Cinema To The Letter

Double Edged Double Bill has somehow reached episode 200! To celebrate, Adam and Thomas decided to do something special: record in the same place! At the same time! For the first time! This episode also marks a new gimmick in the form of The Double Revue, in which the favorite and least favorite films of each cohost are put in the spotlight! First, Adam gushes about his love for horror and Gregory...

Every week, Adam and Thomas choose two films from two good and two bad choices to be the subject of the following week's episode. However, with each new Double Edge Double Bill, more alt choices get tossed to the side. So, every year two unchosen films get a shot at redemption! First, Ip Man - Adam's alt good choice from our first martial arts films episode - gets a chance to show their fighting p...

While Robert Pattinson is set to fight many a costumed freak in The Batman, one mustn't forget that he's a freak in his own right. So, Adam, Thomas and returning guest Yonathan Habtemichael are here to celebrate fascinating freak and fantastic actor Robert Pattinson by dedicating an episode of Double Edged Double Bill to him! First, Pattinson weirdly plays the most normal character in David Cronen...

Forty five years ago, cinema changed forever with the release of... the two films we're covering for Double Edged Double Bill! So, Adam and Thomas are looking back at the year 1977 in film with a double feature that has nothing to do with stars nor the wars going on between them. First, Burt Reynolds, his moustache and Sally Field drive across the southern United States with the precious cargo tha...

Adventure is calling and Double Edged Double Bill stepping into the great unknown! Given Sony is finally releasing the Uncharted movie, Adam and Thomas are covering two adventure films with the help of special guest Jael Peralta ! First, Matthew McConaughey gets sandy as he fights warlords and Bond villains while hunting for treasure in the overstuffed Sahara! Then, Russell Crowe & Paul Bettany le...

Given Valentine's Day is around the corner, Double Edged Double Bill is getting a bit romantic. So, Thomas - while deeply missing his dashing co-host - welcomes special guest Manish Mathur of It Pod to Be You to discuss two historical romance films to get into the holiday spirit! First, an infamous monster of Hollywood ends his career on the laughable disaster that is Tulip Fever! Then, Ang Lee br...

Regina King is an all star performer who has been working on screens big and small for decades. So, she more than deserves to get the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, King tries to find chemistry with a resurrected Chris Rock in an elderly rich white man's body in Down to Earth! Then, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke converse about the stakes of black America in 1964 for...

Disaster films aren't as common anymore. Shocker that a modern world plagued by daily chaos wouldn't flock to disasters for their escapist entertainment. Still, Adam and Thomas are running straight into the disaster genre in anticipation of Roland Emmerich's Moonfall! First, Emmerich's partner in crime Dean Devlin unleashes various catastrophic weather events & regretful cast members in Geostorm!...

January is known as a dump month for film releases. Is such a reputation justified? Well, Adam and Thomas will be the judge of that as they give January releases the Double Edged Double Bill treatment. First, Liam Neeson and a group of plane crash survivors try to make it past hungry wolves and the elements in The Grey! Then, Peter Farrelly tricks a bunch of acclaimed actors into doing horribly un...

As we all prepare to Scream once again, it's time to revisit the works of Ghostface's creator. Adam and Thomas celebrate the career of the late & great Wes Craven with the help of special guest Erin Brady ! First, we venture to the dark side of inner city landlords with People Under the Stairs! Then, Short Circuit and A Nightmare on Elm Street are mashed together in the bizarre aberration that is...

William Shakespeare is one of the most celebrated writers in history. Honestly, it's hard to quantify his influence on art in general over the last several hundred years, let alone on film in particular. However, Adam and Thomas are focusing in on two very different Shakespeare film adaptations in honor of Joel Coen's The Tragedy of MacBeth. First, Jet Li flies through a classic Shakespeare tale v...

2021 has been another trying year. Amongst other things, the movies came back... kind of?! Well, at least we got to go to the theater more than we did last year. So, Adam and Thomas are ending 2021 by discussing two very different films from a bizarre year. First, auteur (and wife of former Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin) Louise Linton delivers few laughs and several lists in Me You Madn...

