Cinema Joes

In this classic episode of Cinema Joes from May of 2017, Alex, Justin, and Jeremy discuss the first season of Netflix's Dear White People, while also diving deep on films that are adapted into television shows. Other films and television discussed include, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD S4, The Lost City of Z, and Collassall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cinemajoes/support

In this classic episode from April 2017, Justin, Alex, and Noah review the new film Your Name. They also discuss the film's director, Makoto Shinkai, and the recent comparisons people have made between him and Haoyu Miyazaki. Other films/television discussed include Big Little Lies S1, Turkish for Beginners, and Doctor Strange. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cinemajoes/support

On this very special episode, Justin, Alex, and Noah celebrate six years of Cinema Joes by welcoming back 24 former guests to share their favorite movie going moment of the last six years. The Joes also provide their Top 5 Favorite Films they covered on the show, before taking a walk down memory lane with clips from past episodes. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Cinema Joes is going on indefinite hiatus effective immediately. The Joes do not know what the future holds, but they are so grateful for your support over the last six years. This final episode is as much a love letter to their listeners as it is a celebration of the show. Justin, Alex, & Noah thank you all for your support and look forward to what’s next. Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Le

Welcome to Cinema Joes’s 6th Annual Oscar Nominations Reaction Special! The Joes, joined as always by ThePopBreak.com Film Editor Marisa Carpico, get into all of their thoughts on the major Oscar storylines this season, including pleasant surprises, snubs, the state of the best picture race, and a few bold predictions, while also taking a brief look back at what they had to say about last year’s Oscar nominations, back before all the races had crystallized and everything felt like a forgone conclusion. Stay tuned next month for our 6th Anniversary Special which will feature several special guests and a major announcement! Best Pleasant Surprise Alex - Women Talking in Best Picture Justin - Tar getting many below the line nominations Noah - Stephanie Hsu in Supporting Actress Marisa - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris for Costumes Worst Snub Alex - Decision to Leave in International Feature Justin - Nope for Visual Effects Noah - The Woman King in Production/Costume Design Marisa - Triangle of Sadness Dolly De Leon mi

Happy New Year! The Joes have gathered together to celebrate the year that was. Listen along as they break down the best Big Budget, Small Budget, & Foreign Language films of the year before spending some time discussing some of their favorite performances of the year. Favorite Big Budget Films Justin - Nope Noah - Prey / Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Alex - The Woman King / Avatar: The Way of Water Favorite Small Budget Films Justin - TÁR Noah - Everything Everywhere All At Once Alex - Everything Everywhere All At Once Favorite Foreign Language Films Justin - Hit The Road Noah - Belle Alex - Decision to Leave Justin’s Performances of the Year  Zoe Kravitz (Kimi); Julian Glover (TÁR), Lashana Lynch (The Woman King), Lee Pace (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Rory Kinnear (Men), Hong Chau (The Menu) Noah’s Performances of the Year  Lashana Lynch (The Woman King); Amber Midthunder (Prey); Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin); Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin); Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of I

This week, Justin and Alex welcome back to the show for his seventh appearance It Pod to Be You's host Manish Mathur to return to the world of Pandora and review James Cameron's decade plus in the making Avatar sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. Join our fearless podcasters as they explore the oceans of Pandora with Jake Sully and his family, marvel at the majesty of the world, debate over whether the archetypical nature of the character was a feature or a bug, and revel over the symphony of action in the film's final act. Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

Happy Thanksgiving! The Joes have gathered together with one of their favorite returning guests, ThePopBreak.com’s Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin. Bill was kind enough to take a break from hosting the Socially Distanced, TV Break, and Bill vs The MCU podcasts to help us break down one of the biggest cinematic events of the year, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Bill and the gang discuss their feelings around the first Black Panther film, the weight of Chadwick Boseman’s untimely passing on this film, the introduction of Namor and Riri Williams, and the rise of Shuri. In their Full Disclosure segment, they also give their brief thoughts on recent releases She Said (2022), Andor (2022), Till (2022), and The Dragon Prince’s 4th Season. Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  

