Cinema Joes

This week ThePopBreak.com’s Matt Taylor joins us as we review some of the cinematic highlights and lowlights of September, from Hustlers to the Goldfinch, before diving deep with a featured review of Ad Astra. We also consider whether auteurs need to travel to space to prove themselves as filmmakers. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: High Flying Bird; The Goldfinch; Hustlers; Ad Astra Follow...

This week Blue Bantha Milk Co.’s Sean Fallon joins us to perform an autopsy on the remains of the It franchise as we review It Chapter 2. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Preacher; The Boys; GLOW; Mindhunter; It Chapter 2; It (2017) Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around...

This week we dive deep on the films you do and do not need to see this fall. Hear what films we can't wait to see and what films we think you should steer clear from! Below, you can find the full list of movies and release dates we compiled for our episode. September It Chapter 2 (9/6) The Goldfinch (9/13) Hustlers (9/13) Ad Astra (9/20) The Report (9/27) October Gemini Man (10/4) Joker (10/4) Dol...

This we tackle ninth film from Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and wonder if ten is enough for his career as a feature film director. Films/TV discussed: Pose; The Legend of Korra; Bisbee ‘17; Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts aroun...

This month, we take a look back at films from the past featuring two dynamic duos: Laurel & Hardy (selected shorts) and Pacino & Crowe (The Insider). Films/TV discussed: The Insider; Stan & Ollie; County Hospital (short); Busy Bodies (short) Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts arou...

Show notes This year’s Oscar bet winner, Justin, finally gets his day in the sun as we discuss his pick Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927). Films/TV discussed: Jupiter's Moon; Free Solo; Brightburn; Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web...

This week, in honor of The Fellowship of the Rings 65th anniversary, we check in with the 2019 biopic Tolkien before discussing in great detail one of our all time favorite film franchises, Lord of The Rings. Films/TV discussed: Tolkien; Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter...

This week we welcome Talk Film Society’s Manish Mathur (@TheManish89 on Twitter) to debate Midsommar, gush over Spider-Man: Far From Home, and wonder aloud if we’ve finally hit peak Spider-Man. Films/TV discussed: Pose; Midsommar; A Private War; Spider-Man: Far From Home; Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse Check out our guest on his podcast @ItPodToBeYou on Twitter and under the Talk Film Society's...

2019 is the year of pop culture finales! From The MCU’s Infinity Saga to HBO’s Game of Thrones to Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga, it is truly the end of a momentous era in blockbuster entertainment on the big and small screens. In honor of this, we take a minute to consider finales that really let us down. Stay tuned in a few weeks for a companion episode where we discuss finales we loved! Films/TV dis...

This week, in honor of the official start of summer, we take a trip to Netflix’s Wine Country and consider what makes a compelling vacation film! Plus, one of our co-hosts FINALLY gets to weigh in on Avengers: Endgame. Films/TV discussed: Avengers: Endgame; Custody (2018); Wine Country; Call Me By Your Name; Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Under the Tuscan Sun; The One I Love; The Trip; Lost in Transla...

This week we discuss our fondest memories of past summer movie seasons, including participating in such cinematic events as Mad Max: Fury Road, The Dark Knight, and...Jurassic Park 3? Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://theci...

Show notes This week we give our final say on the series finale of Game of Thrones, review the recent live action remake of Aladdin, and reconsider if we got it wrong two years ago when we decried our dark future filled with Disney Live Action remakes. You’ll wanna listen to the end for our bloopers this week! Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on...

This week it's time for another installment of Out of The Past, where we discuss a film we've seen recently that is ten years old or older. In this episode, Alex bemoaned Claire Denis’s 2001 film Trouble Every Day; Noah delighted over Alan J. Pakula's 1976 classic All The President’s Men; and Justin compares a classic 1956 film directed by Don Seigel, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with it's equa...

Show notes This week we devote the full episode to our preview of the 2019 Summer Movie Season! (Sorry we are a month late. Real life got in the way a bit) May John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum; Pokemon Detective Pikachu; Booksmart; Wine Country June The Dead Don't Die; Dark Phoenix; The Secret Life of Pets 2; Men In Black: International; Toy Story 4; The Last Black Man in San Francisco July Once...

Show notes Way back before our beloved Dany inexplicably went “mad” and needlessly burned a city to the ground, two of the Joes, (Justin and Alex) discussed their experience watching the last seven and a half seasons of the acclaimed HBO fantasy epic Game of Thrones, based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice & Fire series of novels. Hear how we got started watching the series, the characters we...

In this month’s installment of our monthly mini episode feature dedicated to films from the pre-2010’s, we discuss a funeral and an iron man and Avengers: Endgame never comes up! Films/TV discussed: Death at a Funeral; The Iron Man (1989) Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemave...

In this week’s episode, we lost one of our co-hosts to the Snapture, but fear not, the Avengers are on the case! It’s all Endgame all the time as we deep dive into this historic mega-franchise’s “closing” chapter. Films/TV discussed: Avengers: Endgame Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http:...

In this week’s episode, we prepare for Avengers: Endgame by discussing the most recent entry into the MCU, Captain Marvel. Then, we check in on how well Avengers: Infinity War holds up one year later before previewing the biggest cinematic event of the season, Avengers: Endgame. Films/TV discussed: Dark River; Alita: Battle Angel; Game of Thrones; Captain Marvel; Avengers: Infinity War; Follow the...

In this week’s mini ep, we discuss the scenes that frightened and disturbed us most. Spoiler Alert: none of us picked a scene from an actual horror film. Films/TV discussed: Personal Shopper; Under the Skin; Take Shelter Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterbo...

In this week’s mini episode, we debut our new monthly segment where we discuss some of the films we’ve been catching up on that first premiered ten years ago or earlier. Films/TV discussed: Do The Right Thing; Ed Wood Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd...

This week we are one Joe short as we dive deep into the themes of Jordan Peele’s Us and consider whether political art is best expressed as text or subtext. Films/TV discussed: Crazy ExGF; Gloria Bell; Get Out; Us; Do The Right Thing; Black Panther; Chi-Raq; Fruitvale Station Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places b...

The Joes celebrate two years of podcasting by reflecting on the things they’ve learned and loved along the way.

In this mini-episode, the Joes discuss their least favorite Best Picture winners in the 21st century. Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin - http://thecinemaverick.com/ @thecinemaverick on Letterboxd Noah - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ @francnoir on Twitter Alex - @MediaThinkings on Twitter & Letterboxd

In this episode, the Joes welcome back special guest Sean (now of Blue Bantha Milk Co.) to discuss the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos and talk the future of Star Wars. Films/TV discussed: The Other Two; Green Book; The Favourite; The Lobster: The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Dogtooth; Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Star Wars: Episode IX; The Mandalorian Follow our special guest Sean Fallon @FirstToLast...

In this episode, Alex and Noah discuss the latest from the Coen Brothers, and decide upon the fate of the western genre. Films/TV discussed: Widows; The Guilty; Creed II; The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin - http://thecinemaverick.com/ @thecinemaverick on Letterboxd Noah - http://francnoir.blogspot.com...