Cinematic Leap

Pop quiz, hotshot: Which podcast just did an episode on classic Keanu action movie Speed? This one! We loved rewatching and discussing this film. It was interesting to see if it held up. This episode we gather speed and don't stop until we are ready to leap again, with a leap even more stupid than over an incomplete freeway!

This week we leap with Liev Schreiber to our first animated film, and our first Marvel film, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. This film was released in 2018 and features amazing animation with an equally great cast of voices. And features Nic Cage!

This week we leap with the uncredited Matthew Lillard who appears briefly in the background in Scream 2. It was either that or Scooby Doo or something when this leaper was selected, and Scream 2 is not a bad sequel! Will we continue with the Scream films or leap elsewhere after this? Listen to find out!

This week we leap to our first horror movie through composer Marco Beltrami who also worked on Live Free or Die Hard. This is our first horror film of the podcast and one of Scott's favourites. A lot to talk about with this film, which was a big deal in 1996 when it was released, rejuvenating the horror genre. Does it hold up? We discuss this and more this episode and hope you enjoy.

This episode we leap with Mary Elizabeth Winstead who plays the daughter of Bruce Willis in Die Hard 4.0 (also know as Live Free or Die Hard). Can a 4th Die Hard film be as good as the others? Probably not, but we watched it anyway because that's where we've ended up and that's how the leaping rules go. Hope you enjoy this episode, it's a fun movie and an even funner podcast discussion. 

This week we leap to another Edgar Wright film, this time through cinematographer Bill Pope. Will we love it as much as the last two Wright films we've watched? You may be surprised by the answer. And where will we leap to next? Will we pick another crew member to continue our Edgar Wright run, or move on to films that are not as great...?

Welcome to season 2! This week we leap to Baby Driver through director Edgar Wright. A fun way to start season 2. Action packed and fast paced. Hope you stick with us for a new season of Cinematic Leap. 

We did it! We got through a whole season of episodes, rambling our way through many films, some good, some great, some absolutely terrible. But it was fun. This bonus episode we discuss the season, what we learnt, what we would do differently and how the podcast will evolve as we head into season 2 (including inviting the occasional special guest to join us). 

We've come a long way. Hopefully you will join us as we head in to season 2 and (hopefully) continue to improve our recording skills!

For Mike's third leap we head to 2007 Edgar Wright classic Hot Fuzz. Lots of action, lots of comedy, lots of mysterious accidents (or are they murders?) We leapt here somehow through systems engineer Rodrigo Bernardo.

This week we leap to Mike's second film choice, 2014 epic sci-fi Interstellar. We leapt here through Matthew McConaughey who is fast becoming a Cinematic Leap favourite.