Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Adnan reviews what could be the best film of 2020, "Sound of Metal!" Riz Ahmed stars as a a heavy-metal drummer whose life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing. Adnan also discusses the new Michael J. Fox book "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality" and the 2009 documentary "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism" Plus, Joe gives his r...

Adnan interviews the director of the new film "Wander Darkly," Tara Miele! She's here to talk about how she came up with such an emotional story and what it was like to work with Sienna Miller and Diego Luna. Adnan also reviews David Fincher's new film "Mank" along with the Guy Ritchie film "The Gentlemen" and the Michael Shannon led drama "The Quarry." Plus, an update on the 2021 Oscars and Mario...

Adnan speaks writer David McKenna whose new film "Embattled" follows the son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion. David shares what it was like writing the film and discusses his previous works "American History X" and "Blow." On this week's episode Adnan reviews the new Ron Howard film "Hillbilly Elergy," which has been widely panned by critics, and the guys give their picks for the Mt. Rushmore o...

Adnan is joined by friend-of-the-show, Ben Lyons, who's here to talk about the Oscar contenders he's most excited to watch this winter! Adnan also reviews the new Kevin Costner, Diane Lane thriller "Let Him Go." Plus, more and more movies are being pushed back to 2021, but it's okay because at least there is new audio of Meryl Streep rapping. For this week's Mt. Rushmore the guys give their picks...

After being condemned and chastised for his opinion that Todd Phillips' "Joker" is a bad, derivative film, Adnan is happy to announce that his analysis is valid because acclaimed director David Fincher is now on record saying that "Joker" is nothing more than a "Taxi Driver" ripoff! On this week's episode Adnan reviews the Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus led comedy "Downhill," along with the 198...

HBO's new miniseries "The Undoing" follows Nicole Kidman portraying a successful therapist in New York whose life begins to unravel on the eve of publishing her first book. This week Adnan reviews the acclaimed miniseries along with the 1968 classic horror film "Rosemary's Baby." Adnan also pays tribute to Canadian icon Alex Trebek, who passed away over the weekend at age 80. Cinephile is happy to...

Bill Murray and Rashida Jones star in "On the Rocks", marking this the third time Murray has worked with writer/director Sophia Coppola. Adnan reviews "On the Rocks" along with Barry Sonnenfeld's 1991 film "Addams Family." He also takes a look at the career of Sean Connery after the actor's passing over the weekend. Cinephile is happy to welcome legendary Hollywood producer Irwin Winkler to the po...

Adnan review's the new Amazon Prime movie "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." Find out what he thinks of the sequel to the 2006 original, starring Sasha Baron Cohen! He also reviews Showtime's "The Comey Rule" and discusses the shutdown of Quibi after just six months of operation. And in honor of "The Comey Rule," Adnan and Joe give their picks for the best Jeff Daniels roles in this week's "Mount Rushm...

It's the 150th episode of Cinephile and to celebrate we're playing one of Adnan's all time favorite interviews in the history of the show. That's right, Travis Bickle himself, Mr. Robert De Niro! Plus Adnan reviews Aaron Sorkin's new Netflix film "The Trial of the Chicago 7" along with the HBO documentary "Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth." And for this very special episode, Adnan and...

Adnan reviews the new Robert De Niro led family film "The War With Grandpa" along with the new Ethan Hawke mini-series "The Good Lord Bird." He also speaks with actor Tug Coker to talk about season 2 of his CW show "Now We're Talking!" As always Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time and in honor of "The Good Lord Bird" the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Ethan Hawke Films! Le...

Adnan reviews the acclaimed 2020 drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" along with the classic 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." He also speaks with Daphne Maxwell Reid who played Aunt Viv on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." She's here to talk about the 30th anniversary special reunion of the show, which is set to air this Thanksgiving. After, Adnan sits down with Scott Rogowsky for the retur...

Chris Rock stars in Season 4 of FX's hit series "Fargo," which premiered on Sunday night. On this week's Cinephile, Adnan reviews the first two episodes of the Noah Hawley drama, along with the 1954 Marilyn Monroe film "River of No Return." Adnan also speaks with Writer and Journalist Glenn Kenny about his new book "Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas." And in honor of "Fargo," the guys give their p...

