List of The Canon episodes

Episodes

#	Date	Guests	Movie(s)	In the Canon	Description	Ref
1	November 4, 2014	n/a	Goodfellas		Welcome to The Canon with Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson. This week they're debating if Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas belongs in the canon of the greatest films of all time. Does Devin’s Italian heritage sway his feelings for Scorsese? How can Amy insist Goodfellas is overrated when normal people say it's the best mafia movie ever made? Are the women portrayed unfairly? And is Joe Pesci, who won an Oscar for the role, miscast?	[1]
2	November 14, 2014	n/a	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom		This week Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson debate whether or not Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a seminal motion picture in Hollywood history that belongs in the canon. Can Devin’s argument that the movie is made for 3rd grade boys change Amy’s mind on the racism and misogyny? Does this movie make Crystal Skull look much better? Is Short Round Indy’s friend or child slave?	[2]
3	November 17, 2014	n/a	Romeo + Juliet		On this week’s episode, Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson discuss Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and whether this super emotional totally over the top version of Romeo & Juliet belongs in the canon. How cool is it that Leonardo DiCaprio spends the entire movie wet? What happened to Claire Danes after her spectacular performance in this film? Will Devin & Amy finally be on the same page and agree that they both enjoy the movie?	[3]
4	November 24, 2014	n/a	Jerry Maguire		This week Devin Faraci and Amy Nicholson discuss Cameron Crowe’s romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire. Is this the Tom Cruiseist movie? Did Cuba Gooding Jr. deserve an Oscar? Is something wrong with Jonathan Lipnicki’s character? Is this a sweet movie or a really dark movie?	[4]
5	December 1, 2014	n/a	Star Wars vs.		Devin & Amy clash lightsabers in the first ever versus episode where they will decide which Star Wars movie belongs in the canon. The prequels don't even deserve to be in the running. Instead they will only focus on the original trilogy. Is Han & Leia's banter romantic or annoying? Is C-3PO more lovable by being a dick? Can Empire's bleakness balance out its lack of plot?	[5]
			The Empire Strikes Back	[n 1]
6	December 8, 2014	n/a	Inception		This week Devin & Amy will decide if Christopher Nolan’s dream heist film Inception is a movie that should aspire to be more than great visuals or a fantastic piece of cinema that belongs in the canon. Does Leonardo DiCaprio bring a great tortured presence to this movie? Should everyone have gotten the Ariadne reference? Is the movie a beautiful brain teaser or a bad onion that gets worse as you peel it apart? Does it matter if the totem keeps spinning at the end or not?	[6]
7	December 15, 2014	n/a	The Lion King vs.		Devin & Amy go paw to paw as they decide whether Lion King or Beauty and the Beast belong in the canon. Are blondes falsely portrayed in Beauty and the Beast? Is the Beast way hotter as an animal? Is Simba a saint who makes mistakes or is he an entitled jerk? Is Hakuna matata the worst mantra of all time?	[7]
			Beauty and the Beast
8	December 22, 2014	n/a	It's A Wonderful Life		Devin & Amy leap back seven decades for a special holiday episode where they hash out if Frank Capra’s film It’s A Wonderful Life belongs in the canon even though people didn't like the movie when it came out in 1946. How did critics and audiences get it wrong? What are we getting wrong today? And isn't evil Pottersville more fun than boring old Bedford Falls? Plus, Devin & Amy ask listeners if they'll vote literally sight-unseen to put The Interview in the canon for triggering an international incident. Does The Interview's role in film history matter more than its mediocrity?	[8]
9[n 2]	December 29, 2014	n/a	The Grand Budapest Hotel vs.		Devin & Amy debate which 2014 movie is already worthy of a slot in the canon. Amy is ready with her choice: The Grand Budapest Hotel, which she argues is not just the best movie of the year—it's Wes Anderson's best movie ever. Devin sorts through his potential choices. Will he nominate Jodorowsky’s Dune, Citizenfour, Snowpiercer or Guardians of the Galaxy? Can Ralph Fiennes trump Groot?	[9]
			Guardians of the Galaxy
