At the QuaranCinema
123 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMovie watching professionals Sarah and Ricky are staying safer at home just like you. So they're taking these strange times to be productive by helping you get through your days the best way they know how, watching and recommending movies to you straight from the couch of their QuaranCinema!
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22. Mario Puzo's The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
December 26, 2020 02:59 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBMerry Christmas and Merry New Year from the QuaranCinema! This week, Ricky and Sarah dive into Mario Puzo's The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The QuaranCinema Crew also holler about Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, Diane Keaton, Arrested Development, The X-Files, Get Shorty, Disney's Mulan, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Wonder Woman!
21. Boomerang
December 25, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis week at the QuaranCinema, Sarah and Ricky treat themselves to the 1992 Eddie Murphy classic BOOMERANG. And lest we forget, this joint also stars Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, and the list excellently goes on. If you've been waiting for the episode where you'd be regaled with tales of double dipping McRibs and PM Dawn crooning, then—J. Lo and behold—the wait is over! Sarah and Ricky also wind up discussing.... GALAXY QUEST Dealing with regular colds...
20. Galaxy Quest
December 03, 2020 23:28 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBRicky Carmona and Sarah Morisano welcome you back to the QuaranCinema! This week, they discuss GALAXY QUEST, directed by Dean Parisot with a monster cast featuring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shaloub, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, and Sam Rockwell. Ricky and Sarah also holler about Eddie Murphy, Coming 2 America, Dolemite, AND MORE!
19. Robert Zemeckis' THE WITCHES
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBIt's a Halloween broomhaha this week at the QuaranCinema! Ricky Carmona and Sarah Morisano celebrate the spooky safely at home with a screening of Robert Zemeckis' THE WITCHES, starring Octavia Spencer, Chris Rock and Anne Hathaway. Ricky and Sarah also talk about the following dope ass odds and ends: BEVERLY HILLS COP I and II THE X-FILES FILES with Kumail Nanjiani THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF IT FOLLOWS BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER & DEBBIE REYNOLDS POSTCARDS FROM THE ...
18. The Game
October 25, 2020 18:45 - 1 hour - 115 MBRicky Carmona and Sarah Morisano take a virtual trip up to San Francisco to discuss David Fincher's THE GAME, which is currently streaming on Starz and available on Blu Ray from the Criterion Collection. Ricky and Sarah also holler about the following jawns this week: ZODIAC AFTER HOURS JAWS HEATHERS JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY starring Michael Keaton BATMAN SAN FRANCISCO vs. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES EXPENSIVE CHEESEBURGERS WAR OF THE WORLDS TOM CRUISE DARKMAN starring Liam Neeson a...
17. Defending Your Life
October 20, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBRicky Carmona and Sarah Morisano discuss Albert Brooks' 1991 DEFENDING YOUR LIFE this week at the Quarancinema. Starring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Buck Henry, and Lee Pace and streaming on the Criterion Collection until the end of October 2020. Ricky and Sarah also holler about... VOTING! Vote early (but not often), folks! COMING 2 AMERICA will drop on Amazon this December! ALL ABOUT EVE turns 70 this year! Christopher Nolan's TENET! GROUNDHOG DAY Martin Short's JIM...
16. Tenet
October 13, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBTom Cruise isn't the only one who's been to the movies lately! This week, Sarah and Ricky hopped in their hoo'ride and headed out to the drive-in to see TENET... the new Christopher Nolan joint that's notoriously only in theaters! We also holler about.... The Safari Inn! Patricia Arquette and James Gandolfini in TRUE ROMANCE "The Morning Show" on Apple+ Holly Hunter in BROADCAST NEWS Kristina Longworth's "You Must Remember This"
COMING SOON IN OCTOBER!
September 30, 2020 05:16 - 2 minutes - 2.83 MBComing Soon to the QuaranCinema in October... TENET! DEFENDING YOUR LIFE! THE GAME! And maybe possibly some scary movies cause it's somehow already Halloween! Fire up your corn dogs and get your watchlists in order... it's the QuaranCinema October trailer!
