Counting Down the Top Five Films of the Year So Far and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week

This week, we’re counting down the top five films of the year so far. Here’s what else we’re doing.

We’re counting down the top five films of the year so far, reviewing the new Christian Petzold, revisiting an old Francis Ford Coppola, chatting with The Armorer and watching Nazis get fucked up on home video.

Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week:

1. Episode 851: Top Five Films of the Year So Far
2. Afire: Hot Summer Nights, by Scott Nye
3. BP Movie Journal 7/6/23
4. Movie Meltdown: This is the Way… with Emily Swallow
5. New to Home Video 7/11/23

Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.

Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.