Cinephile's Digest

Disney Pixar is back again to print another billion dollars for their shareholders with the latest installment in their most well-known franchise. “Toy Story 5” is a movie nobody asked for, but the piggies are happily slopping up regardless. So, what Pixar tier does this latest fall in? Upper top tier like the original trilogy? Middle of the mid tier? The dreaded bottom tier?! You probably won’t b...

Paris is out sick this week, but Matt and Travis hold down the fort to talk about the latest installment in the “Scary Movie” franchise. Fans of our show will know we’ve actually spent a loooot of time talking about these movies dating back years, so you know we had to see this one. This time the Wayans are back at the helm, and the results are…let’s just say mixed. Tune in to the review to get th...

A second hype horror movie has hit the South Tower! Last episode it was “Obsession”, and now we’re here to discuss “Backrooms”, A24’s highest grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office after only six days of being in theaters. Lots of hyperbole being thrown around about this one too, but obviously the world was waiting for us to weigh in with the official correct takes about the movie....

People won’t shut up about this new horror movie “Obsession”. Obviously, we’re here to also not shut up about it and blab for almost an hour about the film. So where do we land, are we obsessed with or repulsed by the latest hype horror movie of the year? Check out the review to find out, and since we skipped the segment last episode, the what we’ve been watching section is extra meaty and girthy...

We did it! Took us almost 10 years, but we finally made it to episode 200! So of course we had to go big and reach out to the OG to be our guest host on this one. We’re joined this episode by Tom, original co-host of Cinephile’s Digest! His last official episode was 102, so we’re stoked he was able to join us. To celebrate the occasion, we reached out to you! The listeners! We spend over an hour a...

With a huge milestone just over the horizon, the gang gets together for a little review of David Lowery’s new film “Mother Mary”. Lowery is a bit of a controversial/divisive filmmaker round these parts, so how does the conversation go? Tune in to find out. Plus, hear all the deets about what we have planned for episode 200. Get into it! 0:00 – Introductions 27:59 – “Mother Mary” Spoiler-Free Revie...

Wait, another retro review?! You bet your bottom dollar, and this one gets SPICY. With the 4K re-release of “Fight Club” happening, we decided this would be the perfect opportunity to revisit an iconic film that hasn’t been discussed much at all on this show. As always, we also get caught up on all the other stuff we’ve been watching. Cheers. 0:00 – Introductions 26:15 – “Fight Club” Retro Review...

A24 marketing rocks. Is “The Drama” a drama? I mean sure, kinda, but it’s also a comedy, and “The Comedy” is already a movie so what were they supposed to call this thing? “The Dark Comedy” or “The Edgy Comedy” don’t really have the same ring to it. Tonally, does the final product match the expectations laid out by the several teasers and trailers? Nope, not really, but that’s marketing 101 baby!...

We don’t typically do a ton of retro reviews on this show, but we have a fun one this episode! Join us for an in-depth discussion of Steven Soderbergh’s debut feature film “sex, lies, and videotape”. The aforementioned film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and this year marks the 35th anniversary of Sundance, so we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to bring back our ongoing draft pro...

Look, I’m all doped up on cold medicine so you’re getting the bare minimum here. You can read, you see the title of the episode, I mean what more do you want? Enjoy our review of “Project Hail Mary”, and enjoy the unparalleled witty banter you’ve come to know and love. K bye. 0:00 – Introductions 22:18 – “Project Hail Mary” Spoiler-Free Review 1:19:21 - What We’ve Been Watching

Okay so the featured review this week is “The Bride!”, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal as her second feature length film. By the way, have you ever tried typing bride? I can’t fucking type it without typing bridge first. Through my entire note taking process, the editing of this episode and now this intro, I still can’t do it right the first time. Just know, every time you see the word “bride” appea...

No featured review on the show this week, but we do have an Oscars 2026 blowout special for you! Long time listeners will know we usually make predictions for the Academy Awards each year and turn it into a competition of sorts, and this year is no different. Join us as we run through the nominations and each select who we predict will take home the golden man. A special prize awaits the losers af...

