Movie Mount Rushmore

This is a strange long-overdue one. We've been doing this now for over a season and a half, and going through our back catalog of episodes, we have noticed that there is a SERIOUS lack of female representation in our topics, and for this we apologise. We're going to keep it balanced of course, but this is a long-overdue episode, as until now, there have been two episodes that focused on women in Hollywood: not good enough (we say to ourselves).We've counted down the TOP 10 comedies before, so here's the TOP 10 female-led comedies. Enjoy dudes and dudettes!

In honour of the release of his 9th Movie, we are counting down the TOP 10 Quentin Tarantino Movies. "How does that work or make sense?" we hear you ask! Well some of you may know, and others may not - which hey, is why the Silver Screen Dudes are here - that Tarantino has contributed, produced, introduced and written a vast array of other mesmeric projects which is why this podcast is here.Very few, if any, directors working today possess Tarantino's "je ne sais quoi", his pazzazz, and his style, his unrelenting ability to write catchy dialogue and his uncanny ability to challenge film conventions and reimagine the long-established. This list we hope pays some tribute to a blisteringly brilliant career.

In honour of the release of Anna (ok we admit "honour" might be stretch coz it's not great), we thought we would take the opportunity to count down some of the TOP 10 Movie Heroines that actually are great! When done properly, a well written, well performed female character is one the most empowering symbols in all of film. The roles we have picked never pander, never just exist"because we need a women", and are never there to tick a political correctness box. They allow women the same platform as men to express themselves and show exactly why they should be granted equal opportunity, not just i film, but everywhere. With regards to film though, these roles are quite simply incredible, and some of the most memorable in Hollywood history!

It's Pride weekend here in London!!! And what better way to celebrate everything pride, rainbows and acceptance than counting down the TOP 10 LGBTQ+ movies. There are some absolutely stunning films in this sub-genre from mainstream blockbusters, classics, some TV movies and hidden indie gems, we cover it all in this episode.Also joining us is our first ever guest speaker, Jazz from the People's Polygraph Podcast, bringing her own fresh take and outlook on the world of movies. If you haven't heard of People's Polygraph, it's a must-listen! Be sure to subscribe https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-peoples-polygraph/id1271697302 and also follow them on Twitter https://twitter.com/pplspolygraph?lang=enThanks to Jazz for talking the time out of her busy schedule and providing so much great content! So much in fact that we have had to do this as 2-part episode! Enjoy.

It's Pride weekend here in London!!! And what better way to celebrate everything pride, rainbows and acceptance than counting down the TOP 10 LGBTQ+ movies. There are some absolutely stunning films in this sub-genre from mainstream blockbusters, classics, some TV movies and hidden indie gems, we cover it all in this episode.Also joining us is our first ever guest speaker, Jazz from the People's Polygraph Podcast, bringing her own fresh take and outlook on the world of movies. If you haven't heard of People's Polygraph, it's a must-listen! Be sure to subscribe https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-peoples-polygraph/id1271697302 and also follow them on Twitter https://twitter.com/pplspolygraph?lang=enThanks to Jazz for talking the time out of her busy schedule and providing so much great content! So much in fact that we have had to do this as 2-part episode! Enjoy.

Ok, ok, we know we are a little late on this one as Aladdin has been ut for a while now, but... In honour of Aladdin, we are counting down the TOP 10 Will Smith movies. This guy epitomised the Summer Blockbuster, and for an age, every single summer, we were all looking forward to the new Will Smith movie (many of his Summer Blockbusters feature here). That said, Will has also got some serious comedic and dramatic chops, and we are honouring his entire scope of film on this list. Sit back, relax, and let us tell you of a story all about how (shout to Fresh Prince) Will Smith become the power house name of hollywood that you know today.Be sure to check us out on Instagram as we are about to launch a load of Fresh content there every week (@Silver Screen Dudes)

Time for another fan selection episode! Our regular listener Lizzie has requested a TOP 10 of Jake Gyllenhal Movies, and with the impending release of Spider-Man Far From Home, which will star Jake as the beloved villain, Mysterio, what better time to count down Jake Gyllenhal's TOP 10 Movies!?To say that his filmography is unique would be an understatement! Very few actors on the planet (if any?) have the diverse selection of films and broad array of talent on display that can be seen in a Gyllenhal movie. The one smilarity between all of them is Jake's one of a kind talent to unsettle the audience with his performances. This is one hell of a good TOP 10 lists, so enjoy and be sure to follow Lizzie on instagram @Lizz__gal

