
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A (Pretty Good) Knives Out Mystery' + 'Hamnet': The Best Film of 2025?
29/11/2025 | 2h 25 mins.
Kelsi and Trey break down why Hamnet might genuinely be the best film of 2025 from Chloé Zhao with career-defining performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Then we dig into Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, exploring how Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig reinvent the whodunnit once again with sharp satire. If you enjoy the episode, consider signing up for our Patreon below. Free members already get exclusive access to dozens of bonus episodes, and full members unlock our entire archive of 80+ deep dives, commentaries, and monthly recaps.Hamnet (start of pod)Wake Up Dead Man (01:13:45)The Extra Credits YouTube ChannelBecome a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon hereLetterboxd: The Extra CreditsTikTok: The Extra CreditsReddit: r/TheExtraCreditsInstagram: @theextracreditsTwitter: @theextracreditsSend requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: [email protected]

'Sentimental Value': Joachim Trier’s Most Emotional Film Yet
20/11/2025 | 1h 45 mins.
Kelsi and Trey talk Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value through its themes of trauma, lineage, forgiveness, and family wounds. Featuring breakdowns of Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, and Elle Fanning’s performances, plus an exploration of the house as memory, the film’s meta filmmaking layers, and why this might be Trier’s most powerful drama yet with some minor issues along the way.The Extra Credits YouTube ChannelBecome a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon hereLetterboxd: The Extra CreditsTikTok: The Extra CreditsReddit: r/TheExtraCreditsInstagram: @theextracreditsTwitter: @theextracreditsSend requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: [email protected]

Everything Is Not Okay in 'Bugonia' and 'Die My Love'
10/11/2025 | 2h 22 mins.
Kelsi and Trey dive into Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia—starring Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone—before switching gears to Lynne Ramsay’s brutal new film Die My Love with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. We talk apocalyptic thrillers, strange sincerity, art-house madness, and why both films feel like we're staring into the end of the world. For more on Lanthimos and Pattinson check out our free episodes on Poor Things, The Batman, and more on our Patreon for free members below!Bugonia (17:40)Die My Love (01:34:35)The Extra Credits YouTube ChannelBecome a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon hereLetterboxd: The Extra CreditsTikTok: The Extra CreditsReddit: r/TheExtraCreditsInstagram: @theextracreditsTwitter: @theextracreditsSend requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: [email protected]

A Complicated Deep Dive into Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another'
27/9/2025 | 1h 54 mins.
Kelsi and Trey take a complicated deep dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (2025), the bold new epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, and Sean Penn. Is it a modern masterpiece or an important piece of big budget art considering our political moment? A bit of both! Sign up for free on our Patreon (link below) to unlock our full Phantom Thread deep dive and other exclusive movie episodes.The Extra Credits YouTube ChannelBecome a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon hereLetterboxd: The Extra CreditsTikTok: The Extra CreditsReddit: r/TheExtraCreditsInstagram: @theextracreditsTwitter: @theextracreditsSend requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: [email protected]

Mailbag: Best and Worst of 2025, Timothée Chalamet vs. Austin Butler, the Power of Pedro Pascal, and more!
25/9/2025 | 2h 26 mins.
Kelsi and Trey's Mailbag 2025 episode is here: we talk pod origin lore, real vs. fake IMAX, and the movies that defined the year - Black Bag, 28 Years Later, Sinners, Weapons, and more. We get into the biggest disappointments (Mickey 17, Highest 2 Lowest), the actors everywhere in 2025 (Pedro Pascal, Chalamet, Butler), plus our scariest horror moments and best theater experiences. Next up: PTA’s One Battle After Another, and for a limited time free listeners can hear our 3-hour Phantom Thread deep dive on Patreon.The Extra Credits YouTube ChannelBecome a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon hereLetterboxd: The Extra CreditsTikTok: The Extra CreditsReddit: r/TheExtraCreditsInstagram: @theextracreditsTwitter: @theextracreditsSend requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: [email protected]



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