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Sundance Film Festival Breakdown (2018) Feb 04, 2018

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Special guest Alex Billington from FirstShowing.net joins us on Cinemaholics this week to discuss all things Sundance, live from Park City, Utah. Alex saw 42 films total over the course of the festival, and he's got plenty to share about what are sure to be some of the year's biggest and best films, months before their release, including Search, Tully, The Tale, Eighth Grade, Puzzle, Damsel, Sorry to Bother You, and many more.

Check out Alex's podcast The First Word.

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Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Hostiles, Please Stand By, A Futile and Stupid Gesture Jan 28, 2018

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This week, your favorite Cinemaholics talk about Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Hostiles, Please Stand By, Black Lightning, The Breadwinner, and A Futile and Stupid Gesture.

00:15:53 – Maze Runner: The Death Cure review
00:38:36 – Mini Reviews: Hostiles, Please Stand By, Black Lightning, The Breadwinner, A Futile and Stupid Gesture

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Phantom Thread, Forever My Girl, 12 Strong, Den of Thieves Jan 21, 2018

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Special guest Kimber Myers of The Playlist joins this week's show. Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson have teamed up once again with Phantom Thread, also starring Lesley Manville and Vicky Krieps. The Cinemaholics review this film and many others, including Forever My Girl, 12 Strong, Den of Thieves, and more.

00:00:00 – Sundance, Oscar noms, and listener emails
00:17:20 – Phantom Thread review, Spoilers at 00:33:50
00:41:50 – Mini Reviews: Forever My Girl, 12 Strong, Den of Thieves, The Alienist, Step Sisters, Mom and Dad

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Paddington 2 Jan 14, 2018

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We were just as surprised as you are when the first Paddington turned out to be a terrific film for kids and adults. Its highly anticipated sequel, Paddington 2, is finally out in U.S. theaters, so it's time to snack on some marmalade and discuss the ongoing adventures of everyone's favorite talking bear in London. We also review The Commuter, The End of the F****** World, Blame, The Post, Molly's Game, and David Letterman's My Next Guess Needs No Introduction.

00:07:50 – Paddington 2 review
00:28:02 – Mini Reviews: The Commuter, The End of the F***** World, Blame, The Post, Molly's Game, David Letterman's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.

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Top 10 Films of 2017 Jan 07, 2018

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New year, new Cinemaholics! We're taking an extended look back at the best movies of 2017, along with some discussion about the year's overall box office, movies that disappointed us the most, and theater experiences that surprised the heck out of us.

In this countdown episode, we each list off our own Top 10s, so expect plenty of overlap and a clear favorite between all of us Cinemaholics.

Will Ashton's Top 10 of 2017:

1. Brigsby Bear
2. The Shape of Water
3. Raw
4. Lady Bird
5. The Florida Project
6. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
7. mother!
8. I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
9. Good Time
10. The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Jon Negroni's Top 10 of 2017:

1. Baby Driver
2. Bad Genius
3. Blade Runner 2049
4. The Florida Project
5. Brigsby Bear
6. Coco
7. Lady Bird
8. The Shape of Water
9. The Big Sick
10. Call Me By Your Name

Maveryke Hines's Top 10 of 2017:

1. Good Time
2. Brigsby Bear
3. Baby Driver
4. Lady Macbeth
5. The Florida Project
6. The Big Sick
7. Blade Runner 2049
8. John Wick: Chapter 2
9. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
10. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

(Bonus) Matt Donato's Top 10 of 2017:

1. Lady Bird
2. Call Me By Your Name
3. Logan
4. Prevenge
5. I, Tonya
6. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
7. It
8. Free Fire
9. Coco
10. The Disaster Artist

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Movies We've Never Seen...Until Now Jan 01, 2018

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Every Cinemaholic has a gap in their movie watching, so to cap off the year, we watched films we've never seen before, recommended by a fellow host on the show! Special guest Sam Noland from Part-Time Characters (A Movie Podcast) joins this special bonus episode. We're a bit more relaxed than usual, so expect tangents, rants, and Sam's encyclopedic love affair with films from the 70s.

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Downsizing, Bright Dec 27, 2017

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Happy Holidays, Cinemaholics! To celebrate, Will Ashton and special guest Matt Serafini just watched two new movies you might have on your radar this week. First up is Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matt Damon. Afterward, they tackle Bright, the new Netflix original blockbuster starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton, directed by David Ayer.

00:05:27 - Downsizing Review (Spoilers start at 00:17:14)
00:28:45 - Bright Review (Spoilers start at 00:40:55)

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Greatest Showman Dec 23, 2017

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Fire up your off-brand Nintendo gaming systems, because the Cinemaholics are back this week to review Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Greatest Showman, your two newest movies for getting through the holiday weekend. Plus some mini reviews that include Call Me By Your Name, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and more.

00:02:17 – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle review
00:24:37– The Greatest Showman review
00:41:47 – Mini Reviews: Call Me By Your Name, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dec 17, 2017

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Set your blasters to "stunned," because the Cinemaholics have officially seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi and have plenty of thoughts to share. Fans and critics have been as divided on this new film as the First Order and the Resistance itself, as some hail director Rian Johnson as a fresh new visionary for the Star Wars saga and others...not so much. Check out this week's Cinemaholics to find out where we stand.

00:03:29 – What we think of the Star Wars saga so far.
00:20:52 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi review (Spoiler-free)
00:44:23 – Spoiler discussion of The Last Jedi

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Winter Movie Preview 2017-2018 Dec 10, 2017

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From now until February, there are a slew of exciting new movies coming soon to theaters, and the Cinemaholics have already placed their bets on which ones may be worth seeing. There are the more obvious picks, like Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Black Panther, but the gang also uncovers some quiet favorites like Annihilation and Paddington 2, plus all of the Oscar contenders you'd expect like Phantom Thread, The Post, and I, Tonya.

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