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Cinema on Tap
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For many people, coffee is an essential part of everyday life. It's there to jumpstart your day, wake you up, help you concentrate. It comes in many styles and tastes and is offered by different people. Welcome to Cinema Drip, where hosts Scott Lentz and Christian Ubillus need movies just as much as they need their coffee.
Episodes
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S4E14 Farewell
It's the end of the Cinema on Tap podcast! Tune in to hear our trip through memory lane - how the show came about, the Cinema Drip years, the Lalo years, our biggest discoveries, and some thoughts sent over by the friends we made through the podcast. For the last time, thank you for tuning in!
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S4E13 Hopeful SciFI: Project Hail Mary (feat. Hunter Williams)
Hopeful Sci-fi month draws to a close with the arrival of Project Hail Mary! Phil Lord & Chris Miller have directed their first film since 22 Jump Street (unless you count Solo before they got fired), and Drew Goddard has scripted another Andy Weird adaptation. Ryan Gosling is here with…an alien?...
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S4E12 Hopeful SciFi: Sunshine
Our Hopeful Sci-Fi month continues with Sunshine. After a warning from Christian last week that this isn’t exactly the most hopeful movie, our hosts break down how well it fits into this month while discussing the film’s themes, the cast, and the power of the sun. Plus, Christian’s thoughts on...
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S4E11 Hopeful SciFi: Contact
It’s the start of a new month on Cinema on Tap which means a new theme. We’re looking ahead to Project Hail Mary as we discuss some Hopeful Sci-Fi! First up, Robert Zemeckis’ Contact. Adapted from the novel by famed astronomer Carl Sagan, the film stars Jodie Foster as a scientist facing...
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S4E10 Bonus: 98th Academy Awards Predictions (feat. Max Dominguez)
Awards season is almost over, and it’s finally time to make our predictions for the 98th Academy Awards! Sinners was the big winner with 16 nominations, and One Battle After Another picked up 13, but there are other great films nominated this year. Will Sentimental Value steal an acting Oscar?…
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S4E9 Historical Romance: Wuthering Heights
Much like Cathy and Heathcliff, Cinema on Tap has come undone. Period Romance month draws to a close as we finally get a chance to discuss Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights. Christian is a big fan of her previous films, but Scott is a Saltburn hater. How will they fare with this new adaptation...
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S4E8 Historical Romance: Atonement
We’re sticking with Joe Wright + Keira Knightley as period romance month continues. This week: Atonement. A tragic romance, Atonement stars Knightley and James McAvoy as lovers separated by a false accusation of a crime and later World War II. Saoirse Ronan burst onto the scene with an...
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S4E7 Historical Romance: Pride & Prejudice (feat. Shelby Nunn)
February is here and romance is in the air. With Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights on the horizon, we’re jumping back in time to watch some classic period romance films! We’re starting with 2005’s Pride and Prejudice. Joined by new friend of the show Shelby Nunn, our hosts take a look at Joe...
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S4E6 New Year's Resolutions: Shane and Groundhog Day
It’s our final week of New Year’s Resolutions, and it’s a doozy! This week, we’re talking about Shane and Groundhog Day. A classic Western, and a beloved comedy. These two may not have much in common, but it made for great conversation about Brandon deWilde’s Oscar nomination, Bill Murray’s...
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S4E5 New Year's Resolutions: It's A Wonderful Life and Tootsie
After a marathon recording session discussing our Top 10 Films of 2025, we’re back to our New Year’s Resolutions! This week, Scott brought It’s A Wonderful Life, and Christian brought Tootsie. Both of these films are blindspots for both hosts. Yes, somehow, we hadn’t seen It’s A Wonderful Life!…
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S4E4 Top 10's of 2025 - Part 2 (feat. Joaquin Dominguez and Max Dominguez)
We finally have some overlapping films on our list, so surely things will go faster right? Right? When you get the four of us going, it’s hard to stop. But, the movies at the top of our lists merited conversation. Join us as we continue to discuss our favorite films of 2025, covering our #5…
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S4E3 Top 10's of 2025 - Part 1 (feat. Joaquin Dominguez and Max Dominguez)
We…are out of breath. Once again joined by friends of the show Joaquin Dominguez and Max Dominguez, we had an extensive conversation about our favorite films of the year! 2025 was a great year for cinema, and the variety on our lists prove it. Our lists had very little overlap, with different…
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S4E2 New Year's Resolutions: The Wizard of Oz and Network
We’re kicking off our January theme by sharing our New Year’s Resolutions! This year, our hosts have each made a movie-based resolution, and we’ll keep track of their progress throughout the year. Scott brought The Wizard of Oz, and Christian brought Network. Stay tuned to hear exactly why, and...