In honour of Detective Pikcahu - which tried (and failed) to break the mould and age old stereotype of video game movies = bad movies - we thought we would explore that stereotype in full this weekend and count down the TOP 10 Worst Video Movies.What can we say? It's literally in the title... this genre has produced some awe-inspiring piles of terrible calamitous crap, and it's time to enjoy (?) these epic fails in true mount rushmore fashion.

In honour of Avengers: Endgame (seriously... how many times have we written that recently?), and it's tremendous success in becoming the 2nd most successful film of all time - at the time of writing this, it may be #1 at the time of reading - we thought it appropriate to honour epic movies with epic runtimes. This week we are counting down the TOP Movies that have a runtime of 3 hours or movie. From classics like Lawrence of Arabia and Spartacus to modern epics like Lord of the Rings to brilliant dramas like The Green Mile, this is an aptly long episode to reflect the length of these brilliant movies.SPOILER ALERT: the episode opens with a few spoilers about Avengers Endgame, so please fast forward to 20 mins if you still haven't seen it.

We've done it movie fans! We've made it to 50 EPISODES!!! Half a century of edutainment, 50 episodes of movie talk, hours of fun between Anthony "AJ" Jordan and Nico Lurot, The Silver Screen Dudes. We hope you've enjoyed the ride so far?To mark this "momentous occasion" we're doing something special. Way back on our first episode, we did the TOP 10 Movies Iconic to 90's kids, and we thought we would put a spin on that. We're counting down the TOP 10 Movies of the 90's but there's a twist: we can only pick one movie from each year (1990-1999). Hands down, this is the hardest thing we have ever done, and we've loved it. The Movie Mount Rushmore Podcast will not be slowing down, we've got plans to do way more on our Instagram account (just search Silver Screen Dudes), and we're looking to partner up with some big fish here in the UK. More news on that soon, but for now, we hope you'll continue to listen and enjoy our self-entitled tom-foolery. Here's to another 50!

Ok, ok, we may be a bit late on this one, but we finally managed to get around to seeing Hellboy (and it's definitely worth a watch!), so we thought, in honour of HellBoy why not count down the TOP 10 Movies based on Graphic Novels. From Frank Miller's epics like Sin City and 300, to movies you bet you didn't even know were based on Graphic Novels like Road to Perdition and Edge of Tomorrow, and not forgetting Matthew Vaughan's foray into the world of Graphic Novel Adaptations with flicks like Kingsman and Kick-Ass, this is a list that's sure to get your heart pumping with excitement!

In honour of absolutely nothing other than the fact that we wish to do this (forgive us guys, we can't make it relevant every week, but we will always make it fun), the Silver Screen Dudes are counting our TOP 10 Guilty Movie Pleasures. Nowhere to run here: you will find out the 10 movies that we realise are objectiveky bad (and sometimes terrible), but we love anyway. Movies are subjective, but we do realise that we have no leg to stand on here. We know these movies are bad, we're not attempting to defend them, but we are being honest when we say we love them! Please don't judge us (too hard!) lol. Enjoy dudes!

In honour of the imminent release of Avengers: EndGame, and what could be his last role as Iron Man, we are honouring the career of the wonderful and charismatic Robert Downey Jr, and counting down his TOP 10 M0vies and Performances. From cult-noire films like Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, to brilliant comedies like Tropic Thunder, dramatic powerhouse performances like in The Judge and his Oscar nominated turn in Chaplin, it's no wonder most film buffs hail Downey Jr as a genius and a true thespian! Thanks for the last 10 years as Tony Stark, thanks for all the brilliant roles you've done, and long may your career continue. Robert Downey Jr, we salute you!

