Thank God For Movies

In what will likely go down as the nerdiest and most esoteric Extra Milestone yet, I am joined by my good friend and fellow hardcore cinephile Andrew McMahon to discuss a pair of significant, influential, and all-around great films. We begin with a lengthy discussion of Michelangelo Antonioni’s reflective 1975 thriller The Passenger, in addition to Antonioni’s career as a whole that we...

Special guest Emily Kubincanek joins us for a marathon of reviews this week, starting with the new Netflix action blockbuster, The Old Guard , starring Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne. Then we loop into Hulu's time-bending rom-com Palm Springs , starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti. Tom Hanks writes and stars in the new Apple TV+ WWII epic, Greyhound , which just released this week. We slow th...

Promises are being fulfilled left and right on this week’s Extra Milestone, in which the long-awaited debut of podcast veteran Adonis Gonzalez finally takes place! Adonis and I have a trio of dramatically contrasting movies to discuss, starting with a lengthy exploration of John Ford’s depression-era adaptation of John Steinbeck’s  The Grapes of Wrath.  We continue...

In this episode about Hamilton , the live-recording of the hit broadway musical starring the original cast (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, and many more) now streaming on Disney+, Jon raps. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – I’m Not Throwin’ Away My Pod 00:02:45 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:06:15 –  Titanic , backlash, and you 00:18:30 –&nb...

Special guest Emily Kubincanek joins us for a double milestone feature of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca , which just celebrated 80 years since its release, as well as Jacques Becker’s final film Le Trou (or The Hole ), which recently had its 60th anniversary. As always, we lay out the context for what makes these films so memorable all these years later, plus there’s a little conten...

Is Jon Stewart’s sophomore feature film irresistible? Is Dave Bautista our kind of spy? Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga? Find out on this week’s episode of Cinemaholics Z. Show Notes: 00:00:00 – Death Cab For Spy Kids 00:03:55 – Intro & Off-Topics 00:06:20 –  Eric Andre: Legalize Everything , Disclosure , Athlete: A 00:14:35 –&...

In what will go down as the very first triple header in Extra Milestone history, I am joined once again by  Anyway, That's All I Got  veteran Jason Read! Jason and I take a look at both the French New Wave and the work of Jean-Luc Godard with  Breathless  (1960), explore a fantastic and somewhat lesser-known horror classic with  Eyes Without A Face  (1960), and round...

This week, we're kicking the show off with a brief conversation about The Last of Us Part II , plus some listener feedback about political ideologies informing our film reviews. Then we kick off the week's new releases with Miss Juneteenth , a recent Sundance family drama starring Nicole Beharie. We also fasten our seatbelts for a review of 7500 , a claustrophobic hijacking thriller starring Josep...

The Extra Milestone crew has so far been "silent" when it comes to covering silent films, and for that, we have no excuse. But consider this deep dive of Buster Keaton's comedic classic Seven Chances to be our comeuppance! That's right, the screwball romantic comedy that helped define the genre recently celebrated 95 glorious years, making this the oldest film we've ever covered on the show. You'l...

Special guest Charlie Ridgely of Comicbook.com joins the show for a death-defying review of Spike Lee's new joint Da 5 Bloods , which is now streaming on Netflix. We also answer a listener question, rant about Artemis Fowl (now on Disney+), and finish things out with a balanced discussion of Judd Apatow's new dramedy The King of Staten Island starring Pete Davidson and Bill Burr, which just came o...

We haven't left our cabin for two months, but the good news is we have an internet connection, which means we just watched Shirley on Hulu! After a brief discussion of HBO Max and our current efforts to support causes related to the Black Lives Matter movement, we review some of the notable film releases of the last week, including Shirley from director Josephine Decker starring Elisabeth Moss and...

When you wish upon a Pod, doesn't matter which host you are. When you wish upon a Pod, your streams come true. That's right. We're celebrating the 80th anniversary of Pinocchio this month on Extra Milestone. But first, a quick word from our good friend, Willt—I mean Walt Disney. Also, be sure to stick around toward the end of the show for a major announcement concerning the Extra Milestone p...

This past week may not have opened on a—ahem—high note, but that doesn't mean the Cinemaholics are tuning out on the latest batch of film releases. After a quick birthday shoutout for our favorite movies ever and a mini review of "Space Force" on Netflix, we jump into our in-depth review of The High Note , a new feel-good comedy-drama starring Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cub...

