Cinema To The Letter

That's right, folks. It's the 100th episode of Double Edged Double Bill! Adam and Thomas are celebrating by giving two previously unchosen films a chance at redemption! First, a homeless Rutger Hauer shoots his way through Canadian drug lords in Hobo With a Shotgun. Then, a boy genius with a brain tumor plans an assassination for his mom in The Book of Henry. Together, our duo answers all the cruc...

On March 8th 2020, the world lost the iconic actor Max Von Sydow. With an acting career that spans over 70 years, Double Edged Double Bill has no choice but to stan via devoting a whole episode to him. First up is Thomas' good pick The Seventh Seal, a true classic of cinema that's as intimidating as the spectre of Death itself. Then, there's Adam's bad pick of Judge Dredd which over shadows Sydow...

Kurt Russell is celebrating his day of birth today and so is Double Edged Double Bill! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are here to Russell up some thoughts on two films from this iconic actor's career. First up is the bad pick Stargate, which has a few good ideas except for giving Kurt little to chew on. Then there's the good pick Bone Tomahawk, where Kurt gets a lot to chew on in gory detail! Toge...

Nothing says prestige like farting corpses and spooky ghost sheets! In honor of their upcoming film First Cow, Thomas Mariani and returning guest host Ryan Corderman talk about A24 productions this week on Double Edged Double Bill! The "bad" pick is Swiss Army Man, a tale of one young man's journey to acceptance via his flatulent corpse buddy. Then the good pick A Ghost Story, which confronts exis...

Double Edged Double Bill is ready to fire a rocket launcher from the hip! Adam and Thomas are taking a look at two films from the infamous schlock machine production company Cannon Films! Cannon Films made all of your favorite films so-bad-they're-good films of the 1980s and our duo has two fantastic examples this week. First up is Invasion U.S.A., in which Chuck Norris and his two uzis stop commu...

With a new version of The Invisible Man nearly here, Double Edged Double Bill is taking a look back at the Universal Monsters! In true spooky fashion, Adam has mysteriously vanished, leaving the mysterious Ryan Corderman  to sub in as the Ygor to Thomas' Dr. Frankenstein! First up is Thomas' good pick Bride of Frankenstein, the classic sequel that outdoes its original. Then Adam's lingering bad pi...

Double Edged Double Bill is getting so weird as Thomas has chosen a topic that makes Adam's blood boil. In honor of his birthday, John Travolta - Adam's least favorite actor - is the subject dujour for the week. First up is the good pick Get Shorty, which even Adam can admit shows off the potential charm of Travolta & his co-stars. Then Thomas' bad pick Old Dogs brings nothing but maddening confus...

Love is in the air and Double Edged Double Bill is in a romantic mood! Given Valentine's Day is near, Adam & Thomas are doing a romantic comedy episode! First is the good pick The Apartment, the multi-Oscar winning story of love, loss and Jack Lemmon faces. Then the bad pick is Glitter, a cursed film that's trying to be a romance but not necessarily a comedy. Together, Adam & Thomas answer the imp...

Double Edged Double Bill returns DC Comics film adaptations in honor of Birds of Prey! Adam Thomas, Thomas Mariani and returning guest Torrey Depina are doing two unique adaptations after last time's Batman heavy picks . First up is the good pick of Swamp Thing, where Wes Craven steps out of horror films for a silly superhero romp. Then the bad pick Joker, which divides our trio in terms of qualit...

Double Edged Double Bill has the envelopes ready to open! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani welcome back Rafe Telsch of Have Not Seen This to talk two films with multiple Academy Award nominations in honor the upcoming 92nd Oscars ceremony! The good pick is Network, a news media satire so accurate it deserves Best Documentary nom from a modern perspective. Then, the bad pick Bohemian Rhapsody in whic...

Double Edged Double Bill has a loose cannon double feature that'll bust this case right open! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are partners out to dissect two buddy cop films in honor of Bad Boys For Life! First, the good pick of Alien Nation as James Caan and alien Mandy Patinkin team up. Then, the so bad it's good pick of Samurai Cop where a wig wearing katana user and his reaction meme partner tr...

John Carpenter has a birthday this week so we're programming a Double Edged Double Bill to celebrate! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani bring along Dave West of Needless Things to talk about two of this iconic filmmaker's films. First, the good pick Prince of Darkness where Satan gets gooey and all hell breaks loose! Then the bad pick Memoirs of an Invisible Man, where Carpenter begrudgingly collabor...

