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The Canon: An Essential Movies Watchlist

ScreenAge Wasteland

Back in 2019, Screenage Wasteland launched "The Canon" - a selection of over 200 films from the dawn of cinema to the present day - all of which we at the Wasteland consider to be worthy of entering a sacred Canon. Our picks may not be as prestigious or universally loved as something like AFI’s 100 years… 100 movies, but they’re all damn good movies. Movies we should celebrate. And we’re here to do just that. Each week, host Raf Stitt is joined by various movie fans and movie lovers to discuss a

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00:51:04

Bonus Episode - Selecting the Movies in the Canon

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2024/06/14

In this very special episode, ScreenAge Wasteland managing editor, Marmaduke “Duke” Karlston, joins Raf to answer the million dollar question of how the movies in The Canon made it into The Canon. Dukes goes through the birth of The Canon, the history and rules of voting for the selected movies, and Canon plans for the future.

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01:53:43

Let's Talk About 'The Princess Bride' (1987)

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2024/05/15

Inconceivable! Season 3 is finally coming to an end and it's going out as you wish. An all-star line up of SAW contributors join Raf to talk about Rob Reiner's magical 1987 film. The gang has fun storming the castle and recounting some of the best scenes and moments from a fan favorite film. We'll see you in a few weeks for Season 4!Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/lets-talk-about-the-princess-bride-1987/

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01:56:18

Let's Talk About 'Akira' (1988)

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2024/05/08

This one is for all of the cyberpunks and self proclaimed "weebs". Jacob and Sailor join Raf for a colorful discussion about arguably the most important anime movie ever made. It's one of Sailor's favorite movies and a movie that Jacob hadn't seen until last week, but both appreciate it's influence across pop culture. And yes, we do talk about the famous "Akira bike slide". Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge

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01:59:39

Let's Talk About 'Apocalypse Now' (1979)

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2024/04/24

Charlie don't podcast! This episode smells like victory in the morning. The one and only John Cory Lechner (@Texner13) goes up the river with Raf to unpack the madness in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. As our first war movie and only Vietnam War movie in The Canon, we bring all of the necessary big guns to discuss accordingly.Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/lets-talk-about-apocalypse-now-1979/ Check out Tex's Apocalypse Now

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02:11:17

Let's Talk About 'Planet of the Apes' (1968)

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2024/04/17

We finally did it! The ScreenAge Wasteland crew travels to a distant planet to chat about the 1968 sci-fi classic. Spoiler alert: Bob, Duke, Jacob, and Raf were actually on Earth the whole time, just like Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes. Is this movie a really good 2 hour long episode of The Twilight Zone? Did it spawn the best reboot film series of the 21st Century? No matter what the answers are to those questions, we can confirm that it is an essential film.Read the full Canon entry on

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02:21:35

Let's Talk About 'Pulp Fiction' (1994)

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2024/04/10

Look at the big brains on this episode! David Cohan and David Wilson are back on the Canon to discuss Quentin Tarantino's classic crime film. David C. reveals a great Christopher Walken impression, David W. learns about LA geography, and Raf relives the glory days of the pre-streaming service internet. Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/lets-talk-about-pulp-fiction-1994/

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01:58:13

Let's Talk About 'The Breakfast Club' (1985)

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2024/04/03

Don't you...forget about us! Let's take a trip back to high school and reminisce about how awkward and confusing a time it was. A brain, a jock, a princess, a basket case, and a criminal changed our perception of high school stereotypes when they got together in John Hughes' classic, The Breakfast Club. SAW contributors RJ and Duke join Raf to talk about the Saturday detention that changed the world. Also in this episode: Raf gets sad about a certain movie not being in The Canon, and the

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01:29:08

Let's Talk About 'The Gold Rush' (1925)

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2024/03/27

Welcome to The Canon, little tramp! We finally celebrate the genius of Charlie Chaplin with one of his best works. The Gold Rush is a titan of the silent film era and still one of the crowning achievements of cinema. ScreenAge Wasteland's resident authority on all things silent film related, Sailor Monsoon, joins Raf to talk about some of Chaplin's most memorable set pieces and his place within film history. Also in this episode: Sailor auditions to be a motivational speaker.Read the full

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01:41:48

Let's Talk About 'The Truman Show' (1998)

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2024/03/20

Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight! Writer, producer, and sometimes actor Maura Mazurowski joins Raf in order to pose some really serious questions. Why wasn't Jim Carey nominated for an Oscar? How much does The Truman Show have in common with The Matrix? What is Truman's relationship to cats? These questions and much, much more get answered in another exciting episode of The Canon. Plus a special shoutout to the one and only Paul Giamatti.Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge

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01:23:19

Let's Talk About 'Goodfellas' (1990)

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2024/03/13

This one is for all of the wiseguys! As far back as we can remember, we always wanted to be gangsters. We enshrine our first Martin Scorsese picture into the Canon this week. Gus Prum (@lilgustaffson on Twitter) joins Raf to talk about the 1990 mobster classic and do some unofficial promo-ing for the Criterion Collection. Gus also talks about his work in nature documentaries, growing up in the NYC tri-state area, and what makes Thelma Schoonmaker the most famous film editor of all time.Read the

