Episodes

  • TFSPod: Best Visual Effects and Best Animated Films of 2024
    Jan 9 2025
    In the third episode of the TFS Awards Season Series 2024, Siobhan and Marcelo are joined by past Best Animated Film guest host Joey Hamilton. They discuss their favorite Visual Effects and Animated Films of 2024! Voting in the 12th Annual Talk Film Society Awards, voted on by you, honoring the best in film in 2024, has begun. Go to this link for the ballot: TalkFilmSoc.com/Vote.
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    2 hrs and 27 mins
  • Cinema To The Letter: Game of Death (1978) (E for Egregious Criterion)
    Jan 7 2025
    Following a holiday hiatus, Cinema To The Letter kicks back into action! Continuing with their Criterion season, Bryan & Thomas discuss the egregious choice Game of Death! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How much does the final version of Game of Death differ from the late Bruce Lee's original vision? Why does this action movie feature so many boring people talking in boardrooms? Did Bruce Lee roll in his grave at turbine speeds when Game of Death was released? Well, listen in as you put on your best yellow jumpsuit and scale that pagoda full of murderous martial arts fighters to find out! Hear Thomas discuss the New Years horror film Bloody New Year on Earth Station Boo! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • TFSPod: Best Supporting Actors and Actresses of 2024
    Jan 6 2025
    In the second episode of the TFS Awards Season Series 2024, Siobhan and Marcelo are joined by Stage to Screen host Elise Poston. They discuss their favorite Supporting Actor and Actress performances of 2024! Voting in the 12th Annual Talk Film Society Awards, voted on by you, honoring the best in film in 2024, has begun. Go to this link for the ballot: TalkFilmSoc.com/Vote. The nominees will be announced on January 20th, 2025. The winners will be revealed on February 28th, 2025. Listen to Elise and Marcelo on their show, Stage to Screen: TalkFilmSoc.com/StagetoScreen Check out our Substack for more: TalkFilmSoc.com/Substack Follow the TFSPod for awards season updates: TalkFilmSoc.com/TFSPod.
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    2 hrs and 34 mins
  • TFSPod: Best Non-2024 First-Time Watches of 2024
    Jan 3 2025
    The first episode of the TFS Awards Season Series 2024 isn’t really about the awards season. Siobhan and Marcelo go over their favorite first-time watches/new discoveries they had over the last year of non-2024 movies! Voting in the 12th Annual Talk Film Society Awards, voted on by you, honoring the best in film in 2024, starts on January 6th, 2025. Go to this link for the ballot once it’s live: TalkFilmSoc.com/TFSAwards. The nominees will be announced on January 20th, 2025. The winners will be revealed on February 28th, 2025. Follow the TFSPod for awards season updates: TalkFilmSoc.com/TFSPod.
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    2 hrs and 43 mins
  • Cinema To The Letter: Perfect Days (2023) (N for New Criterion)
    Dec 17 2024
    Seems like a perfect day to listen to Cinema To The Letter! The Criterion season reaches the halfway point as Thomas & Bryan discuss Wim Wender's N for New film Perfect Days. Together, they'll answer the crucial questions. How vital is it to protect one's physical media collection? What newer films would they most want to be added to the Criterion Collection? Which Marvel characters would make the best post-credit poem reader? Well, put away your cassette player so you can listen to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!
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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • TFS Commentaries: Jingle All the Way with Vera Drew
    Dec 10 2024
    Siobhan and Marcelo do another commentary, no big deal, except they have Gotham Awards-winning director Vera Drew (The People’s Joker) on to talk over Jingle All the Way. Again, no big deal. They discuss director’s cuts, the dangers of consumerism, and Jingle All the Way. Listen to more TFS Commentaries: TalkFilmSociety.com/TFSCommentaries
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • Cinema To The Letter: All About My Mother (1999) (I for Indie Criterion)
    Dec 10 2024
    Nothing brings a child and mother closer than listening to Cinema To The Letter together! Actually, maybe mom doesn't need to listen with you. Regardless, it's time to hear Thomas, Bryan special guest Manish Mathur of Bollywood Drafts discuss the I for Indie film for this Criterion-themed season All About My Mother! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. What makes the films of Pedro Almodovar so special? How can female representation be complex compared to Strong Female Character™ archetypes? Why are the vibes at a sex worker fire pit so immaculate? Well, look both ways before crossing the street before you listen to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!
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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • Stage to Screen: Wicked
    Dec 5 2024
    Elise and Marcelo end the first season of the podcast were they focus on stage musicals and their film adaptations by discussing Wicked. From Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth to Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and everything in between, they discuss just about everything to do with the stage show and the film adaptation (of part one).
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    2 hrs and 51 mins