Starship Cinema with Vince Salerno

Tyler Banark joins me to review Christopher Nolan's latest cinematic event: A loose adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey.

00:00 Introduction

05:05 Nolan movies during COVID

08:34 Tyler's initial thoughts

09:19 IMAX 70mm Screening

14:07 Comparing the Book to the film

23:06 CGI & Practical Effects

24:26 Trojan Horse Scenes

28:20 Themes and Christian worldview

32:12 Does Odysseus even want to go home?

37:10 Is this a faithful adaptation?

42:26 Casting (mostly Matt Damon)

46:58 Controversial casting choices

50:15 Final thoughts and ranking Nolan's films

56:29 Tyler's going to TIFF!

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We get into all the spoilery details and story points of Toy Story 5! Featuring Tyler Banark, Gabe Moore, 'Me Myself & Woody' aka Indy, and ToyStoryEmperor as our panelists!

00:00 Introduction

00:57 Introducing the panelists

04:14 Initial thoughts and Jessie's story

15:32 Woody's role in the film

25:11 Does Lilypad's good guy turn work?

34:20 Conan O'Brien as Smarty Pants

38:01 Missing the OG characters

54:00 Buzz Lightyear's role in the film

57:40 Did they emasculate Buzz?

1:10:56 Toy Story 6?

1:15:15 Final thoughts and ranking

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At last! Our review of Pixar’s Toy Story 5. Did it live up to our expectations? Did it tell kids to throw away their iPads? All this and more on this episode of Starship Cinema!

00:00 Introduction

02:20 First impressions

03:24 Bonnie's development (SPOILERS AHEAD)

08:15 Is Lilypad a toy or an iPad?

10:56 Should parents give their kids tech?

14:31 What the film says about tech

20:21 Jessie's story

35:28 Similarities between Finding Dory and TS5

36:18 Woody & Buzz Lightyear's story

40:05 High Tech Buzz Lightyears

41:42 Should Woody have been left out of TS5?

44:22 Buzz's largest role since 1995

44:45 Buzz's proposal to Jessie

48:30 Toy Story 6?

51:17 Smarty Pants

51:50 Final thoughts, rating, and ranking

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We've come to the last stop on our road to Toy Story 5 with the most debated film of the series: Toy Story 4! Is it good or bad? Should Woody have left or stayed? We answer all this and more on today's episode of Starship Cinema.

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00:00 Start

02:57 Kate's thoughts on the film

06:18 Toy Story 4's teaser trailer & poster

11:11 How Kate and Vince met

18:53 A character study on Woody

30:10 Themes: Purpose & Inner Voice

38:16 sidelining the original characters

41:00 Woody and Bo Peep's story

43:21 When will we see Andy again?

50:01 Toys and merchandising for Toy Story 4

57:09 Final thoughts and ranking of 1-4

1:01:41 Going into Toy Story 5

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We're back with another double feature: reviewing 'Michael' and 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'!

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In episode 6, we review what many consider to be the best Toy Story film in the series: Toy Story 3!

00:00 Introduction

02:27 Kate changes her mind on TS3

04:48 Lotso is the best villain in Toy Story

11:07 Continuing the threads from Toy Story 2

12:33 Is Andy in Toy Story 5?

15:28 The toys are in constant distress

16:46 Where is Andy's dad?

19:15 Woody and Andy's parallel arcs

22:05 Toy Story 3 is a BEST PICTURE nominee

24:40 Favorite side characters (primarily Ken and Barbie)

26:00 Reading mid-2000s film blogs

26:50 Kate and Vince on when they first saw TS3

30:34 Geeking out over movie posters

31:36 The Dump Scene/Climax

32:07 Toys playing God?

34:10 Introduction to Bonnie

36:00 Should TS3 have been the end?

40:50 Where's Bo Peep?

42:11 Toy Story Signature Collection & other toys

48:21 Final thoughts, rating, and ranking

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We review one of the best films of 2026, so far, PROJECT HAIL MARY! The long-awaited directorial effort from Phil Lord and Chris Miller. We're joined by fellow filmmaker Gabe Moore and his wife, Allison Moore.

00:00 Start

00:52 Introducing Gabe & Allison

03:26 Gabe's thoughts on Project Hail Mary

05:56 Allison hates The LEGO Movie. Vince doesn't.

07:40 Is Project Hail Mary as smart as it seems?

13:00 Praising Ryan Gosling's performance

15:10 Allison questions the Mary statue

16:09 Kate on going in blind

17:50 Screenwriter Drew Goddard's Career

22:40 Debating the film's themes (SPOILERS)

29:20 Does Vince reference Toy Story in every episode?

31:12 Ryland's character arc

36:14 Ambiguous ending?

38:58 A metaphor for Jesus Christ?

44:54 Every good story is about becoming a saint

46:12 Lord & Miller troupes, comedy, and soundtrack

49:10 Bad movie theater experiences

56:10 Did the film need romance?

57:05 Lily from AT&T is in this film

58:07 Discussing Andy Weir's original book

1:00:45 Early production history

1:02:53 Reception (GOD TIER?)

1:06:30 Final Thoughts and Score

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We’re continuing our road to ‘Toy Story 5’ with the first sequel in the series: ‘Toy Story 2’! Vince and Kate discuss what makes the film such a great sequel, the themes of abandonment and fear of the future, the toys for the film, and much more!

00:00 Start

2:21 Growing up on Toy Story 2

4:09 Kate's favorite film in the series

5:27 Rewatching as an adult

7:33 Losing toys

8:39 Buzz's special role in the film

11:07 Woody's conflict of immortality vs love

13:58 Kate's pitch for Toy Story 6

15:17 Analogy for parenthood

18:16 Kate's favorite scenes

19:20 Barbie in Toy Story

21:37 Jessie's role in the film

23:20 Ultra Buzz Lightyear

26:54 Toy Story 2 Strummin' Singin' Woody doll

29:00 Wheezy's role in the film

30:52 Prospector's role and Woody's Roundup Gang

37:15 Randy Newman's score and songs

38:00 Toy Story 5's new trailer and story details

48:37 Final thoughts and rating

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What do these two romantic comedies have in common? They both take place in Italy and feature a villain named Vincent… not happy about that. Vince and Kate review the latest theatrical release from Angel Studios starring Kevin James and Roku’s dip into Hallmark-style romcoms starring Cheetah Girl, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton.

00:00 Introduction

3:39 Chef's Kiss Review

6:10 Adrienne Bailon's Disney Channel past

11:45 Themes of Chef's Kiss

15:52 Every movie Vince is a bad guy?

18:46 We talk about Doctor Who for some reason

20:55 Final Thoughts and score on Chef's Kiss

24:00 Solo Mio Review

26:02 Praise for Nicole Grimaudo

28:59 Praise for Kevin James and the supporting cast

36:00 Themes of Solo Mio

38:30 SPOLIER DISCUSSION

47:15 Budget and box office

50:03 Final thoughts and score on Solo Mio

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On episode 2, we cover the cult holiday classic 'Groundhog Day'! Vince and Kate discuss their college connection to the film, controversial film takes, and much more!

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