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We watch movies chosen for us by the mystic powers of the cosmos—call it Fate, Karma, The Space Crane Claw, The Force, The Tao, The Eye of Sauron, God as Nature, The Creepy Eye on the Back of a One Dollar Bill, The Power of Grayskull...
We call it the Retro Movie Machine--the Almighty Randomizer. Chooser of Movies, Breaker of Chains. The only reason anyone has ever seen Beware! The Blob on purpose.
We also watch new movies.
Time to go back to the 1960's yet again. This time we have a full review of a comedy classic? The Odd Couple from 1968.
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This is the final episode in our series on the Nuclear Panic films of the 1980's. 1983's Testament is the topic for this episode and I must say this one hits a bit different and has a unique take on the same old point. Nuclear war of course would be horrible. Thanks everyone for listening.
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The boys are back from a summer hiatus to bring you a brand new random review. This time Jason and Matt take a look at The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford from 2007. Thanks for listening.
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Welcome to part three on our series on The Films of the 1980's Nuclear Panic. This time we take a look at the Canadian production Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
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Jason and Matt are back with another random review. This times is Less Than Zero from 1987.
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Movies do not get much bigger than this these days! Jason and Matt take a look at the latest film from renowned director Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer.
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Another week, another random review. This time we take a look at Slaughterhouse-Five from 1972.
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2nd in our series on the Films of the 1980's Nuclear Panic is Threads. Threads was produced in 1984 as kind of the British answer to America's The Day After (1983). Lets just say this, they went darker with it. Thanks for listening everyone and we appreciate you all.
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Jason and Matt are back for yet another random review. This time its 1983's Deathstalker.
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Jason and Matt start a new series that examines the 1980's nuclear panic and the films that spawned from it. First stop, The Day After, which was presented by CBS over two nights in November 1983.
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Jason and Matt are back! This time the Great Randomizer selected for them to watch the 1997 Nicolas Cage film Con Air. Listen here for a full review.
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Ok we are back yet again. This time to review the latest film for Ben Affleck the Director, Air (2023). This film can be streamed right now on Amazon Prime Video. In our second segment we go back to 1980 to take a look at Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback in The Stunt Man.
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Well well well...after a medium length hiatus we are back. We took on some of what life can throw at you and lived to tell the tale. On this all new episode we review the latest from the MCU in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 and then go all the way back to 1975 for a look at Clint Eastwood's The Eiger Sanction. Thanks for sticking with us everyone. We should be back to a normal schedule.
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This week on Cinema Spin, Florence Pugh stars as a recovering addict in A Good Person (2023) the latest effort from director Zach Braff. Then in the second part of the show we take a look at one of the cult classic films of this 21st century, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
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Sorry for the delay getting this episode live. We had some issues on the technical side that required the assistance of an audio expert. So thanks for sticking with us and here are our reviews of Hulu's Boston Strangler (2023) and our random movie for this week White Lightning from 1973.
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Talk about strong reactions, the new film The Outwaters (2022) brings out some of Jason and Matt's strongest opinions ever. Then in the second half of the show we take a look at Cruel Intentions from 1999. Thanks for listening!
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Alright...I am not sure if it was highly anticipated by everyone but it sure was by us. Cocaine Bear has arrived in theaters and we have our full reviews here. Then in the show's second segment we go back to 1984 and find out how Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn met while filming the forgettable wartime drama, Swing Shift. Thank you for listening everyone!!
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First up to get the Cinema Spin treatment this week is the first new release of the year from Marvel Studios, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Then in the second half of the show we take a look at Layer Cake from 2004.
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In the first half of the podcast we take a look at one of this years Oscar nominees in the Best Documentary Feature category, All That Breathes (2022). Then in the show's second half we have a full review of The Hospital starring George C. Scott from 1971.
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We are back this week for yet another episode. First up this week we take a look at the latest film from Director M. Night Shyamalan, Knock at the Cabin. Then in the second half of the show we go back to 1985 for a fresh look at Code of Silence starring Chuck Norris. Thanks everyone for listening!
