Cinemaholics

Promises are being fulfilled left and right on this week’s Extra Milestone, in which the long-awaited debut of podcast veteran Adonis Gonzalez finally takes place! Adonis and I have a trio of dramatically contrasting movies to discuss, starting with a lengthy exploration of John Ford’s depression-era adaptation of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. We continue with a discussion of Ishirō Honda’s character-defining Kaijū film (as well as Godzilla’s Shōwa Era as a whole) with Terror of MechaGodzilla, and we conclude with a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Dreamworks’s How to Train Your Dragon. It was great to podcast with Adonis once more, and we hope to unite even more in the future. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: 00:04:30 – The Grapes of Wrath 00:44:50 – Terror of MechaGodzilla 01:17:30 – How to Train Your Dragon NEXT TIME: Sam welcomes longtime friend, film enthusiast, and podcast newcomer Andrew McMahon to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom! Music in this epis

In this episode about Hamilton, the live-recording of the hit broadway musical starring the original cast (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, and many more) now streaming on Disney+, Jon raps. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – I’m Not Throwin’ Away My Pod 00:02:45 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:06:15 – Titanic, backlash, and you 00:18:30 – Hamilton Music in this episode: “dusk” by tomcbumpz; the Disney+ trailer for Hamilton Mentioned in this episode: Lindsay Ellis’s video essay about Titanic Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode! Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Check out our YouTube channel for full episodes and excerpts from the archives. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for

Special guest Emily Kubincanek joins us for a double milestone feature of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca, which just celebrated 80 years since its release, as well as Jacques Becker’s final film Le Trou (or The Hole), which recently had its 60th anniversary. As always, we lay out the context for what makes these films so memorable all these years later, plus there’s a little contention between the Cinemaholics on both films, so stay tuned to hear where we all land. SHOW NOTES: 00:00:00 – Just another day at the British Esquire Enquirer 00:02:25 – Intro & Show Overview 00:08:45 – Rebecca 01:01:30 – Le Trou Music in this episode: The theme of Rebecca, composed by Franz Waxman; music from the trailers for Rebecca and Le Trou. Cinemaholics in this episode: Sam Noland, Emily Kubincanek, & Jon Negroni Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Jon Stewart’s sophomore feature film irresistible? Is Dave Bautista our kind of spy? Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga? Find out on this week’s episode of Cinemaholics Z. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Death Cab For Spy Kids 00:03:55 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:06:20 – Eric Andre: Legalize Everything, Disclosure, Athlete: A 00:14:35 – What’s a movie genre you wish we’d see more of? 00:22:00 – Irresistible 00:40:35 – My Spy 00:54:10 – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Music in this week’s episode: “Its All There” by Flitz&Suppe; “Married Life (From ‘Up’) by Sergy el Som Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode! Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Check out our YouTube channel for full episodes and excerpts from the archives.

In what will go down as the very first triple header in Extra Milestone history, I am joined once again by Anyway, That's All I Got veteran Jason Read! Jason and I take a look at both the French New Wave and the work of Jean-Luc Godard with Breathless (1960), explore a fantastic and somewhat lesser-known horror classic with Eyes Without A Face (1960), and round out the show with an exploration of the Giallo subgenre and the work of Dario Argento with the fiendishly frightening Deep Red (1975). Although we went heavily into detail with Breathless, we took special care not to give too much away about the latter two films, so feel free to listen to those segments whether they are old favorites or completely new to you. It's a delightful series of conversations that traverses a broad section of the cinematic landscape, and we hope it's just as fun to listen to as it was to record! SHOW NOTES: 00:08:25 – Breathless 00:54:55 – Eyes Without A Face 01:25:40 – Deep Red Next week on Extra Milestone, tune in to hear S

This week, we're kicking the show off with a brief conversation about The Last of Us Part II, plus some listener feedback about political ideologies informing our film reviews. Then we kick off the week's new releases with Miss Juneteenth, a recent Sundance family drama starring Nicole Beharie. We also fasten our seatbelts for a review of 7500, a claustrophobic hijacking thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in his first film role since 2016. Will shares his thoughts on the new Netflix spy thriller Wasp Network, which has a huge cast including Penélope Cruz, Ana de Armas, Édgar Ramirez, and more. And we finish the show out with a drive-in feature called Infamous, which stars Bella Thorne and Jake Manley. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Will Cheated 00:02:10 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:04:55 – The Last of Us Part II 00:10:00 – Listener feedback: should movie reviews be political? 00:24:25 – Miss Juneteenth 00:32:50 – 7500 00:54:30 – Wasp Network 01:03:05 – Infamous Music in this week’s episode: "carolina" by soho. Link

The Extra Milestone crew has so far been "silent" when it comes to covering silent films, and for that, we have no excuse. But consider this deep dive of Buster Keaton's comedic classic SevenChances to be our comeuppance! That's right, the screwball romantic comedy that helped define the genre recently celebrated 95 glorious years, making this the oldest film we've ever covered on the show. You'll laugh, you'll cry (from laughing), and just maybe you'll fall in love with one of the greatest actor-directors in all of film history. Music in this episode: The opening theme of Seven Chances, composed by Robert Israel. Cinemaholics in this episode: Sam Noland & Jon Negroni Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special guest Charlie Ridgely of Comicbook.com joins the show for a death-defying review of Spike Lee's new joint Da 5 Bloods, which is now streaming on Netflix. We also answer a listener question, rant about Artemis Fowl (now on Disney+), and finish things out with a balanced discussion of Judd Apatow's new dramedy The King of Staten Island starring Pete Davidson and Bill Burr, which just came out on VOD. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Mickey's Vault 00:04:30 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:08:05 – Jon finally saw The Vast of Night 00:11:05 – Listener question: what's the most annoying film cliche? 00:16:30 – Da 5 Bloods 00:54:35 – Artemis Fowl 01:19:50 – The King of Staten Island Music in this week's episode: Sounds from the YouTube video "Mickey Never Came Back" by Ethereal Snake, which also inspired this week's opening; intro is “Winter Days" by Monma Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Ap

We haven't left our cabin for two months, but the good news is we have an internet connection, which means we just watched Shirley on Hulu! After a brief discussion of HBO Max and our current efforts to support causes related to the Black Lives Matter movement, we review some of the notable film releases of the last week, including Shirley from director Josephine Decker starring Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg, Becky starring Lulu Wilson and Kevin James, Deerskin from French director Quentin Dupieux, and Tommaso from director Abel Ferrara starring Willem Dafoe. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – A Negative Review Of Cinemaholics 00:03:20 – Just Mercy and our support for the Equal Justice Initiative 00:12:55 – HBO Max and Anna Kendrick's "Love Life" 00:27:10 – Shirley 00:44:55 – Becky 00:58:15 – Deerskin 01:07:40 – Tommaso This week’s theme music: “Bunnies” by Dontcry and Nokiaa. Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Don’t forget

When you wish upon a Pod, doesn't matter which host you are. When you wish upon a Pod, your streams come true. That's right. We're celebrating the 80th anniversary of Pinocchio this month on Extra Milestone. But first, a quick word from our good friend, Willt—I mean Walt Disney. Also, be sure to stick around toward the end of the show for a major announcement concerning the Extra Milestone podcast! Show Notes: 00:00:00 – The Wonderful World of Color 00:06:50 – Intro & other movies we considered for this month 00:19:20 – The making of Pinocchio 00:43:40 – Our thoughts on Pinocchio all these years later 01:27:00 – Big announcement and what we're covering next month on Extra Milestone! Theme music: "When You Wish Upon a Star" by Cliff Edwards. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This past week may not have opened on a—ahem—high note, but that doesn't mean the Cinemaholics are tuning out on the latest batch of film releases. After a quick birthday shoutout for our favorite movies ever and a mini review of "Space Force" on Netflix, we jump into our in-depth review of The High Note, a new feel-good comedy-drama starring Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. We also discuss Body Cam starring Mary J. Blige and Nat Wolff, the new Netflix documentary mini-series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, and Hope Gap starring Annette Bening and Bill Nighy. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Will's big news 00:01:25 – Awesome intro that includes Will 00:04:20 – Our favorite movies ever 00:09:00 – "Space Force" mini review 00:18:35 – The High Note 00:37:35 – Body Cam 00:48:40 – Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich 00:57:00 – Hope Gap This week’s theme music: "Go to Bed" by Sarcastic Sounds. Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. Check out our Patreon to s

