The Longlist
Here at The Longlist, we celebrate movies and other pop culture through the storied art of rankings. There are no wrong answers. There are no bad opinions. And hot takes are always encouraged. We love movies and we love talking about them even more. Throughout each episode we’ll dissect a given topic, be it a director, actor, genre, studio, or even just a single movie that we really want to deep dive. And the way we really break down each topic is through a series of rankings, usually in the form of a ”top five,” ranging from serious film criticism to whimsical anecdotes. And finally at the end of each episode, we have our main top five list, which we have deemed the short list. Come for the short list and stay for the long list. Nothing we say will ever be the end all be all. On the contrary, we hope it will encourage similar conversations with you and your friends. We have a lot of fun and we hope you will too.
Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
1 hr 47 min
Happy Halloween! Josh and Jack discuss everyone's *some people's* favorite holiday and all that it entails, with several movie and pop culture lists throughout. We also discuss the phenomenon that is You Can See Everything. We highly recommend you go see it.
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)
Oct 20, 2026
Oct 20, 2026
1 hr 43 min
It's a momentous day here on The Longlist. In honor of his new film, Digger, Josh and Jack are doing a whole episode on the enigmatic powerhouse movie star that is Tom Cruise. Love him or hate him (shame on you, if you hate him) his filmography is pretty undeniable. Join us for a lengthy discussion on Digger, his impact on the film landscape, his past and continued star prowess and, of course, we rank our top ten favorite movies of his career.
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)
Oct 13, 2026
Oct 13, 2026
1 hr 8 min
Jack has the week off so for this episode, Josh is joined by his lovely wife, Rebecca. This episode is all about the undeniable 90s classic (and Rebecca's FAVORITE movie) Pretty Women. What a film. It catapulted the career of one of our most endearing movie stars, revived the career of another and helped redefine a genre. Pretty Woman is iconic and we had a blast talking about it.
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)
Oct 6, 2026
Oct 6, 2026
1 hr 37 min
Josh is back from vacation and created an episode revolving around some of his favorite aspects of the trip. And of course there are some movie lists as well. Jack was given no prep, no doc, he was just told to show up. Part of this is to give Jack a break because he held down the fort with two solo episodes (much respect), and the other part was just to keep jack on his toes with no prep. Enjoy!
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)
Sep 29, 2026
Sep 29, 2026
44 min
Jack once again braves the solo pod. This week, after sharing some takes on his recent viewings of films that have come out this year, he explores the use of weather in movies. Weather can obviously occur in, or prominently affect, any film. Sometimes it's a plot point, sometimes it's a character of its own. Sometimes it just looks good. Jack gives his top 25 of whatever the weather is calling for.
Sep 22, 2026
Sep 22, 2026
1 hr 38 min
Who doesn't love Pixar? Over the years, Pixar has displayed a consistent level of excellence on nearly every level of filmmaking. The studio is known for being at the forefront of digital computer animation, and rightly so, but what truly makes their movies great is the level of character development and writing they display time and time again. In this episode, Brothers Josh and Jack rank funny Pixar moments, tear jerking Pixar moments, side characters and music. And of course we give our ranking for our favorite films released by this storied studio. We stan with Pixar.
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)
Sep 15, 2026
Sep 15, 2026
1 hr 10 min
This week Jack attempts the unthinkable: Solo Pod! He also decided to take on a film with hella characters, scenes, and set pieces. The film is a thrilling, hilarious, politically charged, and a searing testament to what's happening everyday, all around us...Good luck, Jack! One Battle was an instant classic for the Muller Bros. Jack aims to do it justice. OCEAN WAVES!
Sep 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026
1 hr 36 min
This week on The Longlist, we're using the whole episode to talk about one of our favorite movies, A Knight's Tale. If you like action, adventure, romance, comedy, period pieces, sports movies, or hang out movies, then this is the place to be. Enjoy!
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)
Sep 1, 2026
Sep 1, 2026
1 hr 27 min
Josh and Jack are joined by their good friend, Guy Blelloch, this week. The topic at hand is Chris Farley, an immense talent and personality who came and went like a comet. He was hilarious, energetic, and iconic and we had a blast going through his career with Guy.
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)
Aug 25, 2026
Aug 25, 2026
1 hr 32 min
It's that time again, Josh and Jack each brought a list of 30 to the table that the other does not know about. We always have fun with these episodes. We get to talk about a lot of movies, we get to keep each other on their toes, we get to get a little weird, and we get live, genuine reactions through all of it. Thanks for listening.
Music credit: Happy and Fun Kids Jazz by Alex Productions- (Free Music Archive), (cc by-nd)