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Elise and Marcelo (co-hosts of Stage to Screen) look back at their 2026 film festival adventures and rank their favorites from the 2026 editions of the Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. This is Part 3 of 3. In this episode, they discuss Full Phil, River, Alpha Gang, Look Back, and La bola negra. Catch up on Stage to Screen: TalkFilmSoc.com/StagetoScreenClick the icon below to listen.

Elise and Marcelo (co-hosts of Stage to Screen) look back at their 2026 film festival adventures and rank their favorites from the 2026 editions of the Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. This is Part 2 of 3. In this episode, they discuss Wild Horse Nine, Victorian Psycho, The Debut, and Elsinore. Catch up on Stage to Screen: TalkFilmSoc.com/StagetoScreenClick the icon below to listen.

Elise and Marcelo (co-hosts of Stage to Screen) look back at their 2026 film festival adventures and rank their favorites from the 2026 editions of the Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. This is Part 1 of 3. In this episode, they discuss: Primetime, Compliance, Bitter Christmas, and The Beloved. Catch up on Stage to Screen: TalkFilmSoc.com/StagetoScreenClick the icon below to listen.

Halloween means a bite size dose of comic book horror from Cinema To The Letter! In this N for New special, Thomas is joined by special guest Joe to discuss Clayface, which aims to take a horror turn on a beloved Batman villain! Listen to our duo as they answer the crucial questions. Do we want more of this for the future of James Gunn's DCU? How well do the horror and supervillain elements blend together? Are mob goons crucial to the vibes of Gotham City? Well, change your face and listen in to find out! Spoilers start at 00:17:00. Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more monthly audio reviews of new releases, which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network!Click the icon below to listen.

Elise and Marcelo end the third season of Stage to Screen by going back to Oz. They talk about the stage musical and film adaptation of The Wiz!Click the icon below to listen.

Elise and Marcelo talk about the 1996 stage musical and the 2005 film adaptation of Rent!Click the icon below to listen.

Cinema To The Letter invites you to JOIN US for a soul-swallowing Halloween retrospective special on The Evil Dead films! Thomas has summoned guests Siobhan Irving and Charlie Suor into a cabin in the woods of Michigan to discuss all six films in the Evil Dead franchise, from the original scrappy indie to this summer's recent Burning entry! Listen in now via reel-to-reel player you found in the fruit cellar to hear our trio discuss the unique screen presence of Bruce Campbell, whether continuity should matter be a factor with Deadites, and Evil Dead's attempts to thrive in the age of elaborate popcorn buckets! It's a groovy time! Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more episodes of [marco polo] & monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! Click the icon below to listen.

Elise and Marcelo celebrate holy matrimony in podcast form as they talk about the stage and film versions of Mamma Mia!Click the icon below to listen.

Stage to Screen: Dear Evan Hansen by Talk Film Society NetworkClick the icon below to listen.

Instead of C.I.N.E.M.A., the acronym for this episode is TIFF! Thomas went to the Toronto International Film Festival and he's joined by his lodger/unofficial mayor of TIFF Shakyl Lambert back to the show to discuss all 39 movies they both saw there! Strap in and listen to find out all about them, folks. It's a long one! Timecodes: River: 00:10:00 Vintage Violence: 00:17:30 Only Living Pickpocket in New York: 00:27:30 Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother: 00:36:09 Ink: 00:44:24 Back In Black: 00:54:42 The Last Photograph: 01:01:21 La Bola Negra: 01:16:05 Misty Green: 01:23:37 We Are All Strangers: 01:31:40 The Debut: 01:39:25 Stuffed: 01:47:39 Rogue Trooper: 01:50:12 Clarissa: 01:53:11 The Stunt Driver: 01:57:05 The Julia Set: 01:59:29 Bucking Fastard: 02:03:45 Faith: 02:07:05 Bad Lieutenant Tokyo: 02:09:27 Nosostros: 02:13:29 Pretenders: 02:16:09 Once Upon a Time In Harlem: 02:18:55 L’Autre: 02:21:29 Krux: 02:24:08 A Talent For Murder: 02:26:21 Gentle Monster: 02:30:02 Bovine with the Curved Horns: 02:31:54 Arrested Memory: 02:34:17 Ha Chan Shake Your Booty: 02:37:23 Ashes: 02:40:23 Half: 02:42:43 Kick On: 02:46:15 A Good Little Soldier: 02:48:57 The Beloved: 02:52:19 Age of Goodbyes: 02:55:03 The Surgeon: 02:56:42 Everybody Wants To F**k Me: 02:59:31 Furies: 03:02:14 Tangles: 03:05:21 Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more episodes of [marco polo] & monthly audio reviews of new releases which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! Click the icon below to listen.

Elise and Marcelo talk about John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the stage musical and film adaptation!Click the icon below to listen.

Elise and Marcelo talk about the TRADITION around the 1964 Broadway classic and its 1971 Oscar-winning adaptation. It's a Fiddler! On the Roof?!Click the icon below to listen.

While Cinema To The Letter is still on a season hiatus, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a nice dip in the pool before summer ends! For this month's bonus podcast, we're giving you an unlock from behind the Cinema To The Letter Patreon paywall! Specifically, an episode of the monthly podcast Thomas & Torrey have been doing since 2023; [marco polo] An Adult Swim Podcast! Every month, Thomas and Torrey talk about some pieces of media that aired on Adult Swim that are chosen at random! For this sample episode from March 2025, Thomas & Torrey are joined by special guest Joey Hamilton to puzzle over the choices of Mr. Pickles and geek out about The Venture Bros! Join our Patreon for $1 to hear more episodes of [marco polo] & monthly audio reviews of new releases, which you can vote on at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us @cinema2letter on socials! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Theme music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the TalkFilmSociety podcast network! Click the icon below to listen.

Cinema To The Letter: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) (A for Atypical Star Wars) by Talk Film Society NetworkClick the icon below to listen.

Siobhan and Marcelo select 32 films they deem to be the most “Southland Tales”-ian since the release of Southland Tales 20 years ago. Then they eliminate them one-by-one, bracket-style, to give out the first-ever Southlandies Talesies Award!Click the icon below to listen.