Cinephile with Adnan Virk
by Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends
Cinephile: Passionate interest in film, film theory, and film criticism. It's a term that fits Adnan Virk perfectly. Join each week as he reviews the newest films, latest television, and chats with heavy hitters in the entertainment industry about their recent projects and successful careers. From engaging conversations to entertaining topics, Cinephile also offers historical perspective, recapping some of the most influential tv shows and films of our lifetime.
Episodes
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The Long Goodbye
Adnan talks about the end of Cinephile Episode 1 of The Penguin on MAX Ed Wood The People vs Larry Flynt Scorsese’s Cape Fear (91) Hot Tub Time Machine Plus Joseph Maddio joins the show to talk about The Featherweight and The Penguin!
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice + Bob Costas
Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Didi Barney’s Version 25th anniversary of Being John Malkovich Black Narcissus Plus Bob Costas joins the show to talk Baseketball and much more!
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Sing Sing + The Dekalog + Ian Eagle
Sing Sing The Dekalog The Secret in their Eyes Taste of Cherry Harry reviews Alien Romulus Then the great Ian Eagle joins the show!
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Deadpool & Wolverine + Out of the Past + Two Interviews!
Deadpool & Wolverine Out of the Past Yasujiro Ozu’s The End of Summer Brick A Summer's Tale Plus two interviews! One with Edward James Olmos and one with author T. J. Newman
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Made In England + Capturing the Friedmans + Doug Liman talking The Instigators
Made in England: the Films of Powell and Pressburger Skywalkers: A Love Story Land of Bad Wild Things Guy Ritchie's The Covenant Capturing the Friedmans + Adnan talks about seeing Paul Giamatti speak live and Doug Liman talks about his new movie The Instigators!
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Longlegs + Joe Buck!
3 deaths: Donald Sutherland, Robert Towne, and Shelley Duvall Longlegs Beverly Hills Cop Axel F Longlegs Road House Harry talks Presumed Innocence Then the great Joe Buck joins the show!
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Kinds of Kindness + First Reformed + Claire Atkins Returns!
Kinds of Kindness Despicable Me 4 First Reformed Plus Up In The Air with Claire Returns! Claire, Adnan, and Harry talk Wildcat, Wicked Little Letters, One Fine Day, Primal Fear, Desperately Seeking Susan
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Horizon: An American Saga + Sam Morril joins the show!
Horizon: An American Saga Enemy of The State Inside Out 2 Then comedian Sam Morril joins the show to talk film noir, comedy, and Orson Welles! Sam's new special "You've Changed" comes out July 9 on Prime Video!!
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Federer: Twelve Final Days + Auto Focus + Dan Stanczyk Returns!
Federer: Twelve Final Days Auto Focus + Mean Streets 50th Anniversary and Armie Hammer attempts a return? Then Cinephile’s original producer Dan Stanczyk joins the show to talk Adnan as an NBA owner, Double Jeopardy, Muckbangs, and the release of his upcoming book "Stugotz’ Personal Record Book"...
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Hit Man + Crash (1996)
Adnan and Harry give their top 5 movie scenes of all time Hit man Crash (1996)
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Garfield + The Naked Gun
Garfield Harry’s review of Furiosa The Naked Gun + Adnan recaps his Ezra press junket experience
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Furiosa + The Jinx: Part 2 + Tony Goldwyn
Adnan's Sports Emmy Awards Recap Kevin Costner’s big gamble Furiosa The Jinx: Part 2 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp BONUS: Adnan sits down with director Tony Goldwin to talk about his new film Ezra. Editor's Note: We had some issues with Adnan's mic in the interview with Tony. Tony's audio...
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If + Unfrosted
If Unfrosted John Frankenheimer’s Seconds Bad Lieutenant Also Roger Corman’s passing and Paul Schrader’s comments on a taxi driver sequel.
