Beste Kino Klash Podcasts (2025)

Kyle moves but Alex's audio gets worse?! Only at Kino Klash can the impossible become possible! Today, we pit Sam Raimi's Horror-Slapstick tour-de-force, Evil Dead 2, up against J.C. Chandor's (of Kraven fame) A Most Violent Year.

1
(Bonus) Nasty Stash Episode 5 - The Pest/The Guest/Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation 1:15:34

Play Pause

2M ago1:15:34

1:15:34

"Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure. " - Arnold Schwarzenegger

1
(Bonus) Christmas Special 4: Once Upon a Krampus 1:28:55

3M ago1:28:55

1:28:55

MERRY CHRISTMAS KLASHERS! Another year is in the books and us here at Kino Klash HQ are celebrating the only way we know how: Bracket Based Movie Competitions! Also, Kyle is blind for this episode. Movies: Gremlins, Eyes Wide Shut, Karate Christmas Miracle (Nasty), The Holdovers.

1
15. Sexy Beast v. Police Story 1:26:27

3M ago1:26:27

1:26:27

Jackie Chan is BACK in the mix on Kino Klash. And Kino Klash is back recording (mostly) in one room! Apologies! Audio is a little mid here! Ryan's pick, Sexy Beast, is up against Brenden's pick, Police Story!

1
14. Matrix v. Blowout 1:47:09

4M ago1:47:09

1:47:09

Hey Klasher's, get ready to go down the rabbit hole because this one's a Blowout!

1
(Bonus) Nasty Stash Episode 4 - Love on a Leash/Sucker Punch/Alpha and Omega: The Legend of Sawtooth Cave 1:09:17

4M ago1:09:17

1:09:17

"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say 'My tooth is aching' than to say 'My heart is broken.'" - C.S. Lewis

1
(Bonus) Halloween Special III: Season of the Witch 1:59:47

5M ago1:59:47

1:59:47

OOPS! All good movies!

1
(Bonus)The One Where They Talk About Friends 1:56:57

5M ago1:56:57

1:56:57

Hey! Bit of a weird one here today! Kyle and Brenden try their best to talk about Friends but pretty quickly devolve into a funeral dirge for the multi-cam sitcom once they realize Ryan's not there to redirect them. Enjoy if you dare!

1
13. Parasite v. The Wedding Banquet 1:44:54

5M ago1:44:54

1:44:54

Klassic Klash! Brenden's gay wedding film is up against Alex's Oscar winning piece of class warfare!

1
(Bonus) Nasty Stash Episode 3 - I Was a Teenage Faust/American Psycho 2: All American Girl/Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games 59:33

6M ago59:33

59:33

"When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever." - Alexandre Dumas

1
12. High Noon v. La La Land 1:53:21

7M ago1:53:21

1:53:21

Time for a KLASSIC Klash! We've got Kyle's western drink of choice, High Noon, in a standoff with Alex's favorite Teletubby theme park, La La Land. In this episode: -Kyle attempts to overturn a Presidential Pardon -Alex invents the "Lone Ranger" through pure parallel thinking -Brenden proves he WAS a theater kid (shocking)(impossible)…

1
(Bonus) Nasty Stash Episode 2 - Big Bird In Japan/Bye Bye Man/Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure 57:26

7M ago57:26

57:26

"It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace. " - Chuck Palahniuk

1
11. It's Such a Beautiful Day v. What's Up Doc 1:45:16

8M ago1:45:16

1:45:16

This was a weird one... Kyle's number 9 pick, It's Such a Beautiful Day, brawls it out with Brenden's number 8, What's Up Doc.

1
10. Arrival v. End of Evangelion 2:04:13

8M ago2:04:13

2:04:13

The battle of high concept sci-fi films! Alex's pick, Arrival, attempts to decode the confusing language of Brenden's pick, Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion. Who could predict the outcome of this one? Does it even matter? Does anything?

