Cinema To The Letter

Creed III promises even more boxing action spun off from the Rocky franchise. So, this week Thomas and special returning guest James Rodrigues are looking at a film spin-offs Double Edged Double Bill! First, most of the cast & crew of the beloved 70s/80s Superman movies bows out of the infamous disaster of a spin-off that is Supergirl! Then, new life is breathed into a seemingly wrapped up sports...

Michelle Pfeiffer is earning her bag on the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe effort Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. So, Thomas and returning guest Chris Luciantonio are celebrating her career Double Edged Double Bill style! First, Michelle Pfeiffer leads the infamous follow up to a popular musical hit of the 70s with Grease 2! Then, Glenn Close and John Malkovich get their rocks off by destroyi...

Happy Valentine's Day, especially to all the doomed romantics out there. This week, Thomas is joined by guest host Ryan Corderman to talk all about films featuring doomed romances, as in romances where the couples don't end up together by the end. Spoilers! First, the first film from Birdemic director James Nguyen is a romantic thriller all about the bizarre twists & turns of internet dating with...

It's time to start dancing at Double Edged Double Bill! As Magic Mike's Last Dance closes the trilogy in theaters, Thomas and special guest/big boss as Talk Film Society Marcelo J. Pico discuss a dance film double feature! First, a horror remake amps up the dancing without sacrificing the terror in the 2018 version of Suspiria! Then, Cannon Film double dips on the breakdance craze twice in one yea...

M. Night Shyamalan is coming out with his latest contained thriller Knock at the Cabin. So, we're devoting a Double Edged Double Bill to "bottle films," which are films that take place mostly in one location! First, Chris Pratt creepily avoids dying alone on a spaceship by dooming Jennifer Lawrence to his same fate in Passengers! Then, the 1960s come to a violent end in a motel at the border betwe...

Julianne Moore is one of the best actresses alive. So, given she's busy out there promoting Sharper and When You Finish Saving the World, it only seemed appropriate to devote a Double Edged Double Bill to her! First, Julianne Moore gets her first Oscar nomination as part of one of the best ensembles in film history with Boogie Nights! Then, Julianne Moore desperately tries to fill some big shoes n...

While the weather outside is frightful, the fire inside is delightfully suspenseful! In order to warm themselves up, Adam and Thomas are taking a look at the subgenre snowy suspense! That is, thrillers that take place in a snowy environment. First, Kate Beckinsale tries to make the tundra somewhat memorable in the rightfully forgotten thriller Whiteout! Then, Guy Pearce fights cannibalistic urges...

  Since M3GAN is slicing her way through theaters, Double Edged Double Bill is dedicating an episode to movies about Killer AI! First, Stanley Kubrick introduces HAL 9000 to monolithic acclaim in 2001: A Space Odyssey! Then, getting a killer work out becomes lethally literal via ghost possessed computers in Death Spa! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How daunting can lauded classic...

2023 is here, but before Adam & Thomas can fully move forward they must look back one last time at the films of 2022! First, director Roland Emmerich officially kills the disaster genre he revived in the 90s with the idiocy of Moonfall! Then, Colin Farrell finds out there's more than meets the eye with his daughter's robotic sibling in After Yang! Together, our heroes answer the crucial questions....

It's time to escape with your best running shoes for another Double Edged Double Bill! This week, as Babylon and Pale Blue Eye are out in theaters, we're devoting the episode to historical fiction! That is, films set in historical time periods with fictionalized elements. First, 76 men plot an escape from a PoW camp in the true yet embellished story The Great Escape! Then, the powers of Tom Hanks...

Brendan Fraser is returning to the big screen with his critically acclaimed turn in The Whale. So, it only seems fair to give him the Double Edged Double Bill treatment, courtesy of Thomas and special guest Marcus Irving ! First, atomic bomb bunker baby Brendan Fraser comes to the surface for the first time in 1999 to find love & supplies in Blast from the Past! Then, Brendan Fraser fights mummies...

As cinemas return to the world of Pandora for Avatar: The Way of Water, so does one of our great actresses: Sigourney Weaver! So, Adam, Thomas and special guest Addison Binek are devoting an entire Double Edged Double Bill to the legendary star of sci-fi, horror and various other genres of film. First, Sigourney Weaver sits behind a desk while the titular robot gains sentience in Chappie! Then, Si...

