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DEFINITIVE CINEMA answers the age-old question of "if aliens landed on the planet and want to know what the definitive movie of an actor/director's career or genre or trope, what would you pick?" Each week, we'll bring to the table our picks for the definitive movie for that episode's topic. What is the definitive Tom Hanks movie? What about 80's slasher films? World War II movies? We'll cover them all right here on Definitive Cinema.

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    • Jan 29, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 26 EPISODES


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    "Hugh Jackman"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 57:59


    This week, the guys debate what the definitive Hugh Jackman movie is. Is it Logan? Is it The Greatest Showman? Or is it Kate & Leopold? We discuss it all. We should also mention that the first part of this podcast can be found on Youtube at www.youtube.com/@onstageblog8213.

    "Time Travel"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 52:26


    This week, the guys look back in time or into the future to see what is the definitive time travel movie of all time.

    Jean-Claude Van Damme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 44:02


    This week, in celebration of Greg's birthday, we're giving him a gift by diving into one of his favorite actors, Jean-Claude Van Damme. This podcast was also recorded via video which will be uploaded on the OnScreen Blog FB page.

    "Disaster Movies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 44:27


    From hurricanes to volcanos to the apocalypse, there's no doubt that Hollywood loves disaster movies. So what is the definitive example? We dig into all of them this week.

    "Zombies"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 31:47


    With Netflix releasing “Army of the Dead” this week, what better time to look into the vast array of Zombie movies, which Chris calls his #1 actual fear.

    "David Fincher"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 40:05


    This week we chat about one of Hollywood's most interesting directors, David Fincher. What is the definitive David Fincher movie? Is it The Social Network? Fight Club? Gone Girl? We'll break it all down on this episode. This podcast can also be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

    "Will Ferrell"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 39:01


    This week, we take a look at one of the most iconic comedic careers of the 21st century, that of Will Ferrell. From Anchorman to Step Brothers to Get Hard, what is the definitive Will Ferrell experience? We'll break it all down on this episode.

    "Dragons"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 44:42


    This week we're deep-diving into movies featuring a mystical creature that Hollywood just can't seem to quit making movies about, Dragons. From the "How to" franchise to classics like "Dragonheart", we'll try to look at them all to find out what is the definitive dragon movie!

    "Meryl Streep"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 50:47


    This week, we deep dive into arguably the one of the greatest acting careers of all-time, Meryl Streep.

    "Heist Movies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 28:16


    This week, the Definitive Cinema crew assembles to pull off the greatest podcast discussing heist movies of all-time.

    "Eddie Murphy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 39:11


    With "Coming 2 America" being released on March 5th, we figured what better time to deep dive into one of the most iconic comedians of all-time, Eddie Murphy. What is the definitive Eddie Murphy movie? "48 Hours"? "Coming to America" "The Nutty Professor"? We'll get into it this week!

    "Tragic Romances"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 47:23


    In the spirit of the Valentine's Day season, we thought we'd do a different take and deep dive into movie romances that don't quite end up together. Either through tragic events or just realizing they're not right for one another, we'll discuss a lot of them. Plus, Chris has some hot takes on perhaps maybe the most famous tragic movie romance of all time.

    "Football Movies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 30:16


    With the Super Bowl coming up next week, we thought there was no better time to talk about some of the great football movies we've seen.

    "Christmas Movies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 54:04


    It's the holiday season, so what better time to take a look at a genre that has become a household tradition for many families, Christmas movies. What is the definitive Christmas movie? "It's a Wonderful Life"? "Home Alone"? "A Christmas Story"? We'll break them all down this week on Definitive Cinema.

    "Sean Connery"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 35:27


    This week, we take a look at the iconic career of Sean Connery who sadly passed away last month. We'll dive into his best-known work from James Bond to The Rock to The Untouchables to find out what the definitive Sean Connery experience is

    "U.S. Presidents"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 46:03


    Given that it's election season, what better time to take a look at a character depicted in a number of ways - U.S. Presidents. What is the definitive fictional movie president? Andrew Shepard from The American President? Or Thomas Whitmore from Independence Day? We'll take a look at plenty of them this week!

    "Haunted Houses"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 40:25


    It's Halloween season so we're deep-diving into the classic genre, Haunted Houses. What is the definitive film? The Haunting? Poltergeist? The Conjuring? We dig into all them!

    "Samuel L. Jackson"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 36:21


    This week, we take a look at an actor who has no doubt had one of the most successful careers in Hollywood history, Samuel L. Jackson. What is his definitive film? Snakes on a Plane? Pulp Fiction? or one of the MCU movies? We'll get into all of that this week on "Definitive Cinema"!

    "Sandra Bullock"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 31:09


    This week we take a look at the career of Sandra Bullock who has not only proven how popular she is but also how resilient she is when it comes to surviving some notorious box office duds. What is her definitive film? The Blind Side? Gravity? Speed? We'll take a look at all of them on this week's episode.

    "Christopher Nolan and a tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 53:33


    This week we dig into one of the most popular and interesting directors working today, Christopher Nolan. What is the definitive Nolan experience? The Dark Knight? Memento? or is it Inception? We take a look at all of them. Also, we would be remiss if we didn't pay tribute to the life, work, and impact of Chadwick Boseman who we sadly lost last week. So we wanted to include a special tribute at the end of the episode.

    "One Last Job"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 29:24


    This week, we take a look at the cinema trope that is "One Last Job". You've seen it plenty of times - a group of veteran thieves/cops/crew/etc gets together for one last job that inevitably doesn't go the way they planned it. So what is the definitive pick of this regularly used plot? We'll dive in on "Definitive Cinema"!

    "Denzel Washington"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 26:10


    This week we explore the career of Denzel Washington. By far, one of the most popular and best actors of the past 40 years, we try to figure out what is the definitive Denzel Washington movie. Is it "Malcolm X" or "Crimson Tide"? or is it "Man on Fire" or "Training Day"? We'll break it all down this week!

    "Charlize Theron"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 34:03


    This week, we take a look at one of today's most popular and best actresses, Charlize Theron. What is her definitive work? Mad Max: Fury Road? Monster? Young Adult? We talk about all of them.

    "Basketball"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 31:24


    Given that the NBA is about to restart its season, we figured there was no better time than to look at deciding what was the definitive basketball movie. Needless to say, we make some surprising picks.

    "Quentin Tarantino"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 36:40


    This week we're digging in to make our definitive picks for Quentin Tarantino movies! Is it the breakthrough "Pulp Fiction"? Or his latest masterpiece "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"? We break it all down this week on Definitive Cinema!

    "Tom Cruise"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 30:43


    On the series premiere of this new podcast, we're taking a look at one of the most popular and perhaps inexplicable movie stars of the past 40 years, Tom Cruise. An actor who has had his share of ups and downs throughout his career but also owns some of the most iconic movie moments of all-time. This week, Chris, Ken, and Greg bring their definitive Tom Cruise film to the pod. Join us for "Definitive Cinema"!

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