The Cinema Bums are back to welcome in the most wonderful time of the year: Bumtober! We have taken 32 listener-submitted films and entered them into a month-long bracket battle. The winner will be covered on the podcast in 2024! This year, there's a new twist: a chance for the Bums to cover a single movie that does not cleanly fit into a larger movie series. Vote on our Instagram story @CinemaBums every day of October to choose the champion! Tune in to hear Emmet and Wade break down this year's match-ups, meet Marmaduke, request romance, and declare Captain Ron "the greatest film ever put to film". Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by DeAndre Weaver to discuss the brand-new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! The animated sequel to 2018's Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse bets big on more superheroes, more art styles, a darker tone, and a bold cliffhanger. Does it live up to the legacy of the original and stand on its own two feet? Tune in to hear Wade ask the question about Hobie and Gwen, Emmet find out about the wrestling-fueled sequel to one of their favorite films, and DeAndre admit to his failed Morbius predictions. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

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The Cinema Bums are joined by Austin Spero (aka Reese Havoc) to discuss Baz Luhrmann's second film, the extravagantly titled William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. This high school English class favorite is a monument to the 1990's, maximalism, and a young Leonardo DiCaprio. Does it still hold up today? Tune in to hear Emmet react to Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine, Wade reveal the secret kidnapping that happened behind the scenes of this movie, and Austin share his love of Claire Danes (and her tears.) Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Irene Polk to start their new miniseries covering all of the films written by Jordan Peele! They kick things off with the Key and Peele action comedy Keanu in this cat-tastic episode. The trio discusses Jordan's improv history, the hints of horror in his comedy writing, and talk a surprising amount about Jurassic Park. Tune in to hear Wade reveal this movie's unexpected Grand Theft Auto connection, Emmet ask how hard it can really be to do a wall jump, and Irene argue why cats are better than dogs. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Zane Hollomon for their first-ever April Special! They discuss the 2019 Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell and it's 2020 Kenneth-Branagh-directed sequel Artemis Fowl. They are here for one reason and one reason only: to #RememberTheName. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums have now finished their miniseries on Greta Gerwig! Listen in to hear their rankings of her films and final thoughts on the series overall. Stay tuned until the end to hear a particularly intense piece of listener feedback and the reveal of their next miniseries. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Adam Hobbs to discuss Greta Gerwig's radical adaptation of the 1869 classic Louisa May Alcott novel Little Women! The Little Men dive in deep on the Bhaer issue, Emma Watson's post-Harry-Potter career, and how making a cast of your foot actually works. They also take a Buzzfeed quiz revealing which Little Woman they each are. Tune in to hear Wade complain about STARZ, Emmet profess his love in Everyday Chalamet, and Adam end the podcast with a special message just for Meryl Streep. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Anterior Leverett to discuss Greta Gerwig's classic Lady Bird! The trio discusses mother/daughter relationships, as well as debating the need for likeable characters, sharing their experiences with Peter Hedges, and finally, at long last, getting to Everyday Chalamet. Tune in to hear Wade test his knowledge of famous mother/daughter actors in a fun quiz, Emmet jump on the opportunity to diss Boyhood once again, and Anterior let loose about slow dance songs at school dances. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Kurt Uskar and Oscar Meyers to discuss the 2021 Academy Award nominations! Listen in to hear their analysis and predictions, along with rage about Trolls World Tour being snubbed for Best Picture and a surprise cameo from Treason to explain My Octopus Teacher. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Jenna Thiel to crown Mistress America! The trio discusses Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach's second writing collaboration, a full-on comedy about being a freshman in college and navigating a new older sister relationship. Listen in to hear Emmet explain the history of Taxi Driver Medallions, Wade lead a thrilling game about the pageant history of Miss America, and Jenna, in a shocking turn, rescind her own MVP pick. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Chisom Awachie to discuss Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach's first collaboration, Frances Ha! This film is all about being an artist struggling to make it in your late twenties, something none of our trio can relate to at all. They also discuss Adam Driver, Tyler Perry, and whether every cat needs a cat buddy. Tune in to hear Emmet take issue with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Wade ponder what it is like to date someone rich, and Chisom describe her constant second hand embarrassment on Frances's behalf. The virtually-recorded audio may sound strange at the beginning, but give it a few moments for your ears to adjust and we'll be off to the races. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Ashlyn Uribe to break down Greta Gerwig's final mumblecore film: Nights and Weekends! The trio discuss long-distance relationships and reconnecting with your exes in this fun chat. They also dive deep into some refreshments, as you can hear from the ice cubes clattering in the background of the entire episode. We sincerely apologize for that. Something about watching this movie just made us thirsty. Tune in to hear Emmet sing the Naked Brothers Band, Wade get all of his MVP picks stolen from him, and Ashlyn play a thrilling game of "Greta Gerwig or Greta Thunberg?" Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Kate Evans to take the stairs and begin their new miniseries on the films of Greta Gerwig!  While discussing her screenplay debut, they break down Gerwig's personal history and her involvement in this strange genre of mumblecore films.  Listen in to hear Wade unearth a mysterious old website in an effort to make some sense of this film, Emmet lead us in a rousing game of "Mumblecore or Mumblerap," and Kate predict her own reactions to the movie before even watching it.  They also all rag on Paul.  It's a bright new start to a bright new miniseries - thank you for listening, and please enjoy.

The Cinema Bums dance into the new year by discussing Strictly Ballroom! The Australian indie film was a smash hit when it premiered thirty years ago, launching the film career of new miniseries subject Baz Luhrmann. In this episode, the Bums break down Baz's history, the rocky road to releasing this movie, and what defines his distinct style. Tune in to hear Wade accuse The Monkees of being a CIA plant and Emmet decide the miniseries name live on air. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums have finally finished their first miniseries: all of the X-Men films! On a fun, loose episode, they give their personal rankings and final thoughts on the series. Stay tuned until the end to hear the reveal of their next miniseries!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Patrick J. Turner, Jr. to tackle the final movie in the X-Men series: The New Mutants! That's right, the Bums have finally done it - this is the last X-Men movie they ever have to watch, and also the first one Patrick has ever seen! This film is truly wild, but it has an important message to share with the world: that everyone has two bears inside of them. Listen in to hear Emmet fangirl out over Anya Taylor-Joy's Russian mean girl performance, Wade relay his Behind the Scenes Drama magnum opus, and Patrick predict this year's Oscar winners. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined again by Beth Fletcher to finish what she continued: the Decades Quadrology! That's right - our trio has become the first three people in history to ever watch Simon Kinberg's directorial debut Dark Phoenix. Listen in to hear Emmet attempt to start an online movement to Release the Kinberg Cut, Wade analyze the deeply subtle symbolism in this very deep movie, and Beth pitch an alternative ending utilizing a French cover of Semisonic's "Closing Time." Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Laura Bennett for another go-around with the wise-cracking, bad-acting, wildly-popular, facepalm-inducing Deadpool! If you saw any X-Men movie, it is statistically most likely to be this one. The Behind the Scenes Drama on this sequel is thick, and the reactions to it from the Bums are all over the place. Along the way, they are paid a surprise visit by the Academy Awards themselves, and they end things with a thrilling game of "Deadpool or Shakespeare?". Listen in to hear Wade geek out about the cast of David Leitch's upcoming Bullet Train, Emmet reckon with the loss of his beloved Morena Baccarin, and Laura add Ryan Reynolds to the dreaded "Not Hot List." Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Kelly Lee for the big one: Logan!  This brutal Western was critically acclaimed, widely beloved by viewers, and remains the only superhero film ever nominated for a screenplay Academy Award.  It is also a hard R-rated movie where, as Emmet points out, "the violence is very violent."  This rewatch finds one of the Bums appreciating the movie's merits in a newfound way and another turning heel and shutting down merely from watching it.  Listen in to see who you side with, as well as to hear Emmet sing the praises of His Dark Materials, Wade unravel the mystery of the Corn Puffs, and Kelly provide some very interesting plugs.  Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by director extraordinaire Beth Fletcher to discuss X-Men: Apocalypse, the widely reviled film which Emmet declares "the greatest movie ever made."  The longest and least-coherent entry in the longest and least-coherent superhero series leaves Wade dazed and confused and Beth refusing to rate it either a Flop or a Bop.  Listen in to hear Emmet describe watching the entirely unrelated movie Nightcrawler while waiting for the X-Men to show up, Wade mourn his favorite actor Oscar Isaac's Hamburgler-esque performance in this film, and Beth find out live on the air about both the director of Dark Phoenix and about "frogmen."  There are some audio issues for the first five minutes, but after that everything is an easy breezy time.  Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Chandler Pennington in a significantly censored episode to unpack the infamously uncensored Deadpool.  This film was highly controversial at the time and leaves the Bums divided even today.  Luckily, Chandler has come to defend Deadpool's honor and extoll the virtues of R-rated movies - even ones you awkwardly watch with your parents.  Listen in to hear Emmet risk it all for a Fawlty Towers reference, Wade walk through the entire plot of Finding Dory, and Chandler give a ranking of every notable British actor's accent.  It all wraps up with playing a round of that classic game: "Deadpool or Hot Tub Time Machine?"  Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

In a super-sized New Year's Special, the Cinema Bums are joined by Zane Hollomon to discuss the time-traveling, timeline-correcting halfway point of the X-Men series: Days of Future Past.  The Continuity Corner is renovated into the Continuity Condo for this episode, as the Bums spend a huge amount of time and effort trying to make sense of just what actually happens in this movie and what it means for the franchise going forward.  Listen in to hear Wade find out about the Super Bowl Robots, Emmet explain Structuralist Linguistics, and Zane reveal a surprise gift from Wade's past.  It's fair to say things get off the rails a bit in this one.  Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined for a fun, loosey goosey Holiday Special by the Roommate Bums, Kelly Lee and Laura Bennett!  There are no X-Men in sight this week as the gang raises a toast to the year in movies that was.  In the first section of the podcast, the Bums discuss missing movie theaters, why so much Broadway came to the big screen, and dare to ask the question: did Disney start COVID-19?  The majority of the podcast, however, is recommending our favorite films of the year and where you can watch them.  It's perfect for the holiday break and the long January coming up!  We guarantee there is a new movie for everyone to be found here.  Listen in to hear Emmet gush about Sonic the Hedgehog, Wade get lost for words trying to describe John David Washington's shoulder muscles, Laura prioritize the Sharkboy and Lavagirl sequel over Christmas Day, and Kelly utter the phrase "the sad beating on of life" (that's not a joke.)  Thank you for listening to the first year of Cinema Bums, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Isaac Beckner for a trip to Japan! The Wolverine, James Mangold's 2013 dry run for Logan, is all about parkour and built with the Bechdel Test in mind. Listen as Emmet desperately tries to keep the show on the rails while Wade runs through all of Darren Aronofsky's films and Isaac speculates about what he's getting for Christmas. The Bums also discuss Yukio, Wade's favorite character in the entire series, rank Mariko's three boyfriends, and finally ask that age old question: what kind of underwear does Wolverine wear? This is the first episode we've recorded virtually so we apologize if the audio is not quite up to the gold standard we aim for every time. More of a weighty bronze, perhaps, or a heavy metal. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Laura Bennett to discuss their favorite new releases of 2022! On this Holiday Special, our trio walks through the year in film, crowns the best in horror, evaluates the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and recommends a gigantic amount of new movies all while developing a brand new (chopped up) rating scale. Tune in to hear Wade take a ride on the AmbuLAnce, Laura contemplate Minions bedsheets, and Emmet finally declare it morbin' time. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by the talented and lovely Ahna Demaro for a collective thirst watch of 2011's prequel reboot X-Men: First Class. This film is considered the high water mark of the series, and it started the careers of Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, and Nicholas Hoult - but does it hold up today? Tune in to hear Wade break down the most metal aspects of this movie, Emmet's book report on the Cuban Missle Crisis, and Ahna explain the true meaning of love and how it applies to both Charles and Erik AND her and Nicholas Hoult. This is a fun one, folks. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by their first-ever guest: Treason!  The infamous memester hops on to discuss this infamous meme of a movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.  This film has it all: Ryan Reynold's first appearance as Deadpool, a young Troye Sivan as Baby Wolverine, an absurd amount of helicopters, Hugh Jackman's naked buns, Vietnam war crimes, Will.I.Am as Lil Nas X, high Jane Austen melodrama, and a comedic subplot where Wolverine moves in with a kindly old couple on their farmhouse.  Not to mention Emmet's favorite actor, Liev Schreiber, running on all fours.  Listen to the Stockholm Syndrome set in as the Bums try to figure out if there are any good prequels, why Hollywood was trying so hard to make Taylor Kitsch a thing, and how Wolverine's name inexplicably changes from Jimmy to Logan.  Thank you for listening, and please enjoy.

The Cinema Bums finish up the original X-Men trilogy with The Last Stand, a film so famously horrible that the rest of the series is defined by its legacy.  The Bums break their own brains trying to parse through the two dueling storylines at play and figure out why third movies are so hard to get right.  Elsewhere, listen as Wade recounts a fateful sleepover encounter, Emmet cancels the Oscars, they both desperately try to find any character motivation whatsoever, and Halle Berry finally gets her moment in the spotlight.

This episode was both recorded and released prior to Elliot Page coming out as transgender.  We here at Cinema Bums are huge fans of Elliot's, for continually pushing the film industry forward and continually being good in these terrible X-Men movies (as you will hear in the episode.)  We all apologize for the outdated misgendering recorded in the episode.  Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are back to talk about the famous classic The Empire Strikes Ba- uh, we mean, X2!  Listen in as best friends Wade and Emmet try to avoid offending dozens with their examination of this 2003 blockbuster's status as one of the best films of all time.  Emmet also rails against the MCU, much to Wade's horror, and both of the Bums go off on little brother snitch Ronnie, who they have nothing good to say about.  The Bums are starting to get a handle on this whole podcasting thing, despite the entire minute they spend trying to remember their own e-mail address.  Thank you for listening - especially if you're tuning back in - and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums try their hand at podcasting by delving into the longest-running and least coherent cinematic universe: X-Men!  In their first-ever episode, best friends Wade and Emmet stumble into such light and frothy topics as Bryan Singer's sexual abuse allegations, the racial history of the Best Actress Oscar, and Dougray Scott's fateful motorcycle accident.  Nevertheless, it's a fun chat, as Wade walks us through the seemingly endless troubled production history of this movie, and Emmet walks us through his seemingly endless attraction to blue people.  Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

P.S. We know that Bohemian Rhapsody came out in 2018, not 2019.  We're very sorry for the error.  Please don't @ us.

After an unexpected hiatus, the Cinema Bums are back! We're kicking off our return to new weekly episodes with a discussion of the other Jordan Peele film of 2022, Wendell and Wild! This stop-motion Netflix movie comes from Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, which finds the Bums sharing what films scared them as children, trying to explain a very complicated plot, and updating their Jordan Peele rankings. Tune in to hear Wade share his love for Gabby Goat and Emmet dress up as the Cat in the Hat and rail against a pirate. (We're back, baby!) Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums recorded a special episode together in person to celebrate the beginning of this year's Bumtober Bracket! We have taken 32 listener-submitted film series and turned them into a month-long battle. The winner will be the first new series we cover next year in 2023! Vote on our Instagram story @CinemaBums every day of October starting at 10:00am EST to help choose the listener's champion! This year there's an added twist: the series are divided into four different regions. Tune in to hear the Bums break down this year's match-ups and stump for their personal favorite contestants. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums rank all thirteen Spider-Man films they reviewed for Web Head Summer! They also compare the many different iterations of the character on screen and pick their favorite villain, love interest, Aunt May, and more. The Bums even cast their eyes forward and make some official predictions for the future of the series and what might happen in Avengers: Secret Wars. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear the exclusive reveal of the next miniseries hitting your podcast feed soon! Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

It's all led to this: at the end of Web Head Summer, the Cinema Bums finally discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home. This blockbuster finale to the Tom Holland run features the biggest Villain Report ever, a shockingly similar plot to X-Men (2000), and the return of Tobey "Big Eyes" Maguire. Does it still work (and make sense) as a movie underneath all the hype? Tune in to hear Emmet request Rhino and Wade bring back the beloved Garfield Quiz. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss the penultimate movie in their Web Head Summer miniseries, Spider-Man: Far From Home! In this episode, we're asking all the hard questions: Does having a secret identity put your loved ones at risk? Is Jake Gyllenhaal's best performance in The Sack Lunch Bunch? Has Spider-Man seen the "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" music video? Tune in to hear Emmet lead a (time) travel quiz and Wade forget about Cats (2019). Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums continue their Spider-Man series with the second-highest-grossing film ever made, Avengers: Endgame! The dust has finally settled on this gigantic MCU blockbuster and the Bums are here to discuss it all: Tony's many goodbye speeches, the unhinged end credits, Black Widow's brutal fate, the incomprehensible time travel rules, and Hawkeye's questionable haircut. Tune in to hear Wade lead an Oscar Winners quiz about this gigantic cast and Emmet deliver his wildest plot summary ever. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums return to their Jordan Peele miniseries to discuss his brand-new summer blockbuster, Nope! After a year of counting down the weeks until its release, the Bums have finally seen the film and dive deep into the performances, real life inspirations, hidden meanings, genre mix-ups, and mysterious shoes. Tune in to hear Wade reveal a hidden message in the film's poster and Emmet share his theory about the different horses featured. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by Zane Hollomon to #RememberTheName! For this year's April Fool's Day Special, the trio are discussing Super Mario Bros., the infamous 1993 live-action disaster, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the new animated blockbuster. Did you know that both of these movies are actually in the Richard Jewell series? We're discussing it all in our longest episode ever, including three entire quiz games and a live reveal of Emmet's current Breath of the Wild playtime. Tune in to hear Wade pitch a crabby sequel, Emmet learn about New Brutalism, and Zane recap Luigi's violent death. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss the first animated theatrical Spider-Man movie, Into the Spider-Verse! This underseen gem broke new ground in both animation and the Spider-Man film series. The Bums cover some of the innovations along with the film's comedy, the last decade of Best Animated Oscar winners, and, yes, Spider-Ham. Tune in to hear Wade share his Aunt May theory and Emmet become captivated by Tombstone. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums return to their Taika Waititi series to discuss his new film, Thor: Love and Thunder! It's a jam-packed episode as the duo break down a meta reading of the movie, update their Taika rankings, take a guest-submitted quiz about Twitter weirdos, and review Top Gun: Maverick. Tune in to hear Wade spotlight Chris Hemsworth's buns and Emmet explain how he became a local superhero. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss "the first half of the MCU season finale," Avengers: Infinity War! In this propulsive crossover, Spider-Man does something we've never seen before on screen: he dies. The Bums break down his arc in this film, as well as those of Thor, Thanos, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Tune in to hear Wade read the Vivo song titles in a Zoe Saldaña-based quiz and Emmet reveal the real problem with Thanos's plan. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss Tom Holland's first solo outing as Peter Parker, Spider-Man: Homecoming! The Bums break down how director Jon Watts crafts a comedy out of Peter's tragic luck, as well as evaluating Michael Keaton's performance, dissecting the Miles Morales connections, and playing a movie-accurate game of "Kiss Marry Kill" with the Avengers. Tune in to hear Wade reveal which high schooler is ten years older than the rest and Emmet lead an action-packed Green Day quiz. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss Tom Holland's first outing as Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War! True to the title, the Bums cannot see eye-to-eye on this 2016 superhero threequel - is it a melodramatic masterpiece or an overblown bore? Tune in to hear Wade uncover Tom Holland's theatrical background and Emmet pose some hard moral questions about a very hypothetical string of murders. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

For their 100th episode, the Cinema Bums return to their Jurassic Park miniseries to discuss the newly released Jurassic World Dominion! Unfortunately, the movie is so bad that the studio refused to even put its title on the poster. The movie is so bad that Judd Apatow released a full-length parody of it before it was even released. The movie is so bad that Emmet might just like it. Tune in to hear Wade sidetrack on some Harry Potter hot takes and Emmet explain the sinister real-world inspiration behind this movie's ecological threats. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss the final movie in Marc Webb and Andrew Garfield's blockbuster series, The Amazing Spider-Man 2! This superhero sequel is so overstuffed that it leads to our largest Villain Report ever, plus discussion of planned sequels, plane wi-fi, and the best moment from the original that we forgot to mention. Tune in to hear Wade reveal some shocking deleted scenes from this movie and Emmet take a wild quiz about the other Garfield. You know, the other one. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are ditching Tobey for Andrew Garfield to discuss The Amazing Spider-Man! This franchise reboot doubles down on high school romance, teen angst, and guns that turn people into lizards - but how does it compare to the beloved Sam Raimi trilogy? Tune in to hear Emmet crack a get rich quick scheme and Wade look up exactly how many people got hurt in the cursed Spider-Man Broadway musical. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums discuss Tobey Maguire's final meme of a movie, Sam Raimi's infamous Spider-Man 3. This film prompts several questions: Why does it have five different villains? Why is it two and a half hours long? Most disturbingly, why is dancing down the street in an all-black suit the best performance of Tobey's entire acting career? Tune in to hear Wade reveal an obscure fact about Sandman and Emmet speculate that this film may have been directly responsible for the Great Recession. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums meet over a piece of chocolate cake and a glass of warm milk to discuss Spider-Man 2! Most film lovers in their late thirties would tell you that this goofy, exciting, monologue-laden Alfred Molina vehicle is "the best superhero movie ever made" - but this week, one of the Bums is giving it a Flop. And it's not the one you think. Tune in to hear Wade reveal Jake Gyllenhaal's shocking history with this movie and Emmet offend "Horse Twitter." Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums are joined by DeAndre Weaver to discuss The Get Down! The trio review "Where There is Ruin, There is Hope For a Treasure", the pilot episode of Baz Luhrmann's musical Netflix series about the birth of hip-hop in the Bronx in the 1970's. What does the show's initial reception tell us about the state of streaming TV, and where does it sit within Baz's filmography? Tune in to hear Wade connect the dots with Spider-Man, Emmet stump for the Extended Editions of The Lord of the Rings, and DeAndre start a campaign to get us more Get Down. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!

The Cinema Bums gather to discuss the very first movie in the classic 2000's superhero trilogy, Spider-Man! This is the film that started it all, and the Bums are here to discuss it all: Tobey Maguire's poor performance, Sam Raimi's unhinged directing, and, yes, Spider-Man's homophobic comment. All that plus a mysterious allusion to (but no explanation of) the fact that Emmet once ate dinner with Aunt May herself, Rosemary Harris! Tune in to hear Wade praise this film's graveyard-set final battle and Emmet pioneer through a very 2002 quiz. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy!