Cinema Drive

Jason and Ryan are wishing everyone a Happy Halloween in the best way they know how: with the treat - no tricks! - of an all-new Cinema Drive episode! Tune in for a spooktacular celebration of the best vampire double-feature ever as these lost boys host their very own fright night..."for real". The Deep Question: What's a movie that kept you up at night? This Week's Features: 2...

Bill Hannigan poses a movie question for the ages: who are the ultimate romantic comedy couple? Message Jason and Ryan

It's Spooky Season! Jason and Ryan tread the dark paths of horror films in this exploration of the opportunities and pratfalls of the genre. Join Cinema Drive for a thought-provoking dissection of movies that go against our human sensibilities. The Deep Question: What would Napoleon Dynamite be doing for a living in his 30s? This Week's Features: 28 Days Later... (2002) Alien (1979) A Qu...

Clarice asks about the worst unrealistic movie tropes out there. Message Jason and Ryan

It's a Cinema Drive back to school special! Jason and Ryan wax nostalgic about the films that send them back to that melodramatic and yet magical time of life. So drop your backpack, grab a seat, and open your heart to these slices of high school experience - be they funny, angsty, heartfelt, dangerous, or life-affirming. The Deep Question: You can’t choose the original trilogy; which Star Wa...

Denzel4Lyfe hopefully hounds us with Halloween hankerings. Message Jason and Ryan

Ryan and Jason have both seen Tenet (2020), but have never heard each other's perspective on the film - until now. Cinema Drive gives the deep dive treatment to the Nolan film to end all Nolan films in this look at his work and a time travel movie that broke the mold. The Deep Question: What is your favorite time travel concept? This Week’s Features: Batman Begins (2005) Dunkirk (2017) Incept...

Terry O. sends us careening through the multiverse as the guys get into one of the freshest films of the year. Message Jason and Ryan

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Romancing the Stone (1984) threw audiences into adventures and areas of the world they'd never experience for themselves. Captivating the imagination and thrilling in their fun, these 80s flicks became beloved classics that have only produced paler imitations decades later. What set these apart? Jason and Ryan have the answers in an all new Cinema Drive. The...

Tony C. returns with his own favorite movie opening, from the cult sci-fi flick and Firefly television series follow up Serenity (2005). Message Jason and Ryan

What do you do when a movie's message is so important that it demands an out-of-the-box approach to its story structure? This week's films changed the game and broke the format for non-fiction filmmaking, to great effect. Cinema Drive reflects on the crucial impact of these messages and the creative, entertaining movies delivering them. The Deep Question: Which cinematic post-apocalyptic...

JK1973 asks Jason and Ryan to face off about the latest Russo brothers thriller. Message Jason and Ryan

In this Power of Cinema episode, Jason and Ryan are zooming in to the minutiae of movies - small moments with big impact. These seemingly insignificant details are not necessarily essential to a film's success, but they can enhance it in surprising and unique ways. The Deep Question: Who would win, Bruce Lee or Jet Li? This Week's Features: Apollo 13 (1995) Dan in Real Life (2007) Doctor...

Mr. Holland's Opus has a movie emergency, and this is the moment that Jason and Ryan have been training for. Message Jason and Ryan

Remakes are more than the low-hanging fruit of Hollywood's franchise dependency; they're either a banal carbon copy of what came before OR they're an incredible opportunity to revise and revitalize the source material. Jason and Ryan present a recipe for success, and analyze what key ingredients lesser remakes are missing. The Deep Question: What is a dead or suffering film franchis...

Robert Radford (No, not Redford) buzzes the show with a question about flawed films. Message Jason and Ryan

In this third entry, Jason and Ryan reveal more of their top cinematic hits, the movies behind the passion of Cinema Drive. The Deep Question: What is Bastian's mother's name in The NeverEnding Story (1984)? This Week's Features: Heat (1995) Life Is Beautiful (1997) Tuff Turf (1985) Message Jason and Ryan

Natalie wonders how the guys are feeling about the upcoming adventure movie known as Indiana Jones and the Quest to End a Franchise. Message Jason and Ryan

More than just another Spidey flick, No Way Home cements itself as a thoughtful blockbuster by way of character study and surgical integration of external narratives. The Marvel Cinematic Universe blasts through multiple walls and wall-crawlers, weaves a tangled web of disparate plot drivers, and somehow delivers a gripping action movie with heavy emotional stakes and fulfilling finishes - in brea...

Li$a R. wonders about movies that never got a sequel - that maybe should have? Message Jason and Ryan

Aaron Kai is BACK! Cinema Drive revisits the vivid impact of Aaron's hyperrealism paintings as he speaks to the inspiring influence of movie trailers. Jason, Ryan, and Aaron illuminate the evolution of this lost art form and reveal how the teasing has developed for the better - and worse. The teaser for this episode? Aaron relives hanging with kindred spirit Quentin Tarantino at Eddie Murphy&...

Al Armano sees the headlines of today and realizes we might be closer to a dystopian future than we think. He asks the guys about which science fiction flicks got their predictions right. Message Jason and Ryan

Ryan and Jason love the impact that the legendary Gene Hackman had in his extensive film career. One of the most prolific actors of his generation, Hackman's iconic screen presence set him apart and propelled him on a unique arc through Hollywood history. Join Cinema Drive in this passionate retrospective on the works of one of cinema's finest talents. The Deep Question: What is the funn...

Gideon asks Cinema Drive's own dynamic duo about their favorite buddy comedies. Message Jason and Ryan

Cinema Drive relishes the reality of "slice of life" movies - those films that take a simple setting and find the story within. Jason and Ryan speak to the stories that moved them with the sorrow, the hilarity, and the beauty of everyday life. The Deep Question: How do you rank the Jurassic Park films? This Week's Features: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) The Big Chill (1...