Episodes

We hope you enjoyed our Best Picture Series! It was certainly a blast to make. That goes even more for our upcoming schedule, the Month of Monsters. If you're into Dracula, Kong, Godzilla, or Frankenstein, this will be your jam! Those will kick off next week, with Peter Jackson's mammoth epic, King Kong . In the meantime, enjoy this special look back at an episode that ties in perfectly: Guillermo del Toro's impressive Hellboy II . This episode originally tied into our Sequel Series, from the su...

It may have all the aesthetics of a big, burly action epic, but don't get it twisted: The Bridge on the River Kwai is a nuanced, character-based drama, and a philosophical rumination on the absurdities of human nature. In the end, this is a film that's unafraid to ask questions without obvious answers. We'll circle back to that in a bit. For anyone who's never experienced this cinematic milestone, let me give you the Reader's Digest version of the plot: As WWII rages, a battalion of British troo...

Our Best Picture series continues with a Coen Brothers classic, No Country for Old Men! It's a lean, eccentric thriller, loaded with colorful performances and quirky dialogue. The film won multiple Oscars and is now considered to be a staple of the Neo-noir genre. One of those Oscars went to Javier Bardem for Best Supporting Actor. As he is one of the most decorated Spanish actors in history, we enjoy a rich Spanish red in honor of him. Next week, we close out the series with an all-time maste...

Our Best Picture series continues with instant classic, Birdman , starring Michael Keaton. We'd all seen this one before, and we all have strong opinions!

Our Best Picture Series continues with a 90s classic, The English Patient! Sean and I have strong opinions.

Our Best Picture Series continues with Gladiator ! Sean and I have very different opinions about this 2000 classic. To read my full review, click here!

This is final week of my paternity leave! We're adjusting to life with twin newborns. It's been both hectic and awesome. Stressful and amazing. We could be happier. Or sleepier. Thank you all so much for sticking with us these last couple months. For our final repeat episode, we'll take a look back at one of my favorites: The 90s classic, Con Air .

As my paternity leave winds down, let's go back to one of my all-time favorite movies, The Lion in Winter . The boys hadn't seen it, so it was great to introduce a new classic. Stay tuned, new content drops on 1/31! *From September, 2021.

Hey everyone! This episode is just a quick update on our upcoming schedule, plus it features a throwback to four years ago, and an episode you may have missed. New content is coming soon!

Hey everybody! Hopefully you've had a good holiday season, and have enjoyed our Christmas content! My wife and I are six weeks into having twin newborns, and we're slowly settling into a new normal. As such, I'm going to gradually build to introducing new content for Cinemavino ! Here is a quick update on everything you can expect in the new few months. Also, I'll detail where you can follow us, and how you can help choose what movies we'll discuss. Check it out!

As I continue to help take care of our brand new twins, enjoy this look back at When Harry Met Sally , a rom-com in which New Year's Eve plays a crucial role!

Our Christmas Series wraps up with one you wouldn't expect-- Gremlins ! The story begins with Oklahoma folk/country singer Hoyt Axton, playing inventor/two-bit entrepreneur Randall Peltzer. In a Chinatown antique store, Randall secretly buys a mogwai, or a cute, mischievous, fantastical creature, from the owner’s grandson. This adorable furball has three big rules—don’t expose it to light. Don’t get it wet, and don’t feed it after midnight. The former will cause it to reproduce like tribbles, t...

Our Christmas Series continues with Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas! The story: Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King, leader of Halloween Town, a community of goblins, ghouls, vampires, werewolves, and abominations. Jack wanders in a malaise of frustration and restlessness, until he discovers a portal into Christmas Town, where everyone is joyous, caroling, and exchanging gifts. Now motivated, Jack plans to take over Christmas, thus displacing Santa Claus—or Sandy Claws. Of course, t...

Our Christmas Series begins with a 90s classic! Hook has a combination of premise, cast, and crew that would inspire a movie executive to hand over blank check: A sequel to Peter Pan, with Robin Williams as an adult version of the character. Dustin Hoffman as an aging Captain Hook, and Julia Roberts as TInkerbell. A three actors are the prime of their careers and popularity here. First act of the film has Williams as Peter Banning, a 40ish career-driven yuppie who barely has time for his wife an...

As my paternity leave begins, enjoy this special look back at a Christmas movie you'd never expect--Lethal Weapon! Stay tuned, as we've pre-recorded a TON of new content, and it starts next week!

Our Twins Series wraps up with Double Impact. The story extremely simple: JCVD plays Alex and Chad Winter. Alex was raised in a Hong Kong orphanage. Giga-Chad was raised in a French dojo. They both speak with strong Belgian accents. Chad was cared for by Frank (Geoffrey Lewis), who he thought was his uncle. One day, Uncle Frank drops the bomb: He’s not really his uncle, and they must go to Hong Kong for, you know, business thing. Frank DOESN’T EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO CHAD, until he gets mistakenly ...

Adaptation depicts a fictionalized version of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine), and his struggles with writer’s block in adapting the Orchid Thief, by Susan Orlean—played here by Meryl Streep. Orlean’s prose is wandering, and there isn’t a narrative through line that Kaufman can translate into a coherent, marketable film. Meanwhile, Kaufman’s oblivious, good-humored twin Donald wants to break into the screenwriting business. While Charlie is a naturally gifte...

The plot is part buddy comedy, part road trip movie, and part high concept fantasy comedy: Schwarzenegger and DeVito play Julius and Vincent Benedict, fraternal twins who were created in a lab experiment and separated at birth. A collection of Nobel Prize winners, artists, and scholars donated sperm, which were combined to form the twins. (Watch for a very young Heather Graham as their birth mother.) All the best components from the donors combined the form the superhuman Julius. All the garbage...

Our Christmas Series begins with a 90s classic: Hook has a combination of premise, cast, and crew that would inspire a movie executive to hand over blank check: A sequel to Peter Pan, with Robin Williams as an adult version of the character. Dustin Hoffman as an aging Captain Hook, and Julia Roberts as TInkerbell. A three actors are the prime of their careers and popularity here. First act of the film has Williams as Peter Banning, a 40ish career-driven yuppie who barely has time for his wife a...

The Crow will be forever marked by the tragedy that occurred during its filming. On March 31st, 1993, Brandon Lee-the only son of martial arts superstar Bruce Lee—was killed by a mishandled prop gun, which was accidentally loaded with both a blank AND a dummy bullet, thus capable of firing a real projectile. Lee was expected to be a major star like his father, and it was hoped the Crow would be his breakout role. Instead, Lee passed away with roughly one week of shooting left. This forced the fi...

Our Halloween Series is in full swing as we take a good look at Fright Night Part 2.  This middling vampire flick is a perfect case study for why 95% of all movie sequels never need to be made. To read my full review, please click here!

Our Halloween series continues with my pick, Poltergeist!  I've wanted to discuss this 80s classic for a while now, so it's good to get this one under our belt.

Our Halloween series kicks off with an all-time slasher classic, Friday the 13th!  For this movie, we pair a few tasty Octoberfest beers!