Cinema Joes

Happy Valentine's Day! As a special Valentine's Day gift, we are closing out our Fall of Favorites series with one of cinema's greatest couples, Jesse and Celine, in the timeless classic about existential dread creeping in at the moment your life no longer feels like your own Before Sunset. This 2004 Richard Linklater masterpiece, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Deply, is a the middle film in Linklater's Before Trilogy, and it checks in on Jesse and Celine, now in their early 30s, to see how the last seven years have treated them since the events of Before Sunrise. Returning guest Marisa Carpico helps Justin & Alex breakdown this classic walk and talk romance filled with identity crises, carefully observed interpersonal and gender dynamics, decades spanning romance, fantasy and incredible imagery of Paris during the magic hour. You can find Marisa writing about movies at The Pop Break listen to her two wonderful film podcasts ...And The Winner Still Is and Way Too Early Oscar Podcast and follow her on Twi

Today, in our penultimate episode of our Fall of Favorites series, we welcome back friend of the show Manish Mathur to discuss the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece Vertigo, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak. This film has spent much of the last decade at or near the top of the "greatest films ever made" list, but can it live up to the hype? Manish helps Justin & Alex breakdown this classic toxic romance filled with psychological intrigue and incredible cinematography. You can find Manish writing about movies at Talk Film Society, listen to his two wonderful film podcasts It Pod to Be You and Queer & Now, and follow him on Twitter! Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Other Pods Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https:

What a week...If you are like us and need a dose of positivity to help survive to the weekend, come join us as we check in with The Best Little Horror House in Philly's George Heftler and his favorite film Paddington 2, directed by Paul King and starring Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Gleeson, and Hugh Grant! Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Other Pods Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

Happy New Years! Pop Break TV's Josh Sarnecky helping us ring in 2021 with his all time favorite film, the 1946 Frank Capra holiday classic It's A Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore. Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Other Pods Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week our Fall of Favorites series kick off the holiday season with an unofficial holiday classic, as we are joined by The Pop Break’s Lovey McPherson to discuss the 1988 Eddie Murphy RomCom Coming to America. Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Other Pods Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week our Fall of Favorites series is back after taking November off. We are sure this one was worth the wait, as we are joined by The Pop Break’s Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin to discuss his site's name sake and his favorite film of all time the 1991 surfer/bank robber classic Point Break, starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze and directed by Academy Award Winner Kathryn Bigelow. Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Other Pods Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week our Fall of Favorites series takes a spooky turn in honor of the Halloween season, as we are joined by The Pop Break’s Matt Taylor to discuss the 1996 teen slasher classic Scream.  Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Other Pods Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week kicks off our Fall of Favorites series, where we bring on a friend of the pod every episode to discuss one of their all time favorite films. Today, we are joined by The Pop Break’s TV Columnist Alan Sarapa to discuss the 2001 classic Moulin Rouge! Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places!   Other Pods  Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That  Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd  Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter   Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

Welcome back! After taking some time off, the Joes are getting in on festival fever by digging into some of the offerings at the 2020 Nippon Connect Film Festival. We also take a look at the 90s classic Safe, the cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and the instant classic Hannah Gadsby: Nanette! Check out the Rundown below and don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the following places!  Other Pods  Pod on the Rooftops - TV Break - Good Bye to All That Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd  Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter  Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak  Full Disclosure  Safe (1995)  Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)  The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2018)  Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018) Nippon Connection Film Festival  Short Films  Makiko Sukikara - Wild Pear (2011)  While the Crow Weeps (2013)  Deep Sea's Rainbow (2019) 

