Drive-Thru Cinema

Oscar and Barbara join Raquel for a chat on biopics a review Elton John's biopic. Dressed in a flamboyant devil's outfit, Elton John enters an addiction rehabilitation session, and begins to recount his life in a flashback.

Dan and Barbara join Raquel for a chat on all things Disney and a review of Aladdin. Young Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie.

Beth is back on Drive-Thru Cinema, joining Raquel for a chat on infamous video-game film adaptations and a review of Detective Pikachu. Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth Detective Pikachu. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces to unravel the tangled mystery. Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Expectations - 00:21 Trailer - 9:43 Review - 12:04 Outro - 24:08 Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again next week, when we review another film. Transcript and additional content available on: medium.com/drive-thru-cinema-podcast

Alex joins Raquel on Drive-Thru Cinema for a chat on romantic comedies and a review of Long Shot. Fred Flarsky, a moral but controversial journalist, is hired by his former babysitter Charlotte Filed, now the most powerful woman in the world, to write her speeches in her run for the US Presidency. Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Expectations - 00:21 Trailer - 10:10 Review - 12:56 Outro - 23:25 Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again next week, when we review another film. Transcript and additional content available on: medium.com/drive-thru-cinema-podcast

Alex joins Raquel on Drive-Thru Cinema for a chat on true crime and a review of Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend Liz, who refused to believe the truth about him for years. Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Expectations - 00:21 Piercing It Together Promo - 07:42 Trailer - 08:21 Review - 10:04 Outro - 20:03 Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again next week, when we review another film.  Transcript and additional content available on: medium.com/drive-thru-cinema-podcast

*THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS* Dan, Beth, Oscar, and Alex join Raquel to go see Avengers: Endgame at the midnight screening! Expectations and spoiler-free review on previous episode. Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Avengers -- Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner -- must figure out a way to bring back their vanquished allies for an epic showdown with Thanos -- the evil demigod who decimated the planet and the universe. Timestamps: Intro - 00:00   Review - 00:21   Outro - 20:59 Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again next Sunday when we review another film. 

Dan, Beth, Oscar, and Alex join Raquel to go see Avengers: Endgame at the midnight screening! *THIS EPISODE IS SPOILER-FREE* Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Avengers -- Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner -- must figure out a way to bring back their vanquished allies for an epic showdown with Thanos -- the evil demigod who decimated the planet and the universe. Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Expectations - 00:21 Trailer - 10:58 Review - 11:22 Outro - 21:03 Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again this Sunday, when we give a full (and full of spoilers) review of Endgame.

Dan joins Raquel for a chat about Stephen King horror film adaptations and a review of Pet Sematary (2019). Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his neighbour Jud Crandall, setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unspeakable evil with horrific consequences. Mentioned on this episode: Red carpet cat: https://www.altpress.com/news/pet-sematary-cat-twitter/ Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Expectations - 00:21 Trailer - 10:41 Review - 12:25 Outro - 21:51 Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again next week, when we review another film.

Oscar joins Raquel on Drive-Thru Cinema for a chat coming of age films and a review of Jonah Hill’s directorial debut mid90s. mid90s follows 13-year-old Stevie who lives in Los Angeles with his aggressive older brother Ian and single mother Dabney. One day, Stevie bikes past a Skate-shop, where he sees a group of older teenagers. Back at home, he trades with his brother for a skateboard, which he then takes to the skate-shop the following day, when he befriends Ruben, who introduces him to the rest of the group: Ray, a talented skateboarder, Fuckshit, Ray’s best friend and the only driver in the group, and Fourth Grade, who films everything they do. Despite not being very good at skating, Stevie joins the group and begins to imitate anti-social attitudes. He is nick-named “Sunburn”. 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Expectations 08:21 - Trailer 08:51 - Review 19:40 - Outro Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again next week, when we review another film.

Rachel joins Raquel, in a chat about Disney classics, followed by a review of Dumbo - just after they got out of the cinema! 00:00 Intro 00:21 Expectations 11:07 Trailer 13:26 Review Thanks for listening to Drive-Thru Cinema. If you love the podcast we’d love for you to subscribe, rate, and give a review on iTunes. Drive with us again next week, when we review another film.

Beth joins Raquel on the first ever episode of Drive Thru cinema, in a chat about all things horror followed by a review of Us - just after they got out of the cinema!