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Sober Cinema

Michael Denniston and Jairo Benavides

A movie podcast that"s late... but still too early.

tv & film film reviews

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00:26:52

1996 at the Movies: FARGO

Sober Cinema ·

2021/08/03

Twenty-five years of awkward criminals, awkward high school reunions and three men awkwardly discussing the merits of a pregnant Frances McDormand. FARGO comes to SOBER CINEMA's retrospective of 1996 at the movies as one of the Best Picture nominees... and that's not good enough for one host. Wishing he could go back to the salad days of BOTTLE ROCKET finds your least favorite podcasters wondering if there can be no satisfaction, much less happiness, when it comes to watching movies from a quarter

00:27:59

Not-So-Sober Cinema: THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD

Sober Cinema ·

2021/07/05

Almost two months after Jon Bernthal was beaten up in up in another Taylor Sheridan joint. This episode starts (strangely) with a little HE-MAN talk, moves on to the merits of The Boy from ABOUT A BOY as a lazy hitman and then we break up Taylor Sheridan's no-hitter. Or rather his latest film THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD does that for him. It did nothing for us. But for you, dear listener... well, now you have this podcast. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen:

00:30:42

1996 at the Movies: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Sober Cinema ·

2021/06/06

Twenty-five years of one movie star eating the lens and the other movie star eating... something else. Ignoring the advice of Michael Douglas we encourage the bedroom shenanigans of Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford in UP CLOSE & PERSONAL. That's about all we are enthusiastic about though as we ponder the difficulty of an illiterate person choosing a career solely based on reading off a prompter, the office politics of borrowing another person's desk for lovemaking and choosing an alternate

00:35:02

Not-So-Sober Cinema: WRATH OF MAN

Sober Cinema ·

2021/06/02

A month after Jason Statham went undercover as a transporter (but not THE transporter) surrounded by desperate bros. Guy Ritchie has never been known for subtlety and our hosts find themselves charmed by the neediness of other men to have Mr. Statham's approval in the new to video-on-demand WRATH OF MAN. Speaking of neediness, your hosts finally made their way back to the theater to catch this one (the auteur of KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD deserves such respect) and by god they were going to

00:29:00

1996 at the Movies: MARY REILLY

Sober Cinema ·

2021/06/02

Twenty-five years of America's sweetheart looking sad and rightfully so in MARY REILLY. Julia Roberts gets down in the mucky muck by playing a maid to John Malkovich and Hollywood's version of his monstrous alter ego... which is just John Malkovich with longer hair and no tact. On this episode we pine for the days when Ms. Roberts had a less icky screen role, say as a prostitute or even Hugh Grant's lover. All manner of sins which she has done in her service as a genuine movie star, but THIS... this

00:37:24

Not-So-Sober Cinema: THINGS HEARD & SEEN

Sober Cinema ·

2021/05/05

Less than a week after Amanda Seyfried invites us into her gaslit home. Some actors form a bond with their fans that can never be broken. No matter what Netflix original crap comes our way... we will always have CHLOE, our dear Ms. Seyfried. THINGS HEARD & SEEN... is no CHLOE. It is however a new film that involves a husband part that was dying for the charm and magnificent mugging of one Patrick Wilson. Alas, we are left with a dry ghost story that has us at times rooting for (yet again) the

00:48:38

1996 at the Movies: BOTTLE ROCKET

Sober Cinema ·

2021/04/06

Twenty-five years of Wes Anderson's quirks have worked one host's nerves. But mainly it's the audacity to try and do DUMB AND DUMBER on the cheap. That's what we keep coming back to when we discuss the Wilson brothers breakout in BOTTLE ROCKET. Is the world of cinema big enough for TWO films examining the bonds between men formed during a life of crime and affection for travel by moped? Martin Scorsese (and more importantly the other two hosts on SOBER CINEMA) say yes. The other host is an

00:37:10

1996 at the Movies: BROKEN ARROW

Sober Cinema ·

2021/02/09

Twenty-five years of embracing John Travolta's hyper-masculinity. John Woo brought his over-the-top sensibilities to mainstream American success with BROKEN ARROW (never mind the earlier HARD TARGET) and landed right in the middle of the John Travolta renaissance. Unfortunately he paired this mugging masterpiece of a performance with fuddy-duddies like Christian Slater (PUMP UP THE VOLUME baby) as unbelievably his kickboxing sparring partner, Samantha Morton (also of the great PUMP UP THE VOLUME) as

00:39:31

1996 at the Movies: THE JUROR

Sober Cinema ·

2021/02/03

Twenty-five years of everyone having a crush on Demi Moore. On this episode Alec Baldwin will teach us many a thing. First... that he is still a better parent than at least one of your hosts. Second... that even a mobster hit man must be wary of a group of people wearing discarded Super Bowl losing team t-shirts. And lastly that having an interest in Demi Moore does not make you special. You are just a dork like us. Ladies and gents, we present to you the 25th anniversary of the classic piece of

00:34:01

1996 at the Movies: BED OF ROSES

Sober Cinema ·

2021/01/27

Twenty-five years of Christian Slater being a bit much. BED OF ROSES is a sweet movie about two creeps who shouldn't be creepy together... but then again they are both saving another life by combining their creep powers. And while none of us have Christian Slater's hair (probably far closer to Mary Stuart Masterson in that department) we still produce a weekly(ish) podcast about our creepy thoughts. And we still don't get this flick. An expert commentary track ready for your ears as we eventually

00:41:51

1996 at the Movies Begins with FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

Sober Cinema ·

2021/01/18

Twenty-Five Years of Tarantino as Clooney's ugly brother. As we continue to get lazier on this show (once there were two movies an episode, how foolish) we have handed over our film-watching fates to the gods of 1996 as we begin our journey to go week by week through the year that is well-known as the peak of cinema! Also Salma Hayek as a vampire stripper is an obvious place to start. Not just with movies. With anything. And who are we to question this simple fact? Along the way we debate if two and

00:44:49

Meryl on the Water in LET THEM ALL TALK and THE RIVER...

Sober Cinema ·

2021/01/04

Meryl Will Talk Anywhere... This Time on Water We cruise (excuse us, a crossing) into the new year with The GOAT, Meryl Streep, in her latest LET THEM ALL TALK. This improvised Steven Soderbergh film finds her doing battle with Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest and the next member of that gang, our co-host The Nasty Hellcat. THE RIVER WILD from 1994 may be more his speed as in this Curtis Hanson directed film we find Streep in charge of nature but taking orders from a Kevin Bacon who can't swim. But

00:46:11

SUPERINTELLIGENCE Seven Years After HER

Sober Cinema ·

2020/12/28

Since not even Google Assistant will scan the content of this podcast, consider this a safe space for your hosts to prefer the comedic stylings of A.I. assisted dating in the new HBO Max original SUPERINTELLIGENCE to the endless complaining of one Theodore Trombley as seen in the Academy Award winning HER. Also one host trains the other two on how to increase their sex line operator performance. It's a disturbing episode of SOBER CINEMA. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on

00:22:05

Ten Years Later: LOVE & OTHER DRUGS

Sober Cinema ·

2020/12/22

Grandpa Jairo officially joins the show to defend himself against impotence.That's the episode.Also it's the ten year anniversary(ish) of Ed Zwick's LOVE & OTHER DRUGS. You may not know who Mr. Zwick is, nor should you care because in this film about Viagra coming to market (that's where Grandpa Jairo comes in) we get a glorious bounty of sex scenes with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. So who cares about Zwick?Not us. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen:

00:29:09

Two Years Later: WIDOWS

Sober Cinema ·

2020/12/04

We get our act together from the De Palma trash for a more serious minded thriller in Steve McQueen's WIDOWS. This includes playing "which of the WIDOWS has the best scowl and/or would go on a date with me?" and to answer such pressing questions about this very important heist movie we bring on David Giannini who continues to hate any and every movie that doesn't have Natalie Portman in it. Or Winona Ryder.He is, without a doubt, the worst person you will ever hear on a movie podcast. Enjoy this

00:29:27

Eighteen Years Later: FEMME FATALE

Sober Cinema ·

2020/12/03

Noted buzzkill of lesbian activity everywhere, our guest David Giannini of A PODCAST DIRECTED BY joins the show to continue being an absolute downer at what is most assuredly the best film of 2002 in Brian De Palma's FEMME FATALE.That is of course if your favorite movie podcast hosts could hold onto the thread with Rebecca Romijn doing a striptease and Antonia Banderas draped in leather.Spoiler alert: they could not.

00:30:47

Sixty Years Later: BUTTERFIELD 8

Sober Cinema ·

2020/12/02

We are joined on this episode by Elizabeth Taylor enthusiast Derek Stewart of THE GRAND GESTURE to discuss sex positive attitudes and overly enthusiastic car chases being a dangerous but titillating combination for the sixty year anniversary of BUTTERFIELD 8. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen: Apple Podcasts/Podbean/SpotifyFacebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinemaFollow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS:Jared @jgdotsonJosh

00:28:29

Five Years Later: STEVE JOBS

Sober Cinema ·

2020/12/01

Five years after its critical success and box-office failure one of your hosts is still waiting on Verizon to deliver his new iPhone but at least he got to enjoy Michael Fassbender as STEVE JOBS. We try to keep the penis talk to a minimum however our lead character makes that difficult with his massive ego and god complex.We found all of this charming. Make sure to consume as much as possible this holiday season and ignore your children! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on

00:25:44

Thirteen Years Later: LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

Sober Cinema ·

2020/11/30

Thirteen years ago the world was introduced to the sweetest romance a man can have with a sex doll in LARS AND THE REAL GIRL. On this episode we celebrate what society deems socially acceptable and somewhat cute AS LONG AS the quirky character looks like Ryan Gosling. Also we lament the lonely feeling that comes over a man when he sees an unwanted sex doll.It's cruel and it's sad. It's SOBER CINEMA. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen: Apple

00:19:29

Forty Years Later: THE ELEPHANT MAN

Sober Cinema ·

2020/11/29

We object to the public medical examinations conducted by Sir (questionable) Anthony Hopkins in THE ELEPHANT MAN and wonder if getting naked would have turned the tables on all those jerks in this 1980 David Lynch film.Our conclusion? Yes. Most definitely, yes. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen: Apple Podcasts/Podbean/SpotifyFacebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinemaFollow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS:Jared @jgdotsonJosh

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