CutPrintFilm Podcast

CutPrintFilm: Episode 74 // Star Wars: The Force Awakens (SPOILERS), 2015 Year in Review

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CutPrintFilm: Episode 73 // Creed, The Revenant, The Apartment (1960)

Please consider donating to our Patreon! You can help us bring you more podcasts, videos and much more by becoming a donor. Every donation helps, no matter how small. Have your e-mails read on the show! Write us at [email protected] and we'll make you the envy of your friends and colleagues by answering your questions over the airwaves. Two recent films came out that surprised us in very different ways. First up is Creed, the seventh installment in the Rocky franchise, and a film that ...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 72 // Streaming Entertainment Syndrome, Sunset Boulevard

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CutPrintFilm: Episode 71 // Spectre, Carol, Double Indemnity

Prove how much you love the Cut Print Film Podcast by donating to our Patreon! All patrons receive bonus podcasts, behind the scenes photos, and so much more.    James Bond is back in the new film Spectre! This time around 007 has a license to disappoint and we get to the bottom of why this new Bond film has left critics and audiences shaken rather than stirred, and so on (more terrible humor lies in this very episode). We also discuss two new films set in the 1950s that feature wonderful ...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 70 // In the Mouth of Madness, Halloween (1978)

Greetings Halloweenies! Welcome to part two of our 2015 Halloween extravaganza. In this episode we're giving you a double scoop of terror with discussions on two John Carpenter films! In the first half we thumb through his 1994 meta-horror cult classic In the Mouth of Madness and then we carve our way through his 1978 classic Halloween. These are solid puns and are indicative of the kind of quality discussions that lie within this episode. In the end, we send you off into the night with 3 sp...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 69 // They Live, The Amazon.com-A-Thon Game

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CutPrintFilm: Episode 68 // The Martian, Sicario, The Thing

Do you like this podcast? PROVE IT! Give us a 5 star review on iTunes and then head over to our Facebook page and give us a like!  Have your e-mails read on the show! Write us at [email protected] and we'll make you the envy of your friends and colleagues by answering your questions over the airwaves. This week we discuss two of the most talked about films coming out of TIFF: Ridley Scott's The Martian, starring Matt Damon and Denis Villenueve's drug cartel thriller, Sicario, starring ...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 67 // The Visit, Amour

Do you like this podcast? PROVE IT! Give us a 5 star review on iTunes and then head over to our Facebook page and give us a like! M. Night Shyamalan is back with his new film The Visit and for the first time in over a decade, critics and audiences are throwing praise his way! We discuss the director's new film and then ponder the (mostly) undeserved backlash he's received for most of the 21st century. A new listener letter points us toward our next director in the Directors Series, and then...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 66 // Mistress America, The White Ribbon

Do you like this podcast? PROVE IT! Give us a 5 star review on iTunes and then head over to our Facebook page and give us a like! Have a question or comment? Write to us at [email protected] and we'll read/respond to your email on the show. We get ready for the long September, a month where moviegoers are more preoccupied with going back to college, attending PTA meetings and packing bologna sandwiches for their kids than they are actually going to the movies. Fortunately we have a gre...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 65 // Disney Pixar Sequels, Star Wars Rogue One, Cache

The big news out of D23 (The Walt Disney Company's expo designed to perpetuate fevered hype) is that there are a lot of animated sequels on the horizon for films you probably already love or tolerate or any have some kind of opinion of between those two extremes. Never hate though... no one is allowed to hate a Disney film, lest they be sent to the official Disney torture chamber, AKA the part of Epcot Center without all the international alcohol choices. Sequels! Do we want 'em? Do we hate ...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 64 // Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Munich

Tom Cruise is back at the top of the box office with the latest installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise and we're discussing how the film holds up against other modern spy movies, as well as its own predecessors. Then we wrap up our Steven Spielberg Directors Series with a discussion about his 2005 spy thriller, Munich. The film, a dramatization of real events, not only handles a controversial subject with the grace of a master craftsman, it also happens to be one of Spielberg's fin...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 63 // Ant-Man, Jurassic Park

This week we take out our magnifying glass and burn a hole right through Ant-Man, using the power of the sun! Just kidding, but we do talk about Marvel's smallest film to date and try to get to the bottom of why it had such a small take at the box office (relatively speaking, of course). We also usher in part two of our Steven Spielberg Directors Series with an in depth discussion about his 1993 mega-hit Jurassic Park. All that, plus a peek inside the Cut Print Film Mailbag to read a listene...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 62 // Terminator Genisys, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