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes + Challengers
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Challengers Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Don’t Look Now New Rose Hotel Plus book reviews! March Violets The Lathe of Heaven
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Civil War + Changes to Cinephile
Civil War. Adnan and Chris’ Braves tickets dilemma. Sunset Boulevard. Adnan getting trapped in a Florida Panthers group chat. Anyone but You. Adnan gets emotional talking about Planes, Trains and Automobiles alternate ending.
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Coming to America + Jeff Garlin
Coming to America. Jeff Garlin joins Adnan. Sugar. NHL Playoffs talk. Bowfinger. Adnan is headed to the Emmys. Scorsese eyes Frank Sinatra Biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio. We learn too much about Chris' dating history.
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Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces + Scott Rogowsky
Steve! (Martin).... also.. A Documentary in 2 Pieces. Friend of the podcast, Scott Rogowsky joins Adnan to discuss one of the strangest films in Cinephile history. Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist. An all-time great dog name. Chris’ trip to the Bahamas. Ramy Youssef: More...
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Keith Olbermann + Curb Your Enthusiasm
Adnan is joined by his friend and mentor Keith Olbermann. The final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Adnan reviews his favorite documentary of all time, Crumb.
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Godzilla X Kong + Ikiru
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. Who paid for lunch with Adnan and Dan Le Batard? Adnan talks to authors Alain Silver and James Ursini about their book, Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir. Is Adnan spending too much at movie theaters? Ikiru.
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Love Lies Bleeding + Another Paul Giamatti Movie?!
Love Lies Bleeding. Cinephile vault: One of Adnan’s favorite interviews ever with filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld. Yet another Paul Giamatti movie: Win Win. The audience is concerned about how much money Adnan is spending at movie theaters. Kung Fu Panda 4. Last movie you walked out of? Hockey talk…
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Drive-Away Dolls + Adnan's Lunch with Le Batard
Drive-Away Dolls. Meadowlark Media’s high-tech water dispenser. Adnan is joined by director Alexandre O. Philippe to discuss his William Shatner documentary, “You Can Call Me Bill”. What Happens Later. Adnan’s lunch with Dan Le Batard. Lone Star. One of the most surprising movie reviews in...
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OSCARS RECAP
Adnan Virk and Chris Cote react to the 2024 Academy Awards and our successful watch along from the Meadowlark studios in Miami with Ben Lyons and David Samson.
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Oscar Predictions + Private Parts
Adnan tells you who should and who will win all the Oscar Awards. Private Parts. All of the Oscar nominated Animated Shorts. Oscar nominated director Misan Harriman joins Adnan to discuss The After. We remember Richard Lewis by replaying his 2017 appearance on Cinephile. Adnan shares some info on...
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Dune: Part Two + Cigs and SAGs
Dune: Part Two. (No spoilers) SAG Awards recap. Director Chris Cassel joins Adnan to discuss his documentary “To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb”. Chris fell in love with New York. The Third Man. The Coen brothers broke up?! Adnan does some Bob Costas/Ben Mankiewicz middling. Films you...
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In the Line of Fire + More Oscar Nominated Films
Author Mark Kamine joins Adnan to discuss his book “On Locations: Lessons Learned from My Life On Set with The Sopranos and in the Film Industry”. Hitchcock’s Notorious. In the Line of Fire. Adnan continues to watch Oscar nominated films: The After. Knight of Fortune. The ABCs of Book Banning.…
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Whiplash + Adnan's Dinner with Bob Costas
Whiplash. Adnan’s dinner with Bob Costas and Ben Mankiewicz. Chris shares Super Bowl stories from Las Vegas. Paying for group dinners. Nimona. How many texts before we’re friends? TCM host Dave Karger joins Adnan. The stresses of sharing a pizza. 99 Homes. How Adnan dealt with his kid getting...
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Bob Marley: One Love + Kingsley Ben-Adir joins Adnan
Adnan is joined by Kingsley Ben-Adir, the star of Bob Marley: One Love. Private Life. Oscar nominated short The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Strange Way of Life. Oscar nominated documentary 20 Days in Mariupol. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
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Wonka + Sideways
Wonka. Adnan met Dan Soder. Sideways. Respected film critic Adnan Virk gets an entire theater to himself for a screening. We’re talking to director Nicole Newnham about her documentary “The Disappearance of Shere Hite”. It’s about Shere Hite's bestselling book The Hite Report that liberated the...