This week we finally payoff our 2020 Oscars bet as Justin makes the Joes watch the 2019 Senegalese film Atlantics, one of both his and Alex’s favorite films of last year. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003-05); Emma. (2020); Ash Is Purest White; Atlantics Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week we are joined by special guest Rhiannon of the Marvel News Desk podcast to help explore Netflix’s latest comic book adaptation, The Old Guard. We also discuss Hamilton’s debut on Disney+ and Rhiannon’s work with the #SaveDaredevil campaign and its upcoming Save Daredevil Con. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; Palm Springs; Hamilton; Woman at War; The Old Guard Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week we return from our spring hiatus to dish on whether we think Netflix’s The Lovebirds can go the distance before we go long discussing the many, many films we’ve filled our days with during the COVID-19 Global Lockdown. Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week we discuss two very different sci fi classics that have been helping keep us sane during these stressful times in very different ways. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Empire Strikes Back; The Host (2006) Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week we are joined by Talk Film Society’s Manish Marthur, host of the It Pod to Be You and Queer And Now podcasts on the Talk Film Society Podcast channel. He’s filling in for Justin and Noah as we discuss Pixar’s Onward, the politics of Disney+, and the potential pitfalls of Disney owning everything! TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Portrait of a Lady on Fire; Wendy; Onward Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week we are joined by the host of The Best Little Horror House in Philly and staff writer for The PopBreak, George Heftler, to discuss the best horror film of 2020, The Invisible Man, starring Elizabeth Moss. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Avatar: The Last Airbender; The Legend of Kor; Cats; Emma; Ricki and the Flash; Short Term 12; Unbelievable; The Invisible Woman Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week we welcome a very special guest as we take the time to breakdown the nuanced beauty of The Photograph before taking the temperature on the current Romance Revival we are seeing in films. We also pine over the types Romances Films we hope Hollywood tackles next. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Downhill; His Dark Materials; The Nightingale; The Photograph Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This month’s tour of movies past tackle two classic entries in the American canon, Apocalypse Now and Silence of the Lambs, and an under the radar Independent Film classic American Movie. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Apocalypse Now; Silence of the Lambs; Mindhunter; American Movie; Split Screen Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week, we kick off the 2020 film year with a detour to the east side of Gotham to visit the irreverently charming Harley Quinn and her Birds of Prey teammates. We also catch up on a few 2019 films from last fall that we missed. TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Waves; JoJo Rabbit; I Lost My Body; Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings PopBreak - https://thepopbreak.com/author/alexmarcus/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

On this exciting special episode, we look back at the 2010s with the help of some very special friends. You will hear about our favorite directors and performers of the decade, and we’ll spend some time spotlighting underseen and underappreciated films that hold a special place in our hearts even if they couldn't crack our Best of the Decade list. Along the way, you will hear from many of our guest co-hosts from the 3+ years we've been doing the show as they explain their favorite films of the decade. 0:00 - 1:26 Intro 1:27 - 5:01 Favorite Films of the Decade Part 1 5:03 - 20:24 Favorite Directors Alex - Alfonso Cuaron Justin - Paul Thomas Anderson Noah - Ryan Coogler 20:25 - 25:28 Favorite Films of the Decade Part 2 25:30 - 41:25 Favorite Performers Noah - Oscar Isaac Alex - Charlize Theron Justin - Jessica Chastain 41:26 -48:36 Favorite Films of the Decade Part 3 48:38 -1:02:55 Favorite Unsung Films Noah - Crimson Peak Justin - Cemetery of Splendor Alex - Mom

This week, we take some time to reflect upon the year that was by sorting out the best big budget films, the best small/mid-sized budget films, and the best international films. Then, we spotlight some of our favorite performances of the year! TV/Movies mentioned in today's episode: Parasite; The Irishman; Avengers: Endgame; Toy Story 4; Marriage Story; The Lighthouse; Knives Out; The Last Black Man In San Francisco; Her Smell; Us; Portrait of a Lady on Fire; Atlantics; Transit; Wild Rose; Little Women; High Flying Bird; Ad Astra; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; Long Shot; Bombshell; Midsommar; Fighting with My Family; Honey Boy; Gloria Bell; Pain and Glory; Dolemite is My Name; Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes), @CinemaJoes on Instagram (https://Instagram.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - http