
The Sleepless Cinematic Podcast
Emilio, Madeline, and Julian love music, and spend their afternoons and evenings working for and teaching at a music school in midtown Manhattan. But they also really love movies. A lot. So when they're done teaching, they stay up late and discuss a movie, sometimes a few, that they've all agreed to see recently. Opinions, musings, personal stories, and sincere film enthusiasm ensue.
Podcasting since 2023 • 56 episodes
The Sleepless Cinematic Podcast
Latest Episodes
A "Wedding Banquet" (1993) Companion with NYU Film Professor Zhen Zhang
For a bonus episode this week, Emilio goes solo to for a (mostly) spoiler free talk about a film he really loves, Ang Lee's "The Wedding Banquet". It was a successful and critically acclaimed independent film back when it was released in ...
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Episode 56
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1:00:15

FutureMakerPro: The Surreal Immigrant Experience of 'Problemista' (2024)
Madeline, Julian, and Emilio continue their cycle of New York City movies with a "Suggestion Box" entry covering "Problemista," the film debut of director, writer, and actor Julio Torres, known previously for his writing on Saturday Night Live,...
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Episode 55
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1:38:08

Giddy for Gitl: 'Hester Street' (1975) and its Timeless Charms with Sharyn Rothstein
For this cycle's "Mise-Unseen" entry, Julian, Emilio and Madeline fire up 'Hester Street', Joan Micklin Silver's overlooked and under-appreciated film from 1975 depicting the struggles one Jewish family, recently immigrants to the United States...
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Episode 54
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2:07:34

How Go The Dances?: ‘Frances Ha’ (2012) with Maggie Hill
Emilio, Madeline, and Julian are joined again by freshly-minted New Yorker Maggie Hill, who helps them kick off a new episode cycle focusing on New York City movies. They begin with a "View-nanimous" entry on “Frances Ha”, Noah Baumbach’s 2012 ...
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Episode 53
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1:44:00

Oscar-Winning Comic Roles, with Special Guest Rob McClure: 'A Fish Called Wanda' (1988), 'City Slickers' (1991), and 'My Cousin Vinny' (1992)
Julian, Madeline, and Emilio are graced by the enthusiastic presence of Tony-nominated actor Rob McClure to finish off their episode cycle on Oscar-Winning Supporting Performances with a "Close-Up" about three classic comedic roles, which each ...
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Episode 52
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2:36:31
