Calling all Caped Crusaders! I have Nate Memmott joining me on this week's episode to talk about Matt Reeves' The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, and Paul Dano. We discuss the film in detail - so SPOILER WARNING!! Hear our takes on the movie - as well as ranking our top 5 Batman movies. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

In this episode the amazingly talented and wonderful Sarah Jane Watts joins me to give out some rom-com awards. We talk best speech, best romantic gesture, and even pitch our own dream rom-coms.  Mailbag - [email protected] Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

We got the 2022 Oscar Nominations this week!! It's one of my favorite times of the year - I talk about the nominees for all of the major categories and discuss who was snubbed, as well as some way too early predictions of winners.  Send mailbag questions/comments to [email protected] Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

On this episode James and I talk about our favorite movies from 2021 as well as our favorite performances and some other recommendations - this was a fun one! Let me know at [email protected] what your favorite movies of the year were. Full 2021 Ranked List: https://boxd.it/elwYQ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

On this episode I take a dive into the work of celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan. I've always considered him to be one of my favorite directors - so I really enjoyed diving into his movies again for this episode. I start off by talking about Nolan's life and some fun facts I found (2:54). Then I try to identify what specifically defines Nolan's style as a filmmaker (9:56) and I end the episode with a definitive Aspiring Cinephile ranking of Nolan's filmography (21:45). Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Nolan Ranking List: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/christopher-nolan-aspiring-cinephile-official/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

On this episode I'll be counting down my 22 most anticipated films of 2022! This is going to be a great year in movies, there should be something for everyone. 2022 is going to be an exciting year for the show - thank you so much for listening! A reminder to check out the links below for my Letterboxd profile - as well as a link to send in a voice message for the show. I would also like to start a mailbag for the show - if you have any questions you'd like answered on the show please send them to [email protected]! Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

It's 2022 and we're kicking it off with a great show, we're talking about the most successful film of 2021 - Spider-Man: No Way Home! I was joined by one of my best friends Nate Memmott on this episode - he loves comic books, video games, and he is one of my favorite people to talk movies and pop culture with. (SPOILER WARNING! We discuss the movie in its entirety, as well as discussing the MCU as it currently stands. Ye be warned.) We start off with a discussion of No Way Home (2:59) and then get into what we think the future of Spider-Man movies will be/should be (36:33). We cap off our conversation by sharing our personal rankings of all of the Spider-Man films (56:47). 2022 is going to be an exciting year for the show - thank you so much for listening! A reminder to check out the links below for my Letterboxd profile - as well as a link to send in a voice message for the show. I would also like to start a mailbag for the show - if you have any questions you'd like answered on the show please send them to [email protected]! Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

It's 2022 - I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season and New Year's celebration! I have missed doing this show, I'm so excited to dive back in this year. I just wanted to put out this quick update episode to let you know what I have planned for the pod this year - time to start building the hype! Thanks to Ben Lowell for the new music for the show - check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuluNpl0wjsxCSfko68BTQ/videos My Letterboxd profile: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Send mailbag questions/suggestions to [email protected] Thanks for all of the support! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

In this episode (recorded at the end of September) Sarah and I discuss the Disney animated films we are the most excited to show to our little boy Jude! He was born on 10/5/21 and is a happy and healthy baby.  New music for the show created by Ben Lowell - check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuluNpl0wjsxCSfko68BTQ The official List of Shame is on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/films/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support

Hello! James is back to talk about our 5 favorite actresses after we had such a blast talking about our favorite actors. Please forgive the subpar audio quality - I was not using my normal setup for this episode.   The official List of Shame is on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/films/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aspiringcinephile/support