15. Beat Street!
September 15, 2020 03:04 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBThis week the floor of the QuaranCinema has been laid down with cardboard and all beats are coming from 🎶Rock Rock Don't Stop, Planet Rock! 🎶 Sarah and Ricky are throwing on their Doug E. freshest b-boy and b-girl gear for the 1984 Bronx hip hop classic BEAT STREET. The movie that shines so bright it'll "blind you like Spit did to Ramo." They also talk growing up with hip hop, breakdancing, and what the realest teen movies of the '80s were... Bust out the fat laces and Kangols for this one!
14. RIP Chadwick Boseman. Plus: Bill & Ted Face the Music
September 02, 2020 09:22 - 1 hour - 126 MBRicky and Sarah mourn the untimely passing of King Chadwick Boseman—a real life superhero who embodied Black excellence and refused to perpetuate negative Black stereotypes. His legacy will live on... One good thing 2020 has brought us, though? A new, perfectly modernized Bill & Ted movie starring...Bill and Ted, played faithfully by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, aka JOHN WICK! Sarah and Ricky play non-stop air guitar while hollering about BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC, what made it great, and w...
13. Project Power
August 25, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBRicky and Sarah holler at the new Jamie Foxx Netflix joint, PROJECT POWER, and other movies put out by the streaming giant such as DA FIVE BLOODS starring Chadwick Boseman, THE OLD GUARD, ROMA, and... BIRD BOX! Ricky also gets up close and personal with a harrowing tale of back pain in the time of quarantine and Sarah admits she doesn't know how to quit DOWNTON ABBEY... Next episode... later this week... BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC!!!
12. Moneyball & White Men Can't Jump
August 18, 2020 19:50 - 1 hour - 128 MBThis week at the QuaranCinema! When Sarah and Ricky aren't helping Rosie Perez fulfill her destiny to triumph magnificently on Jeopardy, they play a little 2-on-2 bball against Woody and Wesley in the L.A. sports classic White Men Can't Jump (available to rent on VOD). Plus, a somber ass Brad Pitt teaches them the rules of Moneyball (currently streaming on Starz). Sarah and Ricky also welcome the historic VP nomination of Kamala Harris, give even MORE props to the legend Elizabeth Peña, and ...
11. La Bamba & Stand and Deliver
August 07, 2020 05:40 - 1 hour - 145 MBThis week at the QuaranCinema, Sarah and Ricky get some "ganas" from Kemo AKA Jaime Escalante AKA Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips in STAND & DELIVER (currently streaming on Netflix). Then, why stop after a taste of just a lil' Diamond Phillips? Answer, you don't! They follow it up with the LDP joint LA BAMBA (currently streaming on Starz). Sarah and Ricky also holler about... - Comedian Chris Garcia! - Oprah... Breonna Taylor on the cover of O Magazine - The Latino Ma...
10. The Old Guard & Palm Springs
July 28, 2020 16:08 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week at the QuaranCinema, it's out with the new guard and, in with The Old Guard (currently streaming on Netflix)! Sarah and Ricky also take a little time off to Palm Springs (currently streaming on Hulu) all whilst never leaving the couch. They did leave their couch this week though, safely and wearing the dopest of masks, for a trip to the Mission Tiki Drive-In. Plus they talk about the dopeness that is Kiki Layne, Cloud Atlas, Inception, Interstellar, Groundhog Day, The Graduate, and...
9. Spike Lee's Da Five Bloods
July 23, 2020 05:18 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBIt's been a minute, good people, but the QuaranCinema has reopened! This week Sarah and Ricky discuss DA FIVE BLOODS, Spike Lee's new Netflix joint. They also holler about... -Aspect ratios! -Oliver Stone -Delroy Lindo - Chadwick Boseman -Muhammad Ali -Angela Davis -MALCOLM X -Dave Chappelle -KING OF STATEN ISLAND -FROM DUSK TIL DAWN
8. Above the Rim & Permanent Midnight
May 26, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis week, good people, we talk ABOVE THE RIM and PERMANENT MIDNIGHT. Sarah calls herself out for own her comments on racism during our DJANGO UNCHAINED discussion (episode 6) and Ricky continues to holler about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. They also sing A LOT in this episode... Here are some other dope ass movies, books and people we mention in this episode: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD WHITE FRAGILITY by ROBIN DiANGELO WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP THE WOLF OF WALL STREET TH...
