Ben & Bran See A Movie Podcast
1) Why The Lost Bus is a Must See Movie!
From Apple comes The Lost Bus, a 2025 American survival drama film directed by Paul Greengrass, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brad Ingelsby. It is based on a section of the non-fiction 2021 book Pa...Show More
2) Oscars 2026 Best Actor Predictions | Oscars Tier List
With the fall movie season arriving it is time to talk the best actor Oscar race for 2026, which at this moment is wide open and it is anyone's for the taking. There are no clear frontrunners, so who ...Show More
3) Why One Battle After Another is a Modern MASTERPIECE | Movie Review!
@WarnerBros capped off an amazing 2025 by releasing what may be the best movie of 2025 and now the frontrunner to win Best Picture at the Oscars in One Battle After Another! Directed by Paul Thomas...Show More
4) Is The Smashing Machines DESERVING of the Hype? A24 Movie Review
From @A24 comes Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's first serious film in well over a decade... The Smashing Machine! Directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Times) The Smashing Machine tells the story o...Show More
5) The Long Walk is TORTURE From Start to Finish | Movie Review
From @LionsgateMovies comes The Long Walk directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson The Long Walk follows a group of men in a dystopian American who are drafted to part...Show More
6) The GREATNESS of Highest 2 Lowest | A24 Movie Review
From A24 and Apple comes Spike Lee's newest movie and 5th collaboration with Denzel Washington: Highest 2 Lowest which is a remake/reimagining of Kurosawa's masterpiece High and Low. Highest 2 Lowest ...Show More
7) Oscar Buzz - Venice & Telluride Recaps! | 25 Most Anticipated Fall Movies + Jaws Review!
Today: full podcast festival breakdown. I start with the biggest premieres at Venice and Telluride — winners, surprises, and which films actually left me excited. Then I roll into my Oscar power ranki...Show More
8) Caught Stealing Movie Review
From Columbia Studios and Sony Pictures comes Darren Aronofsky's latest film Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler... and unlike most of Aronofsky's other films, I did not hate this movie. Caught Ste...Show More
9) Top 10 BEST Spike Lee Joints (Including Highest 2 Lowest)!
In honor of the release of @A24 Highest 2 Lowest, it is time to talk about the 10 best Spike Lee Joints! So join film critic, Ben Friedman, as we explore the films of Spike Lee: From Do the Right ...Show More
10) 0scars 2026 EARLY Best Picture Predictions | August (Pre Venice)
The 2026 Oscars rapidly approach! With the Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and Telluride Film Festival all around the corner ititss time to blindly preview the films in cont...Show More