Esoterica Cinema

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 8 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Super Bamboo-matic '76" inspired by Harakiri (and Dan Akroyd/SNL!). In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd jus...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1962's Harakiri! If this one sounds familiar, it's because it's one of the most respected films to ever come out of Japan, and is featured in IMDB's Top 100 Films of All-Time. It is also include...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 7 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Ry-ant!" inspired by Matinee. In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to hear to the sketch on its ow...

Hello peoples and welcome to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1993's Matinee! Remember that one? You'd be forgiven if not, it made a disappointing $9.5M on a budget of $13M. But it's got John Goodman with Joe Dante at the helm, so it's not all bad. *** Com...

Friends of the show Javan and Eric drop by to give us their list of pros and cons for 2021's The Tomorrow War, as featured in our monthly bonus episode Viva Esoterica!

Hey there, friends! For season 2, we've decided to try something a little different and we really hope you like it. As you all know, we do a unique comedy sketch for every episode, and in that spirit we wanted to try out some more fun variety-type features and combine them into one package for you to enjoy every month. So we created the Viva Esoterica Variety Special! Some of the features will be...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 6 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Michael Bay's Grave of the Fireflies" inspired by Grave of the Fireflies. In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you...

Hello peoples and welcome back to another episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 1988's Grave of the Fireflies, and what better film to bring in some guest hosts with! Other people like emotionally draining WWII films, don't they? Let's hope Kraig & Seamus from the awes...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode5 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Country Store" inspired by Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to listen t...

Hello peoples and welcome back to another fun-ass episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 2010's Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. Will the guys be impressed by Alan Tudyk & Tyler Labine's boyish charms? Will they be disappointed by the lack of interesting deaths? And will they be...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 4 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Jody White for Sheriff" inspired by The Void. In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to listen to th...

Hello peoples and welcome back to another fun-ass episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 2016's The Void. Will the guys be impressed by what Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie can do on a shoestring budget? Will they be disappointed by the lack of a cohesive story? A...

Friends of the show Javan and Eric drop by to give us their list of pros and cons for 2021's Spiral, as featured in our monthly bonus episode Viva Esoterica!

Hey there, friends! For season 2, we've decided to try something a little different and we really hope you like it. As you all know, we do a unique comedy sketch for every episode, and in that spirit we wanted to try out some more fun variety-type features and combine them into one package for you to enjoy every month. So we created the Viva Esoterica Variety Special! (though that name will most c...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 3 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Camp Arcadia" inspired by The Endless. In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just like to listen to the sketc...

Hello peoples and welcome back to another fun-ass episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 2017's The Endless. Will the guys be impressed by what Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead can do with a few bucks and a camera? Will they be disappointed by the lack of splashy specia...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial or sketchy-sketch at the end of the episode. We're posting them separately in case you'd like to hear it again or for the first time! *** Episode 2 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Malt Diznee presents Under the Skin" inspired by Under the Skin. In case you didn't listen to the episode, or if you'd just l...

Hello peoples and welcome back to another fun-ass episode of Esoterica Cinema, the podcast where the hosts take movies way more seriously than they do themselves! *** This week, the random wheel of chance has landed on 2013's Under the Skin. Will the guys be impressed by Jonathan Glazer's slow, meticulous direction? Will they be satisfied by the subdued performances? And will they finally learn ho...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial (or sketchy-sketch!) during one of our breaks. We put a lot of work into them, and since everyone seems to agree they're a lot of fun, we figured we'd share them with you separately during our off weeks. *** Episode 1 of Season 2 features this sketch, "Home Seekers: New Zealand" inspired by Dead Alive/Brain...

Hello peoples and welcome back to a brand-spanking-new season of your favorite film discussion program, Esoterica Cinema! This season promises to bring more films, more laughs, more guesthouses, and even some unique bonus episodes! And yes, we're still doing the comedy sketches, in case you were wondering. *** To kick things off, we're looking at 1993's Dead Alive (or Braindead if you're the inter...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial (or sketchy-sketch!) during one of our breaks. We put a lot of work into them, and since everyone seems to agree they're a lot of fun, we figured we'd share them with you separately during our off weeks. *** Episode 20 features this sketch, "Charles Cheesie's Family Restaurant" inspired by Willy's Wonderlan...

What do you get when you cross a banana-pants crazy actor like Nic Cage with a bunch of other people you've never heard of before? This Season 1 Finale of Esoterica Cinema starring Jason & Ryan, featuring Willy's Wonderland! *** Will the guys find enough death and mayhem to satisfy their cartoonish craving? Will they be charmed by the wordless performance of the great Cage? And will they finally l...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial (or sketchy-sketch!) during one of our breaks. We put a lot of work into them, and since everyone seems to agree they're a lot of fun, we figured we'd share them with you separately during our off weeks. *** Episode 19 features this sketch, "Vincent Gallo Wines" inspired by Buffalo '66. In case you didn't l...

We've got another fantabulous trip through the cinematic ether as Jason & Ryan take a look at two old-school indie films, one from the nineties in Buffalo '66 from Vincent Gallo and another from the seventies in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie from John Cassavettes. *** Will the guys find Vincent Gallo and Ben Gazzara to be compelling protagonists? Will they be charmed by the number of seemingly s...

Every episode of Esoterica Cinema features a comedy sketch in the form of a fake commercial (or sketchy-sketch!) during one of our breaks. We put a lot of work into them, and since everyone seems to agree they're a lot of fun, we figured we'd share them with you separately during our off weeks. *** Episode 18 features this sketch, "Audiodrome" inspired by Videodrome. In case you didn't listen to t...