10	January 5, 2015	n/a	The 400 Blows		Devin & Amy kick off 2015 by looking at possibly the greatest movie of 1959, Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows. Can one of the defining films of the French New Wave be one of the most relatable movies ever made? Is it the perfect portrayal of a well rounded child with neglectful parents? Or is the film a little unfair when it comes to putting all the blame on Antoine Doinel’s mother?	[10]
11	January 12, 2015	n/a	Forrest Gump		Devin & Amy open up a box of questionable chocolate and see what's really inside the landmark film Forrest Gump. Do the revolutionary computer effects automatically enter the film into the canon? Does director Robert Zemeckis hate humans? Is this the Buzzfeed of 1994?	[11]
12	January 19, 2015	n/a	The Shawshank Redemption		This week we tunnel through to join Devin & Amy and discuss IMDB's #1 rated movie, 'The Shawshank Redemption'. Does Frank Darabont's work deserve to be in the Canon? Or is it actually a series of several small "charmingly mediocre" movies pieced together? Join Devin, Amy, Brooks, Red, and Andy Dufresne to find out.	[12]
13	February 9, 2015	n/a	Clerks		On their way back from Park City, Devin & Amy detour to New Jersey’s Quick Stop convenience store to discuss the Sundance surprise of 1994: Kevin Smith’s Clerks. Is this the View Askewniverse's only good film? Did Clerks prove that anyone could make a movie—and is that a good thing? Can Devin put aside his personal beef with Kevin Smith? Plus, they predict which flicks from this year’s Sundance could be potential canon fodder.	[13]
14	February 16, 2015	n/a	E.T. vs.		Devin & Amy debate which Steven Spielberg alien film belongs in the canon. Will it be Spielberg’s magnum opus about UFOs known as Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Or will it be Spielberg’s defining movie about a young boy who discovers an alien in his backyard known as E.T.?	[14]
			Close Encounters of the Third Kind
15	February 23, 2015	Jeremy Smith	Blow Out		Jeremy Smith of Ain’t It Cool News joins Devin & Amy to discuss the 1981 Brian De Palma masterpiece Blow Out. Is this conspiracy thriller the only De Palma film that deserves to be in the canon?	[15]
16	March 2, 2015	n/a	Blade Runner		This week Devin & Amy debate whether Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner is worthy of the Canon or should be lost in time. Is this movie the foundational text for all modern fiction or just art design porn? Does it matter whether or not Harrison Ford is a replicant if his flirtation with Sean Young one of the worst onscreen romances in film history? And is the tears in the rain speech just nonsense?	[16]
17	March 9, 2015	Amber Benson	The Nights of Cabiria		Author, director, and actress Amber Benson (The Witches of Echo Park, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) joins Devin & Amy this week to discuss the 1957 Federico Fellini masterpiece The Nights of Cabiria. Is this the movie that has enough humor and darkness to fill your Fellini hole?	[17]
18	March 16, 2015	n/a	There's Something About Mary		This week Devin and Amy submit their first comedy for Canon consideration: the 1998 Farrelly Brothers’ flick There’s Something About Mary. Does Cameron Diaz deserve more credit for being a fantastic actress? Would you categorize the movie as a "romantic" comedy? And almost 20 years later, what's more unnerving: the semen gag or Mary's disabled brother Warren?	[18]
19	March 23, 2015	Matt Gourley	Casino Royale		James Bond expert and I Was There Too host Matt Gourley joins Devin & Amy this week to nominate his pick for the only Bond film in the canon: 2006’s Casino Royale. Is Daniel Craig a better Bond than Sean Connery? Is Vesper the ultimate Bond girl? Should there be more nifty 007 gadgets?	[19]
20	March 30, 2015	Kumail Nanjiani	Alien vs.		Recorded LIVE from UCB-Sunset in Los Angeles, this very special episode of The Canon finds Devin & Amy inviting Silicon Valley star and The Indoor Kids host Kumail Nanjiani to pit Alien vs. Aliens in an epic space battle. Did Ridley Scott create a science fiction classic that cannot be topped? Or did James Cameron improve the franchise by fully developing heroine Ellen Ripley?	[20]
			Aliens
