Episode 65: December 22nd, 2013

Here's the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow? The podcast where Jesse and Shaun get together every two weeks or so to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. On this episode, we invited devoted listener Michael to sit in with us as we examine a more recent year, 2012. How does Ben Affleck's Argo, a tale of espionage in Iran,  our highbrow choice stack up again Joss Whedon's The Avengers, a superhero adventure of the grandest proportions, our lowbrow choice? Tune into the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow? to hear our thoughts.

Episode 64: December 15th, 2013

Welcome to another episode Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, the year is 1941 featuring How Green Was My Valley (Highbrow) and Sergeant York (Lowbrow). How Green Was My Family details the nostalgic coming of age story of a young lad in his small welsh town. Sergeant York is a retelling of real American hero Alvin York, a southerner recruited into the army that captured a whole platoon despite his pacifict beliefs. Hear which one we liked more in the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow?

Episode 63: December 10th, 2013

Here's another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, the year is 1939 with two films; a biopic detailing the fevered and relentless Florenz Ziegfield and his extravagent Ziegfield Follies in The Great Ziegfield (Highbrow), and San Francisco (Lowbrow) a musical drama about the rough and tumble early days of San Francisco with a tragedy that changed everything. Be sure to check out the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow?

Episode 62: November 3rd, 2013

Here we go again with another episode of Higbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse & Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For the year 2004, we take a look at two films that define each side of the spectrum, Million Dollar Baby (Highbrow) and Shrek 2 (Lowbrow). Check out the latest ep and let us know what you think.

Episode 61: October 24th, 2013

Here we go with another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. On this episode, we've got our first special guest host, Changa, a longtime friend and fellow movie watcher. He's a big fan of this week's movie, Lawrence of Arabia, from the year 1962 which managed to claim both the highbrow and lowbrow titles. So please listen to the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow? as we discuss movies and friendship (well, the friendship is implied).

Episode 60: October 14th, 2013

Hello and welcome to another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, we go back to 1939 and one of the most heralded films of our time, Gone With The Wind (Highbrow and Lowbrow). We also take a quick look back at our previous ten episodes to pick our favorites. What did Jesse and Shaun think of this classic film? Tune into the next Highbrow! Lowbrow? to find out!

Episode 59: September 29th, 2013

Another couple of weeks, another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, we take a look at a couple more recent films from the year 2009, the war drama in faux documentary form, The Hurt Locker (Highbrow), and the war drama in blockbuster form, Avatar (Lowbrow). Check out the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow? to see what we thought.

Episode 58: September 12th, 2013

Here's another of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the bi-weekly (maybe...) podcast where Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. On this episode, we take a look at two films from the year 1968, the titanic production of Oliver (Highbrow) and the Barbara Streisand vehicle Funny Girl (Lowbrow). See which film we ended up enjoying more on the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow?

Episode 57: August 27th, 2013

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For the year 1929, one film won both accolades, the first Academy Award Winning musical, The Broadway Melody (highbrow and lowbrow). Check out this episode to see what we thought.

Episode 56: August 19th, 2013

Here's the latest and greatest episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For the year 1992, Clint Eastwood's swansong to the western, Unforgiven (Highbrow), was the oscar winner, and another Disney classic from the Arabian Night tales, Aladdin (Lowbrow), made the most in the box office. Which film entranced and enthralled us more? Tune in to the next Highbrow! Lowbrow? and find out.

Episode 55: July 16th, 2013

Hello and welcome once again to Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, one film ruled the hearts of the critics and the masses alike that film being Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, from the year 1988. Check out our review of this honest and sincere tale of mental illness and brotherly love on the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow?

Episode 54: July 16th, 2013

Here you go with the latest episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. Exploring still the films of the 1930's, we go back to the year 1931 with the two films, Cimarron (Highbrow), the 1st western of the genre, and Frankenstein (Lowbrow), giving us our first taste of a real mad scientist. Be sure to tune in and listen.

Episode 53: June30th, 2013

Another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? is ready for your listening enjoyment. Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For the year 1986, we've got two bombastic military tales, director Oliver Stone's Platoon (Highbrow) and the film that launched Tom Cruise's rise, Top Gun (Lowbrow). Tune in!

