Cinephile's Digest

We're rapidly approaching our 100th episode of the show! In order to celebrate the milestone, the gang has assembled personal Top 100 lists, and we will be counting down our picks over the next several episodes. This will culminate in our Top 25 of all time as the 100th episode! Hope you enjoy #100-76, and thanks for sticking with us over 4+ years. Music Intro: Turpentine - Boldy James Outro: Comp...

Do you have a fear of beaches littered with bodacious babes, motorcycle-riding electrocutioners, or fish? Might want to stay away from this one if so. This episode the theme is beach horror, and we dive deep into "Nightmare Beach" and "Piranha 3d". If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to feature two horror films adapted from video game franchises! We will be disc...

About a year and a half into a pandemic, and we’re now getting the second feature-length Pixar film released in that time as subscription bait for Disney+. Join the gang as we discuss the animation studio’s latest movie, and answer the question you’re all dying to know…what tier of Pixar does this thing fall into? Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 9:19 – “Luca” Spoiler-Free Review 32:09 – What We’ve Bee...

Do you want to play a game? Nothing bad or violent will happen to you, we promise. After all, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Join us for a lively discussion of the tiny indie horror flick practically nobody has heard of, “Saw”, as well as the Canadian cult film “Cube”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode’s theme is “Beach Horror”. We will be discussing “...

Movies are back, baby! Significant releases are finally starting to trickle back into theaters, and we’re putting our vaccinated asses in those seats (well, two of us anyway). This episode we’re going to be reviewing a pair of big budget horror sequels: “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” and “A Quiet Place Part II”. Viva la cinema! 0:00 – Introductions 20:45 – “The Conjuring: The Devil Made...

This one is not for the weak of stomach! We discuss the two most notorious films to come out of the Italian exploitation genre known for graphic violence, rape, and legitimate animal cruelty. Join us for a discussion of "Cannibal Holocaust" and "Cannibal Ferox". If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to feature "fun" and "games"! We will be discussing “Saw” and “Cu...

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We’re back with a review of the latest movie adaptation of the storied “Mortal Kombat” video game franchise, streaming exclusively on HBO Max. Expectations were low, to be sure. Where did we land on it? Was it Mortal CUMbat, or Mortal KomSCAT? Listen to find out. 0:00 – Introductions 14:30 – “Mortal Kombat” Spoiler-Free Review 33:40 – “Mortal Kombat” SPOILERS 43:20 – What We’ve Been Watching Music...

It’s a battle of the old school vs. the new school this episode. We’re highlighting two Dracula movies, one being old as fuck, and another that totally fucks. We’re discussing the 1922 silent film classic “Nosferatu”, as well as the Francis Ford Coppola adaptation from the ‘90s, “Dram Stoker’s Dracula”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to feature a pair of ca...

If you're a millennial, you probably watched "The Ring" and/or "The Grudge" at a sleepover when you were a child/teenager and pooped your lil pants. Here in the states those movies were HUGE, but for this episode we're going back to where it started by discussing the original J-Horror classics: "Ringu" and "Ju-On: The Grudge". If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going...

Hey. Listeners. How’s it going? You good? I hope so. Keep hangin’ in there. Here’s another new episode for you. This time we’re reviewing “Shiva Baby”, which is a 2021 film you can currently rent for about $4. Hell, blind buy it. Live a little. Is it good? Let’s just say we’re split on this one. You’ll have to listen to find out. 0:00 – Introductions 15:41 – “Shiva Baby” Spoiler-Free Review 46:42...

We’ve got a fun one for y’all this week! Join us for a discussion of a pair of 2000s feminist horror classics: “Drag Me to Hell” and “Ginger Snaps”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to feature a pair of mainstream Japanese horror flicks! We will be discussing “Ringu” and “Ju On: The Grudge”. Send an email with double feature suggestions, feedback or other top...

Sorry for the delay on this one! But we promise it’s worth the wait. The gang gets together to review two seemingly disparate films that happen to share two things in common: gorillas and a love of fluids! Join us for a discussion of the monster mash-up blockbuster “Godzilla vs. Kong”, as well as the prank comedy film “Bad Trip” from the mind of Eric Andre. Hope you enjoy! 0:00 – Introductions 15:...

