Cinema 5000

Its spooky season, so lets discuss Dario Argento’s killer film Tenebrae, plus The House on Sorority Row, and The Exorcist: Believer. On a lighter note, The Creator (2023), Four Roald Dahl short stories adapted by Wes Anderson, Past Lives (2023), and the not-so-light relationship drama Fair Play (2023).

Every movie I rewatched from July through September 2023! Featuring Barbie, Knife + Heart, The Neon Demon, The Neverending Story, Antichrist, Audition, and more!

Back from vacation and back in action! Sleeping with the Enemy, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon, A Room with a View, Rich and Famous (1987), The Flash (2023), Dumb Money, Blue Beetle, Zombieland, Blackberry, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, and Cobweb (2023)

Its almost time for my annual vacation, so here’s a quick episode for you: Film Critic Elvis Mitchell’s documentary on 70s Black Cinema - Is That Black Enough For You?!? - and the latest Regal Cinemas Mystery Movie from September 4th (psst… its a PG13 horror movie), plus a note on what’s to come for the pod in the future.

Eight movies with lots of complex women and horrors to discuss! William Friedkin’s The Guardian (1990), The Fury (1978), Resurrection (1980), Comedy of Power, Boyfriends and Girlfriends, Landscape with Invisible Hand, Blue Jean, and Nocebo

Four films! Women and Plumbers! Me You Madness, Women in Revolt, Scissors (1991), and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Thats it.

A mixed bag of six new and older films: Reprise (2006), Me and Him, Game 6, Talk to Me (2023), Video Violence, and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

The biggest, most explosive, most plastic movie weekend of 2023! Plus a couple guest films! Yes, God, Yes - Barbie - John Wick: Chapter Four - and Oppenheimer.

Some at the theater, some at home, a real mix of films: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Real Blonde, Pauline at the Beach, Evil Dead Rise, Dolores Claiborne, Heart of Midnight, and Joy Ride (2023)

No theater viewings this episode but sooo many movies! Master Gardener, Cool World, Prey for Rock and Roll, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed, Prince of Broadway, Forget Paris, Who’s That Girl, Wham!, Plane, and Almost You

June is done! Now we’re halfway through the year, so you know what that means… rewatch time! Taking another look at films I’ve seen before. Featuring My Girl, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Net, La La Land, Office Space, Wayne’s World 2, and the greatest movie of all time?!!??! Editors Note: listen to the VERY end for a couple movies I missed in the original recording!

Ooo what could it be? Another Regal Cinemas Mystery Movie! This time its rated PG-13. But first… Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Asteroid City, Criminal Passion, and Decision to Leave.

A mix of films this week, some new, some old - Glenn Close in Meeting Venus, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Abel Ferrara’s Go Go Tales, horror films Trick or Treats and The Howling, and the latest from Pixar - Elemental (2023)

Back to the theater and back to the couch! I went to the theater to see The Little Mermaid, You Hurt My Feelings, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Went back to the 90s for movies like The Rock (1996), Speed 2: Cruise Control, Passed Away - and because of curiosity… I watched Lyle, Lyle Crocodile 🐊

And we’re back! Vacation was nice… and so were a few of these movies. Listen to find out: Close (2022), The Quiet Girl, Dirty Harry, Bridget Jones’s Baby, Cocaine Bear, Supersonic, The Tender Bar, Made in Dagenham, Book Club: The Next Chapter, and Airport (1970)

April was filled with visits to the theater for new movies including A Thousand and One, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Air, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Beau is Afraid, and Chevalier. I also saw two Regal Mystery Movie screenings, including a new Ben Affleck film that opens May 12th (no spoilers). Lastly, let’s go back to the 80s for Call Me and Armageddon Time, get strange...

A look back at the majority of films seen from March. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Saint Omer, Paint, 65, Heart Condition, Nude on the Moon, Boston Strangler, The Pickle, Above the Rim, The Sea Beast, and many more!

Every movie I gave a rewatch between January 1st and March 31st! Titanic, Wall-E, Sleepless in Seattle, Valley Girl, and more!

The Academy Awards happened last night, so let’s discuss the show and its winners. Plus a mini review of All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

The Oscars are this Sunday March 12th! Mallory discusses the nominations and her thoughts before the ceremony. For reviews: Creed III directed by Michael B. Jordan, Freaked (1993), Double Agent 73, White Palace, Uniform (2003), and The Act of Killing.

Sorry this recording wasn’t as smooth as others, gettin’ back on the mic ain’t easy! I finally saw EO! And Magic Mike’s Last Dance! Also discussed: Larry Cohen’s Special Effects, Till, a speedy take on American Virgin (BAD), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, and more!

Ten movies to discuss including Skinamarink (for real this time!), Oscar nominated films To Leslie and Empire of Light, Corsage, Sister Sister (1987), Lux Æterna, and more!

A big, long January update featuring Oscar nominees Causeway and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Missing (2023), 80 for Brady, Infinity Pool, Babylon (2022), and many more!

Just me going over the 2023 AMPAS Oscar nominations, having some thoughts. Featuring a cameo by my dog who may or may not be a Wookie.

This is not a review of the IFC Midnight movie called Skinamarink, Directed by Kyle Edward Ball.