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In this weeks episode of Cinema Spin we go into full somber mode and we review the Oscar Nominated Women Talking (2022) and then go back to 1965 for a look at Roman Polanski's Repulsion. Thanks for listening!!
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Sorry for the delay in the uploading of this episode. Matt somehow managed to kill the laptop we use to produce Cinema Spin. Despite the issues our Chefs tonight have prepared for you a lovely review of The Menu (2022) streaming now on HBO MAX. Then for our second course we take a journey back to 2009 for a look at the Nicolas Cage film Knowing. Thanks everyone for sticking with us!!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthew-ulrich/message
As highly anticipated as a movie released in early January can get, this week Jason and Matt went to see M3GAN. There here in this episode to tell you all about it. Then in the show's second half the guys go back 40 years for a fresh look at the 1983 surprise hit Flashdance!
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Episode 101 starts with a review of the latest Noah Baumbach film, White Noise (2022). Then in the second segment of the show Jason and Matt take a look at the cult classic film Point Blank from 1967.
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Welcome to episode 100 of Cinema Spin. To celebrate this occasion and milestone Matt and Jason have taken the time to make lists of their favorite top five movies ever featured on the podcast as well as lists of the bottom five. Next comes the reviews as we take a look at the latest film from Damien Chazelle, Babylon and then go back 20 years to 2002 for 8 Mile. Thanks for listening everybody!
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It's finally here. The long awaited sequel to Avatar is now in theaters. Listen for our full review of Avatar: The Way of Water. Then in the shows second segment we have a bit of an opposite. First we had our water movie now tune in for a fire movie in 1991's Backdraft.
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We are back again after yet another week away. We are still working out the kinds in our new schedule. New to streaming this week on HBO MAX is The Banshees of Inisherin. Jason and Matt have a full review for you. Then in the show's second segment we go back to the early days of the MCU and take a look ate The Incredible Hulk from 2008. Thanks again for sticking with us.
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Ok...we are back this week and first up is a full review of one of this years Oscar favorites, Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. Then in the second half of the show we revisit one of the first films to tackle alcoholism in a serious manner, 1962's Days of Wine and Roses starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick.
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It may have taken us forever to get to it but we finally made our way around to seeing Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. We have a full review. Then in the second segment of the show we go back 20 some odd years to the year 2000 and review Meet the Parents. One of the more classic family comedies of the new Century. Thanks for listening!!
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After missing a week due to illness yet again, we are back with a new episode! First up this week is a look at Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022). Jason and Matt have a full review for you. Then in the second half of the show we go all the way back to 1963 to see why Sidney Poitier took home the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Lilies of the Field.
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Join us for a look at All Quiet on the Western Front. An all new adaptation of the classic 1929 novel that is streaming currently on Netflix. Then in the show's second half we go back to 1997 for at look at The Devil's Advocate. Does Al Pacino chew up some scenery in this one? Oh you betcha!
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Todd Field is back to directing with the new film TAR. It stars Cate Blanchett in the lead role. Jason and Matt give a full review. In the second half of the show the guys go back to 1979 for a fresh look at Steven Spielberg's madcap comedy, 1941.
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We had to think outside the box this week in order to find a new movie to review. We ended up settling on I Love You, You Hate Me the new documentary streaming on Peacock about the Barney phenomenon in the 1990's. Then in the second half of the show the randomizer tasked us with reviewing Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in The Best of Times from 1986.
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David O. Russell has a new film out called Amsterdam and Jason and Matt spend the first half of the show letting us know how they felt about it. Then in the shows second segment they go all the way back to 1961 for a look at the World War II classic, The Guns of Navarone.
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First up this week and brand new in theaters is SMILE. The first of many horror films jammed into the Halloween release window. Then in the second half of the show we go back to 1993 to take a look at Kevin Costner starring as a fugitive on the run in the Clint Eastwood directed film, A Perfect World. Thanks for listening everyone!!
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After a week away Jason is back once again and along with Matt they take a look at Don't Worry Darling. They review the film and decide if that old saying is true. There is no such thing as bad publicity. Then in the second half of the show the fellas go back to 1975 to review the cockroach infestation film BUG.
