Sober Cinema

Ep. 09 - Twenty Years Later: GREAT EXPECTATIONS and ZERO EFFECT

February 10, 2018 23:31 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MB

Twenty years ago on January 30th 1998, two cinematic characters who value their estrangement from the world presented the good and evil aspects of this lifestyle. In a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Anne Bancroft takes out her heartbreak on two children who will grow up to be Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke, while the world's greatest detective in ZERO EFFECT mainly just annoys his partner, much to our amusement. Maybe its being forced to read the novel in high sch...

Twenty Years Later: GREAT EXPECTATIONS and ZERO EFFECT

February 10, 2018 23:31 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MB

Twenty years ago on January 30th 1998, two cinematic characters who value their estrangement from the world presented the good and evil aspects of this lifestyle. In a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Anne Bancroft takes out her heartbreak on two children who will grow up to be Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke, while the world's greatest detective in ZERO EFFECT mainly just annoys his partner, much to our amusement. Maybe its being forced to read the novel in high sch...

One Year Later: SPLIT and THE RED TURTLE

January 28, 2018 19:54 - 56 minutes - 26.3 MB

One year ago on January 20th, 2017 the world welcomed two beasts. One was a bald James McAvoy unable to live up to his promise of hair regrowth in M. Night Shyamalan's box-office hit SPLIT, and the other was a giant turtle that is a bit clingy but does like to get down with humans in Studio Ghibli's THE RED TURTLE. Our film programmer Mike attempts to lure out yet another beast, The Nasty Hellcat, from co-host Jared but alas he actually enjoyed himself this week so that is the world's loss....

Ep. 08 - One Year Later: SPLIT and THE RED TURTLE

January 28, 2018 19:54 - 56 minutes - 26.3 MB

One year ago on January 20th, 2017 the world welcomed two beasts. One was a bald James McAvoy unable to live up to his promise of hair regrowth in M. Night Shyamalan's box-office hit SPLIT, and the other was a giant turtle that is a bit clingy but does like to get down with humans in Studio Ghibli's THE RED TURTLE. Our film programmer Mike attempts to lure out yet another beast, The Nasty Hellcat, from co-host Jared but alas he actually enjoyed himself this week so that is the world's loss....

Ep. 07 - Three Years Later: PADDINGTON and APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

January 16, 2018 14:35 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MB

The Internet loves PADDINGTON. And for the last three years, one of your hosts has never understood this. Maybe with a rewatch or some enlightenment from his co-hosts, this will change. What is also not likely to change is our attempts to champion a forgotten film; this week's selection is APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, which opened in the U.S. on January 15, 2015 alongside the talking bear movie. Desiree Akhavan's Brooklyn based comedy on a bisexual Persian American woman's attempts to recover from...

Three Years Later: PADDINGTON and APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

January 16, 2018 14:35 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MB

The Internet loves PADDINGTON. And for the last three years, one of your hosts has never understood this. Maybe with a rewatch or some enlightenment from his co-hosts, this will change. What is also not likely to change is our attempts to champion a forgotten film; this week's selection is APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, which opened in the U.S. on January 15, 2015 alongside the talking bear movie. Desiree Akhavan's Brooklyn based comedy on a bisexual Persian American woman's attempts to recover from...

Ep. 06 - Twenty-Five Years Later: SCENT OF A WOMAN and CHAPLIN

January 09, 2018 03:25 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MB

Twenty-five years ago on this day, January 8th 1993, two actors would seek Oscar glory as Al Pacino and Robert Downey Jr. saw their films SCENT OF A WOMAN and CHAPLIN go into wide release across the country. Ultimately Pacino would claim an Academy Award for his role as Lt. Col. Frank Slade and some would argue that he would become defined by this character in future roles, continuing to play bombastic and brash, much to filmgoers pleasure or dismay. For Downey Jr. he attempted to define a ...

Twenty-Five Years Later: SCENT OF A WOMAN and CHAPLIN

January 09, 2018 03:25 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MB

Twenty-five years ago on this day, January 8th 1993, two actors would seek Oscar glory as Al Pacino and Robert Downey Jr. saw their films SCENT OF A WOMAN and CHAPLIN go into wide release across the country. Ultimately Pacino would claim an Academy Award for his role as Lt. Col. Frank Slade and some would argue that he would become defined by this character in future roles, continuing to play bombastic and brash, much to filmgoers pleasure or dismay. For Downey Jr. he attempted to define a ...