The Lovebirds just hit Netflix, so Jon and Will are hitting the mic to talk about it. Does this new action rom-com starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, which was originally planned for a theatrical release, scratch our itch for a studio comedy hitting the early ebbs of summer? Also, stay tuned for some extra reviews this week, including The Vast of Night, an indie sci-fi movie that just hit Amazon Prime Video and drive-in theaters. Jon gets a chance to express his love for The Painter and the Thief, a recent Sundance documentary that's now available via VOD. And the Cinemaholics finish the episode with a more topical discussion about black and white films, tied in with a review of To the Stars, another VOD release. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – The Jon & Will Cut 00:04:05 – Off-Topics 00:08:25 – The Lovebirds 00:24:45 – The Vast of Night 00:29:55 – The Painter and the Thief 00:40:25 – To the Stars This week's theme music: "Just Wanna Chill" by Dominant. Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negr

Special guests Dan Murrell and Sam Noland are here to chat about Zack Snyder's recently announced director's cut of Justice League, which came out in 2017 to mostly negative reviews (from us, included). We break down this big news, explain what it means for the movie industry, and speculate about what the cut might look and feel like and what other director's cuts we're hoping to see someday. Check out Dan Murrell's new YouTube Channel. And here's Joanna Robinson's article about the "Snyder Cut" on Vanity Fair, which we referenced during the show. Theme Music: "Come Together" by Gary Clark Jr. & Junkie XL Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode! Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Check out our YouTube channel for full episodes and excerpts fr

Zoinks! Like, we’re finally reviewing Scoob! man! I’m Mathew Lillard, the real voice of Shaggy, and Jon and Will hired me to write this episode description for them. Those guys really know how to make a dude like me feel welcome. So like, special guests Matt Serafini and Chris Sheridan are totally here to help out, man! But I gotta be honest, why can’t we ever review, like, a Burger King or something? Anyway, you enjoy this review of Scoob!while I stay in the van and enjoy this chocolate pizza. What do you think, Frank—er, I mean Scoob? RUH-ROH RAGGY! What is it, Scoob? Wait, is that a…a…P-P-P-ODCAST JUMP THE SHARK MOMENT?! (running away sound effects) Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Previously on Cinemaholics 00:01:00 – That 70’s Intro 00:03:30 – Scoob! Please consider rating this podcast! Go to ratethispodcast.com/cinemaholics and leave us a rating/review on the podcast directory of your choice. As always we appreciate all your support. Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. C

Like, we’re totally traveling to the 80s, man! Will our review of Valley Girl starring Jessica Rothe be as bitchin’ as the original from 1983? As if! But we go even further back in time to discuss Josh Trank’s new biopic Capone starring Tom Hardy, and something smells with this movie, dude! Let’s slow down a bit and relax by the driveway in Driveways, which is a super chill indie drama, don’t have a cow! Forget the 80s, though, let’s go to the 90s in Spaceship Earth, a new Sundance documentary about some radical hippies who lived in a Biosphere back in 1991. Far out, man! On Netflix, we got Becoming, a new doc about Michelle Obama, so like hail to the former chief’s ex-ce-llent first lady. And last, Jon asks Will, “where your beef?!” with The Wrong Missy, a new Netflix comedy starring David Spade and Lauren Lapkus. Guess that one gagged Will with a spoon! Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Jon & Will’s Excellent Adventure 00:06:45 – Off-Topics 00:09:25 – Valley Girl 00:33:15 – Capone 00:54:35 – Driveways 01:07:00 – Spac