In an unprecedented virtual Emmy Awards, Pop TV's acclaimed series "Schitt's Creek" swept the comedy categories, while HBO's "Watchmen" and "Succession" dominated the Limited Series and Drama categories, respectively. Adnan gives his full recap of the 2020 Emmy Awards including all the biggest surprises and snubs from the evening. He also recaps the latest news and the best movies to come out of t...

Adnan reviews Charlie Kaufman's latest (and strangest) film to date, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things." He also speaks with director Antonio Campos about his new film "The Devil All The Time," which is now streaming on Netflix. As always, Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time! This week his here to talk about his late night binge of movies from the 1970s. And in honor of Charlie Kaufman, the g...

After months of buildup and delays Christopher Nolan has finally released his new film, "Tenet." Adnan gives his thoughts on the movie and talks about what it was like seeing his first film in theaters since the start of the pandemic. Adnan is also joined by director David Smick who is here to discuss his new documentary "Stars & Strife," which is an inspiring film about a divided America and the...

Adnan reviews the critically acclaimed indie film "The Assistant," which follows a day in the life of a young woman working for a toxic film executive. Plus Adnan speaks with Canadian author Iain Reid, author of the book "I'm thinking of Ending Things," which was adopted into a film by Charlie Kaufman and Netflix. As always Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time. This week he's here to talk a...

Adnan reviews the new Disney+ film The One and Only Ivan, along with the Margot Robbie film Birds of Prey! He also gives his thoughts on the new book by legendary director Oliver Stone, Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game. And in honor of Chasing the Light, this week the guys give their picks for the "Mount Rushmore...

Adnan reviews Netflix's brand new action flick Project Power, starring Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt! He also speaks with director Sam Hobkinson to talk about his new Netflix documentary series Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia, which profiles the FBI's infamous investigation into New York City's "Five Families." And as always, Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time! This week he looks...

Adnan reviews all 705 pages of Charlie Kaufman's debut novel Antkind along with the 1981 film Blow Out. After, the guys give their picks for the "Mt. Rushmore of Brian De Palma Movies" and Scott Rogowsky joins the show for "Rags Time!" where he discusses the classic 1954 Federico Fellini film La Strada. In entertainment news - Mulan is debuting on Disney+, Ben Affleck is directing another movie, a...

Adnan review's the new Netflix mob documentary "Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia," which details the FBI's multi-year investigation that led to the takedown of notorious "Five Families." He also recaps the newly announced lineup for this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which is set to take place in September. After such a great appearance on last week's show, Scott Rogowsky joins Cine...

The 2020 Emmy Nominations are here and Adnan breaks down all the biggest surprises and snubs, including "Better Call Saul" actress Rhea Seehorn's glaring omission in the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category. Adnan also reviews HBO's "Watchmen" before giving his picks for the best 'comic-inspired materials' of all time. and speaks with Scott Rogowsky to talk about Paul Schrader's 1979 film...

Adnan reviews of the Apple TV+ original series, "The Morning Show." Plus, Joe gives a special guest review for season one of Amazon Prime's superhero drama, "The Boys." In honor of Adnan's review of "The Morning Show," the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Greatest TV Flops and then they re-pick the 1994 Oscars on the penultimate edition of Total Recall! Learn more about your ad choi...

Tom Hanks new film "Greyhound" profiles an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain that must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks. Adnan reviews the World War II film along with the new Andy Samberg movie, "Palm Springs" and Jim Carrey's debut book "Memoirs and Misinformation: A Novel" Plus, Adnan speaks with great James Andrew Miller to talk about his new podcast "Origins: Almost...

Origins is back! James Andrew Miller brings you behind the scenes of the Cameron Crowe classic that put us on the bus with Stillwater and taught us what life on the road with a Rock-n-Roll band was all about - not to mention adolescent love and heartbreak. Come join Jim as he brings the band back together and sits down with the cast, starting with the writer and director himself, Cameron Crowe - p...

The hit Broadway show "Hamilton" started streaming on Disney+ over the weekend and Adnan gives his thoughts on the remarkable Lin-Manuel Miranda musical! Along with "Hamilton" Adnan reviews the 1983 Brian De Palma film "Scarface," the 1994 drama "Il Postino" and 1999 film "The End of the Affair." Adnan also speaks with Matt Schrader, host of the podcast "Blockbuster: The Story of James Cameron" wh...