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As Jason is away on vacation this week, Matt is once again joined by Ben to take a look at this weeks slate of movies. Goodnight Mommy which was released to streaming this week is first up and then it's back to 1996 for The Sylvester Stallone flick Daylight.
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Matt and Jason are back after missing an episode due to illness (Matt) once again. Our new movie this week is Barbarian, a horror movie that was released into theaters on Sept. 9th. Then in the second half of the show we drill deep into The Core from 2003, this weeks random movie. See what I did there?
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In what has become a very difficult stretch to find new theatrical movies to review for the show, once again we had to turn our attention to a film that was new to streaming. After some debate, we settled on Samaritan which recently debuted on Amazon Prime. Then for our retro movie we were assigned to watch Colors from 1988, an inner city crime drama starring Robert Duvall and Sean Penn. Thanks everyone for listening!
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No real difference of opinion this week as Matt and Jason could not agree more. Emily the Criminal (2022) is a movie to highly recommend and Arlington Road from 1999 is utterly stupid! Listen to see how it all played out!
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Jason and Matt are back for another episode of movie reviews. We start off this week with the dark comedy horror movie Bodies Bodies Bodies released nation wide to theaters on August 12. Then of course as we always do, we go back to the past and review a movie that was randomly selected. This week the randomizer landed on 1970 and The star studded ensemble caper film, Kelly's Heroes.
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Another week, another new episode of Cinema Spin. This time we have special guest Beth back for another visit and to help us review Prey. Pry is a sequel to the Predator series of films and was released to streaming Aug. 5th, only on Hulu. Then in the second segment of the show we take a fresh look at Drugstore Cowboy from 1989. Thanks Beth and thanks for listening everyone!
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Another week, another strong disagreement between Jason and Matt. This time it is over our new film for this week, Vengeance (2022). For our random film this week, the great randomizer landed on Bad Boys from 1995. Please listen to find out what the guys thought of it after all these years.
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Jason and Matt are back for another week of movie reviews. As is every week we have a review of a new movie, just released in theaters or new to streaming, and of course a review of an older film that was chose at random. This week that means Nope from 2022 and Lord of war from 2005. Thanks so much for listening!
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After having a heck of a lot of trouble finding a "new" movie to review this week, Jason and Matt finally landed on The Sea Beast (2022). They're full review kicks off this weeks show. Then in the shows second half, the great randomizer sent the boys all the way back to 1992 for a fresh look at Death Becomes Her.
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This week Jason and Matt are joined by, Friend of the Podcast Mark, and the three of them take a long detailed look at Thor: Love and Thunder. The newest release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then in the second segment of the show they go back to 1964 to take a look at the Anthony Quinn classic Zorba the Greek.
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Finally, a new episode! Sorry everyone for all the delays. This week we take a look at Elvis, the lavish new biopic by Baz Luhrmann. Then in the second segment of the show, we go back to 1970 to revisit Soylent Green. Spoiler Alert! Its People!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jason and Matt take a rather in depth look at the 2015 documentary AMY, a detailed accounting of the tragic life of Amy Winehouse.
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, we were unable to record this week.
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This week Matt and Jason have an unusual pair of films to review. First up is, Lightyear, a Pixar movie that kind of acts as a origin story for Buzz Lightyear. Then in the second half of the show they go back to 1982 for Slumber Party Massacre. A very typical 1980's slasher romp!
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Jason and Matt are back this week with a brand new episode. Leading off our show is a look at Jurassic World: Dominion, new in theaters this week. In the second half of the show the randomizer sent us back to 1968 to revisit Bullitt and one of the greatest car chases ever filmed. Thanks for listening!
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After missing a week because Matt caught COVID, the boys are back at full strength. This week Matt and Jason are joined by friend of the podcast Ben to help us take a look at Top Gun: Maverick. Then in the second half of the show the 1998 film Clay Pigeons is reviewed. They will all tell you why this movie should have been left in the 90s.
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Wow between the title of this miniseries and the title of the film we are reviewing for the rock docs series this week, we have quite the mouthful. On this episode we take a look at the Glam Metal madness of the mid 1980's as we review The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. (1987)
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This is the first episode of a new mini series from Cinema Spin. It is a musical journey through some of the great Rock N Roll Documentaries of all time. We started with Gimme Shelter. We hope you enjoy it!
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So much for differences of opinion in this episode as Jason and Matt both hate on Men (2022) the in first half of the show and gush over Peeping Tom (1960) in the second.
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Another week, another episode and this week we have a very special guest, Jason's wife Beth. She joins the show as someone with a particular affinity for this weeks random film The Poseidon Adventure (1972). First up though is an in depth review of Firestarter, new in theaters this week and streaming on Peacock as well.
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Whoa! Worlds collide this week as Matt and Jason review the latest film in the MCU, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Then in the second half of the show the randomizer pulled something from 1990. Gene Hackman and Ann Archer star in Narrow Margin. Do you remember that movie? Do not feel bad as nobody seems to.
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This week Matt and Jason are joined by our resident Nicholas Cage expert Chris for a deep dive into Cage's latest film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Then in the second half of the show we go back to 2007 to take a look at The Mist directed by Frank Darabont.
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Wow episode 70 already! Thanks for listening and helping to make this happen! First up tonight is the brand new film by director Robert Eggers, The Northman (2022). In the second half of the show The Randomizer chose a real winner for us in 1977's Damnation Alley. The other Sci Fi film that 20th Century Fox released in 1977!
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Recently added to Netflix was the latest film from Director Richard Linklater, Apollo 10 1/2. Jason and Matt have their full reviews. Then in the second half of the show the "randomizer" sent us back to 1987 to discover a rare hidden gem in Barry Levinson's Tin Men (1987)
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Special guest Joshua Ray of Cinema St. Louis and The Lens Podcast joins us to review Everything Everywhere All at Once as well as our random film, Urban Cowboy from 1980. Joshua also fill us in on all the details of the upcoming Q FEST, a Cinema St. Louis event that begins on April 29th at the St. Louis Galleria Theater.
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Morbius is finally out in theaters and Matt and Jason are here with their reviews. Then in the second half of the show we take and in depth look at Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot.
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Brand new in theaters this was was Lost City starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, Jason and Matt have their full reviews. Then in the shows second have the great randomizer decreed that we take a fresh look at the 2001 Cult darling, Donnie Darko. Originally we included our Oscar prediction in this show but decided to release them as a mini episode instead. Available now!
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Unfortunately our schedule did not allow us to post our predictions for this years Oscars but here they are now. Recorded before the show but posted here in a totally irrelevant form! No we did not predict that the show would feature a physical assault by one of the nights big winners.
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X is a brand new horror flick out this week directed by Ti West, Jason and Matt have their full reviews! Then in our second half the randomizer sent us all the way back to 1969 for our takes on the influential sex comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.
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In what might be the least commercially viable podcast in history, Jason and Matt watched and have their full reviews of Critical Darling Drive My Car and classic tearjerker Terms of Endearment. Enjoy!!
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Friend of the podcast Jen again joins Jason and Matt for another episode of movie reviews. She was brought in specifically because the randomizer chose for us to look at 1995's Home for the Holidays and that just so happens to be one of Jen's favorite movies of all time. First up though is our look at the latest DC universe movie, the highly anticipated, The Batman.
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So the Foo Fighters made a horror movie and nobody went to see it. Well Jason and Matt did and you can find their full review in the first half of this weeks episode of Cinema Spin. In the back half of the show the guys take a look at the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Belushi buddy cop comedy Red Heat.
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Our first film for this episode is KIMI (2022), a Steven Soderbergh film recently released on HBO Max. Then in the second half of the show we go back 20 years to 2002 to revisit Road to Perdition and see if Tom Hanks can pull off playing a more dubious character than we are accustomed to seeing him play.
