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Stage to Screen: Dear Evan Hansen by Talk Film Society Network

Instead of C.I.N.E.M.A., the acronym for this episode is TIFF! Thomas went to the Toronto International Film Festival and he's joined by his lodger/unofficial mayor of TIFF Shakyl Lambert back to the show to discuss all 39 movies they both saw there! Strap in and listen to find out all about them, folks. It's a long one!Timecodes:River: 00:10:00Vintage Violence: 00:17:30Only Living Pickpocket in New York: 00:27:30Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother: 00:36:09Ink: 00:44:24Back In Black: 00:54:42The Last Photograph: 01:01:21La Bola Negra: 01:16:05Misty Green: 01:23:37We Are All Strangers: 01:31:40The Debut: 01:39:25Stuffed: 01:47:39Rogue Trooper: 01:50:12Clarissa: 01:53:11The Stunt Driver: 01:57:05The Julia Set: 01:59:29Bucking Fastard: 02:03:45Faith: 02:07:05Bad Lieutenant Tokyo: 02:09:27Nosostros: 02:13:29Pretenders: 02:16:09Once Upon a Time In Harlem: 02:18:55L’Autre: 02:21:29Krux: 02:24:08A Talent For Murder: 02:26:21Gentle Monster: 02:30:02Bovine with the Curved Horns: 02:31:54Arrested Memory: 02:34:17Ha Chan Shake Your Booty: 02:37:23Ashes: 02:40:23Half: 02:42:43Kick On: 02:46:15A Good Little Soldier: 02:48:57The Beloved: 02:52:19Age of Goodbyes: 02:55:03The Surgeon: 02:56:42Everybody Wants To Fuck Me: 02:59:31Furies: 03:02:14Tangles: 03:05:21Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more episodes of [marco polo] & monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Elise and Marcelo talk about John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the stage musical and film adaptation!

Elise and Marcelo talk about the TRADITION around the 1964 Broadway classic and its 1971 Oscar-winning adaptation. It's a Fiddler! On the Roof?!

While Cinema To The Letter is still on a season hiatus, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a nice dip in the pool before summer ends! For this month's bonus podcast, we're giving you an unlock from behind the Cinema To The Letter Patreon paywall! Specifically, an episode of the monthly podcast Thomas & Torrey have been doing since 2023; [marco polo] An Adult Swim Podcast! Every month, Thomas and Torrey talk about some pieces of media that aired on Adult Swim that are chosen at random! For this sample episode from March 2025, Thomas & Torrey are joined by special guest Joey Hamilton to puzzle over the choices of Mr. Pickles and geek out about The Venture Bros!Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more episodes of [marco polo] & monthly audio reviews of new releases, which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Cinema To The Letter: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) (A for Atypical Star Wars) by Talk Film Society Network

Siobhan and Marcelo select 32 films they deem to be the most “Southland Tales”-ian since the release of Southland Tales 20 years ago. Then they eliminate them one-by-one, bracket-style, to give out the first-ever Southlandies Talesies Award!

Search your feelings, you know it to be true... that a new episode of Cinema To The Letter is here! The penultimate episode of the Star Wars season sees Thomas alongside Adam Thomas and Jael Peralta discussing the M for Masterpiece choice of The Empire Strikes Back! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. Why has Star Wars' multi-generational omnipresence weakened? What is the status of Han and Leia's relationship between A New Hope and this film? Is the Emperor suffering from some sort of allergic reaction? Well, saddle up your Tauntaun and learn the ways of The Force from Yoda Man himself while you listen to find out!Join our Patreon for $1 to hear monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Usual theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!

Begun, this Cinema To The Letter episode has! Our Star Wars season barrels forward as Thomas is joined by Talk Film Society regulars Marcelo J. Pico and Siobhan Irving to discuss the E for Egregious choice of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones! Together, our trio answer the crucial questions. Is a practical creature more real than a CG creature? Was Yoda guilty of Clone War crimes? What sick individuals would cut a pear with a knife and fork? Well, put on your clone trooper helmets and take a seat at Dexter Jettster's diner while you listen to find out!Join our Patreon for $1 to hear monthly audio reviews of new releases, which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Usual theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!

Elise and Marcelo kick off season three with a Cats Redux. A trip to New York City and Cats: The Jellicle Ball has turned them into full-blown Cats Converts. All hail Old Deuteronomy! Instead of revisiting the nightmarish Cats (2019) movie, on this episode, Elise and Marcelo discuss the seminal documentary Paris is Burning (1990) to prepare for the ball. This fall they’ll officially begin season three with Fiddler on the Roof, it’s their TRADITION, after all.