Speaking Cinema
Welcome back to the Speaking Cinema podcast, under new management!
Frequent guests Jon Bewley and Adam Seccafico have taken the reigns from Andrew Schwarz, and welcome friend to the pod Anthony Zaccone who will join the team as co-host and producer.
Speaking Cinema explores thoughtful and entertaining conversations and audio essays about the meaning we can garner from specific movies and the ideas that cinema provokes. Listen to co-hosts and filmmakers Jon Bewley, Adam Seccafico, and Anthony Zaccone dive deeper than any other podcast with interesting takes, life questions, philosophy, culture, and the art and appreciation of cinema.
Broadcast from New York City, New Jersey, and New Hampshire.
Podcasting since 2024 • 36 episodes
Speaking Cinema
Latest Episodes
5.2 One Battle After Another (2025)
The Revolution may not be televised...but it sure will be podcasted. This week on Speaking Cinema we take a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. In what might be our most politically charged episode to date, we talk about th...
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2:22:34
5.1 - This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Podcast goes to eleven. Speaking Cinema kicks off its fifth season with Rob Reiner's gleefully silly This is Spinal Tap. The boys pay tribute to an unsung Hollywood hero, recite their favorite lines from the movie and (somehow) find a way ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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2:07:15
4.10 - A Very Merry Speaking Cinema Holiday Special - With Friends!
Ho! Ho! Ho! And a metric ton of egg nog for everyone! To end the 4th Season of Speaking Cinema, we're giving the audience something special; three movies for the price of one. Its a Christmas extravaganza...with our usual blend of wit, commenta...
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3:08:20
4.9 - Thief (1981)
Institutional failure, rampant corruption and the scariest grandpa you'll ever meet...and maybe the most fun film we've covered so far. This week, the boys tackle Michael Mann's self assured directorial debut; Thief. We dive into subjects...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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2:12:22
4.8 - Weathering With You (2019)
And now it's Anthony's turn to have an existential breakdown. This week on Speaking Cinema, the boys fell for it again. What was supposed to be a fun anime about two young lovers turns into a deep look into global warming, human sacrifice and w...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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