Cinema Drive

Jason and Ryan talk over a couple 2024 releases and even more. Message Jason and Ryan

Cinema Drive Classics presents: Some movie scores do more than breathe life into a story - some are so intrinsic to the film's impact that they elevate it to a level of success unattainable without it. Music is a mighty pillar for these films, an undercurrent of transforming emotion, drama, and larger-than-life storytelling. The Deep Question: What is the first and last movie score you purcha...

Finish off your tall glass of Cinema Drive Season 5 with a chaser of not one, not two, but three Cinema Drive Classics! A full trilogy of nostalgic wonder. Message Jason and Ryan

To close out Season 5, Jason and Ryan relax with some good company and a tall glass of movies. It's an all-out, unscripted, completely off the wall, good ol' discussion about film. In this improvised episode, Cinema Drive ends up covering a number of topics, and stumbles upon some fascinating questions. The Deep Question: What movie crew does your life story? This Week's Features: E...

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We at Cinema Drive don't want to assume you've seen or even heard of these forgotten films. While never in the spotlight, each of them has something to offer and each touches upon a running theme of reinvention. Listen in as Jason and Ryan guide you through the dusty Hall of Unremembered Cinema. The Deep Question: Top three films you wish had sequels? This Week's Features: Equilibri...

Jason and Ryan regard the new Dalton and ask the ultimate movie question: "Is this better or worse than Road House (1989)?" Message Jason and Ryan

Drive along with Cinema Drive through two driving pieces of cinema about drivers. Nuff said. The Deep Question: What are your favorite and least favorite Ben Affleck roles? This Week's Features: Drive (2011) The Driver (1978) Message Jason and Ryan

Gideon writes in about how he's been Dune. Message Jason and Ryan

The desperate need to live drives Leondaro DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in these fantastic dramas. Jason and Ryan muse on man vs. wild, from the harsh winter of the Dakotas to the bleak isolation of a tropical island. Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Robert Zemeckis are at the top of their game in these engaging and touching contemplations on survival. The Deep Question: Could The Goonies (1985) be remade? Thi...

Listen in to Jason's and Ryan's takes on these films and other recent watches. Message Jason and Ryan

The Jack Ryan franchise arguably reached its peak with it's first two offerings in the early 90s. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, and of course Harrison Ford ensure that Tom Clancy's more technical stories get a healthy dose of humanity in these John McTiernan and Phillip Noyce films. Jason and Ryan celebrate the characterization, the espionage, and the thrills, all while c...

Al Armano is back with tears and fears for a remake of The NeverEnding Story (1984). Message Jason and Ryan

Jason and Ryan have cherrypicked two heist films that stand apart from your typical thieving fare. The Hot Rock (1972) is the elusive diamond that Robert Redford's crew have to steal time and again in the face of bad luck, greed, and hilarity. Inside Man (2006) is Clive Owen - a mysterious con with a heart - facing off against cunning detective Denzel Washington, on the hunt for an elusive mo...

It's April 26, which means it's LV426/Aliens Day! Jason and Ryan celebrate! Message Jason and Ryan

Denzel Washington takes the high ground in the deep seas of Crimson Tide (1995), knocks us off our feet in Training Day (2001), and embodies a Man on Fire (2004) here and in so many other movies. Sure, he can handle drama, but Washington absolutely delivers as a man of action! Jason and Ryan did the difficult work of determining dangerous films to dive into for this second of Cinema Drive's t...

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Only Denzel Washington could cement Glory (1989) as glorious, ensure you always Remember the Titans (2000), and so perfectly inhabit the dark complexities of an American Gangster (2007). Listen in as Cinema Drive celebrates some of the best dramatic fare of one of the best actors of our time and all time. Jason and Ryan analyze what the man does to kill it time and again in this first of a two-par...

This is only the beginning of all the films Jason and Ryan have been enjoying lately! Message Jason and Ryan

No one defined a bizarrely macabre aesthetic like Tim Burton. In these early offerings he blew audiences away by letting his fevered imagination off the leash - like a kid in a creepy toy shop! While his substance is often overwhelmed by his style, what Burton delivers in style is just too much fun to ignore. The Deep Question: What's a film you were completely wrong about? This Week's F...

Bill W. nominates Jason and Ryan for some Oscars perspective. Message Jason and Ryan

Let Cinema Drive take you out to the ball game again! Jason and Ryan run on to the field with three more films that Movieland just can't forget. As North Carolinians and Durham Bulls fans, they're especially proud to sport their best Bulls gear and provide color commentary about a "bunch of lollygaggers"... The Deep Question: What is the last line? This Week's Features: Ba...

Hands off that dial! You're destined for Cinema Drive Season 5! Message Jason and Ryan

It's a Cinema Drive Easters! Happy Easters to all of you out there in Movieland. Jared Hess takes center stage with his two best "pleasantly stupid" comedies. Napoleon and Nacho make no apologies for who they are, and we get to die laughing at their awkward and hilarious journeys. The Deep Question: If you could only watch one genre of movie the rest of the year, what would it be? T...

Here's what Jason and Ryan have been getting into recently. Message Jason and Ryan