175: Wes Anderson Ranked

Our first director ranked episode since episode 134: David Fincher Ranked, we look at the films by Wes Anderson as we celebrate his tenth feature film release, The French Dispatch. Joining the show is Stephanie Prior, who was last heard on episode 162: Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2021. For more information on the rise of Wes Anderson and how he got his first film made, check out the You Must Remember This season of Polly Platt the Invisible Woman. Listen to Dakota guesting on Please Watch This as he talked about The Life Aquatic. Here are our rankings for Wes Anderson: 10. The French Dispatch 9. Bottle Rocket 8. The Grand Budapest Hotel 7. Isle of Dogs 6. Rushmore 5. The Royal Tenenbaums 4. Moonrise Kingdom 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox 2. The Life Aquatic 1. The Darjeeling Limited We also gave out our own awards Best Picture: The Life Aquatic (D), The Darjeeling Limited (S) Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - The Life Aquatic (D), Edward Norton - Moonrise Kingdom (S) Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett - The Life Aquatic (D), Tilda Swinton - The French Dispatch (S) Best Actor: Adrian Brody - The Darjeeling Limited (D), Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel (S) Best Actress: Olivia Williams - Rushmore (D+S) Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Overcast, RadioPublic, Breaker, Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Send us a screenshot of your 5 star rating and review to [email protected] and we will send you free swag! Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.