Cinephile's Digest

You know what they say. War is hell. But this podcast isn’t! Well, we don’t think so anyway. But if you’re a miserable little twat who spends his free time posting nonsensical reviews of movie podcasts on the Apple Podcasts app, you might think it’s hell. But even then…chill dawg, it’s not that serious. This is fun! We’re here to have a good time! Is this movie a good time, though? Should it be? Should it even exist? Should America exist? All valid questions, some of which will be answered in our review of Alex Garland’s new movie, “Civil War”. Get into it.

0:00 – Introductions/Oscars Talk

21:26 – “Civil War” Spoiler-Free Review

1:01:53 - “Civil War” Review Continued

1:12:44 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: NANANA - Gramma

Outro: Tightrope - Footballhead

First of all, if you’re confused why we’re reviewing Schindler’s List, go back and listen to the last episode you jabroni. Okay, all caught up now? Travis won our Oscars wager, and as reward he got to choose a past Best Picture winner for us to watch and discuss. Travis being the happy go lucky guy he is, he went with the 1993 Steven (Stephen? No, I think it’s Steven. Don’t care enough to Google it, hopefully I’m right) Spielberg Holocaust drama. So, how does it hold up 30+ years later? Very lively discussion for this one, and be sure to stick around to get caught up on what else we’ve been watching since you last heard from us.

0:00 – Introductions/Oscars Talk

26:40 – “Schindler’s List” Review

1:31:40 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Cherry Seed - Gulfer

Outro: Axila - Meth Math

Did you know there is a new Diablo Cody movie out? We didn’t either! But we watched it. Helmed by first-time director Zelda Williams, tune in to hear our detailed thoughts on “Lisa Frankenstein”, and find out what else we’ve been watching since the last episode. We also go through all the Oscar nominations and individually pick who we think will win. What’s on the line for the winner? Listen to the ep dawg, I’m not gonna spell out everything here.

0:00 – Introductions

22:53 – “Lisa Frankenstein” Review

1:00:26 – What We’ve Been Watching

1:36:33 – The Oscars

Music

Intro: Art History - Perennial

Outro: Citizen’s Arrest - So Adult

Jonathan Glazer returns from a decade-long hiatus with his first feature-length film since “Under the Skin”. Hot off the heels of several Academy Award nominations and a wider theatrical release, we’re reviewing “The Zone of Interest”. Now, we know from the title that the ZONE is interesting, but is the movie? Peep the review for our thoughts, and catch up with us at the end as we go over some of the other films and TV shows we’ve been watching since you last heard from us.

0:00 – Introductions

11:50 – “The Zone of Interest” Spoiler-Free Review

45:00 – “The Zone of Interest” Review Continued (Spoilers)

1:21:53 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: The Crater - Office Dog

Outro: Holding Back the Dark - There Will Be Fireworks

Join Matt, Travis and Paris for a roundtable discussion as we run through our individual top 10 movies of the year. I know, I know, you’re probably thinking, “GodDAMN this is a long episode.” And you’re right, but this is prem-o content. We don’t even charge for this shit! Big year, big episode, get over it. Anyway, be sure to stick around to the end to find out the nominees and winners for our prestigious and coveted awards, such as the classic “Cream Dream Supreme” and the new addition, “ I Can’t Believe It’s Not Duck Butter.” Much love to everyone listening, whether you were here all year(s), or just tuning in for this one. Thanks for everything.

0:00 – Introductions/The Year In Review

23:00 – Top 10 Films of 2023 Roundtable

2:37:40 - 2:56:50 “All of Us Strangers” SPOILERS

3:54:13 – Cinephile’s Digest 2023 Awards Ceremony

Music

Intro: We Both Won - Bory

Outro: Park (Rye) - Golden Apples

HUGE episode everyone. We’ve got the new films from YorGOAT and Bradley Pooper, “Poor Things” and “Maestro”, respectively. Couple of beefy in-depth featured reviews, followed by a beefy what we’ve been watching section in the lead up to our best of 2023 episode coming soon. Also if you’re reading this, hi! Send an us an email at [email protected] and tell us about your favorite film(s) of 2023! We’ll read it on the show in a couple weeks when we reveal our Top 10s of the year. Do it!

0:00 – Introductions

19:29 – “Maestro” Review

51:45 – “Poor Things” Review

1:44:22 – What We’ve Been Watching (Cram Jam Edition, featuring the return of “The Travis Power Hour”)

Music

Intro: I Just Hope She’s Alright - Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things OST)

Outro: Dissolver - Perennial

Todd Hayne’s has a new movie out now on Netflix called “May December”, and we talk about it. Like, a lot. We also talk about getting ghosted, Alt J, cram jam, and much much more. Enjoy.

0:00 – Introductions

23:04 – “May December” Spoiler-Free Review

1:00:55 – “May December” Review Continued

1:28:04 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Cordelia - Clearbody

Outro: Outgrow - Star Funeral

Paris is out this week, so Matt and Travis hold down the fort and dig into Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature, “Saltburn”. This movie has caused quite a stir and the audience reception has been very polarizing. What do you think happened after we licked the salt? Did it go down easy, or do we barf? Let’s just say…both. Enjoy.

0:00 – Introductions

10:46 – “Saltburn” Spoiler-Free Review

38:34 – “Saltburn” Review Continued

1:16:59 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Candy-Colored - Gaadge

Outro: Telephone - Quinn Cicala

David Fincher has a new movie. It’s called “The Killer”. We review it. And talk about other movies. Lots of other movies. Alright, bye.

0:00 – Introductions

17:05 – “The Killer” Spoiler-Free Review

52:50 – “The Killer” Review Continued

1:08:28 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Asleep - The Smiths

Outro: How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill

For a movie as huge as “Killers of the Flower Moon”, we had to do something special. So when the opportunity to collaborate with our buds Kyle and Jacob over at Suds and Cinema presented itself, we jumped on the opportunity. Please enjoy our extended discussion of Martin Scorsese’s latest historical epic, and stick around for the last hour to hear about what else we’ve been watching lately.

0:00 – Introductions

13:19 – “Killers of the Flower Moon” Spoiler-Free Review

1:03:42 – “Killers of the Flower Moon” Review Continued

1:34:32 – What We’ve Been Watching

Music

Intro: Hold That Spirit - Raye Zaragoza

Outro: Know better do better - Supaman