21	April 6, 2015	n/a	The Rocky Horror Picture Show		This week Devin & Amy are doing the time warp as they discuss their first musical film, Richard O’Brien’s 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Should this film be entered into the canon based upon it being the most successful midnight movie in film history? Or should it be judged as a poorly paced movie that is so bad that the audience had to begin interacting with it just to get through the movie? Would cinema be introduced to Tim Curry otherwise?	[21]
22	April 13, 2015	n/a	Annie Hall vs.		It’s an egghead head-to-head as Devin & Amy debate which Woody Allen classic should enter the Canon: Annie Hall or Manhattan. Will it be the beautifully shot black-and-white love letter to New York? Or will it be the hilarious romance that flows like an amazing stand-up set?	[22]
			Manhattan
23	April 20, 2015	Karina Longworth	The Godfather		Karina Longworth, host of the film history podcast, “You Must Remember This” and author of "Al Pacino: Anatomy of an Actor," joins Devin & Amy this week with a bold nomination: The Godfather: Part III deserves to be in the canon along with The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II. Should the first two classics enter alone? Does the full trilogy satisfy—or sabotage—the Corleone saga? Was Sofia Coppola really so bad that her father's final installment should get scrapped?	[23]
			The Godfather Part II
			The Godfather Part III
24	April 27, 2015	n/a	Saturday Night Fever		Look who's still talking John Travolta. This week Devin & Amy discuss the 1977 nightclub drama Saturday Night Fever, the story of 19-year-old Italian hunk Tony Manero who works a dead-end job at a small hardware store by day and is a God of the dance floor by night. Will this be the second stylish '70s Travolta flick to earn a spot in the canon or does anything disco-related need to die forever?	[24]
25	May 4, 2015	n/a	Pretty In Pink		Get ready for a nostalgia bomb to drop as Devin & Amy discuss their first John Hughes film, 1986’s Pretty in Pink. Is there any real drama in the movie other than who Andie should have ended up with in the end? Is Duckie one of the worst obnoxious nerd characters of all 80s movies? How did Harry Dean Stanton get miscast in this?	[25]
26	May 11, 2015	Joe Lynch	Evil Dead II		Joe Lynch, director of Everly and Knights of Badassdom, joins Devin & Amy this week with a groovy nomination for the canon: Evil Dead II. The astonishing camera work in Sam Raimi's gore-comedy sequel inspired his own filmmaking, but does the first Evil Dead deserve more recognition for its X-rated cult legacy? Either way, can everyone agree that the scene between Ash vs. his own hand one of the finest pieces of physical comedy ever on film?	[26]
27	May 18, 2015	n/a	The Sound of Music		The hills are alive with the sound of music! But it is good music? This week Devin & Amy tackle 'The Sound of Music'. Do all these songs need to be in the movie? What's worse, the children or the polite Nazis?	[27]
28	May 25, 2015	n/a	Mad Max: Fury Road vs.		In celebration of the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, Devin & Amy are pitting The Road Warrior against Fury Road! Is it fair to take the original Mad Max out of the running? Which of the two George Miller classic post-apocalyptic action films will win the prize of being immortalized into the Canon? Will Devin respond to Amy’s texts in the future?	[28]
			Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
29	June 1, 2015	n/a	Do the Right Thing		This week Devin & Amy are discussing 1989’s Do the Right Thing, a Spike Lee Joint. Can you feel the heat of Bed-Stuy Brooklyn through the beautiful filmmaking on display? Does the message of the film mean as much as it does nearly 25 years later? Did Mookie do the right thing?	[29]
30	June 8, 2015	n/a	King Kong (1933( vs.		Devin & Amy are back in battle mode as they put two adventure/monster films against each other: 1933’s King Kong vs. 1993’s Jurassic Park. Will King Kong’s iconic status as a staple in pop culture give it the edge it needs to be entered into the Canon? Or will Spielberg’s mastery of filmmaking and impact on the way we looked at dinosaurs give Jurassic Park the upper hand?	[30]
			Jurassic Park (1993)	[n 3]
31	June 15, 2015	Noah Segan	Two-Lane Blacktop		The handsome and scrappy actor Noah Segan joins Devin & Amy this week with a 70s counter-culture nomination for the canon: Two-Lane Blacktop. It’s a story of two street racers (played by James Taylor and Dennis Wilson) who live on the road in their highly modified, brutal Chevrolet 150 two-door sedan drag car and drift from town to town, making their income by challenging local residents to impromptu drag races. Will everyone agree that the journey to search for this film just to be able to watch it was worth it?	[31]
