Cinephile: The Adnan Virk Movie Podcast

HBO's new miniseries "The Undoing" follows Nicole Kidman portraying a successful therapist in New York whose life begins to unravel on the eve of publishing her first book. This week Adnan reviews the acclaimed miniseries along with the 1968 classic horror film "Rosemary's Baby." Adnan also pays tribute to Canadian icon Alex Trebek, who passed away over the weekend at age 80. Cinephile is happy to welcome to the show Kyle Marvin and Mike Angelo Covino, stars, director and producers of the wonderful new buddy comedy "The Climb," which opens in select theaters Friday. And in honor of "The Climb," the guys give their picks for the best Buddy Movies of all time on this week's Mt. Rushmore! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Murray and Rashida Jones star in "On the Rocks", marking this the third time Murray has worked with writer/director Sophia Coppola. Adnan reviews "On the Rocks" along with Barry Sonnenfeld's 1991 film "Addams Family." He also takes a look at the career of Sean Connery after the actor's passing over the weekend. Cinephile is happy to welcome legendary Hollywood producer Irwin Winkler to the podcast! Mr. Winkler is here to talk about his great new book "Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood" which available online or in store now. Finally, in honor of "On the Rocks" the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Father/Daughter movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan review's the new Amazon Prime movie "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." Find out what he thinks of the sequel to the 2006 original, starring Sasha Baron Cohen! He also reviews Showtime's "The Comey Rule" and discusses the shutdown of Quibi after just six months of operation. And in honor of "The Comey Rule," Adnan and Joe give their picks for the best Jeff Daniels roles in this week's "Mount Rushmore!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the 150th episode of Cinephile and to celebrate we're playing one of Adnan's all time favorite interviews in the history of the show. That's right, Travis Bickle himself, Mr. Robert De Niro! Plus Adnan reviews Aaron Sorkin's new Netflix film "The Trial of the Chicago 7" along with the HBO documentary "Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth." And for this very special episode, Adnan and Joe give their picks for the "Mt. Rushmore of Personal Favorite Directors!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews the new Robert De Niro led family film "The War With Grandpa" along with the new Ethan Hawke mini-series "The Good Lord Bird." He also speaks with actor Tug Coker to talk about season 2 of his CW show "Now We're Talking!" As always Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time and in honor of "The Good Lord Bird" the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Ethan Hawke Films! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews the acclaimed 2020 drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" along with the classic 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." He also speaks with Daphne Maxwell Reid who played Aunt Viv on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." She's here to talk about the 30th anniversary special reunion of the show, which is set to air this Thanksgiving. After, Adnan sits down with Scott Rogowsky for the return of Rags Time and then the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Buddy Road Trip Movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Rock stars in Season 4 of FX's hit series "Fargo," which premiered on Sunday night. On this week's Cinephile, Adnan reviews the first two episodes of the Noah Hawley drama, along with the 1954 Marilyn Monroe film "River of No Return." Adnan also speaks with Writer and Journalist Glenn Kenny about his new book "Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas." And in honor of "Fargo," the guys give their picks for the Best TV Shows Based on Movies." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an unprecedented virtual Emmy Awards, Pop TV's acclaimed series "Schitt's Creek" swept the comedy categories, while HBO's "Watchmen" and "Succession" dominated the Limited Series and Drama categories, respectively. Adnan gives his full recap of the 2020 Emmy Awards including all the biggest surprises and snubs from the evening. He also recaps the latest news and the best movies to come out of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which saw the Francis McDormand led film "Nomadland" take home the People's Choice Award. Adnan also reviews the terrible 2020 Tom Hardy film "Capone," which was so bad that it inspired this week's Mount Rushmore segment of "Worst Biopics Ever Made!" All that and more on this week's Cinephile! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews Charlie Kaufman's latest (and strangest) film to date, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things." He also speaks with director Antonio Campos about his new film "The Devil All The Time," which is now streaming on Netflix. As always, Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time! This week his here to talk about his late night binge of movies from the 1970s. And in honor of Charlie Kaufman, the guys give their picks for the strangest movies ever made. All that and more on this edition of Cinephile! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After months of buildup and delays Christopher Nolan has finally released his new film, "Tenet." Adnan gives his thoughts on the movie and talks about what it was like seeing his first film in theaters since the start of the pandemic. Adnan is also joined by director David Smick who is here to discuss his new documentary "Stars & Strife," which is an inspiring film about a divided America and the politics of hate. As always, Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time! This week he talks about his binge into the films of Albert Brooks. And in honor of "Tenet" the guys give their picks for the "Mount Rushmore of Christopher Nolan films!