Breadline Optimists: A Film Podcast

 I am a completist. If I love a handful of films by an actor or director, I will soon see all of that person's films. This has paid of in a lot of ways and sometimes I regret the time spent. John Schlesinger for instance ended up having a so-so filmography. I found this podcast called The Incinerator; the creator/host is named Billy Ray Brewton.  The premise is two people make individual lists of the 20 best films on any given topic (for instance vampire films). The host takes a look at these lists and sees which films both individual lists and notes what if any films the players have in common. Let's say both players have eight common picks. Each player must now pick 6 of the 12 they do not have in common and submit those. That makes up the top 20 list. There is then an Engineer who adds 5 films that the engineer feels are lacking from the list.  That makes the list a top 25.  The players then eliminate films one by one, until only one is left standing. But the engi...