Cinema To The Letter

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're starting a new season of Cinema To The Letter! Yes, it's time to hit it as Thomas & Bryan kick off their new season on Saturday Night Live Vehicles with the first film ever based on a SNL sketch The Blues Brothers! Together, our duo will answer the crucial questions. How have the comedic stylin...

It's March so Cinema To The Letter is getting into the Madness! Every March on the Cinema To The Letter Patreon , Thomas & Bryan devote a massive bonus episode to a March Madness bracket related to a movie topic. To coincide with this year's Patreon drop for the Best Movie Action Sequence, we're releasing last year's March Madness bracket where Thomas, Bryan, Lili Labens , Chrishaun Baker &amp...

While we're not live, from New York or posting this on Saturday Night, we've still got an announcement to make off! Given Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Cinema To The Letter is doing an entire season about SNL Cast Member Vehicle films! That is to say, films starring former SNL cast members! Listen in to find out about all six films we'll be covering this spring...

Cinema To The Letter encourages you to - even in the worst of times - always look on the bright side of life! To close out the Criterion season, Thomas, the non-Messiah Bryan and very special guest Jael Peralta discuss the out-of-print spine entry that still counts as part of the collection Monty Python's Life of Brian! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. Who is their favorite Mo...

Cinema. Letter. Always you wrestle inside me. Always you will. Cinema To The Letter continues the Criterion season with their M for Masterpiece episode covering Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line! Together they'll answer the crucial questions. Will there ever be a war season of Cinema To The Letter? Who amongst this stacked cast was incredibly upset about having their parts in The Thin Red Line c...

Following a holiday hiatus, Cinema To The Letter kicks back into action! Continuing with their Criterion season, Bryan & Thomas discuss the egregious choice Game of Death! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How much does the final version of Game of Death differ from the late Bruce Lee's original vision? Why does this action movie feature so many boring people talking in boardroo...

Seems like a perfect day to listen to Cinema To The Letter! The Criterion season reaches the halfway point as Thomas & Bryan discuss Wim Wenders' N for New film Perfect Days. Together, they'll answer the crucial questions. How vital is it to protect one's physical media collection? What newer films would they most want to be added to the Criterion Collection? Which Marvel character would make...

Nothing brings a child and mother closer than listen to Cinema To The Letter together! Actually, maybe mom doesn't need to listen with you. Regardless, it's time to hear Thomas, Bryan special guest Manish Mathur of Bollywood Drafts discuss the I for Indie film for this Criterion themed season All About My Mother! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. What makes the films of Pedro Almod...

Cinema To The Letter: the perfect podcast to listen to while you're stumbling through a steel French hellscape! To kick off their Criterion season, Thomas, Bryan and special guest Megan Robinson are looking at the classic film from director Jacques Tati Playtime! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. How do Americans pronounce Jacques Tati? Does this message of modernization break the...

The home video distribution company The Criterion Collection is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year so Cinema To The Letter is devoting a season to it! Listen in as Thomas & Bryan reveal all six of the films they'll be devoting episodes to from The Criterion Collection! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at  patreon.com/cinema2lett...

To end their ghost movie season and ring in Halloween, Cinema To The Letter is going truly Atypical. Thomas, Bryan and special guest Emily Slade of the Why This Film Podcast are breaking all the rules of cinema by covering the infamous feature length BBC TV special Ghostwatch! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. How did Ghostwatch get banned from British TV for decades while beco...

If you're stuck inside away from the sun and alongside ghosts, nothing will lift your spirits like our newest episode of Cinema To The Letter! For the Masterpiece pick of their Ghosts season, Thomas is introducing one of his favorite films of all time to Bryan: The Others! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Why has Nicole Kidman endured all this time? Where did this international cre...

We've had enough spooky ghosts this season on Cinema To The Letter. Let's meet a friendly one! For the E for Egregious pick, Thomas & Bryan are discussing the very 90s family film adaptation of Casper! Together our duo answers the crucial questions. Is Casper perhaps too friendly? Which cut of Apocalypse Now do the Ghostly Trio prefer? What is with these weird ass cameos? Well, prepare to be r...