Co-hosts Justin Mancini & Noah Franc could not be here with us today, but, Alex welcomes onto the show Tyler McCarthy, one half of the great Pop Break bad romance podcast Not Couple Goals and writer for USAInsider.com! Tyler is here for another installment in our Flashback series of episodes, where we invite a guest onto the show to discuss one of their all time favorite films, and Tyler has selected the 1993 family classic Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams, Sally Fields, Pierce Brosnan and Harvey Firestein, and directed by Chris Columbus! Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week, Manish Mathur returns to the podcast to discuss Gina Prince-Bythwood’s latest African historical episode The Woman King, starring Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim & John Boyega. We break down the action, drama, and the incredible acting in one of the year’s best films to date. We also discuss other recent releases including Netflix’s Do Revenge and the Drive My Car follow up Wheel of Fortune & Fantasy, while saving some time to discuss the Avatar IMAX Re-Release. Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week, Justin couldn’t be with us today, but in his place we are excited to welcome back to the pod one half of the great podcasts Blerd Life with My Wife and Blerd Watchers and the twitch channel The Okami Council, it’s Marshall Stevenson! Marshall is joining us here today for another installment in our Flashback series of episodes, where we invite a guest onto the show to discuss one of their all time favorite films, and Marshall has selected the 2001 Best Picture winning film A Beautiful Mind, written by Akiva Goldsman, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer, and Adam Goldberg, and directed by Ron Howard! Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter -&nbs

This week, the Joes go deeply in depth on the Fall Movie Season. Alex, Justin, and Noah go through the release calendar month by month discussing the big budget tent poles, festival favorites, awards bait, and the potential hidden gems to be on the lookout the fall! Time Codes provided with highlights from each month: September (3:00) Saloum Medieval Moonage Daydream The Woman King Do Revenge God’s Country Catherine Called Birdy The Good House October (30:15) TÁR Triangle of Sadness The Lost King Decision to Leave Till Ticket to Paradise The Banshees of Inisherin The School for Good & Evil One Fine Morning Armageddontime Call Jane November (1:12:45) Amsterdam Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Black Panther: Wakanda Forever The Fablemans The Son She Said The Menu Bones and All Devotion Strange World December (1:55:00) Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies Women Talking Empire of Light Avatar: The Way of Water I Want to Dance with Somebody Shazam: Fury of the Gods Living Babylon Undated Fall Releases (2:15:52) Chevalier

We are officially in the summer doldrums of movie calendar, and, for Cinema Joes, that means finally paying off this years Oscar bet. As loyal listeners already know, every year Alex, Justin, and Noah try to guess who will win and who will lose at the Academy Awards. This year, Justin took home the top prize by guessing the most categories correctly, and that means we are watching a film of his choice. He was gracious enough to chose an excellent and, until recently, hard to see French film from last year called Petite Maman, directed by Portrait of a Lady on Fire director Céline Sciamma. In our Full Disclosure segment, we also discussed Prey (2022), Bad Luck Banging or Looney Porn (2021), The Gray Man (2022), & Cherry (2021). Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog - &n

This week, George Heftler returns to the podcast to discuss Jordan Peele’s latest sci-fi horror picture NOPE, starring Daniel Kaluuya & Keke Palmer. We break down the thrills, chills, and social messaging embedded in this unlikely alien adventure. We also discuss other recent releases including Not Okay and Azor and the classic documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot. ——————————————————————————— Full Disclosure Alex - Not Okay (2022) George - Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) Justin - Azor (2021) ——————————————————————————— Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week, Alex, Justin, and Noah have reassembled for the first time this summer, just like the broken shards of Mjölnir, in order to pay tribute to the gods and review the latest MCU offering Thor: Love & Thunder. But even with three hosts on hand, we needed to welcome a fourth to our fellowship of podcasters, and, we were so happy for Josh Sarnecky, the host of The Anniversary Brothers and Pop Break TV’s TV Break podcasts, to take up arms with us in pursuit of this noble quest. We also check in on some recent releases including the anime Spy x Family, as well as films such as Elvis (2022); What We Do In The Shadows (2015); There Is No Evil (2021); and the DisneyPlus limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022). Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Tw

