House of Cinema

If there is one thing Claira and I are good at, it's crying during a movie. So we each picked our 5 favorite movies that make us cry the hardest and discussed what aspects of the movie cause us to sob uncontrollably. Some picks are a little more obvious, and some you might be surprised by. But if there's one thing I can safely guarantee, if you've been searching for movies to give y...

I am joined by long-time friend of the podcast, Nate Spencer, to discuss the most recent Michael Bay action extravaganza, Ambulance. Is Ambulance Michael Bay's best movie in years? The short answer- yes. But have we been too harsh on Bay's past filmography? Nate and I dive into what makes Ambulance great and discuss some other Bay's blockbuster films. In the second half of the podca...

With the release of Turning Red , we have Pixar movies on the brain. and as promised, Claira returns to the podcast to discuss the 7 best Pixar movies. Ranking Pixar is simultaneously easy and very difficult. Do you let your nostalgia make the decisions? Do you try to be as objective as possible? Do you pick the ones that make you cry the most? Turns out, it's a combination of all of those th...

I am joined once again by the always brilliant Claira Curtis to discuss Pixar's latest film, Turning Red, a film that's had quite the interesting response from parents and critics alike. Full disclosure, we love Turning Red and discuss why it works as one of Pixar's better coming of age films. Don't worry, we also attempt attempt to explore the insanity behind some of the ridic...

We are back! After a brief break, we are back in full swing discussing the latest indie flick, The Batman. A smaller movie that maybe some of you didn't get to catch. Well, not to worry, we discussed our non spoiler and spoiler thoughts. Joined once again by Nate Spencer, we also spent the second half of the podcast ranking the top 5 Batman movies. Is it possible that Batman and Robin made th...

2021 was a great movie year but it was an especially great movie year for animated films! From Disney to Pixar to Sony to another Boss Baby film, there were just so much great animated movies to consume. In this episode we focused on 3 animated films: The Mitchells vs the Machines Encanto Luca Also in this episode- our most anticipated 2022 animated films!

Horror in January?!? To celebrate the release of Scream (2022) or 5cream as it has been hilariously been called on the internet, we are going back to where it all started. We discussed... Matthew Lillard- better in Scream or Scooby-Doo? Who would die first when being chased by Ghostface? Ghostface or Freddy- the more iconic Wes Craven? Nightmare On Elm Street....also a great rap song? Check us on...

Continuing the retrospective on 2021, I am joined with long time friend and veteran guest of the podcast, Nate Spencer, to discuss some of the movies that disappointed us in 2021 but also some of the movies that surprised in 2021! The Matrix, No Way Home, Halloween Kills, Last Night in Soho....were these movies surprises or disappointments? Check out the episode and let us know what you think! Fol...

Happy New Year to all! 2021 was a wild year and strangely, a fantastic year for movies and a great bounce back from a quiet 2020. So I enlisted my good friend Claira to break down and complete the impossible task of listing the 5 movies that we loved the most. Check out our socials below! Joe Letterboxd Instagram TikTok Claira Letterboxd TikTok

Is A Christmas Story slight overrated? Possibly. But we here at the HoC podcast still absolutely adore it.  We discussed:  - the best quotes from the movie - swear words- Oh FUUUDGE - Team Real Christmas Tree or Team Fake Christmas Tree - Christmas Bullies - ranking child actor performances in Christmas movies and so much more!! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

After two episodes were lost due to technical difficulties, we here at the House of Cinema podcast were beginning to lose our Holiday spirit. But we are back and with our spirits rekindled mainly because we all forgot how much we love The Santa Clause . Maybe a tad underrated now and over shadowed by movies like The Grinch and Elf , we took the time to discuss what separates The Santa Clause from...

The celebration of Harry Potter month continues! Prisoner of Azkaban is largely considered one of the best, if not the best Harry Potter movie and we here at the HoC podcast definitely agree. We discussed: - our individual patronum - ranking movies with time travel elements in it - discussion of fictional movie jails - best scenes from HP: PoA And a lot more!! Follow us on social media! IG: @house...

We have officially reached our 60th episode! To celebrate, we took a slight break from discussing individual movies but to continue the month of celebrating everything Harry Potter, I am joined by film critic, good friend and Harry Potter mega-fan, Claira Curtis, to rank and discuss the top 5 Harry Potter movies! Some things that we discussed: - Does Chamber of Secrets really deserve the hate? - D...

