Cinema Dual (TEST SITE) – Examining a life through the media we consume. In other words, I’m reviewing all of my physical music media in alphabetical order, one day at at a time. Except when I don’t, as has been the case for the past few years. Still, we march onwards…Coffee essential, but not mandatory

Two friends talking about a couple of films around a theme of their choosing…and the reviews, essays, and deep-dives that spin out from it.

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Podcast · Monthly

Episode 78 – John Waters (With Erik Highter)

On this episode of Cinema Dual, Baltimore correspondent Erik Highter joins Jon and Chris to look at a couple of movies by John Waters.
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Series · Biweekly

Shaken, Not Stirred: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

It’s the BIGGEST. It’s the BEST. It’s BOND. And B-E-Y-O-N-D. Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a…
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Shaken, Not Stirred

Feb 2026 – Present

Shaken, Not Stirred: Taking On James Bond

That’s right, we’re back for another round. When Jon and I started compiling ideas for this series, exploring the Bond films was an early suggestion…
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Choose the Sword

May 2025 – Aug 2025

Choose The Sword – The Films of Lone Wolf And Cub

An introduction to the series Choose The Sword, covering the films in the Lone Wolf and Cub.
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Something Like a Filmography

Dec 2023 – Mar 2025

Something Like a Filmography: The Films of Akira Kurosawa

It’s safe to say that without Akira Kurosawa there would be no Cinema Dual. Of course, there also wouldn’t be Seven Samurai, but then again, without…
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Varda by Jon

Oct 2020 – Dec 2021

Varda by Jon – Part 1: Agnès Forever

In the distant past of April 2020, Chris and I dove deep into an episode of our podcast Cinema Dual on the films of French…
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