PODCAST

Sober Cinema

Michael Denniston and Jairo Benavides

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

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

00:40:49

One Year Later: IT and MEMOIR OF A MURDERER

Sober Cinema ·

2018/10/10

It's been one year since the release of a new adaptation of Stephen King's IT and the South Korean hit MEMOIR OF A MURDERER on September 8, 2017. So we decided to celebrate not only these films by remembering our youth (which also involved sleepovers with perverse clowns) but also where we are now... cantankerous old men who hate everyone and everything. Find more of our charming film discussion at the links below and thanks for the download!Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes

00:55:46

Twenty-Five Years Later: NEEDFUL THINGS and THE LAST...

Sober Cinema ·

2018/10/03

To celebrate this summer's Hulu series CASTLE ROCK (pretty fun) and our country increasingly divided by politics (not as fun) we look back twenty-five years ago to August 27, 1993. On that day NEEDFUL THINGS was the popular mainstream release of what would most assuredly be another disappointing Stephen King adaptation as Max von Sydow comes to down as the devil getting his groove back with some small town Americana greed. Our selected forgotten film for this date damn well should have stayed that

00:43:11

One Year Later: UNFORGETTABLE and CITIZEN JANE THE...

Sober Cinema ·

2018/10/02

On April 21, 2017 the world was gifted with a bold cinematic experience featuring a woman who just would not take no for an answer. A woman who would not let her passion for bringing people closer together be stifled by the cynics or the practical aspects of life. That woman most would say is Jane Jacobs as seen in the documentary CITIZEN JANE: THE BATTLE FOR THE CITY. But here at SOBER CINEMA we say nah, it's Katherine Heigl in UNFORGETTABLE. Don't try that elitist crap with us, we have a catfight

00:41:41

Thirteen Years Later: THE AMITYVILLE HORROR and HOUSE...

Sober Cinema ·

2018/09/01

Here at SOBER CINEMA we encourage you to get out of the house and live (also because you are more likely to listen to our podcast if not surrounded by those who love you and/or Netflix). With that being said, here are two films released on April 15, 2005 where the characters are offered this same advice, and find that ignoring the hosts can be quite perilous. In the more popular selection Ryan Reynolds does his best (which isn't much) impression of Jack Nicholson in THE SHINING for the remake of THE

00:51:06

Three Years Later: THE LONGEST RIDE and CLOUDS OF...

Sober Cinema ·

2018/08/29

One host who will not be named (mainly because he is the one who is writing these show notes) just could not stay away from the Nicholas Sparks Cinematic Universe for too long, so we dive back in and celebrate the glory that was the April 10, 2015 release of THE LONGEST RIDE starring Little Scottie Eastwood and Little Britt Robertson who just make an ADORABLE couple. Not so much with the indie darling of that day CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA as Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart spend most of this art

00:44:54

Six Years Later: AMERICAN REUNION and DAMSELS IN...

Sober Cinema ·

2018/08/27

After a summer break we have our own podcast reunion as your three loveable (?) hosts return to their high school and college days as represented in two films that released on April 6, 2012 in AMERICAN REUNION and DAMSELS IN DISTRESS. One film has us feeling old as Jason Biggs and Sean William Scott try to relive the antics of sexual relations with delicious desserts, while the other has us feeling even older as we try to understand the appeal of starting a dance craze with Greta Gerwig. Also one

00:28:42

Thirty Years Later: BEETLEJUICE and THE SEVENTH SIGN

Sober Cinema ·

2018/04/04

Like an unwanted tenant we are back in your earbuds with our latest episode celebrating the 30th anniversary of BEETLEJUICE releasing into theaters and wondering how it would be received (or even made) in today's movie landscape. And then we head into uncharted territory with our chosen forgotten film released on the same weekend (and in this film's case, appropriately on April Fool's Day 1988) in the Demi Moore starring THE SEVENTH SIGN. It's probably for the best that films like this aren't made

00:32:13

Thirty-Five Years Later: THE OUTSIDERS and BAD BOYS

Sober Cinema ·

2018/03/30

We celebrate thirty-five years of never being sent to juvenile prison (though one of our hosts did participate in a frozen chicken strip heist as a camp counselor) by looking back to March 25, 1983 when THE OUTSIDERS and BAD BOYS were released to theaters. Among the many things we debate in this episode on ill-mannered young hooligans is which name is more badass: Ponyboy, Soda Pop, or Sean Penn? Also is it okay to laugh at the tears from a young Ralph Macchio? Most importantly... how did Francis

00:44:26

Five Years Later: THE CROODS and ADMISSION

Sober Cinema ·

2018/03/29

Five years ago on March 22, 2013 two films attempted to educate American audiences on the importance of critical thinking, family bonds, and just how much of a creepy stalker Paul Rudd can be. THE CROODS opened to bigger box office returns, and at the very least has lived on in the hearts of children and Nicolas Cage, but did filmgoers miss something important in ADMISSION starring Tina Fey as a woman who has put her career goals over personal passion? Since we can only assume our listeners are both

00:55:24

Three Years Later: RUN ALL NIGHT and IT FOLLOWS

Sober Cinema ·

2018/03/28

On a Friday the 13th in March of 2015 moviegoers were encouraged to get active by two films: RUN ALL NIGHT and IT FOLLOWS. In the former, Liam Neeson is beating up bad guys yet again (the Nasty Hell Cat questions why he tends to beat up almost exclusively white men) all night long as they continue to chase them to their deaths, whereas Maika Monroe is running to escape death after participating in the great American past time of pre-marital teenage sex. Obviously we like one premise a whole lot

00:52:14

One Year Later: LOGAN and CATFIGHT

Sober Cinema ·

2018/03/27

For a celebration of the claws coming out at the movies one year ago in LOGAN and CATFIGHT we bring on our first ever guest! Jessi Lauren of the podcast MARK AS PLAYED joins your co-hosts to moderate their usual rage as they try to discern the love for the carnage of Wolverine's last stand (though not X-MEN: THE LAST STAND) and if movie lovers missed a similar love for violence in our chosen forgotten film with Sandra Oh and Anne Heche doing battle. Share your rage with us at the links below:Support

00:44:57

Five Years Later: SAFE HAVEN and LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE

Sober Cinema ·

2018/02/28

We hit the road with two women on the run from abusive relationships and provide some abuse of our own to two films that opened on Valentine's Day 2013: SAFE HAVEN and LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE. Perhaps misreading these two movies but enjoying them nevertheless we examine just why a pie recipe is a smoking gun to a police detective, and if you are a retired professor providing sanctuary to a high end escort... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. All of this and not much more can be found in this episode and at the

00:44:39

Twenty-Five Years Later: GROUNDHOG DAY and BRAINDEAD

Sober Cinema ·

2018/02/27

On February 12, 1993 the world was introduced to the curse of two rodents at movie theaters in Harold Ramis' GROUNDHOG DAY and Peter Jackson's BRAINDEAD (or DEAD ALIVE in the States). We decide which of these curses are harder to stomach: eating the disgusting custard in the low budget horror film or falling in love with the incorrigible Bill Murray in the classic comedy. Come be disgusted by us in this episode and at the links below:Listen: iTunes/PodbeanFacebook/Instagram/Twitter: @sobercinema

00:56:35

Six Years Later: THE WOMAN IN BLACK and THE INNKEEPERS

Sober Cinema ·

2018/02/20

Six years ago on February 3, 2012 this great country experienced two hauntings and the invasion of Daniel Radcliffe yet again to the top of the box office charts. And although THE WOMAN IN BLACK was popular enough to spawn a sequel (which was not so popular) we take this as an opportunity to play catch up with this ghost story as well as the one presented in Ti West's THE INNKEEPERS which had its limited release on the same weekend. Along the way we debate the roles chosen by the man previously

00:43:38

Twenty Years Later: GREAT EXPECTATIONS and ZERO EFFECT

Sober Cinema ·

2018/02/10

Twenty years ago on January 30th 1998, two cinematic characters who value their estrangement from the world presented the good and evil aspects of this lifestyle. In a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Anne Bancroft takes out her heartbreak on two children who will grow up to be Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke, while the world's greatest detective in ZERO EFFECT mainly just annoys his partner, much to our amusement. Maybe its being forced to read the novel in high school but

00:56:59

One Year Later: SPLIT and THE RED TURTLE

Sober Cinema ·

2018/01/28

One year ago on January 20th, 2017 the world welcomed two beasts. One was a bald James McAvoy unable to live up to his promise of hair regrowth in M. Night Shyamalan's box-office hit SPLIT, and the other was a giant turtle that is a bit clingy but does like to get down with humans in Studio Ghibli's THE RED TURTLE. Our film programmer Mike attempts to lure out yet another beast, The Nasty Hellcat, from co-host Jared but alas he actually enjoyed himself this week so that is the world's loss. While

00:39:29

Three Years Later: PADDINGTON and APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

Sober Cinema ·

2018/01/16

The Internet loves PADDINGTON. And for the last three years, one of your hosts has never understood this. Maybe with a rewatch or some enlightenment from his co-hosts, this will change. What is also not likely to change is our attempts to champion a forgotten film; this week's selection is APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, which opened in the U.S. on January 15, 2015 alongside the talking bear movie. Desiree Akhavan's Brooklyn based comedy on a bisexual Persian American woman's attempts to recover from a

00:47:00

Twenty-Five Years Later: SCENT OF A WOMAN and CHAPLIN

Sober Cinema ·

2018/01/09

Twenty-five years ago on this day, January 8th 1993, two actors would seek Oscar glory as Al Pacino and Robert Downey Jr. saw their films SCENT OF A WOMAN and CHAPLIN go into wide release across the country. Ultimately Pacino would claim an Academy Award for his role as Lt. Col. Frank Slade and some would argue that he would become defined by this character in future roles, continuing to play bombastic and brash, much to filmgoers pleasure or dismay. For Downey Jr. he attempted to define a man

00:38:48

Eighteen Months Later: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and THE...

Sober Cinema ·

2018/01/02

Start your year off with a couple of buddy movies that both released EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO on June 17, 2016: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and THE LAST KING. The former starring current box office champs from the new JUMANJI film, DWAYNE JOHNSON and KEVIN HART, and the latter starring skiing enthusiasts from Norway. And while the American action comedy was already held in high esteem from your hosts, revisiting this weekend in film forces the hosts to make some discoveries about their own hopes, dreams, and

00:35:51

Christmas Movies on Repeat

Sober Cinema ·

2017/12/31

On this episode we repeat Christmas movies, and not just A CHRISTMAS STORY, as your hosts look back at the films that have aged gracefully over many a holiday season and those that look like Billy Bob in BAD SANTA. Also we attempt to figure out just what those damn kids are into when it comes to what Freeform is playing for the holidays, and if it's time to just give up and move to Pottersville. Happy holidays from three Scrooges and with that... please subscribe to this podcast. It's a gift for

203 results

Sober Cinema

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Nerd Culture - A Gamekings Podcast

Blammo Media

UPodcast

UPodcast

The Writers Hangout

Sandy Adomaitis

The Sarah Fraser Show

Sarah Fraser