the litter box
A weekly movie podcast by friends, cat dads, and film bros Zack, Matt, and Dennis.
After a tipsy conversation about movies the night before Matt’s wedding, the idea for a podcast where we candidly discuss movies while shooting an epic level of shit was born. Not to be taken too seriously, this show is essentially the conversation you have with your friends on your walk out of the movie theater. Despite how much we stroke off our own intelligence, we’re mostly dumb and deserve no credibility whatsoever.
Best experienced when watching the movie prior to listening to the episode.
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Episodes
91 episodes since 2022
Ex Machina
Spoiler alert: this is the highest we've ever rated a movie on the podcast (not counting Interstellar, which you should because Matt's a fuckin' doofus)Released in 2015. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikand...
August 30, 2024
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Episode 90
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1:37:26
Raising Arizona
Coen Brothers x Nick Cage in his early days = a mixed bag of reviews. Released in 1987. Directed by Joel Coen. Starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, and Trey Wilson."When a childless couple–an ex-con and an ex-cop–decide to ...
August 23, 2024
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Episode 89
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1:05:48
There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood takes our PTA virginity this week and there's mixed feelings :(Released in 2007. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano."Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel...
August 16, 2024
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Episode 88
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1:27:52
Little Miss Sunshine
Matt choosing a 16 year old comedy movie? What could go wrong? Let's see how the star-studded Little Miss Sunshine holds up.Released in 2006. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Car...
August 09, 2024
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Episode 87
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1:13:42
2001: A Space Odyssey
One of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time and the inspiration for sci-fi and cinema for years to come, and somehow we all hadn't seen it. Buckle up for 2001: A Space Odyssey.Released in 1968. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Ke...
July 26, 2024
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Episode 86
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1:34:41
The Northman
Closing out one of Zack's favorite director's current filmography with viking revenge epic, The Northman.Released in 2022. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, and Anya Taylor-Joy."Prince Amlet...
July 12, 2024
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Episode 85
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1:23:24
La La Land
This week we tick off another movie from one of the podcast's beloved directors, but it's a musical?Released 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling."Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to mov...
July 05, 2024
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Episode 84
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1:29:00
Green Room
Someone besides Matt picks an A24 movie again?? Didn't see that coming. Horror thriller Green Room features punk rock neo-Nazis led by Patrick Stewart? Also didn't see that coming.Released in 2015. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring ...
June 28, 2024
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Episode 83
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1:06:09
The Matrix
One of the best sci-fi movies of all time, they say. What do we say? The Matrix is the topic of conversation this week and we are not all in agreeance.Released 1999. Directed by The Wachowski Sisters. Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fis...
June 21, 2024
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Episode 82
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1:14:10
Incendies
Out of Matt's options, Dennis and Zack select the mystery war drama - Incendies - an early work from one of the best directors of all time.Released in 2010, Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin,...
June 14, 2024
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Episode 81
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1:01:04
Furiosa
We knew it was coming sooner rather than later: Dennis' pick of the sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, one of his perfect 10s out of those we've reviewed for the pod. Was Furiosa's story worth the wait?Released in 2024. Directed by George Mi...
June 07, 2024
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Episode 80
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1:20:51
Nope
Zack rounds out our list of the current filmography of Jordan Peele with sci-fi mystery Nope.Released in 2022. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Brandon Perea."Residents in a lonely gulch of inl...
May 31, 2024
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Episode 79
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1:21:17
The Game
Matt's pick this week moves David Fincher to the top of the podcast's "Most Reviewed Directors" list with pre-Y2K drama thriller The Game.Released in 1997. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, and Deborah Kara...
May 24, 2024
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Episode 78
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1:09:22
Her
The beloved sci-fi romance Her finally gets its day on the podcast. This one's been lingering on all of our lists since the start and should help give the lads some creative use cases for ChatGPT.Released in 2013. Directed by Spike Jonz...
May 17, 2024
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Episode 77
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1:20:02
Lamb
Following an unfortunate sequence of events, you will not be able to see the video of Matt in the Lamb mask for this episode, but tune in for a conversation about a heartfelt relationship between a mother and her lamb baby?Released 2021...
May 10, 2024
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Episode 76
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1:11:52
Civil War
The all too timely Civil War is seemingly Alex Garland's final film as a director for the foreseeable future? Did it live up to the hype?Released 2024. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny.&n...
April 19, 2024
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Episode 75
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1:12:45
Burn After Reading
You'd think a star studded cast like this would come together to create something more memorable, but Dennis' pick, Burn After Reading, falls mostly flat. Bonus convo about movie rating systems and objectivity and subjectivity's weight in scori...
April 12, 2024
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Episode 74
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1:06:18
The Lighthouse
Things get phallic on this week's episode as we discuss the mystery, mermaids, and masturbation in Zack's pick: The Lighthouse.Released 2019. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson."Two lighthouse ...
April 05, 2024
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Episode 73
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56:18
Past Lives
Matt not letting up on the Best Picture Oscar nominees with Celine Song's directorial debut romance that leaves the lads divided.Released 2023. Directed by Celine Song. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro."Nora and Hae ...
March 29, 2024
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Episode 72
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1:16:10
The Hateful Eight
Dennis delivers a highly anticipated episode with his pick, The Hateful Eight. No guns were shit in the making of this episode.Released in 2015. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, and Jennifer Jason...
March 22, 2024
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Episode 71
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1:14:11
Us
Dune: Part Two pushed this one back bit, but we're excited to add Jordan Peele's follow-up to wildly successful Get Out.Released in 2019. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Shahadi Wright Joseph.
March 15, 2024
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Episode 70
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1:14:03
Dune: Part Two
This one's been hotly wanted(?) for a long time now, especially after being pushed from its original November 2023 release date due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Does the sequel live up to the expectations and hype?Released in 2024. Directed...
March 08, 2024
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Episode 69
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1:21:01
Dune
Ahead of the imminent release of Dune: Part Two, we rewatch the 2021 entry for the first time since our original viewing. Released in 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, and Oscar Isaac...
March 01, 2024
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Episode 68
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1:09:53
The Zone of Interest
One of the most well received movies of the year proves to be divisive this week as we discuss Jonathan Glazer's Best Picture nominee: The Zone of Interest.Released in 2023. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Christian Friedel and Sa...
February 23, 2024
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Episode 67
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1:14:32