Cinema Toast Crunch
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA father is joined by his son and daughter-in-law to watch, review, and discuss a different film each week. The films range from classics to fringe titles you may never have seen. The discussion comes from two sides of the generation gap. Plus a weekly look at new Blu-ray and DVD releases as well as what's new in theaters.
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Episodes
Episode 156 Gone With The Wind
February 09, 2019 21:27 - 2 hours - 63.7 MBOscar month rolls on as the CTC crew takes a look at 1939's Gone With The Wind. There's a nearly 4 hour running time and controversial racial messaging, so can it still hold up in today's fast paced, politically correct world? Also new releases, the DGA winners, and a tribute to Julie Adams, the Creature's best girl.
Episode 155 Pulp Fiction
February 03, 2019 19:47 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBOscar month kicks off with Best Original Screenplay winner and Best Picture nominee from 1994, Pulp Fiction. Plus the SAG awards, a tribute to Dick Miller, and new release news.
Episode 154 Mute Date
January 27, 2019 19:34 - 2 hours - 70 MBThis week the CTC crew gets to check out a film that hasn't been released yet, Cody Clarke's Mute Date. This is an ultra low budget romantic comedy with Sci Fi overtones. Also Oscar nominations and other awards news.
Episode 153 How To Train Your Dragon
January 19, 2019 19:33 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThis week CTC looks at the 2010 animated adaptation of How To Train Your Dragon. We give our predictions for Best Picture nominations and cover new releases.
Episode 152 The Princess Bride
January 12, 2019 21:13 - 2 hours - 58.3 MBThis week the CTC crew examines the modern classic The Princess Bride from director Rob Reiner and writer William Goldman. Also new release news, Golden Globe winners, DGA and PGA nominees, and celebrity deaths.
Episode 151 Baby Driver
January 08, 2019 21:28 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBAfter last week's endurance test with Final Flesh, we cleanse our palates with a much better film, Edgar Wright's Baby Driver. Plus new release news.
Episode 150 Final Flesh
December 29, 2018 04:38 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBWhat do you get when the twisted mind behind Wonder Showzen, The Heart She Holler, and The Shivering Truth pays 4 different fetish houses to film one quarter of his tale of a family facing an incoming nuclear bomb? Well as the CTC crew found out you get one of the most bizarre films ever made. Listen to their analysis and tortured screams to find out.
Episode 149 Eight Crazy Nights
December 22, 2018 19:50 - 2 hours - 62.2 MBThis week CTC closes out our holiday films with Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights an animated Hanukkah film. We also get into discussions about widescreen versus full screen, what's coming out this week, and celebrity deaths including a tribute to Penny Marshall.
Episode 148 Krampus
December 16, 2018 21:27 - 2 hours - 57.9 MBNaughty or nice? The eternal Christmas question. This week CTC looks at a tale of Krampus, Santa's dark shadow that punishes the naughty. Plus in memorium and new releases.
Episode 147 Love Actually
December 09, 2018 18:56 - 2 hours - 69.7 MBIt's the holiday season and CTC is kicking it off with Love Actually a romantic comedy that tells the stories of several couples and an aging rock star as their stories mix and meet around Christmas. Also Golden Globe nominations are out, new release news, and celebrity deaths.
Episode 146 Upstate Story
December 04, 2018 20:17 - 2 hours - 61.9 MBIn the words of Monty Python, and now for something completely different. This week the CTC crew watched and discussed the low budget indie film Upstate Story from Shaun Rose. Also new release news and celebrity deaths plus the first awards news of 2018.
Two huge talents lost in the same night
November 25, 2018 07:10Just wanted to take a moment and express our condolences at the loss of two very different, but very talented individuals tonight. Magician and actor Ricky Jay has passed away at 70 as has the amazing director Nicholas Roeg at 90.
Episode 145 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
November 24, 2018 01:57 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBIt's a full house this week on our CTC Thanksgiving special. Both Garvis 2 and 3, Kayla, Brett and Cassie follow a great Thanksgiving meal with a discussion of John Hughes' classic Thanksgiving film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Episode 144 Dragonheart
November 17, 2018 21:42 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThis week CTC takes a look back at 1996's Dragonheart. We also pay tribute to Stan Lee and talk about new releases on home video and in theaters.
Episode 143 Ip Man
November 10, 2018 19:09 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBThis week the CTC crew takes a look at Ip Man, the story of a Kung Fu master and later teacher of Bruce Lee. Plus new release news and celebrity deaths.
Episode 142 Fight Club
November 04, 2018 21:43 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBThis week CTC is breaking the rules and talking about Fight Club. We also discuss the new releases on home video and in theaters.
Episode 141 Silent Hill
October 28, 2018 20:54 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBWe wrap up our Halloween movie month with Silent Hill based on the video game. Also new release news.
