The Love of Cinema

Batman Returns (1992) vs. Jurassic Park (1993), The Lion King (1994) vs. Batman Forever (1995). 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 deat...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) vs. Batman (1989), Ghost (1990) vs. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)… Only two can advance. This week 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 b...

Ghostbusters (1984), BttF (1985), Top Gun (1986), BCH2 (1987)… This week 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! Our first episode w...

This week the boys begin 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! Our first episode is a doozy: Empire vs. Raiders, E.T. vs. Jedi. Damn! Only two can a...

This week John, Dave, and Jeff tease our new format and upcoming Summer Movie Blockbuster Bracket before getting into our first ever mini-review, where Dave and John talk about seeing Fast X and wonder what all those bitter critics were expecting? Spoiler: they liked the movie! Listen to hear why.  Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofcinema.
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This Mother’s Day weekend Dave, John, and Jeff gush about Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the sensational second feature film by writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig, adapted from the 1970 novel by Judy Blume. Starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, as three generations of ladies in this coming-of-age teen dreamed about accepting religion, friends, and the tribulations of ado...

This week Jeff, John, and Dave discuss Guardians vol. 3. After we make some jokes and talk about the Writer’s Strike, we drink beer and try to keep it positive, having fun talking about movies! With writer/director James Gunn back and flying mostly solo, he gives the team the send-off we may want and deserve even if Marvel won’t let him follow through on. Rocket Raccoon gets his backstory, Peter Q...

This week we welcome one of the stars of Sisu (2022) Jack Doolan to discuss this incredible, fun, kick-ass film that just released wide in the USA, and man does it pack more than a few punches in its tight 91 minutes. Jack plays a Nazi soldier who operates as the tank gunner and second in command to a brutal SS officer (Aksel Hennie) attempting to rob a rugged gold miner (Jorma Tommila) in the Fin...

This week Jeff, John & Dave discuss Beau is Afraid, the new Ari Aster feature that challenged you. That’s what it does. Joaquin pulls out another tour de force performance as the titular Beau who fears the homeless almost as much as his mother, who left him living a destitute existence despite having means. Thanks a lot, Patti LuPone! Want to give up your SAG/AFTRA card, too??  
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This week on the pod Jeff, Dave, and John discuss the NYT Critics Pick (that’s true) Renfield (2023), starring the Nic(k)s! Nicolas Cage stars as Prince Dracula and Nicholas Hoult stars as the titular Renfield, The Count’s Familiar/assistant/Guillermo/fixer, helping him travel from location to location, reviving him with the blood of innocents until he is in full form capable of world domination....

This week on the show John, Dave, and Jeff talk about Air (2023), the new Matt Damon-starring & Ben Affleck-directed film which kicks off their new company Artists Equity, a venture designed to share ownership of films with more artists in more departments. This movie rocks, the reviews are high, the story is compelling, and the performances are incredible. We drink beer and discuss!  Find all of...

This week on the pod Jeff, Dave, and John discuss Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the new IP movie that has crushed expectations, both critically and commercially. Whether you’re a D&D player like Dave or a complete novice like John and Jeff, the movie just works. Hear us talk about what we thought worked so well! Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofcinema Intros/Tech/G...

This week on the pod the boys discuss John Wick: Chapter 4, the 2:49 David Lean-ish epic that shows Jonathan as the Ugly badass, dog-loving, friend-imperiling, curt-speaking, death-avoiding, vengeance seeker he is. I guess the other movies did that, too. This movie kicked ass. What did we think of the story and the legacy? Listen and grill us as to how we’re shite! It’s very easy to find us. Dave...

This week we discuss Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Dave loved it, John and Jeff had a great time, and we try to keep it positive while discussing the limbo-ness of this character, this franchise, the tone, how the aging of the characters impacted this film, and much more. Check us out! Cast/Crew: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, David F. Sandberg, Henry Gayden, Chris Morgan, Bill Parker,...

This week Jeff and Dave are joined by horror expert and genre filmmaker Marcus Slabine to discuss Scream VI, the sequel to Scream V that asks the vital question, “Is there more nostalgia we could have squeezed out of Scream V?” Set in the Toronto version of NYC at the fictional Blackmore University, more Ghostface copycats are targeting the same people that were targeted in Scream V… but why? Are...

With Jeff away at movie critic rehab, John and Dave strap on the gloves and step into the ring to sort out their childhood issues with Creed III.  There's love, there's bad puns and some deep analysis in the spoiler section as we punch both high and low for this third installment of the Creed series. Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofcinema Leave us a voicemail: 6464849298 Hos...

This week the boys are joined by Ben Grimes, filmmaker and punk rocker who drinks Tequila drinks out of a Hydro Flask to keep it colder for longer and prevent the ice from melting LIKE A GENIUS AND A PRO. They discuss the new Elizabeth Banks-directed movie "18 Characters Develop Their Back Story in the Woods of Georgia". That's actually a Ben joke that we laughed at in the episode, we even laughed...

This week Jeff, John, and Dave discuss All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), the WWI anti-war movie that is the exception to the “stop making WWI & WWII movies” rule. From now on, no more. There are plenty out there, and we were stuck discussing Ant-Man and WWI this week. Ant-Man was the fourth most interesting character in his own movie (Boba Fett much?) and there are like 10 current wars going...

This week John, Dave and Jeff thank the Philippines for accepting our podcast as one of their top shows in Entertainment by discussing the first film of Marvel's Phase 5... apparently. While Ant-Man and The Wasp struggle for screen time in this part III, complete with talking raccoon jokes and scored by Paul Rudd's Scott Lang's audio book. And lots of size jokes. We drink beer and discuss with a f...

This week the boys discuss M. Night Shyamalan's latest directorial feature, Knock at the Cabin (2023), which stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, and Rubert Grint. While Night had some source material to work with in Paul Tremblay's book "The Cabin at the End of the World", he changed the ending, so he was able to keep some surprise in how it's going to end. Not sure our co-host John liked that, h...

This week the boys are joined by actress Tina Nikolova to drink some whiskey and beer and discuss Aftersun (2022), writer/director (and multiple-BAFTA nominee) Charlotte Wells' personal feature film starring Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal (Normal People, The Lost Daughter, Gladiator 2) and newcomer scene-stealer Frankie Corio. The film is very Scottish, and those UK-ers must really love their l...

This week Jeff & Dave went to another fun January thriller in the cinema before talking the walk without co-host John. Missing (2022) is standalone sequel to Searching (2022) and is a "desktop" movie, or screen-based thriller. With a bigger budget and time to create another simple mystery thriller completely enriched by it's premise, Missing is the second movie in three weeks (M3GAN) to know what...

This week we drink whiskey and beer and keep it positive as we discuss Women Talking (2022), the Critic's Choice Award-winning film that helps ignite one hell of a conversation. Based on the 2018 novel by Miriam Toews, writer/director Sarah Polley guides an incredible ensemble cast to some incredible heights. The film takes place over the course of three days and two nights in an agrarian Mennonit...

This week John, Dave, and Jeff discuss Babylon (2022), the film by writer/director Damien Chazelle that reminds us why we love going to see 3 1/2-hour long movies filled with extravagance and debauchery in the theater at Christmas. Critics have been split, audiences gave it a shrug… was it really that bad?  Intro/Gripes: 0:00 BABYLON: 14:00 What've You Been Watching: 50:30 Additional Cast/Crew: Br...