We're Back! No, I'm not referring to the classic 1993 animated dinosaur film starring John Goodman. I'm talking about the Essential Viewing podcast! We're finally back after a month long hiatus and have a packed episode for you with all the banter and film discussion you could want. In this special episode we hold an extended roundtable and discuss Jordan Peele's newest out-of-this-world film Nope.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Get ready to hit the mean streets of New York yet again because this week, Christian had us watch 25th Hour, the 2002 Spike Lee Joint starring Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, Barry Pepper, and Tony Siragusa. Did this film leave us feeling like we just had a great night at the club, or were we ready to not see each other for 7 years after watching it? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Fire up your engines and hop into the cockpit with the EV crew as we take to the skies for an exhilarating discussion of Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Val Kilmer. Did this movie soar like an F-18? Or did it crash and burn after getting intercepted by enemy anti-aircraft missiles. Find out on this week's episode! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Get in your Ford Fiesta and drive down to the countryside to join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Alex Garland's 2022 horror film Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. Was the film so good that the guys wanted to watch it seven times in a row? Or were they spooked out of their theaters by the film's poor quality? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Grab your shades and suits and hop in the Essential Viewingmobile as the guys discuss The Blues Brothers, the 1980 musical-comedy directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and a motley crew of American soul music legends. Were the boys tossing bottles at the screen trying to shut off this film, or tossing bottles at the screen in reverence for the musical hijinks? Don't touch that dial, keep listening to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Join the EV crew as we venture into the frozen depths of Antarctica to discuss The Thing, the 1982 film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, and Wilford Brimley. Did this film infect our minds and turn us into fans or did it leave us unscathed and unimpressed? Find out on this week's episode. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Join your favorite Essential Viewing hosts, along with special guest Jordan Wolff, as the crew finally gives their thoughts on the new A24 film Everything Everywhere All At Once. The movie is directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and stars Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Did the guys not want to get off this wild ride through the multiverse? Or would they prefer to live in a universe where this film doesn't exist? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Tune into this week's episode of Essential Viewing to hear our discussion of THE NORTHMAN, Robert Eggers' epic Scandinavian revenge film starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Willem DaFoe. Will this film have us swearing revenge against Eggers for desecrating our film-going experience, or will we champion his name as we ride to the gates of Valhalla? Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Join the EV crew for our discussion of the 1999 film Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai, directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Forest Whitaker. Did this film leave us yearning to live by the Way of The Samurai, or did we end up wishing we could ghost out of the movie? Find out on this week's episode. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on:https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

The EV gang wasn't able to discuss a new film this week, so instead we are breaking an old episode (from all the way back in 2016) out of the vault. We are all excited for his new 2022 film, The Northman, so we thought it was a good time to revisit Robert Egger's 2015 directorial debut, The Witch. The film stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, and Anya Taylor-Joy in her cinematic debut. We will be back next week with a brand new episode! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing