Cinema To The Letter

Instead of C.I.N.E.M.A., the acronym for this episode is TIFF! Thomas went to the Toronto International Film Festival and he's joined by his lodger/unofficial mayor of TIFF Shakyl Lambert back to the show to discuss all 39 movies they both saw there! Strap in and listen to find out all about them, folks. It's a long one! Timecodes: River: 00:10:00 Vintage Violence: 00:17:30 Only Living Pickpocket in New York: 00:27:30 Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother: 00:36:09 Ink: 00:44:24 Back In Black: 00:54:42 The Last Photograph: 01:01:21 La Bola Negra: 01:16:05 Misty Green: 01:23:37 We Are All Strangers: 01:31:40 The Debut: 01:39:25 Stuffed: 01:47:39 Rogue Trooper: 01:50:12 Clarissa: 01:53:11 The Stunt Driver: 01:57:05 The Julia Set: 01:59:29 Bucking Fostered: 02:03:45 Faith: 02:07:05 Bad Lieutenant Tokyo: 02:09:27 Nosostros: 02:13:29 Pretenders: 02:16:09 Once Upon a Time In Harlem: 02:18:55 L’Autre: 02:21:29 Krux: 02:24:08 A Talent For Murder: 02:26:21 Gentle Monster: 02:30:02 Bovine with the Curved Horns: 02:31:54 Arrested Memory: 02:34:17 Ha Chan Shake Your Booty: 02:37:23 Ashes: 02:40:23 Half: 02:42:43 Kick On: 02:46:15 A Good Little Soldier: 02:48:57 The Beloved: 02:52:19 Age of Goodbyes: 02:55:03 The Surgeon: 02:56:42 Everybody Wants To Fuck Me: 02:59:31 Furies: 03:02:14 Tangles: 03:05:21 Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more episodes of [marco polo] & monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

While Cinema To The Letter is still on a season hiatus, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a nice dip in the pool before summer ends! For this month's bonus podcast, we're giving you an unlock from behind the Cinema To The Letter Patreon paywall! Specifically, an episode of the monthly podcast Thomas & Torrey have been doing since 2023; [marco polo] An Adult Swim Podcast! Every month, Thomas and Torrey some pieces of media that aired on Adult Swim that are chosen at random! For this sample episode from March 2025, Thomas & Torrey are joined by special guest Joey Hamilton to puzzle over the choices of Mr. Pickles and geek out about The Venture Bros! Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more episodes of [marco polo] & monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Usual theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Even when a season ends, no one Cinema To The Letter episode is ever really gone. Yes, our Star Wars season is going out with a bang as Thomas is joined by Joey Hamilton and retuning former cohost of the show Bryan Andrade to discuss the very A for Atypical film of the saga The Last Jedi! Together, our trio will answer all the crucial questions over the course of the longest episode to date of the show. Why are the risks this film takes so divisive for Star Wars? Was the sequel trilogy worth all the fuss? Who wouldn't eat a nice juicy roast Porg? Well, pull some holdover maneuvers and move those boots from around your neck so you can listen to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 to hear monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Usual theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Search your feelings, you know it to be true... that a new episode of Cinema To The Letter is here! The penultimate episode of the Star Wars season sees Thomas alongside Adam Thomas and Jael Peralta discussing the M for Masterpiece choice of The Empire Strikes Back! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. Why has Star Wars' multi-generational omnipresence weakened? What is the status of Han and Leia's relationship between A New Hope and this film? Is the Emperor suffering from some sort of allergic reaction? Well, saddle up your Tauntaun and learn the ways of The Force from Yoda Man himself while you listen to find out!   Join our Patreon for $1 to hear monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Usual theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!

Begun, this Cinema To The Letter episode has! Our Star Wars season barrels forward as Thomas is joined by Talk Film Society regulars Marcelo J. Pico and Siobhan Irving to discuss the E for Egregious choice of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones! Together, our trio answer the crucial questions. Is a practical creature more real than a CG creature? Was Yoda guilty of Clone War crimes? What sick individuals would cut a pear with a knife and fork? Well, put on your clone trooper helmets and take a seat at Dexter Jettster's diner while you listen to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 to hear monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Usual theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!