Cinephile's Digest

We’ve got the full crew here, we’ve got a new Nic Cage movie, and we’ve got thoughts. The perfect ingredients for a killer discussion of “The Surfer”. Does the movie sink, or swim? Make sure you hang around for the second half of the episode to find out Matt’s nephew’s current top 3 movies of all time. 0:00 – Introductions 19:26 – “The Surfer” Spoiler-Free Review 1:02:59 - What We’ve Been Watching...

Lookie here, it’s the shortest episode we’ve had in a very long time! Now, is that indicative of the quality of the movie in our featured review, “Havoc”? Who knows, you’ll have to listen to find out. Oh and Paris is back for this one after an absence last time, in case that’s your thing. Any Paris stans who checked out of the last episode, welcome back and you’re welcome. 0:00 – Introductions 18:...

Paris is out of town this week, so we called in a heavy hitter. This episode is a collaboration with fellow film podcast Cinema Speak! Matt and Travis join forces with Brad to discuss the new film from Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”. Long review, lots of thoughts, it’s huge. Get into it. 0:00 – Introductions 31:06 – “Sinners” Spoiler-Free Review 1:19:11 - “Sinners” Review Continued 1:36:57 - What We’ve B...

After a brief vacation/hiatus, we’re back with the payoff episode! The draft from episode 159 culminates in a best films of the century bracket, where there can only be one winner. What film will it be? 0:00 – Introductions 22:37 – Best Films of the Century So Far Bracket Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

The maestro of mid is back again for the second time already this year! Join us for a discussion of Steven’s Soderbergh’s new marital spy thriller “Black Bag”, followed by one of our fan favorite drafts. This time out, to celebrate March Madness we’re drafting the top 16 movies of the century so far, which will culminate next episode with a bracket to determine a winner! Due to scheduling issues,...

Listen, when you’ve written like 200 of these episode intros, it can get a little stale. And today, I don’t wanna! Check out our review of “Mickey 17”. Listen to what we’ve been watching. You know the drill. Now fuck off. 0:00 – Introductions 25:29 – “Mickey 17” Spoiler-Free Review 1:16:43 – What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Episode 157: The Monkey and Oscars 2025 by Cinephile's Digest

After back-to-back unexcused absences, delinquent Paris returns to the show for a spirited review of “Companion”. We all came at this one from different perspectives, which made for what we hope you find to be a very entertaining and informative review of the film. As always, stick around to the end to get caught up on everything else we’ve been watching since you last heard from us. Enjoy! 0:00 –...

Stupid hockey fans plugged up Paris’s internet, so unfortunately for the second episode in a row we are without her. We had to scrap our original review plans due to a winter storm that rolled through, so instead you get to hear two cis white guys definitively rank the top 10 romantic comedies of all time! With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we thought now is as good a time as any to bri...

As part of her generous employment package with Cinephile’s Digest, Paris used one of her sick days and unfortunately was not able to make this recording, so it’s just the OGs Matt and Travis holding down the fort for a review of Steven (Stephen? Steefan?) Soderbergh’s latest project, “Presence”. Does this ghost flick give us the heebie jeebies or the snoozey woozies? Decent amount to catch up on...

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 Paris, Travis 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...

You’ve heard of Barbenheimer, but get ready for A Complete Unknosferatu! We’re starting off 2025 strong with a double feature of the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown”, and the new film from Digest fav Bob Egghead, “Nosferatu”. Cram jam is also in full swing, so stick around to get caught up on some other 2024 films we’ve been force feeding in preparation for our big 2024 blow out. Enjoy! 0:00...

Happy Holidays to everyone listening! We’re back with our last episode of 2024, and it’s a doozy. Join us for not one but TWO featured reviews to end the year. First up is the new film from Pablo Lorrain, “Maria” starring Angelina Jolie, as well as Luca Guadagnino’s second feature film of the year, “Queer” starring Daniel Craig. Lots to discuss, too little time. Thanks for sticking around, and we’...

Our 150th episode! Can you believe we made it? To celebrate the occasion we’ve got a lengthy review of “The Order”, the new film from director Justin Kurzel. Also, get used to that intro/outro music, because friend of the show Kurt has composed an official theme song for us! Whether this is the first episode you’ve ever listened to or you haven’t missed a single one, we truly appreciate you taking...

