Cinema MD Podcast
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Cinema MD podcast discusses upcoming movie releases, reviews new and classic films, and generally just talks about anything and everything movies.
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Cinema MD's October Horror Recommendations
October 07, 2018 04:27It's that time of year again. Pumpkin spice, apple cider, donuts, and of course the best part: HORROR MOVIES. I know most people don't have a massive DVD & Blu-Ray collection full of obscure horror films, so I'm here to recommend 25 lesser known scary movies that you can find on your friendly neighborhood streaming services. Enjoy! Haunters: The Art of the Scare (Netflix) Terrifier (Netflix) Train to Busan (Netflix) Gerald's Game (Netflix) The Ritual (Netflix) The Babysitter (...
Episode 16: Annihilation & Movie Word Assocation
March 14, 2018 18:41 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBWe review Alex Garland's Annihilation starring Natalie Portman and play a quick game of Movie Word Association.
Episode 15: Black Panther & Our Top 10 Films of 2017
February 23, 2018 20:49 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBWe give an in depth review of Marvel's Black Panther Dana and Matt each list their definitive Top 10 Films of 2017.
Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
February 09, 2018 17:39By: Matt Kahkonen Welcome to part 1 in my series of catching up on reviews that I missed out on due to the holidays. First up is Oscar favorite 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri' starring Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, and Woody Harrelson. 'Three Billboards' is a sharply written dark comedy that is an excellent companion piece to director Martin McDonagh's 'In Bruges'. Both are hilarious films at times, but both deal with flawed characters going through some very fuck...
Episode 14: Academy Award Nominees & Predictions
February 03, 2018 19:27 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBOscar season is upon us and we're breaking down each category to the best of our ability (sorry short films, we suck). For all 24 categories, we'll go through the nominees and give you the official CinemaMD pick to win each category. Just don't sue us if you lose your Office Oscar Pool.
2018 Academy Award Predictions
February 01, 2018 05:32By: Matt Kahkonen The 2018 Academy Awards Nominees have been announced, and it's time to make some bold (and some pretty obvious) predictions as to who will be taking home Oscars this year. While we'll go into more detail on our selections in our February 1st episode of the podcast, we wanted to get our picks put down in print as well. If you have any bold predictions of your own or just flat out disagree with us, let us know in the comments. If you end up being right we'll abs...
Episode 13: The 2018 Golden Globes Recap
January 12, 2018 20:05 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBWe break down the winners, losers, surprises, and snubs from the 2018 Golden Globe Awards.
Episode 12: Murder on the Orient Express & The Killing of a Sacred Deer
November 19, 2017 00:28 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBWe review the lastest adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express' as well as the bizarre quasi-revenge tale 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'. We talk a little John Carpenter as well.
Episode 11: Thor: Ragnarok & The Film Super Hero Fantasy Draft
November 10, 2017 07:10 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MBWe talk about Thor: Ragnarok for awhile before diving into the first ever Cinema MD Film Super-Hero Fantasy Draft. Dana and Matt each draft their top 5 film versions of Super Heroes for their starting 5.
Episode 10: The Meyerowitz Stories & The Squid and the Whale
November 02, 2017 20:58 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBDana and I discuss The Meyerowitz Stories from director Noah Baumbach as well as another Baumbach film: The Squid and the Whale. We'll review both films, but also talk the similarities between the two films, especially between the father characters in each film, played by Dustin Hoffman and Jeff Daniels.
Episode 9: Suspiria, A Dark Song, & The Babysitter
October 26, 2017 20:38 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBWe're playing catch up after missing a week to the flu, so we've got a jam packed hour-long horror movie episode with reviews of Suspiria, A Dark Song, and The Babysitter. This is also our first ever 3-host episode as Jon joins Dana and Matt this time.
Episode 8: The Mountain Between Us & Blade Runner 2049
October 16, 2017 00:03 - 29 minutes - 41.3 MBDana and I review the best lifetime original of the 21st century in The Mountain Between Us and the long awaited follow up to Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi Noir masterpiece Blade Runner 2049.
Episode 7: Prom Night & City of the Living Dead
October 09, 2017 02:06 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBOur first all-horror episode for the month of October. Matt and guest host Jon review Prom Night and City of the Living Dead.
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: Applecart
October 06, 2017 05:36By Matt Kahkonen I saw 16 movies in 4 days at Fantastic Fest this year, and Applecart was easily the most disappointing. I was really excited for this one seeing as Don Coscarelli produced it and the buzz was that it was a practical effects creature feature, which is right up my alley. The sad truth is that Applecart is a bad movie. The movie follows a family of four, along with a friend of the family, as they head into the woods to a wellness retreat. We find out early on that the fath...
Episode 6 - Gerald's Game, Battle of the Sexes, & Fantastic Fest
October 05, 2017 21:52 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MBWe review the Stephen King adaptation Gerald's Game as well as Battle of the Sexes starting Emma Stone and Steve Carell. We'll also talk a little bit about some of our favorites from Fantastic Fest.
