Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Adnan reviews the new Netflix documentary "Athlete A," which tells the story of USA Gymnastics' cover up of a sexual predator within their organization. He also reviews the groundbreaking HBO series "Oz" and Orson Welles' 1947 film "The Lady from Shanghai." Adnan also speaks with comedian Dave Merheje about season 2 of his hit Hulu series "Ramy." In honor of "Athlete A" the guys give their picks f...

Adnan reviews HBO's critically acclaimed drama "Big Little Lies" along with Martin Scorsese's "Casino," Paul Schrader's "Hardcore" and Humphrey Bogart's "In a Lonely Place." In honor of Big Little Lies and her 71st birthday, this week's Mt. Rushmore segment focuses on the all time greatest Meryl Streep roles! The Oscars have been officially delayed, Aaron Sorkin could bring his next star-studded f...

Adnan reviews two Netflix Originals, Spike Lee's new film "Da 5 Bloods" and Chuck Lorre's "The Kominsky Method!" Plus, Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" is officially delayed, while Tony Soprano is officially dead. And in honor of "Da 5 Bloods," Adnan and Joe give their picks of the best Spike Lee Joints ever made and then they re-pick the winners of the 2009 Oscars. All that and more on this week's Cin...

Adnan reviews the new Judd Apatow film "The King of Staten Island," which is the semi-autobiographical story of SNL cast member Pete Davidson. Adnan also reviews season 2 of the critically acclaimed Hulu series "Ramy" and the classic 1962 film, "Lawrence of Arabia." Plus, Adnan speaks with the renowned director and producer, Barry Sonnenfeld, to talk about his new book "Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your...

Adnan reviews the new HBO mini-series "I Know This Much Is True," starring Mark Ruffalo, along with the sitcom "The Mindy Project" and Brian De Palma's "Body Double." He also speaks with Canadian filmmaker Christian Sparkes about his new movie "Hammer" and the proud people of Newfoundland! After, Adnan and Joe give their picks for the greatest female comedians to ever and then they re-pick the 200...

Adnan sat down and watched all thirty hours of Netflix's "Ozark!" He'll tell you what he thought about the Jason Bateman led drama and if it's as good as audiences claim. Adnan also reviews "Dress to Kill," "Ironweed," and the highly original 2002 Spike Jonze/Charlie Kaufman film "Adaptation." After, the guys decide which four movies are Jack Nicholson's greatest and then re-pick the 2005 Academy...

On this week's episode, Adnan reviews Ryan Murphy's new Netflix show "Hollywood" along with Jerry Seinfeld's new stand up comedy special "23 Hours to Kill" and the 1981 Henry Fonda movie "On Golden Pond." After, he speaks with voice actor Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs/Pinky & The Brain/TMNT) about his book "Voice Lessons" which details Rob's battle with Throat Cancer. For this week's Mt. Rushmore segmen...

ESPN's "The Last Dance" profiles the career of Michael Jordan, with particular focus on the 1997–98 Chicago Bulls season. In this week's episode, Adnan reviews and recaps the 10-part documentary series and let's you know whether he thinks it's a fair representation the 90s era Chicago Bulls. Adnan also reviews season 2 of HBO's hit drama, "Succession" as well as the 1998 film, "Rounders." For this...

After two seasons "Succession" is proving itself to be the next great HBO series. On this episode, Adnan reviews Season 1 of the acclaimed dramatic series. And for it's 35th anniversary, Adnan reviews "Back to the Future" as well as "Back to the Future Part II." In honor of Brian Cox, Adnan for this week's Mt. Rushmore the guys give their picks for the "Greatest Over-Actors" all of time! Learn mor...

Adnan reviews HBO's "Bad Education" starring Hugh Jackson and Allison Janey, along with the classic movies "In the Heat of the Night" and "Dial M For Murder." He also speaks with actor Eric Roberts about his latest film "Inside the Rain" and his incredible career. After, Adnan and Joe try to do the impossible by giving their picks for the "Mount Rushmore of Movie Titles!" Learn more about your ad...

After years in the making, Adnan finally watched Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller "North by Northwest," as well as two Peter Bogdanovich movies - "What's Up, Doc?" and "Paper Moon." Adnan also speaks with author Johnny Smith about his timely new book "War Fever: Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War." And in honor of Tatum O'Neal's performance in "Paper Moon," the guys gi...