32	June 22, 2015	n/a	All About Eve		Better buckle up because this week Devin & Amy are discussing the 1950 Bette Davis classic All About Eve. Is this Broadway drama one murder away from becoming a horror movie? How does it stack up to Sunset Boulevard? And why would Devin claim that snide, back-stabbing theater critic Addison DeWitt is his role model?	[32]
33	June 29, 2015	n/a	Animal House vs.		It’s snobs vs. slobs as Devin & Amy put two college comedies against each other: National Lampoon’s Animal House vs. Revenge of the Nerds. Would there be a Revenge of the Nerds without Animal House? Does Poindexter give Bluto a run for his money in the physical comedy department? Do the bad guys in both films deserve what they get in the end?	[33]
			Revenge of the Nerds
34	July 6, 2015	n/a	Battle Royale		We’re traveling to a millennial future in Japan this week as Devin & Amy discuss a Japanese film that has had a decade of controversy surrounding it: Battle Royale. Did Hunger Games rip off this film about a class of high school students who fight to the death on an island? Why did it take forever for the movie to be released in the U.S.? Is the special edition with the added character flashbacks better than the original?	[34]
35	July 27, 2015	n/a	Double Indemnity		Devin and Amy are back from their brief vacation to discuss one of the most important motion pictures made period: Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity. Did this movie give birth to the Film noir movement? How does Fred MacMurray play credible dumb confident with ease? Which U.S. President claims this is his favorite film of all time?	[35]
36	August 3, 2015	n/a	Mission: Impossible		This week Devin and Amy are revisiting the Brian De Palma directed film that began the Tom Cruise action spy franchise, Mission: Impossible. Is the spy craft realistic or not? Is Tom Cruise forced to continue to go bigger with his stunt work? Will this be the only film in the franchise to be entered into the canon?	[36]
37	August 10, 2015	Bobcat Goldthwait Barry Crimmins	The Candidate		Bobcat Goldthwait and Barry Crimmins, creators of the new documentary Call Me Lucky which follows the life of comedian Barry Crimmins join Devin & Amy this week to nominate the 1972 American satirical comedy-drama The Candidate into the Canon. They’ll discuss the transformation of Robert Redford’s character, the remarkable performance by a rare bearded Peter Boyle, how the issues tackled in the film are still relevant today, and the possibility of a sequel.	[37]
38	August 17, 2015	n/a	Reservoir Dogs		Devin and Amy finally tackle a Quentin Tarantino film and which better than his debut: Reservoir Dogs. The story of a heist gone wrong with a cast of criminals with colors for nicknames formed the 90s with its profound impact the size of a meteor. Is this a no brainer entry into the canon or does a different Tarantino film deserve to be entered into the canon?	[38]
39	August 24, 2015	Sasha Stone	The Hurt Locker		Sasha Stone, founder and editor of the film/awards discussion website Awards Daily joins Devin & Amy this week to nominate a Kathryn Bigelow film: the Academy Award winning The Hurt Locker. Why does this Iraq War film deserve a spot in the canon? Why is Bigelow important in the world of filmmakers? Should every Academy Award winning film be automatically entered into the canon?	[39][40]
40	August 31, 2015	n/a	Let the Right One In vs.		Devin & Amy take their versus series to another level as they debate the age old question: Is the remake better than the original? This week they discuss the differences between 2008’s Swedish romantic horror film Let the Right One and 2010’s American remake Let Me In. Which will be entered into the canon as one of the greatest vampire films of all time?	[41]
			Let Me In
41	September 7, 2015	n/a	Freaks		This week Devin and Amy are nominating the 1932 Black and White film Freaks. A drama love triangle romance quasi murder story set in a traveling circus starring real life people with real life physical abnormalities. Can Freaks make into the canon?	[42]
42	September 15, 2015	n/a	Waltz with Bashir		A wonderfully colorful and rare hybrid of animation and documentary that deals with the line between reality and fantasy. But is it worthy of the Canon? This week Devin & Amy tackle Ari Folman’s 2008 Israeli animated war documentary Waltz with Bashir.	[43]
