This week Garvis and Brett go on a road trip from New York to Los Angeles with Harry and Tonto, the story of an elderly man and his cat. Art Carney won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Harry Coombs despite going up against powerhouses like Pacino, Hoffman, Nicholson, and Finney. All this plus our regular new release news and what we watched last week.
This week it's everyone for their self as the CTC crew dives into the Japanese sensation Battle Royale. Stuck on an island, given a survival pack, and fitted with exploding neck collars, a class of young students is given just three days to kill all of their fellow classmates.
In addition to Battle Royale we also discuss the Oscar nominations, recent Hollywood passings, and new releases in theaters and on home video.
After a week off due to sickness and schedule changes, the CTC crew is back with our discussion of Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals. This film had huge Oscar buzz last year, but saw only one nomination when the awards were announced. We also offer our predictions for this year's Best Picture nominees.
Step into the isolation tank this week as we take a look back at Ken Russell's adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's novel. In addition we talk about the new releases on home video and in theaters as well as what we watched last week.
This week we ring out the old and ring in the new with something unique. Frank is the story of a group of musicians trying to record their first album. They are led by enigmatic frontman Frank who wears a huge fiberglass head all the time, on stage and off.
We also have new release news and finally get around to discussing what we've watched over the last couple of weeks.
Merry Christmas from the CTC crew as we take a look at some of our favorite holiday movies and specials.
This week CTC looks at the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This version starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge is probably the most popular and well regarded version of this holiday classic. Also new release news and once again we forget to cover what we watched last week.
This week we check in to the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and share our thoughts on this ensemble film that is a romance, a comedy, and a drama all rolled together with a cast that knows a thing or two about acting and have the awards and nominations to back them up. Heck two of them are officially Dames.
We also discuss the new releases in theaters and home video, catch up on awards news, and take a few minutes to thank Jan Gephardt for her help and kindness in trying to assist Garvis2 in replacing a piece of artwork he lost in the flood last year. Jan is heavily involved in the KaCSFFS (Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society) and they are having their annual holiday party on Saturday December 16, 2017. For more information visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/kacsffs and tell them Cinema Toast Crunch sent you.
This week we have a last minute substitution on our film as Brett had car trouble and couldn't make it. The new film we decided to look over was Ray Harryhausen's stop motion animation dinosaur film One Million Years B.C. starring a very buxom and barely covered Raquel Welch. In addition there's new release news, talk about Lavalantula, Art Trouble, Coco and Christmas movies.
This week Garvis and Brett discuss the "Rock and roll fable" known as Streets of Fire. It's a film that is hard to categorize, but a lot of fun to watch. We also talk about things in the news, including the first awards season news, and new releases in theaters and on home video. The road to the 2018 Oscars starts here.
We finally made it! Episode 100! We take a look back at the last couple of years and talk a little behind the scenes stuff before finally settling in to discuss Charlie Chaplin's classic 1931 silent film, City Lights. All of this plus our new release news and farewells to Della Reese and David Cassidy.
We're taking a week off from our regular format to take a look at war movies for the Veterans Day holiday. Vrie joins Garvis2 and then Dee and Jeff give their thoughts on the subject. One think we all agree on is how thankful we are for the service of the men and women who have answered the call to keep our nation free. From all of us at Cinema Toast Crunch, Thank you for your service.
Fresh from the premiere night screening, Cinema Toast Crunch brings you a pretty much spoiler free review of Thor: Ragnarok. Since Brett, Garvis3 and Kayla were unavailable tonight, Vrie decided to join Garvis2 for this week. There's a quick rundown of new releases and talk about the movies we watched last week as well as the latest on the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the latest actors to get caught up in accusations of sexual harassment.
It's a special episode this time as Garvis2 & Brett, Garvis3 & Kayla, and Jeff & Dee all talk about some of their favorite horror movies. We do a quick overview of the genre and then it's time to get down to talking about the movies we love especially at this time of the year. Maybe you'll find a gem you haven't seen yet or will enjoy a fond remembrance of one of your favorite horror films as well. It's Cinema Toast Crunch's treat to you. Boo!
The CTC crew wrap up our month long look at some of our favorite horror movies with It Follows. We also take a quick look at the new releases on home video and in theaters.
October rolls on with another CTC discussion of a classic horror film. This week Brett and Garvis take a look at John Landis' An American Werewolf In London. We also talk about new releases, the Harvey Weinstein controversy, and movies we watched last week. We also answer the question is the Target exclusive home video releases of Stranger Things the coolest DVD Blu-ray package of the year. See you next Wednesday.
It's another Halloween themed week with CTC as we discuss two classic films that would fit right in with the horror movie marathons that TV stations used to air. It's The Killer Shrews followed by William Castle's The Tingler starring Vincent Price. All this plus new release news and what we watched last week including Garvis3 and Kayla's discussion of the My Little Pony Movie.
CTC kicks off the Halloween season with a month of horror movies starting with The Exorcist. In addition to our in depth look at this modern horror masterpiece, we also talk new releases and the genius of Paul Williams.
This week Garvis and Brett take a look at another 2 hour plus South Korean film with the serial killer cat and mouse film I Saw The Devil. We also talk about the movies we've watched including some classic short films, Baby Driver, Son of Saul, and more. There's also our look at the new releases and the results of our month long Jerry Lewis DVD set contest.
This week the CTC crew goes back in time to 1974 for John Carpenter's first full length movie, Dark Star. Much of the feel and texture of this film found its way into Dan O'Bannon's script a few years later for Alien. But unlike alien, Dark Star takes a more humorous look at life aboard a space ship.
We also discuss the passing of Harry Dean Stanton (who I somehow got confused with John Hurt when we got to talking about his work on alien) and the Cinemascore rating for last week's new release, mother!.
All this plus new release news and what we watched last week and yet another plea to help save Blood Drive.
This week the Garvi and Kayla finally get around to watching and discussing Disney's attempt to make a movie of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter stories. Brett was unable to join in this week, but still phoned in his review. There'a also our regular new release news and Garvis3 and Kayla talk about the new version of It.
This week Garvis3 and Kayla join Garvis2 and Brett to discuss the animated film 9 from producers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. There's plenty of catching up to do and some new releases to talk about as well.
This week the CTC crew discusses the politcal satire In The Loop starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander and James Gandolfini. We also talk about the movies we watched last week, what's coming out new this week, and say goodbye to another great director of modern horror, Tobe Hooper.
This week it's another listener request, and what a great one it is, The Handmaiden from Chan-wook Park. It's rare to run across a near perfect film and yet we have now had two in a row. In addition to discussing The Handmaiden, we give our thoughts on two legendary icons that we lost this last week, Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory. All of this plus new release news and a rundown of some of the films we watched this last week.
This week Garvis and Brett delve into one of the best reviewed films of the first half of 2017, the racially tinged horror film Get Out. There's also talk about new releases and the films we've watched over the last week as well as the irony of picking a film that deals with race in the week after Charlottesville.