CinemaSpection

As the weather grows warmer and the beaches reopen, we're traveling back to Amity Island with Chris and Sarah to watch Jaws 2. We discuss the troubled history of the production, play armchair screenwriters by proposing alternative storylines for the film, and battle over the relative merits of director Jeannot Szwarc's filmography. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers and potential T-shirt slogans.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

It's finally here. A decade of colorful outfits, thrilling heroics, and mind-boggling continuity culminates in the ultimate Marvel Cinematic Universe cross-over, Avengers: Infinity War. As we recover from our viewing experience, we discuss the pragmatic evil of the villainous Thanos, highlight the film's depiction of competent, cooperative women and neurotic, combative men, and assess the damage wrought upon the Marvel universe. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and too much finger-snapping.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

From the age of Big Brother, from the age of podcasting... greetings. Bob 'Moviebob' Chipman joins us again as we engage in thoughtcrimes galore while discussing the film adaptation of 1984, directed that same year by Michael Radford. Grab yourself some Victory Gin and listen in as we explore the changing political contexts of Orwell's novel, comment on Radford's visual style for the movie, and note the controversy over the film's music score. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers and John Hurt / William Hurt confusion.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

In a special episode recorded at the Arisia convention this past January, Rosie returns to have a chat about the great cinematic heroines and heroes. We discuss the attributes we look for in a movie hero before running down our lists of our favorite good guys and gals, a group which transcends race, gender, and species. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and some minor issues with ambient noise due to the recording space (not to mention some loud weirdos from the room next door).

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

In this episode, we look into the mirror and reflect on another horror story from the mind of Clive Barker, Candyman. We discuss our experiences with urban legends, offer varying interpretations on the nature of the title character, and explore how the film takes on weighty subjects such as racism, cultural appropriation, and gentrification. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and unsafe bee-keeping practices.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

All set? OK! On this episode we take flight with the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, William Wellman's aerial war epic Wings from 1927. We discuss the amazing stunt work and how the film set the template for decades of war movies. Meanwhile, Tim offends the Fatherland with his bad German accent and Corinne illustrates the importance of good coffee to the movie-watching experience. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and bubbles, bubbles everywhere!

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

The 90th Academy Awards are upon us, so we take some time to predict the winners and reveal who we'd like to see take home the Oscar. Will Daniel Day-Lewis take home one last Oscar? Will Get Out be the first horror film to be chosen as Best Picture? Can Greta Gerwig win for her debut screenplay, Ladybird? Is this finally the year Chris Nolan is crowned Best Director? Listen to our prognosticating before the big night! Warning: Contains explicit language and multiple instances of griping about Boss Baby's nomination... Boss Baby? Really, Academy members? Is that the best you could do?

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

Darn clever, these romantic comedies. We're bringing down the walls of Jericho as we watch Frank Capra's multiple Oscar-winning hit It Happened One Night from 1934. Listen in as we discuss the amazing chemistry of stars Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, examine whether the film's problematic views on gender affect its reputation as a classic, and explore the film's influence on countless movies that followed it. Warning: Contains explicit language and spoilers but no kissing.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

So in the midst of recording our episode on 2017's best movies, we were discussing the perception of genre films that achieve critical acclaim when a debate broke out regarding the definition of horror and science fiction movies, particularly with how those two genre labels apply to The Shape of Water and Get Out.

It's unclear whether we reached definitive answers on some of the questions asked, and while the discussion felt a bit long to include in the finished episode, we thought we'd present it here for your consideration. We're interested to get some feedback from you on what constitutes horror and science fiction and the public perception of those genres.

As we say goodbye to a year full of great movies, Corinne and Tim make some hard choices as they put together their top tens lists for the best films of 2017. The resulting conversation includes threats of divorce, lots of second-guessing, and not enough Cillian Murphy. Warning: Contains explicit language, mild spoilers, and a multitude of cinematic gut punches.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.