Cinephile Magazine

The Casual Cinephile reviews the second instalment in the Rambo franchise, 'Rambo: First Blood Part II'. Director: George P. Cosmatos Writer(s): Sylvester Stallone (screenplay) and James Cameron (screenplay) Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier You can follow Safi on Twitter @safisaad. If you liked this review, please consider subscribing to the podcast & channel!

The Casual Cinephile reviews the latest Disney live-action remake, 'Mulan'. Director: Niki Caro Writer(s): Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), Elizabeth Martin (screenplay), Lauren Hynek (screenplay) Stars: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong You can follow Safi on Twitter @safisaad. If you liked this review, please consider subscribing to the podcast & channel!

The Casual Cinephile reviews the fourth instalment in the Die Hard franchise, 'Live Free or Die Hard'. Director: Len Wiseman Writer: Mark Bomback Stars: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant You can follow Safi on Twitter @safisaad. If you liked this review, please consider subscribing to the podcast & channel!

With the recent MVD release of 'Split Second' on Blu-ray, Safi sat down for a rewatch and recorded a commentary track for your listening pleasure. Director: Tony Maylam Writer: Gary Scott Thompson Stars: Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Alastair Duncan You can follow Safi on Twitter @safisaad. If you liked this commentary, please consider subscribing to the podcast & channel!

Richard and Safi discuss the latest horror film from writer-director Alejandro Amenabar, Regression, Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, and Hsiao-Hsien Hou's The Assassin. They then conclude with a brief discussion of all things television, including The X-Files, Making a Murderer, and American Crime Story.

Richard and Safi discuss their top ten films of 2015.

Internet and audio technical difficulties have kept Richard and Safi radio silent for a little while, but the kinks have been worked out, and they're back! This week, the brothers discuss several films on an all "what we've been watching" episode, which includes the latest Tom Cruise film, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.

Action films are highlighted on this episode, as Richard and Safi discuss the seventh film in the Fast and Furious franchise, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Mad Max: Fury Road. (Our apologies on Richard's sound quality as we had some Skype problems.)

They tried, but ultimately failed to watch Inherent Vice. Instead, Richard and Safi discuss Fifty Shades of Grey, followed by a brief retrospective on the Mission: Impossible film franchise.

It's no secret Richard and Safi love time travel films, so of course they watched Predestination. In addition to that film, they discuss John Wick, Unbroken, Everly, and Starry Eyes.

We've got something new and something old for you this week, as Richard and Safi discuss Birdman, Wild, The Judge, and Annabelle.

With Blackhat bombing critically, and at the box office, Richard and Safi discuss what is arguably Michael Mann's best turn as director, his 1999 Oscar-nominated film, The Insider.

It's Oscar season, which means lots of homework, er, films to watch. This week, Richard and Safi discuss Clint Eastwood's latest, American Sniper, Selma, and Whiplash.

Richard and Safi discuss Peter Jackson's conclusion to the Hobbit Trilogy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Also, Michael Mann's Heat is revisited for the 100th time, as are a couple other oldies: Christopher Nolan's Insomnia, and Edward Zwick's The Last Samurai.

Richard and Safi discuss The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Big Hero 6, and The Guest. And, of course, they discuss the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Finally, to no one's surprise, their Amazon wish lists get some air time.

With their Interstellar discussion in the books, Richard and Safi discuss Nightcrawler, The Babadook, and Gone Girl.

Richard and Safi spend an hour discussing Christopher Nolan's latest, Interstellar.

Richard and Safi attended their first Calgary International Film Festival last week and survived to tell the story: Maps to the Stars, Backcountry, and Boychoir are featured. Part 1 of 2 of their 2014 CIFF coverage.

Richard and Safi are still playing catch-up, as they carry on with their lightning round reviews of films past and present.

Richard and Safi have plenty of catching up to do in this one; 2014 summer blockbusters are discussed, with some random 2013 films sprinkled in.

Richard and Safi discuss American Hustle, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Richard and Safi discuss two of the best films of the year thus far, Paul Greengrass's Captain Phillips, and Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity.

Richard and Safi discuss a handful of horror films - old and new - in a rapid-fire session, before turning their attention to Spring Breakers.

Floods are clear and the studio is dry again, so Richard and Safi are back with reviews of Before Midnight, World War Z, and Only God Forgives.

Richard and Safi discuss the latest Ethan Hawke low-budget horror film, The Purge, before diving right into Superman Returns & Man of Steel.

Richard briefly teased it last week, and now that Safi has seen it, the two discuss Upstream Color, then revisit Side Effects. Finally, the Steven Soderbergh discussion continues with Behind the Candelabra.

Vacations are over, but the summer is just beginning. Richard & Safi discuss Iron Man 3 before briefly reviewing Star Trek Into Darkness. Finally, they stop for a breather with The Place Beyond the Pines.

Richard & Safi engage in a quick fire review session before turning their attention to Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. Finally, their John Woo marathon concludes with Mission: Impossible II.

Richard and Safi begin with trailer discussions (as usual) before jumping into District 9, Star Trek, and Jurassic Park 3D. Then, their John Woo marathon continues with Hard Target.

The calm before the bullet-ridden storm begins with discussions of Big and Love Crime. Then, Richard and Safi’s John Woo marathon continues with Hard Boiled.

With Paul W.S. Anderson still on his mind, Safi quickly discusses Event Horizon and AVP: Alien vs. Predator. Richard counters with a brief review of A Perfect Getaway, before the two jump right into the first film of their John Woo marathon, The Killer.

It's all schlock and martial arts this week as Richard & Safi discuss The Ward, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and close out their Paul Verhoeven marathon with Hollow Man.

Richard & Safi discuss some oldies with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Class Action before reviewing Steven Soderbergh's latest, Side Effects. Finally, their Paul Verhoeven marathon continues with Starship Troopers.

Richard and Safi discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master and Andres Muschietti's Mama. Also, their Paul Verhoeven marathon continues with Basic Instinct.

Richard and Safi list their top 10 films of 2012. If you've listened to this episode, you'll know that we announced the inaugural Cinephile Magazine contest. Please e-mail your answers to our question to cm @ cinephilemagazine . com, with "Episode 113" in the subject line. We will select, at random, one winner for a brand-new copy of Criterion's Chungking Express on Blu-Ray. Contest deadline is Friday, January 25th, 2013 at midnight MST. We will announce the winner on next week's episode. Good luck!

Richard and Safi take a deep breath and close out their December Roundup trilogy with discussions of Killing Them Softly, Django Unchained, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty, Hitchcock, and Les Miserables.

Richard and Safi continue with their December roundup with discussions of Pitch Perfect, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Jack Reacher, Cloud Atlas, Moonrise Kingdom, Sinister, and Killer Joe.

Richard and Safi discuss several films released over the last month, and a couple oldies just for fun, including Lincoln, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and Dredd. They also revisit Argo, Flight, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Part 1 of 2 (maybe 3, with appendices).

Richard and Safi kick off their Paul Verhoeven marathon with RoboCop. But first, they discuss a handful of new trailers that have hit the web.

It's all vampires and werewolves as Richard and Safi review The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2. But first, a lightning round of what they saw throughout the week.

Richard and Safi review the latest Bond film, Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes.

It's a Robert Zemeckis double feature this week as Richard and Safi review 'Flight' and 'What Lies Beneath.' They even sneak in a little bit of 'Casino Royale' and 'Quantum of Solace' as we approach the release of 'Skyfall.'

It's Halloween, and that means horror. This week, Richard and Safi discuss Brian De Palma's 1976 classic, Carrie.

Richard and Safi discuss Billy Wilder’s 1944 film noir classic, Double Indemnity. Richard also gives his spoiler-free review of Ben Affleck’s latest, Argo.

Richard and Safi discuss Looper, the third feature film from director Rian Johnson. And we promise, no time-travel paradox theories will be explored...at least not this time.

Richard and Safi review Arbitrage, a word they can’t pronounce, but a film they both really enjoyed. Also, they discuss the cyber-thriller classic, Sneakers, and briefly revisit Jackie Brown.

Safi is back from his honeymoon and that means a lot of catching up. First, he has a few choice words for The Cabin in the Woods, before diving into a discussion with Richard on The Bourne Legacy. Richard then closes the show with reviews of Bernie and Side by Side.

Richard and Safi celebrate the 100th episode of The Cinephile Magazine Podcast by discussing each of their top 20 films of the 1990s.

Richard and Safi discuss The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and one of the most anticipated films of the year.

Richard and Safi discuss what could be the worst trailer and film premise of all time. Also, they discuss Oliver Stone’s new film, Savages, followed by the latest in Hollywood reboots, The Amazing Spider-Man.

Richard reviews the new Steven Soderbergh film, Magic Mike, before they both discuss the Indonesian action film taking the world by storm, Gareth Evans’s The Raid.