Cinema Chain Gang

Turn the radio on, plug the aux cord in, and listen to the latest CINEMA CHAIN GANG adventure on your travels! On this episode, Nick and Andrew review the road trip classic SOMETHING WILD. Take a listen! //  THIS WEEK: Something Wild (1986), dir. Jonathan Demme // CHAIN #28: Juliette Binoche → The Son of No One → Ray Liotta → Something Wild → Jeff Daniels // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tw...

It’s an investigation for the ages on the CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast! On this episode, Andrew and Nick explore New York city with a review of 2011’s THE SON OF NO ONE. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: The Son of No One (2011), dir. Dito Montiel // CHAIN #28: Juliette Binoche → The Son of No One → Ray Liotta → Something Wild → Jeff Daniels // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It’s the second annual GANGIE awards! Nick and Andrew celebrate the best and worst of the podcast in 2023 in this bonus episode. Take a listen! // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinema Frenzy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // Follow Nick: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The CINEMA CHAIN GANG started the year with one of Andrew’s favorite movies, and now it ends 2023 with one of Nick’s all-timers. On this latest episode, Andrew and Nick (but mostly Nick) deep dive into Steve Carell's DAN IN REAL LIFE. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Dan in Real Life (2007), dir. Peter Hedges // CHAIN #27: Nathan Lane → The Birdcage → Dianne Wiest → Dan in Real Life → Juliette Bin...

Family dysfunction is the name of the game for the holiday season, and for the latest CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast! On this episode, Nick and Andrew review the 1990’s comedy The Birdcage. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: The Birdcage (1996), dir. Mike Nichols // CHAIN #27: Nathan Lane → The Birdcage → Dianne Wiest → Dan in Real Life → Juliette Binoche // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Dig deep into the subconscious of one of the world’s best actors—and two random podcasters too. On the latest CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast, Andrew and Nick review the experimental Joaquin Phoenix “doc” I’M STILL HERE. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: I'm Still Here (2010), dir. Casey Affleck // CHAIN #26: Mandy Moore → Hotel Noir → Danny DeVito → I'm Still Here → Nathan Lane // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠...

There’s a mystery afoot on the latest CINEMA CHAIN GANG PODCAST. Andrew and Nick answer many questions as they start their next chain. Have you heard of HOTEL NOIR? Do you know of it as CITY OF SIN? Do you care? Is it good? We answer all those questions and more in this episode! // THIS WEEK: Hotel Noir (2012), dir. Sebastian Gutierrez // CHAIN #26: Mandy Moore → Hotel Noir → Danny DeVito → I'...

Take a trip back to the deranged world of early 2000s teen dramedies with the Cinema Chain Gang podcast! On this episode, Andrew and Nick review the Mandy Moore vehicle HOW TO DEAL, and all of the craziness that comes with its plot. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: How to Deal (2003), dir. Clare Kilner // CHAIN #25: James Cagney → Terrible Joe Moran → Peter Gallagher → How to Deal → Mandy Moore // Fol...

Take a journey into the world of the obscure with the CINEMA CHAIN GANG PODCAST! The latest chain takes Andrew and Nick back to the world of TV movies, where they find the little-seen James Cagney boxing drama TERRIBLE JOE MORAN. Lace up those gloves and take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Terrible Joe Moran (1984), dir. Joseph Sargent // CHAIN #25: James Cagney → Terrible Joe Moran → Peter Gallagher → H...

Take a trip back in time with the CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast! On this latest episode, Nick and Andrew challenge themselves with the period piece RAGTIME. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Ragtime (1981), dir. Miloš Forman // CHAIN #24: Grace Kelly → To Catch A Thief → John Alderson → Ragtime → James Cagney // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ci...

No time will be stolen from your life on the latest CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast! On this latest episode, Nick and Andrew start a new chain by diving into the filmography of Alfred Hitchcock with 1955’s To Catch a Thief . Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: To Catch A Thief (1955), dir. Alfred Hitchcock // CHAIN #24: Grace Kelly → To Catch A Thief → John Alderson → Ragtime → James Cagney // Follow Andrew: ⁠...

It’s an episode of the CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast as exciting and tense as a man dangling from a ledge. Nick and Andrew discuss 1950s thriller FOURTEEN HOURS. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Fourteen Hours (1951), dir. Henry Hathaway // CHAIN #23: Robert De Niro → The Last Tycoon → Jeff Corey → Fourteen Hours → Grace Kelly // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠...

Take a trip to old Hollywood on the CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast! On the latest episode, Drew Auger and Nick Riccardo talk early-era Robert De Niro in Elia Kazan’s THE LAST TYCOON. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: The Last Tycoon (1976), dir. Elia Kazan // CHAIN #23: Robert De Niro → The Last Tycoon → Jeff Corey → Fourteen Hours → Grace Kelly // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd...

