Cinephile's Digest

We’ve got a huge one for you guys this week. We have FOUR featured reviews on the show: the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film “Ant-Man and the Wasp”, the much-hyped Sundance darling “Sorry to Bother You”, the father-daughter drama “Leave No Trace”, and “The First Purge”, the fourth entry in the Purge horror franchise. And it doesn’t stop there! We also run down our Top 5 films of the year so far. Buckle up.

0:00 – Introductions

14:21 – “Ant-Man and the Wasp” Spoiler-Free Review

31:34 – “Ant-Man and the Wasp” Review Continued

38:51 – “Sorry to Bother You” Review

53:57 – “Leave No Trace” Review

1:04:58 – “The First Purge” Review

1:27:28 – Top 5 of 2018 So Far

1:35:12 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Destroy the USA – The Briefs

Outro: Paying Off the Happiness – Illuminati Hotties

Tom is in Nepal bare-knuckle boxing Yetis, so it’s just the dynamic duo of Matt and Travis on this episode. We’ve got three featured reviews on the show, and we don’t agree on everything. Do “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” live up to their predecessors? Did we cry approximately 50 times while watching the Mr. Rogers doc, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Queue up the episode and find out.

0:00 – Introductions

10:25 – “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” Spoiler-Free Review

33:15 – “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” Review Continued

49:00 – “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” Spoiler-Free Review

1:06:07 – “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” Review Continued

1:13:00 – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Review

1:31:58 –What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: It’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Mr. Rogers

Outro: It’s Not Just Me – Let’s Eat Grandma

It’s gettin’ hot over here in sunny Seattle, but the Cinephile’s Digest crew persevered to deliver a real banger of a show. This week we discuss a trio of new releases: “Incredibles 2”, “Hereditary” and “American Animals”. Is Pixar’s latest sequel worth the wait? Did the most hyped horror movie ever make us poop? Did the animals chug Bud Light and fire shotguns into the air while wearing American flag shorts? Tune in and find out.

0:00 – Introductions

13:02 – “Incredibles 2” Review

26:33 – “Hereditary” Spoiler-Free Review

52:14 – “Hereditary” Review Continued

1:06:48 – “American Animals” Review

1:22:35 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Gronlandic Edit – of Montreal

Outro: Carnations – Palehound

Do you like Wookies and pandering references? How about Judaism and repressed sexuality? Eco-warriors and crises of faith? We’ve got something for everyone this week. Tune in for full reviews of “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, “Disobedience” and “First Reformed”. It’s a hot one.

0:00 – Introductions

9:45 – “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Spoiler-Free Review

25:45 – “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Review Continued

41:58 – “Disobedience” Review

59:19 – “First Reformed” Review

1:12:19 –What We’ve Been Watching

1:40:04 – Rotten Tomatoes Games

Music

Intro: I Need A Doctor – Hot Snakes

Outro: You & Me & Infinity – Cold Cave

The gang reconvenes to discuss yet another superhero movie (when will this madness end?!). Tune in for our review of "Deadpool 2", as well as a deep dive into the new Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody team-up, "Tully". Stick around for the second half to find out what else we've been watching and see who wins the Rotten Tomatoes game this week.

0:00 – Introductions

14:10 – “Deadpool 2” Spoiler-Free Review

28:57 – “Deadpool 2” Review Continued

36:26 – “Tully” Spoiler-Free Review

54:42 - "Tully" Review Continued

1:06:11 – What We’ve Been Watching

1:46:10 - Rotten Tomatoes Game

Music

Intro: Lonely Girls - TV Girl

Outro: Cynicism - Nana Grizol

Ten years in the making, and the time has finally come to see what this Thanos dude is all about. Join us for an in-depth review of “Avengers: Infinity War”, as well as a review of the new Lynne Ramsay film, “You Were Never Really Here” starring Joaquin Phoenix.

0:00 – Introductions

11:54 – “Avengers: Infinity War” Spoiler-Free Review

33:11 – “Avengers: Infinity War” Review Continued

1:17:30 – “You Were Never Really Here” Spoiler-Free Review

1:40:47 – “You Were Never Really Here” Review Continued

1:55:13 –What We’ve Been Watching

2:27:50 – Rotten Tomatoes Games

Music

Intro: Avengers Theme – Alan Silvestri (Avengers OST)

Outro: Dark Streets – Jonny Greenwood (You Were Never Really Here OST)

The whole gang is back this week to talk about the movie taking multiplexes by storm right meow. Tune in for our in-depth review of “A Quiet Place” (well meow, bet you thought it was gonna be something else, huh?), as well as a breakdown of everything else we’ve been watching since we last recorded.

0:00 – Introductions

7:38 – “A Quiet Place” Spoiler-Free Review

25:25 – “A Quiet Place” Review Continued

39:31 –What We’ve Been Watching

1:39:35 – Rotten Tomatoes Games

Music

Intro: Real Thing - Turnstile

Outro: Burden You – Pity Sex

It’s just Matt and Travis this week, as we convene to discuss two of the early heavy-hitters for 2018: Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” and Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”. Are they pieces of fine art, piles of hot dog garbage, or somewhere in between? Queue up the episode to find out.

0:00 – Introductions

4:55 – “Isle of Dogs” Review

28:24 – “Ready Player One” Spoiler-Free Review

49:45 – “Ready Player One” Review Continued

1:05:20 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Money – Caroline Rose

Outro: What A Time to Be Alive - Superchunk

Prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh returns to the big screen this week with his new movie “Unsane”, and we’re here to talk about it. Filmed entirely on iPhones, does the gifted auteur’s latest experiment dazzle or fizzle? You’ll have to listen to find out, in addition to hearing about we’ve been watching the past few weeks and who wins this episode’s Rotten Tomatoes game.

0:00 – Introductions

9:03 – “Unsane” Review

31:22 – What We’ve Been Watching

1:37:59 – Rotten Tomatoes Games

Music

Intro: They Move On Tracks of Never-Ending Light – This Will Destroy You

Outro: Charisma – Pianos Become the Teeth

Things get creepy this episode as we discuss two very different spine-chillers: “Thoroughbreds” and “The Strangers: Prey at Night”. The Oscars also happened, so we go over our predictions to see who came out victorious. Stick around for the second half to hear about what else we’ve been watching as well as our Rotten Tomatoes game.

0:00 – Introductions

7:57 – Oscars Talk

13:05 – “Thoroughbreds” Spoiler-Free Review

29:47 – “Thoroughbreds” Review Continued

31:33 – “The Strangers: Prey at Night” Spoiler-Free Review

49:52 – “The Strangers: Prey at Night” Review Continued

1:00:29 – What We’ve Been Watching

1:59:08 – Rotten Tomatoes Game

Music

Intro: Every Day’s the Weekend – Alex Lahey

Outro: Every Single Thing – Homeshake