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S4E1 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026 (feat. Hunter Williams)
We’re back! We hope everyone had a happy new year celebration. We are kicking off 2026 by looking ahead at some of the movies we are most anticipating this year. There are so many exciting movies coming out we couldn’t do it all on our lonesome, so we’re joined by friend of the show Hunter…
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S3E48 End of Year Draft
It’s our final episode of 2025! We’re back with our second annual Cinema on Tap draft. After a review of this year’s monthly themes, we draft through 7 different categories and discuss some of our favorite movies we covered on the show this year. Then, we crown our shared Best Picture winner for...
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S3E47 Bonus: The Princess Switch(es)
Our Christmas grab bag may have dropped a couple weeks ago, but we’re not done with Christmas yet. Because he won our summer box office game earlier this year, Scott got to pick the December bonus episode. He takes us through a triple feature of The Princess Switch trilogy! Starring Vanessa…
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S3E46 Lalo's Classics: Grown Ups + Grown Ups 2
It’s time for some December fun! Producer Lalo once again took the reins for another round of Lalo’s S****y Classics. After debating whether we should just go explicit or not, he takes us down memory lane for a double feature of Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2. Are these movies good? Terrible?…
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S3E45 Bonus: Christmas Movie Recommendations
We hope everyone enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving, but now it’s time to move on to Christmas movie season! We love Christmas movies here at Cinema on Tap, and our hosts have collected a wide variety to recommend (or…not recommend?) to you. We’ve brought everything from nostalgic animation and...
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S3E44 James L. Brooks: As Good As It Gets
Our time with James L. Brooks comes to a close as we look at his third Best Picture nominee: As Good As It Gets. Jack Nicholson won his third Oscar for playing irascible, OCD-afflicted writer Melvin Udall, with Helen Hunt also winning and Greg Kinnear also nominated. We break down their...
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S3E43 James L. Brooks: Broadcast News
James L. Brooks continues as we look at the second film he directed, Broadcast News! This film also received a Best Picture nomination, and may be his most beloved film. Starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks, this film centers on a love triangle that forms between three people...
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S3E42 James L. Brooks: Terms of Endearment
We’ve turned the page on spooky season and it’s time for a new monthly theme. With his first film in 15 years releasing in theaters later this year, we’re taking a look at the films of James L. Brooks! To start, Terms of Endearment. This Best Picture-winning film netted Brooks 3 Oscars for his...
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S3E41 Pour One Out: The Sting + Annie Hall
It may be Halloween, but we’re taking a break from scary stories with Stephen King to say goodbye to a couple of Hollywood legends. Earlier this year, we lost both Robert Redford and Diane Keaton. Oscar winners and icons of the screen, the two of them entertained audiences and made great movies…
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S3E40 Stephen King: Stephen King Flight
Stephen King month draws to a close, and we’ve got a treat for you: a classic Cinema on Tap flight! After doing their homework on King adaptations, Christian and Scott pull together their “flight” of Stephen King movies, the four best entry points to his world on screen. They aren’t always the…
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S3E39 Stephen King: It
In classic Stephen King fashion, we return to Maine to watch one of the most recent King adaptations: It! A smash hit from just a few years ago, It features Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the Clown as he attempts to feed on the fear of children in the town of Derry, Maine. This is a personal…
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S3E38 Stephen King: The Shining (feat. Joaquin Dominguez)
Our trip to Stephen King country takes us on a trip out to snowy Colorado for a stay at The Overlook Hotel. It’s time for The Shining! Stanley Kubrick and co-writer Diane Johnson infamously made many changes in their adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, causing King to get so frustrated he wrote a...