1
(Bonus) Christmas in July 1:15:56

9M ago1:15:56

1:15:56

Ho-Ho-Ho! Merry Christmas in July! We're at the halfway mark of the year and it never hurts to celebrate! We definitely didn't forget to post this 7 months ago and then had to sit on it until the first semi appropriate time to release it. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

1
(Bonus) Nasty Stash Episode 1 - Freaky Friday/Flyin' Ryan/Alpha and Omega 1:14:46

9M ago1:14:46

1:14:46

"I don’t believe there is pleasure in life. I believe there is only relief of pain… We have to suffer to be on top." - Georges St. Pierre

1
9. Casino Royale v. Master and Commander 2:03:58

9M ago2:03:58

2:03:58

Klashers, this episode is filled to the brim with English pride. No one here is English, but boy do they make a good picture! We've got Alex bringing out the big guns with "Casino Royale" playing a high-stakes game against Kyle's maritime masterpiece "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World."

1
(Bonus) Nasty Stash Episode 0 1:09:52

9M ago1:09:52

1:09:52

WELCOME TO THE NASTY STASH... It's time we got gross here and started watching some real Bad movies (besides the ones Kyle already picked). In this episode we go through our respective bad movie lists and pick our first batch of 3! (expect these to be posted on off weeks) GET NASTY, KLASHERS

1
8. The Wind Rises v. Oppenheimer 1:51:16

10M ago1:51:16

1:51:16

What more is there to say? This is is the WWII episode to end all WWII episodes! A pitched match between bitter rivals!

1
7. What We Do in the Shadows v. Do the Right Thing 1:34:01

11M ago1:34:01

1:34:01

In another cursed match-up, we have What We Do in the Shadows (Ryan's #10) bearing its fangs at Do the Right Thing (Kyle's #7). Not a ton of common ground here between these two movies, but you better believe we tried our best! Also... YOP! Alert! CrAcK open your favorite flavor of Yoplait's famous Yop! drink and SLURRRP it up!…

1
6. The Night of the Hunter v. Whisper of the Heart 1:21:00

11M ago1:21:00

1:21:00

Here we go Klashers! Our first 1 v. 16 match-up! We've got Kyle's strange trip down depression-era child murder up against Brenden's struggle of youth creativity - I'll let you guess which is which ;) Also Kyle and Alex are sharing a tin-can-on-a-string for this episode. Yay.

1
5. Dragons Forever v. Amadeus 1:41:23

11M ago1:41:23

1:41:23

Who'd win in a fight? Jackie Chan or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? These are the hard hitting questions we like to ask here at Kino Klash HQ. To find the answer we pit Ryan's No. 2 pick, Amadeus, against Brenden's No. 15 seed, Dragon's Forever.

1
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens v. Paprika 1:58:49

12M ago1:58:49

1:58:49

Truly the Ali v. Foreman of match ups here at Kino Klash. Who could ever imagine Satoshi Kon's brilliant, visionary "Paprika" (Ryan's pick) duking it out against everyone's favorite Star Wars movie - the seventh one (Alex's pick).

1
3. Mad Max Fury Road v. The Life Aquatic 1:37:04

1y ago1:37:04

1:37:04

If anyone is curious - Mad Max is up against the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Not the other Life Aquatic.

1
2. Platoon v. Twelve O'Clock High 2:13:21

1y ago2:13:21

2:13:21

The old, dusty military movies special! We've got Kyle's WWII Feel Good Comedy??? (Twelve O'Clock High) up against Alex's Anti-War Vietnam Best Picture Winner (Platoon)! In this episode: -Alex calls in via his classic "bent-tin-can and shoe-string" method. -Ryan becomes President of the "Dark" -Kyle and Brenden compete over how lame their childhood…

1
1. The Thing v. The Grand Budapest Hotel 2:05:49

1y ago2:05:49

2:05:49

In the FIRST MATCH UP OF THE SEASON we pit Ryan's 4 seed (The Thing) against Kyle's 13 seed (The Grand Budapest Hotel). In this episode: - Alex declares a blood feud with Ralph Fiennes - Kyle reminisces about a The Thing (2011) slumber party - Ryan declares his love for the long-neck-trunk-man

