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The Film Colossus Podcast | Episode 17: Your Name

Your Name was a smash hit and became one of the highest-grossing anime films of all time. So what exactly drives people so wild about this movie? Chris and Travis sit down to discuss the film’s philosophical insights and ponder some of the more complex strings of the movie’s narrative.

Chris’s 2026 Movie Rankings

Every 2026 movie I’ve seen, ranked. Became a dad, so catching up. Updated: October 17

  1. Hope
  2. You Can See Everything
  3. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
  4. Resident Evil
  5. Backrooms
  6. Primetime
  7. Digger
  8. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
  9. Spider-Man Brand New Day
  10. The End of Oak Street
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  1. The Odyssey
  2. The Drama
  3. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
  4. Masters of the Universe
  5. The Social Reckoning
  6. Project Hail Mary
  7. Supergirl
  8. Mortal Kombat II
  9. The Rip
  10. Iron Lung

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Travis Bean
Travis Bean

Travis Bean is co-founder of Colossus. He writes about the impact of art on his life and the world around us.

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