#659: Top 5 Best Worst Movies

Rob Hill, author of "The Bad Movie Bible"

1. Double Down

2. Terror in Beverly Hills

3. For Y'ur Height Only

4. Elves

5. The Room

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John S. Rad's "Dangerous Men"

Chris Galegar

#658: Top 5 Movie Years

Adam

1. 2007

2. 1957

3. 1999

4. 1989

5. 1959

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Josh

Chronological (mostly)

1. 1959

2. 1952

3. 1967

4. 1974

5. 1999

#657: Top 5 Female-Directed Debuts

Adam

1. HARLAN COUNTY, USA, Barbara Kopple

2. THE ARBOR, Cleo Barnard

3. RATCATCHER, Lynne Ramsay

4. EVE'S BAYOU, Kasi Lemmons

5. LA POINTE-COURTE, Agnès Varda

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Josh

1. DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, Julie Dash

2. AWAY FROM HER, Sarah Polley

3. A NEW LEAF, Elaine May

4. EVE'S BAYOU, Kasi Lemmons

5 SWEETIE, Jane Campion

#655: Top 5 Superhero Costumes

Adam

1. Superman, SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE

Special Guest Tom King on Superman

Batman, Mister Miracle, The Vision, The Sheriff of Babylon, Omega Men

2. Catwoman, BATMAN RETURNS

3. Rorschach, WATCHMEN

4. Batman, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

5. Deadpool, DEADPOOL

Adam, age 5, as Superman

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Josh

1. Spider-Man, SPIDER-MAN 3

2. Captain America, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

3. Wonder Woman, WONDER WOMAN

4. Rorschach, WATCHMEN

5. The Rocketeer, THE ROCKETEER

#654: Top 5 Horror Debuts

Adam

George Romero Memorial List

1. The Night of the Hunter / Charles Laughton

2. The Orphanage / J.A. Bayona

3. The Blair Witch Project / Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez

3. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Ana Lily Amirpour

5. The Babadook / Jennifer Kent

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Josh

1. Eraserhead / David Lynch

2. Night Of The Living Dead / George Romero

3. Un Chien Andalou / Luis Bunuel

4. Cronos / Guillermo del Toro

5. The Orphanage / J.A. Bayona

#653: Top 5 Noah Baumbach Characters

1. Brooke (Greta Gerwig), MISTRESS AMERICA

2. Bernard Berkman (Jeff Daniels), THE SQUID AND THE WHALE

3. Frances (Greta Gerwig), FRANCES HA

4. JL: Margot (Nicole Kidman), MARGOT AT THE WEDDING / AK: Jamie (Adam Driver), WHILE WE'RE YOUNG

5. JL: Chet (Eric Stoltz), KICKING AND SCREAMING / AK: Max (Chris Eigeman), KICKING AND SCREAMING

#651: Top 5 Tom Cruise Performances

Josh

1. Jerry Maguire, JERRY MAGUIRE

2. Ron Kovic, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY

3. Maverick, TOP GUN

4. Les Grossman, TROPIC THUNDER

5. Cage, EDGE OF TOMORROW

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#1 Tom Cruise Performance

Amy Nicholson, "Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor"

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Adam

1. Vincent Lauria, THE COLOR OF MONEY

2. Frank T.J. Mackey, MAGNOLIA

3. Dr. William Harford, EYES WIDE SHUT

4. Ron Kovic, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY

5. Ethan Hunt, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

#649: Top 5 Darren Aronofsky Scenes

Adam

1. Creation of the world / “We broke the world,” NOAH

2. The Ram Jam/Ending, THE WRESTLER

3. “Feed me, Sara,” REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

4. Rehearsal hallucination, BLACK SWAN

5. “I Only Have Eyes for You,” PI

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Josh

1. Refrigerator attack, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

2. Deli counter entertainer, THE WRESTLER

3. The transformation, BLACK SWAN

4. The conquistador’s commission, THE FOUNTAIN

5. Brain on the subway stairs, PI