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Start spreading the news. The Cinemaholics are back this week to discuss the latest Tom Hanks movie directed by Paul Greengrass, which just happens to be a western set in post-Civil War Texas. Fun! We also review The White Tiger, In & of Itself, Our Friend, Some Kind of Heaven, and The Marksman. Intro music: “In Green” by No. 18 & Soul Food Horns Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:05:45 – Voicemails: What is the best Tom Hanks performance? 00:15:55 – Mini Reviews: Our Friend, Some Kind of Heaven, The Marksman 00:38:00 – News of the World 00:56:20 – The White Tiger 01:06:25 – In & of Itself Links to what we mentioned on the show:  Our Top 23 Films of 2020 ranked using a points system on Letterboxd, done by one of our listeners, Caermon. Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch! The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast. Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema offerings for the Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, and

Phyllida Lloyd, director of Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady, returns to the big screen with Herself, a new uplifting drama starring and co-written by Clare Dunne. The film had a warm reception at Sundance last January and is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. LINKS Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can watch us live every week! 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.

The first "major" COVID movie is here! And it's a romantic comedy...heist movie? Sort of? Join us as we parse through the insanity that is Locked Down, which just released on HBO Max. It was directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) and written by Steven Knight (Locke). The film stars Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and a star-studded cast of Zoom call cameos we probably shouldn't give away here.  LINKS Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can watch us live every week! 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.

One afternoon on a Sunday, the Cinemaholics got together to review Regina King’s debut feature film, One Night in Miami, which stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr, Eli Goree, and Aldis Hodge. Also in this episode, you’ll hear some mini reviews for “WandaVision,” The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, and more. And some extended discussion over Locked Down and Herself. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:12:15 – Pop Culture Catchup: “WandaVision,” The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, “Dickinson”Season 2, MLK/FBI 00:30:00 – One Night in Miami 00:49:35 – Locked Down 01:09:35 – Herself Intro music: “Go for Yours” by Otesla Links to what we mentioned on the show:  Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch! The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast. Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema offerings for the Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. Ways to connect with us: Follow us on Twitter: Jo

OK, “reel” talk. 2020 was…interesting. It was definitely the most unique year of film in the last century of moviegoing. But throughout all the weirdness, we here at Cinemaholics found ourselves captivated by no small number of great projects from veteran filmmakers, first-time directors, and plenty of independent voices. In our annual “best of the year” show, we each discuss our general thoughts on 2020, our honorable mentions, and of course, our respective Top 10 choices. Plus, we share voicemails from some of you listeners discussing your favorite films of 2020. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:00 – Our general thoughts on 2020 in film, and the films we haven’t had a chance to see yet 00:23:50 – Our Top 10 Films of 2020 Intro music: “Weird Weather” by Soul Food Horns No. 18 & Chaerin Links to what we mentioned on the show:  Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch! The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast. Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema

We’re celebrating the new year with some tonally different new movies this week. First up is Pieces of a Woman, a new melodrama hitting Netflix this week, which stars Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf. Then we get into Sylvie’s Love, a new throwback romance on Amazon Prime starring Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha. Finally, Will and Abby discuss The Midnight Sky on Netflix, directed by George Clooney, who also stars in the film alongside Felicity Jones. We also cover a few mini reviews in Off-Topics, which include “Cobra Kai”Season 3, We Can Be Heroes, Shadow in the Cloud, and News of the World. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Tell us your favorite movie of 2020! 00:01:45 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:07:30 – Pop Culture Catchup: News of the World, “Cobra Kai” Season 3, We Can Be Heroes, Shadow in the Cloud 00:22:45 – Pieces of a Woman 00:41:35 – Sylvie’s Love 01:01:45 – The Midnight Sky Intro music: “Porcelain” by Sinnr Links to what we mentioned on the show:  Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch! The “Swell” App, where

