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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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00:42:34

Twenty-Five Years Later: CRIMSON TIDE and DIE HARD...

Sober Cinema ·

2020/05/18

Twenty-five years later we are still fantasizing about bickering with the sweaty likes of Denzel, Viggo, The GOAT Steve Zahn... and occasionally even the magnificent ass that is Gene Hackman. Basically we just want to go back to the glorious back to back weekends of May 12 and May 19, 1995 when CRIMSON TIDE and DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE gave every father and son bonding activities that didn't require any actual conversation. No need for that, of course. That's why we invented podcasts like this one

00:45:16

Twenty-Two Years Later: THE HORSE WHISPERER and LAWN...

Sober Cinema ·

2020/05/11

Two things we love in life are horses and shirtless men. We also love Scarlett Johansson but NOT the underage version we find in THE HORSE WHISPERER. This is something Sam Rockwell needed to hear again twenty-two years ago as his little indie film LAWN DOGS went up yet another western epic from Robert Redford. And since Mr. Rockwell is presumably one of the many listeners we have let this episode be a gentle reminder of appropriate relationships between a simple landscaper and a young misanthrope

00:46:02

Thirty Years Later: TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! and TALES...

Sober Cinema ·

2020/05/05

We somehow manage to get into a discussion on bondage in film... and that's even with a brief mention of the Rosie O'Donnell comedy on the subject. But we ARE NOT discussing that film, instead the sexy Antonio Banderas is a man who loves a good Walkman, wigs, and some ropes in the bedroom, the latter of which would be required to watch YET ANOTHER horror anthology from Stephen King in TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE.But we're podcast professionals. Which means we only talk about bathtub toys as

00:39:14

Five Years Later: MONKEY KINGDOM and ROAR

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2020/04/27

For Earth Day we got back in touch with nature by not leaving the house and watching a double feature of DisneyNature's MONKEY KINGDOM and Tippi Hedren's costly mistake ROAR. Five years ago we had no desire to run around with ugly and elitist monkeys, nor did we want to wrestle with lions and tigers... and even with the world shut down, we still don't. Some things never change but for this episode one of your hosts is lathered up and that's a reminder that SOBER CINEMA can only exist in audio form

00:43:34

Thirty-Five Years Later: CAT'S EYE and GIRLS JUST...

Sober Cinema ·

2020/04/25

We just want to have fun with a champion cat roaming town to town to get electroshocked and fight trolls in CAT'S EYE. And when that doesn't do it for us we go to the greatest troll in cinematic history: Helen Hunt in GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN. It's been thirty-five years since both these films announced themselves with much dance from Sarah Jessica Parker and merriment in tormenting James Woods and we felt that right now the world needs to be reminded of these simple joys. Support what we do with

00:44:27

CATS and DOLITTLE Still Stink on DVD

Sober Cinema ·

2020/04/07

We talked about two movies everyone hated and we hate you too. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen: iTunes/PodbeanFacebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinemaFollow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS:Jared @jgdotsonMike @projectingfilm

00:47:13

BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE Five Years After LAGGIES

Sober Cinema ·

2020/03/27

Our love of Sam Rockwell and hatred of Pete Davidson lead us to the obvious podcast pairing of the two previous Sundance Film Festival darlings in LAGGIES and BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE. And while we are just one of the millions covering these films this week on movie podcasts as opposed to something more off-topic like OUTBREAK or CONTAGION, the reactions we have to this particular double feature produced some scary reactions. Is Pete Davidson a ghoul? Almost certainly. But was he in a better movie than

00:42:18

BLACK CHRISTMAS for St. Patrick's Day

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2020/03/16

We spent our St. Patrick's Day weekend like most responsible Americans during this time of disease, famine and doomsday titillation... by drinking to excess in isolation and watching BLACK CHRISTMAS. This third version of the story failed at the box-office during it's titled holiday season with the hopes that one day SOBER CINEMA would feature it during another holiday week so that it can shape young minds to hate all men. Given that your two hosts hate themselves we might not be the ideal target

00:50:43

UNCUT GEMS Still Alive on Dead Media

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2020/03/14

One host and our returning guest ANDY FROM WORK celebrate the DVD release of everyone's favorite film OF ALL TIME in UNCUT GEMS. However one host, the hero Film Twitter needs right now, hated it. To make sense of this we bring in THE VOICE OF LETTERBOXD to explain the love for a crying and naked Adam Sandler before we get into the best pathetic personas on film and depressing sports losses. It's a good time! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen:

00:54:07

THE INVISIBLE MAN Ten Years After THE WOLFMAN

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2020/03/03

Unfortunately for the Internet we make our podcast visible again on presumably thousands of playlists as we talk about new release THE INVISIBLE MAN and how it cursed us with a ten year anniversary of Benicio del Toro as THE WOLFMAN. And then we get into the logistics of grappling with a nude man who refuses to put on clothes. How's that for imagery, superfan Jairo and Andy From Work? Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen: iTunes/PodbeanFacebook/Instagram/Twitter:

01:07:39

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Twenty-One Years After AMERICAN...

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2019/12/02

On October 30, 1998 the world celebrated Edward Norton as The Sorry Nazi in Tony Kaye's (??) AMERICAN HISTORY X and twenty-one year laters during the publicity tour for the November 1, 2019 release of his film MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN the world asked Edward Norton to apologize for being Edward Norton. Dave Giannini of A PODCAST DIRECTED BY joins the show to discuss where things went wrong and as usual blames YOU, THE LISTENER. Did we mention he's promoting his podcast? Thankfully even though Dave is a

00:41:35

Three Years Later: THE SHALLOWS and THE NEON DEMON

Sober Cinema ·

2019/09/03

Finish out the summer with us as we present two films that came out at the start of summer in 2016 as Blake Lively battled a shark in THE SHALLOWS and Elle Fanning battled jealous supermodels. Both proved to be bloody affairs with very pretty people on June 24, 2016 but only one became a modest little hit... while the other fell more into the SOBER CINEMA area of the internet: finding a disgusted audience who for some reason could not deny their morbid curiosity. On that note, click these links

00:48:52

Twenty-Five Years Later: WOLF and GETTING EVEN WITH DAD

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2019/06/22

Jack Nicholson's passion project of over a decade finally came to pass as WOLF released in theaters on June 17, 1994. If you just happened to be some combination of an idiot and a soulless, lifeless husk whose own mother regretted your very existence then you probably skipped the good time that is The Jack Wolf and watched GETTING EVEN WITH DAD instead. And while Ted Danson has one spectacular wig (and a pony tail!) the hijinks with Macauley Culkin are nothing compared to the fun to be had seeing

00:48:19

Two Years Later: THE MUMMY and THE HERO

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2019/06/21

For our fiftieth episode we celebrate the old and the cursed as Sam Elliott faces the prospect of death in THE HERO and Tom Cruise, being Tom Cruise, kicks around the notion of living forever in THE MUMMY. Both films released two years ago on June 9, 2017 and while both have their merits... clearly SOBER CINEMA has outlasted their legacy. This is us returning the favor and you can too by clicking on the links below:Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen:

00:44:18

Thirteen Years Later: THE BREAK-UP and COASTLINES

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2019/06/20

As we near our fiftieth episode there may be some of you (hopefully very few as we don't have many listeners to begin with) contemplating breaking up with us. That would be a mistake. Let us take you back thirteen years when THE BREAK-UP starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston presented this particular unpleasant event in a humorous light. If that's not enough where else will you find a movie podcast covering the Josh Brolin and Timothy Olyphant classic COASTLINES? I rest my case. Click here for

00:43:02

Twenty-Five Years Later: MAVERICK and EVEN COWGIRLS...

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2019/06/19

America's favorite movie star is back with a charming action adventure film just before Memorial Day weekend... Mel Gibson, of course. Don't worry we'll get to Keanu Reeves for the anniversary of JOHNNY MNEMONIC next year. For now we're celebrating twenty-five years since the western MAVERICK took the box office crown for the weekend of May 20-22 in 1994. The forgotten film? One that your hosts were only aware of through its disastrous reputation, the Uma Thurman starring EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE

00:37:49

Eight Years Later: THOR and SOMETHING BORROWED

Sober Cinema ·

2019/06/15

On May 6, 2011 the world accepted a fallen god in Chris Hemsworth... just Chris Hemsworth not THOR. But that was the big movie at the box office while another new release SOMETHING BORROWED placed fourth for the weekend. And while the latter film has a very competitive blonde in Kate Hudson, this romcom's charms of scheming and lying were just not enough to stare into the face of a god (with oddly dyed eyebrows)... that god being Chris Hemsworth. He's Australian. That basic bitch Hudson never stood

01:09:43

One Year Later: A QUIET PLACE and THE ENDLESS

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2019/06/11

On April 6, 2018 the world was terrified by the varied facial expressions of Jim from THE OFFICE. And while this great man has produced many a GIF, one of our hosts thinks that John Krasinski's A QUIET PLACE is one big missed opportunity at the world's greatest fart joke. No such expectation was placed on our chosen forgotten film THE ENDLESS, as Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead just give another host fodder for his almost sexual obsession with David Lynch-like imagery. Overall these show notes do a

00:44:23

Ten Years Later: WATCHMEN and REUNION

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2019/06/06

Ten years ago on March 6, 2009 we got our first disappointing comic book adaptation from Zack Snyder. But instead of piling on we just embrace the glowing blue penis this misunderstood genius gave us in WATCHMEN. Which is more than we can say for our chosen forgotten film REUNION. Not. A. Single. Blue. Dick. This movie stinks, but we don't. Click here:Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen: iTunes/PodbeanFacebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinemaFollow your hosts on

00:45:46

Eight Years Later: HALL PASS and DRIVE ANGRY

Sober Cinema ·

2019/06/03

Still angry over GREEN BOOK winning Best Picture? Think it wasn't as good as a TRUE Farrelly Bros. classic like HALL PASS? Well then take a trip back with us to the weekend of February 25-27 when that film opened #1 at the box office against Nicolas Cage escaping hell in a fast muscle car from DRIVE ANGRY. And while Peter Farrelly may have an Oscar, we think our forgotten film featuring a gunfight with a fugitive from hell in the act of sexual intercourse could truly be The Only Best Picture.Support

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