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Hosts Thomas Linder and Kyle Belback take a look at a movie from years past, celebrating its 5, 10, 25, 50, etc. year of release. They discuss their memories of the film, and their opinion of the movie.

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    Episode 31: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 107:29


    Welcome aboard U.S.S. Cineamversary lads! Today's destination is 20th century England as your captain Kyle Belback guides you through the treacherous waters. He also has a couple deckhands to help him on the journey, and that is co-host Thomas Linder and recurring guest Matthew Malecki from the Real Fans for Real Movies Facebook Group. Topics on today's show include: Hans Zimmer didn't score this movie?!, Johnny Depp's performance, how exactly the curse works, and whether or not we are surprised that Orlando Bloom didn't become a bigger star. Oh, and we debut a new segment of the show at the end! Show Notes:0:00:00 to 0:12:01 - Introductions, memories, spoiler-free thoughts0:13:42 to 0:43:05 - Act 1 Thoughts and Feelings0:44:47 to 1:07:10 - Act 2 Thoughts and Feelings1:09:02 to 1:35:18 - Act 3 Thoughts and Feelings1:35:18 to END - MVP; Final Thoughts and Feelings Show Twitter: @Cinemaversary17

    Episode 30: Die Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 100:15


    'Tis the season to be jolly, because our episode of Die Hard is finally ready to go live! Listen as Kyle takes you through the episode with Thomas and guest Alex Duarte from the Real Fans 4 Real Movies Facebook group. This movie is a favorite of Alex & Thomas, while Kyle was watching for the very first time. Is this a Christmas movie? Does this movie still hold up 30 years later? Where does Hans Gruber rank among cinematic villains (just broadly)?Show Notes:0:00:00 to 0:10:33 - Intro, memories of the film, spoiler-free thoughts0:12:08 to 0:36:48 - Act 1 Thoughts and Feelings0:38:39 to 0:57:37 - Act 2 Thoughts and Feelings0:59:52 to 1:32:14 - Act 3 Thoughts and Feelings1:32:14 to END - Final Thoughts, Hans Gruber ranking, next episode preview

    Episode 29: The Dark Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 168:36


    Good evening, listeners (Ledger Joker voice, RIP), and welcome back to another episode of Cinemaversary! This was one of the most anticipated movies that we drafted for this year, and we think the episode lives up to the hype. Listen as Thomas Linder dons the cape & cowl and takes you through perhaps the greatest Batman/Joker story ever told in any medium. Although Batman works alone, Thomas could never do this himself, so he has trusty sidekick Kyle Belback on his squad, and frequent guest of the show Matt Malecki from the Real Fans 4 Real Movies Facebook Group. Is this the greatest movie ever made?Show Notes:0:00:00 to 0:13:05 - Introductions, history with Batman, memories of the movie, spoiler-free thoughts0:14:37 to 1:10:01 - Act 1 Thoughts and Feelings1:11:20 to 2:01:19 - Act 2 Thoughts and Feelings2:02:36 to 2:42:47 - Act 3 Thoughts and Feelings2:42:47 to END - Final Thoughts and conclusions

    Episode 28: Once Upon a Time in the West

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2018 134:57


    Once Upon a Time on Cinemaversary, hosts Kyle Belback and Thomas Linder were joined by Lisa from the I Love That Movie Podcast to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Sergio Leone's masterpiece. All of us watched the film for the first time, so listen as we discuss the villainy of Henry Fonda's Frank, Ennio Morricone's all-time great score, and Charles Bronson's legendary turn as Harmonica. Show Notes:0:00:00 to 0:12:03 - Introductions, history with westerns, first impressions of the movie0:13:45 to 0:50:00 - Act 1 Thoughts and Feelings0:51:51 to 1:20:06 - Act 2 Thoughts and Feelings1:22:00 to 1:58:23 - Act 3 Thoughts and Feelings1:58:24 to END - Final Thoughts & ConclusionsShow Twitter: @Cinemaversary17Kyle Twitter: @Real_KyleBel69Thomas Twitter: @TLinder26Lisa Twitter: @AyaLisaCosplayBar Scene Youtube Video Breakdown mentioned at 0:36:15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHlkX8XTJRQ 

