Aaron and Josh Sarnecky return in a new year to talk about Cloverfield, celebrating its 15th anniversary.

Cloverfield is a found footage monster movie directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard. It opened in theaters on January 18, 2008.

The film follows Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David), along with his friends and family (Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, and Mike Vogel). During Rob’s farewell party, a giant monster starts destroying Manhattan. The incident is shown via camcorder footage.

Cloverfield garnered a mostly positive reception. Renowned French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma named it the third best film of 2008. The movie grossed $172 million on a $25 million budget.

Josh and Aaron discuss the plot, camerawork, and monster. They also chat about the found footage genre’s potential.

For more January movies, you can listen to Josh and Aaron’s podcasts on Snow Dogs and The Green Hornet.

Cloverfield is available on Pluto TV and Prime Video.