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S3E37 Stephen King: Carrie
From the works of one of America’s pre-eminent film directors to the works of one of its greatest…authors? October is here, and for our annual spooky season theme we’re watching film adaptations based on the writing of Stephen King! We’re starting back at the beginning with 1976’s Carrie. Sissy...
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S3E36 Paul Thomas Anderson: One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another is finally here. PTA’s new film is being praised by some as not only one of the best films of the year but of the decade so far. After a monthlong look at his filmography, Christian and Scott dive in. Will the PTA fanboy and PTA skeptic find common ground? Or is another...
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S3E35 Paul Thomas Anderson: The Master (feat. Nick Vyner)
Paul Thomas Anderson month continues with his follow-up to last week’s film. After the critical acclaim There Will Be Blood received, anticipation for PTA’s next film was high. In 2012, he gave us The Master. The film was visually accomplished, being the first fiction film shot on 65mm since…
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S3E34 Paul Thomas Anderson: There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson month continues with the film that many consider to be his masterpiece: There Will Be Blood. PTA teamed up with DDL to tell the story of Daniel Plainview, a turn of the century oilman making his millions, perhaps selling his soul to do it. Acclaimed as one of the best films…
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S3E33 Bonus: The 52nd Annual Telluride Film Festival (feat Hunter Williams)
We went to Telluride! The 52nd annual Telluride Film Festival was an incredible experience. The festival had everything from Shakespeare to Springsteen. Christian and Scott are joined by new friend of the show Hunter Williams to discuss everything they saw, including new films from Chloe Zhao,...
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S3E32 Paul Thomas Anderson: Boogie Nights
September is here, and it brings one of 2025’s most anticipated films: Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. We’re using his new one as an excuse to take a look back through his filmography. First up: Boogie Nights! Anderson’s sophomore feature became his breakout, with solid box…
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S3E31 Jamie Lee Curtis / Lindsay Lohan: Freaky Friday / Freakier Friday
It’s finally time for Lindsay and Jamie to team up! With Freakier Friday in theaters, it’s time to take a look at their original team-up, 2003’s Freaky Friday remake, and the sequel that reunites the two actors after 22 years. Nostalgia for the original movie is strong, but does it hold up? And…
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S3E30 Jamie Lee Curtis / Lindsay Lohan: True Lies / Mean Girls
It’s probably the best week we’ve got for our Lindsay Lohan/Jamie Lee Curtis month, as we dive into two of the biggest hits of their respective careers: True Lies and Mean Girls. For True Lies, James Cameron re-teamed with Arnold Schwarzenegger to direct the first $100 million movie, casting…
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S3E29 Jamie Lee Curtis / Lindsay Lohan: Herbie Fully Loaded / A Fish Called Wanda
Lindsay Lohan & Jamie Lee Curtis month continues as we take a look at two big hits from the primes of their respective careers: Herbie: Fully Loaded and A Fish Called Wanda! For Herbie, Disney relied on Lindsay to revive a dormant franchise, teaming her up with Michael Keaton, Justin Long, and…
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S3E28 Jamie Lee Curtis / Lindsay Lohan: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later / The Parent Trap
August is here, and we’re kicking off a new month on the show. In honor of Freakier Friday, we’re taking a month to look at the careers of Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis! While their paths only crossed with their body-swapping comedy, they both starred in plenty of beloved films. This week,...
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S3E27 Superman: Superman (2025)
Superman month draws to a close as we finally discuss James Gunn’s brand new relaunch of the DCU. David Corenswet is our new Clark Kent/Superman, and Gunn’s film begins a few years into his superhero (sorry, *Metahuman*) career. Superman goes through an identity crisis while trying to stop a war...
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S3E26 Superman: Man of Steel (feat. Tailon Russell)
Brace yourselves, everyone. It’s Zack Snyder time. Our Superman retrospective takes us to Man of Steel. Henry Cavill’s first outing as Superman has proven divisive over the years. Some people criticize it for a gritty, overly serious tone, while others credit it with a challenging but original…
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S3E25 Superman: Superman Returns
Our month long look at Superman on screen continues. After the failure of Superman IV: Quest for Peace, Warner Brothers worked with half of Hollywood trying to reboot the franchise throughout the 90s and early 00s. Finally, they turned to X-Men director Bryan Singer, resulting in 2006’s Superman...
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S3E24 Superman: Superman
Cinema on Tap is BACK! Happy 4th of July to our fellow Americans out there. In recognition of the holiday (and an upcoming reboot), we’re starting with as iconic an American hero as there is: Superman! First up is Christopher Reeve. The Richard Donner-directed 1978 film launched Reeve’s career…
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S3E23 Top 5 of the Year so Far
Our summer break is almost here, as we take a few weeks off to rest our vocal cords before the second half of the year. But, before we do that, we’re sharing our Top 5 movies of the year so far! You may not be surprised to know Sinners is on at least one of our lists, but what else made it? Our...
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S3E22 Baseball: Moneyball + Top 5 Baseball Movies (feat. Henrique DaMour)
Our baseball month draws to a close as we discuss what may be the best modern baseball movie: Moneyball. Henrique DaMour returns after his first appearance earlier this month to discuss the Brad Pitt biopic of Billy Beane. Moneyball is a baseball movie that largely takes place off the field. Why…
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S3E21 Baseball: The Natural
Baseball month continues with a movie The Ringer’s Bill Simmons once said was 1 of only 2 possible options for the top spot on any “Best Sports Movies” list: The Natural. Barry Levinson’s second film stars Robert Redford as a baseball player who attempts a major league comeback in middle age…
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S3E20 Baseball: Bull Durham (feat. Ben Zaiser)
Baseball month continues, and we’re sticking with Kevin Costner. We step back in time a year to 1988 to discuss the baseball romantic dreamed Bull Durham! Crash Davis, Nuke LaLoosh, and Annie Savoy find themselves in a love triangle after Crash is sent down to the Single-A Durham Bulls to mentor...
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S3E19 Baseball: Field of Dreams (feat. Henrique DaMour)
It’s been too long since we had a month dedicated to sports movies here at Cinema on Tap. So, grab a hot dog and a beer, pull out your scorecard, and settle in to the bleachers, because May is Baseball Month! We’re starting with a classic baseball movie: Field of Dreams. Our hosts break down how...
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S3E18 Bonus: SLOIFF, Summer Box Office, All About Eve, Sing Street
We’re taking a break between monthly themes for a bonus episode! Christian and Lalo tied to win our Oscars prediction game, so we have both of their movie picks: All About Eve and Sing Street! Two wildly different movies, but movies we all recommend. Before that, we’re kicking off a new game to...
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S3E17 Modern Spies: Spy Recommendations
Our Modern Spies month concludes as we talk about two new releases and a bunch of streaming recommendations! We’re starting with Black Bag and The Amateur, then moving on to some movies you can watch from the comfort of your own home. We’ve got comedies, action movies, animated spies, and a John…
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S3E16 Modern Spies: Casino Royale
Modern Spies month continues as we look at the most famous movie spy of them all: James Bond. This week, we take a look at Daniel Craig’s first outing, Casino Royale. Casino Royale is not only one of the best reviewed Bond movies that Craig appeared in, it’s one of the best reviewed Bond movies…
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S3E15 Modern Spies: The Bourne Identity
Modern Spies month continues as we go from Ethan Hunt to Jason Bourne. The Bourne Identity was credited with shifting the aesthetics of spy films for the 21st century, not only moving away from gadgets and one-liners but utilizing handheld cinematography and fast editing in its hand-to-hand fight...
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S3E14 Modern Spies: Mission: Impossible
It’s a new month, and our new theme is inspired by a couple of new releases: Modern Spies. In appreciation of Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and the upcoming The Amateur, our hosts are looking back at some of the most influential spy movies of recent history. First up - Mission: Impossible. We’ve...
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S3E13 90s Spielberg: Ranking 90s Spielberg (and Hook + The Lost World: Jurassic Park + Amistad)
This week, we conclude our month long look at Steven Spielberg’s run in the 90s. While he directed some incredible films during these years, he made 3 others with varying reputations: Hook, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and Amistad. Our hosts share their brief thoughts on each film before...
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For many people, coffee is an essential part of everyday life. It's there to jumpstart your day, wake you up, help you concentrate. It comes in many styles and tastes and is offered by different people. Welcome to Cinema Drip, where hosts Scott Lentz and Christian Ubillus need movies just as much as they need their coffee.
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