The Cinementalists

Eraserhead (1977) 03.10.2025 1:15:12 ↓

Cinema Surprise moves into the spooky age with ERASERHEAD kicking off the month of October.

Prisoners (2013) 26.09.2025 1:12:46 ↓

Cinema Surprise continues with Colton’s final pick: PRISONERS.

Memento (2000) 19.09.2025 1:16:51 ↓

CINEMA SURPRISE continues with Sir Christopher Nolan's MEMENTO (2000). Joseph's third and 'final' pick of this season.

Cléo From 5 to 7 (1962) 12.09.2025 1:22:04 ↓

CINEMA SURPRISE continues with Agnes Varda’s CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7. Colton’s second choice of the season.

Blue Velvet (1986) 05.09.2025 1:31:02 ↓

PABST BLUE RIBBON! Cinema Surprise continues with David Lynch’s BLUE VELVET.

The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 29.08.2025 1:19:48 ↓

CINEMA SURPRISE pushes forth with Colton’s first pick of the new season. Crossing out one of the films we were always going to get to, the new Wes Anderson, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 22.08.2025 1:11:29 ↓

Cinema Surprise returns on The Cinementalists with Joseph’s first pick of the new season: Steven Spielberg’s CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.

Alien: Romulus (2024) 15.08.2025 1:22:11 ↓

Our coverage of the ALIEN franchise comes to a conclusion. Head to GEEK WITH ME to get biweekly coverage of ALIEN EARTH from us:)

Alien: Covenant (2017) 08.08.2025 1:19:15 ↓

Our coverage of the ALIEN franchise continues with COVENANT. The grandiosity of Prometheus meets the boots on the ground horror of Alien, what’s not to like?

Prometheus (2012) 01.08.2025 1:51:36 ↓

One of the most compelling films about the questions of creation and its in the ALIEN franchise?

Alien: Resurrection (1997) 25.07.2025 1:06:26 ↓

All franchises have low points, but how low of a point is this movie really?

Alien³ (1992) 18.07.2025 1:04:19 ↓

One of us watched the assembly cut and the other watched the theatrical. It made for a bit of dissonance. 

Aliens (1986) 11.07.2025 1:19:54 ↓

Today we continue our coverage of the franchise with its second installment, from James Cameron: ALIENS.

Alien (1979) 04.07.2025 1:42:53 ↓

We’re back on our franchise sh*t with one of the greatest science fiction series ever put to film! We star with the certified classic: ALIEN.

Pride Month ‘25 • The Handmaiden (2016) 27.06.2025 1:11:42 ↓

We conclude our celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month with Park Chan-wook's THE HANDMAIDEN. 

Pride Month ‘25 • I Saw The TV Glow (2024) 20.06.2025 1:12:15 ↓

Our Pride Month celebration pushes forth as we see the TV glow. Love my trans homies, I’m happy you’re you.

Pride Month ‘25 • Moonlight (2016) 19.06.2025 1:05:30 ↓

Happy Pride and Happy Juneteenth, today we celebrate a heart-rending, black, queer tale of repression and self-actualization in MOONLIGHT.

Pride Month ‘25 • Queer (2024) 13.06.2025 1:16:36 ↓

Our Pride Month celebration continues with Luca Guadagnino’s QUEER.

Pride Month ‘25 • Portrait of A Lady on Fire (2019) 06.06.2025 1:36:48 ↓

Pride Month is here and we kick it off with an all timer, the forbidden fruit of the right person in the wrong time, from Celine Sciamma: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE.

1 on 1 | Ask Me Anything 30.05.2025 1:38:52 ↓

The bridge between our Mission Impossible coverage and our slate for Pride Month. Colton and Joe go with a 1 on 1 Q&A about all sorts of stuff in The Movies. Theoretical and practical, we have our fun.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 23.05.2025 2:01:26 ↓

Mission complete. Our coverage of the M:I franchise comes to an end with the seminal finale of the series. First 30 minutes are spoiler free! Enjoy!

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (2023) 16.05.2025 1:26:33 ↓

The penultimate installment in an epic franchise. Our last week of anticipation before THE FINAL RECKONING. We are ready.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) 09.05.2025 1:42:55 ↓

The best MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movie? Maybe so, we discuss it here.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) 02.05.2025 1:02:30 ↓

Our anticipation of THE FINAL RECKONING continues with the first MISSION IMPOSSIBLE movie directed by Christopher McQuarrie: ROGUE NATION.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) 25.04.2025 1:09:00 ↓

Next on our M:I journey is the only one with Lea Seydoux and Paula Patton (so you know it’s good.) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL.