Kaveh and CK's Screening Room

In February's episode, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly launch their newest series within a series: "The Screening Room: Retrospectives." To kick off, the two tackle one of Hollywood's most consistent working directors, Gina Prince-Bythewood, famous for her smash hits like 'Love & Basketball' and 'The Woman King.' Before that, the two discuss some of the month's new releases, includin...

Welcome to 2024! In their first episode of the new year, host Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly take the time to catch up on everything related to cinema that they haven't talked about yet. In the process, they briefly discuss the Golden Globes before moving on to the films dropped into theaters this January–notably, the Mean Girls (musical) remake. Then, they discuss the 2023 Oscar nominations, highlighting the snubs and surpri...

The end of the year is upon us, and the Screening Room is here to unpack the 2023 film year as a whole. To do so, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly are joined by Michelle Wang to highlight their favorite films of the year–attempting to capture what a great year for movies it's been. But first, Kaveh and Cortlyn must discuss their Super Bowl–Beyoncés "Renaissance" film.

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The fall film festival madness continues! In the newest episode of Kaveh and CK's Screening Room, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly are joined by film critic and writer Zachary Lee to recap two of the season's biggest second-wave festivals: the New York Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. The three discuss their favorite films from the festival, including several of the year's most anticipate...

Fall film festival season is here, and we're here to celebrate in the Screening Room! In this month's episode, special guest Keyvan Jalinous joins hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly to discuss their experiences at the first three fall film festivals – Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. The three discusses the energy of each festival before sharing the best (and worst) films they saw.

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In a departure from the usual episode structure, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly discuss their methods of film-watching and film criticism, including: the setting in which they watch movies, the types of movies they watch, and their experience with post-lingering thoughts. The two then discuss their method in action using Jordan Peele's 'Nope,' a film they both recently re-watched, as a live case study.

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The biggest movie weekend in a long time has just passed, and two of the most anticipated movies of the past couple years, Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' and Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer,' have finally landed. To celebrate, hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous enlist special guest Keyvan Jalinous to discuss both films, revealing which film they enjoyed and which film they weren't fans of.

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June is wrapping up, and hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly have a lot to discuss in the Screening Room. The two first talk about June's hottest releases – namely, Celine Song's 'Past Lives' and Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City.' They then pivot to quickly discussing the new season of 'Black Mirror,' before finally sharing their top five films of the year (so far).

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It's May, and hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly are here to discuss everything that's happened in the past month at the cinema! They first talk about the month's biggest blockbusters: 'Fast X,' the newest film in the long-running, globe-trotting series, and 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' the newest MCU outing. After quickly discussing the Cannes Film Festival, they then pivot to talking about sev...

We've rebranded! Welcome to the new podcast, 'Kaveh and CK's Screening Room,' hosted by Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly. We'll still be covering the same topics–cinema, the industry, and the future–but, this time, there's two of us! In this premiere episode, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly first introduce themselves before diving into 10 movies you've likely never heard of that you need to check ...

In this week's episode, host Kaveh Jalinous is joined by special guest Keyvan Jalinous to begin the first half of their Oscar coverage. Before that, the two quickly discuss the newest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' (PLEASE NOTE: THIS DISCUSSION INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR THE FILM). After, they pivot to discussing the 10 films nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, ranking th...

The screening room has re-opened in 2023! After an accidental hiatus, Kaveh Jalinous is back to discuss all things Sundance! To start, he outlines what the festival experience was like in its first-ever hybrid format before diving into the films he saw, mentioning eight films that he thinks will be hits when they have their wide releases. Highlights include Raine Allen-Miller's 'Rye Lane', William Oldroyd's 'Eileen', and more.

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In one of the biggest episodes of the series' history, host Kaveh Jalinous is joined by special guest Cortlyn Kelly for two tasks. Firstly, the two discuss and debate James Cameron's long-awaited 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' the 13-year-awaited sequel to 'Avatar,' the highest grossing film of all-time. Then, the two pivot into talking about their favorite films of 2022, mentioning everything from horror-comedy-action blockbusters to...

In a quiet time for cinema before the release of James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' host Kaveh Jalinous takes 25 minutes to talk about eight films from this fall movie season that haven't been mentioned or dived into on the podcast just yet. The list includes everything from blockbuster hits, such as Ryan Coogler's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' to underrated gems, like James Gray's 'Armageddon Time.'

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