Sober Cinema https://sobercinema.pinecast.co Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) enMichael Denniston and Jairo Benavides Michael Denniston and Jairo Benavides mikedenniston@gmail.com no Sober Cinema https://sobercinema.pinecast.co https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/be707b09-3b65-4ee8-8ce9-8a283d355ff0/SoberCinemaLogoBLACK.jpg episodic Copyright 2017 All rights reserved. A movie podcast that's late... but still too early. 1996 at the Movies: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN https://pinecast.com/guid/295b2bef-5e69-4573-bdd7-9dc2674c2f51 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:28:41 -0000 00:41:51 January 19, 1996 was opening night of Salma Hayek sticking her foot in Quentin Tarantino's mouth. https://sobercinema.pinecast.co/episode/295b2bef/1996-at-the-movies-from-dusk-till-dawn Thirty years of Tarantino as Clooney's ugly brother.

As we continue to get lazier on this show (welcome to syndication of previous anniversary years as we record/release new seasons for 1995 and 1997) we have handed over our film-watching fates to the gods of 1996 as we begin our journey to go week by week through the year that is well-known as the peak of cinema!

Also Salma Hayek as a vampire stripper is an obvious place to start.

Not just with movies. With anything. And who are we to question this simple fact? Along the way we debate if two and a half decades have revealed our initial enthusiasm for Ms. Hayek's monsters as the product of teenage hormones or perhaps life is a truly a flat circle and we will come to terms with now just being horny old men.

Spoiler alert: yes.

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]]> no 4 1995 at the Movies: TALES FROM THE CRYPT DEMON KNIGHT https://pinecast.com/guid/76329869-4f63-4927-8e6a-851194297829 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:35:58 -0000 00:36:54 On January 13, 1995 Jada Pinkett battled baldness. https://sobercinema.pinecast.co/episode/76329869/1995-at-the-movies-tales-from-the-crypt-demon-knight On January 13, 1995 Jada Pinkett battled baldness.

Only this time the follicle challenged leading lady had to contend with the sass of one Mr. Billy Zane making his bald debut in TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT. And at least he was having fun with his hairless freedom in this delightful genre film that one host can't stop saying enough good things about because he bought a Shout Factory blu-ray of this flick for eighteen bucks. A commentary track was started and then ignored because the only commentary you need is the one we provide as we begin our journey through the movies of 1995!

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]]> no 4 1995 at the Movies: HIGHER LEARNING https://pinecast.com/guid/416e9acc-0ee6-4ceb-adeb-2b889300aeda Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:13:21 -0000 00:41:24 On January 11, 1995 Tyra Banks licked a nipple. https://sobercinema.pinecast.co/episode/416e9acc/1995-at-the-movies-higher-learning On January 11, 1995 Tyra Banks licked a nipple.

And Kristy Swanson had her first lesbian experience with Jennifer Connelly... which is really setting the bar very high for women and presents no hope for men moving forward. In this discussion one host questions the other owning a DVD copy of this fine film from auteur John Singleton while answering questions about his wearing of chokers in college. All in all a very political episode to start off our revisiting of 1995 at the movies!

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