Cinemavino

Hello! Our Sci-Fi series will be a little off, as I've got two sick babies at home. I always want to make sure you guys get the best (and best-sounding) version of Cinemavino, so we'll continue with Blade Runner next Wednesday.

In the meantime, I think this is the perfect time to double back to our episode looking at Aliens. This 2021 entry aired during our Halloween series, but it could have fallen under several categories: Sequels, Sci-Fi, Halloween, and All-Time Classics. James Cameron's brawny action-horror flick is one of the best thrillers of the 80s.

Enjoy this look back, and we'll be right back on time next week!

Hello! Part 2 of our Sci-Fi Series features one of the greatest ever: Ridley Scott’s horror classic, Alien. Longtime listeners might be shocked we’ve never gotten around to this all-timer. No one was more shocked than we.

As always, we break down the story for newcomers, and add some trivia you might not have heard.

This week, we’ll pair the Xenomorph with one of the most acidic white wines out there. Unlike the monster, however, this Riesling is delicious!

Welcome back! Hope you all had a great New Year holiday, and thank you for coming back for 2025.

For January, we're kicking a sci-fi series. Many of these entries will shock you that we haven't already done them. That goes especially for this first entry, George Miller's action classic, The Road Warrior! This is a brilliant, jaw-dropping masterpiece, and it made Mel Gibson a global star.

This is one of my favorite films, and we have a lively discussion. Enjoy!

Read my full reviews here: https://toddwoffordmovies.com

#80s #MadMax #TheRoadWarrior #MelGibson

Hello, and Happy New Year, everyone! We hope your 2025 is off to a great start. We're off this week, but this will be a good time to catch up on an episode you may have missed.

There aren't many true NYE movies out there, but When Harry Met Sally definitely qualifies. One of its most famous scenes occurs during the final countdown to midnight!

Deep down, I think all four of us love rom-coms, and this is the rom-com. We had a lot of fun with this episode...even if it's just Trav, Tay, and I. What movies/series would you like to see in 2025? Just let us know!

#WhenHarryMetSally #80s #RomCom

Welcome and Happy Holidays! This episode will air on Christmas Day. Whatever that day means to you, we hope you're happy and healthy, and we thank you for spending a little of it with us.

This final Christmas installment features on of our newer episodes--Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. It's much in the vein of Payne's earlier work, with moving drama and dry humor blending seamlessly together. If you're watching this on or around Christmas, prepare yourself for a rewarding--if bittersweet--experience. And some of Paul Giamatti's finest acting.

We'll discuss this award-winning film, and drink some award-winning Gamay, all on this week's Cinemavino!

Seasons greetings! We hope y'all are warm and safe, and all ready for the upcoming holidays. Part 3 of our Christmas Series takes us to a sardonic 80s classic--Bill Murray's Scrooged. It's a gnarly, sarcastic update on A Christmas Carol, with Murray perfectly cast in the lead role.

As with many of our other recent choices, this one was a modest hit that's become a cult classic. How does it hold up? Also, Murray was notoriously difficult to work with on this film. How does that affect our opinion of it? We'll also discuss other films in which Murray reportedly made life difficult for cast and crew. Tune in and get all the hot gossip on this week's Cinemavino!

#80s #Scrooged #BillMurray #Christmas #AChristmasCarol

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Welcome! Part Two of our Christmas Series takes us to a surprising movie: Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. This was a troubled production--even by Kubrick's legendary standards--with lots of backstage intrigue, especially concerning star couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. It also ended up in the Guinness Book of World Records, and not in a good way.

Find out all the hot details, and what we really thought of this fascinating and flawed movie! (And yes, it is somehow a Christmas movie.)

#Cinemavino #90s #StanleyKubrick #EyesWideShut #TomCruise #NicoleKidman #horror #Christmas

Can you believe it's already December?? Our annual Christmas Series will feature a few unorthodox selections, just to keep things spicy. We'll start things with a 90s cult flick that might have slipped under your radar: The Long Kiss Goodnight, starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson.

This spy action-comedy had top level stars, a premium screenwriter (Shane Black, who created the Lethal Weapon series), a veteran director (Renny Harlin, of Die Hard 2 fame), and yet it was a box office disappointment. Why was that? Has it gained a cult following since then? Most importantly: How is it as a Christmas movie?

Find out the answers to all of those and more on this week's CInemavino!

Welcome back! This week concludes our miniseries looking at comfort movies. For this installment, we discuss a personal favorite, Galaxy Quest! This 90s comedy classic gently pokes fun at the Star Trek franchise, and features sharp writing and spot-on casting. It's a wonderful movie, and a must for Trek fans. Never give up, never surrender!

Next week, we'll go heavy into the Christmas spirit with an expected and underrated action classic.

Check out all my reviews here: https://toddwoffordmovies.com

#GalaxyQuest #scifi #comedy #90s #comicon

And we're back! After last week's brief break, we're doing a mini-series of comedies to close out November. In light of recent events, all of us here could use some cinematic comfort food. Nothing provides that like The Big Lebowski, a 90s classic with quotable dialogue, an all-star cast, and one of the more eccentric plots in all of movie history.

What's your favorite Lebowski quote? ("This aggression will not stand, man!") Who's your favorite character? (Phillip Seymour Hoffman damn near steals all of his scenes as the boot-licking underling Brandt.)

Find out all our answers and share your own in the comments, this week on Cinemavino!

#90s #Lebowski #comedy #TheDude