Get your hogs ready for crankin’ and your clams ready for spankin’. We’ve got a double whammy of steaminess on the show this week, starting with a featured review of the new Emerald Fennell film “Wuthering Heights”. We’re a mixed bag on her work (to put it lightly), so this review was fireworks from the start. And to pair with it, we’re back with our first draft in almost a year. This time we set...

A pedophilic Frenchman made yet another adaptation of Dracula. We talk about it. And other stuff. You know the drill. Get into it. 0:00 – Introductions 16:22 – “Dracula” Spoiler-Free Review 46:24 - What We’ve Been Watching. Original Music provided by Kurt Moren aka Kurt-Pop Demon Hunter https://ofsilent.life/

Paris returns to the mainland from her ocean voyage just in time for us to talk about a movie where a plane full of insufferable douchebags (and Rachel McAdams) leave the mainland via plane and crash land in the middle of the ocean! “Send Help” is Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre after putting out Disney/Marvel slop for the last 15+ years. Is it a return to form, or the death knell of a has-...

Paris is still sailing the seven seas with the world’s most annoying “elder emos”, so it’s just Matt and Travis holding down the fort again. Of course we had to squeeze in a review of the latest Netflix original for dads, “The Rip”, starring two of Hollywood’s biggest dads. Some copaganda served up with a side of cop slop, just the way we like it. Is it any good? You may be surprised when you hear...

It’s Paris’s birthday month, which as you all know is a national holiday (for her), so she will be M.I.A. for a couple episodes. The show must go on however, so we reached out to our best bud Kyle from Suds and Cinema to join us for our review of “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”. We were pretty hot on last year’s installment in the franchise, so how does this one stack up? 0:00 – Introductions 6:...

We have arrived! The time has come for our very favorite episode each year, and that’s our annual best of the year blowout episode. Join us for a roundtable discussion as we run through Travis, Paris and Matt’s personal rankings of the top 10 films of the year, followed by our awards ceremony where we hand out some superlatives. Thanks for being with us for another incredible year of movies. Enjoy...

We’re mere days away from recording our biggest episode of the year, the 2025 blowout spectacular. However, we know all you little piggies are hungry for more content, so to satiate you we threw together this episode to kick off 2026 with a review of one of the major critical darlings of the year in film, “Sentimental Value”. Did it work its magic on us? The beefier part of the episode actually co...

You’ve seen the commercials. You’ve seen the celebrities wearing the branded jackets on social media. You’ve seen the backlash against poor Timmy. But now, after literal years of anticipation, the time has come to finally see the movie. Join us for our lengthy review of one of the most hype films of the year, Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme”. Plenty of catching up with other 2025 releases as well, so...

Rian Johnson made another Knives Out mystery for Netflix. This one is called “Wake Up Dead Man”. We talk about it. And other stuff. Okay bye, and happy holidays! 0:00 – Introductions 20:57 – “Wake Up Dead Man” Spoiler-Free Review 46:13 - “Wake Up Dead Man” Review Continued (SPOILERS!) 1:16:35 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

To cream, or not to cream, that is the question: whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous foreskins, or to take arms against a sea of semen and by opposing, edge them. These are the deep questions posed by the new prequel to Hamlet, “Hamnet”, directed by Chloe Zhao. So, did we love this thing, or did it put us to sleep? After all, to sleep, perchance to cream -...

Luca Guadagnino has ANOTHER new movie, believe it or not. This chucklehead had two last year, and he’s back with another except this time it’s Amazon Prime slop for all us little content piggies to gobble up. General consensus seems to be underwhelming, but what about these three little pigs? What do we think? Check out the review to find out. 0:00 – Introductions 13:45 – “After the Hunt” Spoiler-...

Osgood Perkins has been a busy boy the last few years. For the third time in two years, the gang gets together to discuss a new film from the aforementioned director. His movies have been divisive for us, so where does “Keeper” land? We had fun with this one, hope you enjoy it. 0:00 – Introductions 10:53 – “Keeper” Spoiler-Free Review 46:32 - “Keeper” Review Continued (Spoilers!) 1:11:39 - What We...

Listen, we know it has been a couple weeks but we’re back with a vengeance. Hope you’re ready for not one but TWO featured reviews, and these are big ones. First up is the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos aka YorGOAT, “Bugonia”. Following that is another banger, as Lynne Ramsay is back with her first feature film in eight years, “Die My Love” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. Two l...