We Need To Talk About Spider-Man

Since his debut almost sixty years ago, Spider-Man has been a global star. With appearances in film, tv, comics, theme park rides, stage shows, cruise lines, and even the Broadway stage, Spider-Man has been one of the most popular and beloved superheroes. Cody Lunsford and Chad Oliver have loved the Web Slinger for their entire lives, and now with the Spider-Verse expanding more than ever with all kinds of Spider-Content, they've decided that they NEED to talk about Spider-Man. On a podcast. They were talking about him plenty before, they just weren't recording it. From That Might Be Cool productions and the team behind the podcast Best Pictures, swing by and listen to your friendly neighborhood podcast, We Need to Talk About Spider-Man.

Inglourious Basterds - 2009

Nomadland, Minari, and Raya, oh my! What a bunch of great new movies! Lucky for you, we talk about all of them on the latest Best Pictures. We also talk about a great OLDER movie, Inglourious Basterds, Chad's pick for the greatest film of 2009. Do Mark and Cody agree? Find out!

Cloverfield - 2008

Who would win in a fight between TJ Miller and the Cloverfield Monster? Is the new Tom and Jerry any good? What about the latest documentary on Billie Eilish? What about that David Copperfield movie? All are discussed on this week's Best Pictures.

Live and Let Cry - Grave of the Fireflies

In the series finale of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures makes one last attempt to make Eli Smith of Purely Nostalgia cry. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so Cody has employed his secret weapon: anime.

Will Studio Ghibli's bleak war drama Grave of the Fireflies finally squeeze a tear out of old Dry Eyes? Is it a bummer when children die? And most importantly, what have we learned from this experiment? We'll answer all these questions in this final episode of Live and Let Cry.

Slumdog Millionaire - 2008

Another Boyle? Geez! The guys not only talk about Slumdog Millionaire, but also The Oscars in general and three current movies they all love!

The Dark Knight - 2008

The Dark Knight is a movie about Batman. Mark thinks it's better than the movie about a robot. But is it? Find out now!!

Live and Let Cry - Kramer vs. Kramer

In this eighth episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures has not given up trying to make Eli Smith of Purely Nostalgia cry. Cody's Best Pictures co-host Chad Oliver joins to talk about his choice, the 1979 divorce drama Kramer vs. Kramer.

How similar is this movie to Marriage Story? What's up with that french toast scene? Does Doctor Doom have a twitter account? All these questions and more will be answered in this episode of Live and Let Cry!

Episodes of Live and Let Cry will release on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

Burn After Reading - 2008

Three white guys talking Coen Brothers? Can life get better? No. No it can not. On this episode, in addition to Burn After Reading, we also discuss Sound of Metal, Midnight Sky, and Shadow In The Cloud.

Wall-E - 2008

It's a new year! And it's also a new Mini-Series for Best Pictures. We are tackling 2008 starting with Cody's pick for the best movie of the year, Wall-E. We also try to get to the bottom of the Avatar Sequels and the upcoming Clifford the Big Red Dog movie.

Live and Let Cry - Carol

In this seventh episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make Eli Smith of Purely Nostalgia cry once again…. Christmas style. This month they watched the 2015 romantic drama Carol!

Is this a stealth remake of The Fox and the Hound? Is Eli destined to become a Mall Santa? And more importantly, will the sentimentality of the Christmas season finally make him cry? Tune in to find out!

Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

Holiday Special - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

On this special Holiday Episode of the Best Pictures Podcast, Cody, Chad, and Mark are joined by their podcast daddy, Jason Hammons who insisted on talking about a movie that he was pissed wasn’t covered during our 2005 series, only to realize that... maybe it didn't age so great. We also talk about the state of the movie industry and have a holly jolly Christmas time! It's a fun episode! Please listen to it! We have a guest! It's fun!

Hot Rod - BONUS

Team Tom or Team Jerry? Team Fudd or Team Bunny? Team Road Runner or Team Coyote? We also talk about the movie Hot Rod as our bonus episode for 2007!

Live and Let Cry - The Fox and the Hound

In this sixth episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make tears roll down Eli Smith’s cheeks once again. This time, the movie was picked by Purely Nostalgia co-host Clint Page, who went with the animated Disney animated classic The Fox and the Hound.

Is this movie more similar to The Prince of Egypt or Brokeback Mountain? Do kids care about bugs? What DOES the fox say? Tune in to hear the answers to these important questions!

Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

No Country For Old Men - 2007

If you like to hear about the old timers, you couldn't have picked a better episode to listen to! This week we are discussing 2007's Academy Award Winner for Best Picture, No Country For Old Men. Is it better than Sunshine? Can it beat The Prestige for Best movie of our lifetime so far? Listen and find out!

The Darjeeling Limited - 2007

Well... we lost most of an episode due to a computer crash in the middle of recording. It's been a while since this has happened, but we were able to keep our megaplex section where we talked about Sychronic, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Hear that and our brief thoughts on The Darjeeling Limited on this episode!

Live and Let Cry - Pursuit of Happiness

In this fifth episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make Eli Smith of Purely Nostalgia cry by watching the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness.

Is a movie that is ostensibly about happiness a good choice for a podcast about crying? Does Will Smith have any great movies? What's the deal with Rubik's Cubes? For answers to all of these important questions, hit that play button!

Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

Sunshine - 2007

After speculation about what the heck is happening in the third Spider-Man movie after the announcement that Electro is back?! Cody, Chad, and Mark discuss Cody's pick for the best movie of 2007, Sunshine.

There Will Be Blood - 2007

Launching into their 2007 miniseries, The Best Picture Boys discuss Mark's pick for the best movie of 2007, There Will Be Blood. Not everyone agrees!

Live and Let Cry - Arrival

In this fourth episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make Purely Nostalgia’s Eli Smith cry once again. But this time, the movie was picked by Best Pictures co-host Mark Watlington, who went with the 2016 sci-fi drama Arrival.

Is this movie depressing or hopeful? Mark and Cody think it’s the latter, but Eli’s not so sure. Tune in to find out if they can convince him, and to hear about Mark’s confusing crying tendencies.
Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

The Devil Wears Prada - 2006

On the 2006 Bonus Ep, Cody, Chad, and Mark talk about The Devil Wears Prada! They also discuss movies they've recently seen like Tenet, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and Mulan.