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Now available via VOD, The Beta Test is the latest film from Jim Cummings, who co-stars, co-directs, and co-writes this dark thriller satire with PJ McCabe. This review is an excerpt from Episode #245 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music for this week is “Fly Me” by Crazyjazz. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now playing in theaters, Spencer is a dark drama covering a fictionalized, 1991 version of Princess Diana played by Kristen Stewart. The film was directed by Pablo Larrain with Steven Knight as screenwriter, and it costars Sally Hawkins, Sean Harris, and Timothy Spall. This review is an excerpt from Episode #245 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music for this week is “Fly Me” by Crazyjazz. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve been waiting an eternity to talk about Marvel’s first big attempt at a prestige film. That’s right, we’re reviewing the divisive Eternals from director Chloé Zhao. We also cover Pablo Larraín’s “dark fable” about Princess Diana, AKA Spencer, which stars Kristen Stewart. And we end the show with an indie surprise, the new Jim Cummings movie, The Beta Test, which is a thriller satire about adultery in the entertainment industry. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:09:45 – Eternals review 01:02:00 – Spencer review 01:37:45 – The Beta Test review Intro Music: “Himawari” by lōland. Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener

Special guest Isaac Feldberg joins the show for a deep dive review into Antlers, a new supernatural horror film from director Scott Cooper, which stars Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, and Jeremy T. Thomas. Check out Isaac’s interview with Scott Cooper over on Inverse. (NOTE: We had some unfortunate audio issues with this week’s bonus show, so we apologize for the drop in quality!) Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Passing, which will soon be available to stream on Netflix, is the directorial debut of Rebecca Hall. It stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. This review is an excerpt from Episode #244 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music for this week is "“Fly Me” by Crazyjazz. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About Last Night in Soho…well, it’s the newest film from Edgar Wright, and it stars Thomasin McKenzie as a young woman who travels in time to the 60s as a mysterious performer played by Anya Taylor-Joy. We open this week’s show with some film catchup — what we’ve been watching and what we’ve been hearing chatter about — and be sure to stick around for our second review, Passing, which is the directorial debut of Rebecca Hall, stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga, and hits Netflix next weekend. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:11:50 – Last Night in Soho review 00:52:10 – Passing review Intro Music: “Fly Me” by Crazyjazz. Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c

The French Dispatch is Wes Anderson's 10th film, but is it among his very best?  This review is an excerpt from Episode #243 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How you Dune? Anyway, this week we review Dune, the latest sci-fi epic from Denis Villeneuve. We also take a trip to fictional Ennui, France for The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson’s 10th film, featuring a cast too big to contain in one paragraph. We finish the show with a review of Ron’s Gone Wrong, a new computer-animated film from 20th Century Studios. And we open with some chit-chat about whether or not we should bother to see the next Paranormal Activity sequel. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:10:25 – Dune review 00:58:35 – The French Dispatch review 01:37:00 – Ron’s Gone Wrong review Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/

Now available to stream on Apple TV+, The Velvet Underground is the first documentary from acclaimed director Todd Haynes. Featuring a fittingly artistic approach, the documentary outlines the origins and ongoing influence of this late-60s group centered around Lou Reed, John Cale, Andy Warhol, and others. This review is an excerpt from Episode #242 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music this week is “Rainy Afternoon” by Josh Tarzi. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now playing in theaters, The Last Duel is the latest epic medieval drama from acclaimed director Ridley Scott. Loosely based on true events and a 2004 book by Eric Jager, the film was written by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon. Damon and Affleck also star in the film alongside Jodie Comer and Adam Driver. This review is an excerpt from Episode #242 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music this week is “Rainy Afternoon” by Josh Tarzi. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Halloween Kills another casualty of the never-ending Halloween franchise? In addition to discussing David Gordon Green’s sequel to his 2018 legacy sequel to the 1978 slasher masterpiece, Halloween, we review The Last Duel, Ridley Scott’s epic medieval drama starring Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver. We then turn up the volume for The Velvet Underground, Todd Haynes’ (first!) documentary covering the eclectic roots of Lou Reed and John Cale’s infamous late-60s music movement, now available to stream on Apple TV+. Plus we discuss the IATSE strike and offer some brief thoughts on Bergman Island. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:55 – IATSE strike overview 00:17:55 – Will’s brief thoughts on Bergman Island 00:26:15 – Halloween Kills review 01:02:35 – The Last Duel review 01:50:30 – The Velvet Underground review Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon

Special guest Matt Serafini joins us ghoul kids for a death-defying discussion of not just Muppets Haunted Mansion, the new Disney+ special based on the classic Disneyland ride, but also the history and ongoing legacy of the Muppets and what we hope to see from Kermit and the gang over the next few years. And yes, this is the first time we’ve had a chance to talk about the Muppets on Cinemaholics! Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get in the car, film nerds, we’re watching Titane, the latest mind-bending (and gear-grinding?) French feature from Julia Ducournau (Raw). Special guest Ema Sasic joins us to unpack all the twists, turns, and detours in this Palme d’Or winner, which premiered at Cannes earlier this year—with Ducournau being the first female filmmaker to win the award solo. The film, which is now available in limited release through Neon, stars Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, and Laïs Salameh. Intro Music: “Moonstone” by Jazzinuf Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro and Herbie: Fully Loaded 00:03:35 – Titane review Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See o

Now playing in theaters and on HBO Max for a limited time, The Many Saints of Newark is a crime drama prequel to The Sopranos television series. Directed by Alan Taylor and written by Sopranos show runner David Chase and Lawrence Konner, this precursor to the show explores the life of a teenage Tony Soprano, played by the late James Gandolfini's son, and how he was shaped in a big way by his "uncle" Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola). The film also stars Leslie Odom Jr., Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Ray Liotta, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, and John Magaro. This review is an excerpt from Episode #240 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music this week is “Rainy Afternoon” by Josh Tarzi. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics mer

Speaking of toxic relationships, have you watched the new Venom movie, Venom: Let There Be Carnage? Tom Hardy returns as the sweaty, parasitic antihero, this time contending with the blood-red Carnage, played by Woody Harrelson. We review this latest comic-book movie from Sony and try to understand why these movies are so popular. Later in the show, we discuss The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel movie for the hit prestige drama The Sopranos, starring Michael Gandolfini (son of the late James Gandolfini) as a teenage Tony Soprano, which is now in theaters and playing on HBO Max for a limited time. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro  00:05:45 – Off-Topics: ranting about Antoine Fuqua movies and recent Oscar Isaac performances 00:20:05 – Venom: Let There Be Carnage review 00:55:30 – The Many Saints of Newark review Intro Music: “Rainy Afternoon” by Josh Tarzi Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every

We can't say this movie came out in no time. After 6 years of delays and false starts, Daniel Craig's final mission as James Bond culminates in this nearly 3-hour 007 sequel directed and co-written by Cary Joji Fukunaga and also written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. This is a spoiler-free review of the movie, but at 00:54:30, we will give a fairly lengthy spoiler warning and begin talking about the ending of the movie and what we think might happen with the future of the Bond franchise. Intro music: “GoldenEye N64" by Brandon Wiebe Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re definitely not sealing this review with a kiss. On this week’s show, our main review is Dear Evan Hansen, a film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, starring Ben Platt, Amy Adams, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, and Julianne Moore. We also do some catchup reviews on festival indie I’m Your Man, a Netflix Melissa McCarthy dramedy called The Starling, and the third season of “Sex Education” on Netflix. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro  00:05:55 – Brief thoughts on I’m Your Man 00:15:10 – Brief thoughts on The Starling 00:24:30 – Brief thoughts on “Sex Education” Season 3 00:33:05 – Dear Evan Hansen review Intro Music: “Friends Forever” by Mr. Jello Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. We post new prompts every week or so. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter. Support our show on Patreon: ht

Now streaming on demand, Prisoners of the Ghostland is a neo-noir action Western directed by Sion Sono and starring Nicolas Cage, who may or may not join us for this review to lend his own thoughts, let's find out. The film also stars Sofia Boutella and Bill Moseley. This review is an excerpt from Episode #238 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music this week is “Sous Vide Tofu” by Leo Low Pass & Chill Select. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) and starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield, The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a bio-drama about the infamous televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker and Jim Bakker. The cast also includes Vincent D'Onofrio and Cherry Jones. This review is an excerpt from Episode #238 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music this week is “Sous Vide Tofu” by Leo Low Pass & Chill Select. Links: Find more of our movie reviews on Cinemaholics.com Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Support our show on Patreon. Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail on The “Swell” App. Shop our Cinemaholics merch page for hoodies, shirts, and more!   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don’t worry, these are tears of joy. Why? In this packed episode of Cinnamonholics, we dish on TIFF 2021, catch up on Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter and Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou, then review some movies. First, there’s Clint Eastwood’s new western, Cry Macho, starring himself, which just hit theaters and HBO Max. Then we get into The Eyes of Tammy Faye, starring Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, and Jon’s personal, childhood memories (just wait). Then we have a special surprise celebrity guest (Nicolas Cage?!) on the show to help us review his new movie Prisoners of the Ghostland. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Cinnamonholics  00:15:45 – Brief thoughts on The Card Counter 00:26:20 – Brief thoughts on Blue Bayou 00:37:55 – TIFF 2021 wrap-up 00:59:30 – Cry Macho review 01:30:00 – The Eyes of Tammy Faye review 01:58:55 – Prisoners of the Ghostland review Intro Music: “Sous Vide Tofu” by Leo Low Pass & Chill Select Links: Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Leave us a vo