Hit it! Yo it’s Jon and Will and they’re here to chat, CINEMAHOLICS IS WHERE IT’S AT. A podcast, a film show, reviews galore. If you’re not into it, there’s the DOOR. It starts with Beastie Boys and here’s their Story, an Apple TV doc about all their glory. On Netflix we stan, Alice Wu’s romance, it’s THE HALF OF IT, and you stand no CHANCE. We go to Hollywood, the big Ryan Murphy joint, again on Netflix, so yeah what’s the POINT. Of watchin’ what else, like Dangerous Lies, BUT THAT’S ON NETFLIX TOO, man time flies. So if you’re quite unsure, about what to watch, we got one more cure, CLEMENTINE on VOD kicks it up a NOTCH! notch…notch…notch…notch…notch. Please consider rating this podcast! Go to ratethispodcast.com/cinemaholics and leave us a rating/review on the podcast directory of your choice. As always we appreciate all your support. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Pranks! 00:02:00 – Off-Topics 00:06:20 – Beastie Boys Story 00:22:45 – The Half of It 00:42:30 – Hollywood 00:57:20 – Dangerous Lies 01:07:10 – Cleme

Special guest Emily Kubincanek joins us for a bonus review of The Plot Against America, a new HBO mini-series starring Zoe Kazan, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, and many more. From David Simon (creator of The Wire), this alternate history drama follows a Jewish family in 1940s New Jersey trying to grapple with the presidency of Charles Lindbergh, who wins on a platform of staying out of World War II and has a history of antisemitism. Our theme music this week comes from the soundtrack for The Plot Against America. Links and Important stuff:  Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton. Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode! Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.  Check out our YouTube channel for full episodes and excerpts from the archives. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystu

Hey folks, Coach here. Ready to tell you all about our Bad Education review this week. Now on HBO. Ya gotta trust your teachers, but what if your superintendent was secretly Hugh Jackman? What if Allison Janney was his right hand? Don’t worry. I got my eye on both ’em. Anyway, we also got you folks covered on The Willoughbys, the new Netflix animated film. Time for a history lesson with True History of the Kelly Gang, which just hit VOD. Extraction is on Netflix too, and I gotta say, I love me an action flick with Chris Hemsworth. Finally, we get a little sappy and romantic, what’s new, with Normal People, which just dropped its first season on Hulu. If it’s anything like the season I got comin’ up in the fall, it’s a doozy. Anyway. Coach, OUT! Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Coach here 00:01:55 – Intro 00:06:10 – Bad Education 00:32:35 – The Willoughbys 00:50:35 – True History of the Kelly Gang 01:14:55 – Extraction 01:26:45 – Normal People Please consider rating this podcast! Go to ratethispodcast.com/cinemaholic

Well, the news is out. Jon and Will’s parents just got married, which means Cinemaholics has a brand new intro to mark the occasion. Once that’s out of the way, the bruthas get down to business reviewing Sergio, the new Netflix film starring Wagner Moura and Ana de Armas. After a quick chat about their favorite flicks of 2020 so far, the mismatched duo discuss the new sci-fi horror thriller Sea Fever, high school indie Selah and the Spades on Prime Video, Abe starring Noah Schnapp of “Stranger Things” fame, and Endings, Beginnings from Like Crazy director Drake Doremus starring Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan, and Jamie Dornan. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Will & Jon 00:03:45 – Off-Topics: SXSW on Amazon Prime 00:11:35 – Sergio 00:28:55 – Our favorite films of 2020 so far 00:31:45 – Sea Fever 00:40:50 – Selah and the Spades 00:56:05 – A few films and shows Will has been catching up on 00:59:20 – Abe 01:07:15 – Endings, Beginnings Please consider rating this podcast! Go to ratethispodcast.com/cinemaholics and lea

We may not be allowed to explore the world right now, but a mere quarantine won't stop these Trolls from rocking out. In this action-packed episode of Cinemaholics, we open with an extended Off-Topics section covering all the latest shows we've been watching, including Quibi, for some reason. After a quick PSA, we discuss DreamWorks and Universal's surprise straight-to-streaming sequel, Trolls: World Tour. Then we slow things way down to discuss Tigertail, a new original Netflix drama starring Tzi Ma. Looking for a weird sci-fi indie starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots? Look no further than Vivarium. There's also Love Wedding Repeat, another new Netflix movie, but this one is a multiverse rom-com starring Sam Claflin and Olivia Munn. Finally, Will Ashton gets a bit serious for our detailed, practical review of Impractical Jokers: The Movie, based on the truTV show. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:05 – Off-Topics: all the shows we've been watching from home, but also Quibi 00:37:10 – PODCAST SERVICE