Happy November! Horror month has sadly come to an end, so to help cure our blues we are dedicating all of November to everything and anything Harry Potter (except the Fantastic Beast franchise). And what better way to kick off the month and discuss the movie that started it all! We discussed: - what position would you play in quidditch? - establishing our houses - is Harry/Gryffindor insufferable?...

Week 3 of spooky season continues! This week, co-host Dillon wanted to revisit 28 Days Later, ANOTHER movie from 2002 (this was not planned).  28 Days Later helped breathe fresh air into a fatigued zombie genre and is beloved by all in the House of Cinema crew. Some things we discussed... - fast zombies vs slow zombies, which are scarier? - what do you grab first in an abandoned supermarket? - doe...

Bonus horror movie episode! I was joined by long time friend and past guest, Nate from @allthingsreviewed_ , and we discussed our 5 favorite horror movies...but with a slight twist. We were only allowed to select one movie per decade- 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s. From giallo to found footage, indie to horror blockbusters- we did our best to narrow down what we thought were some of the best and sca...

Week 2 of Horror Month! For this week's pick, we are sticking in 2002 but going a little bit scarier than Scooby-Doo. Signs is one of those movies that we deeply feel has aged incredibly well. Can we also get more horror movies about alien invasions?  We discussed:  - what makes the Brazilian birthday party video so scary?  - what is your final meal before an alien home invasion?  - ranking a...

We are back! We took a short break but are back just in time for spooky season.  2/3 of the House of Cinema crew love Halloween and horror movies...the other (cough Olivia cough) is not the biggest fan of Halloween and horror movies. So to ease ourselves into the Halloween season, we kicking it off with a fan favorite film, the 2002 live action Scooby-Doo.  It feels like this movie has had a recen...

We took a week break but are back to celebrate September, a month that symbolizes the end of summer and the start of school. So we decided to some our very favorite movies that revolved around schools and to kick things off, we are jumping straight into Easy-A (2010).  We discussed:  - best Natasha Beddingfield songs? - Easy-A or Crazy Stupid Love, which Emma Stone rom com do you prefer? - best mo...

We have reached the end of Animated August and for the final episode, our very one Dillon has chosen a movie that he feels is an underrated Dreamworks gem. Lets just say- not everyone agrees but Megamind still boasts an excellent voice ensemble, an original story and some great animated visuals.  We discussed:  - what would a Live Action Megamind really look like?  - could anyone else have voiced...

Continuing Animated August with what we think is an underrated classic, A Goofy Movie! A movie that deserves so much more love and respect. Sure, it wasn't as commercially successful as the movies that came before and after it, but it still has a lot of heart and a killer soundtrack! We discussed:  - should Donald Duck been in the movie?  - ranking other underrated Disney classics - animated...

Animated Movie month continues! If you've listened to the podcast in the past, you know today's episode is incredibly special because it is one of Olivia's favorite movies ever. Not jokingly, quite literally in her top 5 of all time.  So it was only natural to discuss Shrek 2 for Animated August! We discussed:  - what could Shrek 5 be about?  - Shrek 1 vs Shrek 2 - Animated Movie Se...

Happy 50th Episode!  Thank you to all for the continued support! It has been a long and arduous journey but has been a blast getting here.  And we could not think of a better way to celebrate than to draft our favorite animated movies! We drafted the following positions:  Pre-80s Animated Movie 80s-90s Animated Movie 21st Century Animated Movie Pixar Movie Dreamworks Movie Non-Disney/Non-Dreamwork...

Finishing off the month of July with one of the most popular cult classic movies, The Princess Bride! Do you think anyone actually dislikes this movies? It seems.... inconceivable ! But in all seriousness, despite being over 30 years old, The Princess Bride is still an incredibly wholesome, charming and hilarious movie that can clearly stand the test of time. We discussed: - do you think Hollywood...

In the month of July, we here at the House of Cinema are discussing everything underrated and we thought Tron: Legacy fit the bill perfectly.  A certified cult classic movie that was a sequel to another cult classic movie? You don't see that very often but we here at House of Cinema (well 2/3rds of us) believe that Tron: Legacy has something very special to offer.  Drinking Game: Take a shot...