Esoterica Cinema

This week's sketch is Gramburger Helper, inspired by Tokyo Story. Written and produced by Ryan Seybold Performed by Ryan Seybold and Jason Peters

Tokyo Story is a film that comes loaded with expectations given its recent anointment as one of the all-time pinnacles of cinema. However, it is entirely possible that the weight of these expectations has a tremendous and ultimately negative effect on the initial viewing experience, setting the film up to be a much larger and more grandiose experience than it ultimately is. In this episode, Jason...

On this week's 5 Minute Review, Ryan takes a look at the extravagant, over-the-top production that is Bram Stoker's Dracula from filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. #dracula #bramstokersdracula #francisfordcoppola #garyoldman #winonaryder #keanureeves #indiefilmpodcast #indiemoviepodcast #filmreview #moviereview #filmreviewpodcast #moviereviewpodcast

We've got our latest, greatest sketch live for your amusement in case you didn't catch the episode! Episode 87 of Season 3 features this sketch, "Crunters" inspired by Critters. This one was written & produced by Jason, and features voice acting from both Jason and Ryan. Enjoy! *** Written & Produced by Jason Peters Performed by Jason Peters and Ryan Seybold *** Follow us on Twitter @Esote...

We're officially knee-deep into Season 3 and what a season it's been! If you haven't yet, be sure to go back through the last few months and check out our 5 Minute Review Series, featuring Jason or Ryan giving a brief breakdown of interesting films from cinematic history. We've also had some great guest spots this season and pre-season, like Jesse from Sudden But Inevitable, MJ from Let's Jaws a M...

To help break up those long, lonely weeks between full-length episodes, we're dropping 5 Minute Reviews on ya every other week! 5 Minute Reviews feature Jason or Ryan reviewing a film from the Esoterica Cinema universe in - you guessed it - 5 minutes. But it's an Esoterica Cinema five minutes which means it could go as long as ten. Our 5 Minute Reviews are short-form and spoiler-free. This week, J...

We've got our latest, greatest sketch live for your amusement in case you didn't catch the episode! Episode 7 of Season 3 features this sketch, "Murray & Beatrice's Fine Dresses & Alterations" inspired by Phantom Thread. This one was written & produced by Jason, and features voice acting from both Jason and Ryan, as well as sketch regular Debi! Enjoy! *** Written & Produced by Jaso...

We're officially knee-deep into Season 3 and what a season it's been! If you haven't yet, be sure to go back through the last few months and check out our 5 Minute Review Series, featuring Jason or Ryan giving a brief breakdown of interesting films from cinematic history. We've also got some great guest spots on our long-form episodes, like Jesse from Sudden But Inevitable, Wyndham from Celluloid...

To help break up those long, lonely weeks between full-length episodes, we've decided to carry over our popular 5 Minute Review Series into the regular season! 5 Minute Reviews feature Jason or Ryan reviewing a film from the Esoterica Cinema universe in - you guessed it - 5 minutes. But it's an Esoterica Cinema five minutes which means it'll likely go as long as ten. Our 5 Minute Reviews are short...

We've got our latest, greatest sketch live for your amusement in case you didn't catch the episode! Episode 6 of Season 3 features this sketch, "Air BnBeez in the Trap" inspired by Assault on Precinct 13. This one was written & produced by Ryan, and features voice acting from both Jason and Ryan, as well as sketch regular Debi! Enjoy! *** Written & Produced by Ryan Seybold Performed by Rya...

We're officially knee-deep into Season 3 and what a season it's been! If you haven't yet, be sure to go back through the last few months and check out our 5 Minute Review Series, featuring Jason or Ryan giving a brief breakdown of interesting films from cinematic history. We've also got some great guest spots on our long-form episodes, like Jesse from Sudden But Inevitable, Wyndham from Celluloid...

To help break up those long, lonely weeks between full-length episodes, we've decided to carry over our popular 5 Minute Review Series into the regular season! 5 Minute Reviews feature Jason or Ryan reviewing a film from the Esoterica Cinema universe in - you guessed it - 5 minutes. But it's an Esoterica Cinema five minutes which means it'll likely go as long as ten. Our 5 Minute Reviews are short...

We've got our latest, greatest sketch live for your amusement in case you didn't catch the episode! Episode 5 of Season 3 features this sketch, "Original Recipe Coca-Cola" inspired by Sweet Smell of Success This one features both Jason and Ryan, along with amazing voice actress Debi and the debut of our friend Patrick from Vintage Video! Enjoy! *** Written & Produced by Jason Peters Performed...