The Terminator franchise is back with the 5th entry, Terminator Genisys and we sit down and discuss what makes the film one of the better entries in the series, despite the jeers from fellow critics. Then we bust open a brand new Directors Series on the king of the blockbuster, Steven Spielberg! We're discussing his 1982 classic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and before the show ends, we're all in tears! Also, a very hip session of Weekly Movie Recommendations ends the show with a cloud of sexu...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 61 // Jurassic World, The Insider

Jurassic World exceeded all box office expectations this weekend by opening at nearly double what Universal Studios had previously anticipated. And while the film has received near universal praise from moviegoers, many critics coldly rejected it. Is the film good or what?; we hash it out over tea and dilophosaurus venom. Then it's time to wrap up our Directors Series on Michael Mann with his 1999 investigative journalism drama, The Insider. Was the multiple Oscar nominated film as good as t...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 60 // The Death of the Summer Blockbuster, The Last of the Mohicans

Is the concept of the "Summer blockbuster season" dead? We discuss and debate what could be behind this year's lackluster crop of Summer movies, including the terrifying idea that perhaps we're the ones who have changed! After a word from our new sponsor, Audible, we take another mouth-watering bite out of our Michael Mannwhich Directors Series by discussing 1992's epic action-romance, The Last of the Mohicans. Does Mann still deliver when he steps outside his crime-drama comfort zone? And m...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 59 // Mad Max: Fury Road, Thief

The summer season gets off to an ambitious early start as George Miller's practical effects driven, action packed Mad Max: Fury Road exploded into theaters this week. And while the film was dwarfed at the box office by Pitch Perfect 2, we discuss whether or not hope has been restored for ambitious action movies in the era of copy and past filmmaking. Then we turn our attention toward Michael Mann's sleaze-soaked heist film Thief as we embark on a brand new Directors Series featuring Mann's f...

CutPrintFilm: Major Announcement

Hello everyone! We're taking this time to let our listeners know that, effective immediately, the Cut Print Film Podcast will be operating on a new schedule! Instead of a new episode every week, we will now be releasing new episodes every two weeks. This will give us the time we need to better prepare for shows, as well as continue to make CutPrintFilm.com the best place for film lovers to go on the internet. We hope you stick with us with our new schedule and encourage everyone to leave a p...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 58 // Avengers: Age of Ultron, Yojimbo

Marvel had a giant weekend with their latest superhero punch-em-up, Avengers: Age of Ultron but the critical response has been somewhat lukewarm. Were we blown away by Ultron or did it leave us wanting to do a hard reboot on the "Marvel Cinematic Universe"? After the robot puns are put to rest, we wrap up our Akira Kurosawa Directors Series with a discussion on his Spaghetti Western precursor, Yojimbo. Find out whether the film stole our hearts or just stole $20 out of our wallets while we w...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 57 // Roar, Ex Machina, Seven Samurai

Drafthouse Films is re-releasing the absolutely bonkers Roar this week and we discuss the wisdom of pairing trained human actors with untrained lions/wild killing machines. Also released this week was A24's new existential sci-fi feature, Ex Machina. The film stars newcomer Alicia Vikander as well as Cut Print Film heartthrob du jour, Oscar Isaac. We ponder the limits of humanity and ask, "Are we human or are we dancer?" The answer will shock everyone. Part two of our Akira Kurosawa Director...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 56 // Clouds of Sils Maria, Lost River, Rashomon

We delve into the realm of cerebral confusion this week on the podcast as we discuss Clouds of Sils Maria. The film stars Juliette Binoche as an aging actress who must confront the inevitability of time and also stars Kristen Stewart who continues her streak of excellent performances (coming off the Oscar winning Still Alice). We then take a swim in Ryan Gosling's flawed-but-ambitious Lost River, a film with a troubled post-production timeline and a lukewarm critical reception. A new Directo...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 55 // Furious 7, Mulholland Drive

This week the Cut Print Film Podcast is broadcasting from the back seat of a fast car that goes vroom! No, we're safe and sound in our studio, but we are talking about the latest installment of the Fast & the Furious saga, Furious 7. Does the film improve upon the previous six? Are the explosions bigger and louder? Do the cars go faster than ever? And most importantly, how does Furious 7  hold up as a metaphor for our patriarchal, testosterone-fueled society? Just kidding, let's hear those c...

