Cinema Drive

"A hero is only as good as the villain."

Two heroes (Jason and Ryan) analyze worthy antagonism across cinema, launching from an agreed establishment of three categories that the best, most ideal opponents fall within. You don't want to miss this quintessential look at quality storytelling through fascinating character dynamics!

The Deep Question: What is a silent film that you enjoy?


This Week's Features:
Black Panther (2018)
Casablanca (1942)
Collateral (2004)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Die Hard (1988)
The Fugitive (1993)
Gladiator (2000)
The General (1926)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Joker (2019)
Manhunter (1986)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Predator (1987)
Red Dawn (1984)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Unbreakable (2000)

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Kaylynn questions the guys about sending movies from cinema to TV - which films might benefit from a change in format?

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"Franchise." The word can shut down whole blocks of Movieland these days as we groan in anguish over the next prequel, sequel, reboot, or remake. But some series endure and even evolve to survive. In the 19th entry of the long-running CINEMA DRIVE (Aw man, ANOTHER one?!), your hosts honor the longevity and surprising quality of those franchises making all the right moves to stay in the game.

The Deep Question: What is a movie that you could act out from beginning to end?


This Week's Features:
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Creed (2015)
Creed II (2018)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Fast & Furious (2009)
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Fast Five (2011)
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Furious 7 (2015)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1993)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Rocky Balboa (2006)

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Mrs. F writes in with a wonderful who's-who of a question, and Jason and Ryan open up a casting room in the Cinema Drive studio.

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Unbelievable. Impossible. Unrealistic. Improbable. When does a film stretch the boundaries of storytelling, fantasy, and escapism? Moviemaking ain't perfect, and even meticulously crafted cinema can suffer from missing pieces. But what ARE plot holes? Is there a definitive answer? Do they even always matter?! Jason and Ryan debate and discuss what it means when movies break their own rules.

The Deep Question: What is an embarrassing situation that happened in a movie that you can relate to?


This Week's Features:
Back to the Future (1985)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Collateral (2004)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Star Wars (1977)

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S. Lou combines cinema and cuisine for us in this character curiosity. The guys dish about movie personalities they would dare invite over for dinner.

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THIS is the one! The episode that breaks it all down, from Citizen Kane to Rashomon to Jaws, and everything in between. Ever wondered why folks can't stop, won't stop gushing about these and other films? Professors Jason and Ryan are about to unlock those secrets in Film History 101 - and you're about to get an "A".

The Deep Question: What is a movie that a family member showed you, that is not a parent?


This Week's Features:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Jaws (1975)
Manhunter (1986)
Metropolis (1927)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Psycho (1960)
Rashomon (1950)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
The Third Man (1949)

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K. Russell boldly poses the question we've all been too ashamed to ask: What are Jason's and Ryan's guilty pleasure films?

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The book's always better than the movie, right? Wrong! Some films go the distance and surpass their source material. In this next chapter of Cinema Drive, Jason and Ryan turn the page and argue for some classic movies that are worthy or even superior companions to their books.

The Deep Question: What do you do when a movie is over?


This Week's Features:
The Abyss (1989)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
Jaws (1975)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Princess Bride (1987)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

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Scott highlights the glory of Fred Zinnemann films and the best of Bogart and Bacall.

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