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Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) is at the halfway point of the Sports Romance miniseries. For the occasion, he invited his two cousins Vikrum and Kinjal to talk about the monumentally influential Bollywood epic LAGAAN. The 2001 film was the 3rd Indian nominated for the Best International Feature Oscar, and as of now the last. It stars superstar Aamir Khan as a farmer who leads a...

Cinema To The Letter is opening the gates for season 3! This time, Thomas and Bryan are getting magical to coincide with Disney's 100th anniversary! Starting November 21st, our two heroes will start covering six Disney films that fit the acronym of C for Classic, I for Indie, N for New, E for Egregious, M for Masterpiece and A for Atypical. Listen in to find out which ones!  Join our Patreon for $...

Happy Halloween from Cinema To The Letter! For this All Hallow's Eve finale to the horror focused Season 2, Thomas, Bryan and special guest Chrishaun Baker have gathered to discuss a very atypical choice of The Exorcist III! Directed by the original Exorcist book/screenwriter William Peter Blatty, this sequel features a serial killer possessing spirit, George C. Scott bellowing and one of the grea...

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes the two hosts of The Podcast Around the Corner Shawnee Mead (@ShawneeMead) and Dan Colon (@DanColon) for the Amanda Bynes' crossdressing sports romcom SHE'S THE MAN. A 2000s high school cult classic, this movie is adapted from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and features a charming breakthrough performance from Channing Tatum. On the podcast,...

Watch out for those vampires, kids! For the penultimate episode of their horror season, Bryan and Thomas are taking a look at the 2008 Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions about this modern masterpiece. How do children deal with loneliness? Is Sweden secretly purgatory on Earth? Why does this very serious movie spark many dumb tangents in this...

If you wished for a new Cinema To The Letter episode, your wish came true! For the fourth episode of their horror season, Thomas, Bryan & special guest Siobhan Irving are here to discuss the 2017 horror film Wish Upon, a story about magic, death, and everything the teens would use an evil music box to bring into existence. Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. What truly makes a film "...

Hello, romantics! The Sports Romance miniseries continues with one of the major movies of the 1990s: Cameron Crowe's JERRY MAGUIRE! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) is joined by Joe Buttice (@JoeyButts21) to talk about this classic starring Renee Zellweger, Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Regina King. Filled with quotable lines and lovable characters, the movie remains as sweet and charming as ev...

Skinamarink is one of the more divisive horror films of 2023. Audiences think it's either a lot of boring long shots of dark hallways or a lot of terrifying long shots of dark hallways. Luckily, Thomas and Bryan are here to set the record straight on Kyle Edward Ball's surreal sleeper hit! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What makes for a truly scary horror film? Why did the TikTok...

As Jacob (@jacob_denobel) continues his personal journey Matt (@TheRealMattC) has recruited Max (@ODSTSpartan) for a commentary for Ernest Dickerson's underrated Bones from 2002. Ever want to see Snoop Dogg play a mixture of 70s gangster, Freddy Krueger, and Pinhead? Well then Bones will most definitely be your jam. Listen along as Matt & Max have a ball revisiting this classic.

Cinema To The Letter continues its horror season with the surreal indie darling Phantasm! Joining Bryan and Thomas to discuss this legendary film is former Double Edged Double Bill host and big BOY in his own right, Adam Thomas! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Why did this very odd movie spawn a long-running franchise? What exactly is in those silver balls? How does one survive "...

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) continues the Sports Romance miniseries with 2015's Creed! A sequel/reboot of the Rocky franchise the film takes the series back to its roots. He welcomes back Ned Baker (@nednednedned) back to the podcast for this crowd-pleasing epic. Featuring a compelling romance between Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson, captivating fight sequences, and a tw...

The Halloween season is fast approaching, so Cinema To The Letter is getting spooky for their next batch of films! Thomas and Bryan kick off their horror-themed curation with Mario Bava's anthology film Black Sabbath! Three tales of terror that feature phone-based stalkers, Slavic vampires, and eerie corpses out to seek their vengeance. Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What does Bo...