Going from one career to another can be pretty difficult. Transitioning from musician to actor presents a lot of challenges that don't pan out half the time. So, given the 50/50 shot of making that transition effectively, musicians turned actors would making for a great Double Edged Double Bill episode! First, Barbara Streisand channels her inner Looney Tune as she tries to romance a nebbishy Ryan...

Noir films are full of mystery, danger and characters saying bizarre things. Whether its an old school film noir or more modern neo-noir pastiche, that can go very well or very badly. So, in honor of Guillermo del Toro's noir Nightmare Alley coming out, we're doing a noir episode with returning guest Sara Sorrentino of Film Cred and Seequels ! First, Billy Wilder turns an insurance agent into a vi...

Steven Spielberg is probably the most recognizable filmmaker of all time. So, he's long overdue for the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! In honor of Steven Spielberg finally tackling the musical genre with his West Side Story, Adam, Thomas and returning guest Marcelo Pico from Talk Film Society are taking a look at two more recent but notable films in his career... for one reason or another. Fi...

Adam Driver is one of the more interesting actors working today. After all, within his ten year career he has worked with several high profile directors, received two Academy Award nominations and played the villain in a Star Wars trilogy. So, he seems like a natural subject for the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, Adam Driver is on the hunt for a child with mysterious sci-fi powers in M...

Happy Thanksgiving from Double Edged Double Bill! To celebrate this holiday famous for dinner, Adam, Thomas and returning guest Scott Johnson are talking all about food movies! After all, culinary cinema can look so good you'll want to chew on your TV! First, Bradley Cooper plays a disgraced celebrity chef out to prove himself by yelling at everyone in Burnt! Then, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams have...

Sports movies have the potential to excite and inspire. Of course, like any genre that potential is capable of falling apart. So naturally, sports movies are perfect fodder for the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, Oliver Stone skewers pro football with an all star cast and intense editing in Any Given Sunday! Then, Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas combines his passion for pommel horses and ki...

When a franchise gets the reboot treatment, it's always a toss up. Either you'll get a cool reinvention or a total disappointment. So, Adam, Thomas and their very special guest Drew McWeeny are here to examine the right and wrong reboot avenues! First, Michael Bay makes a soft reboot of a franchise he ran into the ground with Transformers: Age of Extinction! Then, George Miller returns to the fran...

Angelina Jolie is one of the great stars of our time. Her work on and offscreen has shown her range and compassion run deep. Now, she's entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe with The Eternals! So, it only seems natural that Angelina Jolie gets the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, Angelina Jolie briefly fights giant robots alongside the titular character in Sky Captain and the World of T...

The haunting season is ending. So, Double Edged Double Bill is wrapping up the spooky season on a surreal note! David Lynch is a singular voice in horror as well as film in general. Somehow, Adam and Thomas will try to decipher his distinct vision via two very different films. First, David Lynch tackles Frank Herbert’s popular (especially for one of our cohosts) sci-fi novel armed with bushy eyebr...

Barbara Crampton is a genre mainstay. Ever since Stuart Gordon cast her in Re-Animator, Crampton has been one of the more talented and unsung scream queens of her era. So, Adam, Thomas and special guest Nicole Cadaver are celebrating Barbara Crampton by giving her the full on Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, a VHS board game with a Barbara Crampton host strikes terror in a group of borin...

Chucky is a horror icon. The little red head doll has been stalking and stabbing since 1988. After all, what's creepier than a seemingly lifeless doll springing to action in order to kill you? So, Adam and Thomas are devoting an October horror episode to the Child's Play film franchise in honor of the premiere of the TV series Chucky on Syfy & USA Network! First, Chucky has to find a teenage Andy...

Spooky season is upon us and Double Edged Double Bill is here for it! To kick things off, Adam and Thomas welcome author, illustrator & horror fan Cat Scully on to discuss two occult horror films. First, Rob Zombie digs through the ditches and burns through the witches as to raise up The Lords of Salem! Then, what starts as a child's urban legend turns into an occult attack on our own reality with...

James Bond is (hopefully) returning to the big screen soon with No Time To Die. So, it only feels natural for Adam, Thomas and returning guest Kaycee Jarrard to examine the lengthy history of 007 for this week's Double Edged Double Bill! First, George Lazenby takes his only turn as James Bond in the underrated gem On Her Majesty's Secret Service! Then, Sean Connery returns to James Bond for his se...