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The House Jan 24, 2022

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In this house, we review The House, a new stop-motion animated dark anthology film from Nexus Studio, which is now available on Netflix. Afterward, we do a deeper dive into Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, a dark romantic dramedy we both selected as one of our favorite films of 2021, which is now hitting limited release in North America. Last, we settle in for The Pink Cloud, a Brazilian Sundance film from last year that might just change your mind on pandemic movies being a little “too soon.” Also, check out Jon’s video/essay, “Why Critics Hate the Movies You Love,” which gets brought up in the show.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics
00:08:35 – The House review
00:32:10 – The Worst Person in the World review
00:54:20 – The Pink Cloud review

Intro Music: “Nyhavn by Night” by 9ICK.

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Scream (2022) Jan 18, 2022

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We’re sharpening our knives this week for our long-anticipated review of the latest Scream film, or Scream 5 unofficially. This is the first of the franchise to not be directed by Wes Craven, as we instead of the filmmakers behind Ready or Not. Is this meta slasher whodunnit as much of a scream? And afterward, we discuss George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, The Tender Bar, which is based on the memoir by J.R. Moehringer and stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, and Lily Rabe.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:55 – Scream (2022) review
00:51:50 – The Tender Bar review

Intro Music: “Safe in Your Arms” by sftspkn.

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Top 10 Movies of 2021 Jan 11, 2022

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This was a big year for us Cinemaholics. We watched more movies in 2021 than ever before, and as always we reviewed them in earnest for you lovely listeners on a weekly basis. But what are our absolute favorite films of the entire year? That's right, it's time for our annual Top 10 Movies episode, and this one's certainly a milestone in several respects. We kick the show off this week with our general impressions on the year's films and what moviegoing was really like in 2021. Then we reveal which episodes of Cinemaholics were the most popular with our wonderful audience and briefly recap the box office highlights of this odd, strange year. And right before we unveil our respective #1 films of the year, we of course give due to our honorable mentions. Here's to another great cinematic movie year in 2022!

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – General impressions on the year in film, our most popular episodes in 2021, and box office highlights
00:18:00 – Our Top 10 movies of the year, plus honorable mentions

Intro Music: “Skyfall” by DCS & Roadetrix.

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The 355 Jan 10, 2022

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Special guest Ally Johnson joins the show to talk all things The 355, Simon Kinberg’s directorial follow-up after Dark Phoenix with Theresa Rebeck as his co-screenwriter. The new action spy film features a female-led ensemble: Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger, and Fan Bingbing. Plus supporting turns from Sebastian Stan and Édgar Ramírez. Be sure to check out our written review of The 355 here.

Intro Music: “Piúma” by Chancla & Oaty.

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The Lost Daughter Jan 07, 2022

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Now available to stream on Netflix, The Lost Daughter is Maggie Gyllenhaal's feature directorial debut. She also wrote the psychological drama film, which is based on Elena Ferrante's eponymous novel and stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, and Paul Mescal.

This review is an excerpt from Episode #253 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music for this week is “Piúma” by Chancla & Oaty.

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Sing 2 Jan 05, 2022

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Now playing in theaters (and getting wild encores at the box office), Sing 2 is the sequel to Illumination's Sing, with Garth Jennings returning as writer and director. Much of the star-studded voice cast from the original return, including Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Jennings, Peter Serafinowicz, Jennifer Saunders, and Nick Offerman. Plus newcomers voiced by Bobby Cannavale, Pharrell Williams, Halsey, Chelsea Peretti, Letitia Wright, Eric André, Adam Buxton, and Bono.

This review is an excerpt from Episode #253 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music for this week is “Piúma” by Chancla & Oaty.

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The Tragedy of Macbeth Jan 05, 2022

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Some wicked reviews this way come, and the first is our contentious debate over The Tragedy of Macbeth, a new A24 black-and-white adaptation of the classic Shakespearean play, solely directed by Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, and many more. Afterward, we clear our throats for Sing 2, the animated sequel to Illumination's 2016 Sing, again directed by Garth Jennings and featuring a massive cast of familiar voices. Last, we get lost in our thoughts regarding The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut (she also adapts the screenplay from the eponymous novel), which stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Ed Harris, and more.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro
00:04:10 – The Tragedy of Macbeth review
00:43:10 – Sing 2 review
01:15:35 – The Lost Daughter review

Intro Music: “Piúma” by Chancla & Oaty.

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The Matrix Resurrections Dec 31, 2021

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WHOA. They still know Deja Vu. This week on the show, we discuss The Matrix Resurrections, the fourth sci-fi action film in the Matrix franchise. This time solely directed by Lana Wachowski, Resurrections features Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity. The cast also includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The Matrix Resurrections is now available to watch in theaters and on HBO Max for a limited time.

Intro Music: “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane.

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Red Rocket Dec 30, 2021

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Now playing in limited release through A24, Red Rocket is the seventh film directed by Sean Baker, which he co-writes with Chris Bergoch. Red Rocketstars Simon Rex as a former porn star named Mikey Saber, who returns to his Texas hometown, Texas City, with no money or prospects, but a whole lot of swagger, lies, and manipulation to get what he wants. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and features a strong ensemble cast with many unknown actors. You can also read our written review of Red Rocket here.

Intro Music: “Bye Bye Bye” by *NSYNC.

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Licorice Pizza Dec 29, 2021

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Pizza time. We're going back in time to the 70s, and a time when Paul Thomas Anderson made movies set in LA. His new one, Licorice Pizza, has critics and audiences in a tizzy, one way or another, in no small way due to performances from newcomer actors Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, plus supporting turns from Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn, Benny Safdie, Tom Waits, and many more.

Intro Music: "Life on Mars?" by David Bowie.

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