7. Escape from New York & Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
May 21, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week at the QuaranCinema—aka Ricky and Sarah's couch—We talk about John Carpenter's 1981 ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise: 1991's BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY. Both movies are currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
6. Django Unchained & Foxy Brown
May 09, 2020 20:10 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis week at the QuaranCinema, oh my! Sarah and Ricky decided to have some Cafe Bustelo before they talked into microphones and people, Cafe Bustelo energia is the truth! When they weren't tweaking Sarah and Ricky discuss Quentin Tarantino's DJANGO UNCHAINED, currently streaming on Netflix, and the Pam Grier classic FOXY BROWN, currently streaming on the Criterion Channel. Plus, Ricky and Sarah talk about the best Christmas Day present is a Christmas Day movie release, revenge movies and whi...
5. Three Days of the Condor & Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
May 02, 2020 01:31 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis week at the QuaranCinema, Ricky and Sarah breakdown Sydney Pollack's 1975 THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, currently streaming on Criterion Channel, and Nicholas Meyer's 1982 sci-fi classic STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN. Sarah discovers Spock is Jewish and Ricky ponders more diverse casting what-ifs for predominantly white films. They also discuss Brad Pitt vs. Redford, Bette Davis vs. Joan Crawford, the Chicago White Sox, and how they brought the MLB to their living room for a safer-at-home...
4. Kung Fu Hustle & The Host
April 23, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour - 122 MBThis week's double feature is a fun one: Stephen Chow's 2004 KUNG FU HUSTLE and Bong Joon-Ho's 2006 THE HOST. Ricky and Sarah also discuss "The Last Dance," the new Michael Jordan doc on ESPN, Mike Rapaport (where you at, Rapaport!), Kathleen Turner, and PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED versus BACK TO THE FUTURE. It's a dope one, check it out and stay safe under lockdown!
3. Mad Money & Portrait of a Lady on Fire
April 15, 2020 18:45 - 1 hour - 111 MBWe're three weeks into watching ALL the movies! Ricky Carmona and Sarah Morisano discuss 2008's MAD MONEY, 2019's PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, their favorite heist films, at-home yoga, and zoom karaoke! This episode includes a special shout-out to friend of the pod, Drea Clark, co-host of Who Shot Ya?!
2. Summer of Sam, To Wong Foo & John Leguizamo
April 01, 2020 23:25 - 1 hour - 108 MBAnother week under quarantine, another week of film nerds watching movies. This week, Ricky and Sarah discuss two of John Leguizamo's most celebrated movies—TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR (1995) and SUMMER OF SAM (1999)—along with other odds and ends. SCOUT, our canine co-host and four-legged friend of the pod, makes a special appearance on this one. Check it!
1. The Descent, Signs & A Quiet Place
March 25, 2020 19:47 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBSarah and Ricky's first episode is a triple feature recommendation of movies to watch at home if trending titles like CONTAGION and OUTBREAK are a bit too real right now. They quaranscreened THE DESCENT, SIGNS and A QUIET PLACE, movies that deal with isolation and infrastructure failure in a more metaphoric, more artistic sort of way... Next week, they'll be quaranscreening SUMMER OF SAM and TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING JULIE NEWMAR, so you can quaranstream those at home before tunin...
95. Valerie Tosi
February 06, 2020 00:59 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBComedian Valerie Tosi talks about how having a crush alters her behavior, why her crushes usually think she doesn't like them, and the 90s actor that caught her eye as a kid growing up in New England. We also talk about Catherine O'Hara and Schitt's Creek because Valerie knows what's up!
94. Ricky Carmona's Favorite Movies of the 2010s!
January 27, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBFriend of the pod Ricky Carmona kicks off a new season of CRUSHED and ranks his favorite movies of the last decade.
93. Chris Walsh
December 13, 2019 15:00 - 2 hours - 203 MBHappy Friday the 13th! This week, comedian and writer Chris Walsh stops by CRUSHED to pay homage to horror movies and his favorite film franchise—Friday the 13th!
