Cinephile's Digest

Prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh returns to the big screen this week with his new movie “Unsane”, and we’re here to talk about it. Filmed entirely on iPhones, does the gifted auteur’s latest experiment dazzle or fizzle? You’ll have to listen to find out, in addition to hearing about we’ve been watching the past few weeks and who wins this episode’s Rotten Tomatoes game. 0:00 – Introductions 9:03 – “Unsane” Review 31:22 – What We’ve Been Watching 1:37:59 – Rotten Tomatoes Games Music Intro: They Move On Tracks of Never-Ending Light – This Will Destroy You Outro: Charisma – Pianos Become the Teeth

Things get creepy this episode as we discuss two very different spine-chillers: “Thoroughbreds” and “The Strangers: Prey at Night”. The Oscars also happened, so we go over our predictions to see who came out victorious. Stick around for the second half to hear about what else we’ve been watching as well as our Rotten Tomatoes game. 0:00 – Introductions 7:57 – Oscars Talk 13:05 – “Thoroughbreds” Spoiler-Free Review 29:47 – “Thoroughbreds” Review Continued 31:33 – “The Strangers: Prey at Night” Spoiler-Free Review 49:52 – “The Strangers: Prey at Night” Review Continued 1:00:29 – What We’ve Been Watching 1:59:08 – Rotten Tomatoes Game Music Intro: Every Day’s the Weekend – Alex Lahey Outro: Every Single Thing – Homeshake

Two guests (one new and one returning) join the show to discuss two of the year’s most anticipated releases: “Annihilation” and Marvel’s “Black Panther”. We’ve got a lively one here due in no small part to our unofficial sponsor, which our listeners should be familiar with by this point. Dive in to experience almost three full hours of unadulterated podcast bliss. 0:00 – Introductions 7:55 – “Annihilation” Spoiler-Free Review 28:03 – “Annihilation” Review Continued 1:07:26 – “Black Panther” Review 1:39:26 – What We’ve Been Watching 2:33:18 – Rotten Tomatoes Games Music Intro: Suck the Blood From My Wound – Ezra Furman Outro: Sadistic Magician – Municipal Waste

Netflix unleased a monster upon the unsuspecting public immediately after the Super Bowl this year, and we’re here to talk about it. Join us for our review of “The Cloverfield Paradox” to find out how it stacks up in the extended Cloverfield universe. Stick around to the end to hear us talk about everything we’ve been watching lately, as well as the return of the Rotten Tomatoes game! 0:00 – Introductions 9:28 – “The Cloverfield Paradox” Review 29:07 –What We’ve Been Watching 1:32:00 – Rotten Tomatoes Games Music Intro: Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Copy Soundtrack) Outro: Speak When You’re Spoken To – The Spook School

It’s that time of the year where those gold statues of the shredded naked dude will soon be handed out to a few lucky, rich, and probably white schmucks. Join us to discuss this year’s Academy Award nominations at length, as well as a bracket pitting Best Picture winners since the year 2000 against each other to crown “Best Best Picture”. Plus, all the other stuff we’ve been watching. Dig in. 0:00 – Introductions 12:05 – The Oscars 2018 Discussion 37:55 – Best Picture Bracket 1:12:00 – “Hostiles” Review 1:29:14 –What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Barf Day – Diet Cig Outro: How Simple – Hop Along

The episode you’ve all been waiting for has arrived! We saw a lot of movies in the past 12 months, and the time has come to rank them. Join us as we count down our personal Top 10 films of 2017, and reflect on the year as a whole. There will be beers. There will be cheers. There will be tears. 0:00 – Introductions 10:58 – Top 10 Films of 2017 2:22:40 – The Rest of 2017 Music Intro: Phantom Thread – Johnny Greenwood Intermission: Hospital Escape – Oneohtrix Point Never Outro: Buddy’s Business – The O’Jays

Year one of the podcast is behind us! Tune in to our last episode recorded in 2017 to hear our thoughts on “Call Me By Your Name” and “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”. We also talk about the best movies we watched in 2017 that did not come out in 2017. Plus, all the usual banter and nonsense you’ve come to expect after a year of this goddamn thing. See everyone again in 2018! 0:00 – Introductions 6:15 – “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” Review 20:12 – “Call Me By Your Name” Review 38:14 – Best Movies of Not 2017 1:05:00 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Mystery of Love – Sufjan Stevens Outro: Peaches & Cream - 112

