The Love of Cinema

Pour a glass, get in the bathtub and listen to our first Bertolucci! After the boys go through some mini reviews to bring our 2023 podcast year to a close, we discuss 1970 in cinema and culture before our featured conversation discussing the tumultuous Bernardo Bertolucci film ‘The Conformist’. Do you like 'The Godfather'? 'The Sopranos'? See how they were inspired by this WWII-era Italian rise-of...

This week Jeff lifts up the hate-it-or-love-it ‘Saltburn’ with his mini review of Emerald Fennell’s follow-up to ‘Promising Y0oung Woman’ starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, and Carey Mulligan. After a gripe, the boys head back to the film year 1954 with our featured conversation about how stalking your neighbors from your own home doesn’t make you a Peeping Tom with our re-look a...

This week the boys head back to 2007 to talk about David Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’ as well as a recap of the incredible 2007 film year. We also gripe about Sony pulling movies from libraries, birthdays, streaming services not being compatible with all 4k devices, and getting people back to the cinema. Gripes happen when you drink and talk movies!  Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofci...

Once again we welcome back trendsetter and Buzzer record smasher Mark Monstroski for a follow up to the episode that originally set the Buzzer record (and we liked that one).  All the boys put on their thermal undies and braved the bitter cold of John having to watch Frozen II instead of whatever 3 hour epic Scorsese or Ridley released this week.  Will the record of 55 buzzers in one show hold or...

This week we welcome back Mark Monstroski to head to the stars! We discuss the newly released 'Napoleon', the 2019 film year, and we give 'Ad Astra' a re-watch. We’re a positive film podcast who buzzes each other with drink penalties when we speak negatively, and Mark is our most buzzed guest three times over! What did we think of Ridley Scott’s new biopic, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kir...

This week John gives a mini review of Grant Singer’s Reptile (2023) starring Benicio Del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, and Justin Timberlake, after which the boys head back to 1961 to talk about how God is a spider in Ingmar Bergman’s Through A Glass Darkly (1961). Four actors, a three-time Oscar winning director, a two-time Oscar winning cinematographer, Sweden, beer… Let’s drink and talk movies! Fin...

This week the boys join Mel Gibson and Sigourney weaver as they head to Indonesia with Peter Weir’s “The Year of Living Dangerously”. Of course, the real standout is Linda Hunt in an Oscar winning (and history making) performance as Billy. This fantastic movie is about western print journalism in the age of eastern political chaos (sound familiar???????), and it stands out in the year 1982. Also l...

This week the boys are joined by actor Tina Nikolova to discuss the new pricing models of our favorite- or most popular- streaming services, New York City’s infrastructure, and the 2008 movie year, with our feature segment discussing The Strangers! While not mentioned in the pantheon of great horror movies, its relatability and stream-ability made it worthy of our conversation.  Find all of our So...

This week the boys’ human spirit is alive as John turns into a meat waffle to give a mini review of The Holdovers, Dave’s gotta go down with a gripe about Hulu and The X-Files, and Jeff takes the skin off the chicken to give us some 1991 context before we discuss re-watching Point Break, Kathryn Bigelow’s original IP that would inspire the Fast & Furious franchise, without a doubt. If you’d ra...

This week the boys are joined once again by DASEIN AKA Brandon Say to give us an update on his upcoming new music release and films of 1976, featuring Roman Polanski’s follow-up to Chinatown, THE TENANT. After a spoiler-free mini review of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, we discuss this chiller about paranoia that makes you wonder a lot of things, namely why everyone in Paris in 1976 has an American a...

Dave and John break the Quantum Leap rules and travel outside their own lifetimes to experience Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo from 1958.  Jeff was unable to time travel this week due to high mercury levels from airport sushi which makes the big question will two hosts who almost never agree on films agree on this one in a head to head discussion. Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveo...

1985. Continuing with our random year generator, ahead of Killers of the Flower Moon, the boys head to Martin Scorsese's mid-80s crisis of faith when he hated Reagan, film studios, and couldn't get The Last Temptation of Christ made. So he made After Hours, a Hitchcock-inspired puzzle of a neo-noir shotgun indie that defines what a midlife crisis can be for a film maker. It's also apparently a com...