Bonus Episode! Creatures From The Features Pilot Episode
October 20, 2018 01:51 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBAs a special treat, I'm uploading the pilot episode that Cassie and I recorded for our planned weekly podcast covering classic monster movies. We're starting with a look at the original Universal monster movies and kicking it off with Frankenstein. Hope you enjoy it and thanks to Mattia Cupelli for the use of his music for our theme.
Episode 140 Predator
October 20, 2018 01:28 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBIt's week three of our Halloween movie festival and Garvis 3 has chosen Predator. With the thinnest of connections to the monster movie genre, he had best be prepared for some level 10 sarcasm from the rest of the crew. Plus new release news.
Episode 139 The Halloween Tree
October 12, 2018 23:55 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBWeek 2 of our annual Halloween month of seasonal films continues with The Halloween Tree, an animated film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's book. We also look at new release news on home video and in theaters.
A Halloween Horror Movie Podcast Retrospective
October 06, 2018 04:34It's October and that means horror movies for a lot of people. Every year Cinema Toast Crunch dedicates the month of October to reviewing horror movies. But we've reviewed several other horror and monster movies during our first 138 episodes. If you're looking for some suggestions for your Halloween watching this year, then check out these past episodes listed in the order they were originally released. Fair warning, the sound on some of these early episodes is not great, but we were still ...
Episode 138 Dawn Of The Dead (1978)
October 06, 2018 03:20 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBIt's October and time to kick off the annual CTC horror movie marathon. This week we kick it off with our look at George Romero's classic zombies in a shopping mall film, Dawn of the Dead. Plus new release news.
Episode 137 The Guyver
September 29, 2018 00:31 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWe're back after a two week hiatus to bring you The Guyver, a film based on the Japanese manga. We also discuss new releases and offer a belated remembrance to Neil Simon.
Episode 136 Revenge Of The Nerds
September 09, 2018 18:21 - 1 hour - 36 MBWith school starting back across the country the CTC crew delves into the off to college comedy Revenge of the Nerds. This was a huge comedic hit back in the 80s but how does the humor hold up in the #MeToo generation? Plus new release news and a farewell to Burt Reynolds.
Episode 135 Monster On The Campus
August 26, 2018 21:30 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBChange of plans this week as the CTC crew discusses the 1958 caveman film Monster on the Campus. Plus a look at new releases for home video and in theaters.
Episode 134 Gamera Guardian of the Universe
August 17, 2018 18:54 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBThis week the CTC crew takes a look at giant Japanese space turtle Gamera's first modern film with Gamera Guardian of the Universe. Plus new release news.
Episode 133 The Clan Of The Cave Bear (1986)
August 03, 2018 17:11 - 1 hour - 30 MBBased on the book by Jean Auel, The Clan of the Cave Bear tells the story of Ayla, a young Neanderthal girl orphaned and raised by a clan of Cro-Magnons. This week the CTC crew examines the 1986 adaptation starring Daryl Hannah.
Episode 132 Infinitely Polar Bear
July 29, 2018 19:28 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBHow does a family deal with a dad that is manic depressive? That's the central question of this week's film, Infinitely Polar Bear. Mark Ruffalo must learn to deal with his mental illness while also taking care of his two daughters while his wife tries to get her degree. The CTC crew also looks at celebrity deaths, new releases, and the films we watched last week. Oh and a long discussion of the James Gunn situation.
Episode 131 From The Hip
July 21, 2018 19:21 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBFrom the creators of Boston Legal and Porky's comes a courtroom comedy starring Judd Nelson. This week the CTC crew takes a look at From The Hip. We also look at new releases and discuss what we watched last week.
Episode 130 Eraserhead
July 15, 2018 21:14 - 2 hours - 58.2 MBSome films are designed to make you think. David Lynch's Eraserhead is designed to make you feel. Filmed in black and white with an industrial landscape of sight and sound Eraserhead may very well be the most polarizing film the CTC crew has examined yet.
Episode 129 Stagecoach (1939)
July 06, 2018 19:52 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBAfter a week off the CTC crew is back with a classic American western for the 4th of July weekend, John Ford's Stagecoach from 1939. In addition we cover the new releases from the last couple of weeks and Garvis3, Kayla and Brett all discuss Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom.
Episode 128 Inception
June 23, 2018 11:11 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBThis week CTC goes down to the third level of the dream state to uncover the secrets of Christopher Nolan's Inception. In addition we discuss new releases, celebrity deaths, and what we watched last week.
Episode 127 All Of Me (1984)
June 18, 2018 09:37 - 2 hours - 68 MBSorry for the lateness this week. Things have been a little hectic, but I hope it was worth the wait as the CTC crew dives into the Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin body sharing comedy All Of Me. Plus we have new release news, celebrity obits, and what we watched last week.