We’re quickly approaching the end of our first year doing the show, and we’ve saved the best for (second to) last with our biggest episode EVER. This thing is all killer no filler, with reviews of three of the most anticipated movies of the year (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, “The Disaster Artist” and “The Shape of Water”). As if that wasn’t enough, we also have a review of a wonderful, provocative independent film called “Flesh and Blood”, written and directed by Mark Webber. At the end of the show, we sit down with one of the producers of that movie, Dustin Hughes, to discuss the project at length. Dig in. 0:00 – Introductions 5:21 – “The Disaster Artist” Review 20:15 – “The Shape of Water” Review 37:04 – “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Spoiler-Free Review 52:54 – “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Review Continued 1:29:01 – “Flesh and Blood” Review 1:38:40 – Cinephile’s Diarrhea 1:50:50 – Interview with Dustin Hughes, Producer of “Flesh and Blood” (complete interview available as a standalone bonus episode”) Music Intr

The gang is back together again this week to talk about Pixar's new movie, "Coco". Find out how it stacks up against the rest of the studio's filmography in our second segment, where we pit Pixar's 16 greatest movies against each other to crown a winner. Stick around to the end for the introduction of our brand new segment, aptly called "Cinephile's Diarrhea". 0:00 – Introductions 6:34 – “Coco" Review 23:05 – Pixar Bracket 1:00:02 – What We’ve Been Watching 2:10:39 - Cinephile's Diarrhea Music Intro: Jinx Removing - Jawbreaker Outro: Running - Lust For Youth

Travis is off gallivanting around in the wonderful (terrible) state of Arizona this week, so we replaced him with the lovely Paris. This week we discuss “Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” as our featured reviews. We dig into everything else we’ve been watching in the second half of the show, with tangents galore. Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 7:59 – “Lady Bird” Spoiler-Free Review 26:49 – “Lady Bird” Review Continued 31:33 – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Review 56:40 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Be Gone Everyone – Dark Blue Outro: N.A.S.A. – Futurecop!

It’s Marvel-Mania over here on Cinephile’s Digest, as we dive deep into “Thor: Ragnarok” and butt heads along the way. We also have a featured review of the chilling revenge thriller “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”. There’s superhero talk, moral dilemmas, and sportsball all on the same episode. Dig in, everyone. 0:00 – Introductions 10:24 – “Thor: Ragnarok” Spoiler-Free Review 26:29 – “Thor: Ragnarok” Review Continued 36:49 – “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” Spoiler-Free Review 49:22 – “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” Review Continued 1:01:07 –What We’ve Been Watching 1:33:59 – Rotten Tomatoes Games Music Intro: Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin Outro: Great Big Beaches – Oso Oso

‘Tis the season to be spooky. We all love Halloween here at Cinephile’s Digest, so to celebrate we created a bracket of what we feel are the 16 best, most important horror films released since the year 2000. We pitted them against each other in order to crown the greatest horror film of the new millennium. We also have full reviews of new releases “The Florida Project” and the Netflix original “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)”. Crack open a pumpkin beer, cuddle up with your black cat, and enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 09:09 – “The Florida Project” Review 28:02 – “The Meyerowitz Stories” Review 45:28 – Horror Movie Bracket 1:40:57 –What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Halloween Theme – John Carpenter Outro: Tailwhip – Men I Trust

The time has come (cum) for one of our most anticipated releases of the year: “Blade Runner 2049”. We’re joined on this episode by returning guests Paris and Jay to discuss the aforementioned film, as well as the latest Stephen King adaptation, Netflix’s “Gerald’s Game”. We get steadily more intoxicated on “bromosas” as the show goes on, and we also suck at talking into the mics when we’re sharing, so we apologize if it gets a bit quiet from time to time. This is our longest episode ever, so strap in and enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 15:34 – “Blade Runner 2049” Spoiler-Free Review 47:20 – “Blade Runner 2049” Review Continued 1:14:35 – “Gerald’s Game” Spoiler-Free Review 1:31:36 – “Kingsman” Review Continued 1:52:02 – What We’ve Been Watching 2:39:04 – Rotten Tomatoes Game Music Intro: Blade Runner 2049 Trailer Music Outro: More Human Than Human – White Zombie