Rolling back to 1993 the boys spur up and take on Tombstone.  Which it turned out 2 of the 3 of them hadn't seen before.  They touch on the fantastic cast and their performances, the subtle social commentary, the price of bullets and how this movie just works on every level.  Guaranteed to hurt your ass less than a day's ride.   Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofcinema.  Our p...

We're joined again by our music sponsor DASEIN aka Brandon Say to head back to film school in a discussion of the great Bonnie and Clyde (1967) after a spoiler-free mini review of The Equalizer 3 (2023). This drinking podcast was recorded as the second episode of a back-to-back, so we were feeling loose and having some fun! While much has been written about Bonnie and Clyde, the direction, the wri...

This week we're joined by DASEIN, our OG music sponsor who's trending on Spotify, to engage in a fun, surprising, contemplative discussion about Ruben Östlund's The Square as our choice for Films of 2017. Since movie releases are slowing down, we've decided to take a look at what was happening with movies in years selected by our random year generator and highlight one that stands out. Find all of...

This week two F1 fans and a gamer head back to the theaters on $4 movie day (& Dutch Gran Prix day) to discuss GRAN TURISMO: Based on a True Story (2023). Directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Jason Hall, and Zach Baylin with a story credit for Alex Tse, the film stars David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Geri Horner aka Ginger Spice, Dijon Hounsou, and Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenbororough, the re...

ELITE 8 through CHAMPIONSHIP! For weeks, we have debated what is the best summer blockbuster of all time. We took the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-2019 (plus Jaws and Star Wars), and we had them battle to the death until only one remains! Damn! We re-watched over 40 movies. We gave them all consideration. We debated historical and cultural importance, what was the better...

Round 2 and SWEET 16! We debate what are the top 16 summer blockbusters of all time. ***The boys continue their Summer Blockbuster Face-Off, the challenge to determine once and for all what the greatest summer blockbuster of all time! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-2019 (plus Jaws and Star Wars), and we have them battle to the death until only one remains! Damn...

Summer Blockbuster Face-Off Week 10, Final week of Round One! Finding Dory (2016) vs. Wonder Woman (2017), then The Incredibles 2 (2018) vs. The Lion King (2019). Only two can advance! The boys continue their Summer Blockbuster Face-Off, the challenge to determine once and for all what the greatest summer blockbuster of all time! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-...

Our 200th Episode- Part 2!! Oppenheimer, Guardians, Jurassic World, plus friend shout-outs and voice messages. Continuing our Summer Blockbuster Face-Off Week 8, pt. 2: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) vs. Jurassic World (2015)! Only one can advance! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-2019 (plus Jaws and Star Wars), and we have them battle to the death to determine o...

Our 200th Episode!! Barbie, friend shout-outs and voice messages, and our Summer Blockbuster Face-Off Week 8, pt. 1: The Avengers (2012) vs. Iron Man 3 (2013)! Only one can advance! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-2019 (plus Jaws and Star Wars), and we have them battle to the death to determine once and for all what the greatest summer blockbuster of all time! D...

Summer Blockbuster Face-Off Week 8! The Dark Knight (2009) vs. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010) vs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Only two can advance! The boys continue their Summer Blockbuster Face-Off, the challenge to determine once and for all what the greatest summer blockbuster of all time! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of e...

Shrek 2 (2004) vs. Star Wars: Episode 3- Revenge of the Sith (2005, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) vs. Spider-Man 3 (2007). Only two can advance! The boys continue their Summer Blockbuster Face-Off, the challenge to determine once and for all what the greatest summer blockbuster of all time! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-2019 (plus Jaws and...

Mission Impossible: II (2000) vs. Shrek (2001), Spider-Man (2002) vs. Finding Nemo (2003). Only two can advance! The boys continue their Summer Blockbuster Face-Off, the challenge to determine once and for all what the greatest summer blockbuster of all time! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-2019 (plus Jaws and Star Wars), and we have them battle to the death unt...

Independence Day (1996) vs. Men In Black (1997), Armageddon (1998) vs. Star Wars: Episode One- The Phantom Menace (1999). Only two can advance! The boys continue their Summer Blockbuster Face-Off, the challenge to determine once and for all what the greatest summer blockbuster of all time! We take the highest grossing *summer* movie of every year from 1980-2019 (plus Jaws and Star Wars), and we ha...