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Cinema Drive713. Help! My Cohost Made Me Watch: Godzilla Minus One (2023)Oh no! Jason finally did it! This all-new ongoing series locks Ryan into a devil's agreement - he MUST watch a movie of Jason's choice, no matter what! This episode corners Ryan with Godzilla Minus One (2023)...Will he hate it? Could he love it?! Can the camaraderie between cohosts survive the terrifying nature of this series?!?The Deep Question: Is there a film you wish your podcasting host would watch before he dies?This Week's Features:Godzilla Minus One (2023)Message Jason and Ryan2025-03-1240 minCinema Drive711. Fables and Foibles: Raising Arizona (1987) - With Adam "Tex" DavisCinema Drive welcomes screenwriter/director/producer Adam "Tex" Davis to the show! Tex is the inspiration and screenwriter for the romcom Just Friends (2005), starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, and Anna Faris, he's sold screenplays to the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way, and written, rewritten, or punched up over 25 feature film scripts for every major studio in Hollywood!Tex shares his behind-the-scenes stories and terrific insights into the ups and downs of screenwriting, and dives into the Coen brothers' classic Raising Arizona (1987) with Jason and Ryan. It's a Cinema Drive episode you won't want to miss!2025-02-2656 minCinema Drive707. James Dean, on the Scene!: East of Eden (1955) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955)Say howdy-do to one of Jason's longtime idols! James Dean burned quick but bright and left an iconic mark on our culture and cinema. East of Eden (1955) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955) are twin titans of the 50s that show Dean at his biggest and best. Jason and Ryan compete to see who will be the coolest co-host as they devote an episode to the coolest cat of them all!The Deep Question: Congratulations! The powers that be at Hollywood tap you on the shoulder to be the next hot movie director. You get to co-direct your...2025-01-2940 minCinema Drive602. Reclaim the Future - Part II: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)Jason and Ryan make Cinema Drive history as they roar from the glories of the movie theater straight to the comfort of the studio for hot takes on George Miller's follow-up to Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)! Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Chris Hemsworth give it their all in this incredibly executed prequel that is truly a saga rather than merely a Furiosa film - but Jason and Ryan aren't sure whether the juice was worth the squeeze.The Deep Question: Who would you cast as me in your biopic?This Week's Features:Furiosa: A...2024-07-1055 minCinema Drive521. The Intelligence of Jack Ryan: The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Patriot Games (1992)The Jack Ryan franchise arguably reached its peak with it's first two offerings in the early 90s. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, and of course Harrison Ford ensure that Tom Clancy's more technical stories get a healthy dose of humanity in these John McTiernan and Phillip Noyce films. Jason and Ryan celebrate the characterization, the espionage, and the thrills, all while contemplating the difference a few decades makes in the genre.The Deep Question: What's a movie concept that's due for reinvention?This Week's Features:The Hunt for Red October (1990)...2024-05-0854 minCinema DriveQuick Cuts 88: Jason Reviews Barbie (2023)Ryan didn't see Barbie but wants Jason's take.Message Jason and Ryan2023-09-2204 minCinema DriveQuick Cuts 85: Ryan Reviews Oppenheimer (2023)Jason didn't see Oppenheimer but wants Ryan's take.Message Jason and Ryan2023-09-0104 minCinema Drive324. Staged and Screened: Musical TranslationWhat does it look like for musicals to make the transition from stage to screen, or for movies to transform from film to performance? What impact is lost or gained in the translation? In each case a sacrifice is made, and Jason and Ryan analyze and discuss the implications.The Deep Question: What two franchises would you merge in a movie?This Week's Features:Dear Evan Hansen (2021)Hamilton (2020)Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)Les Miserables (2012)The Music Man (1962)Oklahoma! (1955)The Sound of Music (1965)Sweeney Todd: The...2023-05-3153 minCinema DriveQuick Cuts 71: Recent ReleasesJason and Ryan swap stories about new movies they've seen.Message Jason and Ryan2023-05-2604 minCinema DriveQuick Cuts 69: Deserving DCU?MrMeseeks11970 is curious about Jason and Ryan's DCU perspective in the wake of the franchise flush.Message Jason and Ryan2023-05-1204 minCinema Drive321. Fast Cars & Father Figures: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and The Fast and the Furious (2001)Jason and Ryan race onto the scene with two car flicks that owned the early 2000s! No one ran the road or ran their crews like Memphis Raines and Dom Toretto. Both films spark a fierce love for fast cars, father figures, and a need for speed.The Deep Question: Did you see Fall (2022)?This Week's Features:The Fast and the Furious (2001)Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)Message Jason and Ryan2023-05-1058 minCinema DriveQuick Cuts 67: Vexing Vertigo (1958) NewsNatasha U. loves Vertigo (1958) and wonders what Jason and Ryan think about the news of the upcoming remake.Message Jason and Ryan2023-04-2804 minCinema Drive319. Surprising Love: Martian Child (2007) and Witness (1985)Love knows no bounds in these two stories guaranteed to make your heart full. Join Jason and Ryan as they explore the beautiful potency of surprising love in another Cinema Drive episode that'll take you deeper into the power of film and filmmaking.The Deep Question: What is one of your favorite cinematic science fiction vehicles?This Week's Features:Martian Child (2007)Witness (1985)Message Jason and Ryan2023-04-2658 minCinema Drive318. Batting 1000 - Part II: Moneyball (2011), Angels in the Outfield (1994), and Field of Dreams (1989)Jason and Ryan continue to combine two of America's favorite pastimes - baseball and cinema - with a doubleheader of gripping baseball movies. In this second part they gaze in wonder at three home runs that are still going decades later. Statistics, faith, dreams...they all have their place in the silver screen stadium.The Deep Question: What is a movie you were too bored to finish?This Week's Features:Angels in the Outfield (1994)Field of Dreams (1989)Moneyball (2011)Trouble with the Curve (2012)Message Jason and Ryan2023-04-1951 minCinema Drive316. Calculated and Compelling: The Humanity of RoboticsIt's National Robotics Week! What better excuse for Jason and Ryan to examine compelling robots in film?! Cinema Drive analyzes those depictions in film that give the viewer pause and a reason to discuss.The Deep Question: How many actors can you identify by their first name only?This Week's Features:2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Blade Runner (1982)Blade Runner 2049 (2017)Chappie (2015)Ex Machina (2014)Her (2013)I, Robot (2004)Real Steel (2011)Message Jason and Ryan2023-04-0557 min