Cigarette Burns

Today we’re trying something a little different.  For a long time, we’ve been talking about the Hollywood stock we’ve bought, how it turned out, and whose future we’d invest in today.  Our inescapable hubris made us believe you’d like to hear that conversation, so HERE IT IS!  You’re gonna hear names like Skeet Ulrich and James Purefoy (busts), Rosario Dawson and Anna Kendrick (stocks we’ll never sell), and Anya Tayl...

"I will speak for you, father. I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am the patron's saint."  Join us as we discuss the pitch perfect masterpiece Amadeus.  This film has everything one would want and more.  We can't do the film justice but we certainly try.  Listen for Jedd coming in with an extremely hot take right out of the gate and listen closely for when Cole compares himself to ...

"My Man"  We don't throw around masterpiece lightly but when we say this is a forgotten masterpiece, we ain't kidding.  Denzel, RC and a supporting cast that will make you say "Hey, I can't believe they are in this too!"  We go over everything from the hottest of takes to the mass cultivation that has become Russell Crowe's career.  Get your kung pao chicken and enjoy this very special episode.

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“Wax on, wax off”.....We bring you the quintessential film about karate in the Valley, "The Karate Kid".  This is one of our all-time favorites and we get into the entire Karate Kid universe and answer questions like “Should Aly have been with either of them?”, “Was the crane kick legal?”, “Did Mr. Miyagi secretly hate Daniel?” and so much more.  Jedd gives us his thoughts on the many Karate Kid pretenders, Cole argues ab...

"Tonight we're not thinking -- just doing."  Let's travel back to the 80's to celebrate this film that was made in 2007 but released in 2011!  We feel this gem went under the radar and judging by the box office we're not wrong.  Join us as we cover all things Fogler, Grace, Faris and Pratt.  We love an homage when it's done right and this film gets it right.  All the way down to the "boyeeee" dance battle. ...

All’s fair in Love and Baskeball, baby! Dump 2020 and charge into 2021 with our breakdown of Love and Basketball. Everything you want to know and Monica and Q as we go the full 4 quarters to tell you why Q is no prize, why Monica is a star, and why Gina Prince-Bythewood is responsible for one of the best pieces of sports/romance we’ve ever seen.

We also give you our Top 5s of 2020. And because we love you, we gave you 6.

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This week was the much-anticipated release of David Fincher’s new film “Mank”. Jedd gave it a 9.4/10 and Cole gave it a 9/10, so it’s safe to say we loved it. We get into our first impressions of this remarkable love letter to old Hollywood and the masterpiece “Citizen Kane”. It’s gorgeous, poignant, funny, and unveils the true origin of the Cigarette Burns name. 

We also reviewed “The Devil All the Time” (7.2/10), “Time Trap”...

"I ain't got time to not do a podcast on Predator" Was that a double negative? You're damn right it was!!  Join us this week as we take all the time we can to deconstruct all things Predator.  We talk about the classic lines, classic greetings and also determine whose strategy would be better to take down the Predator.  So sit back, relax and enjoy being taken back to the jungle in order to explore one ugly mfer of a...

“It’s not your fault” – Actually, it’s Cole’s fault. Thanks to some very unplanned work stuff, Cole took forever to get this edit done. However, our Good Will Hunting episode is worth a ticket to Game 6! Download now to hear if Skylar is actually funny, whether Robin Williams was overrated, and if Cole and Jedd would go see about a girl.

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Jedd: School Ties, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Legend of Bagger Vance

Cole: 2 Fast 2 F...

"Well it's Groundhog Day...again".  On this episode Cole and Jedd go round and round as they discuss and dissect all things Groudhog Day.  This film may appear to be a simple comedy but there is so much more beyond the shadow.  This film has it all, comedy, existential questions, philisophical pursuits and of course all the flapjacks you can eat.  So sit back relax and sit back and relax and sit back and relax b...

“Cow….another cow. I think that was the same cow.” That’s right Burners, we start chasing tornadoes with the 1996 classic, “Twister”. Jan De Bont delivers an incredible disaster flick despite being a bit of a disaster himself behind the scenes. We get into all the meteorology and break down why this movie works, why the script is terrible, and why Cole thinks this is a fantastic “Mighty Ducks” remake. Strap down, get in the basemen...

Today’s episode is an experimental journey through “Happy Accidents”, the 2000 Marisa Tomei/Vincent D’Onofrio romance. We mixed it up a bit and tried to have some fun with this off-beat, often bad, always bizarre time-travel romantic comedy. Cole watched the first half; Jedd watched the second and we then recorded our guesses as to what happened. Spoiler alert – Cole had no idea. We had a blast trying to dissect where this script w...

"The Glove… I had no problem with The Glove."  This week we go dancing and basically gush over the greatest sports documentary of all time.  We're of course talking about The Last Dance.  The ten part espn series on the six time nba champion Chicago Bulls featuring the greatest to ever lace them up, Michael Jordan.  To say this is a review is a stretch, it's 20 minutes of us talking about how perfect this series...

“Sorry, I just took an upper decker” - That’s right, this week’s episode tackles the cult classic, MacGruber. We found a shoelace, ping pong ball, chewed gum, and a Bed Bath and Beyond coupon and turned it into a banger. We get into American Exceptionalism, car stereos, how many pumps the MPAA gives you, and why this movie lives on.

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Jedd: Bravetown, Spartan, Bridesmaids, Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar, The Linco...

"Pain don't hurt" Or does it? No no, it definitely does not hurt. You know what else doesn't hurt? Doing a deep dive on the 1989 Patrick Swayze classic  Road House.  This film has so much subtley and layers and subtext and philosophical conundrums and...who are we kidding this film is all about kicking ass, monster trucks, explosions and hot women!!  It has everything you would want in a film about a legendary cooler...

“THERE’S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!!” – or is there? In honor of what should be the very beginning of the baseball season, we talk about one of the greatest sports films of all time, “A League of Their Own”. Penny Marshall’s masterpiece is a perfect blend of sentimentality, action, and a sense of seeing something new. Take a trip back to the AAGPBL and look out for Cole’s emotional baseball monologue, Jedd’s revelation about Little Lea...