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Limbo May 05, 2021

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Now in limited release from Focus Features, Limbo is a new dramedy from director Ben Sharrock. It's about a group of refugees who have to take cultural awareness classes on a remote island in Scotland while waiting to find out if their asylum will be approved. The film stars Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Kais Nashef, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah, and Kenneth Collard.

This review is an excerpt from Episode #218 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. The intro music is “Detective Jazz” by Roelo.

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Without Remorse May 04, 2021

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Now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Without Remorse is a new action thriller based on the 1993 novel by Tom Clancy. It stars Michael B. Jordan as John Kelly, a U.S. Navy Seal who goes rogue after a fateful mission gets personal. The cast also includes Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Guy Pearce.

This review is an excerpt from Episode #218 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. The intro music is “Detective Jazz” by Roelo.

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The Mitchells vs. the Machines May 03, 2021

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It’s Negroni vs. Ashton on this week’s episode of Cinemaholics. That’s right, we’re reviewing The Mitchells vs. the Machines, the latest Sony Animation movie, now being released on Netflix. Most critics are loving this animated sci-fi family film, but the real fur is about to fly over the podcast airwaves. Also on the show, we’re covering Without Remorse, the latest Tom Clancy adaption, this time starring Michael B. Jordan and coming straight to Amazon Prime Video. There’s also Limbo from director Ben Sharrock, The Outside Story starring Brian Tyree Henry, and finally The Disciple, an Indian festival darling that just dropped on Netflix.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Film Podcast School
00:02:30 – Intro & Off-Topics
00:05:05 – The Mitchells vs. the Machines review
00:30:45 – Without Remorse review
00:46:10 – Limbo review
01:00:20 – The Outside Story review
01:16:20 – The Disciple review

Intro Music: “Detective Jazz” by Roelo

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A Place in the Sun (1951) Apr 30, 2021

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Our film anniversary this month belongs to the romantic drama Charlie Chaplin once called “the greatest movie ever made about America.” That’s right, we’re diving into A Place in the Sun, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, and Shelley Winters, with supporting turns from Anne Revere and Raymond Burr. Directed by George Stevens and written by Harry Brown and Michael Wilson, this awards-heavy favorite among classic film lovers celebrates 70 years since premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951, and it was the second film adaptation of the 1925 novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, which was also a place of the same name.

MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: The opening theme of A Place in the Sun, composed by Franz Waxman and Daniele Amfitheatrof.

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Together Together Apr 29, 2021

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Now available in select theaters, Together Together is a new Sundance comedy from writer/director Nikole Beckwith. It stars Ed Helms and Patti Harrison, who become unlikely friends after he hires her for a surrogate pregnancy. The film also stars Tig Notaro, Anna Konkle, and Julio Torres.

This review is an excerpt from Episode #217 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. The intro music is “Skipping Breakfast” by Sinnr.

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Stowaway Apr 28, 2021

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Now available to stream on Netflix in the U.S. and Prime Video in Canada, Stowaway is a new sci-fi thriller directed by Joe Penna, who co-wrote the film with Ryan Morrison. It stars Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, and Toni Collette as a trio of Mars-bound astronauts who discover a surprise addition to their small, compressed spacecraft.

This review is an excerpt from Episode #217 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. The intro music is “Skipping Breakfast” by Sinnr.

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Mortal Kombat Apr 27, 2021

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Get over here? More like get over it! Anyway, this week on the show we talk about Mortal Kombat, a reboot of the film franchise based on the series of video games that just hit HBO Max and is now playing in theaters. We also review Stowaway, a new sci-fi thriller on Netflix. And we finish the show with a review of Together Together, a quirky Sundance comedy that is now in limited release. And if you’re curious what we thought of the Oscars 2021 ceremony, we open the show with some of our brief thoughts.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – An announcement
00:02:50 – Intro & our reactions to the 2021 Oscars
00:21:30 – We Broke Up mini review
00:24:45 – Mortal Kombat review
00:49:40 – Stowaway review
01:08:20 – Together Together review

Intro Music: “Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)” by The Immortals

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Shadow and Bone Season 1 Apr 23, 2021

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Special guest Alisha Grauso joins the show for a bonus discussion of “Shadow and Bone,” a brand new dark fantasy series that just hit Netflix. We chat about how the show measures up to the first book in the Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, plus how newcomers to the story might get instantly hooked on this intriguing and unique world filled with “magic” (or small science?) and swashbuckling thieving crews.

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Music in this episode: “Ravka” by Joseph Trapanese from the “Shadow and Bone” soundtrack.

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Oscars 2021 – If We Picked the Winners! Apr 22, 2021

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On this special bonus episode of Cinemaholics, we pick our own winners for the 2021 Academy Awards. Inspired by the Siskel and Ebert classic format, we go through the nominees of almost every category and explain our respective choices.

Theme Music: sound recorded live during the taping of “Siskel & Ebert: If We Picked The Winners” on March 1, 1990.

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Arlo the Alligator Boy Apr 21, 2021

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Now available to stream on Netflix, Arlo the Alligator Boy is a new 2D-animated family musical adventure from first-time director Ryan Crego. It features the voice talents of Michael J. Woodard, Mary Lambert, Jonathan Van Ness, Tony Hale, Annie Potts, Flea, Jennifer Coolidge, and more.

This review is an excerpt from Episode #216 of the Cinemaholics Podcast. Our intro music this week is “Skipping Breakfast” by Sinnr.

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