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Matt and Jason both got back out there to the theater this week to see Kenneth Branagh's latest film, Death On The Nile. Tune in for their full reviews. Then for the first time in a long time the randomizer cooked up a real gem in 1978's Magic. That is the topic of the second half of this episode. Thanks for listening everyone!
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Join Matt and Jason as they catch up on yet another one of the movies they missed from last year, Nightmare Alley (2021). Then in the second half of the show we revisit The Sandlot from 1993.
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Yep, Jason and Matt have finally gotten around to watching the Netflix smash hit Don't Look Up (2021). Listen in for their full review. In the second half of the show we go all the way back to 1965 to review The Cincinnati Kid starring Steve McQueen and Ann-Margret.
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Our first movie of the episode is Coda (2021) a wonderful movie that both Matt and Jason could not recommend more. Then in our second film, randomly chosen by The Great Randomizer, Matt and Jason take a look at Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot from 1989.
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First up this week is Andrew Garfield staring in Tick, Tick... Boom!(2021), only the second musical to be featured on the show. In our second half, the randomizer had 1997 on its mind and had us watch Gattaca starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman.
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Join us for a review and discussion of the debut directorial effort by Maggie Gyllenhall, The Lost Daughter. Then in our second segment the randomizer reached all the way to the bottom of the barrel and pulled out Beware! The Blob. Matt and Jason watched it at their own peril to save you the trouble.
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Wow, we are back after another missed upload due to sickness. This time Jason was the culprit. It seems in our neck of the woods everyone has come down with at least something since the holidays. In this episode we review the latest from Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza (2021). Then in the second half of the show we have Labyrinth from 1986. Brought to us by the Great Randomizer himself.
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Matt and Jason are joined by friend of the podcast Ben for a rather in depth look at the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: No Way Home. In the second half of the show we were pointed in the direction of the Warren Beatty vehicle Heaven Can Wait from 1978. Thanks a lot Great Randomizer!
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New to streaming on Netflix this week is The Power of the Dog starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Jason and Matt give their full reviews. Then in the second half of the show the Retro Movie Machine takes us back to 1997 for an updated look at Grosse Point Blank. Thanks for listening. Please Rate, Review and Subscribe, wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Jason and Matt enjoy a quite in depth conversation on GET BACK, Peter Jackson's new documentary on the Let It Be era of The Beatles.
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Matt and Jason take a deep dive into, Jagged, the recently released documentary on Alanis Morissette and the phenomenon that was Jagged Little Pill. Available now on HBOMAX.
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Oh boy! Join us as Matt and Jason have what is their biggest disagreement ever, over King Richard. Then in the second segment of the show the guys look a major Hollywood disaster from 1989, The January Man. It features an all star class that has to be seen to be believed. Or listened to in this case!!
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Wow, fifty episodes already. I can hardly believe it. First up this week is Belfast, a warm and nostalgic look at a young boys upbringing in 1960s Northern Ireland. Then in the second segment of the show we travel back to 1969 for a look at the original True Grit staring John Wayne!
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Fresh off of her Academy Award for best director, Chloé Zhao brings her vision to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Eternals. Matt and Jason give their full reviews. In the show's second segment, take a trip back to a simpler time as the guys give a fresh look to Breaking Away from 1979.
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Edgar Wright has a new film out this week called Last Night in Soho, Jason and Matt have checked it out and give their full reviews. Then in the second half of the show we take our first look ever, on Cinema Spin that is, at a Wes Anderson direct film. The film in question is The Darjeeling Limited from 2007. As always thank you very much for listening!
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This week our featured film is Dune (2021). We welcome a special guest to help us out. We are joined by Ben, friend of the podcast and lifelong fan of everything Dune. Then in the second half of the show we take a fresh look at The Dirty Dozen from way back in 1967.
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As is happening more and more it seems, Jason and Matt have a strong difference of opinion over The Last Duel (2021). Then in our second segment we go back 30 years to 1991 for a fresh look at New Jack City! Thanks for New Jack listening!
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After a long delay, the latest James Bond film has arrived in theaters. Jason and Matt are joined by friend of the podcast and longtime bond fan, Chris P. for the Review. In our second film, our randomly selected film, it's movie stars galore in The Score from 2001. Thanks for listening everyone.