To officially conclude this year's Extra Milestone lineup, Jon Negroni and Will Ashton of the Cinemaholics podcast joined forces with me one last time to discuss two distinct (and oddly holiday-centric) auteur-driven classics. We start our conversation by digging through the muck of Terry Gilliam's Brazil, a bureaucratic odyssey of madness often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. After that, we jump forward to Edward Scissorhands, an intensely personal story from Tim Burton that is both lighthearted and melancholy, and which has affected us all at one point or another. SHOW NOTES: 00:02:06 – Brazil 01:04:16 – Edward Scissorhands HOSTED BY: Sam Noland, Jon Negroni, and Will Ashton MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: "Office Theme" from Brazil composed by Michael Kamen and based off Ary Barroso's "Aquarela do Brasil," music from Edward Scissorhands composed by Danny Elfman   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had an out-of-body experience over the holidays checking out some major blockbuster films that hit streaming instead of theaters. There’s Pixar’s Soul, the latest from Pete Docter, which stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. And we also cover the controversial Wonder Woman 1984 from Patty Jenkins, which stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, and Pedro Pascal. Finally, we end the show with review of Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman, another controversial film that was a hit on the festival circuit, and it stars Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Cinemaholics 1994 00:02:20 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:08:10 – Pop Culture Catchup: Sylvie’s Love, The Midnight Sky, News of the World, We Can Be Heroes, Death to 2020, Bridgerton, One Night in Miami, and Jon finally saw Tenet! 00:16:50 – Soul 00:48:55 – Wonder Woman 1984 01:16:50 – Promising Young Woman Intro music: “Everything’s Okay.” by Mvdk Links to what we mentioned on the show:  Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch! The “Swell” App, wher

We love watching movies around Christmastime, but we all have our favorite "unconventional" picks for the holiday season. Julia Teti joins us for a bonus discussion to discuss some of the best alternative Christmas movies, from recent favorites like Hustlers to perennial classics like The Apartment (which Julia contends is a New Year's Movie for some reason). Intro Music: "Silver Bells" by Leif Shires Hosted by: Jon Negroni & Julia Teti Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to (perhaps) the largest Extra Milestone yet! In an Anyway, That’s All I Got reunion for the ages, I’m joined by Anthony Battaglia, Guy Simons Jr., and Jason Read to discuss three of the biggest epics of the 21st century! First up is Barry Lyndon, the passion project of Stanley Kubrick released in 1975, and a film that’s quite well-loved among hardcore cinephiles. After that, we circle back to Spartacus, an earlier Kubrick film that is rarely discussed in the context of his filmography, and perhaps for just reason! Finally, we jump forward to another one of the great directors with Ran, Akira Kurosawa’s massive and operatic masterpiece from 1985, and which only one of us had seen! SHOW NOTES: 00:05:54 – Barry Lyndon 01:06:33 – Spartacus 01:48:21 – Ran HOSTED BY: Sam Noland, Anthony Battaglia, Guy Simons Jr., and Jason Read MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: Music from Barry Lyndon composed by Georg Friedrich Händel and performed by The Gold Rush Studio Orchestra, music from Ran composed by Tóru Takemitsu   S

We’re sounding off this week for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the new Netflix film that has Oscars in its sights for Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman. We also cover Nomadland, a Best Picture frontrunner from writer/director Chloé Zhao and starring Frances McDormand. And there’s also Greenland, the newest Gerard Butler disaster flick that is surprisingly decent! Last, we do a retrospective of Small Axe, a collection of five films from director Steve McQueen, which you can now stream on Amazon Prime Video. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Cobb & Cooper’s Rock Bottom 00:07:05 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:11:00 – Early thoughts on Soul, brief catchup on Anything for Jackson, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Bloody Nose Empty Pockets, Another Round 00:17:25 – Listener voicemails: Which Disney announcements are you most excited about? 00:26:10 – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom 00:48:10 – Nomadland 01:07:10 – Greenland 01:24:50 – Small Axe retrospective of Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red White and Blue, Alex Wheatle, and Education Intro

