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Casual Cinecast is a weekly film and TV podcast where we discuss current movies, watch through the Criterion Collection and much more! Every review has a spoiler free section!

Casual Cinecast: Blockbuster Movies to Criterion & Classic Film Casual Cinemedia

    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 74 Ratings

Casual Cinecast is a weekly film and TV podcast where we discuss current movies, watch through the Criterion Collection and much more! Every review has a spoiler free section!

    Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Tales of the Empire, Star Wars Series/Film Rankings

    Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Tales of the Empire, Star Wars Series/Film Rankings

    In celebration of Star Wars Day (May 4th), Mike & Justin went to theaters to see the 25th Anniversary re-release of Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace! They'll do a deep dive review of the film and, before that, they'll discuss the new Star Wars mini-series Tales of the Empire! Stay tuned to the end of New On The March for a brief Star Wars series ranking as well as a Star Wars movie ranking at the end of The Phantom Menace review. It's all Star Wars this week! May the Force be with you! 
    Intro (00:00:00 - 00:03:54) News on the March  Tales of the Empire (00:03:54 - 00:34:23) Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (00:34:23 - 01:29:34) Outro (01:29:34 - 01:31:48) For all your movie and game news, reviews, and more, check out our friends at www.cinelinx.com.
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    • 1 hr 31 min
    Casually Criterion: Wildlife, X-Men '97, The Bad Batch series wrap up

    Casually Criterion: Wildlife, X-Men '97, The Bad Batch series wrap up

    It's another week in our run of Casually Criterion episodes! This week, we're going over Paul Dano's directorial debut, Wildlife. However, first they talk about X-Men '97 and the series finale of The Bad Batch.
    - Intro (00:00:00 - 00:02:30)
    - News on the March! (00:02:30)
        - X-Men '97 (00:02:30) 
        - The Bad Batch series finale discussion (00:14:31)
    - Wildlife (00:31:04)
    - Criterion Poll (01:22:58)
    - Outro 
     
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    • 1 hr 20 min
    Casually Criterion: Moonage Daydream, Fallout Season 1 Wrap, 3 Body Problem Season 1 Wrap

    Casually Criterion: Moonage Daydream, Fallout Season 1 Wrap, 3 Body Problem Season 1 Wrap

    It's another week and yet another Casually Criterion! This week Mike and Justin are discussing Brett Morgen's David Bowie... documentary??... experience??... hootinanny??.... anyways....it's called Moonage Daydream, Criterion Spine #1192. However, before that, they catch back up after finishing the first seasons of Amazon Prime's Fallout and Netflix's 3 Body Problem.
    - Intro (00:00:00 - 00:04:32)
    - News on the March! (00:04:32-0:49:13)
        - Fallout Season 1 Wrap (00:04:32) 
        - 3 Body Problem Season 1 Wrap (00:28:59)
    - Moonage Daydream (00:49:13-01:22:58)
    - Criterion Poll (01:22:58)
    - Outro 
     
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    • 1 hr 31 min
    Casually Criterion - Rebecca (1940) - Fallout

    Casually Criterion - Rebecca (1940) - Fallout

    In this week's Casually Criterion, Mike and Justin head to Manderley to discuss Alfred Hitchcok's Rebecca (1940) Spine#135. However, before that, they venture to the surface to talk Fallout, on Amazon Prime.
    - Intro (00:00:00 - 00:02:13)
    - News on the March! (00:02:13-0:18:21)
        - Fallout (first episode)
    - Rebecca (00:18:21-00:57:21)
    - Choose the next films for our Criterion Poll (00:57:21)
    - Outro (01:03:03)
     
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    • 1 hr 3 min
    Casually Criterion: All That Jazz, 3 Body Problem, Shogun

    Casually Criterion: All That Jazz, 3 Body Problem, Shogun

    It's another week and yet another Casually Criterion! This week Mike and Justin tap their toes to Bob Fosse's All That Jazz. However, before that, they talk about a couple of new series they've been watching in Shogun and Netflix's 3 Body Problem.
    - Intro (00:00:00 - 00:04:07)
    - News on the March! (00:04:07-0:27:48)
        - Shogun 
        - 3 Body Problem
    - All That Jazz (00:27:48-01:12:58)
    - Criterion Poll (01:12:58)
    - Outro 
     
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    Intro/Outro Music courtesy of Jake Wagner-Russell at www.soundcloud.com/bopscotch

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Casually Criterion: Blast of Silence, Scavenger's Reign, The Acolyte Trailer

    Casually Criterion: Blast of Silence, Scavenger's Reign, The Acolyte Trailer

    It's another week and another Casually Criterion! This week Mike and Justin experience a Blast of Silence. However, before that they talk about Scavenger's Reign and the trailer for The Acolyte that just dropped.
    - Intro (00:00:00 - 00:02:22)
    - News on the March! (00:02:22-0:22:43)
        - Scavenger's Reign 
        - The Avolyte Trailer
    - Blast of Silence (00:22:43-00:57:00)
    - Outro (00:57:00)
     
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    Intro/Outro Music courtesy of Jake Wagner-Russell at www.soundcloud.com/bopscotch

    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
74 Ratings

74 Ratings

Dreamswithfaith ,

Great chemistry.

I love the different ideas talked about and funny bits between the guys. I appreciate the table of contents so I can listen to the movies I have seen or want to see. Keep them coming!!

jwford ,

Embarrassingly Unremarkable

In their most recent episode they decide to cover the recent NY Times article which addresses the lack of black directors/films in the Criterion Collection. But, clearly, they only covered the article out of their apparent white guilt b/c they spend most of the time defending CC and its president and collectively struggle to think of black directors/films worthy of being added to the collection, admitting to not having seen such titles as Boyz in the Hood and Pariah. Their other episodes are just as laughable. Best of and end of year lists are repetitive and pedestrian. And film reviews are simplistic and uninteresting. Much of their discussions implies that there is nothing of value here.

Pod Addict T ,

Great Show!

Justin, Chris, and Mike's show is one of the rare gems you're always looking for but can never seem to find. With expert audio quality, fantastic depth of knowledge by the hosts, and a vast assortment of titles, this Podcast will leave you longing for more. Stop reading my review and hit play already!

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