Imbibe Cinema

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Season three has arrived just in time for Thanksgiving! Kicking off the new season, the Imbibe Cinema crew discuss John Hughes's Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), which features performances by Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Dylan Baker, Kevin Bacon, Edie McClurg, and more. The featured cocktails for this post-screening discussi...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team In this special episode, producer Michael Noens of the Imbibe Cinema podcast invites you to listen to a conversation between actors Jonathan C. Legat and Stephanie Wyatt as they reflect on their performances in the independent film Coasting (2010). Two people, both in relationships, find love in the most unlikely place: a remote hotel bar in the small Midwest tow...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Surprise! The Imbibe Cinema crew has one final bonus episode this season that breaks away from the usual format to discuss a variety of Christmas movies. Enjoy our "Christmas Medley" where we talk about It's A Wonderful Life (1946), The Ref (1994) and The Holiday (2006). In this episode, Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival Operations Director an...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team The Imbibe Cinema crew closes out season two with Amy Poehler's Wine Country (2019), which features performances by Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, Tina Fey, Jason Schwartzman, and more. The featured cocktail for this post-screening discussion is the The Fruity White Wine. A group of friends head to the land...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team The Imbibe Cinema crew dives into another Michael Showalter film this season! The Big Sick (2017) features performances by Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff, Adeel Akhtar, and more. The featured cocktail for this post-screening discussion is the Coma Shot. Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emil...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team The Imbibe Cinema crew raves about Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023), starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblat, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Helen Mirren, Issa Rae, and more. The featured cocktail for this post-screening discussion is Frosé. Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful an...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team The Imbibe Cinema crew discusses Scott Z. Burns' The Report (2019), starring Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Sarah Goldberg, Michael C. Hall, Douglas Hodge, Fajer Kaisi, Ted Levine, Jennifer Morrison, and more. The featured cocktail for this post-screening discussion is The Senator. The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s swee...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team The Imbibe Cinema crew shares their love and appreciation for Jake Kasdan's "Zero Effect" (1998), starring Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Hugh Ross, Sarah DeVincentis, Matt O'Toole, Michele Mariana, and more. The featured cocktail for this post-screening discussion is The Detective. Daryl Zero is...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team The Imbibe Cinema crew shares their love and appreciation for Michael Showalter's "Hello, My Name is Doris" (2015), starring Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Stephen Root, Natasha Lyonne, Kumail Nanjiani, Tyne Daly, Isabella Acres, and more. The featured cocktail for this post-screening discussion is the Staten Island Ferry. With help from...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team The Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the cast, characters, direction, story, screenplay, and style of Sam Mendes' "Away We Go" (2009), starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Messina, Melanie Lynskey, Josh Hamilton, and more. A couple expecting their first child...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Kicking off the long-awaited second season, the Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the cast, characters, direction, story, screenplay, and style of Paul McGuigan's "Lucky Number Slevin" (2006), starring Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Sir Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci, Mykelti Williamson, Corey Stoll, and more. A case of mistaken ide...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the cast, characters, direction, story, screenplay, and style for Jim Jarmusch's "The Dead Don't Die" (2019), starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, RZA, Rosie Perez, Carol Kane, and Selena Gomez. The peaceful town of Centerville...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the story, screenplay, direction, characters, and casting for Olivia Wilde's feature-length directorial debut BOOKSMART, starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon, Billie Lourd, Eduardo Franco, Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the casting, performances, editing, cinematography, and themes behind the 2013 Steven Knight drama "Locke," starring Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Olivia Coleman, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, and Tom Holland. The film tells the story of a dedicated family man and successful construction manager who receives a phone call on the eve o...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the story, direction, casting, direction, and music behind the 2018 Brett Haley comedy/drama "Hearts Beat Loud," starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner, and Ted Danson. The film tells the story of a father and daughter who form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she le...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the script, editing, casting, and symbolism behind the 2019 Netflix romantic comedy "Always Be My Maybe," starring Ali Wong and Randall Park. In this episode, host Jonathan C. Legat is joined by Tricia Legat and Michael Noens. Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Always Be My Maybe," watch the...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Imbibe Cinema crew discusses the casting, direction, symbolism, and interpretation of the 2019 perspective shift Shakespeare drama "Ophelia," starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, George MacKay, Tom Felton, and Clive Owen. In this episode, host Jonathan C. Legat is joined by Tricia Legat and Michael Noens while they imbibe The Drowning Ophelia cocktail. R...