Cinephile's Digest

Matt and Travis hold down the fort this week while Paris is out, but fret not! This is a super fun conversation about the latest film from Luca Guadagnino, “Challengers”. Long-time listeners will know we’re pretty big fans of Luca, so how does this one stack with the rest of his filmography? And as always, stick around to hear about a handful of other things we’ve watched since the last episode. Enjoy! 0:00 – Introductions 10:10 – “Challengers” Spoiler-Free Review 43:14 - “Challengers” Review Continued 1:00:04 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Match Point - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Challengers OST) Outro: There Are No More Almond Trees - Clementine Was Right

You know what they say. War is hell. But this podcast isn’t! Well, we don’t think so anyway. But if you’re a miserable little twat who spends his free time posting nonsensical reviews of movie podcasts on the Apple Podcasts app, you might think it’s hell. But even then…chill dawg, it’s not that serious. This is fun! We’re here to have a good time! Is this movie a good time, though? Should it be? Should it even exist? Should America exist? All valid questions, some of which will be answered in our review of Alex Garland’s new movie, “Civil War”. Get into it. 0:00 – Introductions/Oscars Talk 21:26 – “Civil War” Spoiler-Free Review 1:01:53 - “Civil War” Review Continued 1:12:44 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: NANANA - Gramma Outro: Tightrope - Footballhead

First of all, if you’re confused why we’re reviewing Schindler’s List, go back and listen to the last episode you jabroni. Okay, all caught up now? Travis won our Oscars wager, and as reward he got to choose a past Best Picture winner for us to watch and discuss. Travis being the happy go lucky guy he is, he went with the 1993 Steven (Stephen? No, I think it’s Steven. Don’t care enough to Google it, hopefully I’m right) Spielberg Holocaust drama. So, how does it hold up 30+ years later? Very lively discussion for this one, and be sure to stick around to get caught up on what else we’ve been watching since you last heard from us. 0:00 – Introductions/Oscars Talk 26:40 – “Schindler’s List” Review 1:31:40 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Cherry Seed - Gulfer Outro: Axila - Meth Math

Did you know there is a new Diablo Cody movie out? We didn’t either! But we watched it. Helmed by first-time director Zelda Williams, tune in to hear our detailed thoughts on “Lisa Frankenstein”, and find out what else we’ve been watching since the last episode. We also go through all the Oscar nominations and individually pick who we think will win. What’s on the line for the winner? Listen to the ep dawg, I’m not gonna spell out everything here. 0:00 – Introductions 22:53 – “Lisa Frankenstein” Review 1:00:26 – What We’ve Been Watching 1:36:33 – The Oscars Music Intro: Art History - Perennial Outro: Citizen’s Arrest - So Adult

Jonathan Glazer returns from a decade-long hiatus with his first feature-length film since “Under the Skin”. Hot off the heels of several Academy Award nominations and a wider theatrical release, we’re reviewing “The Zone of Interest”. Now, we know from the title that the ZONE is interesting, but is the movie? Peep the review for our thoughts, and catch up with us at the end as we go over some of the other films and TV shows we’ve been watching since you last heard from us. 0:00 – Introductions 11:50 – “The Zone of Interest” Spoiler-Free Review 45:00 – “The Zone of Interest” Review Continued (Spoilers) 1:21:53 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: The Crater - Office Dog Outro: Holding Back the Dark - There Will Be Fireworks

Join Matt, Travis and Paris for a roundtable discussion as we run through our individual top 10 movies of the year. I know, I know, you’re probably thinking, “GodDAMN this is a long episode.” And you’re right, but this is prem-o content. We don’t even charge for this shit! Big year, big episode, get over it. Anyway, be sure to stick around to the end to find out the nominees and winners for our prestigious and coveted awards, such as the classic “Cream Dream Supreme” and the new addition, “ I Can’t Believe It’s Not Duck Butter.” Much love to everyone listening, whether you were here all year(s), or just tuning in for this one. Thanks for everything. 0:00 – Introductions/The Year In Review 23:00 – Top 10 Films of 2023 Roundtable 2:37:40 - 2:56:50 “All of Us Strangers” SPOILERS 3:54:13 – Cinephile’s Digest 2023 Awards Ceremony Music Intro: We Both Won - Bory Outro: Park (Rye) - Golden Apples

