Cinema To The Letter
Welcome to Cinema To The Letter, a podcast that breaks down the very nature of C.I.N.E.M.A. letter by letter. For each episode of a film mini-series topic, we cover six films that fit a C for Classic, I for Indie, N for New, E for Egregious, M for Masterpiece and A for Atypical. Who doesn’t love an acronym?
Episodes

Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
BONUS: Top 10 Robots From TV & Film (From Patreon)
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Given Labor Day & DragonCon scheduling issues, there's not regular episode this week. So, we're releasing a bonus podcast from behind the paywall of our Patreon on the main feed! This time, it's Adam and Thomas counting down their Top 10 Robots from TV & Film! It's full of twists and turns, just like the hours of other bonus podcasts you can listen to if you become an Edged Lord for $1 a month!
Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
223: Ponyo On the Cliff By the Skeleton Man
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
For this Double Edged Double Bill, the fantasy realms are coming to us! Yes, Adam and Thomas are here with an episode about urban fantasy films (ie when fantastical elements come into our real world) given the genre is in the air with the recent premieres of House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power! First, Michael Rooker and a group of mercenaries must catch the baffling titular villain in the Predator rip off TV movie known as The Skeleton Man! Then, acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki does his spin on The Little Mermaid with a little fish girl and boy finding each other in Ponyo On the Cliff By the Sea! Together, our duo answer the crucial questions. What would it be like to work with The Skeleton Man? Why can't we eat anime food? Which two films will they cover for their next episode on Viola Davis? Well, watch out for helicopter destroying arrows as you run on top the sentient waves of Japan so you can listen to find out!
See Thomas at DragonCon this Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta, GA! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
222: Martin Short Sends Clifford Into Innerspace
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Martin Short is a famously manic performer. Hopefully, this episode of Double Edged Double Bill all about him can keep up with the Only Murders in the Building star's energy! First, Martin Short tries to get a tiny Dennis Quaid out of his body in Joe Dante's Innerspace! Then, Martin Short plays a child who ruins Charles Grodin's life through antics in Clifford! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Can Martin Short play a lead character? Who is the modern star that owes their entire existence to Innerspace? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on urban fantasy films? Well, try to survive a hyperdrive run through Dinosaur World with your original face shape in tact so you can listen to find out!
Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
221: Bowfinger Films the Best Worst Movie About Movies
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Get ready for your close up, Mr. Double Edged Double Bill! Adam and Thomas are devoting a whole episode to movies about movies and are joined by special guest Chris Luciantonio! First, Steve Martin attempts to skewer Hollywood with double the Eddie Murphy in Bowfinger! Then, a documentary chronicles the cast & crew of Troll 2 discovering its unintended cult fandom with Best Worst Movie! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. How do communities build up around so bad they're good movies? Can a unique Eddie Murphy performance provide enough good will to last feature length? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode all about Martin Short? Well, put on your homemade goblin costumes and run away from the stunt drivers so you can listen to find out!
Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
220: I Saw The Devil And Wanted Revenge!
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Revenge is a dish best served cold. However, this week's Double Edged Double Bill is full of hot takes about the subgenre of revenge films! First, James McAvoy goes on Harry Potter style fantasy journey through a world of assassins with Wanted! Then, two men go on a gory cat and mouse game of revenge in the South Korean thriller I Saw The Devil! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What restaurant chain uses their donut glaze recipe for healing bullet wounds? How can a film about such ugly subject matter still be colorful? Which films will they choose for next week's episode covering movies about movies? Well, try to curve that bullet away from your Achilles tendon so you can listen to find out!
Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
219: Brad Pitt Travels to the Cool World of Ad Astra
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Brad Pitt is one of our great movie stars. So, it only seems natural for Adam, Thomas and returning guest Mel Glenn Gore to devote an episode of Double Edged Double Bill to him just in time for his latest vehicle Bullet Train! First, a young Brad Pitt tries to act against dirty cartoon characters in the infamous failure Cool World! Then, a more mature Brad Pitt works through his daddy issues in the cold reaches of space in Ad Astra! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Did Cool World almost kill Brad Pitt's career? What will win win us our absentee Neptune daddy's love? Which two films will they cover on next week's episode about revenge films? Well, avoid zero gravity space rover chases and doodle femme fatales so you can listen to find out!
Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
218: One Crazy Rough Night From Dusk Till Dawn
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Prepare for one crazy night with Double Edged Double Bill! This week, Adam and Thomas explore the subgenre where most of the actions occur over the course of one night via two specific films. First, Scarlett Johansson leads a comedy ensemble about a bachelorette party gone wrong that itself never goes right with Rough Night! Then, George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino shift from hot day to dark night and from crime thriller to horror action with From Dusk Till Dawn! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How crucial is balancing varying comedic tones? What happens when Frankenstein eats shellfish? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about Brad Pitt? Well, finish those drinks and grab a wooden stake so you can survive the night & listen to find out!
Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
217: Travel Back To the 1970s for 54 & The Nice Guys
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Time to put on your bellbottoms and do the hustle all night long for this week's Double Edged Double Bill! At the behest of their Patrons, Adam and Thomas are traveling back to the age of disco and smoking indoors with an episode all about 1970s period pieces. First, Studio 54's cool vibes and Mike Myers' Oscar hopes are dashed by executive meddling with 54! Then, Shane Black puts '70s attire on Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe for The Nice Guys! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How much of an improvement is the director's cut of 54 compared to the theatrical version? What element do filmmakers forget about in constructing period pieces? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode about One Crazy Night movies? Well, get out on the dance floor and prove that you're invincible so you can listen in to find out!
Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
216: 2022 Drives An Ambulance Into Deep Water
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
We're past the halfway point of 2022, so Adam and Thomas are checking in with the films of the year so far! First, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas play a sexy game that leads to murder in Deep Water! Then, Michael Bay lets Jake Gyllenhaal loose in an emergency vehicle and follows him with a drone for Ambulance! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What is the current state of action cinema? How intense can Dunkin Donuts dropping era Ben Affleck get? Which two films will they discuss on next week's episode about 1970s period pieces? Well, stop blasting Christopher Cross and put those snails back in their containers so you can listen to find out!
Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
215: Natalie Portman In Mr. Magorium’s Annihilation Emporium
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
This week, Natalie Portman is the one wielding the hammer now for Thor: Love & Thunder! So, it's high time Adam and Thomas devoted an episode the Double Edged Double Bill to the Academy Award winning actress! First, Natalie Portman puts on a cheery face for the aggressive whimsy of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium! Then, Natalie Portman must face bizarre unsettling mutations from another world in Annihilation! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What are the benefits of multiple doppelgängers? Will the unsettling horrors of Mr. Magorium forever haunt the show? Which two film will they cover for next week's episode about the films of 2022 so far? Well, wax your elaborate eyebrows and listen carefully to your skeleton bear speakers so you can find out!
Please donate if you can to the National Network of Abortion Funds. Listen to Thomas' guest spot on SIVAKO: Road to Avatar podcast! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!