Emily Kubincanek makes her welcomed and triumphant return to Extra Milestone, and this week's selections are among the most varied yet! We begin by celebrating the 95-year anniversary of Sergei Eisenstein's magnum opus Battleship Potemkin, a film more fundamentally significant than almost any other when it comes to the art form of editing and propaganda storytelling. After that, we take a lighthearted and melancholy stroll into the world of Henry Koster's Harvey, a rich and complex comedy featuring one of the best performances by the great James Stewart. Finally, we get to the bottom of Jonathan Lynn's Clue, a cult-classic murder mystery that neither of us had seen before, and were delighted to discover was great! SHOW NOTES: 00:02:26 – Battleship Potemkin 00:38:22 – Harvey 01:14:01 – Clue HOSTED BY: Sam Noland and Emily Kubincanek MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: Music from Harvey composed by Frank Skinner, music from Clue composed by John Morris   Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics

Colman Domingo stars alongside Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which hits Netflix on December 18 after its limited theatrical release. In addition to his acting work in films like If Beale Street Could Talk, Assassination Nation, Zola, and the upcoming Candyman, Domingo brings a wealth of experience as a writer, director, producer and actor on the stage, making him an obvious choice for Ma Rainey, which is based on the August Wilson play. I talked about the film with Domingo over Zoom, as well as his acting influences, his camaraderie with the late Chadwick Boseman, and what film lovers might get out of George C. Wolfe's latest directorial effort. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The holiday season is upon us, so you know what that means! Time to celebrate the…prom? Well, OK, we’re really celebrating the annual big-budget December movie musical, which this year is Ryan Murphy’s The Prom, now streaming on Netflix and starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, and Keegan-Michael Key. We cover several other movies as well, which include Julia Hart’s new indie noir drama I’m Your Woman on Amazon Prime Video starring Rachel Brosnahan, Steven Soderbergh’s Let Them All Talk (also starring Meryl Streep) on HBO Max, the hand-drawn animated film Wolfwalkers on Apple TV+, the time-bending indie Wander Darkly starring Diego Luna and Sienna Miller, and Songbird, which stars KJ Apa and Sofia Carson. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – A Mister Millennial Christmas 00:04:30 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:08:15 – Listener voicemails: Are movie theaters dead? Voicemail question for next week: Which Disney announcements are you most excited about? 00:33:20 – The Prom 00:55:00 – I’m Your Woman 01:08:50 – Let Them

This week on Extra Milestone, I'm joined by returning guest and fellow cinephile Andrew McMahon to break down an enticing double feature spanning numerous decades and genres. First up is a cinematic and musical appetizer in the form of Gimme Shelter, the iconic Rolling Stones documentary directed by Charlotte Zwerin and the Maysles Brothers, chronicling the doomed Altamont Speedway concert outside of San Francisco in December of 1969, a tragic failure that swiftly signaled the downfall of the Counterculture Movement. After that, we jump forward to Michael Mann's Heat, a stylish and captivating crime drama featuring the first onscreen collaboration between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, and which has maintained its legacy as one of the best films of its kind. NOTE: Andrew mistakenly refers to the late Brian Jones as 'Brian Taylor' early in the show due to a confusion with Mick Taylor, Jones's replacement band member. SHOW NOTES: 00:02:02 – Gimme Shelter 00:45:26 – Heat HOSTED BY: Sam Noland and Andrew McMaho

Cinemaholics is what you Mank of it. Which is why we’re reviewing David Fincher’s latest film, Mank, now streaming on Netflix and starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, and Charles Dance. Manks in advance for listening. We also review Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke, Black Bear starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbot, and Godmothered starring Jillian Bell, Isla Fisher, and June Squibb. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – The Minutely 00:07:45 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:17:00 – Jon briefly talks about “Saved By The Bell” Season 1 on Peacock, “The Flight Attendant” on HBO Max 00:21:05 – Will briefly talks about “How To With John Wilson” on HBO Max and Christmas Chronicles 2 on Netflix 00:29:05 – Listener voicemails: Do you think Citizen Kane is really a masterpiece? Voicemail question for next week: How do you feel about theatrical movies going straight to streaming services from now on? 00:34:55 – Mank 01:14:05 – Sound of Metal 01:31:15 – Black Bear 01:43:35 – Godmothered Intro music: “Daily Theme” by

