Cinematic Respect

Your usual host Doug Gobeski welcomes two elusive guests to the show (Charlie Wallace and Jessica Klaers) to watch the critically heralded 2016 classic Hardcore Henry. They discuss the unique first-person perspective, the intense stunt-work and a tour-de-force performance by Tim Roth. Doug knows this episode is outside his usual release schedule, but it’s just so […] The post Episode 46 – Hardcore Henry (w. Charlie Wallace and Jessica Klaers) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

This episode, we get lost in the steel blue eyes of Alain Delon while watching Le Samouraï (1967) with executive producer Adam Gobeski. We talk inaccurate movie trailers, tightly directed action sequences, long takes, and an alternate ending. Despite the lack of dialogue, Amber shows the appropriate amount of respect for the film. But can we […] The post Episode 45 – Le Samouraï (w. Adam Gobeski) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Charlie, Adam, and Amber welcome guest Jill Dickinson to the podcast to geek out over the 2005 sci-fi film Serenity! We’re all familiar with the short-lived TV series Firefly… but what if you weren’t? Would the movie still work? If there aren’t any cows, is this really a western? And there’s no avoiding those shocking […] The post Episode 44 – Serenity (w. Jill Dickinson) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Doug Gobeski brings in his friends Ric and Wes after their first viewing of the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas. We talk voiceover, tracking shots, and prison attire. The movie was criticized for extreme depictions of violence at the time, but how does it look in 2019? And we discuss how this all ties in […] The post Episode 43 – Goodfellas (w. Ric Vega, Wes Richerson, and Doug Gobeski) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Amber Elby appoints herself Ringmaster in order to compel Charlie, Adam, and guest Kelly Fulcher to watch the 2017 film The Greatest Showman. We discuss the right way to create fantasy/historical fiction, the overt critical meta-commentary, and *swoon* Zac Efron. Will the grouchy first-timers dig in their heels and hate on this popular musical, or will […] The post Episode 42 – The Greatest Showman (w. Kelly Fulcher) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Actor Brianne Gobeski joins us once again to discuss the 1946 French classic La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast). For those of you who think this is similar to the Disney versions, think again: nary a singing candelabra to be found! No conversation about this movie could be complete without mentioning the […] The post Episode 41 – La Belle et la Bête (w. Brianne Gobeski) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Before 24-hour cable news networks and politically polarizing punditry, there was the 1976 film Network, which we investigate with guests Doug Gobeski and author Amber Elby. How do we see the movie today when so many of its predictions have come true? Is there any way to remake or update this movie? What’s the whole point of […] The post Episode 40 – Network (w. Doug Gobeski and Amber Elby) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

One year after discussing the original film, Charlie, Adam and Paul Wilcox are back together to discuss Blade Runner 2049 (2017). We praise the cinematography, the characterization, and the score. And we revisit those age-old questions: “What makes us human?” and “How close is too close to your 4K TV?” Clarifications: If you are interested in watching […] The post Episode 39 – Blade Runner 2049 (w. Paul Wilcox) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Charlie, Adam and Amber Elby all play the guest AND host role to talk about Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 narrative game-changer Rashomon. We discuss the beautiful cinematography, the shifting perspectives of the story, and the creepy-as-hell ghost medium. But is there any one true interpretation of Rashomon? Yes, duh! Take a listen if you want to know what […] The post Episode 38 – Rashomon (w. Amber Elby) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Seasoned guests Adam and Ally are back in the studio to talk about 1969’s Robert Redford/Paul Newman vehicle Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. As it turns out, we were all a bit perplexed by the film and what, if anything, it was trying to say. Or is it just a fun Western romp that we […] The post Episode 37 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (w. Adam and Ally) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

We welcome history major and film lover Taylor Anderson to the show to talk about the perennial and undeniably essential 1976 movie All the President’s Men. Of course, we recorded on the same day that a guilty plea and a conviction rocked the current president’s administration, so our conversation takes on a sudden urgency. The parallels […] The post Episode 36 – All the President’s Men (w. Taylor Anderson) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

We’re reviewing another Cary Grant/Howard Hawks collaboration, 1938’s screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby, with our guest Lee from the podcast Faking Movies. It really is strange that this movie wasn’t a traditional box office success, what with Katharine Hepburn and TWO leopards! We talk about the tightly packed script, wacky characters, and crippling production delays. And […] The post Episode 35 – Bringing Up Baby (w. Lee from Faking Movies) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

What better way to celebrate a boys’ weekend than with Georges Méliès’ 1902 work A Trip to the Moon? Jessica couldn’t make it this week, but we’ve got Executive Producer Adam Gobeski in the co-host chair with TWO returning guests, Doug Gobeski and Paul Wilcox! We talk about the history of cinema, the innumerable soundtracks available […] The post Episode 34 – A Trip to the Moon (w. Doug Gobeski and Paul Wilcox) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Charlie, Jessica and Adam alternate between high emotion and utter confusion while reviewing the 1980 David Lynch film The Elephant Man with return guest Brianne Gobeski. We discuss what material the movie is based on (and NOT based on), Mel Brooks’ contribution, and how it compares to the stage play. We all agree that acting and […] The post Episode 33 – The Elephant Man (w. Brianne Gobeski) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Author and cinephile Amber Elby is back to discuss the 1993 indie film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, and she records live from the same town it was filmed in! We dive right into the appropriateness of Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance and Johnny Depp’s inappropriate hair. Is this a film that would have been made today? Or would it have […] The post Episode 32 – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (w. Amber Elby) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

We come off a Die Hard high by watching the equally exciting but exceedingly dark 2006 film Children of Men with return guest Patrick Hill. We contemplate what defines a “dystopian” movie and name some of our favorites. Then, we marvel over the masterful long-takes but probably spend too much time talking about animals. And does […] The post Episode 31 – Children of Men (w. Patrick Hill) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Somehow we have managed to make it to episode 30 without discussing a pure action film, but this week we’re doing so in style by reviewing Die Hard with our returning guest Megan Heneke! We appreciate John McClane’s All-American charm, except for Charlie who seems to be in Hans Gruber’s corner. Did Gruber come up with […] The post Episode 30 – Die Hard (w. Megan Heneke) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

We remain perplexed by the 1965 French New Wave film Alphaville but manage to make some sense of it with our Executive Producer Adam Gobeski. We find out that Jessica is much less likely to be executed in this dystopian sci-fi universe. And what amazing executions those are! We touch on what Jean-Luc Godard really intended for […] The post Episode 29 – Alphaville (w. Adam Gobeski) appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

Bryan from The SilverScreen Redemption podcast talks with Charlie about why he originally missed out on the 2010 David Fincher film The Social Network. We discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s real personality vs how he’s portrayed in the film. Is he really an asshole, or is he just trying really hard to be one? And Bryan can’t help […] The post Episode 28 – The Social Network appeared first on Cinematic Respect.

We sit down and get all teary-eyed with Dan Hess and review the movie that spawned a Baby Boomer nostalgia revolution, 1983’s The Big Chill. We talk about that High Fidelity quote that causes Millennials like us to go into this movie blind. And the world has come a long way with regards to surrogacy, but […] The post Episode 27 – The Big Chill appeared first on Cinematic Respect.