92. Alonso Duralde
November 27, 2019 02:18 - 48 minutes - 66 MBFilm critic Alonso Duralde (The Wrap, Linoleum Knife, Who Shot Ya?) literally wrote the book on Christmas movies... In this very special "It's Thanksgiving, so fire up the Christmas movies!"-episode of CRUSHED, Alonso reviews Sarah's favorite Christmas movies, talks about his own favorite Christmas movies, and his book Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas!
91. Sam Jarvis
November 13, 2019 15:36 - 1 hour - 117 MBTV writer Sam Jarvis (Dollface, Tosh.0) shares her childhood crushes, up to and including Jonathan Taylor Thomas! We also talk TV show crushes like Schitt’s Creek and Gilmore Girls, and Sam breaks down for us why being "crushworthy" is all a state of mind.
90. Lindsay Ames
November 07, 2019 19:24 - 1 hour - 97 MBLindsay Ames, comedian and host of Make That Sandwich, stops by CRUSHED to talk about camp crushes, comedy crushes, commercial audition nightmares, Australian Survivor, and her favorite ghost hunter TV shows.
89. Sharon Houston
October 30, 2019 19:15 - 1 hour - 89 MBIt's our Halloween episode and this week we have comedian and TV producer Sharon Houston spilling the TEA on her #1 comedy crush! Sister names NAMES here and makes herself vulnerable in a spooooky way that would terrify most people! ...Can you tell it's our Halloween episode? We also talk about thriving in FWB situations (that's Friends with Bennies), spotting scary ass red flags in someone you're dating, and the actual ghost that haunted Sharon's rent-controlled NYC apartment in Hell's Kitc...
88. Joe Dosch
October 21, 2019 19:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBComedian Joe Dosch (Roast Battle) talks about growing up in rural South Dakota, studying film in Montana, comedy crushes, and pursuing standup in Los Angeles. We also discuss The Comedy Store, Bill Hicks, Jamar Neighbors, why the scarcity mentality doesn't work, and the importance of positive affirmations to counteract self-doubt.
87. Kate Freund
October 07, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBFilmmaker and movie buff Kate Freund ("Creepshow" on Shudder) talks about crushes she had while growing up in Topanga and attending high school in Malibu, her favorite filmmakers, film genres and dispenses some dope advice on how to make yourself more "crush-worthy."
86. Marché Howell
September 21, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBActress Marché Howell talks about crushes, playing basketball, UT Austin, acting, comedy, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, how she manages anxiety and why dancing can be a spiritual practice.
85. Caissie St. Onge loves Prince!
September 13, 2019 17:37 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this delightful episode dedicated entirely to the Purple One, writer and TV showrunner Caissie St. Onge talks about one of her greatest crushes of all time—PRINCE!
84. TV Crushes with Ricky Carmona! [Part 2]
September 05, 2019 22:01 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn part two of this two part series, Ricky Carmona (Tosh.0, Who Shot Ya?) comes back to CRUSHED to talk TV! We tackle the following TV crush categories: Will They, Won't They? Storyline Crushes TV Couple Crushes TV Villain Crushes TV Writer Crushes TV Theme Song Crushes TV Score Crushes and finally.... GREATEST TV SHOW OF ALL TIME CRUSH! NEW THEME SONG ALERT! Super excited to now have "Streets of NY" by Donell Mase on CRUSHED! Shout out to Epidemic Sound for the new tunes....
83. TV Crushes with Ricky Carmona! [Part 1]
September 05, 2019 19:33 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBIn part one of this two part series, Ricky Carmona (Tosh.0, Who Shot Ya?) comes back to CRUSHED to talk TV! We tackle the following TV crush categories: TV "crushes" who influenced you or your style TV crushes we wanted to holler at/take on a DATE TV best friends—who'd you wanna hang out with? TV parents/mothers/fathers TV bosses—who'd you wanna work for? TV jobs—if you could have a TV character's job, which would it be? Also, NEW THEME SONG ALERT! Super excited to now have...
82. TK Kelly
August 26, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBComic and writer TK Kelly (Tosh.0, Movie Night Podcast) stops by CRUSHED to talk MOVIE CRUSHES!
