The Essential Cut

By Up Left Media

Cinema history is bloated. Most "must-watch" lists are just prestige taxidermy—movies people respect but nobody actually wants to watch.

The Essential Cut is a forensic audit

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How many episodes does The Essential Cut have?

The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.

The Essential Cut episodes:

June 24, 2025 Love and Death (1975)
Continuing their quest to see JAWS, Ian and Michael discuss another movie from the summer of '75, Woody Allen's LOVE AND DEATH.
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49min
June 24, 2025 1975's Headliner: JAWS
Success! Ian and Michael finally get to see, and review, the movie that started it all, the first ever summer tentpole: JAWS.
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57min
May 27, 2025 Welcome to SOLD OUT
Join Ian and Michael as they revisit the biggest movie events of the last 50 years, and some of the movies overshadowed by those blockbusters.
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3min

FAQs about The Essential Cut:

How many episodes does The Essential Cut have?

The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.