The Esoterica Cinema train keeps rolling along with our fifth proper episode of Season 3! We're officially knee-deep into Season 3 and what a season it's been! If you haven't yet, be sure to go back through the last few months and check out our 5 Minute Review Series. It continues to receive a strong response, and features Jason or Ryan giving a brief breakdown of interesting films in cinematic hi...

To help break up those long, lonely weeks between full-length episodes, we've decided to carry over our popular 5 Minute Review Series into the regular season! 5 Minute Reviews feature Jason or Ryan reviewing a film from the Esoterica Cinema universe in - you guessed it - 5 minutes. But it's an Esoterica Cinema five minutes which means it'll likely go as long as ten. Our 5 Minute Reviews are short...

If you're just hearing about us, we do these comedy sketches for each one of our main episodes, and then post them on their own the following week for anyone who didn't catch the episode to enjoy. They often take the form of a fake commercial, but they can sometimes look like (sound like?) sketchy-sketches. *** Episode 4 of Season 3 features this sketch, "Schoolhouse Rock the Vote" inspired by Ele...

The Esoterica Cinema train keeps rolling along with our third proper episode of Season 3! We're officially knee-deep into Season 3 and what a season it's been! If you haven't yet, be sure to go back through the last few months of episodes and check out our 5 Minute Review Series. It's been getting a very strong response, and features Jason or Ryan giving a brief breakdown of interesting films in c...

To help break up those long, lonely weeks between full-length episodes, we've decided to carry over our rather popular 5 Minute Review Series into the regular season! 5 Minute Reviews feature Jason or Ryan reviewing a film from the Esoterica Cinema universe in - you guessed it - 5 minutes. But it's an Esoterica Cinema five minutes which means it'll likely go as long as ten. Our 5 Minute Reviews ar...

If you're just hearing about us, we do these comedy sketches for each one of our main episodes, and then post them on their own the following week for anyone who didn't catch the episode to enjoy. They often take the form of a fake commercial, but they can sometimes look like (sound like?) sketchy-sketches. *** Episode 3 of Season 3 features this sketch, "The Stalker's Handbook" inspired by Follow...

The Esoterica Cinema train keeps rolling along with our third proper episode of Season 3! We had a lot of fun in the off-season, and created some amazing content, both long-form and short-form. If you haven't yet, be sure to go back through the last few months of episodes and see if our new 5 Minute Review Series tickles your fancy. We've also got some great guest spots, like Jesse from Sudden But...

To help break up those long, lonely weeks between full-length episodes, we've decided to carry over our rather popular 5 Minute Review Series! 5 Minute Reviews feature Jason or Ryan reviewing a film from the Esoterica Cinema universe in - you guessed it - 5 minutes. But it's an Esoterica Cinema five minutes which means it'll likely go as long as ten. Our 5 Minute Reviews are short-form and spoiler...

If you're just hearing about us, we do these comedy sketches for each one of our main episodes, and then post them on their own the following week for anyone who didn't catch the episode to enjoy. They often take the form of a fake commercial, but they can sometimes look like (sound like?) sketchy-sketches. *** Episode 2 of Season 3 features this sketch, "Salieri's Mediocre Italian Restaurant" ins...

We are officially back with our second proper episode of Season 3! We had a lot of fun in the off-season, and created some amazing content, both long-form and short-form. If you haven't yet, be sure to go back through the last few months of episodes and see if our new 5 Minute Review Series tickles your fancy. We've also got some great guest spots, like Jesse from Sudden But Inevitable, Wyndham fr...

To help break up those long, lonely weeks between full-length episodes, we've decided to carry over our rather popular 5 Minute Review Series! 5 Minute Reviews feature Jason or Ryan reviewing a film from the Esoterica Cinema universe in - you guessed it - 5 minutes. But it's an Esoterica Cinema f five minutes which means it'll likely go as long as ten. Our 5 Minute Reviews are short-form and spoil...

If you're just hearing about us, we do these comedy sketches for each one of our main episodes, and then post them on their own the following week for anyone who didn't catch the episode to enjoy. They often take the form of a fake commercial, but they can sometimes look like (sound like?) sketchy-sketches. *** Episode 1 of Season 3 features this sketch, "Dickshooter" inspired by Robocop. Special...