1
Season 2 Bracket BreakDown 1:39:35

1y ago1:39:35

1:39:35

After a loooooooooooooooong holiday break (where we may have each been Kramped by the Krampus) Kino Klash is BACK with SEASON 2 Y'all! In this episode: - The boys share this season's BRAND NEW movie rankings - Ryan tries to meta-game - Alex plays a devious trick (chaos ensues)

1
(Bonus) Halloween Special 2: Kalabar's Revenge 1:43:03

1+ y ago1:43:03

1:43:03

This episode has nothing to do with Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

1
44. The Whole Enchilada 2:23:32

1+ y ago2:23:32

2:23:32

A winner will be decided. Gang, We got tired. We tried - we really did. We shortened episodes. Tried to make it so we didn't have to rewatch movies. Bought a bar! But we just couldn't get our hearts into it. So in one last grand explosion, we just went for it. Episode 44 is the finale of Kino Klash season 1. On a more genuine note for anyone who re…

1
43. Her v. Paddington 2 36:21

1+ y ago36:21

36:21

1 seed Her v. 9 seed Paddington 2

1
42. Bo Burnham: Inside v. City of God 32:16

1+ y ago32:16

32:16

5 seed Inside v. 14 seed City of God Should be v. The Sisters Brothers but everyone is a coward. SMH

1
41. Children of Men v. Steve Jobs 44:14

1+ y ago44:14

44:14

4 Seed Children of Men v. 5 seed Steve Jobs

1
40. Akira v. Moon 35:57

1+ y ago35:57

35:57

10 seed Akira v. 15 seed Moon Don't worry gang, now that we started doing these shorter episodes, you can tell we're really cooking! We can keep this up forever!

1
39. Whiplash v. Interstellar 41:58

1+ y ago41:58

41:58

3 seed Whiplash v. 6 seed Interstellar A rare Alex v. Alex matchup!

1
38. The Green Mile v. Push 47:13

1+ y ago47:13

47:13

6 seed The Green Mile v. 14 seed Push I'm tired boss.

1
37. Leon: the Professional v. In Bruges 31:58

1+ y ago31:58

31:58

11 seed Leon: The Professional v. 14 seed In Bruges Still in the Bar and still having a great time!

1
36. 1917 v. Citizen Kane 35:56

1+ y ago35:56

35:56

1 seed 1917 v. 8 seed Citizen Kane A VERY rare Kyle v. Kyle matchup. But more importantly, with all the proceeds we've made from the podcast (which is to say, a lot) the four of us got together and founded the Kino Klash Bar (a working title). Now it's not the easiest place to find, but all of our true fans got there in no time. Looking at you Chri…

1
35. Inception v. Donnie Darko 1:50:56

1+ y ago1:50:56

1:50:56

1 seed Inception v. 9 seed Donnie Darko Listeners, I acted poorly in this episode. I value you your time and experience. Please forgive me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . psyche

1
34. Alien v. Good Time 1:13:06

1+ y ago1:13:06

1:13:06

7 seed Alien v. 15 seed Good Time In hindsight, perhaps we were a bit premature in our last description...

1
33. Better Luck Tomorrow v. Dr. Strangelove 1:24:27

2y ago1:24:27

1:24:27

Weeeeerrrrrrrreeeee Baaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccckkkkkkkk We been lazy but got quite a back log for ya! And let me be the first to say the Round of 32 is off to an interesting start. We pin Ryan's 12 seed up against Brendans 13 seed.

1
(Bonus) Kino Stats! 1:31:14

2y ago1:31:14

1:31:14

With the round of 64 concluded, we take a stroll down memory lane and look back at how far we've come. We talk about how our records have shaken out, how we've faired against each other, our most watched directors, and so much more. Thank to Letterboxd, who's certainly not a sponsor (although it'd be pretty cool if they were) for providing us the m…

1
32. Magnolia v. Paddington 2 2:06:09

2y ago2:06:09

2:06:09

In our final match up of the round of 64 we pit Ryan's 8 seed Magnolia up against Kyle's 9 seed Paddington 2.

1
31. SPEED JOBS 1:52:16

2y ago1:52:16

1:52:16

SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOBS SPEED JOB…