Double Edged Double Bill is ringing in the new year with another look back at films of the 2010s! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani bring along returning guest Kaycee Jarrard to talk an odd double feature as well as counting down their own lists! First up is Winter's Tale, a bad pick where eternal Colin Farrell fall in love while Russell Crowe as a Popeye demon chases after him! Then Sorry to Bother...

The end of the decade is oncoming. So, Double Edged Double Bill is finishing it with a two part bang! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani will spend two episodes on the best and worst of the decade. This will include their traditional one good movie and one bad movie as well as their first ever lists! First up is Adam's bad pick of The Fanatic, in which his mortal enemy John Travolta plays a horror fan...

2019 is ending, but Double Edged Double Bill wants the last word! Joining Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani is film writer Brianna Zigler to talk two very divergent films from this strange year. First up is the bad pick Serenity, a thriller where Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway realize they may just be playthings in a boring game! Then, the good pick - as chosen by our listeners - The Irishman...

30 years ago, The Simpsons started and an iconic piece of pop culture was born. So iconic in fact that Double Edged Double Bill is breaking their usual movie schtick to talk about it! Adam and Thomas are covering four episodes that show the highs and lows of this TV institution. First up, the good picks of Marge Be Not Proud and Team Homer that show us just how much our favorite animated family ca...

Done marathoning The Mandalorian for the fourth time? Then why not listen to the newest Double Edged Double Bill? This week, Adam and Thomas take a look at the back catalogue of Disney+ with the help of returning guest Yonathan Habtemichael . First up the good feature is The Rocketeer, an underrated superhero film long before the studio owned a single Marvel character. Then our bad feature of The...

The game is afoot on Double Edged Double Bill! Inspector Thomas Mariani and Dr. Adam Thomas are on the case investigating two mystery films in honor of Knives Out. First is the bad film Holmes and Watson, a comedy that has mysteriously misplaced its laughs. Then the good film Deathtrap, which throws so many twists at us that one's neck may snap. This prompts our duo to ask many questions. What doe...

Martin Scorsese is bringing The Irishman to Netflix this Thanksgiving. Naturally, there's enough room to stuff in a Double Edged Double Bill between the turkey and mashed potatoes. Adam and Thomas dig into two less discussed films from the acclaimed director. First up, the good pick of Gangs of New York which may be too ambitious for its own good. Then, the bad pick Shutter Island unravels more my...

Tom Hanks has received many honors over his career. Now, his most biggest honor of all: being the subject on Double Edged Double Bill! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani give the icon his due in honor of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood! First up, the bad feature Joe Vs. The Volcano where five different plots fight for supremacy. Then the good feature Apollo 13, where Tom Hanks solidifies himself a...

Double Edged Double Bill is shipping off for a war film double feature! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani suit up for two very different cinematic depictions of war. First up is the bad feature Revolution, where America is born with help from a highly miscast Al Pacino. Then the good feature Platoon, where a cast of future stars experience the madness of Vietnam as seen from veteran Oliver Stone. Tog...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in theaters with Terminator Dark Fate so he's getting the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani bring along returning guest James Rodrigues to talk all about the Austrian action hero. First up is their good feature Total Recall, where Paul Verhoeven got to make a heady sci-fi action film with all the guts & glory that Arnold brings. Then,...

Are you ready for Freddy? Yes, A Nightmare on Elm Street is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. So, Double Edged Double Bill is unfurling the red & green carpet as Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are joined by Desmond Alexander Peel of Desmond's Flicks  to wrap up October with two films featuring horror icon Freddy Krueger. First up for our trio is the bad pick of Freddy's Dead: The Final N...

Welcome to another Double Edged Double Bill, boils and ghouls! This week, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani continue the spooky season with an episode on horror anthology films! First up is the bad feature Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror, one of the worst films our duo has ever covered. Then, our boys squeal with delight over the good feature Trick R Treat, one of the best films covered for the show. So...

Horror comedy is a pretty niche subgenre. Luckily, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are part of that niche and celebrate it this week in honor of Zombieland 2 coming out! First up on their Double Edged Double Bill is the bad film Freaks of Nature, where our duo is gobsmacked at all the hilarious people in this unfunny production. Then, the boys discuss their love for the nasty yet highly entertainin...