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A look back at 2025

March 10, 2026·1 hr 27 min·2 clips

A Pixar film where a girl becomes an eco-terrorist - darker than you'd expect

Brennan opens with Cameron Shaw, Caleb Wimble, and Gavin, and the first stretch is mostly the crew catching up on life chaos. He mentions his upcoming wedding, Cameron talks about his own brain being split by a project, and Caleb says he is working through a cold and stomach bug. The mood is loose right away. From there the show moves into a year-end look back at the year's movies, with the panel admitting that several of the biggest releases did not really stay with them. They mention titles like *Weapons* and *Ballerina*, but those mostly come up as examples of movies they do not feel like relitigating. The conversation keeps finding its center in smaller or less obvious films. *Twinless* comes up as a real standout, with a great Dylan O'Brien performance and a strong cast all the way through. *Griffin in Summer* gets a warm shout as a very cute coming-of-age movie that not many people seem to have watched. They also bring up *Eagles of the Republic*, a nice political thriller from Tarik Saleh, and note that it sits in the loose same-actor trilogy he has been building. The panel is clear that it is not a masterpiece, but it is exactly the kind of movie that lingers after the bigger ones fade. *No Other Choice* and *Begonia* also come up among the films they liked. Even so, those movies do not stick with them as strongly as *Twinless* or the other smaller picks. That contrast becomes the point of the discussion. The hosts talk through how they have been gravitating toward smaller or more independent titles in recent years. They still watch the major releases, but the ones that really rise to the top are often the crumbs from elsewhere. The episode keeps its brisk, conversational rhythm, with side comments and quick corrections folded right into the argument. Toward the end, the show pivots into housekeeping and future plans. Brennan points listeners toward an upcoming Oscars recap that he will miss. He also previews a later Bride of Alternate Ending episode about Ethan Hawke in *Daybreakers*, which the show is choosing to cover because of Hawke's nomination. The whole thing lands as a candid, lightly scattered year-end conversation that cares more about what stuck than about ranking for ranking's sake.

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A year-end movie chat that leans into candid opinions, smaller films, and a few clear favorites.

The conversation settles into a year-end movie roundtable that values candid favorites as much as clear disappointments. It is strongest when it lingers on what stayed with the panel, especially Twinless and Griffin in Summer, while still giving room to smaller or more…

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