Cinema To The Letter

Every 50 episodes, Double Edged Double Bill likes to celebrate! Given Adam & Thomas have two good and two bad picks to choose from every week, one pairing goes on and another gets left in the dust. However, for milestones like episode 150, two films from the rubbish pile are given a chance at redemption! First, McDonalds tries to get on the E.T. money train with Mac & Me! Then, a sci-fi classic ge...

When Animals Attack is an odd subgenre. The focus of nature taking vengeance on man for their wrongdoings. Honestly, is a pretty appropriate one for Adam and Thomas to focus on in anticipation of the biggest animals attack yet Godzilla vs Kong! First, animals like chimpanzees and insects help Jennifer Connelly investigate a murder in the nightmare madness of Dario Argento's Phenomena! Then, a star...

In January, we lost an extremely talented character actress in Cloris Leachman. So, Adam & Thomas are celebrating her talents with their most bizarre Double Edged Double Bill yet! First, Cloris Leachman takes home Oscar gold for the incredibly bleak yet beautiful film The Last Picture Show. Then, Cloris Leachman is one of many celebrities to appear in the infamous brain breaking box office bomb Th...

Walt Disney Animation recently released their 59th feature film Raya and the Last Dragon. So, it seems like good as time as any to return to the world of Disney animation. Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani welcome Adam Sirdoreus (host of The Zillennial Canon ) to talk about two very dark entries in the Disney canon. First, a pig is the key to saving the world from the dead in the infamous Disney bomb...

Eddie Murphy is Coming 2 America yet again. So, Double Edged Double Bill is finally giving the comedic legend the proper treatment. Adam and Thomas are here admire and admonish two films starring Eddie Murphy from his career spanning four decades. First, Eddie Murphy cashes in a Disney pay check with minimal effort in the theme park ride adaptation The Haunted Mansion! Then, Eddie Murphy gets his...

Netflix releases about 80 original films a week. So, it's high time to do a Double Edged Double Bill about the streaming giant! Adam and Thomas take a look at two very different projects put out by Netflix. First, superpowers now come in pill form via Project Power! Then, martial arts delivers on horror movie amounts of gore in The Night Comes For Us! Together, our duo answers the important questi...

Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of all time. However, he has yet to receive the greatest honor an actor can have: a Double Edged Double Bill episode all about him! So, Adam, Thomas and returning guest/immense Denzel fan Shakyl Lambert are here to give the legend the episode he deserves. First, Denzel Washington revolutionizes the old man action movie with The Equalizer! Then, Denze...

Valentine's Day week is here! So, we advise all you lovers or platonic bros to stay safe by cuddling up together and listening to the latest Double Edged Double Bill! To things up, Adam and Thomas are doing an episode on cinematic bromance! First, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson start up a milquetoast last minute bromance in the Rob Reiner weepy The Bucket List! Then, Robert De Niro and Charles...

Seven years ago today, we lost Philip Seymour Hoffman. A true master of the acting craft who more than deserves a Double Edged Double Bill dedicated to his too brief career. So, Adam and Thomas have two very different sides of the Hoffman coin to talk about this week. First, Philip Seymour Hoffman chases storms with Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in Twister! Then, Hoffman tries to give Edward Norton o...

Stephen King adaptations are a dime a dozen. For every incredible Stephen King adaptation, there are a handful of terrible ones. Thus, it's well worth coming back to as a topic for Double Edged Double Bill. Adam and Thomas welcome back guest Christian Alvarez to dive into the weird world of King. First, George A. Romero turns five King short stories into tales of terror in Creepshow. Then, Mick Ga...

Double Edged Double Bill has a new hour of material! So, Adam and Thomas along with special guest Sara Sorrentino of Seequels , Film Cred and Talk Film Society to talk all about stand up comedian film vehicles. First, Carrot Top takes his "comedy" to the silver screen in the infamous Chairman of the Board! Then, Nick Thune constructs a cardboard labyrinth that's far more deadly than the Goblin Kin...

Steven Soderbergh is one of the most prolific filmmakers working today. So, since he celebrates a birthday this week Double Edged Double Bill is doing an episode on him with returning guest Torrey Depina ! First, Terence Stamp goes from General Zod to low life enforcer in hidden gem The Limey! Then, Matt Damon packs on a few pounds and a few embezzled dollars in The Informant! Together, our trio a...

