It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly Tales From the Shelf episode!In this installment, All the A’s, Trevor and Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast sit down to talk about some of the noteworthy films in their collections that begin with the letter “A”. Movies featured in this episodes include: Audition (1999)…
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Episode 129 – Sound of Metal (2020)
In this episode of Catching Up On Cinema, Trevor and his brother Matt sit down to review Darius Marder’s 2020 Oscar darling, Sound of Metal (2020)! Headlined by Riz Ahmed, and co-starring Olivia Cooke and 2020 best supporting actor winner, Paul Raci, the film is a weighty but refreshingly organic drama focusing on the events…

Catching Up On Cinema: Theatrical Edition – Mortal Kombat (2021)
*WARNING!* This episode contains total spoilers for Mortal Kombat (2021) *WARNING!*In a very special Theatrical Edition of Catching Up On Cinema, Trevor and Kyle, and the latter’s brother Nik knuckle down to review Simon McQuoid’s, Mortal Kombat (2021)! A reboot of the videogame adapted movie series that began with Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1995 live action…

Episode 127 – Hard Target (1993)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Action April event, Kyle, Trevor and Matt review Jean-Claude Van Damme’s, Hard Target (1993)! The first American production to be directed by prolific Hong Kong wunderkind, John Woo, the film serves both as a showcase for JCVD’s talents as a legitimate action star, as well as…

Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Super Turbo Champion Edition Plus Alpha
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly Tales From the Shelf episode! This time around, Trevor and his buddy Brad from Cinema Speak are joined by Harrison of the Grief Burrito podcast! Pivoting away from the usual Tales From the Shelf format of swapping stories about movie collecting, this month’s episode, the…

Episode 115 – Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997)
In the final installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Video Game Movie Month, Kyle and Trevor once again invite Kyle’s brother Nik to assist them in reviewing John R. Leonetti’s, Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997)! Featuring Robin Shou and Talisa Soto as the only 2 returning cast members from the first film, MK Annihilation is a…

Episode 114 – Super Mario Bros. (1993)
In this installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Video Game Movie Month, Kyle and Trevor are joined by SteampunkLink and Emmy Zero from the SNEScapades podcast in reviewing Super Mario Bros. (1993)! Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, the film is the first live-action video game feature film. A historically troubled production, resulting in…

Episode 113 – Street Fighter (1994)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Video Game Movie Month, Kyle and Trevor are once again joined by Matt in reviewing Steven E. de Souza’s Street Fighter (1994)! An energetic, albeit loose; adaptation of the wildly popular Capcom fighting game series, the film often bears a stronger resemblance to Hasbro’s G.I. Joe…

Episode 15 – Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
*WARNING! This podcast contains full spoilers for Bandersnatch!* In this episode, Kyle and Trevor make their first foray into Netflix exclusives as they review the revolutionary choose-your-own-adventure episode of Black Mirror, Bandersnatch (2018)!Foreshadowing with a pinch of story!Trevor rants about old videogames!Kyle LOVES Tangerine Dream!Trevor bitches about the format!Kyle commits to making EVERY bad choice…