this episode, they're focusing on the Russo Brothers' 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), and choosing between their finals. They also discuss phase 4 and the future of the MCU.

On this episode, Joey and Anna start their two episode deep-dive on all of the Avengers movies released so far, using a mini-bracket to determine which of the four is the greatest. First, they've got to decide between Joss Whedon's 'The Avengers' (2012) and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015).

Joey and Anna are here to fill you in on 10 movies each that they're looking forward to in the second half of 2021.