    Episode 27: Jurassic Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 138:24


    Welcome to Jurassic Park! As of the release of this episode, we are less than one week away from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, so what better time to review Jurassic Park for its 25 year anniversary than right now? Thomas is back and hosts the episode, and is joined by co-host Kyle Belback and Matt Malecki from the Real Fans 4 Real Movies Facebook group. Does this movie hold up 25 years later? Is the T-Rex scene one of the greatest action scenes put to film? Is Dennis Nedry a terrible villain? Listen and find out what we think!Show Notes:0:00 to 9:51 - Introductions, memories, tale of the tape11: 02 to 1:04:13 Act 1 Thoughts and feelings1:04:55 to 1:38:47 Act 2 Thoughts and feelings1:39:52 to 2:11:37 Act 3 Thoughts and feelings2:11:41 to END Final Thoughts and Bloopers

    Episode 26: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2018 93:07


    Hello listeners, and thanks for checking back on Cinemaversary. Hopefully nobody is "forgetting" about us! As we move into summer, we're moving more towards a bi-weekly show just due to time commitments. At any rate, on this episode, Kyle is joined by Matt Malecki from the Real Fans 4 Real Movie Facebook group to discuss the 2008 rom-com Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This was actually the second recording of the episode, the first one was lost (more details on that in the episode), so unfortunately Thomas only makes a brief cameo at the end of the podcast to sum up his thoughts.Notes:0:00 to 9:28 - Introduction; Spoiler-free thoughts11:17 to 31:01 - Act 1 Thoughts32:05 to 58:04 - Act 2 Thoughts1:02:30 to 1:25:39 - Act 3 Thoughts1:25:39 to END - Final Thoughts & Thomas cameo

    Episode 25: Man of Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 151:54


    What if a podcast dreamed of being something otherthan what society had intended? What if a podcast aspired to something greater? Well, I would say that's pretty darn weird because a podcast is not a sentient being with consciousness! Anyway, this is part 2 of our Superman review series. On last episode, Kyle and Thomas were joined by Rebecca Johnson from Supergril Radio (Show Twitter: @SupergirlRadio & Personal Twitter: @Derbykid) to discuss Superman '78, and for this episode we got the band back together to talk about 2013's Man of Steel. Spoiler alert, we all love the movie so DCEU haters will probably be disappointed with our overwhelming positivity for this film. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the episode!Show Notes:0:00 to 15:14 - Introductions, tale of the tape, memories of the film, build-up to the movie and initial reactions17:09 to 1:03:33 - Act 1 thoughts and feelings1:04:57 to 1:38:03 - Act 2 thoughts and feelings1:40:12 to 2:15:56 - Act 3 thoughts and feelings2:15:57 to 2:28:44 - Cavill's performance, legacy of the movie 5 years later, concluding thoughts2:28:45 to END - Rate & review Cinemaversary Twitter: @Cinemaversary17

    Episode 24: Superman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 120:48


    It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's Cinemaversary! This was a very special episode for Kyle and Thomas, since each of them view Superman as one of their favorite fictional characters. In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the movie, Kyle asked one of the biggest Superman fans he knows to guest appear on the show, and that is Rebecca Johnson from Supergirl Radio (Show Twitter: @SupergrilRadio & Personal Twitter: @Derbykid8). Discussions include - characterizations of Lex Luthor, Superman, and Lois Lane, how the movie holds up after 40 years, John Williams music, issues with the humor of the villains, and more!Show Notes:0:00 to 15:13 - Introductions, tale of the tape, memories of the film, history with Superman as a character15:43 to 47:12 - Act 1 thoughts and feelings49:00 to 1:26:57 - Act 2 thoughts and feelings1:28:58 to 1:50:15 - Act 3 thoughts and feelings1:50:16 to END - Concluding thoughts, rate & review Cinemaversary Twitter: @Cinemaversary17