Double Dario Madness has arrived! On this episode we will be discussing two stone cold classics from Italian horror maestro Dario Argento: “Deep Red” and “Suspiria”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to feature 2000’s feminist horror! We will be discussing “Ginger Snaps” and “Drag Me to Hell”. Send an email with double feature suggestions, feedback or other to...

If we were hopping on the film discourse flavor of the month, we would be reviewing “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” this episode. But you know what? We have too much respect for ourselves, and a whole lot of disrespect for that hack Zack. Therefore, we are taking the opportunity to do a retro review of one of cinema’s all-time classics: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”. We may down the road continue th...

Welcome Vampires! You can come (cum?) on in, because we love bloodsuckers around these parts. Join us for a double feature of two vampire flicks: "Once Bitten" starring Jim Carrey, and the Swedish modern masterpiece "Let the Right One In". If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to be Double Dario Mania! We will be discussing two films from Italian horror maestro Da...

The featured review on this episode has been long-anticipated by the Cream Team. Now that “Nomadland” has finally hit Hulu, we got the opportunity to watch and discuss the buzzy new film from writer/director Chloe Zhao. So where did we land on it? Should we just give the Academy Award to Frances McDormand now, or what? Hope you enjoy this one. 0:00 – Introductions 15:47 – “Nomadland” Review 42:30...

Which would you rather fight: five Saint Bernard sized sheep, or one sheep-sized Saint Bernard? Wait...how big are sheep? Are Saint Bernards bigger than sheep? Hmm...welp, anyway, this week we're talking about KILLER ANIMALS! Join us for a double feature of "Cujo" and "Black Sheep" (2006). If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to cover a pair of films featuring VA...

We’re back after a long delay! We’ve got two featured reviews for you this time around: “Judas and the Black Messiah” as well as “In & Of Itself”. After that, stick around to hear about what else we’ve been watching post-Cram Jam. 0:00 – Introductions 9:46 – “Judas and the Black Messiah” Review 41:40 – “In & Of Itself” Review 1:14:27 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Runnin’ – The Pharcyde O...

What's scarier than the year 2020? Nothing, that's why we're going to catch up with two horror films released in that horrible, horrible year. Join us for a discussion of "She Dies Tomorrow" and "Rent-A-Pal", both available to stream on Hulu. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to cover a pair of films featuring KILLER ANIMALS! We will be discussing "Cujo" and "...

We did it. We survived 2020 somehow, and now we’re here to run down our favorite films of the year. Join us for a roundtable discussion as we run through our individual Top 10 lists of the year, and stick around to the end where we announce the nominees and winners for our prestigious and coveted awards. Much love to everyone who has been with us since the beginning, and anyone who has joined for...

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DEEEEEAAATH (screamed over top of buzzsaw guitars and a blast beat). The theme of this episode is horror films involving, you guessed it, sex! If you commit the sexy crime, you do the time....meaning no more time, you dead. We discuss the films "It Follows" and "Shivers" If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next episode is going to cover the SCARIEST theme yet: 20...

New year, same ol’ Cream Team. The gang is back together in 2021 to discuss two Christmas Day releases: the DCU (DCCU?) superhero film “Wonder Woman 1984”, and the new animated feature from Pixar, “Soul”. One is good, one is bad. If you’re on the internet you probably know which is which, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying this absolute banger of an episode. Happy New Year! 0:00 – Introduct...

We wish you a scary Christmas, and a crappy new year! Join us as we dig into two holiday screamers: the zombie Christmas musical "Anna and the Apocalypse" and the cult classic Santa slasher, "Silent Night, Deadly Night". If you want to follow along with the podcast, the theme next episode is STD: Sexually Transmitted Death. We're going to be covering "It Follows" and “Shivers". Send an email with...

Gobble gobble motherfudgers! Here in America it’s the time of year where we celebrate our white-washed historical account of colonization and genocide, so we can be thankful. Or something. To commemorate the occasion we have a double feature of Thanksgiving horror flicks: the turkey slasher “ThanksKilling” and “Pilgrim”, which is part of Hulu’s holiday-themed “Into the Dark” series. If you want to...