CutPrintFilm: Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Due to some unforeseen technical difficulties, the Cut Print Film Podcast is taking the week off. While we're busy making the necessary repairs to our studio, feel free to take a trip down memory lane as we present to you volume 2 of our greatest hits! Laugh at our irreverent jokes all over again and revel in our spot-on assessments of some of the finest films ever released (Mortdecai). We'll see you all next week with a brand new episode and the finale of our David Lynch Directors Series wh...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 54 // Kumiko the Treasure Hunter, Spring, Blue Velvet

Spring has sprung but we're not quite out of the woods when it comes to bland-to-terrible Hollywood offerings (The Divergent Series: Insurgent, we're looking at you).  Fortunately, we live in an age where independent films are more freely available than ever before which means there's a respite to the slop playing at the multiplex.  This week we're discussing two of the best films of the year so far that just so happen to have been released by small, indie studios with no star power to speak...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 53 // The Cobbler, It Follows, The Elephant Man

In case you haven't heard the good news, Adam Sandler has a new, terrible film out called The Cobbler and our very own Chris Evangelista has some strong opinions on the matter. With indie horror on the rise thanks to director Ti West's low budget/high tension films and last year's critically acclaimed The Babadook, we take a look at the micro-genre and discuss this week's wide release of It Follows. After all that spooky talk, we kick off our Director's Series on the surreal films of David L...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 52 // CHAPPiE, Unfinished Business, Zero Dark Thirty

The month of March arrives with cold temperatures, unforgiving snow, and two horrendous new movie releases in Chappie and Unfinished Business.  We discuss Neill Blomkamp's new sci-fi misfire and what it means to truly be Chappie before tackling Vince Vaughn's new culturally tone deaf new road trip comedy, the aforementioned Unfinished Business.  Then we wash our hands of all that swill and finish off our Kathryn Bigelow Director's Series in grand fashion with her 2012 politics-of-war film, Z...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 51 // The Lazarus Effect, Focus, Strange Days

We're comparing and contrasting two new films that opened this past weekend:  Focus, the Will Smith-fueled conman drama and The Lazarus Effect, the budget-conscious PG-13 horror film starring Olivia Wilde.  Surprisingly, there are few surprises!  Will Smith charms his way through Focus while The Lazarus Effect fails to have much of an effect at all aside from persuading audiences to avoid it in droves.  Then we jack into Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 cyber-punk nightmare (based off a dream James Ca...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 50 // The 2015 Oscars!

Oh my!  The 87th Academy Awards have come and gone and we're here picking up the pieces of everyone's broken hearts.  That is, if you aren't involved with Birdman, Whiplash, or The Grand Budapest Hotel.  Or if you aren't Julianne Moore.  You know what, it was a great night for films that actually deserved to be awarded.  Of course, the Oscars wouldn't be the Oscars without some nonsense and unbelievably low low points.  Neil Patrick Harris did his best to shine up the dreadfully humorless ma...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 49 // Fifty Shades of Grey, Oscar Predictions, Point Break

It was a huge R-Rated Valentine's Day weekend at the box office as the BDSM phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey was released to the tune of $90 million!  The hyper-violent Kingsman: The Secret Service also came out this weekend with a healthy box office take of $41 million.  After discussing these unlikely wintertime hits, we look toward next week's Oscars ceremony and give our predictions for who will win as well as our personal picks for who should win.  In the end, the real winner is you, the...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 48 // Jupiter Ascending, Fool for Love

Bad news everyone; it's February!  That means we're smack-dap in the middle of bad movie season.  To celebrate, we're discussing Jupiter Ascending, the new sci-fi space-fantasy epic starring Mila Kunis as a janitor-turned-queen of the cosmos and Channing Tatum as an dog-man creature thing.  With characters like that at your film's core, what could possible go wrong?  After we recover, we wrap up our Robert Altman Director's Series with a discussion about his 1985 film Fool for Love, based on...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 47 // Ghostbusters Reboot, Sundance, The Long Goodbye

The Sundance Film Festival has come and gone and with it comes a brand new batch of independent films that were snatched up by the studios.  We go over some of the films coming out of Sundance that we're looking forward to seeing in the near (and not so near) future.  In other news, the all-female cast for the Ghostbusters reboot has been announced and we weigh in with our thoughts.  Finally, we discuss the 1973 neo-noir film The Long Goodbye as part of our ongoing Director's Series on the g...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 46 // Mortdecai, McCabe & Mrs. Miller

