Mudville at the Movies is back with our friend Seamus Mulhern and we're counting down our favorite films of 2023.

The Boys are recapping a fantastic week of wild card football and getting you ready for another fantastic week of divisional football. Go Bills!

Real Hoops this week: We're breaking down all the trades & signings we've yet to get into. Chris Sale is a Brave, the Red Sox are retooling (and bringing in a pitching wizard), the Mariners are Rays are moving a bunch of pieces/money around, IKF is a Blue Jay, the Cubs and Dodgers made a fun trade, and the Royals are going for it. Also, we have a shiny new website: mudvillepod.com!

We are BACK. Yankees signed Stroman, NFL Wildcard Weekend is here, every coach in the NFL and CFB got fired or retired, the knicks may never lose again, the mets and nets exist, and Aaron Rodgers is a bigger moron than anyone thought possible. Lots to discuss, buckle up!

Nolan and Toney kick off the new show and new year with a special episode: Our 10 favorite first watches of 2023. These are movies that are new to us, meaning we hadn't yet seen them, and new releases are not included (until next week). Check out the films on our lists, especially if you haven't seen them; we hope you love them as much as we do!

It's Motern season on Mudville once again, and we're honored to have Matt Farley stop by to answer questions about his new film, Heard She Got Murdered, the unforgettable Boston Johnny, and Motern Media's upcoming slate in 2024 and beyond! We get into Farley/Roxburgh's artistic evolution, incidental metaphors, Hong Sang-soo comparisons, Local Legends as an alternative to Tiny Furniture & Frances Ha, the desecration of the Red Sox, Cade Cunningham's Zen era, and the inherent comedy behind press conferences. Plus, whatever happened to Tom Brady's stand up career?

Shohei Ohtani made $700 million, or at least he will by the end of 2034, and Toney Brown is back to help us break it all down. We promote Nolan and Toney's upcoming film-based series and ask some of the tough questions, like "Is Sam Kennedy ruining the Red Sox?," "Are the Rays bad for baseball?," "Should bad teams be relegated?," and "Why does every free agency controversy involve a Shark Tank billionaire?," before our recording tragically cuts out and we lose 30 min of conversation. Devastated to have to cut this one short but we hope you enjoy!

The boys are firing through it today, we've got Ohtani news, Tommy Devito and Zach Wilson had some big games and the knicks drop a brutal one in Utah.

Our good pal Lance stops by for a marathon episode! We break down Juan Soto being traded to the New York Yankees and what it means for the Bronx, the Padres, Major League Baseball, Brian Cashman, and us. Then, we review Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. Nolan compares Ridley to a retired NBA small forward. Which is it? Tune in to find out.