    Episode 23: The Truman Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 113:18


    Good morning, and in case you don't download this episode, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! Join Thomas Linder & Kyle Belback with special guest Big Tom Linder (also on Episode 4 & 6) as they host a podcast about a movie about a TV show about the fictitious life of Truman Burbank and his quest of self-discovery in Seahaven. Now that it's been 20 years since the movie was released, they discuss the merits of the movie, the practicality of it taking Truman 30 years to figure it all out, and how the film kinda-sorta predicted the rise of reality television.

    Episode 22: The Sandlot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 90:01


    You're killing me Smalls! The Cinemaversary crew plus special guest Kevin Kurowski revisit the 1993 movie that is a baseball classic, The Sandlot! Listen as they relive every one liner, home run, strikeout, and not to mention the greatest pickle of all-time.

    Episode 21: Vertigo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 106:01


    Acrophobia! The fear of heights, which leads to Vertigo! For today's episode Thomas, Kyle, and Zach Wolff from the RF4RM Facebook Group discuss the 1958 film named after the aforementioned sensation. We discussed all the ups and downs, the peaks and valleys, and everything in between as we traversed this classic Hitchcock thriller.

    Episode 20: The Big Lebowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 117:29


    Welome back fellow dudes and dudettes! Tune in as co-hosts Thomas and Kyle are joined by virgin podcaster Billy Harkenrider. The trio will be taking you through the many ins, outs, and what-have-you's of the 1998 cult classic, The Big Lebowski. Warning: there's an unnecessary amount of swearing, and a fair amount of butchering famous lines, but don't let that stop you from listening! Hopefully you'll find this podcast as funny as we did, but if not, you'll always have the movie. Enjoy!3/24/18 Update: Removed 9 seconds of recording per request

    Episode 19: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2018 199:09


    Welcome back everyone! Kyle and Thomas are back at it, doing a thorough exploration of 2003's conclusion of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's Middle-Earth saga, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. They couldn't possibly do it alone, so they bring back returning guest (from Episode 12: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Matt Malecki. Does this movie still live up to the hype 15 years later as one of the best fantasy movies ever produced? Listen to find out!

    Episode 18: The Land Before Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 67:51


    On this episode, host Thomas is joined by his co-host Kyle and guest Eddie Plaza. This might be the one and only show Eddie ever shows up on, so it'll be one for the ages. Thomas gets more angry than you've ever heard him before, as him and Eddie go toe-to-toe on arguing Cera's merits.

    Episode 17: Shadow of a Doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 88:24


    For today's episode, Kyle hosts the show, and is joined by his co-host Thomas and Matt Feldbush from the Second Thoughts Podcast. All three of them watched the movie for the first time, and it was both Thomas and Matt's first time watching a film by Alfred Hitchcock. They start off with their spoiler-free thoughts, so if you haven't seen this movie yet either, you can listen and decide for yourself if you'd like to check it out. Kyle also proposes an alternative Gone Girl style ending and discusses its merits, while Thomas educates everyone about the now defunct Hays Code.

    Episode 16: Scarface (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 119:58


    Say hello to our little show! Hosts Thomas Linder and Kyle Belback are joined by Jeremy Lloyd from the Dark Tower Radio podcast to discuss the 1983 classic gangster film Scarface. Thomas and Kyle both (basically) watched it for their first time for the podcast, and this is one of Jeremy's favorite films of all-time. Listen as they discuss the themes of the film and dive deep into the characterization of Al Pacino's Tony Montana.

    Episode 15: Slumdog Millionaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 92:08


    On today's episode of Who Wants to be a...oh shoot, I mean on today's episode of Cinemaversary, Thomas and Kyle take a look back at the Oscars 2008 Best Picture winner - Slumdog Millionaire. It was Kyle's first time watching, so listen as Kyle and Thomas start off with their spoiler-free reaction for those who haven't seen it before jumping into a pile of poop...I mean, before jumping into the movie review. We hope you enjoy!