Episode 52: June 22nd, 2013

Hey and welcome to another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, we take a look at some films from the year 1933, the period piece Cavalcade (Highbrow) and the massive monster hit, King Kong (Lowbrow).

Episode 51: June 12th, 2012

Here's another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Jesse and Shaun talk about the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, we go all the way back to the beginning with the 1st Best Picture Winner, Wings (Highbrow) and the top box office earner, The Singing Fool (Lowbrow) from the year 1928. Check it out!

Episode 50: June 22nd, 2013

Here's our landmark 50th episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. We've finished 50 episodes and so in this episode, we're featuring special music performances, cameos from our most devoted listeners, and as usual, our patented Highbrow! Lowbrow? banter. For this titanic episode, we reviewed a film that won both the Best Picture Academy Winner and top box office earner, Titanic (highbrow / lowbrow) from the year 1997. Please join us as we celebrate 50 episodes of Highbrow! Lowbrow?

Episode 49: May 12th, 2013

Here we are with another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discus the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, we take a look at two films from 1960, the Jack Lemmon classic, The Apartment (Highbrow) and the family friendly adventure, Swiss Family Robinson (Lowbrow).

Episode 48, Wednesday April 24th, 2013

Welcome to another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For the year 1993, Steven Spielburg was at the top of his game having released what could arguably be considered his most critically acclaimed film and his most massively adored film in Schindler's List (Highbrow) and Jurassic Park (Lowbrow), respectively. Check out the latest episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? to hear this in depth conversation on Spielburg and his work.

Episode 47 Wednesday April 3rd, 2013

Here you go with another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode we take a look at two films from 1951: the song and dance Gene Kelly spectacle, An American In Paris (Highbrow) and the sword and sandal epic that launched them all, Quo Vadis (Lowbrow). Check out the latest Highbrow! Lowbrow? to find out which film we liked more.

Episode 46 April 2nd, 2013

Check it out another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow. Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, we look at two films from the year 2005 and the films: Crash (Highbrow) and Revenge of the Sith (Lowbrow). Which film did we end up liking more, the racially charged drama or the continuing sci-fi adventures of the Star Wars saga? Listen to the latest episode to find out!

Episode 45 March 21st, 2013

Here's the latest episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Shaun and Jesse get together every couple of weeks to discuss the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to find out who was right: the critics or the masses. For episode 45, we take a look at two films from 1943, the classic romance of Casablanca (Highbrow) and the patriotic musical This is The Army (Lowbrow).  Check it out and let us know what you think below in the comments.

Episode 44, February 15th 2013

Here's another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? the podcast where Jesse and Shaun discuss the Best Picture Winner (Highbrow) and top box office earner (Lowbrow) to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For the year 1957, one film won both accolades, The Bridge On The River Kwai. Find out what Jesse and Shaun thought of this Highbrow and Lowbrow pick by listening below.

Oscars 2013 Bonus Episode

Jesse and Shaun take a break from reviewing the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner to discuss the biggest film award ceremony of the year, the Oscars. Check out this special Oscars bonus episode where we review all nine Best Picture Academy Award nominees for the year 2013.

Episode 43, February 6th 2013

Welcome to another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun discuss the top box office earner and Best Picture Academy Award Winner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. For this episode, we take a look at two films from 1989, the light but racially tense Driving Miss Daisy (Highbrow) and the twisted and dark superhero film, Batman (Lowbrow). Check it out and let us know what you think.

Episode 42, Jan. 23rd, 2013

For your listening pleasure, here's another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to discuss the top box office earner and Best Picture Academy Award Winner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. On this episode, we take a look at a couple of more recent films from the year 2008, the heartwarming story of the Slumdog Millionaire (Highbrow) and the gritty superhero drama of The Dark Knight (Lowbrow).

Episode 41, January 4th 2012

Here's another episode of Highbrow! Lowbrow? for your movie loving ears. Every two weeks or so, Jesse and Shaun get together to talk about the Best Picture Academy Award Winner and top box office earner of the same year to see who was right: the critics or the masses. On this episode, we head to the year 1954 with two films: the tough, gritty and heart-wrenching tale, On The Waterfront (Highbrow) and the cute, charming and heart-warming tale, White Christmas (Lowbrow). Check it out and let us know what you think below in the comments.