81. Alex Ovadia
August 19, 2019 18:58 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBTV writer Alex Ovadia (Tosh.0) talks about crushing on her friends and befriending her crushes, her path to TV writing, why online dates can boost your confidence (if you do it right), and Quentin Tarantino.
80. Boxing with JC Coccoli (Part 1)
August 12, 2019 19:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBJC Coccoli comes back to CRUSHED to talk about athletics and one of the sports she loves most: BOXING!
79. Dave Schilling
August 05, 2019 16:45 - 1 hour - 87 MBWriter Dave Schilling talks about his biggest crushes through adolescence and into adulthood, plus all the books, movies and TV shows that hold a special place in his heart.
78. Kelsy Abbott & Julia Vickerman
July 29, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBTwelve Forever is out today on Netflix and to celebrate, we have creator and showrunner Julia Vickerman and writer and voice actor Kelsy Abbott on CRUSHED! Tune in to hear Julia and Kelsy's all time greatest crushes, including their favorite movie, music, and comedy crushes from over the years.
From the CRUSHED Vault! Yassir Lester!
July 22, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBOne more summer break jam for y'all! Enjoy 2015 Yassir Lester!
77. Jamie Loftus
July 15, 2019 22:26 - 1 hour - 100 MBComedian, artist, and podcast host, Jamie Loftus (Bechdelcast, Boss Whom Is Girl), breaks down her biggest crushes on movie, TV and book characters, the "short kings" she crushed on IRL, and her origin story as a performer and her love of musical theater growing up in Massachusetts.
From the CRUSHED Vault! Sina Grace!
July 09, 2019 00:19 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBThe CRUSHED team has a hot summery replay pulled from the archives to tide you over until we come back from summer vacation next week! Writer, artist, and all-around wonderful person, Sina Grace, recorded this episode with Sarah at the tail end of 2014. Since then, Sina has gone on to do so much! He wrote the Ice Man series for Marvel comics, designed merch and provided art for long-time collaborator Jenny Lewis' 2019 album "On the Line," and debuted his most recent book series Ghosted in...
From the CRUSHED vault! Dave Hill!
July 01, 2019 19:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBCelebrate the Fourth of July this year with a cool little slice of Dave Hill gushing about crushes, hockey, Ohio, and comedy. Dave Hill is an American hero, rock god, and hands down one of the funniest, most endearing writers out there. Pick up a copy of his book Tasteful Nudes, revisit his cute ass 2015 appearance on CRUSHED, jump in the pool, eat a hot dog with ketchup, and donate to these organizations helping with the humanitarian crisis at the American border: RAICES Legal Represe...
76. Ali MacLean
June 24, 2019 19:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBPlaywright Ali MacLean has two words for you: HOT PRIEST. Check out Ali discussing crushes, the genius that is Bill Hader and "Barry," and why The Apartment is one of her favorite movies of all time. You can support Ali's latest play She's Not There by following @shesnotthereplay and, if you're able to, by chipping in to the production budget on Kickstarter.
75. Joe DeRosa
June 17, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBComedian and writer Joe DeRosa discusses his "crushes" on hip hop plus his G.O.A.T. rap and comedy heroes. Follow Joe's comedy/tour dates and check out his horror movie podcast "We'll You in Hell."
From the CRUSHED vault! Amaya Perea!
June 10, 2019 19:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBAn oldie episode but a goodie episode to tide you over while the CRUSHED team prepares our next dope ass episode! Amaya Perea, comedian, writer, Jersey girl, and now a mother of two, talks crushes and stand up comedy. Originally aired January 22, 2015, episode 4 of CRUSHED.
74. Todd Masterson
June 03, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBComedian and writer Todd Masterson equates crushing to "a constant state of pining" and readily admits he crushes easily and crushes hard. Todd discusses with Sarah his crushes on Fiona Apple and Ricky Schroeder, comedy crushes on Jimmy Fallon and Margaret Cho, and what it was like to fall in love with his husband. Check out Todd headlining the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival this August and follow him everywhere on social media at @ToddMasterson.
73. Glen David Gold
May 27, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBWriter Glen David Gold shares crush stories throughout his formative years—some of which appear in his recently published memoirs, I Will Be Complete—as well as Faye Dunaway, Dita Von Teese, and Lee Miller.