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: 1922
October 04, 2017 22:17By Matt Kahkonen Continuing the current wave of Stephen King adaptations to hit the big screen, I'm happy to report that 1922, based on a novella of the same name, is a pretty great piece of gothic horror. Set on a farm in Nebraska in, you guessed it, 1922, the film follows Wilfred "Wilf" James (an excellent Thomas Jane) and it begins by Wilf confessing to the murder of his wife via a letter he's writing in a hotel room. The how and the why he murders his wife are important, but more im...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: Mary and the Witch's Flower
October 04, 2017 21:57By Matt Kahkonen From the first few shots of this wonderful animated feature (the first from newly formed Studio Ponoc), you can tell that this is going to be something special, and you'd be forgiven if you immediately thought this was a new Studio Ghibli movie. The animation, story, and charm in Mary and the Witch's Flower are all up there with the best of Ghibli's impressive filmography. This shouldn't come as a huge surprise, as Studio Ponoc was formed by some original members of Stu...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: Mom and Dad
September 29, 2017 15:24By Matt Kahkonen I think every movie lover out there has this sort of love/hate relationship with Nicolas Cage. When he’s good, he’s really fucking good, but when he’s bad, he elevates overacting to a level unknown to the rest of the acting world. Mom and Dad is a horror comedy that uses Cage’s unique brand of scenery chewing to its own benefit, and it’s a hell of a ride. The central premise of the movie, directed by Crank’s Brian Taylor, is that some sort of neurological event has trig...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: The Square
September 29, 2017 03:41By Matt Kahkonen The Square is an odd movie to review. It does so much right and has so many individual flashes of brilliance that I wanted to love it, but it never really came together to form an enjoyable and cohesive film. Using the pretentious modern art scene as a tool to satirize a number of societal issues plaguing the world, The Square did succeed in making me laugh out loud on multiple occcasions. The performances were also quite good, ranging from good to unforgettable. Of no...
Fantastic Fest Review 2017: Anyab (Fangs)
September 28, 2017 07:36By Matt Kahkonen Anyab is a super low budget 1981 Egyptian adaptation of Rocky Horror Picture Show. If you think that might be up your alley, well...you’re probably wrong. I really wanted to like this movie. I knew going into it that it would be weird, unintentionally goofy, and generally pretty shitty. Unfortunately I also incorrectly assumed it would at least be entertaining in it’s absurdity. If an Egyptian fan of American film and TV, who had zero filmmaking experience and even less...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: 3ft Ball and Souls
September 27, 2017 18:32By Matt Kahkonen Never judge a movie based on a weird title. 3ft Ball and Souls is a moving fantasy about a group of strangers who come together to commit suicide via the detonation of a 3ft Ball of fireworks. Of course there’s a catch: every time they kill themselves, time resets to the same moment, minutes before they set off the fireworks bomb. If you’re not aware, suicide is a massive issue in Japan, the film’s country of origin, and this movie works as both a new take on Groundho...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: Super Dark Times
September 27, 2017 06:01By Matt Kahkonen Continuing the tradition of films like Stand By Me and Mean Creek, Super Dark Times is about a group of teenage boys who find themselves dealing with an accidental tragedy in some of the worst ways possible while still attempting to be normal high schoolers in the 1990s. There are some really great things going on in this movie. As a 90s kid myself, I can confirm the authenticity of the dialogue. The conversations these kids had sounded just like my friends and I growin...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: The Death of Stalin
September 26, 2017 22:02By Matt Kahkonen The circumstances leading up to and immediately following Stalin’s death are accurately and hilariously fictionalized in Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin. Iannucci assembles a fantastic ensemble that includes Steve Buscemi, Jason Isaacs, Paddy Considine, Jeffrey Tambor, and Michael Palin to tell The mostly true story of Khrushchev’s (played by Buscemi) rise to power. Each and every actor nails their part, which is due to their comedic timing as well as the pitch ...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
September 26, 2017 18:52By Matt Kahkonen For being a movie about a true story that took place primarily 70+ years ago, it’s shocking just how similar and relevant the intolerance in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women remains today. For those who don’t know, this movie tells the story of Professor Marston, who created the character Wonder Woman. What many didn’t realize is the unorthodox polyamorous relationship Marston had with his wife and their mutual lover is what inspired the character in the first pla...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: Anna and the Apocalypse
September 26, 2017 15:50By Matt Kahkonen If you ever felt there was a distinct lack of Christmas Zombie Musicals out there, then Anna and the Apocalypse might just be the perfect movie for you. Director Jon McPhail is clearly channeling something along the lines of a Shaun of the Dead Holiday Special with a little bit of Sing Street thrown in for good measure, and for the most part, it works really well. The actual songs, which can make or break a musical, are all catchy and really well done, the actors all...
Episode 5 - Mother!, Wind River, & Robocop
September 21, 2017 16:27 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBWe review new releases Wind River and Darren Aronofsky's controversial and divisive Mother! as well as the classic 80's action movie Robocop. There's also a discussion on why Cinemascore is possibly the worst way to grade a movie in the history of ever.
Episode 4 - It, Home Again, & Goon: Last of the Enforcers
September 14, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBReviews of new releases 'It', 'Home Again', and 'Goon: Last of the Enforcers'. We'll also be looking at our favorite romantic comedies of all time.
Episode 3 - Ingrid Goes West, Good Time, & Chef
September 07, 2017 13:58 - 56 minutes - 78 MBReviews of Ingrid Goes West starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizeabeth Olsen, Good Time starring Robert Pattinson, and the hidden gem Chef, written by, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau. We'll also be looking at some breakout performances by actors who basically sucked up to that point.
Episode 2 - Brigsby Bear, Logan Lucky, & Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
September 01, 2017 20:20 - 50 minutes - 70.1 MBNew reviews of Brigsby Bear and Logan Lucky as well as a look back at Tim Burton's classic Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (which Dana watched for the first time ever). We'll also be discussing more of our favorites that fall into the category of weird or bizarre.
Episode 1 - Dunkirk, Dark Tower, & Gremlins
August 30, 2017 22:56 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBReviewing Dunkirk & The Dark Tower as well as looking back at Gremlins. Also talking about other (better than Dark Tower) book to movie adaptations.