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Battleship Pretension

by Tyler Smith & David Bax

Battleship Pretension is a podcast that represents the kind of conversations that film geeks have when they get together. There are strong opinions, in-jokes, obscure references, and wild tangents. And, since Tyler and David are two of the sharpest wits ever fused together, there are laughs aplenty.

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  1. 1021. A Few More of Our Least Favorite Things

    Tyler and David discuss a few more of their least favorite cinematic things as well as Gastón Solnicki's The Souffleur. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  2. 1020. Sam Neill

    Tyler and David discuss the career of the late Sam Neill as well as Hasan Hadi's The President's Cake. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  3. 1019. A Few of Our Least Favorite Things

    Tyler and David discuss a few of their least favorite cinematic things as well as Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  4. 1018. A Few More of Our Favorite Things

    Tyler and David discuss a few more of their shared cinematic favorites as well as Zach Cregger's Resident Evil. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  5. 1017. A Few of Our Favorite Things

    Tyler and David discuss their shared cinematic tastes as well as Simon Glassman's Buffet Infinity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  6. 1016. How to Give Recommendations

    Tyler and David discuss their personal guidelines for recommending movies as well as Mark Jenkin's Rose of Nevada. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  7. BP Movie Journal 9/4/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including By Any Means. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  8. BP Movie Journal 8/28/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Samba Traoré. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  9. 1015. Annoying Characters Part II

    Tyler and David discuss more movie characters they find annoying as well as Kane Parsons' Backrooms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  10. 1014. Fall Movie Preview 2026

    Tyler and David are joined by Julie Sesnovich and Scott Nye to discuss the upcoming fall movies. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  11. 1013. See It the Right Way

    Tyler and David are joined by Battleship Pretension editor-at-large Scott Nye to discuss the pressure to see movies the one right way. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  12. BP Movie Journal 8/21/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Franz, The Magic Faraway Tree, How to Divorce During the War, Mutiny, Hot Spot, The Fall, Raising Cain, The Wrong Girls and Ganja & Hess. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

  13. 1012. Annoying Characters Part I

    Tyler and David discuss annoying movie characters as well as Victor Erice's Close Your Eyes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  14. BP Movie Journal 8/14/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including The Rivals of Amziah King, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Union County, The Samurai and the Prisoner, Demon Hunters and The Order. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

  15. 1011. Music We Discovered Through Movies

    Tyler and David are joined by Josh Long to discuss music they discovered through movies. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  16. BP Movie Journal 7/31/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Above and Below and Man Without a Star. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  17. 1010. Nathalie Baye

    Tyler and David discuss the career of the late Nathalie Baye as well as Ildikó Enyedi's Silent Friend. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  18. BP Movie Journal 7/24/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Holy Motors, L.A.X., "Mambo," Raga," "Meditation," "Music of the Spheres," "Infinity," "Blues," "Bardo," My Neighbors the Yamadas, The Great Mouse Detective, Robin Hood and Winchester '73. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

  19. 1009. Sound

    Tyler and David discuss movies about sound as well as Osgood Perkins' Keeper. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  20. BP Movie Journal 7/17/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including The Odyssey, The Kidnapping of Arabella, The Slumber Party Massacre and Sorority House Massacre. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  21. 1008. Top Five Films of the Year So Far

    Tyler and David are joined by Scott Nye to count down their top five films of the year so far. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  22. BP Movie Journal 7/10/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Macho Dancer, Black Chariot, Barrio Triste, Beauty and the Beast and Orpheus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

  23. 1007. Man Out of Time

    Tyler and David discuss movies about people who just weren't made for their times as well as Ivan Sen's Limbo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  24. BP Movie Journal 7/3/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Rhythm Is a Dancer, Leviticus, Shadow of a Doubt and 1776. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  25. 1006. Explorers

    Tyler and David discuss movies about explorers as well as Flora Lau's Luz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  26. BP Movie Journal 6/26/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Lucky Strike, The Invite and Bouchra. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  27. 1005. Reusable Plots

    Tyler and David discuss reliable plots and plot points that can always be repurposed as well as H. Nelson Tracy's Breakup Season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  28. BP Movie Journal 6/19/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Goat Girl, Disclosure Day and Dressed to Kill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  29. 1004. Gone Too Soon

    Tyler and David discuss the film artists in their lifetime that have died too young as well as Radu Jude's Kontinental '25. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  30. BP Movie Journal 6/12/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Promised Sky, I Shot Andy Warhol, The Devil Queen and Time and Water. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  31. 1003. Cynicism, Pessimism, Nihilism

    Tyler and David discuss the differences among cynicism, pessimism and nihilism as well as Mark Mylod's The Menu. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  32. BP Movie Journal 6/5/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Love Letter, All About Lily Chou-Chou, Blonde Ransom and The Crime of the Century. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  33. 1002. Summer Movie Preview 2026

    David and Julie Sesnovich are joined by Scott Nye to discuss the upcoming summer movie slate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  34. BP Movie Journal 5/29/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Renoir, The Last Viking, Jinsei, The Black Arrow and Fortunes of Captain Blood. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  35. 1001. Originality

    Tyler and David question the importance of originality after discussing Yeo Siew Hua's Stranger Eyes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  36. 1000. Robert Duvall

    Tyler and David discuss the career of the late Robert Duvall as well as Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney's Pizza Movie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  37. BP Movie Journal 5/15/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including The Wizard of the Kremlin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  38. 999. TCM Classic Film Festival 2026 Wrap-Up

    David and Julie Sesnovich are joined by Scott Nye to discuss the movies they saw at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  39. BP Movie Journal 5/8/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Silent Friend, You're Not So Tough and Hit the Road. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  40. 998. Killer Plants

    Tyler and David discuss movies about killer plants as well as Lav Diaz's Magellan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  41. BP Movie Journal 5/1/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Hokum, Nuestra Tierra and Two Pianos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  42. 997. Big Movie Energy

    Tyler and David discuss movies that have that big movie energy as well as Pascal Plante's Red Rooms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  43. BP Movie Journal 4/24/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including I Swear, Over Your Dead Body, Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks, Fuze, Desert Warrior and The Headless Woman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

  44. 996. Los Angeles Festival of Movies 2026 Wrap-Up

    Tyler and David discuss the movies David saw at this year's Los Angeles Festival of Movies as well as Mona Fastvold's The Testament of Ann Lee. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  45. BP Movie Journal 4/17/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Mother Mary, Eagles of the Republic, Mile End Kicks and Faces of Death. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  46. 995. Grocery Stores

    Tyler and David discuss grocery store scenes in movies as well as Gus Van Sant's Dead Man Wire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  47. BP Movie Journal 4/10/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including The Christophers, Tokyo Story, Project Hail Mary and The Drama. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  48. 994. The Worst Movies of All Time

    Tyler and David count down the worst movies of all time after discussing Cherien Dabis' All That's Left of You. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  49. 993. Doorways

    Tyler and David discuss doorways in movies as well as Paul Schrader's Master Gardener. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  50. BP Movie Journal 3/27/26

    David discusses the movies he's been watching, including Fantasy Life and The Bigamist. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Battleship Pretension is a podcast that represents the kind of conversations that film geeks have when they get together. There are strong opinions, in-jokes, obscure references, and wild tangents. And, since Tyler and David are two of the sharpest wits ever fused together, there are laughs aplenty.

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