We're on the lam. In the most divisive episode to date, the gang gets together to review Darren Aronofsky's latest film "mother!", as well as the over-the-top "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" from director Matthew Vaughn. Who hated what? Who creamed? Who gets the most drunk this time? The answers await you. 0:00 – Introductions 13:19 – “mother!” Spoiler-Free Review 28:45 – “mother!” Review Continued 49:24 – "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" Spoiler-Free Review 1:02:44 - "Kingsman" Review Continued 1:10:06 – What We’ve Been Watching 1:59:18 – Rotten Tomatoes Game Music Intro: In Remission - The Menzingers Outro: How You Like My Cut - Peaches

The biggest horror movie the world has ever seen has finally hit the streets, and we’re here to talk about it. Join us for an in-depth review of Stephen King’s “IT”, as well as a featured review of the new Robert Pattinson film “Good Time”. We also spend some time discussing Stephen King adaptations in general, plus all the usual stuff. Get stoked. 0:00 – Introductions 6:50 – Stephen King Discussion 13:39 – “IT” Spoiler-Free Review 29:30 – “IT” Review Continued 43:47 – “Good Time” Spoiler-Free Review 56:40 – “Good Time” Review Continued 1:11:12 - What We've Been Watching 1:51:15 – Rotten Tomatoes Game Music Intro: Time Keeps on Slipping Into the (Cosmic) Future – Iron Chic Outro: Wrong Way/One Way - RVIVR

Tom is busy in Paris eating escargot and wearing hooped shirts, but we have two killer guests to replace that jabroni. We're joined this week by returning guest Jay, and new guest Paris (no relation to the city). Join us for a review of Steven Soderbergh's new film "Logan Lucky", our personal Top 5 Heist Movies of All-Time, and much more. 0:00 – Introductions 6:36 – “Logan Lucky” Spoiler-Free Review 22:12 – “Logan Lucky” Review Continued 29:50 – Top 5 Heist Movies 1:03:16 – What We’ve Been Watching 1:40:12 – Rotten Tomatoes Game Music Intro: 40 Oz. On Repeat - FIDLAR Outro: Gran Torino - Clint Eastwood and Jamie Cullum

The gang is back with reviews of "Wind River" and "The Glass Castle", two movies which we feel aren't getting enough love right now. This one is full of fun banter and nonsense, so stick around to the end for all the shenanigans you know and love. Plus, the return of the Rotten Tomatoes game! 0:00 – Introductions 14:15 – “Wind River” Spoiler-Free Review 25:58 – “Wind River” Review Continued 31:50 – “The Glass Castle” Review 42:16 – What We’ve Been Watching 1:44:35 - Rotten Tomatoes Game Music Intro: Memory – Com Truise Outro: Just Can't Get Enough – Sheer Mag

The moment you've all been waiting for has arrived: Travis finally gets some sweet, creamy release after finally seeing his most anticipated movie of the year, "Dunkirk". We also have full reviews of "Detroit" and "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets". We're joined on this episode by friends of the show, Jay and Scott. Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 06:38 – “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” Review 21:32 – “Dunkirk" Review 1:03:44 – “Detroit" Review 1:25:02 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Supermarine – Hans Zimmer (Dunkirk Score) Outro: Space Oddity - David Bowie

This week we have lengthy featured reviews of "War for the Planet of the Apes" and "Spider-Man Homecoming", as well as an in-depth discussion regarding the 2017 film "The Survivalist". Stick around for the second half to hear what else we've been watching and some other fun stuff. 0:00 – Introductions 07:45 – “War for the Planet of the Apes” Spoiler-Free Review 26:55 – “War for the Planet of the Apes” Review Continued 41:27 – “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Spoiler-Free Review 1:02:10 – “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Review Continued 1:07:22 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Spider-Man Theme – Paul Francis Webster and Bob Harris Outro: Fever - Thunderpussy

We are spinning out of control on the Cinephile's Digest podcast. This week we have FIVE, count 'em, FIVE featured reviews for you, as well as a couple other things we've been watching and our Rotten Tomatoes game. Grab a beer (especially if you're listening during your commute), kick back, and enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 04:25 – “The Big Sick” Review 15:22 – “Baby Driver” Spoiler-Free Review 26:25 – “Baby Driver” Review Continued 32:25 – “The Beguiled” Review 43:10 - "Okja" Review 55:58 - "Atomic Blonde" 1:04:57 – What We’ve Been Watching 1:43:13 – Rotten Tomatoes Game Music Intro: Bellbottoms – John Spencer Blues Explosion Outro: Chase Me – Danger Mouse (featuring Run the Jewels and Big Boi)