Summer movie season is upon us, but in between Marvel events and Sundance darlings, we thought we’d invite a friend of the show, Justin Moore of Justin Watches Movies, to take a trip to a world of pure imagination as we discuss one of his all time favorite films Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971). Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support

This week, we are down one Joe, but, in his stead, we are happy to welcome back onto the podcast Courtney Stevenson, the incomparably talented podcast host of Blerd Life with My Wife and Pop Break TV’s Blerd Watchers. She is joining us today as we review the Sundance darling dejour Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022), written, directed by, and starring young newcomer Cooper Raif, alongside Dakota Johnson, Leslie Mann, Raul Castillo, and Odeya Rush. The film, available now on AppleTV+, tells the story of a young man (Raif), refresh out of college, struggling to get his life in order when he meets an intriguing older woman (Johnson) with a daughter on the autism spectrum while chaperoning his younger brother at a series of Bar Mitzvahs around New Jersey.  We also check in on some recent releases including Fantastic Beasts and The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), Jurassic World Dominion (2022), and Bergman Island (2021). Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the

DisneyPlus has everyone talking Star Wars with the latest episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi, so we decided to bring on Michael T. Ford III, host of The Racial Draft Podcast, to discuss his favorite Star Wars film and one of his all time favorite films period, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. We discuss Michael’s strong personal attachment to the film, dating back to when he was invited to the NYC premiere as a six year old, all the way to today where expanded universe and animated adventures help amplify an already excellent entry into the SciFi epic. And yes, this is a pro-Ewok podcast! Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti

This week, the Joes sit down and preview all the summer movie season has in store for us this year. Alex, Justin, and Noah go through the release calendar month by month discussing the big budget tent poles and the potential hidden gems to be on the lookout this summer! Time Codes provided with highlights from each month: May (4:45) On The Count of Three The Innocents Men The Valet Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers Paris, 13th District June (25:16) Benediction Crimes of the Future Fire Island Lightyear Good Luck To You, Leo Grande Cha Cha Real Smooth Press Play Flux Gourmet July (54:10) The Forgiven Thor: Love & Thunder The Sea Beast Where The Crawdads Sing Persuasion Father of the Bride NOPE The Gray Man Bullet Train August (1:23:13) Secret Headquarters Bodies Bodies Bodies Resurrection Not Okay Luck Day Shift 13: The Musical Beast Samaritan Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels -&n

This week, the doctor is in, as we review Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Directed by OG Spider-Man director Sam Raimi, written by Michael Waldron, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Xochitl Gomez. Multiverse of Madness continues the MCU’s Phase 4, which got started in earnest with DisneyPlus original series WandaVision, and also helps kick off our summer movie season.  To help us sort through all the multiversal shenanigans, we are happy to welcome back to the show Matt Farley of Marvel Guides. Together we tour the multiverse, consider the future of Phase 4, and give our hot takes on everything from Wanda to the Illuminati.  Time Codes provided below: MCU Phase 4 Heat Check - 1:30 Noah & Justin Check-In - 13:37 Featured Review - 21:31 Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU

Today we are very excited to welcome on to the show the founder of Daytime Confidential & Geek Confidential, Luke Kerr! Luke is joining us today to help kick off the summer movie season with one of his favorite blockbusters of all time, 1997’s SciFi Action Adventure film The Fifth Element, starring Bruce Willis, Mila Jovovich, Chris Tucker, and Ian Holm. Don’t forget to follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter and follow our hosts around the web at the following places! Hosts' Other Pods Podwork Angels - TV Break - Bill vs. The MCU Hosts' Writing Justin’s Blog - Justin’s Letterboxd Noah‘s Blog -  Noah’s Twitter Alex’s Letterboxd - Alex’s Twitter - Alex’s PopBreak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CinemaJoes/support