Imbibe Cinema

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team Hosts Jon and Tricia dig into the 2009 improv documentary “Trust Us, This Is All Made Up,” a film that also takes us straight back to the early days of the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, when we screened it as an opening night feature and learned how programming choices shape an audience. Jon's "Yes, And..." drink may have been a tranquilizer, but the real knockout is watching two improvisers build an entire world with nothing but trust, timing, and...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team You can feel it in your gut when a movie is telling the truth. Hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat sit down with their special guest Nick Cardiff to unpack why this dark comedy about television news now plays like a warning label for corporate media, the 24-hour news cycle, and algorithm-fueled outrage. The wild part is not that it’s cynical; it’s that it’s specific about incentives, and incentives are what shape everything we watch. Remember to imbibe ...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team We pour a Scarlet Heart cocktail and unpack why Brett Haley's "Hearts Beat Loud" hits so hard as a music-driven father-daughter story. We talk about how the score, the songs, and the quiet visual choices carry grief, hope, and the pressure of reinvention. Enjoy this remastered rerun from our first season with improved audio quality. We'll be back with new episodes next week. Remember to imbibe responsibly! If you haven't seen "Hearts Beat Loud," watch the fi...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team A perfect teen comedy is rare. One that’s actually witty, surprisingly tender, and built on real character writing is even rarer, which is why we can't stop talking about Olivia Wilde’s "Booksmart." We break down how this graduation-eve scramble turns into a high-stakes night that plays like a buddy-cop chase, except the “crime” is wasted time and the clock is ticking toward adulthood. It's back to school, so enjoy this remastered rerun from our first season...

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team What if the cleanest breakup was a medical procedure and the worst side effect was becoming a stranger to yourself? We pour a “Meet Me in Montauk” cocktail and revisit "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" with our guest Marc Muszynski, bringing a sharp storyteller’s eye to how this movie works. Watching it now, we can’t unsee what younger us used to romanticize. We talk about that brutal reverse structure, the strange comfort of the ending, and the idea o...