Sober Cinema

Sober Cinema

By Michael Denniston and Jared DotsonTV & FilmFilm ReviewsFilm History
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Sober Cinema episodes

  • 1996 at the Movies: THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS
    Twenty-five years of Janeane Garofalo needing a box to stand next to Uma Thurman.

    As three enlightened men here are our takeaways from THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS:

    • Jairo would have preferred Ms. Garofalo's character have a pig nose like Christina Ricci in PENELOPE.
    • Jared will bump up a movie's star rating on Letterboxd if at any time it features a dog in roller skates.
    • And Mike is (of course) okay with Uma Thurman bringing a turtle to bed.

      • We hope those are enough insights into a movie a that features animals as we have absolutely nothing to offer on a love triangle where we are meant to believe that Janeane Garofalo is undateable. For we are good men of great moral character. Like. Rate. Review. Subscribe.

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      28 min
    • 1996 at the Movies: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
      Twenty-five years of robot puppets beating podcasters to the punch.

      But the one podcaster who has taken the biggest L is our co-host Jairo. A list of things that Jairo does not understand:

      • The humor of one Tom Servo.
      • The joy of one Crow T. Robot.
      • The value of Justise Winslow as an NBA prospect.

        • All of this and more as the other two more refined hosts take in one of the best films of 1996 in MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE!

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        33 min
      • 1996 at the Movies: FEAR
        Twenty-five years of the Funky Bunch not being suitable son-in-law material.

        If you ever wondered about possible wrist injuries on a roller coaster...

        Or perhaps the appropriate eye level that a man who would one day be in CSI needs to maintain with his daughter's school friends...

        Or even the obscure rental activity of schoolmates in an obscure (but allegedly wildly promiscuous) small Kentucky town... well we have the podcast for you on James Foley's FEAR!

        Actually we never mention director James Foley once, but Marky Mark's band gets a deep dive from one of our hosts. Enjoy!

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        29 min
      • 1996 at the Movies: PRIMAL FEAR
        Rears of Alfre Woodard just wanting a drink after witnessing endless Edward Norton twitches.

        Richard Gere has a massive ego.

        That's no different in PRIMAL FEAR.

        Maybe he's wrong in this one.

        But he is Richard Gere. And he still looks like Richard Gere.

        So he's probably not.

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        27 min
      • 1996 at the Movies: A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE
        Twenty-five years of Martin Lawrence stroking his ego by writing, directing and starring in a comedic FATAL ATTRACTION.

        As hard as the above sentence is to believe... one of your hosts actually enjoyed these shenanigans from Mr. Lawrence.

        In particular the part where either himself or his property is assaulted for his scoundrel ways. But we think that was the point. On the other hand this same host finds GONE GIRL to be an aspirational look at marriage. Enjoy!

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        29 min
      • 1996 at the Movies: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER
        Twenty-five years of sex comedies where the best the ladies can do is Josh Brolin licking their armpit.

        And so with that in mind, we show the same amount of respect to Ben Stiller and company in 1996's FLIRTING WITH DISASTER. A film where all manner of swapping is taking place... but Richard Jenkins finds no shelter from the storm.

        Except here on SOBER CINEMA. And it should go without saying that this does a great man such as Mr. Jenkins absolutely no good. Enjoy!

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        29 min
      • 1996 at the Movies: EXECUTIVE DECISION
        Twenty-five years of celebrating Steven Seagal learning how to fly.

        In perhaps the biggest deep dive in SOBER CINEMA history we discuss John Leguizamo as one of our favorite trash talkers, Marla Maples as our favorite Trump wife and the importance of all hosts being vaccinated as we continue our journey through the movies of 1996.

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        40 min
      • Not-So-Sober Cinema: ARMY OF THE DEAD
        Two months later and America looks like it's hell-bent on shutting down Las Vegas again.

        So we change our late summer vacation plans and stay inside... just as Netflix likes (although we must admit other factors were in play) and see what Drax can do when his oddly-shaped head takes on zombies both of the slow and fast-moving variety.

        We also lay claim to our new American prince and princess in Harry and Meghan. Sorry-not-sorry to the United Kingdom and Canada.

        Actually we like Canada.

        We don't much like ARMY OF THE DEAD. Enjoy!

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        38 min
      • 1996 at the Movies: FARGO
        Twenty-five years of awkward criminals, awkward high school reunions and three men awkwardly discussing the merits of a pregnant Frances McDormand.

        FARGO comes to SOBER CINEMA's retrospective of 1996 at the movies as one of the Best Picture nominees... and that's not good enough for one host. Wishing he could go back to the salad days of BOTTLE ROCKET finds your least favorite podcasters wondering if there can be no satisfaction, much less happiness, when it comes to watching movies from a quarter century ago.

        This podcast is not Minnesota nice. Enjoy.

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        27 min
      • Not-So-Sober Cinema: THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD
        Almost two months after Jon Bernthal was beaten up in up in another Taylor Sheridan joint.

        This episode starts (strangely) with a little HE-MAN talk, moves on to the merits of The Boy from ABOUT A BOY as a lazy hitman and then we break up Taylor Sheridan's no-hitter. Or rather his latest film THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD does that for him.

        It did nothing for us.

        But for you, dear listener... well, now you have this podcast. Enjoy!

        Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen: Apple Podcasts/Spotify Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Jairo @truebromance Jared @jgdotson Josh @SoberCinema Mike @projectingfilm

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        28 min

      About Sober Cinema

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      A movie podcast that's late... but still too early.