Cinemental

Archie Comics President Mike Pellerito joins us to discuss the Summertime classic, Steven Spielberg's worldwide megahit, "Jaws". We dig into the film that coined the term "blockbuster" and changed the world's view of going to the beach.

So, in part two of our conversation with best-selling author Raymond Benson, we discuss the David Lynch TV tie-in film, "Twin Peaks-Fire Walk With Me" and how and if it's merits stack up against other Lynch works and how it adds and/or detracts from the TV experience. Also, following our "Down the Tubes" segment, enjoy a little taste of what's it's like to just hang out with us a we give a little sample of our post show chatter.

This was a special one. This week are joined by best-selling author Raymond Benson, in the first part of a two part show, to discuss perhaps one of the most important science-fiction films of all time. Certainly polarizing, as it has it's fans and haters, but undeniably one of the seminal space-based movies in film history. Over 50 years old already and looking as fresh as a newborn still today, "2001:A Space Odyssey".

We invite writer/actor Todd Stashwick onto the show this week and we dive into two films that had an important impact on his childhood and eventual career path. Come and revisit a couple of amazing pieces of 70s cinema and discover if they hold up to scrutiny from eyes that are a few decades older.

Welcome to part two of our discussion with writer/director/producer Lucky McKee. Listen to us get a little confused by Zack Snyder's epic nutter, "Sucker Punch". This is straight up, one of the most confounding films of the last 20 years. At times in complete opposition with it's own purported 'message', this film jumps between being childish, schoolboy basement fantasy and something approaching female empowerment, or at the very least schoolboy fantasy dressed in female empowerment. Or something.

Well, this week we welcomed Producer/Director Lucky McKee into the studio to discuss a couple of his favorite films. As usual, we ran a little long and it had to be broken into two episodes, but it  does make it a little easier to consume, in 1-hour chunks rather than a 2-hour marathon, right?

Part two of our chat with writer extraordinaire, Jimmy Palmiotti, where we dip our brains back into the warm, loving pool of 80s cinema and we tear into Paul Schrader's classic re-telling of Val Lewton's "Cat People". We chat about just how "80s" this film actually is and the importance of Giorgio Moroder's score. And ahem...Nastassia Kinski. In addition to our usual discussion of the films very small assortment of posters, in which we learn a lot about poster art and the art of retouching. Enjoy!

The great Jimmy Palmiotti joins the Cinemental team to discuss one of his all-time favorite films, the 1968 classic "Where Eagles Dare" We also discuss this film's many fine (and not so much) posters in our "Down the Tubes" segment. Once upon a time, Jimmy designed movie posters himself, working for a legend in the business and I guarantee you've seen posters he's created. So listen for a fun look back to the days of classic action/adventure, oh yeah...and killing Nazis. Lots of Nazis.

We grab a guest close to home this week with the addition of Deirdre Brooks to the show as we discuss one of her favorite films, Rob Reiner's classic coming-of-age adventure, "Stand By Me". While still adhering to his world, this is one of the least Stephen King-esque stories you'll find, and one of the most amazing.

We wrap up our movie discussion with Top Cow President and super-busy guy, Matt Hawkins with a dive into a few choice news bits before we jump into his choice of 'guilty pleasure' film, 1987's "The Hidden". How did it hold up after 30-plus years? Give a listen to this special "snack-size" episode and find out!