HUGE episode everyone. We’ve got the new films from YorGOAT and Bradley Pooper, “Poor Things” and “Maestro”, respectively. Couple of beefy in-depth featured reviews, followed by a beefy what we’ve been watching section in the lead up to our best of 2023 episode coming soon. Also if you’re reading this, hi! Send an us an email at cinephilesdigest@gmail.com and tell us about your favorite film(s) of 2023! We’ll read it on the show in a couple weeks when we reveal our Top 10s of the year. Do it! 0:00 – Introductions 19:29 – “Maestro” Review 51:45 – “Poor Things” Review 1:44:22 – What We’ve Been Watching (Cram Jam Edition, featuring the return of “The Travis Power Hour”) Music Intro: I Just Hope She’s Alright - Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things OST) Outro: Dissolver - Perennial

Todd Hayne’s has a new movie out now on Netflix called “May December”, and we talk about it. Like, a lot. We also talk about getting ghosted, Alt J, cram jam, and much much more. Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 23:04 – “May December” Spoiler-Free Review 1:00:55 – “May December” Review Continued 1:28:04 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Cordelia - Clearbody Outro: Outgrow - Star Funeral

Paris is out this week, so Matt and Travis hold down the fort and dig into Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature, “Saltburn”. This movie has caused quite a stir and the audience reception has been very polarizing. What do you think happened after we licked the salt? Did it go down easy, or do we barf? Let’s just say…both. Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 10:46 – “Saltburn” Spoiler-Free Review 38:34 – “Saltburn” Review Continued 1:16:59 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Candy-Colored - Gaadge Outro: Telephone - Quinn Cicala

David Fincher has a new movie. It’s called “The Killer”. We review it. And talk about other movies. Lots of other movies. Alright, bye. 0:00 – Introductions 17:05 – “The Killer” Spoiler-Free Review 52:50 – “The Killer” Review Continued 1:08:28 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Asleep - The Smiths Outro: How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill

For a movie as huge as “Killers of the Flower Moon”, we had to do something special. So when the opportunity to collaborate with our buds Kyle and Jacob over at Suds and Cinema presented itself, we jumped on the opportunity. Please enjoy our extended discussion of Martin Scorsese’s latest historical epic, and stick around for the last hour to hear about what else we’ve been watching lately. 0:00 – Introductions 13:19 – “Killers of the Flower Moon” Spoiler-Free Review 1:03:42 – “Killers of the Flower Moon” Review Continued 1:34:32 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Hold That Spirit - Raye Zaragoza Outro: Know better do better - Supaman

The big 123! To celebrate the occasion, we’ve got a huge episode for you. Well…not really, it’s a pretty normal episode. But a fun one! And there’s two featured reviews! First up is “Dumb Money”, the new film from notable director Craig Gillespie. That is followed up with a discussion of the new Hulu Original alien horror flick, “No One Will Save You”. Both discussions are in-depth and chock full of entertainment. Get into it! 0:00 – Introductions / Scam Stories 22:52 – Dumb Money Review 52:44 – No One Will Save You Review 1:27:48 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Idaho Alien - Youth Lagoon Outro: Sunshine Soul - The Gerbils

Just in time for the start of the NFL season, the DFL is back! For the unfamiliar, the Digest Film League is our recurring feature wherein we collaboratively create a Top 10 list using a predetermined draft order. You’ll hear specifics in the episode, but for this installment we drafted the Top 10 A24 films. Get into it. 0:00 – Introductions 13:28 – DFL Top 10 A24 Films Music Intro: Good Times - Blank Banshee Outro: Don’t Give Up - Tanukichan

The Summer of Slashers has begun! For the next several episodes all of our double features will be slasher flicks that none of the three of us have seen. First up, we’re talking about two slashers both released in 1981, the original “My Bloody Valentine” as well as the lesser known “Madman”. If you want to follow along with the podcast, the next two entries in our slasher series will be “A Bay of Blood” and “The Prowler”. Send an email with double feature suggestions, feedback or other topics to cinephilesdigest@gmail.com Original Music provided by Kurt Moren dreamsofsilentmemories.com/

Rejoice! Barbenheimer has arrived to save cinema! We’ve been excited about this one, and the wait is finally over. Hope you enjoy our discussions about Geta Graywig’s new film “Barbie” and the new Nolan joint “Oppenheimer”. We sure did. Oh also, it’s discussed in the intro but I’ll leave it here too, both reviews contain SPOILERS!!! Listen at your own peril. Enjoy. 0:00 – Introductions 17:25 – “Barbie” Review 1:15:50 – “Oppenheimer” Review Music Intro: Kill Your Local Alpha Male - Matriarch Outro: Bring Back the Bomb - GWAR

Sorry for the long delay, but we’re back! We’ve got a double whammy of featured reviews this episode with “Asteroid City”, the latest from Wes Anderson, as well as the new R-rated comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence, “No Hard Feelings”. As always, stick around after the reviews to hear about what else we’ve been watching. Cheers! 0:00 – Introductions 13:43 – “Asteroid City” Review 36:10 – “No Hard Feelings” Review 56:50 - What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Last Train to San Fernando - Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys Outro: Oh My God! - mauve

Cum inside the Cream-Verse with us as we dive deep into “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” for our featured review. We also had a decent amount of catch-up to do with other releases we’ve seen recently, so stick around in the second half for that. 0:00 – Introductions 16:07 – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Spoiler-Free Review 51:34 – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”” Review Continued 1:08:35 - What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: New Essence - Clearbody Outro: Smog - Indigo De Souza

Surprise, name of the theme changed! Don't let the last episode's show notes fool you, the theme this episode is "it's frickin' demons!" Double feature this time out is the modern horror classic "The Witch" as well as the 2019 film "Sator". Hope you love it. If you want to follow along with the podcast, get ready because we've got something fun planned. Summer is officially here, and we are celebrating with what we're calling "The Summer of Slashers!" Each of the next four DIE!gest episodes will pit two slasher flicks against one another, and by the end of each episode we will collectively crown a favorite, with an ultimate winner named at the end of the summer. The only rule is that we are picking movies none of us have ever seen. First up, we will be watching the original "My Bloody Valentine" (available on Max) and "Madman" (available tubi and VOD). Send an email with double feature suggestions, feedback or other topics to cinephilesdigest@gmail.com Original Music provided by Kurt Moren dreamsofsilentme

We are BACK baby! Not even a pandemic and a world on the brink of collapse could keep us from reuniting in person once again. Matt, Travis and Paris recorded this episode IRL, which is our first since February 2020, right before….well, you know. Hope you enjoy this review of “Renfield” as much as we did. 0:00 – Introductions 19:38 – “Renfield” Review 54::42 – What We’ve Been Watching Music Intro: Beautiful Day to Die – Vision Video Outro: Insomnia - Parannoul

Ol’ buddy ol’ pal Kyle from the Suds and Cinema podcast joins us for a BANGER of a review of Ari Aster’s third feature film, “Beau Is Afraid”. The film has been quite polarizing to say the least, and this episode does not disappoint. You’ll have to listen to see where we land individually. Short and sweet one, get into it. 0:00 – Introductions 2:10 – “Beau Is Afraid” Spoiler-Free Review 38:14 – “Beau Is Afraid” Review Continued Music Intro: Cover of Rolling Stone - 2nd Grade Outro: If You Do - Trace Mountains