In honour f the release of Dumbo, we're going a bit left field. Seems every we look online this week, it's countdowns of Tim Burton and Michael Keaton (both worthy of course), but on this occasion we want to honour the real star of the movie: the Animal! :)So this week, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 movies about Animals, with a small caveat: No animations as we thought it would be too easy. From B-movie brilliance like Congo and Kujo, to ground breaking epics like Jurassic Park, to family adventures like Babe & Homeward Bound, and let us not forget hidden gems like The Ghost & the Darkness. This list celebrates everything that animals have brought to the Silver Screen!

This week, we are doing something special, something that most movies have a theme of or a scene of, or even focus on in their entirety, because we are counting down the TOP 10 Movie deaths. From moments of suspense mastery like Hitchcock' infamous shower scene in Psycho, to animated deaths like Optimus Prime, franchise deaths like Han Solo biting the dust, we're not gonna keep listing here coz that would be revealing too much. You can be sure there will be SPOILERS in this episode, so sit back and relax as the Silver Screen Dudes count down the TOP 10 Movie Deaths!

Not often we get to do this, but we have decided to go off the boil a bit this week. In honour of literally nothing more than the fact that we have wanted to do this topic for ages, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Movie Debuts. From child stars like Natalie Portman, Macaulay Culkin & Jacob Tremblay, to ladies who have captured us from the first moment they were on screen like Cameron Diaz, Jamie Lee Curtis & Julie Andrews, to some of the smartest decisions in hollywood history (think: a long time ago in a Galaxy Far, Far away). It's always fascinating to witness the birth and blooming of talent, and the list honours some of the greats of hollywood and the roles that launched them, as well as shining light on some modern debuts that we predict are in line for some incredible careers!So sit back and enjoy as the Silver Screen Dudes count down the TOP 10 Movie Debuts!

A massive thank you to our fan @fishbowlapocalypse for selecting this brilliant topic! On this episode, the Silver Screen Dudes discuss the villains we secretly love. There are some very obvious choices and some... shall we say... weird-ass choices. Notably from Mr AJ, there have been some bizarre choices on his villains, some which left Nico Lurot answering "How can you love that villain?". There is also an EPIC Movie Mount Rushmore debate at the end of it, so enjoy as the Silver Screen Dudes count down the TOP 10 Villains we secretly love.

A massive congrats to our Instagram winner @currymonsterlee who not only won our recent Instagram contest, and a great prize, but also selected this epically brilliant topic for us to comb over.This allowed us t really get our critical hats on and think about who in the industry, people don't appreciate enough (and there are many, including an under-rated actor we believe should be the next Wolverine - yes, REALLY!), and also tear apart those who have an undeserved reputation (subjectively speaking of course). Also, for the firs time in Silver Screen Dudes history, this list has allowed us to talk about an individual we both DESPISE, one whom we both believe is hands down the most over-rated waste of space in the industry. We promised we would never talk about him, but there's a first time for everything, and this list was the perfect moment.So who is being over looked and under-loved? Who is overhyped? and who is the mystery man whom we both hate so much? All that and more as we count this week's TOP 10!

Welcome to the latest edition of the Movie Mount Rushmore. This week, in honour of How To Train Dragon 3, we are counting down the TOP 10 Dreamworks movies. While many (including one of our hosts, Nico Lurot) believe this to be the "lesser" brand when compared to Pixar, there are some undisputed gems in Dreamworks' portfolio. Big IPs like Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon and Madagascar, to lesser know titles like Bee Movie and Mega Mind. And let's not forget some of the brilliant pre-CG animated Movies like Anastasia, The Prince of Egypt and Rpad to El Dorado. Yes, they may not be Pixar, but they are not to be overlooked! So sit back, relax and enjoy as the Silver Screen Dudes count down the TOP 10 Dreamworks Animated Movies

It's Oscar Weekend. Normally we would be incredibly excited for this once a year movie event, but with all the ridiculous ness surrounding the Oscars this year (notably the weird initial decision to omit Editing and Cinematography from being televised), we've actually decided to put a bit of a negative spin on this episode.We're counting down the TOP 10 Oscar Snubs. Now of course there have been waaaaay too many snubs to confine it all just to one list so, we are going to focus on the major categories (best actor/actress, best director, best film). We go quite far back in history for some entries and expect an almighty rant from Nico Lurot on the topic of omitting editing and cinematography.Enjoy the Oscars everyone, and enjoy our extra-long Oscar Special.