Ep. 05 - Eighteen Months Later: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and THE LAST KING

January 02, 2018 03:09 - 38 minutes - 18 MB

Start your year off with a couple of buddy movies that both released EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO on June 17, 2016: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and THE LAST KING. The former starring current box office champs from the new JUMANJI film, DWAYNE JOHNSON and KEVIN HART, and the latter starring skiing enthusiasts from Norway. And while the American action comedy was already held in high esteem from your hosts, revisiting this weekend in film forces the hosts to make some discoveries about their own hopes, dreams...

Eighteen Months Later: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and THE LAST KING

January 02, 2018 03:09 - 38 minutes - 18 MB

Start your year off with a couple of buddy movies that both released EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO on June 17, 2016: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and THE LAST KING. The former starring current box office champs from the new JUMANJI film, DWAYNE JOHNSON and KEVIN HART, and the latter starring skiing enthusiasts from Norway. And while the American action comedy was already held in high esteem from your hosts, revisiting this weekend in film forces the hosts to make some discoveries about their own hopes, dreams...

Christmas Movies on Repeat

December 31, 2017 22:14 - 35 minutes - 16.6 MB

On this episode we repeat Christmas movies, and not just A CHRISTMAS STORY, as your hosts look back at the films that have aged gracefully over many a holiday season and those that look like Billy Bob in BAD SANTA. Also we attempt to figure out just what those damn kids are into when it comes to what Freeform is playing for the holidays, and if it's time to just give up and move to Pottersville. Happy holidays from three Scrooges and with that... please subscribe to this podcast. It's a gif...

Ep. 04 - Christmas Movies on Repeat

December 31, 2017 22:14 - 35 minutes - 16.6 MB

On this episode we repeat Christmas movies, and not just A CHRISTMAS STORY, as your hosts look back at the films that have aged gracefully over many a holiday season and those that look like Billy Bob in BAD SANTA. Also we attempt to figure out just what those damn kids are into when it comes to what Freeform is playing for the holidays, and if it's time to just give up and move to Pottersville. Happy holidays from three Scrooges and with that... please subscribe to this podcast. It's a gif...

Ep. 03 - One Year Later: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY and THE COMEDIAN

December 29, 2017 15:32 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MB

Hungover from Christmas? Well we have two movies that feel like a hangover (and not THE HANGOVER which one of these films hoped for) in our latest offering during the holiday season. On December 9, 2016 two films focusing on the combustible combination of comedy and careers arrived like a lump of coal: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY got a wide release and achieved modest box office success, while THE COMEDIAN starring Robert De Niro premiered in limited release in pursuit of Oscar glory. It is not ...

One Year Later: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY and THE COMEDIAN

December 29, 2017 15:32 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MB

Hungover from Christmas? Well we have two movies that feel like a hangover (and not THE HANGOVER which one of these films hoped for) in our latest offering during the holiday season. On December 9, 2016 two films focusing on the combustible combination of comedy and careers arrived like a lump of coal: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY got a wide release and achieved modest box office success, while THE COMEDIAN starring Robert De Niro premiered in limited release in pursuit of Oscar glory. It is not ...

Two Years Later: KRAMPUS and CHRISTMAS EVE

December 27, 2017 04:29 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MB

Some may think its a little too quick to revisit Christmas Eve, as it was two days ago. But we think even more of you would agree that it's too soon to revisit CHRISTMAS EVE the film from TWO YEARS AGO. Fortunately this little seen (with good reason) holiday movie was released alongside KRAMPUS on December 4th, 2015, so we hope Santa had your hosts Jared, Mike, and Josh on the nice list back then as we really want a good movie to be featured on this podcast. Come get trapped with us this Ch...

Ep. 02 - Two Years Later: KRAMPUS and CHRISTMAS EVE

December 27, 2017 04:29 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MB

Some may think its a little too quick to revisit Christmas Eve, as it was two days ago. But we think even more of you would agree that it's too soon to revisit CHRISTMAS EVE the film from TWO YEARS AGO. Fortunately this little seen (with good reason) holiday movie was released alongside KRAMPUS on December 4th, 2015, so we hope Santa had your hosts Jared, Mike, and Josh on the nice list back then as we really want a good movie to be featured on this podcast. Come get trapped with us this Ch...

Ep. 01 - One Year Later: ALLIED and ALWAYS SHINE

December 09, 2017 21:29 - 42 minutes - 20.8 MB

In our very first episode we forge a podcast alliance based on deception and raw sexual tension as your hosts Josh, Jared, and Mike take a look back at films released on the same weekend one year ago: ALLIED and ALWAYS SHINE. In Robert Zemeckis' mainstream wide release we have movie stars Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard playing married spies who may still be on the job as they attempt to start a domesticated family life together. In Sophia Takal's limited release from Thanksgiving weekend of...

One Year Later: ALLIED and ALWAYS SHINE