Cineppraisal
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA comedic & educational movie commentary podcast from the film nerd friends for people who don't have film nerd friends.
Hosted by Dax Schaffer and Adam Fletcher
Email us at [email protected]
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Episodes
The Conjuring
April 26, 2022 04:19 - 1 hour - 149 MB*Clap! Clap!* What’s that? A creepy game of blindfolded hide and seek in a most likely haunted Rhode Island mansion? An empty noose hanging from the nearest residing terrifying tree? And a couple of paranormal investigators attempting a very ‘unsanctioned-by-the-Vatican’ exorcism? That’s right, it’s James Wan’s The Conjuring. Listen as Dax goes “Ah!” repeatedly and as Adam explains the realworld inspirations for this masterly unsettling tale of spirits who do more than just go bump in the ni...
Captain America: The First Avenger
January 26, 2022 01:30 - 2 hours - 180 MBThe Sentinel of Liberty! The Star-Spangled Man with a Plan! The First Avenger! That's right! This time, our ongoing vibe of classic adventure leads us to tackle our first MCU film. Captain America: The First Avenger. We're going back to a simpler time… 2011. Cineppraisal is an audio commentary podcast, designed to be played alongside the movies we talk about. During the beginning of the episode, we will mention sync points to help match up our audio with the film. Hosted by Dax Schaffer an...
North by Northwest
January 13, 2022 13:38 - 2 hours - 180 MBEffortless class meets thrilling heroics as this week, we head North by Northwest. Master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, weaves his, possibly, greatest tale. A film so classic that, even if you've never seen it, you've seen its legacy. So hop a train, a bus, a biplane... wait. Scratch that. Maybe not the biplane. But join us, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason for 1959's North by Northwest. Cineppraisal is an audio commentary podcast, designed to be played alongside the movies we ...
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
October 13, 2021 09:47 - 2 hours - 243 MBAdventure has a name! This week we're tackling a movie so classic it belongs in a museum. 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, the film that introduced the hat, the whip, and a man named Indiana Jones. We're not doing this for the fortune & glory. This is truly a favorite of ours and an inspiration. So, join us for this tale of Adventure, Intrigue, Mystery, and Romance! Also, Please Support Adam’s Kickstarter, Distant Lands: An Audio Adventure! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aefletcher/di...
King Kong (1933)
September 23, 2021 12:58 - 1 hour - 216 MBHe was always a king in his world, but they taught him fear! Well, I mean, they tried to. But, hold on, first there was this Blonde... Okay, maybe you should just watch along with us as we hop a tramp steamer to the South Pacific, in search of the one they call KONG! Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack direct a Ruth Rose script from an idea by Cooper himself. Tonight we present you, KING KONG (The Eighth Wonder of the World!!!) Also, Please Support Adam’s Kickstarter, Distant Lands: An...
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
June 09, 2021 13:05 - 2 hours - 233 MBWe did it. We finally did it. Welcome to the Dark Future/Past that is Los Angeles 2019, as we start our long awaited (and possibly quite long running) Blade Runner commentary. We're getting going where any newbie to the series should start: The Final Cut. So, crack a Tsing Tao, and... that's about it. That and Coca-Cola are like the only brands to survive the Blade Runner Curse. It's alright though, just answer your Voight-Kampff test questions truthfully, and you'll most likely avoid "retir...
The Big Lebowski
February 17, 2021 14:28 - 2 hours - 218 MBYou know what? It's been rough. Maybe it's time we take 'er easy. And to show us how, Brad and Alex from The Purpose Driven Dude join us for a special crossover episode! It’s all strikes and no spares (except one) in this dark comedy filled slacker noir classic. So, pop a couple of oat sodas, or maybe mix yourself up a White Russian. Then crank the whale sounds, cause we're about to dive deep on the Coen Brothers classic, "The Big Lebowski." Cineppraisal is an audio commentary podcast, desi...
Back to the Future
January 14, 2021 12:12 - 1 hour - 243 MBTake me away! I don't mind! Seriously, have you seen the news? Cineppraisal is back in time, to take you back in time, with Back... to the Future! Robert Zemeckis's 1985 classic tale of an old man and a teenage boy exploring the good times and casual racism of the 1950s. And doing it with some style! It’s all fun and games as they swindle terrorists out of plutonium, avoid temporal paradoxes, and learn to change their respective densities. It's gonna get Heavy. So, grab your cassette player ...
