Cinema To The Letter

221: Bowfinger Films the Best Worst Movie About Movies

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!
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220: I Saw The Devil And Wanted Revenge!

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!
 

219: Brad Pitt Travels to the Cool World of Ad Astra

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!

218: One Crazy Rough Night From Dusk Till Dawn

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!
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217: Travel Back To the 1970s for 54 & The Nice Guys

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!
 
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216: 2022 Drives An Ambulance Into Deep Water

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!
 

215: Natalie Portman In Mr. Magorium’s Annihilation Emporium

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!
 
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214: Have a Wet Hot American Summer at Sleepaway Camp

Remember to pack your bug spray and swimsuit for a laugh filled time at summer camp! Adam and Thomas are your counselors, here to guide your through a Double Edged Double Bill of summer camp comedies. First, David Wain assembles one of the most stacked comedy casts of all time for Wet Hot American Summer! Then, an attempt to cash in on the Friday the 13th slasher craze goes horribly wrong, resulting in the laughably baffling Sleepaway Camp! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How many jokes can fit into a 97 minute run time? Who is the Sleepaway Camp cast member that is making the hellish world of social media a better place? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about Natalie Portman? Well, grab your sentient can of vegetables and turn off your curling irons so you can listen to find out!
 
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213: Ethan Hawke Leads An Assault on First Reformed

Ethan Hawke has done everything from character-based dramas to junky genre fodder. So, Adam, Thomas and returning guest Shakyl Lambert are giving him the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, Ethan Hawke must form an unlikely alliance with Laurence Fishburne to survive the remake of Assault on Precinct 13! Then, Ethan Hawke has a crisis of faith on multiple levels in First Reformed! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. What is the best Ethan Hawke performance? Why doesn't everyone pay John Carpenter for remaking his movies? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on summer camp comedies? Well, stop writing in your journal and listen in to find out!
 
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212: Pixar Must Be Brave 4 Toy Story

Pixar is returning to the Toy Story universe with Lightyear, so it's only fair that Double Edged Double Bill devotes another episode to the Disney animation giant! First, a fascinating mother/daughter story of royalty has to bear some responsibilities with Brave! Then, our beloved playthings Woody & Buzz must protect the life of a sentient spork in Toy Story 4! Together, our heroes answer the crucial questions. What is the best Toy Story film? Can Gerard Butler pull off a rebellious princess voice? Which two films will they cover for next week's Ethan Hawke episode? Well, grab your arrow and crash your way Duke Caboom-style into this episode 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!