The house isn't playing tricks on you. This is the N for New episode of Cinema To The Letter's Ghost season! Bryan and Thomas take a look at The Night House, a haunting tale of loss and unpleasant revelations for Rebecca Hall! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Why do they consider themselves "Rebecca Hall-ics"? Has the modern age of "Elevated Horror" become stale? How does director...

What's that behind you? It's the newest episode of Cinema To The Letter! Thomas & Bryan are continuing their Ghosts spooky season with their I for Indie choice of James Wan's Insidious alongside special guest LT ! Together, our trio answer the crucial questions. How loving can two parents be if they forget about 2/3rds of their kids? Why is Lin Shaye everyone's horror aunt? How can we keep tra...

How do you kill time while spending the night in a haunted house? By listening to the season premiere of Cinema To The Letter! To kick off their Ghost season, Thomas, Bryan and returning guest Lili Labens will discuss the C for Classic film House on Haunted Hill! Together, our trio will answer all the crucial questions. Who actually deserves the prize money? What makes the premise of House on Haun...

The spooky season is creepy toward us and Cinema To The Letter is getting haunted! As voted on by our Patrons, we're devoting our 7th season to Ghost Movies! Which 6 films will they cover? Listen to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at  patreon.com/cinema2letter ! Follow us @cinema2letter on the socials! Artwork by  Michelle Kyle !...

What's that waiting in the sky? It's a new episode of Cinema To The Letter! To wrap up their Hard Sci-Fi season, Thomas & Bryan are discussing a very A for Atypical film for hard sci-fi, director John Carpenter and Academy Award nominated performances: Starman! Together, our duo answers the important questions. Why does Bryan prefer this to most fish out of water stories? Do any of John Carpen...

Are we experiencing Deja Vu? Nope because this is a brand new Cinema To The Letter! For the M for Masterpiece episode of their Hard Sci-Fi season, Thomas & Bryan are joined by special guest Yonathan Habtemichael to discuss Tony Scott's 2006 sci-fi thriller Deja Vu! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. Why is Deja Vu a crucial fulcrum point for the career of Denzel Washington?...

There are three laws in podcasting... but we forgot all of them in the adaptation process. For the E for Egregious pick of Cinema To The Letter's Hard Sci-Fi season, Thomas, Bryan & returning guest Adam Thomas are discussing the disastrous Will Smith android thriller I, Robot! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Why did Hollywood break director Alex Proyas? What ridiculous length...

Art takes guts, especially in a plastic soaked nightmare future! For the N for New episode of this season's Hard Sci-Fi theme, Thomas & Bryan are discussing the latest film from David Cronenberg Crimes of the Future! Together, they'll answer the crucial questions. How does an older filmmaker truly embody modern era dread? What animal is Kristen Stewart channeling through her unique performance...

In space, no one can hear you scream "CINEMA TO THE LETTER!" For their Hard Sci-Fi season's I for Indie episode, Thomas & Bryan are looking to the stars as they cover Claire Denis' very strange version of an interstellar thriller High Life! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How does High Life capture the experience of living in our modern world? Why does Robert Pattinson pick th...

Alert! Alert! There's a new season of Cinema To The Letter starting! To kick off our Hard Sci-Fi season, Thomas, Bryan and special guest Kaycee Jarrard are looking back at a true C for Classic of the subgenre The Andromeda Strain! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. How integral was heavy smoking to the success of character actors back in the 1970s? Was 6'9" author Michael Cricht...

Nothing says "Hot Summer" like "Hard Sci-Fi"! For the upcoming 6th season of Cinema To The Letter, Thomas & Bryan are covering films within the hard sci-fi subgenre. That is to say, science fiction films with a more grounded version of traditional sci-fi concepts. Listen to this bonus episode as they announce all six films they will cover for their latest season! Join our Patreon for $1 for mo...

Godzilla has fought many kaiju, but can he handle one made of smog and sludge? Cinema To The Letter will find the answer as Thomas & Bryan wrap up their Godzilla season with the very A for Atypical choice of Godzilla vs Hedorah! Together, they'll answer the crucial questions. What does Godzilla do in his off time? How weird is this compared to other totally normal films in the later Showa era...