Cinema Chat (And More) With My Parents

Juan and Stacy review the Ryan Gosling film from this spring, now available to stream, Project Hail Mary. The hosts also share some of the TV shows they have enjoyed recently, including The Bear and Rooster. We send some love to the wonderful RunPee app. And stay tuned to the end for the first-ever Fan Feedback segment!

Summer movie season is in high gear! Juan and Stacy take on Supergirl, the latest in the DC Universe. They also break down Voicemails for Isabelle on Netflix. But first they share their take on the movie trailers that played before Supergirl. Plus the return of the "couch" rating system!

The pod relaunches with a new co-host, Graham's mom, Stacy Macris Ros! Plus reviews of Toy Story 5, Disclosure Day, and other nonsense!

In this very special episode, Graham and Juan return to discuss the two big superhero movies of the summer of 2025, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Graham and Juan dissect both films and share their opinions - sometimes they agree, many times they do not - and rate both films using Graham's thumbs-up and Juan's five-star rating system. Juan also shares his connection to the actor who plays Pa Kent and how Howard Stern Show producer Richard Christy's parents helped with the authentic Kansas accents for the Kents. And be sure to stay to the end for an...

Nerd alert! This episode transforms into Cinema Chat with My Uncle as Graham and Juan welcome back Graham's uncle, special guest Bret Macris, professional chef and expert in all things comics. Bret has more than a few things to say about Graham and Juan's recent review of Deadpool and Wolverine (from Episode 206) and takes them to task! Get ready for an epic beatdown by Bret as Graham and Juan defend their opinions of the Marvel summer blockbuster. Be sure to stay to the end for a lively discussion about recently revealed developments for the MCU. And, see if you...

One of the most anticipated releases of the summer, Deadpool and Wolverine gets the Cinema Chat treatment from Graham and Juan. What did they think of the latest release from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? And be sure to listen as Graham quizzes Juan in a little game called "X-Man or Musical Artist"!

Hot on the heels of the Oscar-winning Poor Things, director Yorgos Lanthimos is back with an anthology film, Kinds of Kindness. Graham and Juan sift through all the weirdness to see if the parts add up to a cohesive whole. And, Juan tests Graham's knowledge of other anthology films in this episode's game.

Shhh! Graham and Juan have to keep their voices down to discuss the third film in what is now the Quiet Place Franchise, A Quiet Place: Day One. Graham also stumps Juan in a new game, "Did These Two Actors Appear Together?"

Graham and Juan join original emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, plus a bunch of new emotions including Anxiety as they discuss the newest Pixar release, Inside Out 2. And stay tuned as Juan quizzes Graham in a Jeopardy-style Pixar trivia game!

In this "Summer Catch-Up" episode, Graham and Juan share what they have been up to since the premiere episode: mostly watching animated TV series! They break down the Disney+ series "X-Men '97," Season 2 of Amazon Prime's "Invincible," and then wrap it up with a look at the latest entry in the Mad Max franchise, "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga."

Graham and Juan return for a second season of cinema chat, starting with their preview of the major theatrical releases for Summer 2024! Highly-anticipated movies previewed in thius episode include:

To top it off, Graham and Julian challenge each other with movie-related games! Check out our Season 2 premiere episode today!

In the season finale episode, Graham and Juan break down the first blockbuster film of 2024, Dune Part Two. But first, our father-son film buffs provide their unique recap of this year's Academy Awards. 

Graham and Juan begin the new year with a look at the award-season favorite Poor Things starring Emma Stone and the Star Wars-like Netflix release Rebel Moon: Part 1 - A Child of Fire from director Zack Snyder. Are these films worth watching? Will Graham and Juan agree? Tune in to find out!

Fall is here! Which means the release of prestige year-end films as well as some blockbuster hopefuls. In this episode, Graham and Juan take on the major movies being released this Fall. Among the films discussed are The Marvels, Napoleon, Maestro, Poor Things, and many more. Which films will be a must-watch, and which will be a hard pass? Let's get into it!

Jump scares and evil spirits don't stop Graham and Juan from breaking down the recent A24 horror release Talk to Me, directed by YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou. Graham and Juan discuss the difficulty of transitioning from YouTube content creating to legitimate Hollywood film directing. Graham teaches Juan all about the brothers' YouTube channel RackaRacka, while Juan shares his all-time favorite horror films with Graham (who has seen none of them). 

This week, the show transforms into "Cinema Chat With My Uncle," as Graham and Juan welcome their special guest, comic book aficionado/professional chef/Graham's uncle, Bret Macris! Graham asks Bret about his take on comic book movies and TV shows, the future of the MCU and the new James Gunn-led DCU. Bret also shares his chef's perspective on the restaurant-centric FX series The Bear. WARNING: F-bombs and other foul language will be dropped!

It's finally here! Graham and Juan go full-on Barbenheimer in this episode, reviewing the blockbuster double-feature that is Greta Gerwig's Barbie and  Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Plus we get the first "Graham's Lock" Oscar predictions of the year.

Graham and Juan choose to accept the mission of discussing the newest installment of the M:I franchise, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, although it was very late at night when they had their chat and things went a bit off the rails at the end. They also rank all seven M:I films...but it's not easy.

What happens when Graham falls asleep during a film? FInd out as he and Juan break down the fifth and probably final Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Also, recent news about director Greta Gerwig's newest project leads to a random discussion of auetur theory and the scarcity of truly "independent" directors.

Graham and Juan break down the new Netflix release Extraction 2 starring Chris Hemsworth, followed by a look at their favorite shows on streaming. Plus, some breaking casting news from the DC Universe. And introducing our epic new theme music!

Part 2 of the Big Summer Movie Preview! Graham and Juan give their assessment of major upcoming releases in July and August. Also Juan gets schooled by Graham on RackaRacka.

Graham and Juan break down the newest DC superhero blockbuster, The Flash. The story, the VFX, the connection to the DC Universe...what will their take be?

Graham and Juan try to make sense of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," the latest film in the Transformers franchise. It seems like they will probably agree on this one.

And Juan quizzes Graham with a Father's Day-themed game called "Dad's Days on Set"!

Graham and Juan dissect the much-anticipated "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" animated sequel to 2018's Oscar-winning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." [Don't worry - spoiler warnings are provided!]

Will Graham and Juan agree that this sequel is worth seeing? Let's dive in!

Graham and Juan take on this year's big summer releases, starting with June releases...and Graham puts Juan to the test with a little game he calls, "Did Vin Say?"

It's time for Cinema Chat with My Dad! Film school student Graham Ros and his father, Juan Ros - who has a film degree and used to work in film - discuss the podcast: why they decided to launch it and what you can expect in future episodes!