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OSCAR NOMINATIONS SPECIAL
Adnan reacts to the 2024 Oscar nominations, reviews the latest season of Fargo, and is joined by director Charles Stones lll about his new film with Snoop Dogg, The Underdoggs. Also, we continue to celebrate Paul Giamatti discussing his film American Splendor.
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Ben Lyons + Adnan Meets Paul Giamatti
Adnan is joined by Ben Lyons to recap their time at the Critics Choice Awards. Which celebrity made Adnan nervous? Pizza in a bag. Ryen Russillo bails on Adnan for Adrian Wojnarowski. Origin. Chris wouldn't know how to be a cannibal. Society of the Snow. Is the Barbie screenplay Original or...
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Golden Globes Review with David Samson
David Samson joins Adnan to discuss the Golden Globe winners and losers, Jo Koy’s monologue, holiday cards, reading screenplays, the MLB Hall of Fame, Paul Giamatti’s connection to baseball, and much more! Do you go to the movies alone? Beau Is Afraid. Do writers like it when actors ad-lib?…
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Saltburn + Priscilla + Daniel Bruhl
Saltburn. Adnan talks to actor Daniel Bruhl about his new film, Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia. Adnan has more complaints for the airline industry. Priscilla. Are we still doing 3D movies? Chris sums up Migration perfectly. Rushmore. Cinephile’s quest to land Paul Giamatti as a guest. Nyad.…
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Adnan's Top 10 Movies of 2023 + Leave the World Behind
Adnan’s Top 10 Movies of 2023 (5:36). Leave the World Behind (20:55). Actor John Ortiz joins Adnan to discuss his new film American Fiction (28:19). He tells a great Carlito's Way/Al Pacino story. The Iron Claw (15:35). Who is the most famous number in Adnan’s phone? Ferrari (23:38). RIP Andre...
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Napoleon + The Color Purple + Patricia Clarkson
Napoleon. Oscar nominated actress Patricia Clarkson joins Adnan. The Color Purple. Adnan discusses the way too early Critics Choice Awards nominations. The Boy and the Heron.
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Sebastian Maniscalco + Maestro
Maestro. Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey join Adnan to discuss their new show, Bookie. Rustin. Chris Cote’s Nashville scouting report was spot on. Adnan’s adventure with a listener in Nashville. Maitresse. Adnan checks out the Johnny Cash museum. Would Adnan rather get an Emmy nomination…
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The Dark Knight + American Fiction
15th anniversary of The Dark Knight. The one reason for all of Adnan’s success. American Fiction. Lisa Cortes joins Adnan to discuss her documentary, “Little Richard: I Am Everything”. Silent Night. Are movies without dialogue watchable? The Persian Version. Adnan’s odd late-night talk show...
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Cinephile's 300th Episode: Those Aren't Pillows!
How many movies does Adnan watch per week? Poor Things. If you want to be Adnan’s intern, one word: passwords! May December. How do critics write notes in dark movie theaters? Anatomy of a Fall. Adnan talks to author Scott Eyman about his new book, “Charlie Chaplin Vs. America: When Art, Sex, and...
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The Marvels + Dream Scenario
The Marvels. Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe in trouble? Dream Scenario. Adnan calls it one of the weirdest films he’s seen in a long time. How much fun was burning CDs? Adnan talks to the writer of The Holdovers, David Hemingson. Fall cleaning in the Virk household. Adnan tries to donate books…
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The Holdovers + Sly with Director Thom Zimny
The Holdovers. Is Paul Giamatti a movie star? No Hard Feelings. Director Thom Zimny joins Adnan to discuss his new Netflix documentary Sly. Five Nights at Freddy’s. Chris recaps his Germany trip and makes fun of the meals provided on international flights. The Burial. Adnan mentions Killers of…
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The Killer + Scarface
The Killer. We’re talking to author Nat Segaloff about his new book “Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface”. Chris reviews Killers of the Flower Moon. Adnan’s World Series travels. Do you order differently at a restaurant if someone else is buying? Why is it so hard to transfer...