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews the critically acclaimed indie film "The Assistant," which follows a day in the life of a young woman working for a toxic film executive. Plus Adnan speaks with Canadian author Iain Reid, author of the book "I'm thinking of Ending Things," which was adopted into a film by Charlie Kaufman and Netflix. As always Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time. This week he's here to talk about the 1984 Steve Martin film "All of Me" and he pitches Adnan his idea for a movie that could save the planet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews the new Disney+ film The One and Only Ivan, along with the Margot Robbie film Birds of Prey! He also gives his thoughts on the new book by legendary director Oliver Stone, Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game. And in honor of Chasing the Light, this week the guys give their picks for the "Mount Rushmore of Oliver Stone Movies!" Plus, Scott Rogowsky joins the show to about the the 1996 film Swingers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews Netflix's brand new action flick Project Power, starring Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt! He also speaks with director Sam Hobkinson to talk about his new Netflix documentary series Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia, which profiles the FBI's infamous investigation into New York City's "Five Families." And as always, Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time! This week he looks into the life of Polly Platt, Hollywood's "Invisible Woman." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews all 705 pages of Charlie Kaufman's debut novel Antkind along with the 1981 film Blow Out. After, the guys give their picks for the "Mt. Rushmore of Brian De Palma Movies" and Scott Rogowsky joins the show for "Rags Time!" where he discusses the classic 1954 Federico Fellini film La Strada. In entertainment news - Mulan is debuting on Disney+, Ben Affleck is directing another movie, and James Gandolfini was a huge Green Day fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan review's the new Netflix mob documentary "Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia," which details the FBI's multi-year investigation that led to the takedown of notorious "Five Families." He also recaps the newly announced lineup for this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which is set to take place in September. After such a great appearance on last week's show, Scott Rogowsky joins Cinephile for a brand new segment and discusses the John Cassavetes film "Husbands" and the HBO series "Watchmen!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2020 Emmy Nominations are here and Adnan breaks down all the biggest surprises and snubs, including "Better Call Saul" actress Rhea Seehorn's glaring omission in the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category. Adnan also reviews HBO's "Watchmen" before giving his picks for the best 'comic-inspired materials' of all time. and speaks with Scott Rogowsky to talk about Paul Schrader's 1979 film, "Hardcore!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adnan reviews of the Apple TV+ original series, "The Morning Show." Plus, Joe gives a special guest review for season one of Amazon Prime's superhero drama, "The Boys." In honor of Adnan's review of "The Morning Show," the guys give their picks for the Mount Rushmore of Greatest TV Flops and then they re-pick the 1994 Oscars on the penultimate edition of Total Recall! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Hanks new film "Greyhound" profiles an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain that must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks. Adnan reviews the World War II film along with the new Andy Samberg movie, "Palm Springs" and Jim Carrey's debut book "Memoirs and Misinformation: A Novel" Plus, Adnan speaks with great James Andrew Miller to talk about his new podcast "Origins: Almost Famous Turns 20." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Origins is back! James Andrew Miller brings you behind the scenes of the Cameron Crowe classic that put us on the bus with Stillwater and taught us what life on the road with a Rock-n-Roll band was all about - not to mention adolescent love and heartbreak. Come join Jim as he brings the band back together and sits down with the cast, starting with the writer and director himself, Cameron Crowe - plus Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Fallon, rock stars Peter Frampton & Nancy Wilson, and more. It's all happening. Don't miss it. ALMOST FAMOUS now available on Digital and Blu-Ray from Paramount Home Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hit Broadway show "Hamilton" started streaming on Disney+ over the weekend and Adnan gives his thoughts on the remarkable Lin-Manuel Miranda musical! Along with "Hamilton" Adnan reviews the 1983 Brian De Palma film "Scarface," the 1994 drama "Il Postino" and 1999 film "The End of the Affair." Adnan also speaks with Matt Schrader, host of the podcast "Blockbuster: The Story of James Cameron" which profiles the prolific director's rise to fame. The guys then give their picks for the greatest fictional gangsters of all time and re-pick the 1992 Oscars for this week's Total Recall! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices