The Aspiring Cinephile

Calling all Caped Crusaders! I have Nate Memmott joining me on this week's episode to talk about Matt Reeves' The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, and Paul Dano. We discuss the film in detail - so SPOILER WARNING!! Hear our takes on the movie - as well as ranking our top 5 Batman movies. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

In this episode the amazingly talented and wonderful Sarah Jane Watts joins me to give out some rom-com awards. We talk best speech, best romantic gesture, and even pitch our own dream rom-coms.  Mailbag - [email protected] Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

We got the 2022 Oscar Nominations this week!! It's one of my favorite times of the year - I talk about the nominees for all of the major categories and discuss who was snubbed, as well as some way too early predictions of winners.  Send mailbag questions/comments to [email protected] Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

On this episode James and I talk about our favorite movies from 2021 as well as our favorite performances and some other recommendations - this was a fun one! Let me know at [email protected] what your favorite movies of the year were. Full 2021 Ranked List: https://boxd.it/elwYQ

On this episode I take a dive into the work of celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan. I've always considered him to be one of my favorite directors - so I really enjoyed diving into his movies again for this episode. I start off by talking about Nolan's life and some fun facts I found (2:54). Then I try to identify what specifically defines Nolan's style as a filmmaker (9:56) and I end the episode with a definitive Aspiring Cinephile ranking of Nolan's filmography (21:45). Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Nolan Ranking List: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/christopher-nolan-aspiring-cinephile-official/

On this episode I'll be counting down my 22 most anticipated films of 2022! This is going to be a great year in movies, there should be something for everyone. 2022 is going to be an exciting year for the show - thank you so much for listening! A reminder to check out the links below for my Letterboxd profile - as well as a link to send in a voice message for the show. I would also like to start a mailbag for the show - if you have any questions you'd like answered on the show please send them to [email protected]! Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

It's 2022 and we're kicking it off with a great show, we're talking about the most successful film of 2021 - Spider-Man: No Way Home! I was joined by one of my best friends Nate Memmott on this episode - he loves comic books, video games, and he is one of my favorite people to talk movies and pop culture with. (SPOILER WARNING! We discuss the movie in its entirety, as well as discussing the MCU as it currently stands. Ye be warned.) We start off with a discussion of No Way Home (2:59) and then get into what we think the future of Spider-Man movies will be/should be (36:33). We cap off our conversation by sharing our personal rankings of all of the Spider-Man films (56:47). 2022 is going to be an exciting year for the show - thank you so much for listening! A reminder to check out the links below for my Letterboxd profile - as well as a link to send in a voice message for the show. I would also like to start a mailbag for the show - if you have any questions you'd like answered on the show please send them to [email protected]! Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/

It's 2022 - I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season and New Year's celebration! I have missed doing this show, I'm so excited to dive back in this year. I just wanted to put out this quick update episode to let you know what I have planned for the pod this year - time to start building the hype! Thanks to Ben Lowell for the new music for the show - check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuluNpl0wjsxCSfko68BTQ/videos My Letterboxd profile: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Send mailbag questions/suggestions to [email protected] Thanks for all of the support!

In this episode (recorded at the end of September) Sarah and I discuss the Disney animated films we are the most excited to show to our little boy Jude! He was born on 10/5/21 and is a happy and healthy baby.  New music for the show created by Ben Lowell - check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuluNpl0wjsxCSfko68BTQ The official List of Shame is on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/films/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts 

Hello! James is back to talk about our 5 favorite actresses after we had such a blast talking about our favorite actors. Please forgive the subpar audio quality - I was not using my normal setup for this episode.   The official List of Shame is on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/films/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts

In this episode I'm joined by my beautiful, talented wife to talk about the movies we've been watching together, but separately, while I'm quarantining due to an unfortunate encounter with the Delta Variant of COVID-19. Movies discussed today are: The River Wild, Midnight Run and There Will Be Blood! The official List of Shame is on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/films/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts

In this episode I cross Michael Clayton off of my List of Shame. I recap the film, dive into what my favorite moments were, best performance, talk about what the heck this was about, and more! If you have a suggestion for the List of Shame please send it in to [email protected], or use the Anchor voice message in the episode description to send in your suggestion, and I’ll play it on the show! The official List of Shame is on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ For the full list of films I’ve seen check here: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/films/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts

I'm joined on this week's episode by one of my best friends, James Rudd. I love talking movies with him, and I was thrilled to have him on to talk about our favorite working actors.  Here are all of the links: Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ List of Shame: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts

On this week's episode I tackle the show that my friends were so anxious for me to see that it drove them to change the name of our group chat to   "Zach needs to watch Inside" Zach has now seen Inside and wants to talk about it. What is it? What makes it different? Is this even a movie? I thought this was a movie podcast! Here are all of the links to keep up with my Cinephile journey: Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ List of Shame: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts

In this episode I talk all things Marvel Cinematic Universe. I get into why the MCU is important, why it's successful, and then some personal lists including my top 10 favorite MCU movies. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmoneywatts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZMoneyWatts

In this episode I cross Pulp Fiction off of my List of Shame. I recap the film, dive into what my favorite moments were, best performance, talk about what the heck this was about, and more! If you have a suggestion for the List of Shame please send it in to [email protected], or use the Anchor voice message in the episode description to send in your suggestion, and I’ll play it on the show! The official List of Shame is on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zachwatts/list/the-aspiring-cinephile-list-of-shame/ For the full list of films I’ve seen check here: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/films/

Welcome to The Aspiring Cinephile! I am so excited to start out on this journey to becoming a true cinephile. I thought I'd start with giving a window into my current tastes, what better way to get to know someone than talking about their favorite movies? Find me on Letterboxd to see what movies I'm watching: https://letterboxd.com/ZachWatts/ Stay tuned for more!