Welcome to a very special episode of Cinemavino! We’re all huge Ghostbusters fans, so we were eager to take a look at the latest sequel, Afterlife. Everybody enjoyed it, to varying degrees. In my personal opinion, it’s probably the best Part III they could’ve possibly put together. My review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife is right here. This one’s exclusively in…
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Thanksgiving is already here, and we’ve found the perfect movie for the occasion. Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz is often held as the greatest rock documentary every made, and it’s easy to see why: The Band’s farewell concert bottles everything cool, everything tragic, and everything beautiful about being a rock star, all in one magnificent film….
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For this week’s Cinemavino, it’s one of the more decorated movies we’ve covered in a good long while: Another Round won the Academy Award for Best International Feature, and Thomas Vinterburg was nominated for Best Director. After a steady stream of Halloween flicks, this art house flick was a nice palate cleanser. The crux of the…
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Our discussion of Marvel’s Eternals was planned to be a mini-episode, but it turns out that each of us had a lot to say. So, we present you a full episode discussing the MCU’s latest offering. Spoilers abound, so do proceed with caution. This film is only in theaters, so if you haven’t seen it, do…
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Thirteen Ghosts marks the final entry in our Halloween season. Everyone seemed to enjoy this one a little more than me. It does have the cheesy, guilty pleasure factor in its favor, but I also found Ghosts to be jarring, uneven, and poorly executed. Even the stylized title is confusing: Thir13en Ghosts. It looks kinda like Thirlben…
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This week’s “mini” episode of Cinemavino is more like a full-length one. After all, Dune is a complex film that tackles half of a beloved sci-fi novel. Frank Herbert’s magnum opus has been labeled as “unfilmable,” and after two previous debacles, it’s easy to see why. His work is loaded with plot, subtext, and hundreds of…
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Happiest of Halloweens from all of us at Cinemavino! This is a big holiday in the movie world, as it inspires an entire genre in of itself. Some of these films are great. Others are so terrible, they end up being wonderful. Countless others fall somewhere between these two goalposts. For this very special episode of Cinemavino,…
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Part III of our Halloween series continues with an all-time favorite, the cult classic Fright Night. A Valentine for horror movie fans, this film has a little something for everyone: A goofy, disarming sense of humor? Check. Outstanding makeup effects for the era and budget? Check. Deep respect for old school horror tropes? You’d better believe…
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*Spoilers ahead!* If you haven’t seen No Time to Die, the latest 007 flick, head to a theater and check it out. Then get back in here and listen to our thoughts and beliefs in this mini-pod. We’re all pretty big Bond fans, so we had strong opinions about this polarizing film. To read my full…
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Hey everyone! This week’s Cinemavino continues our Halloween series, and we’re looking back at a genuine classic. Aliens actually hits on several of our recent themes: It’s a great sequel, a great horror flick, and a personal favorite of mine. Aliens is also a rarity in cinema history, as it completely shakes up the formula that made its…
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