Pivotal Film

Pivotal Film

Mario Ponzio and Tom Nolan have each made a list of their 100 most pivotal films. Each week they will discuss another pair and break-down how they influenced them as film-goers and as people until they get to number 1. They will also tackle just released, under-the-radar, and bad films, all while drinking different tasty local beers every week. Films, Beers, Talking.

Episodes

March 12, 2026 174 mins
The Best Movies of 2025, Part One: The Categories by Films, Beers, Talking with Mario and Tom
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The Best Movies of 2025, Part Two: The Ten Best Lists by Films, Beers, Talking with Mario and Tom
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Train Dreams (4:00), Wake Up Dead Man (11:30), Marty Supreme (22:30), Primate (41:45), the Worst Movies of 2025 (50:15)
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The Smashing Machine (3:45), Die, My Love (14:45), Frankenstein (24:45), Bugonia (52:15), The Long Walk (1:12:45), Predator: Badlands (1:30:45), One Battle After Another (1:44:30)
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April 14, 2025 160 mins
A far. far late episode which was recorded a week before the Switch 2 announcement. Andy and Mario discuss the new Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco album "I Said I Love You First" and Japanese Breakfast album "For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women). Then they discuss some video games with continued Avowed looks and a quick review of Assassin's Creed Shadows. The new movies this week, Novacaine and Black Bag, follow before diving int...
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A little late on the upload, but Mario and Andy are back for their #9 games. First, they recap the Oscars and maybe moan a bit about the state of film criticism. Then, they review Lady Gaga's new album "Mayhem", talk some more about Obsidian's "Avowed", and Mario shares his thoughts on Tape 1 of Don't Nod's new episodic game "Lost Records" for the director of the original Life is Strange. From there, Andy finally gets to talk about...
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March 1, 2025 72 mins
Mario and Andy are back with their top 10 Pivotal Games. Before then, they review Tate McRae's So Close To What (2:00), Obsidian's new Action RPG Avowed (8:40), and two films Paddington in Peru (27:30) and The Monkey (36:30). Then they dig into their number 10 video games (49:40). Music credits: DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel, Dan Deacon - Feel the Lightning, and Lauren Mayberry - Something in the Air
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February 18, 2025 71 mins
Mario and Andy present the continuation of the Pivotal Film Podcast entitled Pivotal. The two of them review the newest television, music, literature, video games, and, yes, film. This episode sees a discussion of FKA Twigs' Exsexua and The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow in music... Luck Be a Landlord, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black in video games... and they finish up with reviews of early year thrillers Companion ...
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Mario Tom and Andy close out the year and the podcast by talking about the best in movies in 2024.
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Mario Tom and Andy wind down the podcast talking about their 10 favorite movies of 2024
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Wallace and Gromit in a Vengance Most Fowl (3:30) Top 5 Animated Movies of 2024 (10:00) Best of Other Media (42:15)
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Queer (5:45) Nickel Boys (25:45) The Brutalist (52:30) Most Anticipated (1:41:35)
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Sonic 3 (3:55) A Complete Unknown (16:15) The Order (50:50) Nosferatu (1:23:45) The Worst Movies of the Year (2:00:50)
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y2k (3:55) Flow (12:55) Gladiator 2 (18:15) Memoir of a Snail (32:45) The Piano Lesson (49:05) Juror #2 (1:13:35) A Real Pain (1:36:25)
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Tom's kids talk about their top 5 movies of 2024
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December 12, 2024 126 mins
Wicked (5:00) Emilia Perez (21:00) Blitz (51:00) Anora (1:19:00)
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Mario Tom and Andy talk about movies: Its Whats Inside (3:15), Woman of the Hour (14:15), Saturday Night (29:15), My Old Ass (46:15), Smile 2 (1:04:45). and Conclave (1:37:45)
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Mario, Tom and Andy talk about some non-horror, non-spooky films: Megalopolis (1:30), The Wild Robot (11:45), and Kinds of Kindness (34:45)
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Mario, Tom and Andy get into Terrifier 3 (:20), Beetlejuice 2 (10:15), VHS Beyond (18:00), Speak No Evil (41:15), Strange Darling (1:00:15). The Substance (1:16:45).
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September 13, 2024 74 mins
Mario and Tom talk about some new and recent releases; Tuesday (3:00), Oddity (11:15) and Rebel Ridge (28:00).
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