The Top 100 Project

For the 97th time, the Next 100 Project has an entry...and we're back in God-silenced Sweden to talk about an Ingmar Bergman classic. This "interesting" women-centric picture focuses on cancer, pain, emotional distance and even forgiveness. Not a joyful experience is this one, but it's still a must-see for files of the cine. Also, stroke the keys to hit Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on your first order if you use the promo code “Top100Project”.

The Next 100 Project’s 96th ep blabs about this year’s lust for statues, which is on deck this coming weekend. We’ve got our oft-snarky thoughts about the supposedly most-reputable movies of 2017. Did you like Get Out (or did you love it)? Did you get your fill of English propriety in Darkest Hour, Dunkirk and Phantom Thread? Did you groove on the women-centric flicks like Lady Bird, The Shape Of Water & Three Billboards? Find out what we thought by mashing that button. Also, you gotta go to Sparkplug Coffee where you’ll save 10% on your 1st order when you use the promo code “Top100Project”.

Episode #95 in the Next 100 Project scoots over to India to look at the Oscar-sweeping love story/fairy tale between Jamal & Latika. This flick charmed the world 10 years ago, but we’re not sure if people care that much about it now. It’s certainly got its share of great scenes though and it’s a fun time at the movies, despite some brutally dark material. Go to Sparkplugcoffee.com and save 10% on your first order when you use the discount code “Top100Project”.

The 94th dose of your Next 100 Project fix goes all the way back to 16th Century London with a comedy/romance/historical fact-u-fiction. Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes have chemistry for eternity, but the supporting cast is dynamite too. We talk about the Harvey Weinstein controversies (then and now) and, oh, a few other things. If you’re so inclined, you should make the effort to get 10% off your first order of Sparkplug Coffee by using the discount code “Top100Project”.

It’s Oscar Month! Next 100 Project episode #93 is an excellent podcast. Definitely. Yeah. This revered Oscar-winner from ’88 has two amazing—but very different—leading performances from Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise. Flaws exist, of course (particularly with the real-life exploits of those 2 stars), but this road trip is…yeah, it can be said….worth taking. Oh, and you can get 10% off your first order of Sparkplug Coffee if you use the discount code “Top100Project”. So definitely use it!

We finish the Month Of Bev with the Next 100 Project's 92nd entry. This movie delves very deep into depression and suicidal thoughts, but when a movie is done so brilliantly, you can't let  sadness get you down. Lars Von Trier is a unique artist (Dogma stickler or not) and his film really has to go down as a landmark work. Oh, and snag 10% off your first order of Sparkplug Coffee when you use the discount code “Top100Project”.

The 91st Next 100 Project episode journeys back to 1940’s Spain for some war and some fantasy and several monsters, all of it pretty rough stuff. Terrific stuff though. Guillermo Del Toro’s movie might even be better than it was in 2006…and it was a landmark film even then. Just don’t let your kids watch it! We even do a mini-review of Del Toro’s lauded The Shape Of Water, so yay for bonus content. If you like discounts, get 10% off your first order of Sparkplug Coffee by using the code “Top100Project”.

We kick off 2018 with a big dose of funny as Christopher Guest and his tremendous troupe of comic improvisers are at their peak. Oh, this mockumentary is also about THE DOGS…but it’s really about their dopey owners. It’s a charming flick which might even be funnier than it was 18 years ago. To snag a 10% discount on your first order of Sparkplug Coffee, use the code “Top100Project”.

We end 2017 with the 89th Next 100 Project podcast and it’s a quickie chat about the Jones/Seuss Christmas classic. The foul one and his wonderful dog Max are always a delight. This is a perennial fave that we will always choose to touch with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole. We also talk a little bit about our year in podcasting, the year in movies and what’s on tap in ’18. To save 10% on your 1st order of Sparkplug Coffee, you just have to use the discount code “Top100Project”.

The 88th drop in the Next 100 Project bucket gabs about the Christmas movie for skeptics. This 70-year-old fantasy flick (or is he really Saint Nick?) won us over, despite some rough patches and old-Hollywood cliches. Edmund Gwenn is the ideal on-screen Santa Claus and Maureen O’Hara & and a youthy Natalie Wood do a nice job working off his twinkle. Feeling like you need a boost? Go to Sparkplugcoffee.comwhere you are free to save 10% on your first order by using the discount code “Top100Project”.