Before our spooky second season starts next week, Cinema To The Letter is bringing you a bonus episode recorded this past Labor Day weekend at DragonCon! One of our usual hosts Thomas participated in a panel about the horror films of 2023 so far, alongside fellow panelists Crystal Cleveland, Christopher G. Moore, Hansi Oppenheimer, Aaron Michael Ritchey and DL Wainright! Listen as our panelists di...

Hello, romantics! It's the start of a new miniseries! We're tackling sports romances on It Pod to Be You. And what better way to start than John G. Avildsen's Oscar winner Rocky! The 1976 film is a stone-cold classic, one of the most influential movies of its era. Your host Manish (@verigay314) welcomes back Alisa Rivera (@bollywoodnewbie) for this special movie. Both a gritty rags to riches tale...

Cinema To The Letter is opening the curtain for season 2! This time, Thomas and Bryan are getting spooky to coincide with the Halloween season! Starting September 26th, our two heroes will start covering six horror films that fit the acronym of C for Classic, I for Indie, N for New, E for Egregious, M for Masterpiece and A for Atypical. Listen in to find out the specific films! Join our Patreon fo...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk over the original 2003 Saw short film that started it all! Stay tuned for commentaries covering ALL NINE SAW FILMS this September! Only on our Patreon! The first Saw commentary drops on Labor Day! TalkFilmSociety.com/SAW Patreon.com/TalkFilmSociety

Siobhan and Marcelo say goodbye to the blockbusters of summer 2023. They also talk Taylor Swift, Bottoms, The Outwaters, Ghostwatch, and, with the release of The Equalizer 3, they talk The Equalizer series.

Hello romantics! Guest host Megan Kearns (@OpinionessWorld) is here to chat with your regular host Manish (@vertigay314) on his favorite Queer Romance: 2005's Brokeback Mountain! What better way to end this miniseries than with Ang Lee's Oscar winning western-romance. Manish talks about his attachment to the film, the outstanding filmmaking, and how this movie has a more esoteric happy ending. It'...

Siobhan and Marcelo welcome Thomas and Bryan from Cinema to the Letter (@cinema2letter) to the show to discuss Gran Turismo, racing movies, Days of Thunder, raunchy teen sex comedies, Bottoms, American Pie, Oldboy, and a whole lot more!

Hello, romantics! It's the long-awaited grand finale of the Bad Romance miniseries. Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes guest Zaki Hassan (@zakiscorner) for Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece The Shining! Featuring one the most toxic marriages in Hollywood, the film has been interpeted and reinterpreted. But it's a horror classic for a reason. Starring Shelley Duvall and Jack Nicholson, The Shining is refle...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk a little about summer blockbusters yet again but then they mostly focus on the works of Neil Breen: Fateful Findings, Twisted Pair, and Cade: The Tortured Crossing!

The summer is winding down, so it's time for a close to the Cinema To The Letter's inaugural season on Blockbusters! Thomas, Bryan and their first ever special guest Marcelo J. Pico are here to talk all about the blockbuster to end all action hero runs Last Action Hero! Arnold Schwarzenegger's meta take on the films that created him was met with box office and critical disappointment 30 years ago,...

Siobhan and Marcelo talk summer blockbusters, vampire movies, Barbie (again), Ganga & Hess, Insidious: The Red Door, The Conjuring movies, Gravity, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and more!

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) enters the final month of the queer romance miniseries with Francis Lee's tender and gritty 2017 film God's Own Country! Picked by guest Michael Peers (@Michael_Peers) the film is an acclaimed look at opening up in relationships and how love and romance bring down barriers even in a harsh climate. Manish and Michael talk about the performances, the...

While a toon and a human try to solve a murder mystery, Bryan and Thomas are here to watch a modern masterpiece of a blockbuster! Yes, the penultimate episode of Cinema to the Letter's Blockbuster mini-series is all about the 1988 Robert Zemeckis film Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Why could Disney only make this film at this specific time? How did Bob Ho...