    Episode 14: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2018 89:59


    The first review of 2018 is finally here. Hosts Kyle and Thomas are joined by Matt from the Second Thoughts podcast to review the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre". The first 15 minutes or so start off spoiler-free before the trio dig into what makes this classic so special to this day, including a discussion of whether it would be so beloved if it was released now.

    Episode 13: 2018 Fantasy Movie Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 64:32


    Hosts Kyle Belback and Thomas Linder update everyone with what happened with the movies they drafted but didn't review in 2017, and then do a live-draft of what movies they will cover in 2018. Listen as Kyle and Thomas embarrassingly admit throughout the podcast several classics that they haven't seen.

    Episode 12: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 143:11


    We're back! After two weeks of tumultous editing through the Fangorn Forest, this episode is finally ready to air. Join hosts Kyle Belback and Thomas Linder, plus special guest Matt Malecki from Real Fans 4 Real Movies Facebook group as they review, discuss, dissect, and breakdown the second installment of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

    Episdoe 11: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2017 81:59


    In this episode, hosts Thomas Linder and Kyle Belback take a look back at Tim Burton's 2007 horror/musical Sweeney Todd. Included at the end of the episode is a power ranking of Kyle and Thomas' top five songs from the movie. Enjoy!

    Episode 10: Catch Me If You Can

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2017 89:24


    In this episode, host Thomas Linder is joined by his co-host Kyle Belback and guest Matt Feldbush from the Second Thoughts Podcast to discuss Steven Spielberg's 2002 film Catch Me If You Can. Each of them rated this movie amongst their favorites of all-time, so check it out!

    The Rookie (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 59:01


    In this episode, join host Kyle Belback and co-host Thomas Linder as they travel back to 2002 and cover the true story of Jim Morris, and his remarkable journey of making it to the major leagues as a 38-year old rookie relief pitcher.

    Good Morning Vietnam

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2017 89:02


    Join host Thomas Linder and his co-host Kyle Belback featuring a guest appearance by Tom Linder, and a cameo throughout the podcast of Buster, Thomas’ snoring dog, as they review the 1987 classic Vietnam War film “Good Morning, Vietnam”

    Bonnie and Clyde

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 81:02


    In this episode, host Kyle Belback is joined by his co-host Thomas Linder, and special guest Matt Feldbush from the Second Thoughts podcast to discuss 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde. We did something different this time, and talked about the movie spoiler-free for the first 20 minutes or so, so you can decide for yourself if you’d like to watch this classic film. Whatever you decide though, don’t sell that cow!

    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 103:57


    Join Jedi Knight Ky-El Belback and his padawan apprentice Thomas Linder as they take you back to a time long ago in a galaxy far away. Special guest appearance by Jedi Master Tom Linder (Thomas's father) as he offers insight to what Star Wars was like when it was originally released.

    The Princess Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 111:05


    Join hosts Thomas Linder and Kyle Belback, plus their first guest in the show's history, Kelley Mack, and a short cameo from Thomas' stupid pen about an hour in, as they take you back 30 years and relive the fantastical world so elegantly put to screen by Rob Reiner in The Princess Bride.

    The Last of the Mohicans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017 108:43


    Join host Thomas Linder and Kyle Belback as they take you on their longest episode yet, reviewing the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans.

    Casablanca

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2017 66:16


    Join hosts Kyle Belback and Thomas Linder as they take a look back at 1942's Casablanca, celebrating 75 years this year. Listen as they take you through the film, and then demand that the Academy redo the 1944 Oscar voting to properly honor Rick and Capt. Louis and give them both the win they deserved.

    The Godfather

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2017 85:57


    Join hosts Thomas and Kyle as they discuss their first movie review, one of the greatest films of all-time, the Godfather.

    Fantasy Movie Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 54:23


    Meet the hosts Thomas Linder and Kyle Belback as we fantasy draft the movies that we will be discussing for the remainder of 2017.

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