Cinema Drive

We at Cinema Drive don't want to assume you've seen or even heard of these forgotten films. While never in the spotlight, each of them has something to offer and each touches upon a running theme of reinvention. Listen in as Jason and Ryan guide you through the dusty Hall of Unremembered Cinema.

The Deep Question: Top three films you wish had sequels?


This Week's Features:
Equilibrium (2002)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Regarding Henry (1991)

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Jason and Ryan regard the new Dalton and ask the ultimate movie question: "Is this better or worse than Road House (1989)?"

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Drive along with Cinema Drive through two driving pieces of cinema about drivers. Nuff said.

The Deep Question: What are your favorite and least favorite Ben Affleck roles?


This Week's Features:
Drive (2011)
The Driver (1978)

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Gideon writes in about how he's been Dune.

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The desperate need to live drives Leondaro DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in these fantastic dramas. Jason and Ryan muse on man vs. wild, from the harsh winter of the Dakotas to the bleak isolation of a tropical island. Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Robert Zemeckis are at the top of their game in these engaging and touching contemplations on survival.

The Deep Question: Could The Goonies (1985) be remade?


This Week's Features:
Cast Away (2000)
The Revenant (2015)

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Listen in to Jason's and Ryan's takes on these films and other recent watches.

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The Jack Ryan franchise arguably reached its peak with it's first two offerings in the early 90s. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, and of course Harrison Ford ensure that Tom Clancy's more technical stories get a healthy dose of humanity in these John McTiernan and Phillip Noyce films. Jason and Ryan celebrate the characterization, the espionage, and the thrills, all while contemplating the difference a few decades makes in the genre.

The Deep Question: What's a movie concept that's due for reinvention?


This Week's Features:
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Patriot Games (1992)

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Al Armano is back with tears and fears for a remake of The NeverEnding Story (1984).

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Jason and Ryan have cherrypicked two heist films that stand apart from your typical thieving fare. The Hot Rock (1972) is the elusive diamond that Robert Redford's crew have to steal time and again in the face of bad luck, greed, and hilarity. Inside Man (2006) is Clive Owen - a mysterious con with a heart - facing off against cunning detective Denzel Washington, on the hunt for an elusive motive.

The Deep Question: What's the worst movie with the best title?


This Week's Features:
The Hot Rock (1972)
Inside Man (2006)

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It's April 26, which means it's LV426/Aliens Day! Jason and Ryan celebrate!

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