Elric and Brian talk briefly about the importance (or not) of the Academy Awards and go through a list of their Alternate Oscars. They also discuss films about filmmaking and each list "5 Films Because" on that topic.

Elric and Brian discuss Denis Villeneuve's film ARRIVAL, each pair it with another movie and run through their Alien/First Contact "5 Films Because" lists.

In this first episode of the show, Elric and Brian introduce themselves, talk about what listeners can expect every week and go through early movie memories and their cinematic "Handshake Five" lists.

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