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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour + Le Batard Show Movie Knowledge Power Rankings
Adnan can't stop talking about Killers of the Flower Moon. Is there a single Marty Scorsese interview that Adnan hasn’t heard? The Dan Le Batard Show Movie Knowledge Power Rankings. Adnan is traveling to the World Series. What exactly is “content”? It’s never too early for an Oscars preview! Can...
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A "Killers of the Flower Moon" Extravaganza
Adnan recaps his private screening of Killers of the Flower Moon and gives his review. We're talking to production designer Jack Fisk and casting Director Ellen Lewis and hear from the legend himself, Marty Scorsese talking about the film. Also, Adnan swears he has never called in sick… in America.
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Marty Scorsese gets quizzed by daughter + Chris Cote is BACK!!
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. Author of the Flowers of the Killer Moon, David Grann joins Adnan. Chris Cote is back! Marty Scorsese’s daughter talks to her father about slang. Adnan hasn’t had his car for 50 days. When’s the last time you bought a magazine? Breakfast and a movie > Dinner and a...
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The Irishman w/ Adam Amin + Dumb Money
Adnan is joined by his good friend and accomplished play by play guy Adam Amin. They discuss their shared love of The Irishman, Adam's DJ career and the fact that he flies about 200 times per year. Dumb Money. Also, Adnan attends Eagles game with his kids.
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Expend4bles + Scott Rogowsky
Expend4bles. We’re breaking down Last Tango in Paris with Scott Rogowsky. Adnan can’t wait for Killers of the Flower Moon. Winning Time canceled. Is the San Antonio Riverwalk overrated? Is there anything worse than your rideshare driver talking politics? Top 5 pig movies?
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JFK + Welcome to Tangier?
Adnan talks to writer/director Brian Helgeland about his new film Finestkind. What’s it like working with Tommy Lee Jones? JFK. What’s Kevin Costner’s worst performance? Adnan’s Marty Scorsese update. Naked Lunch. Welcome to Tangier?
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Bottoms + Parasite
Adnan's longtime friend and Canadian sports television personality, Cabral "Cabbie" Richards joins the show. They're talking Le Batard show, Get on the Bus, sports docs, and much more. Bottoms. Adnan’s World Series dilemma. Parasite.
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Only Murders in the Building + Adnan attends Springsteen concert
Only Murders In The Building. Adnan is joined by his friend and MLB Network co-worker Scott Spinelli. After Hours. An expensive week for Adnan at the US Open, Back to the Future musical, and a Springsteen concert.
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The Equalizer 3 + Margot Robbie
Adnan attends a personal screening for The Equalizer 3, and then talks to the director Antoine Fuqua. What do you do when your car engine starts smoking? Does Stugotz have life figured out? Blue Beetle. Adnan reviews I, Tonya and we relive the time Margot Robbie joined Cinephile to discuss the...
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Liar Liar + Does Marty Scorsese know Adnan exists?
Liar Liar. Will Jim Carrey ever make a comeback? Does Marty Scorsese know Adnan exists? Chris’ terrible Seth Rogen impression. "Winning Time" basketball producer Idan Ravin joins Adnan. Happy birthday Robert De Niro. Adnan gets a call from Bob Costas. RIP William Friedkin and Paul Reubens.
About this show
Cinephile: Passionate interest in film, film theory, and film criticism. It's a term that fits Adnan Virk perfectly. Join each week as he reviews the newest films, latest television, and chats with heavy hitters in the entertainment industry about their recent projects and successful careers. From engaging conversations to entertaining topics, Cinephile also offers historical perspective, recapping some of the most influential tv shows and films of our lifetime.
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