With January comes a slew of horrendous movies the studios typically try to sweep under the carpet.  That's not the case for the new Johnny Depp film Mortdecai, which barges into theaters this week with trumpets blasting.  The aggressive promotional campaign for this film neglects to point out that it is, indeed, a piece of crap.  We'll tell you all about it!  Then it's time to start a brand new installment of our Director Series, this time focusing on Robert Altman.  We discuss his 1971 ant...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 45 // Oscar Nominations, Barry Lyndon

The Oscar nominations are in and they are... boring and misguided!  Join us as we discuss who got subbed and who shouldn't even be nominated.  Then, we wrap up our Stanley Kubrick director retrospective with an in depth discussion on his 1975 film Barry Lyndon.  Although it remains one of Kubrick's least talked about films, it won numerous awards for its cinematography, art direction and many other technical accolades.  Does it hold up in the Kubrick oeuvre or is it rarely discussed for a re...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 44 // Selma, Inherent Vice

Two of 2014's best films got wide releases this week: Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's drug fueled detective tale Inherent Vice and director Ava DuVernay's Selma which tells the story of Martin Luther King Jr's historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in order to secure black citizens the right to vote.  Both films take place within a five year span of one another but other than that there are no similarities and we're not just talking about true life versus fict...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 43 // The Killing

We start 2015 off with a figurative bang as we devote the entire episode to discussing Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film noir, The Killing.  This black and white pulp classic solidified Kubrick as a director to watch and earned him comparisons to the great Orson Welles despite the film's lackluster performance at the box office.  We do our best to unravel the tightly wound heist film in an attempt to figure out its inner workings and what makes it feel so contemporary despite being made nearly 60 ...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 42 // The Best and Worst Films of 2014

As 2014 draws to a close, we take the time to run down some of our personal favorite films of the year as well as some films that may have slipped through the cracks.  And while this was a year especially stuffed to the brim with great movies, we also salute our least favorite films of 2014 in an effort to keep the movie universe in balance.  And for the final time in 2014, we give you our Weekly Movie Recommendations.   02:30 – The Interview 10:52 – Best Films of 2014 56:20 - Worst Film...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 41 // The Interview, Eyes Wide Shut, Christmas movie traditions

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, whatever your season's greetings of choice is, consider it wished upon you from the Cut Print Film Podcast!  This week we're talking about Stanley Kubrick's Christmas classic, Eyes Wide Shut.  We also share our thoughts on the Sony Pictures hack and the studio's decision to pull its James Franco/Seth Rogen comedy The Interview from theaters nationwide.  Then we wax nostalgic about the Christmas movie traditions we take part in each year.  Before we settle dow...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 40 // Still Alice, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Biggest Movie Disappointments/Surprises of 2014

December is upon us and we're looking back at our biggest disappointments and surprises at the movies this year. Chris gives his review of Still Alice, the Julianne Moore starring film dealing with Alzheimers and its effects on the titular Alice and her family. After that we wrap up our Mel Brooks director retrospective with a discussion about his 1995 vampire spoof Dracula: Dead and Loving It starring Leslie Neilson.  As always, we leave you with our weekly movie recommendations to hold you...

CutPrintFilm: Greatest Hits Vol. 1

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving everyone!  We're taking this week off from the podcast but we haven't left you high and dry!  We toiled in our podcast laboratory all week long to bring you some of the best moments of the last year all in one place.  It's the Cut Print Film Podcast's Greatest Hits Volume 1!  Sit back and relive some of the greatest audio ever recorded and we'll see you all next Monday with a brand new show.

CutPrintFilm: Episode 39 // The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Foxcatcher, History of the World Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 has taken theaters by storm!  We discuss the issues with breaking one story into two movies and how that works (or doesn't work) for The Hunger Games.  Then we discuss the powerful new film Foxcatcher, based on the true story of billionaire John DuPont 's murder of Olympic gold medalist wrestler Dave Schultz.  Continuing in our Mel Brooks director retrospective, we're talking about the often flat, rarely funny 1981 film History of the World Part 1.  As alw...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 38 // Dumb and Dumber To, Young Frankenstein

Audiences everywhere flocked to see Dumb and Dumber To this weekend, making it the number one movie in America!  We, on the other hand, marvel at how a piece of garbage like Dumb and Dumber To can appeal to so many people despite horrible reviews and poor word of mouth.  We also begin our three part director retrospective on Mel Books with a discussion about his 1974 film Young Frankenstein.  Much like we do every week, we end the show with our Weekly Movie Recommendations. 02:07 – Dumb and...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 37 // Interstellar, Big Hero 6

