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Send us Fan Mail If getting giddy over a movie about serial killers makes you crazy, then we don't want to be sane. This time on Speaking Cinema, Johnathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs. We dive head long into maybe the best film to win best picture and maybe one of the greatest films ever made. We gush over everything from the electric pacing, to Demme's masterful direction and...

Send us Fan Mail Zombeaster is pulling into the station this week on Speaking Cinema. And what better way to bring it all home than with the best zombie film made this century; Train to Busan. We talk about everything from The Romero Rules of Zombies, South Korea's complicated political history and how the zombie apocalypse can be solved with a bag of weed. We've laughed, we've crie...

Send us Fan Mail Is it a Zombie film? Is it a rom-com? Well, one thing's for sure, its ZombEaster here Speaking Cinema. In an episode that's been years in the making, the gang tackles a film that revitalized a genre, spawned legions of imitators and holds a special place in the hearts of filmmakers of a certain age. So sink your teeth into Part 2 of our three-episode zombie block, with E...

Send us Fan Mail It's Spring time at Speaking Cinema and we all know what that means. That's right. It's another theme month. Welcome heathens and heretics to the inaugural Zombeaster. This month we'll be covering three zombie classics from some of cinema's most celebrated filmmakers. And what better way to kick off an ode to the zombie film than covering the granddaddy of...

Send us Fan Mail The Revolution may not be televised...but it sure will be podcasted. This week on Speaking Cinema we take a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. In what might be our most politically charged episode to date, we talk about the dangers of extremist ideology, how activism can drain you emotionally and how to make your pocket of the world a little better. From...

Send us Fan Mail This Podcast goes to eleven. Speaking Cinema kicks off its fifth season with Rob Reiner's gleefully silly This is Spinal Tap. The boys pay tribute to an unsung Hollywood hero, recite their favorite lines from the movie and (somehow) find a way to relate working in film to being a heroin addict. Turn up the volume and be sure not to step on tiny Stonehenge monument, This is Sp...

Send us Fan Mail Ho! Ho! Ho! And a metric ton of egg nog for everyone! To end the 4th Season of Speaking Cinema, we're giving the audience something special; three movies for the price of one. Its a Christmas extravaganza...with our usual blend of wit, commentary and toliet humor.  First up, Anthony and his friend Cody tackle perhaps the most beloved Christmas classic of all time, Frank Capra...

Send us Fan Mail Institutional failure, rampant corruption and the scariest grandpa you'll ever meet...and maybe the most fun film we've covered so far. This week, the boys tackle Michael Mann's self assured directorial debut; Thief.  We dive into subjects like Mann's painstaking attention to detail, James Caan's electric performance and debate the failings of the criminal...

Send us Fan Mail And now it's Anthony's turn to have an existential breakdown. This week on Speaking Cinema, the boys fell for it again. What was supposed to be a fun anime about two young lovers turns into a deep look into global warming, human sacrifice and whether or not mankind is capable of evolving to survive a cataclysmic event. But its ok. Why? Because Elon Musk can't make t...

Send us Fan Mail Well, this is nice. Just a simple comedy about a farting...OH MY GOD WHY DO WE FEEL ALL THE FEELINGS?!? This week on Speaking Cinema, we dive into The Daniels' breakthrough film 'Swiss Army Man'. What we thought was going to be a breezy film about a farting corpse, turns into a full discussion about the meaning of life and what it means to be a humanist. Come for th...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween everyone! We've finally reached the end of our horror series and we've decided to go out on a high note...by paying Adam's relatives a visit in beautiful Tromaville, NJ. This week, we subvert the slasher genre with the 1984 exploitation classic, The Toxic Avenger. Listen as the boys discuss the New York Grindhouse scene of the 70s and 80s, how a Yale...

Send us Fan Mail Do you like scary movies? The guys at Speaking Cinema do (even if one of them doesn't like this week's movie). This week, we take a hard look at Wes Craven's 1996 slasher deconstruction, Scream. Listen as Adam, Anthony and Jon discuss sensationalism in media, the performance of Matthew Lillard and why Scream was a necessary film in the arc of cinematic horror. Hope...

Send us Fan Mail Speaking Cinema dives headfirst into the spooky season with one of the most influential films of the half century; John Carpenter's Halloween. This week, the boys talk about the slasher film master mold, horror fandom's brighter side and debate the merits of the virginal final girl trope. We've got a fun slate of films this October, so stick around for a scary good...