43	September 21, 2015	n/a	The Searchers		This week Devin and Amy are going back in time as they discuss the 1956 John Ford and John Wayne Western: The Searchers. It was named the greatest American western by the American Film Institute. But will this and the film’s many other accolades be enough to get it into the canon?	[44]
44	September 28, 2015	n/a	The Fly vs.		Thanks to a devoted listener, Devin & Amy are pitting two of the greatest Horror remakes ever made against each other: David Cronenberg’s The Fly vs. John Carpenter’s The Thing. Two pinnacles of the careers of two great directors and this episode is the horrible, bloody, gory monster ruining everything.	[45]
			The Thing
45	October 5, 2015	n/a	Sunrise		This week Devin and Amy discuss F.W. Murnau's 1927 silent film Sunrise. One of the last few silent pictures of the era, it's a big story about love, betrayal, and marriage. Can two people from the country fit in the city?	[46]
46	October 12, 2015	n/a	Pan's Labyrinth		This week Devin & Amy discuss the 2006 Guillermo del Toro dark fantasy film Pan's Labyrinth. Is Ofelia a rebel at heart? Or is she just an obedient child without her own thoughts? Is the Pale Man one of the most terrifyingly unique characters to grace the screen?	[47]
47	October 19, 2015	Jake Fogelnest	Fast Times at Ridgemont High		Hollywood's own Jake Fogelnest (writer for Hulu's Difficult People, Billy on the Street) joins Devin & Amy this week to discuss Fast Times at Ridgemont High: one of the definitive teen movies of the 80s. From the real uncomfortable way sex is portrayed to Sean Penn's portrayal of Jeff Spicoli to the terrific 80s soundtrack, this movie has it all.	[48]
48	October 26, 2015	Sam Zimmerman	Cannibal Holocaust		An expert in chills and thrills, spoOoOky Sam Zimmerman of the On-Demand horror service Shudder joins Devin & Amy to nominate the 1980 Italian cannibal exploitation horror film Cannibal Holocaust on a special Halloween episode of The Canon! It's a story of a missing documentary film crew who had gone to the Amazon to film cannibal tribes. The film was banned in Italy, Australia, and several other countries due to its portrayal of graphic brutality, sexual assault, and violence toward animals. Some nations have since revoked the ban, but the film is still banned in several countries.	[49]
49	November 2, 2015	Peyton Reed Dana Gould	Planet of the Apes		On this week's episode, Ant-Man director Peyton Reed & stand-up/possibly the biggest Planet of the Apes nerd ever, Dana Gould join Devin & Amy! Join as they dissect this classic film, the epic evolution debate, and find out where you can find original set pieces yourself out in the wilderness!	[50]
50	November 9, 2015	n/a	Empire Strikes Back vs.		In celebration of the 50th episode of The Canon, Devin & Amy are giving two films that previously didn't make it into the canon a second chance! They have also opened it up to YOU listeners to call-in and cast your vote immediately. Will Empire Strikes Back or Jurassic Park win the popular vote for ultimate supremacy?	[51]
			Jurassic Park	[n 4]
51	November 16, 2015	Elijah Wood	The Goonies		This week, Elijah Wood may have bitten off more than he can chew, when he joined Devin & Amy to discuss The Goonies. Filmed live at Vidiots in Santa Monica, CA, the gang discusses the film in its entirety. Is The Goonies a fun film, not meant to be anymore more? Or, is it a war crime that mentally scared it's actors for life?	[52]
52	November 23, 2015	n/a	Rocky		In celebration of the release of Creed, Devin & Amy look back at some early Sylvester Stallone films as they pit 1976's Rocky against 1982's First Blood. Which Stallone film come out of this battle victorious? The rags to riches American dream story of Rocky Balboa or the story of John Rambo, a troubled and misunderstood veteran who must rely on his survival skills to fight for his life.	[53]
			First Blood
53	November 30, 2015	n/a	American Beauty		This week Devin & Amy take a look at 1999's American Beauty, a satire of American middle class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction. It was a huge success at the time it was released but what made it so important?	[54]
