Cinema Bums

The Cinema Bums are joined by Social Media Manager Laura Bennett to celebrate the beginning of our first-ever Bumtober! We have taken 32 of your listener submissions for series you'd like to see us cover and turned them into a month-long bracket battle. You can vote in a different match-up between two potential series every single day of Bumtober on our Instagram story, @CinemaBums! At the end of the month, the winner will become our first series covered in 2022. Tune in to hear the exclusive reveal of all the match-ups and some Listener Feedback you submitted along the way! Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Chandler Pennington to discuss Denis Villeneuve's most popular film: Arrival! This sci-fi romance has a great lead performance from Amy Adams and feels more like a memory than a movie. It's the big episode of this series and our trio runs through tangent after tangent trying to make sense of the many questions this film asks! Tune in to hear Emmet get misty-eyed about the twist, Wade petition Disney to #ReleaseTheLordAndMillerCut, and Chandler try his best at a difficult Netflix Original quiz. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Josh Sutton to discuss Denis Villeneuve's dark Western: Sicario! This moody thriller was beloved by critics but has mostly left our trio confused and grasping at straws trying to understand the point of it all. Instead, they talk a lot about Emily Blunt and this movie's many Marvel connections. Tune in to hear Wade lead a quiz with a mysterious connection to this movie, Emmet examine Denis's love for title cards, and Josh take issue with Josh Brolin's flip flops. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Eddie Dzialo to discuss Denis Villeneuve's final Canadian film: Enemy! This creepy thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a teacher who watches a movie and notices an actor who looks exactly like him. There are also giant spiders and a mysterious underground club. Our trio is on the case as they search for clues to reveal the true meanings behind this movie's many twists and turns. Tune in to hear Wade exterminate an eight-legged quiz, Emmet absolutely destroy Eddie's last name, and Eddie share the woes of renting movies on Amazon Prime Video. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Ahna Demaro to discuss Denis Villeneuve's American debut: Prisoners! This dark thriller stars our old friend Hugh Jackman as a family man whose daughter has gone missing, and Jake Gyllenhaal as the police officer investigating her disappearance. Our trio dives into the many twists, turns, and themes of this tense film. Tune in to hear Emmet ace a suspenseful game of Bums the Word, Wade reveal his love of Polka Dot Man, and Ahna retell a disastrous first date going to see a Denis Villeneuve movie. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

For their 50th episode, the Cinema Bums return to their Jordan Peele miniseries to cover the newly released Candyman! The Bums discuss watching the 1992 original, as well as the new film co-written by Peele and directed by Nia DaCosta. They break down the best scares and most metal moments of each film, as well as trying to unpack both truly confusing endings. Tune in to hear Emmet reveal his theory on the true meaning of the Candyman and Wade comb through the new film's first trailer to reveal some cut plotlines! Thank you for listening (whether this is your fiftieth episode or your first,) and please enjoy!

It's an epic episode for an epic film! The Cinema Bums are joined by Charles Temple to discuss Denis Villeneuve's final French-language film, the brutal and sprawling Incendies. The trio works their way through the plot, discussing their personal reactions to the intense movie and where it lines up with the rest of culture and art about the Middle East and long-kept family secrets. Tune in to hear Emmet talk about Greek tragedy, Wade lead a twisty quiz, and Charles petition for a Cinema Bums episode covering The Star Wars Holiday Special. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Isaac Beckner to discuss Denis Villeneuve's third film, Polytechnique! This movie is a brutal depiction of the real-life, tragic, gender-focused school shooting at École Polytechnique in 1989. Our trio discusses the impact of the film's violence, how it has aged in the decade since it came out, and the behind-the-scenes journey of working with the real-life survivors. In lighter news, they also end by talking about the House of Gucci trailer. Tune in to hear Emmet lead a historic quiz, Wade make an unforgivable mistake in said quiz, and Isaac take us through some of the most exciting photography in this movie. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Warren Weber to discuss Denis Villeneuve's second film, Maelström! This weird French Canadian indie is a brutal parable narrated by a talking fish, and it has confused, thrilled, and greatly divided our panel. Tune in to hear Emmet sing the praises of fictional Norwegian philosopher Bjørn Magnusson, Wade lead a very fishy quiz, and Warren receive some shocking news about his own mortality. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Treason to kick off their new miniseries watching all of Denis Villeneuve's films leading up to the release of Dune! His debut is a French Canadian '90's rom-com about two best friends who consider having a baby together. Our trio shares their thoughts on the film, as well as Black Widow and Which '90's/2000's Rom-Com Character They Are. Tune in to hear Emmet ask us all to Free Tibet, Wade fail his first weekly Dune Book Report, and Treason learn exactly how many days there are in August. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!