FOLLOWING FILMS

#064: Top Ten of 2015 Part 1 On this episode of Cinematic for the People, Ben, Chris and special Guest Michael Denniston (War Machine Vs War Horse Podcast) reveal their Top Tens for 2015. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode covering only their #10-6 choices. Enjoy!

Cinematic for the People #059: The Hateful Eight/The Big Short On this episode of Cinematic for the People, Ben and Chris review The Hateful Eight and are joined by David Hart of Pop Culture Case Study Podcast. Much like the film each reviewer has his own ulterior motive and is not what he seems. After that Ben and Michael Denniston (War Machine Vs. War Horse Podcast) sit down for an ironically long discussion of the The Big Short. Will the gang solve the financial crisis afflicting hard working America today? No, we will not, but please listen anyway. Enjoy! 01:34- The Hateful Eight 35:10- The Big Short 01:05:12- Outro and Preview for Next Week 

#058: Star Wars The Force Awakens/Youth On this episode of Cinematic for the People, Ben and Chris review Star Wars The Force Awakens and then Ben sits down with Michael Denniston of War Machine Vs War Horse Podcast for a review of the new Michael Caine drama Youth. Enjoy! 00:26- Star Wars The Force Awakens (Spoiler-lite review) 19:28- Star Wars The Force Awakens (Spoiler-filled review) 27:49- Youth 52:08- Outro and Preview for Next Week

#057: NBR Awards/Krampus/Brooklyn/Trumbo On this episode of Cinematic for the People, Ben sits down with Michael Denniston for an ultimately pointless conversation about an ultimately pointless group of film critics and their ultimately pointless set of awards winners which happens to be the first major kick off to an ultimately pointless season of shameless award giving. Then Ben and Chris break out the old aluminum Festivus pole for a review of the new christmas/horror film Krampus. Ben airs his grievances on the film while Chris celebrates it's feats of strength. This leads to another Festivus miracle when Ben and Clinton Cornwell convene for a review of the new period drama Brooklyn. Finally Ben is joined by Jeff Broitman for a review of Trumbo proving that the highs and lows of the Festivus season are all too real. Enjoy! 00:26- NBR Award Winners Discussion 21:57- Krampus 35:11- Brooklyn 50:56- Trumbo 1:15:26- Outro and Preview for Next Week

#055: Spotlight/The Secret in Their Eyes/The Night Before On this episode of Cinematic for the People, Ben and regular correspondent Jeff Broitman sit down to review the new newsroom procedural which has newly opened in many new cities, Spotlight. Then first time guest David Hart (Popculture Case Study Podcast) joins Ben for a review of The Secret in Their Eyes and we determine that Dean Norris should not be repelling down any mountains any time soon. For our final review of the week, Michael Denniston (War Machine Vs. War Horse Podcast) stops by and we discuss the new Seth Rogen comedy The Night Before, which we had both coincidentally seen the night before. Enjoy! 00:26- Spotlight 29:28- The Secret in Their Eyes 44:26- The Night Before 01:08:41- Outro and Preview for Next Week

#054: Spectre/The Leisure Class/Suffragette On this episode of Cinematic for the People, Ben and Chris are joined by special guest Michael Denniston (War Machine Vs War Horse Podcast) for a review of Spectre, the highly anticipated new James Bond film. Then Ben and Chris check out the Leisure Class on HBO, the film that was the subject of this season's Project Greenlight series. After that Ben and Clinton Cornwell sit down for another segment of Clinton's Corner and a review of Suffragette. Enjoy! 00:49- Spectre 32:08- The Leisure Class 52:36- Suffragette 1:10:17- Outro and Preview for Next Week

On this episode of Cinematic for the People, Ben and guest Michael Denniston review the new release Burnt. Then Ben and Chris take a look at the new Sandra Bullock film Our Brand is Crisis. After that we're joined by Jeff Broitman for a discussion on the VOD release Experimenter. It all leads up to a discussion of the new political drama Truth with Clinton Cornwell. I'm not great on these summaries after midnight, but you get the idea. Enjoy! 00:44- Burnt 31:21- Our Brand is Crisis 48:31- Experimenter 1:10:13- Truth

On this ungodly long episode of Cinematic for the People, we along with special guests Jeff Broitman, Clinton Cornwell, Christina Johnson and Nathan Uhlig take a look at new releases Steve Jobs, Goosebumps, The Final Girls, and Rock the Kasbah. We then wrap up our October Horror Movie segment with Diabolique(1955) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Hope you enjoy and always remember you can use our guide below to skip forward in the episode. God knows that's what I do. 00:56- Steve Jobs 27:47- Goosebumps 45:39- The Final Girls 57:14- Rock the Kasbah 1:19:55- Halloween Segment, Diabolique (1955) & A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 1:43:32- Outro and Preview for Next Week