Cinephile's Digest

The Cinephile’s Digest team reconvenes for an impossible mission: find a way to make three white cis dudes talking about movies together on a podcast interesting. But just like Ethan Hunt, we found a way to overcome insurmountable odds and save the world (our version of it, anyway). Join us for in-depth reviews of “Mission Impossible: Fallout” and “Eighth Grade”, as well as a lengthy discussion of...

We’ve got a huge one for you guys this week. We have FOUR featured reviews on the show: the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film “Ant-Man and the Wasp”, the much-hyped Sundance darling “Sorry to Bother You”, the father-daughter drama “Leave No Trace”, and “The First Purge”, the fourth entry in the Purge horror franchise. And it doesn’t stop there! We also run down our Top 5 films of the year so f...

Tom is in Nepal bare-knuckle boxing Yetis, so it’s just the dynamic duo of Matt and Travis on this episode. We’ve got three featured reviews on the show, and we don’t agree on everything. Do “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” live up to their predecessors? Did we cry approximately 50 times while watching the Mr. Rogers doc, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Queue up the e...

It’s gettin’ hot over here in sunny Seattle, but the Cinephile’s Digest crew persevered to deliver a real banger of a show. This week we discuss a trio of new releases: “Incredibles 2”, “Hereditary” and “American Animals”. Is Pixar’s latest sequel worth the wait? Did the most hyped horror movie ever make us poop? Did the animals chug Bud Light and fire shotguns into the air while wearing American...

Do you like Wookies and pandering references? How about Judaism and repressed sexuality? Eco-warriors and crises of faith? We’ve got something for everyone this week. Tune in for full reviews of “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, “Disobedience” and “First Reformed”. It’s a hot one. 0:00 – Introductions 9:45 – “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Spoiler-Free Review 25:45 – “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Review Continued...

The gang reconvenes to discuss yet another superhero movie (when will this madness end?!). Tune in for our review of "Deadpool 2", as well as a deep dive into the new Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody team-up, "Tully". Stick around for the second half to find out what else we've been watching and see who wins the Rotten Tomatoes game this week. 0:00 – Introductions 14:10 – “Deadpool 2” Spoiler-Free Review...

Ten years in the making, and the time has finally come to see what this Thanos dude is all about. Join us for an in-depth review of “Avengers: Infinity War”, as well as a review of the new Lynne Ramsay film, “You Were Never Really Here” starring Joaquin Phoenix. 0:00 – Introductions 11:54 – “Avengers: Infinity War” Spoiler-Free Review 33:11 – “Avengers: Infinity War” Review Continued 1:17:30 – “Yo...

The whole gang is back this week to talk about the movie taking multiplexes by storm right meow. Tune in for our in-depth review of “A Quiet Place” (well meow, bet you thought it was gonna be something else, huh?), as well as a breakdown of everything else we’ve been watching since we last recorded. 0:00 – Introductions 7:38 – “A Quiet Place” Spoiler-Free Review 25:25 – “A Quiet Place” Review Cont...

It’s just Matt and Travis this week, as we convene to discuss two of the early heavy-hitters for 2018: Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” and Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”. Are they pieces of fine art, piles of hot dog garbage, or somewhere in between? Queue up the episode to find out. 0:00 – Introductions 4:55 – “Isle of Dogs” Review 28:24 – “Ready Player One” Spoiler-Free Review 49:45 – “Read...

Prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh returns to the big screen this week with his new movie “Unsane”, and we’re here to talk about it. Filmed entirely on iPhones, does the gifted auteur’s latest experiment dazzle or fizzle? You’ll have to listen to find out, in addition to hearing about we’ve been watching the past few weeks and who wins this episode’s Rotten Tomatoes game. 0:00 – Introductions 9:...

Things get creepy this episode as we discuss two very different spine-chillers: “Thoroughbreds” and “The Strangers: Prey at Night”. The Oscars also happened, so we go over our predictions to see who came out victorious. Stick around for the second half to hear about what else we’ve been watching as well as our Rotten Tomatoes game. 0:00 – Introductions 7:57 – Oscars Talk 13:05 – “Thoroughbreds” Sp...

Two guests (one new and one returning) join the show to discuss two of the year’s most anticipated releases: “Annihilation” and Marvel’s “Black Panther”. We’ve got a lively one here due in no small part to our unofficial sponsor, which our listeners should be familiar with by this point. Dive in to experience almost three full hours of unadulterated podcast bliss. 0:00 – Introductions 7:55 – “Anni...

