Cinema File Podcast

Arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer and former Blockbuster co-worker Sam review a bunch of new movies including "Thor: Love and Thunder," "Cyst," "The Black Phone," "Elvis," "Top Gun Maverick" and "Jurassic World Dominion."

Arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer is joined by Dallas, Tx.-based filmmaker Tiffany Warren for an in-depth discussion of the 2022 horror film "The Black Phone." Note: This episode contains explicit language and is recommended for listeners aged 17 or older.

Film Impact Georgia grant winner Jeremy Thao talks to arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer about the deeply personal real-life inspitarion for his directorial debut, "Wok Man."

After years of podcasting via remote, Andrew and Sam get together IN PERSON for an extra special episode. Does their face to face dynamic work? Maybe it's the glasses. Follow @cinemandrew on IG/Twitter for more rad stuff.

Spoiler-free chatter from Andrew and Sarah after walking out of the bizarre new A24 horror film "Men" starring 2022 Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley and lots of scary dudes.

Arts & culture reporter and lifelong horror fan Andrew Shearer's relatively non-spoiler take on 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' and its similarities to Sam Raimi's 'Evil Dead' franchise.

Andrew shearer is joined by cult film scholar Kate Owens for a discussion of the 1972 pinky violence classic "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41" starring the cinema icon Meiko Kaje.

Andrew Shearer's new movie-going friend Sarah met for the first time right before seeing "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent." This recording was made after their second movie friend date seeing "The Lost City," but they manage to talk just as much about "Scream" and "Saw."

Andrew and Sam review several new movies including "Lost City," "Hellbender," "Sonic 2," "Fantastic Beasts 3" and "Everything Everywhere All At Once."

Athens Banner-Herald arts & Culture reporter Andrew Shearer and former Blockbuster Video coworker Sam review a bunch of new movies and give their picks for who should win at the 2022 Academy Awards.

If you haven't seen the new A24 horror movie "X," do not listen to this episode. If you have, you'll definitely want to discuss it with someone. Fangoria magazine writer Julieann Stipidis joins host Andrew Shearer for a deep dive into what is sure to be one of the greatest genre flicks of the decade.

Arts and culture reporter Andrew Shearer is joined by former Blockbuster Video colleague Sam for reviews of several new movies including "Single Black Female," "Jackass Forever" and more. Follow @cinemandrew on IG/Twitter.

On the ride home from seeing the new 'Scream,' OnlineAthens arts and entertainment reporter Andrew Shearer shares some personal notes about Wes Craven, seeing the original 'Scream' on opening weekend in 1996, and how the 'Ready Or Not' directors picked up where Wes left off.

Andrew and Sam list their top 5 films of 2021. Originally recorded on Dec. 27, 2021. Follow Andrew on IG/Twitter @cinemandrew

Andrew and Sam review several recent movies including ADRIENNE, THE UNFORGIVABLE, RON'S GONE WRONG and SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME. Originally recorded on Dec. 20, 2021. Follow @cinemandrew on IG/Twitter.

Now that the first season of the SyFy Channel/USA Network's 'Chucky' series has ended, Dallas-based filmmaker Tiffany Warren joins Andrew for a discussion about whether or not the horror franchise character is better served by the small screen than in featrure films.

Andrew and Sam review a bunch of movies from November 2021 including "Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James," "Ghostbusters Afterlife," Netflix's "The Harder They Fall" and more. Follow @cinemandrew on IG/Twitter and @abhcinema on Letterboxd.

Every October, movie critics and fans weigh in on the scariest movies of all time, but what about the ones that personally scared you the most? If you've had your fill of discussions on "The Exorcist" and "Texas Chain Saw Massacre," listen in as horror experts Julieann Stipidis, Amy Paonessa and Andrew Shearer list their three scariest movies of all time.

In this spoiler-filled discussion of  the 2021 movie "Halloween Kills," Athens Banner-Herald arts and entertainment reporter Andrew Shearer talks to "Babysitter Massacre" director and slasher movie authority Henrique Couto about the unique way screen violence and character are used to responsible effect in the latest outing for Michael Myers.

A review of Julia Decournau's 'Titane' recorded on my drive home from the theater. There are some spoilers, so proceed with caution if you haven't seen it yet. Starts Oct. 1, 2021 at Athens Cine, which requires proof of vaccination or negative COVID test for entry.

Former Blockbuster Video co-workers Andrew and Sam review a bunch of summer 2021 movies including The Green Knight, Respect, Karen, Candyman and more.

Jess Franco's exploitation classic "99 Women" had nearly 30 minutes of footage censored in some countries when it was released in 1969. Amy, Andrew and Kate take a look at the film often credited as kicking off the "women in prison" movie trend that lasted well into the next two decades.

Filmmakers Kelley Kali and Angelique Molina named the main character of their debut feature "I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)" after iconic actor Danny Trejo, who hails from the California neighborhood where the movie was made, but there's an even better story behind why she wears roller skates the entire time.  "I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)" is scheduled to air Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 on the BET...

Written and directed by Los Angeles-based film maker Derrick Perry in his feature debut, "Pink Opaque" stars Elijah Booth and Ruby Park as an artist couple who are chasing their respective dreams under desperate circumstances. "Pink Opaque" will be released on streaming platforms on June 27, 2021.

Amy Paonessa from The Bloodlust podcast joins Andrew and Sam for the 550th episode of the Cinema File, in which we run down our respective mid-year top 5 movie picks for 2021.