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We take a look at the new movie that is a prequel to Sopranos television show. We start with a quick chat of our histories with the show and how that lead us to the new film.
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Its time for episode 44 and new in theaters this week is Venom: Let There Be Carnage. We give it a full review. Then in our second half, the Randomizer sent us back to 1974 to take a look at the Charles Bronson Cult Classic, Death Wish.
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In the first half of the show we review Copshop (2021), the latest film from Gerard Butler. Then we travel back to 1995 to take a first time look at one of the ultimate 1990's movies, Clueless (1995)
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First of all, sorry for the late upload this week. We had a technical issue during upload. Due to the fact that Matt was not able to get to the theater so see The Eyes of Tammy Faye we are getting an extra review this week. Matt will have a review of the new Clint Eastwood film, Cry Macho. The Randomizer gave us The People vs. Larry Flynt from 1996 and we have a review of that as well. Thanks for sticking with us!
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Ok! Here we have the episode nobody asked for. New this week, in both theaters and streaming, is Malignant Directed by James Wan. The randomizer gave us a tough road this week. We went all the way back to Feudal Japan to watch the Kurosawa Directed Samurai epic Kagemusha from 1980.
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Welcome back for another episode! First up we take a look at the Latest from Marvel Studios, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. After that, thanks to the randomizer, we review The Warriors from 1979. A very interesting film to say the least.
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We are back again for episode 39! This time our two reviews are Candyman, fresh in theaters this week as well as Wes Craven's New Nightmare from 1994. Thank you for listening!
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Another new week, another new movie, this time we take a look at Hugh Jackman in Reminiscence. Then, oh boy, we watch these movies so you do not have to. The movie chosen at random this week was She Devils on Wheels from 1968. Certainly a bit of a wild ride, no pun intended!
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This week on Cinema Spin we take a look at Don't Breathe 2 released this week in theaters. We also go back an compare it to the original, Don't Breathe from 2016. In our second segment this week the randomizer select we watch Platoon from 1986, that years Academy Award winner for Best Picture. Thanks again for listening and please Like us, Subscribe to us or Review the show if it is allowed where you listen to podcasts.
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Val is a documentary, recently released on Amazon and in theaters, on the life and career of Actor Val Kilmer. We take a in depth look at the film and discuss Val Kilmer's Myth vs. reality.
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It's finally here! We get to review on of the summers most anticipated movies, The Suicide Squad directed by James Gunn. Later in our retro segment we go all the way back to 1980 and take a look at Richard Gere in American Gigolo.
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We are back for another episode. In the top half we review the brand new Matt Damon film Stillwater. Warning that toward the end we discuss some spoiler type material. We do warn you first at least. In the bottom half we review the 1987 epic Empire of the Sun, directed by Steven Spielberg.
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We took another trip to the theater this week to see M. Night Shyamalan's latest film Old. Check out the show to find out if we liked it or not. In our second half we go all the way back to 1975 to review the futuristic sports movie, Rollerball starring James Caan. Please like or subscribe where applicable and if you have the ability to leave us a review it would be greatly appreciated!
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Even though it came out a few weeks ago, we just could not pass up the chance to talk about Summer of Soul. It will serve as our new movie for this week. Also this week, the Randomizer sent us back to 1989 to take a look at the long forgotten A Dry White Season. Thanks for listening!! Please subscribe, give us a like or even a review. Any feedback would be most appreciated!
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Finally, after a very long wait due to the pandemic, Black Widow has arrived in theaters. We are here to give it a thorough review. Then in the second half of the show we go all the way back to 1985 so Matt can catch up on the one John Hughes movie he had never seen, Weird Science. Did he find it a classic or a travesty? Find out in this episode!
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New this week to HBO MAX is No Sudden Move, a film with an all star cast directed by Steven Soderbergh. Jason and Matt took a look at it and there is there full review. In the second half of the show, brought to us by the Retro Movie Machine, is the 1971 exploitation film Werewolves On Wheels. Hold on to your butts!
