Thank God For Movies

Special guest and fellow webhead Matt Serafini joins us for a full review of Spider-Man: Far From Home , the newest Marvel film featuring Tom Holland as everyone's favorite neighborhood superhero. We also catch up on some other films and shows we've been watching, including Stranger Things Season 3, Anima , and Annabelle Comes Home . This week’s theme music is “Far From Home Suite Home...

Jon, Will, Sam, and Julia talk about Ridley Scott's Alien , which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month! The Cinemaholics crew debates the film's most iconic moments, whether or not it's a masterpiece, and more. Theme Music:  “Main Title” by Jerry Goldsmith on the Alien Motion Picture Soundtrack. Help us decide what we should discuss for July, 2019! Our options are: Easy Ride...

Do we believe in  Yesterday ? Special guest Kimber Myers joins the show to discuss the latest film from director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Richard Curtis, which explores a world where the Beatles never existed, and the one person who remembers them tries to pass their legendary music off as his own. We also discuss Midsommar and Wild Rose , then dive into some feedback from last week's sho...

If you’re a fan of the Annabelle and Conjuring movies, then we have a special treat for you this week. Jon recently spoke with Gary Dauberman, writer and director of the new horror film Anabelle Comes Home , which hits theaters later this week. Gary was also the screenwriter for the first Annabelle  in 2014, along with Annabelle Creation  and The Nun . He co-wrote It  from 201...

Special guest Charlie Ridgely ( ComicBook.com ) joins us for some playtime with Woody and the gang in Toy Story 4 , the latest Toy Story  film from Pixar. We discuss our thoughts and feelings on the overall series, plus we kick off the episode with some discussion about our favorite films of the year so far. This week’s theme music is "You've Got a Friend In Me (Score) [Instrumental]" b...

Suit up. Jon and Will are back in black to discuss Men in Black: International , the fourth film in the franchise, now starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson as the memory-wiping, alien-saving agents. They also discuss the lackluster summer box office in 2019 and how this may affect theatrical releases in the future. And you'll hear reviews for Jim Jarmusch's "dry zombie comedy" The Dead Don'...

Have you tried...not being a Cinemaholic? The "X-Men" franchise is on its last wings these days, so Jon and Will are here to discuss Dark Phoenix , Fox's last breath of fire before Disney bought the rights to these characters. We also discuss the new comedy Late Night  starring Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson, The Secret Life of Pets 2 from Illumination, and Joanna Hogg's latest film The Souve...

We're not the podcast you thought we were before. This week, Sam Noland joins Jon Negroni for a packed episode, covering all the wide releases of the week, plus some extra limited/streaming releases. Our theme music this week is "Amoreena," performed by Taron Egerton on the Rocketman  soundtrack. You can find more episodes of Cinemaholics on Atom Tickets , as well as our full archive on cinem...

Jon, Will, and Sam talk about François Truffaut's The 400 Blows , which began the French New Wave of Cinema in the late 1950s. We discuss the significance of the film and why it's essential viewing for cinemaholics, plus we debate the meaning behind the film's controversial ending. Theme Music:  "The 400 Blows (Main Theme & Police Car)" by Jean Constantin. Help us decide what we sh...

Heroes, villains, action...all set in a galaxy far, far away. Join Inside Star Wars and go behind the camera and find out how one of the most iconic series in film history came to be! Listen now at http://wondery.fm/ISWED. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you trust us? Great! We're sweeping you off your feet as we review a whole new Disney live-action remake, this time covering everyone's favorite street rat, Aladdin, in Aladdin . We also discuss The Perfection , a new Netflix film you have to hear to believe, and Brightburn , a super-hero-horror flick that will probably make you want to fly...away. You can find more episodes of Cinemaholics on...

Fellow Game of Thrones fanatics Kimber Myers and Julia Teti join us for a full-length discussion of the hit HBO series and its 8-season finale. We discuss what we liked and disliked, what surprised us, and how the legacy of Game of Thrones may continue to shape pop culture for winters to come. Links: Follow Jon on Twitter:  Jon Negroni Check out  our Patreon  to support Cinemaholics...

We're ready to get in on the action of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum , the third installment of the ongoing Keanu Reeves hitman franchise from director Chad Stahelski and screenwriter Derek Kolstad. We kick off the show with Off-Topics and briefly catch up on some of the new films we saw this week and last week but don't have time to fully review. This week's theme music is "Parabellum"...

Special guest Cory Woodroof joins Will for a long conversation about Under the Silver Lake , the latest film from writer/director David Robert Mitchell ( It Follows ), which stars Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough. Despite a lot of buzz surrounding this neo-noir thriller after premiering last year at Cannes Film Festival, A24 has only recently unleashed the mystery upon us hopeful cinemaholics. Is...

We just have one movie following us around as we battle it out over  Pokémon Detective Pikachu , a new live-action movie based on the video game, as well as the larger world of pocket monsters with so many games and merchandise, we couldn't possibly hope to catch 'em all.  You can find more episodes of Cinemaholics on Atom Tickets , as well as our full archive on cinemaholics.com...

Special guest Abby Olcese joins us as we cast our ballots for Long Shot , a brand new political romantic comedy starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen. But that’s not all! School is out but the party is just getting started. We’re doing an early review for the upcoming bad teen comedy Booksmart , the first film directed by Olivia Wilde. And later in the show, we discuss thre...

This month on Extra Milestone, we're celebrating the 65th anniversary of Akira Kurosawa's legendary action epic,  Seven Samurai , which was released on April 26, 1954. As always, we dive into the historical context and legacy for the film, why it's so fondly remembered, and what we think of it all these years later.  Stay tuned toward the end of this discussion to get a heads up on what...

We’re assembling some surprise guests to review Avengers: Endgame , starting with a spoiler-free discussion of the blockbuster event that’s already breaking box office records. Afterward, all of our spoiler hesitations disappear with a snap, and we have special guests Alisha Grauso and Matt Donato on deck to help us process basically everything this saga by Marvel has been buildin...

Jon and Sam assemble this week to debate and dissect the entire MCU filmography, ranking their favorite films from best to worst. But with a twist! To create a definitive ranking, your friendly, neighborhood Cinemaholics had to compromise and collaborate on just ONE list covering all 22 films between 2018 and 2019, which includes Avengers: Endgame . It's a contentious enough discussion to spark a...

Special guests Sam Noland and Julia Teti join us for a Summer Movie Preview that includes the entire writing staff at Cinemaholics for the first time! We talk about all the biggest sparks, spooks, and bops we're looking forward to the most this summer. Plus we each pick a few "dark horse" films we think might be better than they look, then cover all of our honorable mentions for the upcoming block...

We’re traveling to hell and back this week with our review of Hellboy , a new R-rated adaptation of the monster-fighting comic book anti-hero, now starring David Harbour. We also catch up on the latest stop-motion animation family film from LAIKA, Missing Link  and cover plenty of other releases worth talking about, including High Life , Guava Island , Little , The Death of Di...

Special guest Ryan Oliver (The Playlist) joins us for a supersized review of Shazam , the latest superhero film from DC and Warner Bros. We also bury our feelings to discuss Pet Sematary , a new horror remake of the 80s Stephen King adaptation. Later in the show, we’re covering a wide variety of other releases, including The Best of Enemies , Shrill Season 1, The Inventor: Out for...

The inmates are running the asylum this week as Jon is absent for mysterious reasons and Will takes over the show to ramble about Danny DeVito, Sad Clowns, and his enemy list with special guest Cory Woodroof! Later in the show, Will is high on his own supply — i.e. the sound of his own voice — as he spews more nonsense about Harmony Korine in a prolonged, in-depth conversation about Th...

This month for our Extra Milestone series, we're discussing the classic Billy Wilder comedy Some Like It Hot , celebrating 60 years since its release on March 29,1959. Joining us is Sam Noland, our Movie of the Week columnist on cinemaholics.com . In this discussion, we cover the background and legacy of the film, which stars Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis. Afterward, we dive in...

This week, we’re dedicating the majority of the show to reviewing the new horror film Us , the second feature by director Jordan Peele after his 2017 debut Get Out . We’ll be discussing the film entirely spoiler-free for the first half of this review, then after a fairly obvious spoiler warning, we’ll be digging deep into the secrets, meanings, and interpretations we had after ou...