Guillermo del Toro is bringing Pinocchio to life this week on Netflix with the help of The Jim Henson Company. So, Adam and Thomas are devoting an episode to the history of Henson and its cinematic puppetry works! First, Jim Henson brings his most beloved characters to the big screen for the first time with the original 1979 classic The Muppet Movie! Then, David Bowie and his goblin minions might...

Revember is coming to an end for Double Edged Double Bill, but Thomas and returning guest Torrey Depina are here to end things on an animated note. Or rather, an anime note as the show returns to the world of Japanese animated films! First, a classic comic strip gets adapted in a rare Japanese/American co-production that will leave you sleeping on your flying bed with Little Nemo Adventures in Slu...

Revember continues on Double Edged Double Bill! As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, Adam and Thomas are treating themselves to a second helping of Cannon Films, the infamous production company that produced genre schlock of all sorts throughout the 1980s! First, ninjas, exorcisms and aerobics all smash together into the one bizarre package that is Ninja III: The Domination! Then, Christopher Ree...

After various production problems, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has finally hit theaters and become another box office smash. So, it only seems appropriate for Double Edged Double Bill to return to the world of films with troubled productions for Revember! First, $100 million and extensive on set rewrites resulted in a flop that nearly destroyed Eddie Murphy's career with The Adventures of Pluto...

Revember continues as Double Edged Double Bill revisits the spoof genre! Given the king of song parody Weird Al Yankovic has released his own musician biopic spoof Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, it only seems natural that Adam and Thomas return to the very dicey comedy subgenre! First, the Scary Movie franchise looks good next to the horror movie parody work on display in Stan Helsing! Then, the di...

Throughout November, Double Edged Double Bill is revisiting topics we've done previously. So, we're kicking off the special theme month of "Revember" with a return to coming of age films as we anticipate The Fabelmans and Armageddon Time! First, Josh Peck ascends from Nickelodeon sitcom star to indie lost youth coming of age under the tutelage of Ben Kingsley in The Wackness! Then, a 27 year old i...

Double Edged Double Bill is wrapping up the spooky season by the light of the full moon. Hopefully, there's no horribly painful transformation involved as Adam and Thomas discuss werewolf movies! First, Michael Paré tries to usurp a German Shepherd's role as the dog of the family in Bad Moon! Then, a young American tries to balance his love life, his friendship with a rotting corpse ghost and his...

Boris Karloff is one of the true icons of early horror cinema. The classic visage of his Universal Monster Frankenstein still looms large on the genre. So, he's more than worthy of a Double Edged Double Bill! First, Boris Karloff and his Frankenstein director James Whale reunite for the scary fun of The Old Dark House! Then, Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Nicholson stretch two days of...

Double Edged Double Bill is entering the Blumhouse this spooky season! Thomas and returning guest Jessica Scott explore two films from the production company that is promising us that Halloween Ends this weekend. Sure, Jason. First, a 70s TV series gets a horror makeover in the not-so-fantastic Fantasy Island! Then, a young woman's life and profession are at the mercy of a digital demon in the und...

We have such sights to show you... via audio in your ears! Yes, October has started and Double Edged Double Bill is kicking off spooky season with an episode all about Hellraiser in honor of the upcoming reboot! First, Clive Barker introduces us to Pinhead and his Cenobite crew with the 1987 sexually charged horror classic Hellraiser! Then, studio meddling hampers the time hopping ambitions of the...

Ever since they could remember, Adam and Thomas always wanted to do a Double Edged Double Bill about gangsters. Specifically covering movies about Italian mobsters! First, Christian Slater leads a cast that could've only come together in 1991 to play legendary mafiosos in Mobsters! Then, Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri try to teach a young man about the ways of life in the wonderful coming of...

Blonde is coming out to great controversy on Netflix, notably its NC-17 rating. The infamous MPA rating has been a scarlet letter for cinema since its inception over 30 years ago. So, it's a natural subject for a Double Edged Double Bill! First, Matthew McConaughey kicks off his comeback with the extremely upsetting William Friedkin film Killer Joe! Then, Paul Verhoeven makes the ultimate rise to...

Viola Davis is set to rule over all as The Woman King this week. So, we're devoting a Double Edged Double Bill to her prolific career! First, Viola Davis has to suffer through Oscar Bait drivel with the offensively treacle Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close! Then, Viola Davis gets her long overdue leading turn in the heady heist drama Widows! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Does...