*Clap! Clap!* What’s that? A creepy game of blindfolded hide and seek in a most likely haunted Rhode Island mansion? An empty noose hanging from the nearest residing terrifying tree? And a couple of paranormal investigators attempting a very ‘unsanctioned-by-the-Vatican’ exorcism? That’s right, it’s James Wan’s The Conjuring. Listen as Dax goes “Ah…

The Sentinel of Liberty! The Star-Spangled Man with a Plan! The First Avenger! That's right! This time, our ongoing vibe of classic adventure leads us to tackle our first MCU film. Captain America: The First Avenger. We're going back to a simpler time… 2011. Cineppraisal is an audio commentary podcast, designed to be played alongside the movies we …

Effortless class meets thrilling heroics as this week, we head North by Northwest. Master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, weaves his, possibly, greatest tale. A film so classic that, even if you've never seen it, you've seen its legacy. So hop a train, a bus, a biplane... wait. Scratch that. Maybe not the biplane. But join us, Cary Grant, Eva Marie …

Adventure has a name! This week we're tackling a movie so classic it belongs in a museum. 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, the film that introduced the hat, the whip, and a man named Indiana Jones. We're not doing this for the fortune & glory. This is truly a favorite of ours and an inspiration. So, join us for this tale of Adventure, Intrigue, Myst…

He was always a king in his world, but they taught him fear! Well, I mean, they tried to. But, hold on, first there was this Blonde... Okay, maybe you should just watch along with us as we hop a tramp steamer to the South Pacific, in search of the one they call KONG! Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack direct a Ruth Rose script from an idea by …

We did it. We finally did it. Welcome to the Dark Future/Past that is Los Angeles 2019, as we start our long awaited (and possibly quite long running) Blade Runner commentary. We're getting going where any newbie to the series should start: The Final Cut. So, crack a Tsing Tao, and... that's about it. That and Coca-Cola are like the only brands to …

You know what? It's been rough. Maybe it's time we take 'er easy. And to show us how, Brad and Alex from The Purpose Driven Dude join us for a special crossover episode! It’s all strikes and no spares (except one) in this dark comedy filled slacker noir classic. So, pop a couple of oat sodas, or maybe mix yourself up a White Russian. Then crank the…

Take me away! I don't mind! Seriously, have you seen the news? Cineppraisal is back in time, to take you back in time, with Back... to the Future! Robert Zemeckis's 1985 classic tale of an old man and a teenage boy exploring the good times and casual racism of the 1950s. And doing it with some style! It’s all fun and games as they swindle terrorist…

What… is our name? Cineppraisal. What... is our quest? To talk about our favorite movies. What... is this way of speaking? Watch the film and find out! Today, we’re discussing one of the most beloved and long-lasting comedies of all time, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Black Knights, French Taunters, Bridges of Peril, Plagues, Self-Flagellations,…

What if I told you... that everything you know is⁠— wait, Morpheus never said that? Oh, well, still! Forget about what you think you know.... or something or other. Ever feel like you’re just stuck in a dream with too many allusions to Lewis Carroll for some reason? Imagine a world filled with skin-tight leather outfits, lots of guns, and at least …

The kindliest Ayn Rand protagonist subjects his grandchildren to the nightmare factory he runs, shortly after an employee was killed. Join Dax, Adam, See Jurassic Right's Steven Ray Morris, and the mononymous Zak for a Ford Explorer ride down childhood memory lane with the film that turned us all from Dinosaur loving 2nd graders to terrified 3rd gr…

The original action star, Buster Keaton, at it again in what might be his all-time biggest spectacle. 1927’s “The General” still boasts practical stunts that will leave you floored and cringing as Keaton goes on a high-speed chase to save the Woman and Steam Engine he loves. Hop onboard The General with Dax & Adam, and see why almost every action s…

In the town where we weren’t born Lived some dudes who watched movies And they told you opinions About Yellow Submarine! Join us for a marvelous journey full of music, Blue Meanies, the Dreadful Flying Glove, a Sea of Time, a Sea of Monsters, a Sea of Holes, a Nowhere Man, a four-headed bulldog, a lot of 60s psychedelics, and of course, The Beatles…

There’s something wrong in that massive house, in the middle of a lake, in the Edwardian English countryside, and it’ll take an insurance clerk (Daniel Radcliffe “Horns,” “Other Movies”) and a small town noble (Ciarán Hinds “Game of Thrones,” “There Will Be Blood”) to unravel a mystery of unspeakable horror. 2012’s “The Woman in Black” is a full-th…

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A bandit, a samurai, and his bride walk into a grove and…. Oh wait, you have? How does it go? The bride falls in love with the bandit? But I thought she was traumatized and begged for her husband’s forgiveness. Wait, who’s the woodcutter in all this? And why is there a medium in court giving viable testimony…

Welcome to Cineppraisal, a film commentary podcast hosted by Dax Schaffer and Adam Fletcher. Join us as we have relaxed and (hopefully) well-informed discussions about some of our favorite movies. Anything from Méliès to Man on the Moon, as long as we have a good time. Follow our podcast @Cineppraisal on all the things https://twitter.com/cinepprai…