Send us Fan Mail Step right up and see a film as strange as it is touching. This week on Speaking Cinema, the boys tackle Pre-Code Hollywood, the birth of Exploitation Cinema, and a final image so powerful it moves one of the co-hosts to tears. This week, Tod Browning's Freaks.  Like the episode? Leave us a comment, or send us an email at SpeakingCinemaPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what y...

Send us Fan Mail After a sobering experience covering V for Vendetta, the boys decide to watch something a little lighter...which turns out to be a film where everyone dies in the end. This week, Speaking Cinema tackles Martin Scorsese's Oscar winning crime drama 'The Departed'. Listen as the lace curtain motherf*ckers discuss race relations in Boston, Alec Baldwin's oddly come...

Send us Fan Mail We're back! After a few months away, Speaking Cinema officially relaunches with James McTeigue's 2005 film V for Vendetta. Listen as Adam, Anthony and Jon talk about the finer point of adaptation, wax philosophic about the state of the world... and do everything in their power to get put on a government watch list. Break out your Guy Fawkes masks, this is V for Vendetta....

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Speaking Cinema podcast, Andrew Schwarz and Jesse Mendelsohn delve into the emotional and thematic depths of Celine Song's 'Past Lives.' They explore the intricate relationship between romance and personal growth, the cultural identity of the characters, and the film's unique storytelling techniques. The conversation highlights the emotio...

Send us Fan Mail **WATCH US AND SUBSCRIBE on YouTube! (@SpeakingCinemaPodcast) This special episode features a panel of two guest filmmakers, Adam Seccafico and Jon Bewley, who join Andrew in discussing one of the most unique and seminal filmmakers in the history of cinema. David Lynch was an American surrealist and independent filmmaker who inspired multiple generations of artists and moviegoers...

Send us Fan Mail WELCOME TO SEASON 3! **WATCH US now/subscribe on YouTube! (@SpeakingCinemaPodcast) Andrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, discuss the complex meaning of one of the the most sardonic and biting satires you've never seen: Michael Lehmann's cult classic from 1988, Heathers . This explosive film offers hilarious moments with gutsy, pitch dark thematic...

Send us Fan Mail **WATCH US now/subscribe on YouTube! (SpeakingCinemaPodcast) SEASON 2 AI DOUBLE FEATURE FINALE, MOVIE 2 OF 2. Andrew and special guest, Jon Bewley, examine the meaning of the incredible, unique Spike Jonze love story from 2013, Her. With its dry, charming humor and piercing introspective emotional honesty, this one-of-a-kind experience will make you reflect deeply on your own rela...

Send us Fan Mail **WATCH US now/subscribe on YouTube! (SpeakingCinemaPodcast) SEASON 2 AI DOUBLE FEATURE FINALE, MOVIE 1 OF 2. Andrew and special guest, Greg Jolley, discuss the meaning of Alex Garland's masterful and exquisite 2014 sci-Fi drama/thriller, Ex Machina . Oscar-winning for its incredible special effects utilized for subtle yet comprehensive narrative significance, this dazzling a...

Send us Fan Mail **WATCH US now on YouTube! (@SpeakingCinemaPodcast) Andrew and special guest, Nicholas Stonehouse, take on Christopher Nolan's incredible 2023 Best Picture winning epic, Oppenheimer . Gracing us with one of the most stacked ensemble casts of all time including multiple Oscar-winning lead and supporting performances, this magnum opus of fire, fury, and fission will educate you...

Send us Fan Mail HALLOWEEN 2024 SERIES, FINAL MOVIE 3 of 3 Andrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, break down the meaning of one of the creepiest and most influential, iconic, and revered horror movies of ALL TIME -- Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, Psycho . This seminal classic with unforgettable performances and thrills might just frighten you so badly, you'll...

Send us Fan Mail HALLOWEEN 2024 SERIES, MOVIE 2 of 3 Andrew and special guest, Jon Bewley, examine their takes on the meaning of the bone-chilling mega-hit American horror remake from 2002, The Ring.   Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, Rango), this thrilling and ceaselessly scary modern classic will forever remind us that "what's down the well comes up the bucket.&quo...