Josh and Alex are in the midst of the winter blahs—now that they’ve seen Django Unchained, there’s very little in the cinemas to look forward to. Instead they’ve been delving into Unchained’s predecessors, like Django and Drum. They talk Tarantino, wax poetic about Franco Nero’s beard, and look forward to revisiting more Westerns this winter. They also compare two nerd culture indie films currently streaming on Netflix, and decide that The FP is everything wrong with hipster cinema, while Unicorn City is a great example of how to tease a subculture without being an asshole to them or anyone else.

As you read this, there are a lot of words being written and posted to the internet about Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. A new Tarantino is an occasion, a dumping ground for all kinds of opinions, a hanger for our hang-ups. Out there, right now, someone is comparing this one to his last one, or the ones before that; someone is charting the synergies and differences between Unchained and its obvious predecessor, 1966′s Django, or its other obvious predecessor, 1976′s Drum, or probably a host of other, less obvious predecessors.

Me? I’m thinking about Moby-Dick.

It’s the last episode of 2012! Josh and Alex delve deep into their thoughts about The Hobbit, from Barry Humphries’s goiter to Martin Freeman’s hobbity little ass. They also try to say something about the non-action-blockbuster films they saw this year, but frankly, there weren’t many. They get meta about the work of Wes Anderson, prognosticate on the Oscar narrative for this year, and look forward to what the future brings.

As the year draws to a close, Josh and Alex take a look back at their favorite—and least favorite—action blockbusters of 2012. Find out what they loved and what they hated! Hear them finally tear into The Dark Knight Rises in full! Hear wild speculation about the future of Hollywood’s major franchises!

In this episode, #TheBondProject takes over Josh and Alex’s lives. They get in depth with the latest movie in the James Bond franchise, Skyfall, and revisit some old classics to see how they hold up. Alex can’t stop gushing about Daniel Craig, while Josh is concerned that rewatching GoldenEye might ruin his good memories of the eponymous N64 game.