In this No Brow, Josh and Cooper break down this years Oscar nominations category by category.     This Week’s Recs:   The Leftovers https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2699128/   Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice https://www.sekirothegame.com/

“You are in a room with two New York Jews, we’re going to make sure you get the bagel thing right.”   This week, Josh and Cooper and special guest Danny Marshall talk about multiverses. In an alternate universe, our podcast is successful. Discussions include the difference between bagels and donuts, the difference between butt plugs and dildos, and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.   High Brow:   Everything Everywhere All At Once Written and Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert   Low Brow:   Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Directed by Bob Perichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman Story by Phil Lord

In This No Brow, Josh and Cooper talk about three 2022 satires of the very rich: The Menu, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Triangle of Sadness.   Time stamps: The Menu (3:25) Glass Onion (16:42) Triangle of Sadness (40:51)     This Week’s Rec’s:   The Big Short https://letterboxd.com/film/the-big-short/   Junji Ito: Maniac https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=81295011

“The way to win is to go straight to the nards as hard and as fast as you can”   This week, Cooper and Josh talk about martial arts, which means we get to talk about that awesome part in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon where she like, corkscrew jumps in the air. That was sick as hell. Discussions include Roger Moore, the difference between Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s, and Josh’s terrible cat.   Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Directed by Ang Lee Written by Hui-Ling Wang and James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai   Enter the Dragon Directed by Robert Clouse Written by Michael Allin

In This No Brow, Josh and Cooper talk about AI and nepo babies.   This Week’s Rec’s:   EO https://letterboxd.com/film/eo/

“What were we talking about? Oh yeah, Baseball”   This week, Cooper and Josh talk about baseball. In this episode, Josh has to explain to Cooper what a short stop is, and it all kinda goes downhill from there. Discussions include spreadsheets, 2005 Greg Kinnear, and whether or not logs come from the woods.   High Brow:   Moneyball Directed by Bennett Miller Written by Steve Zailian and Aaron Sorkin   Low Brow:     The Bad News Bears Directed by Michael Ritchie Written by Bill Lancaster

This week, Cooper and Josh discuss White Lotus Season 2, then look back on their first year of podcasting. We think we did pretty great.   Skip ahead to 34:49 if you’d like to avoid White Lotus spoilers.   This Week’s Recs:   BDSM: Secretary vs. 50 Shades of Grey https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-brow-low-brow/id1599663273?i=1000578164581   Pretending Dead People Are Alive: The Talented Mr. Ripley vs. Weekend at Bernies https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-brow-low-brow/id1599663273?i=1000557703269

In this very special holiday No Brow, Cooper and Josh give their fans a white elephant gift.

“I want them to not be in love.”   This week, Cooper and Josh talk about adult films. Which means we’re talking about porn, but we were nervous about putting the word porn in the title, but it’s in the title of one of the movies? We don’t know what we’re doing. Discussions include Jessie’s Girl, Cards as Weapons, and a very problematic Justin Long performance.     High Brow:   Boogie Nights Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson   Low Brow:   Zack and Miri Make a Porno Written and Directed by Kevin Smith

This week, Cooper and Josh briefly lose their minds about a Southland Tales TikTok before settling down and discussing what your favorite Christmas movie says about you.   This Week’s Recs:   Crimes of the Future https://letterboxd.com/film/crimes-of-the-future-2022/   Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian https://letterboxd.com/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian/