The Penn Cinema Podcast

The love on this podcast overfloweth as we set our heart shaped eyes on the slasher film Heart Eyes. Do we cut to the chase with this fling or does it stab us in the heart with regret? And as we're recovering from that viewing we've got a band of mediocre to bad trailers to watch. Are any of them worth the Trailer of the Week title?   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

When it comes to Marvel is a good but not great movie considered bad? And what does that make Captain America: Brave New World? Also, what qualities make up the worst trailer of the week? All these and much less questions get answered on this week's episode.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

Love Hurts, but nothing heals like a nice batch of new trailers. This week we've got some really great trailers to look at and could it be a new Valentine's Day classic in Love Hurts? Only time will tell. Time just called and said "No".   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

4 hours. 4 HOURS! We dedicate half our work day to reviewing The Brutalist. Was it worth it and how many breaks did we need? Surprisingly we still had time to review a load of new trailers and get ourselves educated on The Fantastic Four.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

Who knows what the future might hold? Us. We do. All questions stop here. We're taking a look at 2025 month by month and predicting what films we think will win the month and what films we want to see the most. What do you think? Are we film prophets or nose picking dweebs? Maybe both?   Let us know your predictions! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

Paramount is doing some weird stuff with September 5th, so we take a look at Sing Sing instead. There's also some strong feelings about what trailer is Trailer of the Week. Plus one host gets the most polite dis.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

2025 might be off to a controversial start. This year starts off with two musical biopics in theaters, A Complete Unknown and Better Man. Is there room for both or has the win/lose line been well cemented? Debates will be had. We've also got an interesting debate on Trailer of the Week and big news comes at us from the lobby of Penn Cinema Lititz.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennC...

New Year, New Us! We're back with our lists of best and worst films of 2024 and there are definitely some surprises. The boys lists are vastly different from each other. Plus we've got top ten list from some of our lovely listeners and an interesting battle for trailer of the week.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

We've got a couple of movies to catch up on so let's not waste any time getting into The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim and Mufasa: The Lion King. And by don't waste any time I mean first get pumped for some news about film making technology, a new DC villain heads to theaters, and a big Looney Tunes upset.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

We hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving cause we're back with the best Black Friday deal ever: A new episode!!! And this time we're catching up with a look at Gladiator 2. Is it an uncontested winner or a fighter we're not sure why we're seeing? Plus we've got a nice spread of new trailers to talk about and some listeners have some thoughts on Wicked. Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@Pe...

Ladies and Gentlemen we have a legit blockbuster on out hands. Wicked hits the yellow brick road running and doesn't show any signs of stopping. We're going to talk about all the pieces that had to fall into place for the opening and more. Plus we've got some surprising picks for trailers of the week.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

OF! I meant Review OF A Real Pain. Oh well, there's no way to change it now. We'll just have to live with they typo now. Speaking of living with things, there's a ton of great new trailers in our life. Which one could possibly be Trailer of the Week? And we also get a cryptic message to decode from one special listener.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

That's right we're coming to you previously recorded LIVE at the Red Rose International Film Festival! With RRIFF being hosted at Penn Cinema in Lititz we pulled out all the stops with visual aids and watching this weeks trailers with the audience on the big screen. Let me tell you it was a blast and we hope to see you at the next live show. Oh and we reviewed Anora in case you were curious.   Be...

Two reviews for the price of one! This episode we take a look at Conclave and Here. Do they live up to the hype or do they fall to the wayside like so many flops this season? Also there's a rare unanimous vote on Trailer of the Week and Penn immigrates to Hawaii. Don't miss our LIVE show November 9th at High Noon at Penn Cinema in Lititz!   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

We've got an interesting one for you this time. While Saturday Night proves to be a winner the real juicy stuff is in the news and the trailers this week. There were a lot of contenders for Trailer of the Week. What could possibly win this title?   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

It's an episode of decisive opinions. The boys can't agree on the trailer of the week, the movie review, or on what the French American accent sounds like. But alas we push forward with the help of some great listener letters. Enjoy   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

The first trailer brought tears to our eyes, the second trailer did the same, so it should be no surprise that this movie came with a waterfall from the eyes. The Wild Robot is not just an emotional power house but it's also one of the most beautiful animated films of the year. A definite must watch on the big screen. In other news we've got two great picks for trailer of the week and Penn gets a...

We're back after a short Birthday Break for the big (moldy)cheese Mr. Penn himself. Shoot the man a Happy Birthday at Podcast@PennCinema.com . So to celebrate the occasion We, and by we I mean the singular Me, saw Transformers: One. Opinions on this one are all over the charts. So were did we(again just me) land on this one?  It's hard to say, you'll have to tune in to find out.   Be a part of the...

Can Tim Burton bring life to one of his rare sequel outings with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice? It seems like the fandom is there and they are very happy. Also this week Netflix steals the what could have been the trailer of the week and we get what might be the best letter ever written to the show.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

This Labor Day weekend we took some time away from friends, family, and BBQs to see Blink Twice. Is this movie suspense or horror? That's the big question. Also we have a choice selection of trailers to go over and Frodo takes us to school on a classic film framing technique.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

The Alien franchise is back with a sequel, no prequel, no spinoff? Well whatever it is Alien: Romulus is here. Which is good because there wasn't any news of note this week so we needed something fun to talk about. Don't worry Alien didn't have to carry all the weight this week. We have a boatload of trailers to talk about too. This weeks list even brings a little discourse to the show.   Be a par...

The power couple of Blake Lively and Ryan Renalds are competing for the big movies this week. We've already taken a look at Ryan's small indie darling, Deadpool & Wolverine, now it's time to see what Blake is up to in It Ends With Us. Also this week there's some big disagreements on the trailer of the week and D23 hits us with some big news.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCin...

What could very well be the movie of the summer, Deadpool & Wolverine is here! That's right the team up of the summer is a hit and we've got opinions about it. Plus we discuss what makes a trailer of the week vs the movie that looks the best. And there's big news out of San Diego Comic Con.   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

We're back at Complete in Box's big anniversary party LIVE once again! Let me tell you every year this party just gets bigger and bigger. This time around we've got some special guests, new theme songs, and without further ado our top ten romantic comedies. If you missed it live now's your chance to relive the party   Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com

Fly Me To The Moon fails to land as expected on opening weekend, but we're guessing it'll hand around for the long run. This week we've got some surprising trailers of the week and the hot debate is just how big is Greece? Don't miss our live show next week Saturday July 20th at Complete In Box in Ephrata PA. Be a part of the show! Email us at Podcast@PennCinema.com