Arc (arts Review & Commentary)

Send a textIn this second of our two-part episode of the 13th Annual ARCademy Awards, Jordan and I go over our Oscar picks of which nominees will win, who should win, and who was snubbed in preparation for the 98th Academy Awards

Send a textIn this first part of our two-part episode of the 13th Annual ARCademy Awards, Jordan and I give our favorite and least favorite movies of 2025, as well as how being older has changed the way we look at movies.

Send us a textIn this second of our two-part episode of the 12th Annual ARCademy Awards, Jordan and I go over our Oscar picks of which nominees will win, who should win, and who was snubbed in preparation for the 97th Academy Awards.

Send us a textIn this first of two parts of our annual ARCademy Awards show, Jordan and I go over what movies we enjoyed and didn't enjoy during 2024. 

Send us a textOn this episode of ARC, I chat with my good friend Gary Sullivan about our time together in local community theatre, and how working from home during the pandemic allowed us to watch stuff that we'd never seen. For Gary, it was old B-movies. Gary gives me a good history lesson on what the movie-going habits were like for audiences almost a century ago, and what hidden gems one could find. We also talk about our shared experiences playing the same role in the play "12 Angry Men."

Send us a textOn the third part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I pick who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in the 96th Oscars. 

Send us a textOn the first part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I go over our favorite movies of 2023. Part 2 will be our least favorite, and Part 3 will be our picks in all of the categories.

Send us a textOn the second part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I go over what we didn't like in 2023. Apologies to fans of "Saltburn," but I was not impressed.

Send us a textOriginally recorded two years ago, this episode discusses how Frank Herbert's "Dune" and its subsequent sequels, prequels, and adaptations have shaped my love of science fiction, and how the franchise has helped inform my judgments on adapting literature to different media. 

Send us a textOn the second part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I pick all who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in the 95th Academy Awards. (NOTE: Apologies for the less-than-stellar audio quality; I was unable to set my levels to reduce echo and reverb.)

Send us a textOn the first part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I go over our favorite and least-favorite movies of 2022, our future Oscar hopefuls, and that infamous slap.

Send us a textThis is the ninth (!) time that my good friend Jordan Rose and I have done this, and we had so much to talk about this year, that I had to split this episode into two parts! In this first part, before we make our Oscar picks, we go over the movies we liked and didn't like in 2021.Follow the show on social media @arcreviewsBecome a Patreon at patreon.com/arcreviewsOmar's Letterboxd page: https://letterboxd.com/arcreviews/Jordan's Letterboxd page: https://letterboxd.com/jordanlrose/

Send us a textThis is the ninth (!) time that my good friend Jordan Rose and I have done this, and we had so much to talk about this year, that I had to split this episode into two parts! In this second part,  we make our Oscar picks for all the categories of the 94th Annual Academy Awards.Follow the show on social media @arcreviewsBecome a Patreon at patreon.com/arcreviewsOmar's Letterboxd page: https://letterboxd.com/arcreviews/Jordan's Letterboxd page: https://letterboxd.com/jordanlrose/

Send us a textIn this episode, I break down how my core values influence what I like and what I don't like.Help support the show by becoming a Patron by visiting www.patreon.com/arcreviewsRead my past movie reviews at letterboxd.com/arcreviews/Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @arcreviews

Send us a textIn this (almost totally) unscripted episode, I speak from the heart about what I've watched and learned over the 8 years I've done this podcast.

Send us a textJordan Rose of thejordanblog.com and I give our picks for the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards airing on April 25, 2021. We also go over how 2020 affected our movie watching experience.

Send us a textIn this third part of a three-part series on video games, Jenn, Neal, Adam, and I discuss what's needed to adapt a video game to a good movie or tv show. Also, we discuss our most emotional moments while playing a video game.

Send us a textIn this second part of a three-part series on video games, Jenn, Neal, Adam, and I go over what makes a good video game, and how context plays a key role in what makes acts of violence in video games acceptable or not.

Send us a textIn this first part of a three-part episode on video games, my friends Jenn, Neal, and I chat with Adam Sharrock of The Gaming Marathon about how video games have impacted our lives.

Send us a textIn this appropriately-lengthy episode, I rank the 23 movies of Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga from my least favorite to my most favorite. Let me know your thoughts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @arcreviews!