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HBO's The Undoing, The Climb - Kyle Marvin & Mike Covino, Best Buddy Movies Nov 11, 2020

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HBO's new miniseries "The Undoing" follows Nicole Kidman portraying a successful therapist in New York whose life begins to unravel on the eve of publishing her first book. This week Adnan reviews the acclaimed miniseries along with the 1968 classic horror film "Rosemary's Baby." Adnan also pays tribute to Canadian icon Alex Trebek, who passed away over the weekend at age 80.

Cinephile is happy to welcome to the show Kyle Marvin and Mike Angelo Covino, stars, director and producers of the wonderful new buddy comedy "The Climb," which opens in select theaters Friday.

And in honor of "The Climb," the guys give their picks for the best Buddy Movies of all time on this week's Mt. Rushmore!

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On The Rocks, Sean Connery Tribute, Irwin Winkler: Life in Movies, Best Father/Daughter Movies Nov 04, 2020

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Bill Murray and Rashida Jones star in "On the Rocks", marking this the third time Murray has worked with writer/director Sophia Coppola. Adnan reviews "On the Rocks" along with Barry Sonnenfeld's 1991 film "Addams Family." He also takes a look at the career of Sean Connery after the actor's passing over the weekend. Cinephile is happy to welcome legendary Hollywood producer Irwin Winkler to the podcast! Mr. Winkler is here to talk about his great new book "Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood" which available online or in store now. Finally, in honor of "On the Rocks" the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Father/Daughter movies!

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Borat 2, The Comey Rule, Quibi Shutting Down, Jeff Daniels Roles Oct 28, 2020

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Adnan review's the new Amazon Prime movie "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." Find out what he thinks of the sequel to the 2006 original, starring Sasha Baron Cohen! He also reviews Showtime's "The Comey Rule" and discusses the shutdown of Quibi after just six months of operation. And in honor of "The Comey Rule," Adnan and Joe give their picks for the best Jeff Daniels roles in this week's "Mount Rushmore!"

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150th Episode! The Trial of the Chicago 7, Robert De Niro, Best Directors of All Time Oct 21, 2020

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It's the 150th episode of Cinephile and to celebrate we're playing one of Adnan's all time favorite interviews in the history of the show. That's right, Travis Bickle himself, Mr. Robert De Niro! Plus Adnan reviews Aaron Sorkin's new Netflix film "The Trial of the Chicago 7" along with the HBO documentary "Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth." And for this very special episode, Adnan and Joe give their picks for the "Mt. Rushmore of Personal Favorite Directors!"

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War With Grandpa, The Good Lord Bird, Tug Coker, Best Ethan Hawke Films Oct 14, 2020

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Adnan reviews the new Robert De Niro led family film "The War With Grandpa" along with the new Ethan Hawke mini-series "The Good Lord Bird." He also speaks with actor Tug Coker to talk about season 2 of his CW show "Now We're Talking!" As always Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time and in honor of "The Good Lord Bird" the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Ethan Hawke Films!

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Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Best Buddy Road Trip Movies Oct 07, 2020

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Adnan reviews the acclaimed 2020 drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" along with the classic 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." He also speaks with Daphne Maxwell Reid who played Aunt Viv on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." She's here to talk about the 30th anniversary special reunion of the show, which is set to air this Thanksgiving. After, Adnan sits down with Scott Rogowsky for the return of Rags Time and then the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Buddy Road Trip Movies!

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FX's Fargo, Glenn Kenny's "Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas," Best TV Shows Based On Movies Sep 30, 2020

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Chris Rock stars in Season 4 of FX's hit series "Fargo," which premiered on Sunday night. On this week's Cinephile, Adnan reviews the first two episodes of the Noah Hawley drama, along with the 1954 Marilyn Monroe film "River of No Return." Adnan also speaks with Writer and Journalist Glenn Kenny about his new book "Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas." And in honor of "Fargo," the guys give their picks for the Best TV Shows Based on Movies."

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Emmy's 2020 Recap, TIFF 2020 Recap, Capone Review, Best Bad Biopics Sep 23, 2020

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In an unprecedented virtual Emmy Awards, Pop TV's acclaimed series "Schitt's Creek" swept the comedy categories, while HBO's "Watchmen" and "Succession" dominated the Limited Series and Drama categories, respectively. Adnan gives his full recap of the 2020 Emmy Awards including all the biggest surprises and snubs from the evening. He also recaps the latest news and the best movies to come out of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which saw the Francis McDormand led film "Nomadland" take home the People's Choice Award. Adnan also reviews the terrible 2020 Tom Hardy film "Capone," which was so bad that it inspired this week's Mount Rushmore segment of "Worst Biopics Ever Made!" All that and more on this week's Cinephile!

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Antonio Campos - The Devil All The Time, Strangest Movies Ever Sep 16, 2020

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Adnan reviews Charlie Kaufman's latest (and strangest) film to date, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things." He also speaks with director Antonio Campos about his new film "The Devil All The Time," which is now streaming on Netflix. As always, Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time! This week his here to talk about his late night binge of movies from the 1970s. And in honor of Charlie Kaufman, the guys give their picks for the strangest movies ever made. All that and more on this edition of Cinephile!

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Tenet, David Smick, Rags Time with Scott Rogowsky, Best Christopher Nolan Movies Sep 09, 2020

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After months of buildup and delays Christopher Nolan has finally released his new film, "Tenet." Adnan gives his thoughts on the movie and talks about what it was like seeing his first film in theaters since the start of the pandemic. Adnan is also joined by director David Smick who is here to discuss his new documentary "Stars & Strife," which is an inspiring film about a divided America and the politics of hate. As always, Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time! This week he talks about his binge into the films of Albert Brooks. And in honor of "Tenet" the guys give their picks for the "Mount Rushmore of Christopher Nolan films!"

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