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
July 17, 2020 09:13 - 1 hour - 181 MBWhat… is our name? Cineppraisal. What... is our quest? To talk about our favorite movies. What... is this way of speaking? Watch the film and find out! Today, we’re discussing one of the most beloved and long-lasting comedies of all time, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Black Knights, French Taunters, Bridges of Peril, Plagues, Self-Flagellations, Non-Witches, Political Arguments, Temptresses, Bloody Weddings, Eccentric Enchanters, and of course, Killer Rabbits may or may not be a par...
The Matrix
June 14, 2020 02:42 - 2 hours - 164 MBWhat if I told you... that everything you know is— wait, Morpheus never said that? Oh, well, still! Forget about what you think you know.... or something or other. Ever feel like you’re just stuck in a dream with too many allusions to Lewis Carroll for some reason? Imagine a world filled with skin-tight leather outfits, lots of guns, and at least two cats. No, wait, it was just the same one twice... oh, and the world itself isn’t real, but there is a real world somewhere... except it’s fill...
Jurassic Park
February 03, 2020 13:54 - 2 hours - 228 MBThe kindliest Ayn Rand protagonist subjects his grandchildren to the nightmare factory he runs, shortly after an employee was killed. Join Dax, Adam, See Jurassic Right's Steven Ray Morris, and the mononymous Zak for a Ford Explorer ride down childhood memory lane with the film that turned us all from Dinosaur loving 2nd graders to terrified 3rd graders. Welcome to Jurassic Park. Cineppraisal is an audio commentary podcast, designed to be played alongside the movies we talk about. During th...
Buster Keaton's The General
November 09, 2019 04:47 - 1 hour - 228 MBThe original action star, Buster Keaton, at it again in what might be his all-time biggest spectacle. 1927’s “The General” still boasts practical stunts that will leave you floored and cringing as Keaton goes on a high-speed chase to save the Woman and Steam Engine he loves. Hop onboard The General with Dax & Adam, and see why almost every action star to follow, from Jackie Chan to Harrison Ford, would go on to draw inspiration from the seemingly immortal director and star. Cineppraisal is ...
The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine
September 15, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 186 MBIn the town where we weren’t born Lived some dudes who watched movies And they told you opinions About Yellow Submarine! Join us for a marvelous journey full of music, Blue Meanies, the Dreadful Flying Glove, a Sea of Time, a Sea of Monsters, a Sea of Holes, a Nowhere Man, a four-headed bulldog, a lot of 60s psychedelics, and of course, The Beatles. It’s the animated music-filled classic, Yellow Submarine. Cineppraisal is an audio commentary podcast, designed to be played alongside the ...
The Woman in Black
August 31, 2019 03:21 - 1 hour - 185 MBThere’s something wrong in that massive house, in the middle of a lake, in the Edwardian English countryside, and it’ll take an insurance clerk (Daniel Radcliffe “Horns,” “Other Movies”) and a small town noble (Ciarán Hinds “Game of Thrones,” “There Will Be Blood”) to unravel a mystery of unspeakable horror. 2012’s “The Woman in Black” is a full-throated return to form for Hammer Films, the undisputed masters of horror in the 1960s and 70s. So, strap in because it’s going to get dark as Dax ...
Rashomon
August 09, 2019 21:08 - 1 hour - 202 MBStop me if you’ve heard this one before. A bandit, a samurai, and his bride walk into a grove and…. Oh wait, you have? How does it go? The bride falls in love with the bandit? But I thought she was traumatized and begged for her husband’s forgiveness. Wait, who’s the woodcutter in all this? And why is there a medium in court giving viable testimony? That’s right, our inaugural episode is on Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon! Have a hard time remembering things? Well strap in, ‘cause you have no idea...
Trailer
August 02, 2019 22:12 - 31 seconds - 1.2 MBWelcome to Cineppraisal, a film commentary podcast hosted by Dax Schaffer and Adam Fletcher. Join us as we have relaxed and (hopefully) well-informed discussions about some of our favorite movies. Anything from Méliès to Man on the Moon, as long as we have a good time. Follow our podcast @Cineppraisal on all the things https://twitter.com/cineppraisal https://www.facebook.com/cineppraisal https://www.instagram.com/cineppraisal Email us at [email protected] https://anchor.fm/cinepp...