The Love of Cinema
John, Dave and Jeff are film makers and connoisseurs who love to love movies. In this podcast we attempt to praise good movies with positive critique. Any negative criticism is fair play but warrants a drink.
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"Warrior": Films of 2011 + "Practical Magic 2" (opens the original)
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Hide your China, the boys are at it again with a drink and a discussion of 2011’s “Warrior”. Gavin O’Connor’s film found Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton at the perfect time, and he paired them with legend Nick Nolte for one of his best performances. Jeff also saw “Practical Magic 2” in the theaters on 9/11 and gives a mini-review. Two very different films! They both go well with drinks. Maybe wine or margaritas for the witch film, and whiskey and/or coffee (for our non-drinkers) for the MMA film. Gr
"Rain Man": Films of 1988 + "The End of Oak Street" & "By Any Means" (opens the original)
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This week the boys head to 1988 to discuss “Rain Man”, the Barry Levinson film that makes you wonder: is Tom Cruise a better actor than Dustin freaking Hoffman? Is he??? John also discusses “The End of Oak Street” and “Grab a beer, grab your card counter, and let’s head to Vegas! inktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 7:02 “End of Oak Street” mini-review; 13:07 “By Any Means” mini-review; 18:08 1988
"Tony" (2026) + "Walkabout": Films of 1971 (opens the original)
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This week, the boys head to Aussie Dave’s native Australian Outback (& Adelaide) to discuss 1971’s “Walkabout”. The film shows you how easy it is to die in the Australian desert, and we drink while discussing the artistic achievement, even if we didn’t all feel the same way about our viewing experiences. John also got us started with a mini-review of “Tony”. Grab a beer and join us! inktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice
"The Parallax View": Films of 1974 (opens the original)
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This week, the boys got conspiratorial again! We headed to 1974 to give Alan J. Pakula’s “The Parallax View” a spin. Starring Warren Beatty, this political thriller about a journalist trying to uncover the secret conspiracy behind a senator’s assassination, two of the co-hosts called this movie “great”, and one called it “fucking tragic”. How was there such a divide? Grab a beer and join in. inktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts
"Thirteen Lives": Films of 2022 + "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" + "One Night Only" (opens the original)
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This week, the boys revisit their most prolific year, 2022! Despite seeing many movies (and pod-ing: check our feed!), we had a blind spot: Ron Howard’s incredible real-life suspense movie “Thirteen Lives”, starring Viggo Mortensen, Collin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton. It’s available to stream for free (with a sub) on Prime Video, and it’s 100% worth your time! Dave and Jeff also give a spoiler-free mini-review of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”, and Dave got an advanced look at “One Night Only” and e
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