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02:16:29

Let's Talk About 'Marvel's The Avengers' (2012)

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2024/03/06

Time to assemble! Director of C.A.N.O.N., Raf Stitt, has gathered the world's mightiest ScreenAgers for an epic episode about an epic movie. Bob, Duke, Jacob, and RJ join to discuss how Marvel's The Avengers changed the course of cinema, debate who the best Avenger is, and reminisce some major life events. It's a long one, but don't worry though, this episode doesn't have a post-credits sequence.Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge

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01:55:31

Let's Talk About 'Oldboy' (2003)

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2024/02/28

Let's get some revenge! We welcome our first Korean film into the Canon. It's very fitting that it's Park Chan-wook's Oldboy, which introduced a lot of American audiences to Korean cinema as a whole, eating live octopus, and hammer hallway fights. Bob and Sailor join for a SPOILER filled discussion.Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/lets-talk-about-oldboy-2003/

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01:36:50

Let's Talk About 'The Outsiders' (1983)

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2024/02/21

Stay gold, Screenagers! Raf is joined by Seth Vargas (@ohsethy on Twitter) of the Movie Friend podcast to discuss masculine bonds, rumbles, and found families. Seth and Raf also explore how The Outsiders may have kicked off the 80's teen wave, and the film's connection to world cinema. Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/lets-talk-about-the-outsiders-1983/

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01:57:43

Let's Talk About 'Misery' (1990)

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2024/02/14

Happy Valentine's Day! This episode is for all of our number one fans out there. Just don't go all Annie Wilkes on us! Raf is joined by a murderer's row of SAW writers - Duke, Bob, Romona, and RJ - to talk about the classic Stephen King adaptation. Kathy Bates puts on an acting masterclass, Rob Reiner is the best director at adapting King's work to screen, and one of the most memorably haunting scenes ever caught on film make this rom-com (JK) a worthy entry in The Canon. Read the

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01:29:21

Let's Talk About 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'...

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2024/02/07

An alien invasion! But the aliens are friendly - what a relief. Pat Brennan (@Pattbb8 on Twitter) of The Commentary Podcast joins Raf to talk about Steven Spielberg's classic tale of communication, family, and spaceships. It might be Spielberg's most personal movie, but it's also the one where he convinced Francois Truffaut to play a scientist. Which means it's great for multiple reasons. Come explore why. Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge

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01:40:52

Let's Talk About 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (1988)

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2024/01/31

Let's go to toon town! Things get wacky in this episode. Raf is joined by RJ and Sailor to talk best toon deaths, dueling ducks, and the sex appeal of shirtless Bob Hoskins. Raf also reveals that he has the hots for Helen. Sailor debuts some spot on impressions. And RJ wonders if a discussion about a movie almost 40 years old needs a "SPOILER ALERT" warning. Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge

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01:47:09

Let's Talk About 'Rear Window' (1954)

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2024/01/24

Look! A murder mystery! ScreenAge Wasteland All-Stars Jacob Holmes, Romona Comet, and Bob Cram Jr. are back to chat about a Hitchcock classic. The crew breaks down the film's flaw production design, impeccable cinematography, and the funky little romance at the center of everything. Also, Raf, Romona, Bob, and Jacob become each other's accountability buddies for their 2024 New Year resolutions. Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge

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01:55:08

Let's Talk About 'Stalker' (1979)

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2024/01/17

The Canon! Now also available on YouTube (sort of)! However, you can check out Dhalgren's 'Dhalhouse' video essays on the ScreenAge Wasteland YouTube page (youtube.com/@ScreenAgeWasteland). You can also check out Dhalgren on this very episode of The Canon, where he joins Raf to talk about Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker. It's not every day that we get to talk about heady Soviet era films on this show, so this one is a bit of a treat! Read the full Canon entry on ScreenAge

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01:48:42

Let's Talk About 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'...

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2024/01/10

This episode is crazy! We are back for Season 3 and kicking it off with a bang! Sailor Monsoon joins Raf to talk about one of the three movies to ever sweep the "big five" at the Oscars. It's also arguably the movie that made Jack Nicholson the megastar that he is today. Sailor explains why One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is such an important movie in his life. He also previews his most anticipated movies of 2024. Read the full Canon entry

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01:25:37

Let's Talk About 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994)

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2023/11/22

Get busy living or get busy dying! Season 2 of The Canon ends with a bang. Brandon and Andrew of the Namely 90s Podcast (@Namely90s on Twitter and Instagram) join Raf to talk about an essentially 90s movie. Shawshank Redemption has everything you could want in a movie - quotable lines, memorable moments, and Morgan Freeman's velvety voiceover narration. Raf, Brandon, and Andrew take a trip down memory lane to examine why this movie is a perfect piece of 90s nostalgia. Read the full Canon entry

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