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.
Episodes
30 episodes
4.6 - The Toxic Avenger
Happy Halloween everyone! We've finally reached the end of our horror series and we've decided to go out on a high note...by paying Adam's relatives a visit in beautiful Tromaville, NJ. This week, we subvert the slasher genre with the 1984 expl...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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2:14:37
4.5 - Scream
Do you like scary movies? The guys at Speaking Cinema do (even if one of them doesn't like this week's movie). This week, we take a hard look at Wes Craven's 1996 slasher deconstruction, Scream. Listen as Adam, Anthony and Jon discuss sensation...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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2:10:21
4.4 - Halloween (1978)
Speaking Cinema dives headfirst into the spooky season with one of the most influential films of the half century; John Carpenter's Halloween. This week, the boys talk about the slasher film master mold, horror fandom's brighter side and debate...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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2:15:00
4.3 - Freaks (1932)
Step right up and see a film as strange as it is touching. This week on Speaking Cinema, the boys tackle Pre-Code Hollywood, the birth of Exploitation Cinema, and a final image so powerful it moves one of the co-hosts to tears. This week, Tod B...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:54:13
4.2 - The Departed (2006)
After a sobering experience covering V for Vendetta, the boys decide to watch something a little lighter...which turns out to be a film where everyone dies in the end. This week, Speaking Cinema tackles Martin Scorsese's Oscar winning crime dra...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:44:24
4.1 - V For Vendetta (2005)
We're back! After a few months away, Speaking Cinema officially relaunches with James McTeigue's 2005 film V for Vendetta. Listen as Adam, Anthony and Jon talk about the finer point of adaptation, wax philosophic about the state of the world......
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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2:32:56
A Very Important Update!
Please listen if you are following the Speaking Cinema Podcast!Andrew's Instagram: @AndrewSchwarzMediaAndrew's New Collaborative YouTube Channel: ThePianoKings
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Season 3
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3:13
3.3 - Past Lives (2023) with Jesse Mendelsohn
In this episode of the Speaking Cinema podcast, Andrew Schwarz and Jesse Mendelsohn delve into the emotional and thematic depths of Celine Song's 'Past Lives.' They explore the intricate relationship between romance and personal growth, the cul...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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3.2 - In Memoriam: David Lynch
**WATCH US AND SUBSCRIBE on YouTube! (@SpeakingCinemaPodcast)This special episode features a panel of two guest filmmakers, Adam Seccafico and Jon Bewley, who join Andrew in discussing one of the most unique and seminal filmmakers in the...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:18:30
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3.1 - Heathers (1988) with Adam Seccafico
WELCOME TO SEASON 3! **WATCH US now/subscribe on YouTube! (@SpeakingCinemaPodcast)Andrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, discuss the complex meaning of one of the the most sardonic and biting satires you've never s...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:49:25
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2.11 - Her (2013) with Jon Bewley
**WATCH US now/subscribe on YouTube! (SpeakingCinemaPodcast)SEASON 2 AI DOUBLE FEATURE FINALE, MOVIE 2 OF 2. Andrew and special guest, Jon Bewley, examine the meaning of the incredible, unique Spike Jonze love story from 2013, Her.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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2:10:12
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2.10 - Ex Machina (2014) with Greg Jolley
**WATCH US now/subscribe on YouTube! (SpeakingCinemaPodcast)SEASON 2 AI DOUBLE FEATURE FINALE, MOVIE 1 OF 2. Andrew and special guest, Greg Jolley, discuss the meaning of Alex Garland's masterful and exquisite 2014 sci-Fi drama/thriller...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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2:10:58
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2.9 - Oppenheimer (2023) with Nicholas Stonehouse
**WATCH US now on YouTube! (@SpeakingCinemaPodcast)Andrew and special guest, Nicholas Stonehouse, take on Christopher Nolan's incredible 2023 Best Picture winning epic, Oppenheimer. Gracing us with one of the most stac...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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2:06:15
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2.8 - Psycho (1960) with Adam Seccafico
HALLOWEEN 2024 SERIES, FINAL MOVIE 3 of 3Andrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, break down the meaning of one of the creepiest and most influential, iconic, and revered horror movies of ALL TIME -- Alfred Hitchcoc...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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2:12:41
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2.7 - The Ring (2002) with Jon Bewley
HALLOWEEN 2024 SERIES, MOVIE 2 of 3Andrew and special guest, Jon Bewley, examine their takes on the meaning of the bone-chilling mega-hit American horror remake from 2002, The Ring. Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:56:45
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2.6 - Cube (1997) with Jesse Mendelsohn
HALLOWEEN 2024 SERIES, MOVIE 1 of 3Andrew and special guest, writer and director Jesse Mendelsohn, navigate through the maze of the stunning and terrifying 1997 indie sci-fi horror classic, Cube. The directorial feature debut o...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:54:34
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2.5 - Requiem For A Dream (2000) with Greg Jolley
Andrew and special guest, Greg Jolley, uncover the meaning in Darren Aronofsky's groundbreaking and harrowing Requiem For A Dream from 2000. With its unmistakably unique style, haunting imagery, and performances for the ages all around...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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2:05:26
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2.4 - Blue Velvet (1986) with Nicholas Stonehouse
Andrew and special guest, Nicholas Stonehouse, take on David Lynch's beguiling and intriguing 1986 classic, Blue Velvet. Boasting an all-star cast, a simple but meaningful story, and enough style to put all other films from its time to...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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2:26:26
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2.3 - We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) with Jesse Mendelsohn
Andrew and special guest, writer and director Jesse Mendelsohn, take a shot at the bullseye of the stunning and provocative thriller adaptation of We Need To Talk About Kevin from 2011. Directed and co-written by acclaimed Scottish ind...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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2:11:21
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2.2 - Network (1976) with Adam Seccafico
Andrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, deconstruct one of the most outrageous, satirical, and prophetic movies of ALL TIME -- Sidney Lumet's Network from 1976. This timeless, audacious classic will compel you to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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2.1 - Lost In Translation (2003) with Jon Bewley
Andrew and special guest, producer and cinematographer Jon Bewley, cover the hit indie drama, Lost In Translation, from 2003. Written and directed by Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, Priscilla), this carefully told Oscar-wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:51:23
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1.8 - The Wailing (2016) with Nicholas Stonehouse
Andrew and special guest, Nicholas Stonehouse, deconstruct the mystifying and creeptastic South Korean horror/thriller, The Wailing, from 2016. Written and directed by Na Hong Jin (The Chaser), this spooky spectacle of eclectic vibes, colors, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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2:19:50
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1.7 - Moneyball (2011) with Jesse Mendelsohn
Andrew and special guest, writer and director Jesse Mendelsohn, take a whack at the intriguing sports drama, Moneyball, from 2011. Directed by Bennett Miller and written by powerhouses Steven Zailian and Aaron Sorkin, this entertaining and extr...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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2:00:44
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1.6 - Bad Lieutenant (1992) with Adam Seccafico
Andrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, dive deep into the ultra-controversial, gritty indie classic, Bad Lieutenant, from 1992. Written and directed by Abel Ferrara, this raw and uncompromising character study of a corrup...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1.5 - Okja (2017) with Jon Bewley
Andrew and special guest, producer and cinematographer Jon Bewley, take on the spellbinding, one-of-a-kind masterful Netflix fantasy drama film, Okja, from 2017. Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), this incredibly creative, suspens...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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