Cinephile's Digest

Is this one a smash, or pass? Tune in to find out. 0:00 – Introductions 15:46 – “The Smashing Machine” Spoiler-Free Review 1:27:30 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

The gang is back after a brief hiatus, but boy do we have a big one for y’all. The man the myth the legend Paul Thomas Anderson is back with his 10th feature-length film, “One Battle After Another”. Currently one of the highest rated films of all time on Letterboxd, the hype could not be more huge. But as you know, nothing is official until the Cream Team weighs in. Stick around for the second half for a lengthier than usual What We’ve Been Watching section as we catch you up with everything we’ve seen since the last episode. 0:00 – Introductions 22:15 – “One Battle After Another” Spoiler-Free Review 56:13 - “One Battle After Another” Review Continued 1:36:03 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Unfortunately Paris got caught stealing pants from the toilet store, so she spent the evening of this recording in the slammer. This leaves Matt and Travis to pick up the pieces and come together for an absolutely crucial, highly anticipated episode. The man the myth the legend Darren Aronofsky is back with his new film “Caught Stealing”, and as some of his biggest fans, the entire film podcasting world has been waiting with bated breath to hear our thoughts. Without further ado, enjoy the show. 0:00 – Introductions 23:17 – “Caught Stealing” Spoiler-Free Review 1:01:27 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke are back with the second installment in their lesbian b-movie trilogy. “Honey Don’t” has arrived, and reception has been lukewarm to say the least. How does it stack up against “Drive Away Dolls” and the rest of the films in the Coen brother’s oeuvre? Tune in to find out. Oh loooooots of stuff in what we’ve been watching too, don’t miss it. 0:00 – Introductions 26:50 – “Honey Don’t!” Spoiler-Free Review 1:10:12 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

The hype and marketing train behind this thing has been off the charts, but we’re here with the DEFINITIVE take on the new horror film “Weapons”, starring real-life couple Julia Garner and Josh Brolin. Okay, that last part isn’t true. I’m just lazy and recycled this entire description from the last episode because it’s actually pretty fitting. So what’s the dealio, is it a new benchmark for elevated horror? Stinky poo poo caca? Somewhere in the middle? You’ll have to listen to the review to find out. Cheers! 0:00 – Introductions 22:14 – “Weapons” Spoiler-Free Review 1:02:00 - “Weapons” Review Continued (SPOILERS!) 1:55:00 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

The hype and marketing train behind this thing has been off the charts, but we’re here with the DEFINITIVE take on the new horror film “Together”, starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie. So what’s the dealio, is it a new benchmark for elevated horror? Stinky poo poo caca? Somewhere in the middle? You’ll have to listen to the review to find out. Cheers! 0:00 – Introductions 18:18 – “Together” Spoiler-Free Review 51:29 - “Together” Review Continued (SPOILERS!) 1:14:01 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

BIG double feature for y’all this episode. In a stunning reversal of policy, we have decided to return to the MCU for a featured review for the first time since “Spider-Man: Far From Home”. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” kicks off Phase Six of the MCU, and we have thoughts. First though, enjoy our discussion of the latest Netflix comedy and Adam Sandler nostalgia vehicle, “Happy Gilmore 2”. DISCLAIMER: there are spoilers in both reviews, so beware if you have not seen the films and are sensitive to that kind of thing. Hope you like this one. 0:00 – Introductions 16:01 – “Happy Gilmore 2” Review (SPOILERS!) 1:01:58 - “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” Review (SPOILERS!) 2:28:24 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

First thing first, you’re going to hear Matt state this is episode 172. Stupid fucking idiot, don’t listen to him. Second, thanks for checking out this episode! The featured review is the new film from acclaimed/divisive writer and director Ari Aster, with his new film “Eddington”. We didn’t go back and check the tape to verify, however we have a feeling this might be our longest, most thorough review EVER! An absolute beast, clocking in at over two whole hours. Lots to talk about, and a really fun conversation to have. Dig in! 0:00 – Introductions 21:56 – “Eddington” Spoiler-Free Review 1:15:58 - “Eddington” Review Continued (SPOILERS!) Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s our review of the new DC Comics film “Superman”. Join us for an in-depth discussion about the latest superhero movie in a loooooooong line of superhero movies. How does it stack up against previous Superman movies? Is Superman woke? Does he hang dong? You’ll have to listen to find out. 0:00 – Introductions 18:49 – “Superman” Spoiler-Free Review 1:14:52 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Hey, that new dinosaur movie is out. We talk about it. And other stuff. Bye. 0:00 – Introductions 16:16 – “Jurassic World Rebirth” Spoiler-Free Review 1:01:40 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

We’ve got an action-packed, octane-fueled banger of an episode this week. Our featured review is the highly anticipated “F1”, and to celebrate we paired it with the second iteration of our new draft feature! Before we draft sports movies though, sandwiched in between is a discussion of our five favorite movies of the year so far now that we’re at the halfway point. And of course, we close out the episode with a discussion of everything else we’ve been watching since you last heard from us. Cheers! 0:00 – Introductions 23:07 – “F1” Spoiler-Free Review 1:08:16 - Top 5 Films of the Year (So Far) 1:20:40 - Draft, Sports Movies edition 1:52:07 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

You know the drill at this point. You can clearly read the name of the episode you just hit play on. You know we’re gonna review the new Wes Anderson film, “The Phoenician Scheme”. However, what you DON’T know is that we’re starting a new monthly draft segment, and this is the inaugural edition! You’ll have to listen to find out more about the rules and the long term implications, but the draft segment this episode involves frequent Wes Anderson collaborators. We’re excited about this ongoing project, and we hope you enjoy it as well. Cheers! 0:00 – Introductions 9:15 – “The Phoenician Scheme” Spoiler-Free Review 43:14 - Draft, Wes Anderson collaborators edition Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Those crazy Aussie brothers are back with their follow-up to the 2022 smash horror film “Talk To Me”. Join us for an in-depth discussion of Danny and Michael Philippou’s “Bring Her Back”, including a meaty spoiler section (check the show notes to avoid spoilers). As always we spend the last section of the show catching you up on the other stuff we’ve been watching since the last episode, and this is a juicy one you don’t want to miss. 0:00 – Introductions 29:23 – “Bring Her Back” Spoiler-Free Review 57:39 - “Bring Her Back” Review Continued 1:33:00 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Not only is Paris back for this episode, but we also have a special guest! Befitting for the featured film we’re reviewing, “Friendship”, we’ve brought on our friend Kyle from Suds and Cinema to do a collaboration episode! This new A24 comedy isn’t for everyone…is it for us? Check out the in-depth discussion, as well as a short-ish but sweet roundtable covering all of the other stuff we’ve been watching lately. Cheers! 0:00 – Introductions 20:35 – “Friendship” Spoiler-Free Review (mostly, ship ahead like 2 minutes when you hear Travis announce brief spoilers) 1:12:46 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

We’re down a Paris this episode, so it’s up to the dynamic duo of Matt and Travis to hold down the fort once again and review the film that everyone is talking about. You’ve seen the trailers, you’ve seen the memes and tiktoks, and you’ve seen the Weeknd’s big ass teeth, but what about the movie itself? Is “Hurry Up Tomorrow” as ass as everyone is saying? Well, that’s where we come in. As always, stick around in the second half to get caught up on what else we’ve been watching since the last episode dropped. 0:00 – Introductions 10:52 – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” Spoiler-Free Review 52:40 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

We’ve got the full crew here, we’ve got a new Nic Cage movie, and we’ve got thoughts. The perfect ingredients for a killer discussion of “The Surfer”. Does the movie sink, or swim? Make sure you hang around for the second half of the episode to find out Matt’s nephew’s current top 3 movies of all time. 0:00 – Introductions 19:26 – “The Surfer” Spoiler-Free Review 1:02:59 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Lookie here, it’s the shortest episode we’ve had in a very long time! Now, is that indicative of the quality of the movie in our featured review, “Havoc”? Who knows, you’ll have to listen to find out. Oh and Paris is back for this one after an absence last time, in case that’s your thing. Any Paris stans who checked out of the last episode, welcome back and you’re welcome. 0:00 – Introductions 18:18 – “Havoc” Spoiler-Free Review 51:44 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

Paris is out of town this week, so we called in a heavy hitter. This episode is a collaboration with fellow film podcast Cinema Speak! Matt and Travis join forces with Brad to discuss the new film from Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”. Long review, lots of thoughts, it’s huge. Get into it. 0:00 – Introductions 31:06 – “Sinners” Spoiler-Free Review 1:19:11 - “Sinners” Review Continued 1:36:57 - What We’ve Been Watching Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

After a brief vacation/hiatus, we’re back with the payoff episode! The draft from episode 159 culminates in a best films of the century bracket, where there can only be one winner. What film will it be? 0:00 – Introductions 22:37 – Best Films of the Century So Far Bracket Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/

The maestro of mid is back again for the second time already this year! Join us for a discussion of Steven’s Soderbergh’s new marital spy thriller “Black Bag”, followed by one of our fan favorite drafts. This time out, to celebrate March Madness we’re drafting the top 16 movies of the century so far, which will culminate next episode with a bracket to determine a winner! Due to scheduling issues, March Madness itself will be over by the time you get to hear that follow-up episode, but the spirit will carry on into April. Thanks for listening. 0:00 – Introductions 17:47 – “Black Bag” Spoiler-Free Review 43:35 – Best Films of the Century So Far Draft Original Music provided by Kurt Moren https://ofsilent.life/