54	December 7, 2015	n/a	Rebel Without a Cause		One of the foundational stones of modern filmmaking and modern acting is 1955's Rebel Without a Cause. This week Devin & Amy discuss a groundbreaking film starring the iconic James Dean which explores the differences and conflicts between generations.	[55]
55	December 15, 2015	n/a	The Decline of Western Civilization vs.		Prepare yourself for another fight episode as Devin & Amy pit Penelope Spheeris' The Decline of Western Civilization versus The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. Will the documentary on the 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk rock scene prevail over its sequel documenting the LA heavy metal scene from 1986 to 1988?	[56]
			The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
56	December 21, 2015	Henry Rollins	Apocalypse Now		The legendary Henry Rollins of Black Flag and star of the movie He Never Died joins Devin & Amy this week to nominate Francis Ford Coppola 1979 film Apocalypse Now into The Canon! It's a movie about insanity loosely based on the Vietnam War. It's the film that had such an impact on Henry and his best friend Ian MacKaye that it resulted in them walking home in silence from having their mind blown.	[57]
57	December 28, 2015	Best of 2015	Creed vs.		Devin & Amy count down their Top 10 Films of 2015 as they decide which movie they will choose to be inducted into the Canon. Will they nominate Jurassic World? What about Creed? One thing is for sure, they cannot induct Mad Max again.	[58]
			Chi-Raq
58	January 4, 2016	n/a	Gunga Din		Goodbye 2015 and Hello 1939! This week Devin & Amy discuss one of the greatest adventure movies of all time based on a poem: Gunga Din. It's a film about three British sergeants and Gunga Din, their native Indian water carrier, who fight the Thuggee, a cult of murderous Indians in colonial British India.	[59]
59	January 11, 2016	n/a	Sex, Lies, and Videotape		This week Devin & Amy discuss the 1989 American independent drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape. It's a four character story about sexuality and the relationships of a troubled married couple and the wife's younger sister starring James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, and Laura San Giacomo. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, and was influential in revolutionizing the independent film movement in the early 1990s.	[60]
60	January 18, 2016	n/a	The Getaway vs.		The Sam Peckinpah film battle begins this week as Devin & Amy pit 1972's The Getaway against 1969's The Wild Bunch for Canon supremacy! It's a battle between Peckinpah's most successful movie versus his most iconic movie, which will make for a Sophie's Choice of an episode.	[61]
			The Wild Bunch
61	January 25, 2016	n/a	Working Girl		Devin & Amy dive into the big-haired 80s as they nominate the 1988 romantic comedy-drama Working Girl into the Canon. It tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank.	[62]
62	February 1, 2016	n/a	Oldboy		This week Devin & Amy are nominating Park Chan-wook's classic South-Korean mystery thriller Oldboy for consideration into The Canon. Based on a manga, it follows Oh Dae-su, a man who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor. When he is finally released, he decides to find the guy who did this to him and get revenge, but does not realize that his search for revenge is all part of his captor's very elaborate revenge plan.	[63]
63	February 8, 2016	n/a	O Brother, Where Art Thou?		In celebration of the release of the latest Coen brothers film Hail, Ceaser!, Devin & Amy discuss their 2000 adventure film O Brother, Where Art Though?. The movie is based on the epic poem Odyssey. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson as 3 chain gang fugitives who escape from prison to find a treasure in the American South and have many adventures along the way.	[64]
64	February 15, 2016	n/a	Broadcast News		Devin and Amy are going back to the 80's for another workplace romantic comedy. This week Devin nominates the 1987 James L. Brooks film Broadcast News to be entered into The Canon. The film stars Holly Hunter as Jane, an assertive television news producer, Albert Brooks as Aaron, a brilliant yet prickly reporter, and William Hurt as Tom, the charismatic but far less seasoned rival of Aaron.	[65]
65	February 22, 2016	Paul Rust	Election		Paul Rust of LOVE on Netflix joins Devin & Amy this week to nominate the Alexander Payne 1999 film Election into The Canon! The movie stars Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister, a popular high school social studies teacher in suburban Omaha, Nebraska, and Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, around the time of the school's student body election. When Tracy qualifies to run for class president, McAllister believes she does not deserve the title and tries his best to stop her from winning.	[66]
66	February 28, 2016	n/a	Fail Safe		Devin and Amy ponder what the end of the world is like as they discuss the 1964 Sidney Lumet film Fail Safe. Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, It portrays a fictional account of a Cold War nuclear crisis.	[67]
67	March 7, 2016	n/a	Lolita		Devin and Amy are entering the world of Stanley Kubrick as they discuss the 1962 film Lolita based on the novel of the same title by Vladimir Nabokov. It tells the story of a middle-aged man who becomes obsessed with a teenage girl. Will Devin & Amy prefer the film to the source material?	[68]
68	March 14, 2016	Michael Lerman	Antichrist		Film festival programmer Michael Lerman joins Devin and Amy to discuss the 2009 drama/horror film Antichrist. They break down the movie’s complicated gender politics, use of animals and brave acting. Also, Michael shares his notebook full of thoughts on previous episodes. Head to the Earwolf forums to vote if Antichrist is canon-worthy.	[69]
69	March 21, 2016	n/a	The Passion of the Christ vs.		Devin and Amy dive into a “versus” episode following last week’s Christ theme. Will Martin Scorsese’s non-traditional take on Christ’s life defeat Jim Caviezel’s magical eyes? Tune in, and head over to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote.	[70]
			The Last Temptation of Christ
70	March 28, 2016	n/a	Batman vs.		In celebration of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” Amy and Devin pin Tim Burton’s “Batman” against Richard Donner’s “Superman.” They break down parts of the films like attention to detail in “Batman” and Clark and Lois’s captivating chemistry in “Superman.” Tune in, and head over to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote.	[71]
			Superman
71	April 4, 2016	n/a	Slacker		With the recent release of Richard Linklater’s film “Everybody Wants Some!!,” Devin and Amy discuss his 1991 independent comedy-drama “Slacker.” They debate Linklater’s progression as a director, break down the unique structure of “Slacker” and examine the film’s specific depiction of Austin. Cast your vote in the Earwolf forums if the film should be in The Canon.	[72]
72	April 11, 2016	Bryan Cogman	The Adventures of Robin Hood		Game of Thrones producer Bryan Cogman joins Devin and Amy to discuss The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). They talk about the film’s inspiration on future pop culture, which character the movie is really about and the actors getting shot with arrows.	[73]
73	April 18, 2016	n/a	The Lost Weekend		Devin and Amy break down Billy Wilder’s “The Lost Weekend.” They discuss the film’s depiction of alcoholism in the 1940s, the accuracy of struggling to write after drinking and Devin’s next-level jukebox trolling.	[74]
74	April 25, 2016	n/a	Pather Panchali		This week, Amy & Devin tackle a 1955 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray, which Devin has no problem pronouncing. Grab your opium tea and settle in to listen to the debate.	[75]

Notes

1. Was considered to be added in to The Canon in episode 50 after initial rejection, rejected again. According to hosts to be its last chance.
2. The only episode so far to not have the either of the movies nominated in the title. Titled The Best of 2014 instead.
3. Is the only current movie to be initially rejected and later added into The Canon in episode 50.
4. The only film so far to not be decided by the audience, instead was decided by Elijah Wood in Episode 51.

References

1. "Goodfellas - The Canon". StageBloc.
2. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - The Canon". StageBloc.
3. "Romeo + Juliet - The Canon". StageBloc.
4. "Jerry Maguire - The Canon". StageBloc.
5. "Star Wars vs. The Empire Strikes Back - The Canon". StageBloc.
6. "Inception - The Canon". StageBloc.
7. "Lion King vs. Beauty and the Beast - The Canon". StageBloc.
8. "It's A Wonderful Life - The Canon". StageBloc.
9. "The Best of 2014 - The Canon". StageBloc.
10. "The 400 Blows - The Canon". StageBloc.
11. "Forrest Gump - The Canon". StageBloc.
12. "The Shawshank Redemption - The Canon". StageBloc.
13. "Clerks - The Canon". StageBloc.