Are you not entertained?! If you weren’t before, you will be after listening to this banger. The gang gets together to discuss the latest lega-sequel to hit the cineplex, “Gladiator II”. How does it stack up against the iconic original? Lots of stuff in what we’ve been watching as well, you don’t wanna miss it. Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 18:38 – “Gladiator II” Review (SPOILERS!!!) 1:12:36 – What...

The gang is back, baby! We’re all together again to discuss the new film from Sean Baker, “Anora”. Winner of this year’s Palme d’Or, the highest prize given at the annual Cannes Film Festival, the three of us weigh in to decide if this one is worthy of that prestigious award. Full disclosure, we do lose Travis to a power outage at the start of the spoiler discussion. Hope you enjoy this one! 0:00...

It’s just Matt and Travis on the show this week, holding down the fort and keeping that content train chuggin’ along. The featured review this time out is the new film from Megan Park, “My Old Ass”. We missed this one in theaters a couple months back but it just hit streaming on Prime, so we’re circling back to check it out! Hope you enjoy our conversation. 0:00 – Introductions 14:31 – “My Old Ass...

Happy Halloween! Had to bring back the DIE!gest theme for this episode. Forever grateful to friend of the show Kurt for the tune. Yes, we know, longest intro ever. Hope you like arguments about emo and whether Detroit is the midwest or not. But the real meat of the episode is our Top 10 Slashers Draft! That’s right, you know and love our drafts, so we had to do a fun one to celebrate the holiday....

This episode is going up pretty late due to a technical snafu with our podcast host, so apologize for the delay in getting it to you! Enjoy this review of the new Netflix documentary “Will & Harper” and stay to the end to get caught up on what else we’ve been watching since the last episode. 0:00 – Introductions 16:10 – “Will & Harper” Review 1:02:33 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Sinker...

The wait is finally over. We know the listeners have been waiting with bated breath to hear our thoughts about these two movies. First up is the controversial “Megalopolis” followed by “Joker: Folie à Deux”. You might be surprised to find out where we land. Or maybe you won’t be. BUT, we guarantee you’ll at least enjoy the journey. Dig in! 0:00 – Introductions 4:05 – “Megalopolis” Review 1:55:57 –...

The new film from French director and screenwriter Coralie Fargeat is the talk of the town right now, so we knew we had to weigh in. There’s a reason why this review is one of the longest we’ve ever done on the show. We’re talking of course about “The Substance”. This one for sure is best experienced yourself, so be sure to check the show notes if you want to avoid spoilers if you haven’t had a ch...

Jeremy Saulnier is back with a new straight to Netflix action thriller, “Rebel Ridge”. Is it your standard action cop slop, or something more elevated and provocative? Tune in to find out. As always, thanks for listening! 0:00 – Introductions 19:32 – “Rebel Ridge” Review 1:12:38 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Trippin - Slumped Outro: Haunted By You - Alex Okami

Hey what do you know, we’ve got another two’fer for you! The featured reviews on the show this week are “Trap”, the new film from M. Knight Shyamalan as well as the latest buzzy horror flick of the summer, “Cuckoo”. Wiiiiiiiiide range of opinions on these bad boys, so dive in and we hope you enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 15:15 – “Trap” Spoiler-Free Review 42:40 - “Trap” Review Continued 58:50 - “Cuc...

They made a sequel to “Twister” and it’s called “Twisters”. We talk about it for quite awhile. There you go, what more do you need to know. Have fun. 0:00 – Introductions 14:51 – “Twisters” Spoiler-Free Review 1:05:43 - “Twisters” Review Continued 1:31:09 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: I’m Against the Government - Defiance, Ohio Outro: In A Dream - Trace Mountains

The film world is buzzing with thoughts and feelings about the latest hype horror movie, and we’re here to chime in on the conversation. The movie we’re talking about of course is “Longlegs”, and we’ve got some feelings of our own. Hope you dig this extra long and in-depth review. Check ya later. 0:00 – Introductions 19:02 – “Longlegs” Spoiler-Free Review 53:55 to 55:30 - Paris’s star rating 55:30...