The Mandalorian

2020 Movie Preview

We’ve scanned the movie schedule for 2020, and it truly looks like the best of times and the blurst of times.  Lots of sequels, prequels, remakes, rehashes, reboots, and screwups.  Still, look carefully and you’ll find some good with the bad and ugly. For this episode of Cinemavino, we discuss the upcoming movie schedule.  We’re really…

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The Mandalorian (Series Recap) *spoilers*

(*WARNING:  SPOILERS ABOUND*)  Season 1 of The Mandalorian is in the books, and it’s been a resounding success for Disney+.  Ratings and critical reception have been sky-high, and it looks like the series will be here to stay.  For this episode of Cinemavino, Sean Jordan joins Trav and I as we discuss the finale of the…

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Die Hard, The Mandalorian Season 1 Finale (Riesling)

For this episode of Cinemavino, Sean Jordan joins us to watch and discuss Die Hard.  We drink a little German Riesling in honor of Hans Gruber, and take a shot of Jaegermeister.  Blech.  For the opening of the Todd-cast, we break down Chapter Six of The Mandalorian.  That brief talk might contain a few spoilers, so if…

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The Mandalorian (Episode 5) *spoilers

For this week’s episode of Cinemavino, Sean Jordan joins us as we drink some delicious red wine and discuss Chapter Five of The Mandalorian.  Also on the table:  The new Ghostbusters trailer just dropped, and Harrison Ford’s thoughts on continuing the Indiana Jones franchise after he’s done with it.

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The Mandalorian (Episode 4) *spoilers

New Cinemavino is live!  This week, The Mandalorian delivered what many are calling a “filler episode.”  As the midpoint episode, it really didn’t do a whole lot to move the plot forward.  Hopefully the series will regain a little momentum with next week’s episode.  As a whole, The Mandalorian is a great-looking series and still has a lot to offer….

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The Mandalorian (Episodes 2 & 3) *spoilers

As a Space Western, The Mandalorian gets stronger as it goes along.  The action scenes are killer, and it has attitude and atmosphere to spare.  This feels like the breath of fresh air Star Wars has needed for a good long while. I’ve had some kind of seasonal crud for the past week.  That means antibiotics, which also means…

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The Mandalorian (Episode 1) *spoilers

*SPOILERS ABOUND* Disney continues expanding the Star Wars Universe at a rapid pace.  The Mandalorian debuted on Disney+ last week, and its release has garnered generally positive reactions.  For this week’s Cinemavino, we take a look at the Disney’s latest Star Wars offering, and we enjoy some delicious Spanish Albariño. Taylor Owens is out for this week’s podcast, owing to illness Space Camp….

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All Things Star Wars

I gotta admit, the trailers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker look pretty awesome.  Still, ain’t nobody nowhere that thinks this is it for the franchise.  Disney will crank out spinoffs, one-offs, and sequels for years to come.  For this week’s episode of Cinemavino, we discuss the upcoming Star Wars sequel, The Rise of Skywalker.  Also on the agenda, Jon…

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