On a special bonus episode of Cinephile, Actress Rhea Seehorn joins the show to discuss the season five finale of "Better Call Saul," her career, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite social distancing, John Oliver continues to deliver new episodes of "Last Week Tonight" on HBO! Adnan reviews season 7 and discusses Oliver's coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic, along with reviews the 2012 film "The Iceman" and the 1971 film "The Hospital." Adnan also welcomes Jon Pessah, author of the new book "Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask," which details the life of famed Yankee's catc...

Adnan reviews the new season of Brockmire, the 1998 moives "A Simple Plan," and much more on this Social Distancing episode of Cinephile! Plus, Adnan speaks with Author Don Winslow about his new book, Broken, and how FX is turning Cartel Drug War Trilogy into TV Series. For this week's Mount Rushmore, Adnan and Joe pick the best "Movies with the Protagonist's Last Name as the Title!" Learn more ab...

Adnan reviews the Boston based drama "City On a Hill," as well as Bong Joon Ho's 2017 film "Okja," and the 2003 comedy "Bruce Almighty." Plus, he'll look at how the Coronavirus is continuing to shut down Hollywood. And because of Bruce Almighty, Adnan and Joe somehow pick the four best Jim Carrey movies in this week's Mt. Rushmore! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Adnan interview actor and director, Patrick Gallo, about what it was like to share a scene with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in "The Irishman." This is an interview you won't want to miss! Adnan also reviews the new seasons of "Better Call Saul" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." For this week's Mt. Rushmore, the guys give their picks for the Greatest TV Spin Offs ever created! Finally, the guys re-...

Adnan reviews Ben Affleck's new film, "The Way Back" and the Céline Sciamma's "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." He also reviews the 2002 Ray Liotta film "Narc." In honor of "The Way Back," the guys pick the greatest Inspirational Sports movies ever made and re-pick the 2013 Oscars in this week's Total Recall! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adnan reviews Pixar's "Onward," along with John Turturro's new film, "The Jesus Rolls." In honor of "Onward," the guys give their picks for the greatest movie Wizards to grace the silver screen. For this week's Total Recall, the guys re-pick the infamous 2016 Academy Awards! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Cinephile, Adnan reviews Peter Berg's new Netflix film "Spenser Confidential," along with Amazon's new original series, "Hunters." Plus, the guys give their picks of the best action-comedy movies ever made for this week's Mt. Rushmore and re-pick the 2001 Oscars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adnan reviews the 10th season of Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm!" After, he speaks with his longtime friend R.T. Thorne, who is also the creator of the wonderful new show "Utopia Falls," streaming exclusively on Hulu. For this week's Mount Rushmore, Adnan and Joe give their picks for the greatest TV comedies ever created and re-pick the winners of the 1993 Oscars for Total Recall! Learn more...

Adnan reviews Jim Carrey's first film in four years, "Sonic the Hedgehog," along with the film "Luce" and the HBO mini-series, "The Outsider." He also speaks with MTV's Josh Horowitz about Sundance, the Oscars and much more! And, in honor of the "The Outsider," the guys tackle the impossible and try to pick the four greatest HBO original series ever made! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

The 2020 Academy Awards made history after Bong Joon Ho's film Parasite became first foreign-language film to win Best Picture. Adnan is joined by Manohla Dargis, one of the chief film critics for The New York Times, to break down all the biggest moments, surprises and snubs from this years award ceremony! Adnan also reviews the films Good Boy, Queen & Slim, Glorida Bell, and the wonderful documen...

The 2020 Sundance Film Festival is in the books and to break down all the best films from this year's showcase is friend-of-the-show, Ben Lyons! On this week's episode, Adnan reviews three films, including Clint Eastwood's "Richard Jewell" and Netflix's "I Lost My Body." In this week's Mount Rushmore, Adnan and Joe give their picks for the best Animated Movies ever made! Finally, the guys re-pick...

It's a special edition of Cinephile as Adnan reviews the Oscar nominated films Les Misérables, Corpus Christi, and Honey Boy. All three are competing for the Best International Feature Film and Adnan will tell you which one he thinks is going to win! Plus, Bong Joon Ho has announced he is turning his film Parasite into a limited series with HBO. To honor the passing of Kobe Bryant, Adnan plays a s...

The 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards are in the bag and the results have solidified several actors chances at winning an Academy Award in February. Adnan is joined by LA Times critic Justin Chang to break down the SAG results, preview the Oscars, and discuss which reviews are the most fun for critics to write. In honor of Adnan's review for "Waves," the guys give their picks for the best coming-of-...