Mike and Marcelo talk about the first of Steven Soderbergh’s 2025 theatrical releases, Presence, written by David Koepp. They also talk about Quentin Tarantino, 4K remasters, director commentaries, Nickel Boys, and Kevin Smith. 

Listen to past episodes of Soderbergh Manifesto: TalkFilmSoc.com/Soderbergh

Soderbergh Manifesto: Presence

Don't scurry too far away from the super intelligent rats of CINEMA To The Letter! As their animation season continues, Thomas & Bryan welcome animation enthusiast Joey Hamilton to discuss Don Bluth's debut feature The Secret of NIMH! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. Why is the story of Don Bluth filled with tragic irony? How has The Secret of NIMH helped influence modern animation weirdos? What is the shark of the field? Well, listen to this episode while you're trying to move a cinderblock mouse house so you can find out!

Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Cinema To The Letter: The Secret of NIMH (1982) (I for Indie Animation)

A new episode of Cinema To The Letter? AWOOOGA! Our animation season continues as Thomas & Bryan discuss the N for New choice of the Pixar film Turning Red! Together, they'll answer the crucial questions. How have Pixar films evolved into the 2020s? Why does this Chinese Canadian story of female coming of age set in 2002 feel so universal? Which dawn of the millennium boy band is the stand out of the era? Well, find your center while listening to this episode so you can transform from a red panda and listen to find out!

Jacob Gellar's Pinocchio video essay as recommended by Bryan

Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!

Cinema To The Letter: Turning Red (2022) (N for New Animation)

Mars Needs Moms, but does Cinema To The Letter need Mars Needs Moms? No. The answer is no. To explain why, hear Bryan, Thomas and special guest Adam Sirdoreus of the Films for Breakfast podcast discuss a disastrous flop that was so E for Egregious it destroyed an entire form of animation! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. Why is director/writer Simon Wells the most unique nepo baby in history? Can this fully motion capture style animated movie ever make a comeback? Have we found the worst movie ever covered on the podcast? Well, climb in your rocket ship and blast off so you can listen on your voyage & find out!

Hear Thomas on the latest episode of Have a Nice Apodcalypse discussing Richard Kelly productions and see him on panels @ Tampa Bay Comic Con this weekend!

Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Cinema To The Letter: Mars Needs Moms (2011) (E for Egregious Animation)

What's that gliding into your podcast feeds? It's a new episode of Cinema To The Letter! Join Thomas and Bryan as they discuss the M for Masterpiece choice for their animation season: Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind! Together, our duo will answer the crucial questions. Why is this such an underrated work in the Hayao Miyazaki canon? Can the great anime debate of subs or dubs finally be settled? Who will promise an airship in every home if elected? Well, listen in while riding on top of that Ohm bug to find out!

Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Cinema To The Letter: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (M for Masterpiece Animation)

No, we're not cussin' with you. It's a new episode of Cinema To The Letter! Specifically, the A for Atypical season finale for our Animation season, in which Thomas, Bryan, and returning guest Torrey Depina of [marco polo]: An Adult Swim Podcast, to discuss Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Together, our trio will answer the crucial questions. Do we take Wes Anderson for granted? Why does Fantastic Mr. Fox evoke the fall season so well? What witchcraft is responsible for making stop-motion puppets have the ability to cry? Well, get in your motorcycle with a sidecar and crank up this podcast to find out!

Make sure to stay until the end of the episode (or skip to 02:24:05) for some important announcements about the future of the show!

Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Cinema To The Letter: Fantastic Fox (2009) (A for Atypical Animation)

Elise and Marcelo are here to announce the lineup for Season 2 of Stage to Screen! Plus, more importantly, they interview Rocky Horror creator Richard O'Brien and Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror director Linus O'Brien.

Catch up on the show: TalkFilmSoc.com/StagetoScreen

Stage to Screen Season 2 Overture, Interview with Richard O'Brien and Linus O'Brien

Cinema To The Letter covering... television? These MOOD SWINGS! As the show proper remains on hiatus, hear this special Patreon unlock bonus podcast from last year where Thomas & Bryan discuss Spaced! Hear them discuss both seasons of this acclaimed cult show while answering the crucial questions. How much of the future work of Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg can be seen in Spaced? Does the geeky satire of the turn of the millennium still hold up today? Will this bonus podcast just be bad British accents? Tune in to find out!

Join our Patreon for $1 to hear monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Cinema To The Letter: Spaced 25th Anniversary Retrospective - Patreon Unlock Bonus Episode

Elise and Marcelo start their new season of Stage to Screen with a look at the stage musical and film adaptation (directed by Clint “Sully” Eastwood) of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons musical Jersey Boys. 

Catch up on the show: TalkFilmSoc.com/StagetoScreen

Stage to Screen: Jersey Boys

To celebrate 100 years of Universal Monsters, this Halloween is going with a classic spooky Patreon unlock! Hear Bryan and Thomas celebrate the spooky season back in 2023 with a little drive-in marathon of some classic Universal Monster films! All of which Bryan saw for the first time! Listen to their live reactions to all five films (Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man & Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man) as well as the other entries in the Universal Monster canon.

Join our Patreon for $1 to hear monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! 

Cinema To The Letter: Universal Monsters Drive-In Special - Patreon Unlock

Elise and Marcelo wish you a Happy Halloween by talking about the cult classic The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show! Featuring Joey Hamilton and special guest Rocky Horror creator Richard O'Brien.

Stage to Screen:The Rocky Horror Show

Ranging from insightful shows and retrospectives to all around fun film talk, the Talk Film Society brings you a podcast network for any movie lover.

Soderbergh Manifesto: Presence

Talk Film Society Network

Related tracks