This week we're discussing Christopher Nolan's latest film Interstellar, starring  This week we're discussing Christopher Nolan's latest film Interstellar, starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.  Nolan definitely shoots for the stars with this film but does he hit his mark?  We'll be the judge... or will we?  Yes.  We also review the latest Disney animated film Big Hero 6.  Find out if it lives up to the studio's latest run of successes including Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph.  As alwa...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 36 // Nightcrawler, Comic Book Movie Fatigue

With both Marvel and DC publicly announcing their movie lineup plans all the way into the year 2020, we discuss one of our favorite topics: COMIC BOOK MOVIE FATIGUE.  Will the movie going public tire of these films by the time 2020 rolls around or will they still be as ravenous as ever?  Next we have a detailed and SPOILER FILLED discussion about Jake Gyllenhaal’s new thriller, Nightcrawler.  With a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes we find out if it’s as good as critics are saying.  As always, ...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 35 // Birdman, John Wick, Halloween

CutPrintFilm: Episode 34 // Rosemary's Baby, 23rd Annual Philadelphia Film Festival

It's part one of our two part Halloween SPOOKTACULAR!  Basically, that means it's just an excuse for us to talk about scary movies, and Roman Polanski's 1968 horror masterpiece Rosemary's Baby is our main focus of conversation.  From the terrifying plot to the outstanding performances, we discuss exactly what it is about Rosemary's Baby that strikes a nerve in horror fans.  We also got a chance to see some films during the first week of the 23rd annual Philadelphia Film Festival.  Hear what ...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 33 // Whiplash, Macbeth

We’re classing up the joint this week as we look down our noses and talk about jazz and Shakespeare!  That’s right, the film Whiplash, starring J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller, opened (in limited release) this past weekend and 2/3 of us got to see it.  Then we pick up our playbills and dive deeper into our Roman Polanski director retrospective with his 1971 film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.  Were we bewitched by its spell or did it leave us cold like Banquo?  Find out by actual...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 32 // Gone Girl, Annabelle, Left Behind

It's SHOCKTOBER and we're celebrating by talking about Annabelle, the spinoff to James Wan's 2013 horror hit The Conjuring.  Then things get even more spooky when the conversation turns to Nicolas Cage's new film Left Behind.  Were we left in rapture after seeing it or was it a hellish experience?  Who cares?!  The big news is that David Fincher's new film Gone Girl came out this week and we discuss it in all its SPOILERY goodness.  All that, plus our Weekly Movie Recommendations await you i...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 31 // The Boxtrolls, The Equalizer, Knife in the Water

Tired of the same old action thriller garbage you've seen time and time again?  Too bad!  Denzel Washington stars in The Equalizer, a film that Chris did not enjoy one bit of.  On the other hand, The Boxtrolls captured Dave's heart with its charming stop-motion animation and fully realized characters.  Speaking of satisfying characters, this week finds us starting our three episode director retrospective on Roman Polanski.  In this episode we're discussing his feature film debut, Knife in th...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 30 // Tusk, The Guest, The Maze Runner, eXistenZ

In this week's jam packed episode we talk about Kevin Smith's absurd spectacle Tusk and why you should see it.  Then we all go gaga over Dan Stevens' dreamy performance in the new retro thriller The Guest.  Dave went and saw The Maze Runner and ended up enjoying himself (for the most part).  Of course, all of these good vibes are flushed down the toilet when it comes time to tackle the third film in our David Cronenberg retrospective: eXistenZ.  The film ends up being just as terrible as its...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 29 // Honeymoon, The Drop, The Fly (1986)

This week we start off talking about the new indie horror film Honeymoon as well as James Gandolfini's final film, The Drop - also starring Tom Hardy.  Continuing with our director retrospective on David Cronenberg, we discuss his massively successful 1986 re-make of The Fly (SPOILERS).  How does it compare to the original film from 1958 as well as Cronenberg's other films?  You'll never know... unless you listen to this show.  As always, we end the episode with our picks for Weekly Movie Re...

CutPrintFilm: Episode 28 // Videodrome, Wetlands

Despite an abysmal class of opening films for the first week of September, Wetlands manages to shine with its endearing gross out take on the coming-of-age comedy.  This week is also part one of our three part David Cronenberg director retrospective.  In this episode we have a SPOILER filled discussion about his 1983 information age prophetic masterpiece, Videodrome.  All that, plus our Weekly Movie Recommendations lie behind your screen.  *organ music plays dramatically*