Nicolas Cage is celebrating a birthday this week! So, Double Edged Double Bill is giving him the gift that keeps on giving: an episode all about him! Adam and Thomas bring back returning guest James Rodrigues of The Reviewing Rodders to examine the unique and bizarre enigma that is Nicolas Cage! First, Nicolas Cage can see into the future yet can't see how weird his haircut is in Next. Then, Nicol...

2020 is coming to an end! However, before Adam and Thomas pack this year away they need to take a look at two films that somehow came out in the chaos of 2020. Whether on a streaming service or the few theaters left open, 2020 still had a vibrant and weird film scene that's worth discussing. First, Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti have a meet cute in a time loop with Palm Springs! Then, the long r...

After a troubling year, comic book films are returning with Wonder Woman 1984 this week on HBO Max! So, Adam and Thomas are celebrating by taking a look back at the DCEU film series. Warner Bros has had plenty of growing pains from the start of this DCEU continuity with Man Of Steel. Thus, Double Edged Double Bill is covering two specific and very different films to represent the growth. First, Ha...

Dogs have been a part of film from the start. So, Double Edged Double Bill is devoting a whole episode to cinematic canines. Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani welcome back a good boy of a guest in the form of The Quietus Breaker: Brother Death author and writer at Lounging Lizard Sam Brutuxan to help dissect two dog movies! First, Lance Henriksen creates a monster dog in Man's Best Friend! Then, Stev...

Meryl Streep is one of the greatest living actresses of all time. Though we're sure she loves her Oscars, her most prestigious honor is being the subject of a Double Edged Double Bill! First, Meryl Streep stretches our her comedic muscles past the limits of the human body in Death Becomes Her! Then, a baffling third Oscar win comes from Meryl Streep doing a silly British voice in The Iron Lady! To...

Coming of age films show us how we can transition from childhood to adulthood. This week, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani talk about two coming of age films with the help of returning guest and host of the podcast Have Not Seen This Rafe Telsch! First, it's a whose who of who didn't quite make it in the 2002 gang drama Deuces Wild. Then, Thor Ragnarok director Taika Waititi gives us a heartwarming...

Double Edged Double Bill is returning for all the major chills of psychological thrillers! Adam and Thomas welcome back Caitlin Turner of 0%ValueCast to talk about two psychological thrillers. First, Joan Crawford and Bettie Davis square off in the classic showbiz thriller What Ever Happened To Baby Jane! Then, Tom Cruise sees his reality warp around him in the genre bending Vanilla Sky! Together,...

Criterion is a wonderful home video and streaming service company that specializes in curating artful cinema from around the world. So, Adam, Thomas and returning guest Ryan Corderman discuss two films from the Criterion Collection for a Double Edged Double Bill! First, Warren Beatty cuts hair and beds many a woman in the 1968 set comedy Shampoo. Then, two French women discover a passion for art a...

Recently, we lost a cinematic titan in the form of Sir Sean Connery. The incredible star power of Connery helped shape the world of pop culture with James Bond and an overall career that spans over five decades. Now, Adam and Thomas are taking a look at his career with two of his more bizarre genre choices. First, Sean Connery cracks down a drug ring at a mining colony on the moon of Jupiter in Ou...

Election Day is upon us in the US. So, Double Edged Double Bill is taking a break from the chaos by watching two films about fictional cinematic presidents. First, Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken has to save the very British president Donald Pleasance in John Carpenter's classic Escape From New York! Then, Harrison Ford has to get Russian terrorists off his titular plane in Air Force One. Together,...

Halloween season is ending and Double Edged Double Bill wraps things up on a gross note! Tonight, Adam and Thomas dedicate an episode to two films from director David Cronenberg. A Canadian filmmaker known for unsettling body horror and extremely horny fascination. First, a parasite spreads a zombie sex drive disease in Shivers. Then, Jeremy Irons plays twin gynecologists who go from prestige medi...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre revolutionized the horror genre. Somehow, it became a weird franchise. Now, it's a horror series Double Edged Double Bill is taking a look at this spooky season! Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani welcome horror culture writer Tiffany Blem to take a look at two odd Leatherface adventures. First, Tobe Hooper returns to warp the grounded horror of the original into a brazen c...

Vincent Price hasn't been with us for decades, but he's still giving us frights to this day! This week, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani welcome back Christian Alvarez to pay tribute to an icon of horror this spooky season. First, Vincent Price cashes in a check near the end of his career as the host of a mean and poorly put together anthology film From a Whisper to a Scream. Then, Vincent Price del...