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Cinema Squares
Hello and welcome to the Cinema Squares Podcast! Join Tom and Alec every week as they watch and review some of the most highly-acclaimed movies of all time!
Join in on the fun and offer us your thoughts on the movies every week by contacting us at cinemasquarespod@gmail.com
Episodes
108 episodes
Episode 97 - Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi
Tune in this week as the Squares finish up their review of the original Star Wars Trilogy! Before episode 100, they had to finish this one up! One of the most highly regarded trilogies of all time. Return doesn’t get as much praise as the first...
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Episode 96-B - Smokey and the Bandit
Our second personal pick of the week! Tune in for this Burt Reynold’s classic. Tom and Alec address all the biggest questions about this film on this episode. Is this an iconic film? Does it hold up today? Is this a movie that is known to peopl...
Episode 96-A - Bruce Almighty
The Squares have two episodes for you all today. Two personal picks! The first one is this classic Jim Carrey comedy. This one doesn’t seem to be critics favorite based on the other reviews out there. Will the Squares agree? Is this an underrat...
Episode 95 - The Prince of Egypt
Join Tom and Alec this week for another adaptation of the Exodus story! This one doesn’t have Charleston, but does have quite the star-studded cast! Including the late Val Kilmer voicing Moses! Is this the definitive Exodus adaptation? Tu...
Episode 94 - The Ten Commandments
It’s time for another four hour movie folks! Join Tom and Alec this week as they review the 1956 classic, The Ten Commandments! How will this film stack up to Ben Hur and Lawrence of Arabia? Tune in this week to find out!
Episode 93 - Lawrence of Arabia
Join Tom and Alec this week as they review another 4 hour movie! Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur are both highly acclaimed, classic films, but they are very different films! Will the Squares think as highly of this one as they did Ben Hur? Tune ...
Episode 92 - Ben Hur
Join Tom and Alec this week as they review this Charlton Heston classic! Back in the day, this film won 11 Academy Awards. It is remembered for the incredible practical effects and wonderful storytelling. Do the practical effects hold up? Is it...
Episode 91 - KPop Demon Hunters
The Squares are back!! But not on our normal Monday release day. If you check the calendar, you’ll see that today is April 1st, and on this day, the Squares review a film they wouldn’t typically give the time of day. This year’s Apr...
Episode M9 - Mailbag #9
The Squares are 10 episodes away from 100 films reviewed! Tune in this week for a recap of the previous 10 films and some movie recommendations from the fans!Having done 90 film reviews at this point, the Squares have gotten some fun new...
Episode 90 - The Road Warrior
Join the Squares this week for a surprising personal pick from Tom! Here the squares take a look at this wild Australian classic and ask an important question. Is the Mad Max franchise one of the most underrated franchises out there? Tune in an...
Episode 89 - The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
Tom and Alec enjoyed book so much, they wanted to review two versions of film adaptations! Tune in this week as they take a look at a recent French adaptation of the exciting story!
Episode 88 - The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The squares received a recommendation to review this movie back in a previous mailbag episode. It took a little while to get to it, but Tom and Alec wanted to read the book first! They do that, and now they are ready to review the film and see ...
Episode 87 - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
It has been over 40 episodes since the squares reviewed Star Wars. It is about time they get to Empire! Many folks have this as the best Star Wars movie, and it is #15 on IMDB’s Top 250 List. Will the Squares agree with this praise? Tune in and...
Episode 86 - Apocalypto
This week, join Tom and Alec as they review Mel Gibson’s follow up to The Passion. Is it as ambitious as The Passion? Maybe not…but this movie is still quite ambitious. This film has its fair share of fans and critics. Many critics don’t love t...
Episode 85 - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Tom and Alec are reviewing another Nicolas Cage film! There are not many movies out there like this one. Is this fun comedy a better film than The Rock? Tune in this week and find out!
Episode 84 - Parasite
Join Tom and Alec this week as they review the first foreign film to ever win Best Picture at the academy awards! Will this recent movie live up to the hype? Tune in this week to find out!
Episode 83 - Dirty Harry
Join the Squares this week as they review a non-western Clint Eastwood movie! Clint has many iconic movie roles, but Dirty Harry is probably one of his most iconic! Will this movie hold up as well as the other Clint movies Tom and Alec have rev...
Episode 82 - The Matrix
Join the Squares this week as they kick off the new year with a movie that begs the question…are we living in The Matrix? The Matrix is one of the most iconic films of the late 1990s and has one of Keanu Reeves’s most popular movie roles! Does ...
Episode M8 - Mailbag #8
The Squares have hit the 81 episode mark! The past 11 movies had a wide variety of genres. We had horror with Spooktober, comedy movies, action movies, and Christmas movies! Tune in here for a recap of movies 71-81 and some mailbag items from t...
Episode 81 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Is the Grinch Jim Carrey’s most iconic role? He has had so many great roles but this one definitely stands out! Tune in this week as Tom and Alec go through this charming Christmas movie!
Episode 80 - Die Hard
The Squares review everyone’s favorite Christmas movie this week! Bruce Willis stars in this action packed film from 1988! Full of one-liners, action, and a great villain, this movie has all the key things needed in an 80s movie. Tune in this w...
Episode 79 - Lethal Weapon
The Squares are kicking off the Christmas Season with their first “Christmas” movie of the year! Some people say that Lethal Weapon perfected the buddy-cop movie. The film has action, humor, and some real family heartfelt moments. Will the Squa...
Episode 78 - The Godfather Part II
Is this the sequel that is better than the original? That is what many people believe and that is the question the Squares are going to answer for you all today! Both The Godfather Parts I & II are regarded as two of the best movies of all ...