This week on Extra Milestone, I'm joined once more by my good friend Guy Simons Jr. to dissect a pair of (relatively) recent classics that have garnered acclaim over the years, and which have almost nothing whatsoever to do with each other! First up is Pixar's groundbreaking debut feature Toy Story, the first-ever wholly computer animated movie that has gained a reputation as an indispensable landmark in special effects and storytelling. After that, we jump ahead to M. Night Shyamalan's unconventional superhero story Unbreakable, a grounded deconstruction of the genre that arrived before cinema as a whole had become swept up in comic book storytelling, and which has amassed a sizable (and well-earned) cult following. SHOW NOTES: 00:05:27 - Toy Story 00:56:15 - Unbreakable NOTE: The final 5 minutes of my audio track were lost, so I had to use a backup recording that sounds slightly different. HOSTED BY: Sam Noland and Guy Simons Jr. MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: Music from Toy Story composed by Randy Newman, musi

Not all of us are in love with Clea DuVall’s latest film, Happiest Season, which is a Christmas romantic comedy on Hulu starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Aubrey Plaza, and many more. Will and Abby take some time to review the latest “Small Axe” film from Steve McQueen on Amazon Prime Video: Lovers Rock. The whole gang joins the fun of The Twentieth Century, Matthew Rankin’s absurdist festival indie that might’ve stolen all our hearts. We also cover our mixed feelings on Alan Ball’s latest film since 2007, Uncle Frank, which boasts strong performances from Paul Bettany, Peter Macdissi, and Sophia Lillis. And last, Jon discusses Zappa, Alex Winter’s eclectic new documentary about the life of the infamous guitarist Frank Zappa. Intro music: “By the Fireplace” by Aviary Day & Mark Generous Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:08:55 – Will’s brief thoughts on Mank, Hillbilly Elegy, and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions 00:19:50 – Listener voicemails: What are the best and worst Ron Howard

Even in the midst of a year as hectic and unconventional as this one, Oscar season is still in full swing when it comes to this week’s selection of heavy hitters. Joining me once again for the first time in nearly three years is Maria Garcia, my former partner in crime from such shows as Now Conspiring and Part-Time Characters, and we’re discussing two films often hailed as being among the greatest of all time! We begin with Raging Bull, the morally complex sports biopic that saved Martin Scorsese’s life and has developed a widely varied legacy, and which one of us isn’t especially fond of! From there, we rewind the clock to visit Miloš Forman’s award season darling One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a wholly unique classic within film history that holds up wonderfully to this day! What is the nature of tragedy? How far can sympathy and empathy take us? Has Sam become completely unrecognizable in the past three years? Which actor’s appearance in Cuckoo’s Nest has traumatized Maria on more than one occasion, and

It’s just Will and Abby on the show this week, so you know what that means. No rules! No Jon to tell us, “No, you can’t review Aneesh Chaganty’s new film Run, his follow-up to Searching.” It doesn’t matter that it stars Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen in her breakout role, or that the film is now streaming on Hulu. That’s right, Will and Abby are going all out. They’re talking about the best and worst Ron Howard movies. They’re discussing some under-the-radar films you might want to look into, plus a holiday special they break down brick by brick. So until Jon gets back, it’s a momentous — nay classic — Will and Abby shenanicast. Intro music: “Winter Scent” by BROCKBEATS Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:03:50 – Abby talks about “The Good Lord Bird” and “Essential Fellini” 00:10:20 – What are the best and worst Ron Howard movies? 00:16:30 – Run 01:00:10 – Mangrove 01:11:25 – The Last Vermeer 01:21:40 – Collective 01:34:35 – The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Links to what we mentioned on the show: