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Cinema on Tap

Heeeey everybody and welcome to Cinema On Tap, your weekly movie podcast with a refreshing selection of movie reviews and industry topics on tap for discussion. We’ve got a rotating lineup of reviews, top-5’s, flight selections, and of course, beer! Tune in every week with your hosts Scott Lentz and Christian Ubillus (alongside the various friends of the show) for a taster of industry news and an in depth review dependent on the keg we’re tapping that month!

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01:13:02

S3E4 1982 ILM: The Dark Crystal

Cinema on Tap ·

2025/01/25

Our look at Industrial Light & Magic’s 1982 films continues, as we take a look at the cult classic, all-puppets all-the-time spectacular: The Dark Crystal.This is the first time we’re talking about anything Jim Henson related, so we talk about his career, The Muppets, and Sesame Street before diving into his dark fantasy film (co-directed with fellow muppeteer, Frank Oz). The Dark Crystal is set in a fantasy world, where young Jen must go on an adventure to restore the titular crystal and stop

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01:08:09

S3E3 1982 ILM: Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan

Cinema on Tap ·

2025/01/19

It’s time to kick off our first marathon of the year! This year, Christian is in charge of January, and he’s taking us back in time to 1982 to discuss the work of special effects royalty. George Lucas formed Industrial Light & Magic to take care of the special effects for 1977’s Star Wars. After working on 3 films from 1977-1981, ILM took a leap and took care of the special effects for 5 major films in 1982, including E.T. and Conan the Barbarian. We’re taking a look at the 3 films we haven’t

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02:31:08

S3E2 Top 10's of 2024 - Part 2 (with Joaquin...

Cinema on Tap ·

2025/01/13

It’s Part 2 of our Top 10 of 2024, and we’re covering 5-1. Which films were our host’s favorite films of the year? Listen on to find out. Plus, Christian reveals our first monthly theme of the year.In case you missed it, Part 1 features the back half of the lists. What was your favorite film of 2024? What films did we miss? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

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01:40:34

S3E1 Top 10's of 2024 - Part 1 (with Joaquin...

Cinema on Tap ·

2025/01/13

We’re back from our annual holiday break to talk about the best films of 2024! This year, we were joined by Joaquin Dominguez and Max Dominguez for a supersized 2-part episode. With over 30 individual films covered, we cover a ton of ground in order to properly reflect on the year in cinema. Stay tuned to see if your favorite makes the list! Part 1 covers 10-6. Part 2 will have the rest! What was your favorite film of 2024? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

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01:44:16

S2E56 End of Year Wrap-Up: The Tappies!

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/12/30

It’s our final show of the year, so you know what that means. It’s time for The Tappies 2024!Christian and Scott are looking back at the year in Cinema on Tap by awarding their favorite performances, screenplays, and films of the year. It’s been a really great year for the show, and we get to revisit films like Silver Linings Playbook, Strange Days, Mad Max: Fury Road, Battle Royale, Back to the Future, Cast Away, No Country for Old Men, Gladiator, and more! We can’t believe 2024 is almost over

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01:11:06

S2E55 End of Year Wrap-Up: End of Year Movie Draft

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/12/20

It’s time to start looking back on the year, and thankfully we get to do it together! Christian and Producer Lalo have made the trip up to San Luis Obispo to record live in person with Scott for the first time since he moved away from LA. We’re looking back at the year in Cinema on Tap for the next two weeks, starting with the first annual Cinema on Tap Draft!Our co-hosts and their intrepid producer are drafting their favorite blockbusters, Best Picture winners, and more as they try to pull

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01:41:34

S2E54 End of Year Wrap-Up: The Most Anticipated...

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/12/08

December is finally here, and it’s time to start looking back at 2024. But, before we do that, let’s look ahead to 2025!There’s a lot of movies with potential coming up next year. Here’s just a sampling of filmmakers with new movies scheduled to come out next year: James Cameron, Ryan Coogler, Paul Thomas Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Spike Lee, Edgar Wright, Terrence Malick, James Gunn, Steven Soderbergh, Kogonada, Danny Boyle, and Bong Joon-Ho! Plus plenty more. Christian and

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01:31:33

S2E53 2000 Oscars: Gladiator II

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/11/30

It’s finally here! We’re talking Christian’s most anticipated movie of 2024: Gladiator II.Ridley Scott returns to Rome 24 years after his Best Picture win. This time, Paul Mescal takes the reins as leading man, joined by Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, and Denzel Washington. Much like the original, there are plenty of battles, rousing speeches, and political intrigue to enjoy. But, we don’t have Russell Crowe or Joaquin Phoenix. Does the sequel fail to entertain? Or,

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01:16:47

S2E52 2000 Oscars: Gladiator

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/11/22

Our final episode on Best Picture nominees from 2000 is here. It’s time to talk Gladiator.Ridley Scott’s Best Picture winning epic follows Maximus, a disgraced Roman general on a quest for vengeance. Russell Crowe won an Oscar for his performance, and he is joined by Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris, and Oliver Reed in his final performance. Fans of Gladiator have found a rewatchable classic; detractors say it’s too conventional and poorly written. Where

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01:36:39

S2E51 2000 Oscars: Traffic (feat.Joaquin Dominguez)

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/11/15

Our November theme continues, and we’re sticking with Soderbergh. This week: Traffic.The film that won Soderbergh his Oscar, Traffic is a modern epic about the drug war, with separate narrative threads in Mexico, Southern California, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Covering drug traffickers, law enforcement in both Mexico and the United States, and teenagers hooked on drugs, the film’s ambitious scope attempts to tell the whole story, complexities and all. New friend of the show Joaquin Dominguez,

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01:21:55

S2E50 2000 Oscars: Erin Brockovich (feat. Joaquin...

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/11/08

Now that we’ve got The Cat in the Hat out of our system, it’s time to kick off our November theme of the month! With Gladiator II coming soon, we’re taking a look at the original plus some of the other Best Picture nominated films of 2000. First up: we’re joined by screenwriter and Steven Soderbergh fanatic Joaquin Dominguez to discuss Erin Brockovich.The first of Steven Soderbergh’s two Best Picture nominated films in the year 2000, this is also the one that garnered Julia Roberts her Oscar. Erin

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01:08:47

S2E49 Lalo's Classics: The Cat in the Hat

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/11/01

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the very first Lalo’s Shitty Classics week! Before kicking off our Novemeber theme, we’ve turned over planning to Producer Lalo, and he’s chosen one of his childhood favorites to talk about: The Cat in the Hat.Mike Myers stars as the titular feline in this live action adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic. While the film had a strong negative reaction at the time, many people who were kids when it came out now carry its banner as a misunderstood cult classic

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02:01:43

S2E48 Vampires: The Twilight Saga (feat. Emily Baker)

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/10/25

Vamp-tober comes to a showstopping conclusion as we dive headfirst into the Twilight series! Friend of the show Emily Baker is back to break down the iconic franchise.Who’s Team Edward and who’s Team Jacob? Which is the best film in the series? Are any of these movies even good? Why is the baby CGI?! All these questions and more will be answered! (Maybe not the baby one though. We don’t know why they did that.) How do you feel about Twilight? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com. Stay tuned

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01:08:18

S2E47 Vampires: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and Blade...

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/10/18

Our final pairing of Vamp-Tiber is here: Vampire Action! Today, we’re talking about From Dusk Till Dawn and Blade.Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s ode to exploitation movies starts George Clooney and Tarantino as criminal brothers on the run who have an unexpected run-in with vampires. Blade starts Wesley Snipes as the titular vampire killer, looking cool as hell as he kicks off the modern superhero era of Hollywood filmmaking. Producer Lalo had to use a few bleeps this time. It’s a fun

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01:28:36

S2E46 Vampires: The Hunger (1983) and The Lost Boys...

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/10/16

Vamp-tober continues as we zoom forward in time to the 80s! The 80s were a great decade for vampire films, and we’ll be talking about two beloved cult classics from the time: The Hunger and The Lost Boys. The Hunger is slower, more stylish movie starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon — plus, it’s the directorial debut from Tony Scott! The Lost Boys is a Joel Schumacher spectacle, in a teen movie + vampire mashup. Which approach will our hosts prefer? Plus, we open the show

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S2E45 Vampires: Nosferatu (1922) and Dracula (1931)

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/10/04

Welcome to Vamp-tober! For this year’s October theme, Cinema on Tap will be taking a deep dive into vampire movies. To start, we’re going way back to the beginning, and discussing the OVs: 1922’s Nosferatu and 1931’s Dracula.Both of these films are adaptations of Bram Stoker’s genre-defining novel and hugely important in film history. F.W. Murnau’s silent film has lived on as one of the most influential films of the silent era, while Tod Browning’s film kickstarted the Universal Monsters series

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01:32:00

S2E44 21st Century Coen Bros - Booze You've Never...

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/10/01

We’ve got a supersized episode to wrap up September as we talk about 12 individual movies! This got a lot bigger than expected…needless to say, antics ensue. We start by a getting a fresh-out-the-theatre review from Christian about Jason Reitman’s new film Saturday Night. After that, he shares his thoughts on two other new releases, Transformers One and A Different Man. Then, Scott updates us with the 4 new-ish release films he caught up with on flights over the weekend. Once the new release roundup

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01:29:58

S2E43 21st Century Coen Bros - Inside Llewyn Davis...

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/09/20

This week, our Coen brothers marathon continues as we welcome new friend of the show Max Dominguez to discuss Inside Llewyn Davis. While not the Coen brothers’ biggest financial success nor a Best Picture winner, Inside Llewyn Davis has lived on as one of the most critically praised films of the 2010s.Both hosts and guest are returning to this film. Scott and Max are big fans, but is Christian due for a hot take? Listen along to find out. What’s your favorite Coen bros. movie? Let us know at

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01:27:18

S2E42 21st Century Coen Bros - No Country For Old Men...

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/09/13

Our Coen brothers month continues as we discuss what many consider to be their best film: No Country for Old Men. Outside of winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, No Country was also a huge financial success, and has lived on as a tense, gripping thriller with deep themes.We’re bringing back friends of the show Hayd and Sarcastic Sounds (aka Jeremy) to discuss this classic. Earlier this year, we discussed Hayd’s favorite film of all time, Good Will Hunting (Note: He has a new favorite film as

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01:09:33

S2E41 21st Century Coen Bros - True Grit

Cinema on Tap ·

2024/09/09

It’s the start of a new month here on Cinema on Tap, and we’re spending it with another famous director…well, a famous pair of directors. The Coen Brothers! Joel & Ethan Coen are some of the most acclaimed filmmakers of recent memory, and we’ll be taking a look at some of their 21st century output. We’re starting with their most financially successful film: True Grit. The western starred Jeff Bridges and introduced us to Hailee Steinfeld as they formed an unlucky duo tracking down a murderer in

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