Netflix unleased a monster upon the unsuspecting public immediately after the Super Bowl this year, and we’re here to talk about it. Join us for our review of “The Cloverfield Paradox” to find out how it stacks up in the extended Cloverfield universe. Stick around to the end to hear us talk about everything we’ve been watching lately, as well as the return of the Rotten Tomatoes game! 0:00 – Intro...

It’s that time of the year where those gold statues of the shredded naked dude will soon be handed out to a few lucky, rich, and probably white schmucks. Join us to discuss this year’s Academy Award nominations at length, as well as a bracket pitting Best Picture winners since the year 2000 against each other to crown “Best Best Picture”. Plus, all the other stuff we’ve been watching. Dig in. 0:00...

The episode you’ve all been waiting for has arrived! We saw a lot of movies in the past 12 months, and the time has come to rank them. Join us as we count down our personal Top 10 films of 2017, and reflect on the year as a whole. There will be beers. There will be cheers. There will be tears. 0:00 – Introductions 10:58 – Top 10 Films of 2017 2:22:40 – The Rest of 2017 Music Intro: Phantom Thread...

Year one of the podcast is behind us! Tune in to our last episode recorded in 2017 to hear our thoughts on “Call Me By Your Name” and “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”. We also talk about the best movies we watched in 2017 that did not come out in 2017. Plus, all the usual banter and nonsense you’ve come to expect after a year of this goddamn thing. See everyone again in 2018! 0:00 – Introductions...

We’re quickly approaching the end of our first year doing the show, and we’ve saved the best for (second to) last with our biggest episode EVER. This thing is all killer no filler, with reviews of three of the most anticipated movies of the year (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, “The Disaster Artist” and “The Shape of Water”). As if that wasn’t enough, we also have a review of a wonderful, provocative...

The gang is back together again this week to talk about Pixar's new movie, "Coco". Find out how it stacks up against the rest of the studio's filmography in our second segment, where we pit Pixar's 16 greatest movies against each other to crown a winner. Stick around to the end for the introduction of our brand new segment, aptly called "Cinephile's Diarrhea". 0:00 – Introductions 6:34 – “Coco" Re...

Travis is off gallivanting around in the wonderful (terrible) state of Arizona this week, so we replaced him with the lovely Paris. This week we discuss “Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” as our featured reviews. We dig into everything else we’ve been watching in the second half of the show, with tangents galore. Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 7:59 – “Lady Bird” Spoiler-Free...

It’s Marvel-Mania over here on Cinephile’s Digest, as we dive deep into “Thor: Ragnarok” and butt heads along the way. We also have a featured review of the chilling revenge thriller “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”. There’s superhero talk, moral dilemmas, and sportsball all on the same episode. Dig in, everyone. 0:00 – Introductions 10:24 – “Thor: Ragnarok” Spoiler-Free Review 26:29 – “Thor: Ragnar...

‘Tis the season to be spooky. We all love Halloween here at Cinephile’s Digest, so to celebrate we created a bracket of what we feel are the 16 best, most important horror films released since the year 2000. We pitted them against each other in order to crown the greatest horror film of the new millennium. We also have full reviews of new releases “The Florida Project” and the Netflix original “Th...

The time has come (cum) for one of our most anticipated releases of the year: “Blade Runner 2049”. We’re joined on this episode by returning guests Paris and Jay to discuss the aforementioned film, as well as the latest Stephen King adaptation, Netflix’s “Gerald’s Game”. We get steadily more intoxicated on “bromosas” as the show goes on, and we also suck at talking into the mics when we’re sharing...

We're on the lam. In the most divisive episode to date, the gang gets together to review Darren Aronofsky's latest film "mother!", as well as the over-the-top "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" from director Matthew Vaughn. Who hated what? Who creamed? Who gets the most drunk this time? The answers await you. 0:00 – Introductions 13:19 – “mother!” Spoiler-Free Review 28:45 – “mother!” Review Continued...

The biggest horror movie the world has ever seen has finally hit the streets, and we’re here to talk about it. Join us for an in-depth review of Stephen King’s “IT”, as well as a featured review of the new Robert Pattinson film “Good Time”. We also spend some time discussing Stephen King adaptations in general, plus all the usual stuff. Get stoked. 0:00 – Introductions 6:50 – Stephen King Discussi...

Tom is busy in Paris eating escargot and wearing hooped shirts, but we have two killer guests to replace that jabroni. We're joined this week by returning guest Jay, and new guest Paris (no relation to the city). Join us for a review of Steven Soderbergh's new film "Logan Lucky", our personal Top 5 Heist Movies of All-Time, and much more. 0:00 – Introductions 6:36 – “Logan Lucky” Spoiler-Free Revi...