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We are joined today by our friend Chris. Chris is well versed in the Fast and Furious franchise and is here to school us on some of the backstory behind F9. Also on this episode we take a look at the Storytelling disaster that is Jade from 1995.
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We watched The Sparks Brothers. A documentary about Sparks, the hardest working, most prolific band you have never heard about. After that we go way back to 1974 and watch The Omen for the first time. The show may be a little bit more freeform than normal. It was a very long weekend in these parts!
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This week we took a look at the biggest thing in pop culture right now, In The Heights. A brand new adaptation of the Tony winning Stage musical by Lin Manual Miranda. Then for our second movie, chosen by the Retro Movie Machine, we go all the way back to 1992 for A River Runs Through It.
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Our first movie leading off the show is The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). It is new this weekend, both in theaters and is available to stream via HBOMAX. Then chosen at random by our randomizing machine is probably the worst movie we have had on the podcast so far. Class of 1984 (1982)
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Ben and I dig into 1972's Joe Kidd Starring Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall. For our new movie this week, we review A Quiet Place: Part II (2021) and for the occasion Matt ventured out to the movie theater for the first time since 2019. Find how how he fared!
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Our Friend Ben subs in for the vacationing Jason and we watch and review Zach Snyder's Army of the Dead (2021). In our second segment the randomizer really did a number on us in picking 1999's The Thirteenth Floor. Listen at your own risk!
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First up on this weeks podcast is The Woman In The Window Starring Amy Adams, Anthony Mackie and Gary Oldman. The film is new this week only on Netflix. Next the randomizer takes us back to the year 1993, as we revisit the Clint Eastwood thriller, In The Line Of Fire.
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Sorry everyone, we missed our Sunday night upload. We had to stop the podcast in the middle to address a family emergency. If the second segment of the show sounds different from the first it is because it had to be recorded remotely. Due to limited options as far as new films this week we chose to do a "Double Random Spectacular". Listen to see just how that turn out (back fired) on us. We review the 1973 romantic classic The Way We Were (1973) as well as Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine from 1965.
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It may be kind of a mess but that did not stop Jason & I from watching and reviewing Things Heard & Seen (2021). Then we go all the way back to 1981(special thanks to the randomizer) to review the horror, werewolf classic, The Howling.
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Yep, the newest incarnation of Mortal Kombat is finally in theaters and also available to stream on HBOMAX. We give it a look and a review. In our second segment we go back (thanks to the Randomizer) to 1977 for a review of A Bridge Too Far. Is this epic war film A MOVIE TOO LONG? Listen to find out.
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We chat a bit about this years upcoming Academy Awards ceremony and then talk about a few times we believe "Oscar" got it wrong.
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First we take a look at Concrete Cowboy (2021) which was recently added to Netflix. In our second segment, Jen again joins us for some fun discussing the "classic" film Flatliners (1990) as well as its 2017 remake.
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We review the 1976 cult classic Grizzly, chosen at random by the Retro Movie Machine. In our second segment, we have our first ever guest host, as our friend Jen joins us for a look at the Oscar nominated film Promising Young Woman (2020).
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We take a look at the Netflix documentary The Last Blockbuster. We discuss the film and how video stores played a unique and valuable part in our lives as well as pop culture.
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Our first film, opening this week in theaters as well as HBOMAX is Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Stay tuned for our review of Nicolas Cage going crazy in 1998's Snake Eyes. Thanks Randomizer!!
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We are back for another Episode. First off, we try a short little banter segment before we get started. Let us know if we should keep it or let it pass into the night. Our first review is of the Oscar Nominated Documentary Crip Camp (2020). Then we go way back to 1974 and take a look at a real classic, 1974's The Towering Inferno.
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First, we review Zack Snyder's cut of Justice League that was just released to HBOMax. In our second segment, Jason takes a look at Oscar contender The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins. In our weekly review of a film selected at random we go back to 1978 for Eyes of Laura Mars.
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Join us as we offer some opinions and hot takes on this years Oscar Nominations!