Tune into the 87th Next 100 Project podcast where we gab about the fil-lm with humour & romance (not to mention job obsession) in the field of television journalism. William Hurt & Albert Brooks love-triangle it up with Holly Hunter and the 3 of them have plenty of chemistry, but Jim Brooks’ 3rd act is far from perfect. Funny stuff though! Also, go to Sparkplug Coffee where you’ll save 10% on your first order by using the discount code “Top100Project”.

Episode #86 in the Next 100 Project gets all meta & introspective with a peek at the Jonze/Kaufman/Cage comedic kookfest. Huge kudos to Meryl Streep & Chris Cooper and the dynamite supporting cast too. This movie has a lot of eyebrow-raisers in the denooey-ment, but, despite its themes of disconnection and loneliness, this flick remains ultra-funny 15 years later. Strike the keys to go to Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on your 1st order if you use the discount code “Top100Project”.

The 85th drop in the Next 100 Project bucket burrows into the schizophrenic world of Fight Club. Not a hit in 1999 yet absolutely worshipped now, the Fincher/Pitt/Norton satire (it is a satire, right?) has more angles than a roomful of triangles. It’s also got Helena Bonham Carter swiping the whole movie away from the 2 macho leads. Also, there’s plenty of soap and terrorism! Rich tapestry here. Like coffee? Go to Sparkplug Coffee where you’ll save 10% on your first order if you use the discount code “Top100Project”.

Podcast nombre 84 travels to buoyant Paris and glides into the charming world of Amelie Poulain. Audrey Tautou dream girls it up as the title character, never quite falling into the trap of being too cutesy...or manic pixie-ish. Jean-Pierre Jeunet's direction is right on point (en pointe?) and kudos to him for making a film that's remained pretty timeless. Your coffee urges will be joyously taken care of by going to Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on your first order if you use the discount code “Top100Project”.

The fierce biopic of the “by any means necessary” guy is the subject of our 83rd Next 100 Project ‘cast. Denzel Washington---who’s always good---has never been better and Spike Lee spilled his guts to make this epic. It remains a powerful account of an ever-evolving ’60s revolutionary, the punk who became a prophet. Our dog Sam chose to snore through the entire podcast, but you won’t! Also, visit Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on order #1 if you use the discount code “Top100Project”.

The 82nd edition of the Next 100 Project zooms back 80 years to the beginning of Cary Grant’s screwball heyday. As great as Grant was, this movie belongs to Irene Dunne. They’re a classic rom-com team, plus they love their dog! And to get your java fix, hit Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on your first order by using the discount code “Top100Project”.

Watch out for the Nosferatu-like boogeyman in the 81st Next 100 Project podcast. Essie Davis gives one of the very best performances by any actor in the past 10 years and Noah Wiseman is freaky good as her weirdo son. Jennifer Kent has the chops to do scary with primo subtext...and in her first movie! Scoot over to Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on your first order by using the discount code “Top100Project”.

With Next 100 Project podcast #80, we travel way down south to Antarctica and explore the freaky alien happenings with Kurt Russell and his motley cohorts. John Carpenter’s lauded sci-fi/horror mash-up is an effective freak-out complete with F/X and makeup gross-outs to delight all (or at least most). Also, visit Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on your first order when you use the discount code “Top100Project”.

Before you die, you hear our 79th Next 100 Project podcast. If you see any rings, that’s force majeure. Anyway, this wet creepfest’s influence is pretty strong on newer horror films. There’s a nifty twist in this movie too. Oh, and don’t forget to visit Sparkplug Coffee where you can now save 10% on your first order by using the discount code “Top100Project”.

With Next 100 Project podcast #78, we dive deep into The Sunken Place and gab about a horror flick that isn’t even 9 months old. Jordan Peele’s directorial debut is jammed with multi-meaning themes about racism, slavery, privilege and human adaptation. It’s got some “oh, come on” moments too and Bev has a few Reasonably Good Questions. Don’t forget to visit Sparkplug Coffee where you can now save 10% on your first order if you use the promo code “Top100Project”!