The Lovebirds just hit Netflix, so Jon and Will are hitting the mic to talk about it. Does this new action rom-com starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, which was originally planned for a theatrical release, scratch our itch for a studio comedy hitting the early ebbs of summer? Also, stay tuned for some extra reviews this week, including The Vast of Night , an indie sci-fi movie that just hit Ama...

Special guests Dan Murrell and Sam Noland are here to chat about Zack Snyder's recently announced director's cut of Justice League , which came out in 2017 to mostly negative reviews (from us, included). We break down this big news, explain what it means for the movie industry, and speculate about what the cut might look and feel like and what other director's cuts we're hoping to see someday. Che...

Zoinks! Like, we’re finally reviewing Scoob! man! I’m Mathew Lillard, the real voice of Shaggy, and Jon and Will hired me to write this episode description for them. Those guys really know how to make a dude like me feel welcome. So like, special guests Matt Serafini and Chris Sheridan are totally here to help out, man! But I gotta be honest, why can’t we ever review, like, a Bur...

Like, we’re totally traveling to the 80s, man! Will our review of Valley Girl starring Jessica Rothe be as bitchin’ as the original from 1983? As if! But we go even further back in time to discuss Josh Trank’s new biopic Capone starring Tom Hardy, and something smells with this movie, dude! Let’s slow down a bit and relax by the driveway in Driveways , which is a super chil...

Hit it! Yo it’s Jon and Will and they’re here to chat, CINEMAHOLICS IS WHERE IT’S AT. A podcast, a film show, reviews galore. If you’re not into it, there’s the DOOR . It starts with Beastie Boys and here’s their Story , an Apple TV doc about all their glory . On Netflix we stan , Alice Wu’s romance , it’s THE HALF OF IT , and you stand no CHANCE . W...

Special guest Emily Kubincanek joins us for a bonus review of The Plot Against America , a new HBO mini-series starring Zoe Kazan, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, and many more. From David Simon (creator of The Wire ), this alternate history drama follows a Jewish family in 1940s New Jersey trying to grapple with the presidency of Charles Lindbergh, who wins on a platform of staying out of World War...

Hey folks, Coach here. Ready to tell you all about our Bad Education review this week. Now on HBO. Ya gotta trust your teachers, but what if your superintendent was secretly Hugh Jackman? What if Allison Janney was his right hand? Don’t worry. I got my eye on both ’em. Anyway, we also got you folks covered on The Willoughbys , the new Netflix animated film. Time for a history lesson wi...

Well, the news is out. Jon and Will’s parents just got married, which means Cinemaholics has a brand new intro to mark the occasion. Once that’s out of the way, the bruthas get down to business reviewing Sergio , the new Netflix film starring Wagner Moura and Ana de Armas. After a quick chat about their favorite flicks of 2020 so far, the mismatched duo discuss the new sci-fi horror th...

We may not be allowed to explore the world right now, but a mere quarantine won't stop these Trolls from rocking out. In this action-packed episode of Cinemaholics, we open with an extended Off-Topics section covering all the latest shows we've been watching, including Quibi, for some reason. After a quick PSA, we discuss DreamWorks and Universal's surprise straight-to-streaming sequel, Trolls: Wo...

Special guest Sam Noland joins us for a weird review of the new weird western Bacurau , now available through some streaming platforms and maybe your local arthouse theater. The gang also discusses a new sci-fi horror flick called The Platform on Netflix, the HBO documentary mini-series McMillion$ , yet another sci-fi horror flick called Swallow starring Haley Bennett, and stoner buddy comedy Coff...

From rednecks to orange chests, we’ve to you covered this week on Cinemaholics. First we dive into the insanity of Joe Exotic in the new Netflix documentary series, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness . Then we really kick into gear for our review of Bloodshot , a Vin Diesel action movie that only briefly appeared in theaters before getting blasted into VOD. Last, we discuss a pair of mor...

The cinema may be closed, but not Cinemaholics! We're covering some of the most notable new streaming releases hitting your WiFi router, which include a Sundance indie on Hulu starring Pete Davidson, a would-be Oscar contender on Apple TV+ starring Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson, a Disney+ original music drama starring Grace VanderWaal, and a crime drama on Netflix starring Amy Ryan. Show No...