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Hello, romantics! The Sports Romance miniseries continues with one of the major movies of the 1990s: Cameron Crowe's JERRY MAGUIRE! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) is joined by Joe Buttice (@JoeyButts21) to talk about this classic starring Renee Zellweger, Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Regina King. Filled with quotable lines and lovable characters, the movie remains as sweet and charming as ev...

Skinamarink is one of the more divisive horror films of 2023. Audiences think it's either a lot of boring long shots of dark hallways or a lot of terrifying long shots of dark hallways. Luckily, Thomas and Bryan are here to set the record straight on Kyle Edward Ball's surreal sleeper hit! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What makes for a truly scary horror film? Why did the TikTok...

As Jacob (@jacob_denobel) continues his personal journey Matt (@TheRealMattC) has recruited Max (@ODSTSpartan) for a commentary for Ernest Dickerson's underrated Bones from 2002. Ever want to see Snoop Dogg play a mixture of 70s gangster, Freddy Krueger, and Pinhead? Well then Bones will most definitely be your jam. Listen along as Matt & Max have a ball revisiting this classic.

Cinema To The Letter continues its horror season with the surreal indie darling Phantasm! Joining Bryan and Thomas to discuss this legendary film is former Double Edged Double Bill host and big BOY in his own right, Adam Thomas! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Why did this very odd movie spawn a long-running franchise? What exactly is in those silver balls? How does one survive "...

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) continues the Sports Romance miniseries with 2015's Creed! A sequel/reboot of the Rocky franchise the film takes the series back to its roots. He welcomes back Ned Baker (@nednednedned) back to the podcast for this crowd-pleasing epic. Featuring a compelling romance between Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson, captivating fight sequences, and a tw...

The Halloween season is fast approaching, so Cinema To The Letter is getting spooky for their next batch of films! Thomas and Bryan kick off their horror-themed curation with Mario Bava's anthology film Black Sabbath! Three tales of terror that feature phone-based stalkers, Slavic vampires, and eerie corpses out to seek their vengeance. Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What does Bo...

Before our spooky second season starts next week, Cinema To The Letter is bringing you a bonus episode recorded this past Labor Day weekend at DragonCon! One of our usual hosts Thomas participated in a panel about the horror films of 2023 so far, alongside fellow panelists Crystal Cleveland, Christopher G. Moore, Hansi Oppenheimer, Aaron Michael Ritchey and DL Wainright! Listen as our panelists di...

Hello, romantics! It's the start of a new miniseries! We're tackling sports romances on It Pod to Be You. And what better way to start than John G. Avildsen's Oscar winner Rocky! The 1976 film is a stone-cold classic, one of the most influential movies of its era. Your host Manish (@verigay314) welcomes back Alisa Rivera (@bollywoodnewbie) for this special movie. Both a gritty rags to riches tale...

Cinema To The Letter is opening the curtain for season 2! This time, Thomas and Bryan are getting spooky to coincide with the Halloween season! Starting September 26th, our two heroes will start covering six horror films that fit the acronym of C for Classic, I for Indie, N for New, E for Egregious, M for Masterpiece and A for Atypical. Listen in to find out the specific films! Join our Patreon fo...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk over the original 2003 Saw short film that started it all! Stay tuned for commentaries covering ALL NINE SAW FILMS this September! Only on our Patreon! The first Saw commentary drops on Labor Day! TalkFilmSociety.com/SAW Patreon.com/TalkFilmSociety

Siobhan and Marcelo say goodbye to the blockbusters of summer 2023. They also talk Taylor Swift, Bottoms, The Outwaters, Ghostwatch, and, with the release of The Equalizer 3, they talk The Equalizer series.

Hello romantics! Guest host Megan Kearns (@OpinionessWorld) is here to chat with your regular host Manish (@vertigay314) on his favorite Queer Romance: 2005's Brokeback Mountain! What better way to end this miniseries than with Ang Lee's Oscar winning western-romance. Manish talks about his attachment to the film, the outstanding filmmaking, and how this movie has a more esoteric happy ending. It'...

Siobhan and Marcelo welcome Thomas and Bryan from Cinema to the Letter (@cinema2letter) to the show to discuss Gran Turismo, racing movies, Days of Thunder, raunchy teen sex comedies, Bottoms, American Pie, Oldboy, and a whole lot more!

Hello, romantics! It's the long-awaited grand finale of the Bad Romance miniseries. Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes guest Zaki Hassan (@zakiscorner) for Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece The Shining! Featuring one the most toxic marriages in Hollywood, the film has been interpeted and reinterpreted. But it's a horror classic for a reason. Starring Shelley Duvall and Jack Nicholson, The Shining is refle...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk a little about summer blockbusters yet again but then they mostly focus on the works of Neil Breen: Fateful Findings, Twisted Pair, and Cade: The Tortured Crossing!

The summer is winding down, so it's time for a close to the Cinema To The Letter's inaugural season on Blockbusters! Thomas, Bryan and their first ever special guest Marcelo J. Pico are here to talk all about the blockbuster to end all action hero runs Last Action Hero! Arnold Schwarzenegger's meta take on the films that created him was met with box office and critical disappointment 30 years ago,...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk summer blockbusters, vampire movies, Barbie (again), Ganga & Hess, Insidious: The Red Door, The Conjuring movies, Gravity, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and more!

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) enters the final month of the queer romance miniseries with Francis Lee's tender and gritty 2017 film God's Own Country! Picked by guest Michael Peers (@Michael_Peers) the film is an acclaimed look at opening up in relationships and how love and romance bring down barriers even in a harsh climate. Manish and Michael talk about the performances, the...

While a toon and a human try to solve a murder mystery, Bryan and Thomas are here to watch a modern masterpiece of a blockbuster! Yes, the penultimate episode of Cinema to the Letter's Blockbuster mini-series is all about the 1988 Robert Zemeckis film Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Why could Disney only make this film at this specific time? How did Bob Ho...

This month Matt (@TheRealMattC) finds himself stranded on LV-426 without a Jacob (@Jacob_Denobel) in sight! That's right, while Jacob is out on paternity leave, Matt is on a quest to find someone to talk to! This month Matt is joined by Diego Crespo (@thediegocrespo) in an attempt at an insightful look at Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien. It's the first Monsters Never Die commentary an...

Sure, Van Helsing can face off against the greatest monsters of all time. However, what can he do against the powers of a terrible script and hideous CG? Thomas and Bryan are here to find out for the fourth episode of their Blockbuster mini-series all about Stephen Sommer's egregiously bad summer 2004 flop Van Helsing! Together, our duo will answer the crucial questions. Could a Dark Universe ever...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk summer blockbusters, what’s playing in August, what’s been delayed, the movie Talk to Me, Plane, The Flash, the strike, and finally Deep Blue Sea and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film from 1990.

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) continues the queer romance miniseries with Weekend, the 2011 romance from Andrew Haigh. Chosen by returning guest Mark Perez (@iameldiablito), the film is a frank, sexy, romantic, and thought-provoking look at queerness and what it means to be who you are. Starring Tom Cullen and Chris New as two strangers who spend a weekend together, the film is...

While we're still in the radiant glow of Oppenheimer, let's look back at Christopher Nolan's last film Tenet! Together, Thomas and Bryan will answer the crucial questions. Was a global pandemic the only thing that doomed Tenet? What makes a great "vibes" movie? Will Christopher Nolan ever get back with Warner Bros after their relationship with the ultimate toxic boyfriend David Zaslav? Well, put o...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk summer blockbusters, the strike, Saw X, Barbie and Oppenheimer, and finally Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy. It’s a show!