Is there a better duo than Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin? Nick Riccardo and Andrew Auger give it a shot on the latest Cinema Chain Gang — where they review this 80’s buddy comedy classic! // THIS WEEK: Midnight Run (1988), dir. Martin Brest // CHAIN #22: Lorraine Gary → Car Wash → Jack Kehoe → Midnight Run → Robert De Niro // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠...

It’s got that new podcast smell! On the latest CINEMA CHAIN GANG, Nick and Andrew give a clean review of 70’s black comedy CAR WASH. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Car Wash (1976), dir. Michael Schultz // CHAIN #22: Lorraine Gary → Car Wash → Jack Kehoe → Midnight Run → Robert De Niro // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinema Frenzy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // Follow Nick: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twi...

It’s the OTHER Steven Spielberg WWII movie on the Cinema Chain Gang podcast. On this episode, Andrew and Nick complete their latest chain not with Saving Private Ryan or Schindler’s List , but with Spielberg’s 1941 . Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: 1941 (1979), dir. Steven Spielberg // CHAIN #21: Andy Samberg → Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs → James Caan → 1941 → Lorraine Gary // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠...

A delicious taste of pop culture on the latest Cinema Chain Gang podcast! On this episode, Andrew and Nick talk about the 2009 animated hit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ! Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), dir. Phil Lord & Christopher Miller // CHAIN #21: Andy Samberg → Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs → James Caan → 1941 → Lorraine Gary // Follow Andr...

On the latest episode of the CINEMA CHAIN GANG, Nick and Drew face their greatest challenge yet: Grown Ups 2. Suffer alongside and take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Grown Ups 2 (2013), dir. Dennis Dugan // CHAIN #20: Blake Lively → Savages → Salma Hayek → Grown Ups 2 → Andy Samberg // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Cinema Frenzy⁠⁠⁠ // Follow Nick: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ |...

No stone goes unturned (Oliver Stone, that is) on the Cinema Chain Gang podcast! On the latest episode, Drew and Nick review the 2012 drug drama from the prolific director as they start a new chain. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Savages (2012), dir. Oliver Stone // CHAIN #20: Blake Lively → Savages → Salma Hayek → Grown Ups 2 → Andy Samberg // Follow Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Ci...

Get into the rhythm of the CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast! On this latest episode, Nick and Drew review the Blake Lively actioner The Rhythm Section. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: The Rhythm Section (2020), dir. Reed Morano // CHAIN #19: Karl Urban → Doom → Richard Brake → The Rhythm Section → Blake Lively // Follow Andrew: Twitter | Letterboxd | Cinema Frenzy // Follow Nick: Twitter | Instagram | Lette...

Grab your BFG (Best Friend Guys/Gals) and listen to the latest episode of the CINEMA CHAIN GANG podcast! The new chain for Andrew and Nick starts with video game adaptation Doom. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: Doom (2005), dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak // CHAIN #19: Karl Urban → Doom → Richard Brake → The Rhythm Section → Blake Lively // Follow Andrew: Twitter | Letterboxd | Cinema Frenzy // Follow Nick:...

It’s a big day for one of the members of the CINEMA CHAIN GANG crew. On the latest episode, the guys review one of Andrew’s favorite movies of all time in LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS. Nick, on the other hand, has never seen a second of this trilogy. How did that go! Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), dir. Peter Jackson // CHAIN #18: Kate Beckinsale → T...

The Cinema Chain Gang comes soaring in with the first podcast of 2023! On this episode, Drew and Nick review the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator from Martin Scorsese. Take a listen! // THIS WEEK: The Aviator (2004), dir. Martin Scorsese // CHAIN #18: Kate Beckinsale → The Aviator → Cate Blanchett → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers → Karl Urban // Follow Andrew: Twitter | Letterboxd | Cinema...

We’re celebrating the first year of the Cinema Chain Gang with the first annual “Gangies!” What were the best and worst movies or chains that Nick and Andrew experienced this year? Take a listen!  // Follow Andrew: Twitter | Letterboxd | Cinema Frenzy // Follow Nick: Twitter | Instagram | Letterboxd // Email Us: CinemaChainGang@gmail.com

On the latest CINEMA CHAIN GANG, Andrew and Nick hang out with the Sandman for the first time — check out our review of CLICK! // THIS WEEK: Click (2006), dir. Frank Coraci // CHAIN #17: Roger Moore → A View To A Kill → Christopher Walken → Click → Kate Beckinsale // Follow Andrew: Twitter | Letterboxd | Cinema Frenzy // Follow Nick: Twitter | Instagram | Letterboxd // Email Us: CinemaChainGang@gm...