Bella Efstratis returns as she and Nick dive deep into their 2025 Letterboxd statistics.

Letterboxd is not a sponsor of this podcast; we are just huge fans. And on this episode, Bella and Nick review some of the incredible stats the app has to offer; how many films they logged and which actors they watched the most (spoiler alert: it’s Tom Cruise).

Throughout the episode, you’ll get dozens of recommendations for films from all genres and eras. From Vertigo to Eephus, and Born on the Fourth of July to New Year’s Evil - we talk about a lot of movies in this hangout episode.

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This week, Nick is joined by returning guest and friend of the Gimme Three Podcast, Ryan Lacen. The two celebrate the life, career, and some of their all-time favorites in this tribute to the legendary Rob Reiner.

- First up: can you handle the truth? Rob Reiner directs Aaron Sorkin's first screenplay—Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson star in A Few Good Men.

- Second: misery loves company. Rob Reiner directs his second Stephen King adaptation in the Academy Award-winning thriller, Misery.

- Finally, we explore a film that blends all that makes a Rob Reiner film great; comedy, adventure, and romance are all on display in The Princess Bride.

What is your favorite Rob Reiner film?

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Join Nick and Sonja as they ring in the New Year the best way they know how - by going back to the 1990s. In this episode, we visit '90s New Year's films!

• We start with the 1999 MTV Films production of 200 Cigarettes. Sure, it takes place in 1981, but the film is still oozing with all of the '90s tropes and charm you can’t get enough of.
• Second, we visit the anthology film by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Alexandre Rockwell, and Allison Anders, in which Tim Roth stars. Four Rooms.
• Finally, we look at the dystopian action thriller that’s co-written by James Cameron and directed by Kathryn Bigelow: the underappreciated masterpiece, Strange Days.

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We round out this year’s trilogy of Christmas episodes by exploring the made-for-TV Christmas classics that have awed generations. We’re talking about the Rankin / Bass stop-motion films.

• We go all the way back to 1964 for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the longest-running Christmas special of all time.
• The company garnered another hit with the Santa origin story. Mickey Rooney and Fred Astaire lend their voices to Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.
• Finally, Rooney returns in the hilarious and vibrant film, The Year Without A Santa Claus.

Have you seen these animated classics? Which one is your favorite?

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This week is the return of one of our most popular themes from 2024, Christmas or Not? Bella and Nick debate about some of the historically contested films - are these Christmas movies or ain’t they?

You can help us decide!

• We start with one of the most quintessential films in the Christmas-or-not debate. It is also one of the most quintessential films in American history. Jimmy Stewart stars in Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life.
• Second, Chris Columbus and Joe Dante team up for a brilliant blend of horror, comedy, and the holiday season in the cult-classic Gremlins.
• Finally, two comedic legends, Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, team up in the wildly popular film, Trading Places.

Our friend Ryan Lacen also stops by for a new segment, the One-Minute Movie Rebuttal, to defend his beloved Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.

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On this week’s episode, Nick and Bella return as your favorite unlikely duo. Which is apt, as we dive into the work of one of the most impactful screenwriters of the last forty years, Shane Black.

Over the decades, Shane Black’s action screenplays have thrilled audiences. And in most of his pictures, he loves injecting a bit of the holiday season. Thus, A Very Black Christmas.

• We start with a game-changing classic. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover star in Lethal Weapon.
• Second, we explore an underappreciated gem. Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson throw jokes and bullets in The Long Kiss Goodnight.
• Finally, Shane Black makes his directorial debut in the film that helped revive Robert Downey, Jr.’s career in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Sonja’s Movie Minute this week explores the directorial debut of Kristen Stewart, The Chronology of Water.

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Nicholas Ybarra and returning guest Max Sopkin celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the cult classic and the longest-running film in theatrical history.

Nick and Max talk about their personal connection and history with the film, and delve into a hilarious and informative recap of this film and two other cult-classic rock musicals.

• We start, of course, with the reason we’re here, Tim Curry, Susan Surandon, and Barry Bostwick in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
• Second, we explore the lesser-known sequel (or equal?) to Rocky Horror, Richard O’Brien’s Shock Treatment.
• Finally, one year before Rocky Horror, Brian DePalma had yet another box office bomb turned cult-classic in the brilliant Phantom of the Paradise.

Tell us about your experiences with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Have you seen it? Do you love it? Have you been to a shadow cast?

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Before heading into the Holiday season, Noir November could not be ignored. For the first time, Nick & Bella celebrate Noir November with three unforgettable, game-changing classics.

• We start with the Humphrey Bogart-led masterpiece and the catalyst for the Film Noir movement, 1941’s The Maltese Falcon.
• Second, Billy Wilder’s bleak, twisted, and sultry classic Double Indemnity.
• Finally, Alfred Hitchcock dipped his toes in the Noir lore with the wildly unnerving Strangers on a Train.

Nick and Bella also dive into the debate of whether Film Noir is a genre or a style.

Let us know what you think of these films, and let us know what your favorite Film Noir movie is.

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