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?
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Episodes
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Julianne Moore is one of the best actresses alive. So, given she's busy out there promoting Sharper and When You Finish Saving the World, it only seemed appropriate to devote a Double Edged Double Bill to her! First, Julianne Moore gets her first Oscar nomination as part of one of the best ensembles in film history with Boogie Nights! Then, Julianne Moore desperately tries to fill some big shoes next to Anthony Hopkins in the horror sequel Hannibal! Together, our duo answers some crucial questions. What presidential ghost is haunting our hosts? Why does Hannibal Lecter not work as a film franchise? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode on bottle movies? Well, shield your eyes from the bright shining stars in front of you and keep your brains secured as you listen to find out!
Listen to Adam's guest spot on Have Not Seen This talking about The Proposition! 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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!
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
While the weather outside is frightful, the fire inside is delightfully suspenseful! In order to warm themselves up, Adam and Thomas are taking a look at the subgenre snowy suspense! That is, thrillers that take place in a snowy environment. First, Kate Beckinsale tries to make the tundra somewhat memorable in the rightfully forgotten thriller Whiteout! Then, Guy Pearce fights cannibalistic urges and weird shifts of tone & score in Ravenous! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Why are certain movies completely forgettable? How does the director behind the live action Smurfs and Scooby-Doo movies become a studio's backup director choice? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Julianne Moore? Well, finish eating your buddy's frost bitten fingers and listen in while making your trek through the snow 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 & submit your choices for the Talk Film Society Awards by January 20th!
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Since M3GAN is slicing her way through theaters, Double Edged Double Bill is dedicating an episode to movies about Killer AI! First, Stanley Kubrick introduces HAL 9000 to monolithic acclaim in 2001: A Space Odyssey! Then, getting a killer work out becomes lethally literal via ghost possessed computers in Death Spa! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How daunting can lauded classics be? Was horror legend Ken Foree a secret lost Doctor Who regeneration? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode about snowy suspense? Well, open your podbay doors and avoid the projectile tiles in your gym shower 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
2023 is here, but before Adam & Thomas can fully move forward they must look back one last time at the films of 2022! First, director Roland Emmerich officially kills the disaster genre he revived in the 90s with the idiocy of Moonfall! Then, Colin Farrell finds out there's more than meets the eye with his daughter's robotic sibling in After Yang! Together, our heroes answer the crucial questions. What hairstyle should androids avoid? Why can't Emmerich read the room about conspiracy theorists? Which two films will they cover in next week's episode about Killer AI? Well, put on your movie watching sunglasses and try to get some help from gravity 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
It's time to escape with your best running shoes for another Double Edged Double Bill! This week, as Babylon and Pale Blue Eye are out in theaters, we're devoting the episode to historical fiction! That is, films set in historical time periods with fictionalized elements. First, 76 men plot an escape from a PoW camp in the true yet embellished story The Great Escape! Then, the powers of Tom Hanks are used for the evils of an American victory lap to thunderous acclaim, box office and generational love in Forrest Gump! Together our heroes answer the crucial questions. Could Charles Bronson actually emote? What talking animal should team up with Tom Hanks? Which two films will they cover for next week's big 2022 releases wrap up episode? Well, keeping digging that tunnel to underneath that park bench covered in chocolates 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Brendan Fraser is returning to the big screen with his critically acclaimed turn in The Whale. So, it only seems fair to give him the Double Edged Double Bill treatment, courtesy of Thomas and special guest Marcus Irving! First, atomic bomb bunker baby Brendan Fraser comes to the surface for the first time in 1999 to find love & supplies in Blast from the Past! Then, Brendan Fraser fights mummies again to extremely diminishing returns in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What is the definitive Brendan Fraser himbo performance? How did The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor destroy Marcus' innocence? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on historical fiction films? Well, board a form of public transportation and swerve away from the terracotta warriors on your path 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
As cinemas return to the world of Pandora for Avatar: The Way of Water, so does one of our great actresses: Sigourney Weaver! So, Adam, Thomas and special guest Addison Binek are devoting an entire Double Edged Double Bill to the legendary star of sci-fi, horror and various other genres of film. First, Sigourney Weaver sits behind a desk while the titular robot gains sentience in Chappie! Then, Sigourney Weaver joins Tim Allen, Alan Rickman and a bunch of excited aliens to see if art can imitate life in Galaxy Quest! Together, our trio answer the crucial questions. How far does Weaver Cred go if she doesn't have much to do? Why is it so hard to create a modern cult classic? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode all about Brendan Fraser? Well, swear by Grabthar's Hammer that you'll cut off that terrible Hugh Jackman mullet and then 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Guillermo del Toro is bringing Pinocchio to life this week on Netflix with the help of The Jim Henson Company. So, Adam and Thomas are devoting an episode to the history of Henson and its cinematic puppetry works! First, Jim Henson brings his most beloved characters to the big screen for the first time with the original 1979 classic The Muppet Movie! Then, David Bowie and his goblin minions might not be enough to entertain one of our cohosts in Labyrinth! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How do The Muppets pull off the magic trick of us believing they're just actors? What Star Wars character is a distant cousin of The Fireys? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Sigourney Weaver? Well, keep movin' right along and avoid any large bulges 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Revember is coming to an end for Double Edged Double Bill, but Thomas and returning guest Torrey Depina are here to end things on an animated note. Or rather, an anime note as the show returns to the world of Japanese animated films! First, a classic comic strip gets adapted in a rare Japanese/American co-production that will leave you sleeping on your flying bed with Little Nemo Adventures in Slumberland! Then, a cyberpunk world overrun by unsupervised teen gangs leads to body horror and surreal chaos beyond all comprehension with Akira! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Is the key to writing terrible songs a hot sauce stained napkin? How angsty can one horrible abomination of science gone wrong be? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode about Henson Company Productions? Well, ride your motorcycle past that annoying flying squirrel 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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 Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Revember continues on Double Edged Double Bill! As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, Adam and Thomas are treating themselves to a second helping of Cannon Films, the infamous production company that produced genre schlock of all sorts throughout the 1980s! First, ninjas, exorcisms and aerobics all smash together into the one bizarre package that is Ninja III: The Domination! Then, Christopher Reeve's final turn as the Man of Steel is botched by Cannon production problems with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. Can poison darts destroy guns? Does nuclear energy + the heart of the sun + fabric = a full developed superhero with costume? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode returning to the world of anime? Well, fly your way over via terrible chroma key and avoid possessed ninjas 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 social media (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) via @dedbpod! 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!