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In our seemingly endless quest to catch up on movies we missed due to the pandemic we finally take a look at The Invisible Man Starring Elizabeth Olsen. In the second segment we go back (randomly of course) to take a look at Tom Hanks in 1989's The Burbs.
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After 33 years Eddie Murphy is back with Coming 2 America, a long awaited sequel to 1988's Coming to America. Listen to find out how we think it stacks up to the original. In this weeks movie chosen by the Movie Randomizer, we were sentenced to watch Crazy Mama from 1975. Let's just say we do not have a lack of opinions on this one. Thanks for Listening! Please remember if you have any comments or questions we can be reached at cinemaspin2020@gmail.com or you can leave a voice comment or question at your anchor.fm site: https://anchor.fm/dashboard
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First up on this episode is a review of I Care A Lot (2020) featuring a Golden Globe winning performance by Rosamund Pike. Next in our feature chosen at random we get to take a look at Tootsie from 1982.
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First off, sorry for the short delay. We had some intermittent power outages over the weekend and every time we tried to record, I was all of a sudden sitting in the dark. We finally got to see and review the acclaimed Nomadland (2020). Also in this episode we take a rather deep dive into the Classic Film Footloose (1984) and its 2011 remake.
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In this episode we review Dick Johnson is Dead which has been one of the awards season favorites in the Documentary Feature category. Then we go back to 1987 to review Kevin Costner in No Way Out!
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We check out The Assistant (2020), one of the movies we missed in 2020 to due the Pandemic. Then, chosen for us by the MOVIE RANDOMIZER, we review 1981's Clash of the Titans. Don't miss our bonus Minisode on Derek Degaurdio's It and of Itself, also published this week.
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Join us for a deep dive discussion into the pop culture phenomenon that is Derek Delgaudio's In and of Itself. Spoilers from the beginning on this one! Come back after you have watched the program available on HULU.
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It's time for episode 9 and our first movie is a new release. The Little Things was released this week into theaters as well as HBO MAX and features Oscar winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto. Then the Movie Randomizer selected that we watch Fight Club. A Film from 1999 Starring Brand Pitt and Edward Norton. A Classic we will be revisiting for the first time in over 20 years.
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We catch up with 2 films we missed out on originally in 2020, The Vast of Night and Possessor. Then we review what the Movie Randomizer picked for us this week, 1991's A Kiss Before Dying.
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One Night In Miami Directed by Regina King is Reviewed by the guys. Then we take a trip back to 1997 for a review of Turbulence Starring Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly. Stay tuned for Jason's 10 Minutes of Hate for No Country For Old Men.
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Sorry this upload was a few days late. This week we bring you our look at The Trial of the Chicago 7 directed by Aaron Sorkin. Then the Movie Randomizer was in a particularly cruel mood this week as it spit out 1982's Vice Squad for us to watch.
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Join us as we try to catch up on some of the major movies that we missed in 2020 as we review Da 5 Bloods. When prompted. Skip to 46:26 to avoid our spoiler section on Da 5 Bloods. In our second segment, The Movie Randomizer selected 1993's Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger, for us to review.
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It's time to review our first Blockbuster, Wonder Woman 1984! Then we review 1983's Thriller Gorky Park Starring William Hurt.
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It's time for our third episode already and our first movie is a new release just this week on Netflix. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. Then the Magic Movie Randomizer Selected that we watch MIssissippi Burning. A Film from 1988 Starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe. What will the Randomizer pic for next week? Dial us up where ever you listen to podcasts to find out!
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In episode 2 of the podcast we review an Amazon Original film The Sound of Metal 2020. Next we review the film selected by the Randomizing Wheel, 1975's The Man Who Would Be King starring Michael Caine and Sean Connery. After that we let the wheel select one of our films for next weeks episode.
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Welcome to the first ever episode of The Cinema Spin Podcast. We review the latest film by Director David Fincher, Mank Starring Gary Oldman. Then the Retro Random Movie Wheel decided we should watch a movie that was in theaters this week in 1970. That film is Brewster McCloud Directed by Robert Altman.
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