Essential Viewing

Strip down to your tighty whiteys, pull up your tube socks, and start blasting Old Time Rock & Roll because in this episode of Essential Viewing the gang is gathering to discuss the classic 1983 comedy-drama Risky Business. The film stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, was written and directed by Paul Brickman, and features a score by Tangerine Dream. Will the gang's praises for the film be heard in the air tonight? Or did their opinions of this film sink faster than a Porsche 928 in Lake Michigan? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

This just in! Hot off the presses! The EV crew are discussing what is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, Orson Welles's 1941 classic Citizen Kane. Will Chris and Cole hold themselves to their Declarations of Principles, allowing Bryce to get on the board? Or has there been fraud at the polls? Listen in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Say goodbye to 2021 and hello 2022 with the Essential Viewing crew as we review the year in film. In this episode, we will be highlighting some of our favorite movies from this year that didn't get the full EV treatment, revising scores on movies we previously discussed, and hosting the first ever annual Essential Viewies awards.  Will your favorite film of the year walk away with tonight's grand prize? Will Chris get even more critical of The Matrix Resurrections? Will we ever release another episode of the podcast under one hour long? Tune in to find out! We have an Instagram now! Follow us @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Don't get lost on your way to the Sandringham estate so you can join the Essential Viewing crew, and special guest Claire Kostohryz, for Christmas as they discuss Pablo Larraín's new biopic "Spencer". The film was written by Steven Knight and stars Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, and Sally Hawkins. Was the crew able to stomach this film and leave their theaters' 3 pounds heavier? Or did we immediately regurgitate this film from our minds and break podcast tradition? Tune in to find out! 

Join the Essential Viewing crew on a tour of Ennui-sur-Blasé, and discover the world of The French Dispatch through the eyes of our three daring film analysts. This is Wes Anderson's 10th feature film and stars a cover-story cast including Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, and of course, Timothée Chalamet. Was The French Dispatch a genuine page-turner, or will the Essential Viewing boys be cancelling their subscription? Find out on this week's episode! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen, Culinary Section - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas, Modern Art Section  - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer, Science & Technology Section - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Journey to the world of Arrakis with the Essential Viewing boys as they discuss the much-anticipated sci-fi space epic DUNE, directed by Denis Villeneuve (duh-nee veel-nuv). This film is PART ONE of an adaption of American sci-fi author Frank Herbert's magnum opus of the same name. It stars a cast as expansive as the known universe, featuring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem. Did this film have the boys craving the spice melange? Or leave them squirming from Gom Jabbbar-level pain and suffering? Dune in to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Duke of House Bielen - thatcbkid Baron of House Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Mentat of House Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Strap on your hazmat suit and join the essential viewing crew as they venture into THE ZONE to discuss Andrei Tarkovksy's 1979 sci-film "Stalker". The movie is based on the novel "Roadside Picnic", and stars Alexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and Nikolai Grinko. Did this film fulfill the crew's deepest cinematic desires, or did they leave their viewings wanting 2 hours and 45 minutes of their lives back? Stay tuned to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen is The Professor  - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas is The Stalker - ChristianCuevas and Bryce Kramer is The Writer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

There's No Time To Die, but there is time to listen to the latest episode of Essential Viewing! Pour yourself a beverage (shaken, not stirred) and put on your best tux for our discussion of the 25th entry in the Bond franchise, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch and Ralph Fiennes. Was this film as smooth as a ride in Bond's Aston Martin DB5, or did the EV crew end up hitting the ejector seat? Listen to find out! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Bielen... Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Cuevas... Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Kramer... Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Book yourself a flight to Hong Kong so you can join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Jackie Chan's classic action comedy "The Legend of Drunken Master". And remember, if there's a picture of a skull on your drink, that's the good stuff! Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Pull up a chair at the Essential Viewing table and go all in for our discussion of The Card Counter, the new film written and directed by Paul Schrader, starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe. Betting is closed! But don't worry because we are dealing you a killer hand on this week's episode. Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Pour yourself a tall glass of cutty and water, than come join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese's classic gangster film from 1990! Our diverse tastes in cinema shine through during this episode, so get ready for an exciting, lively discussion.  Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

This week the Essential Viewing gang discusses Robert Eggers' 2019 film The Lighthouse, starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.  Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message  Follow us on LetterBoxd!  Cole Bielen- thatcbkid  Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas  Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42  Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

This week, the Essential Viewing crew discusses the brand new comic book adventure THE SUICIDE SQUAD from director James Gunn! Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

This week, the Essential Viewing boys discuss the critically-acclaimed (but audience-panned) fantasy epic THE GREEN KNIGHT from director David Lowery. Follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen- thatcbkid Christian Cuevas- ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer- brycekramer42

We're Back! No, I'm not referring to the classic 1993 animated dinosaur film starring John Goodman. I'm talking about the Essential Viewing podcast! We're finally back after a month long hiatus and have a packed episode for you with all the banter and film discussion you could want. In this special episode we hold an extended roundtable and discuss Jordan Peele's newest out-of-this-world film Nope.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Get ready to hit the mean streets of New York yet again because this week, Christian had us watch 25th Hour, the 2002 Spike Lee Joint starring Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, Barry Pepper, and Tony Siragusa. Did this film leave us feeling like we just had a great night at the club, or were we ready to not see each other for 7 years after watching it? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Fire up your engines and hop into the cockpit with the EV crew as we take to the skies for an exhilarating discussion of Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Val Kilmer. Did this movie soar like an F-18? Or did it crash and burn after getting intercepted by enemy anti-aircraft missiles. Find out on this week's episode! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Get in your Ford Fiesta and drive down to the countryside to join the Essential Viewing crew as they discuss Alex Garland's 2022 horror film Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. Was the film so good that the guys wanted to watch it seven times in a row? Or were they spooked out of their theaters by the film's poor quality? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Grab your shades and suits and hop in the Essential Viewingmobile as the guys discuss The Blues Brothers, the 1980 musical-comedy directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and a motley crew of American soul music legends. Were the boys tossing bottles at the screen trying to shut off this film, or tossing bottles at the screen in reverence for the musical hijinks? Don't touch that dial, keep listening to find out! Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing

Join the EV crew as we venture into the frozen depths of Antarctica to discuss The Thing, the 1982 film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, and Wilford Brimley. Did this film infect our minds and turn us into fans or did it leave us unscathed and unimpressed? Find out on this week's episode. Follow us on Instagram @essential_viewing Leave us a voice message! https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing/message Meet the Essential Viewing Staff and follow us on LetterBoxd! Cole Bielen - thatcbkid Christian Cuevas - ChristianCuevas Bryce Kramer - brycekramer42 Visit our Anchor page to find all the platforms the podcast is available on: https://anchor.fm/essential-viewing