Episode 126 Waking Ned Devine
June 08, 2018 03:38 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBThis week Brett's back and he brings with him Waking Ned Devine a 1998 comedy set in a small village in Ireland where the winner of the National Lottery has just died. Plus new release news and celebrity deaths.
Episode 125 The Night Stalker
June 02, 2018 21:10 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBIt's an odd week as most of the regular CTC crew is MIA. Cassandra steps in to join her dad in talking about the 1972 made for TV movie The Night Stalker. And it's very light week for new releases, but we cover what's there.
Episode 124 The Pirate Movie
May 25, 2018 07:21 - 2 hours - 57.8 MBThis week we let Kayla pick the movie and she chose 1982's riff on The Pirates of Penzance; The Pirate Movie. We talk about what we've watched and what's coming out new to theaters and home video. Plus a free plug for Vinegar Syndrome's Half Way to Black Friday sale.
Episode 123 D.O.A. (1949)
May 20, 2018 21:54 - 2 hours - 59.6 MBAfter taking a week off due to sickness the CTC crew is back with D.O.A., a film noir from 1949. A man has been poisoned and must solve his own murder. Plus we talk about new releases and what we watched over the last two weeks including the premiere of Deadpool 2.
Episode 122 Cashback
May 04, 2018 18:49 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBThis week the CTC crew looks at a small British love story about an artist with insomnia who can freeze time. We also look at new releases, Hollywood passings, and discuss the movies we watched last week.
Episode 121 A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
April 28, 2018 19:36 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBThis week CTC looks at Ana Lily Amirpour's 2014 Iranian vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. It's a film full of style and gorgeous visuals that takes a different look at the vampire genre. We also talk about new releases, offer a mini review of Avengers Infinity War, and pay our respects to Verne Troyer.
Episode 120 El Topo
April 23, 2018 00:33 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBRecorded on 4/20 the CTC crew checks out the mind altering journey that is Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo, the film that started the midnight movie craze of the seventies and eighties. This was one of John Lennon's favorite films and another credit in the career of Alfonso "El Guapo" Arau. Plus new release news.
Episode 119 Brawl In Cell Block 99
April 14, 2018 15:52 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBThis week the CTC crew looks at S. Craig Zahler's grindhouse homage Brawl in Cell Block 99. This film from last year was a joyous surprise for Brett and now he's going to see what Garvis thinks of it. Plus new release news.
Episode 118 Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
April 10, 2018 00:44 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBIt's still a few weeks until 4/20, but we're getting ahead of the game by offering our thoughts on Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical. We also have our new release news and a brief discussion on what we watched last week.
Episode 117 Easter Parade
March 31, 2018 04:22 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBHappy Easter! What better way to celebrate than with a Technicolor Irving Berlin musical? This week Garvis and Brett discuss Easter Parade from 1948. Plus new release news and what we watched last week.
Episode 116 They Call Me Trinity
March 25, 2018 14:32 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThis week CTC discusses the Italian western comedy They Call Me Trinity starring Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer. We also have our news and look at new releases on home video and in theaters.
Episode 115 Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
March 18, 2018 13:33 - 2 hours - 61.3 MBThis week the CTC crew takes a look at Me And Earl And The Dying Girl. This 2015 comedy/drama deals with a high school student whose mother forces him to befriend a girl dying of cancer. We also cover the new release news for home video and theaters, discuss the films we've seen over the last week, and give some mad love to the classic made for TV movie, Gargoyles.
Episode 114 Used Cars
March 11, 2018 19:23 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBThis week the CTC crew prepares to laugh as we revisit the 1980 comedy classic Used Cars. Brett weighs in with his after the Oscars thoughts. And of course we talk about the new releases on home video and in theaters. Plus Garvis takes another chance to sing the praises of Paul Williams.
Oscars Special 2018
March 05, 2018 06:13 - 1 hour - 36 MBFor the third year in a row, Cinema Toast Crunch offers our predictions and analysis of the Academy Awards ceremony. Whose predictions will come out on top? Listen and find out.
Episode 113 Blade Of The Immortal
March 03, 2018 18:01 - 2 hours - 58.2 MBThis week the CTC crew discusses the 100th film from director Takashi Miike, Blade of the Immortal. We also have our Oscar predictions, new release news and what we watched last week.
Episode 112 Spirited Away
February 27, 2018 00:18 - 2 hours - 58 MBWe close out our Oscar winners month with Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away, winner of Best Animated Film. We also discuss what's new in home video and cinemas. Brett talks about Black Panther, and we discuss the BAFTA awards.
Episode 111 The Last Emperor
February 18, 2018 17:21 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBOur coverage of past Oscar winners continues on with Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, the true story of the last emperor of China. We also discuss the WGA awards and movie news as well as take a look at the new releases in home video and in theaters.