14. "E.T. vs. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - The Canon". StageBloc.
15. "Blow Out - The Canon". StageBloc.
16. "Blade Runner - The Canon". StageBloc.
17. "The Nights of Cabiria - The Canon". StageBloc.
18. "There's Something About Mary - The Canon". StageBloc.
19. "Casino Royale - The Canon". StageBloc.
20. "Alien vs. Aliens: LIVE! - The Canon". StageBloc.
21. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Canon". StageBloc.
22. "Annie Hall vs. Manhattan - The Canon". StageBloc.
23. "The Godfather Trilogy - The Canon". StageBloc.
24. "Saturday Night Fever - The Canon". StageBloc.
25. "Pretty In Pink - The Canon". StageBloc.
26. "Evil Dead II - The Canon". StageBloc.
27. "The Sound of Music - The Canon". StageBloc.
28. "Mad Max: Fury Road vs. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - The Canon". StageBloc.
29. "Do the Right Thing - The Canon". StageBloc.
30. "King Kong (1933) vs. Jurassic Park (1993) - The Canon". StageBloc.
31. "Two-Lane Blacktop - The Canon". StageBloc.
32. "All About Eve - The Canon". StageBloc.
33. "Animal House vs. Revenge of the Nerds - The Canon". StageBloc.
34. "Battle Royale - The Canon". StageBloc.
35. "Double Indemnity - The Canon". StageBloc.
36. "Mission: Impossible - The Canon". StageBloc.
37. "The Candidate - The Canon". StageBloc.
38. "Reservoir Dogs - The Canon". StageBloc.
39. "The Hurt Locker - The Canon". StageBloc.
40. "My Pitch for The Hurt Locker on Faraci and Nicholson’s The Canon". Awards Daily.
41. "Let the Right One In vs. Let Me In - The Canon". StageBloc.
42. "Freaks - The Canon". StageBloc.
43. "Waltz with Bashir - The Canon". StageBloc.
44. "The Searchers - The Canon". StageBloc.
45. "The Fly vs. The Thing - The Canon". StageBloc.
46. "Sunrise - The Canon". StageBloc.
47. "Pan's Labyrinth - The Canon". StageBloc.
48. "Fast Times at Ridgemont High - The Canon". StageBloc.
49. "Cannibal Holocaust - The Canon". StageBloc.
50. "Planet of the Apes - The Canon". StageBloc.
51. "Empire Strikes Back vs. Jurassic Park (2nd Chance w/ YOU) - The Canon". StageBloc.
52. "The Goonies: Live at Vidiots w/ Elijah Wood - The Canon". StageBloc.
53. "Rocky vs. First Blood - The Canon". StageBloc.
54. "American Beauty - The Canon". StageBloc.
55. "Rebel Without a Cause - The Canon". StageBloc.
56. "The Decline of Western Civilization vs. Decline Part II: The Metal Years - The Canon". StageBloc.
57. "Apocalypse Now (w/ Henry Rollins) - The Canon". StageBloc.
58. "The Best of 2015 - The Canon". StageBloc.
59. "Gunga Din - The Canon". StageBloc.
60. "Sex, Lies, and Videotape - The Canon". StageBloc.
61. "The Getaway vs. The Wild Bunch - The Canon". StageBloc.
62. "Working Girl - The Canon". StageBloc.
63. "Oldboy - The Canon". StageBloc.
64. "O Brother, Where Art Thou? - The Canon". StageBloc.
65. "Broadcast News - The Canon". StageBloc.
66. "Election (w/ Paul Rust) - The Canon". StageBloc.
67. "Fail Safe - The Canon". StageBloc.
68. http://soundcloud.com/the-canon-podcast/67-lolita/download
69. http://www.earwolf.com/episode/antichrist-w-michael-lerman/
70. "The Passion of the Christ vs. The Last Temptation of Christ - The Canon". StageBloc.
71. ""Batman" v "Superman" - The Canon". StageBloc.
72. http://www.earwolf.com/episode/slacker/
73. http://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-adventures-of-robin-hood-1938-with-bryan-cogman/
74. http://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-lost-weekend/
75. http://www.earwolf.com/episode/pather-panchali/