Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast
A podcast brought by the team that brings you cupofteacritiques.com, the site that encourages critical viewing of film so you can decide for yourself if they’re your "cup of tea." Reading the tea leaves of the film industry is challenging. Each week on the podcast, the team peels back the layers on a movie genre or industry trend to offer aspiring filmmakers some clarity and guidance on what is often rough and indecipherable terrain that is the film and television industry. So, grab a deep brew for a deep look and some hilarious moments.
Music by Julian Hartwell (Say No More - Gh3dEJ)
Fair Use Notice: The movies and TV series excerpted and discussed on the Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast are copyrighted productions. Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast refers to them for the purposes of social commentary and constructive criticism of the productions’ content, which constitutes "fair use" as codified in section 107 of U.S. Copyright law.
Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast
Latest Episodes
“The book was better”: What do audiences expect from movie adaptations like The Odyssey and Hunger Games?
The Odyssey will be opening soon, and it promises to be epic in both experience and duration. Homer’s mythological poem penned by him in the eighth century BCE is about Odysseus’s journey home after the fall of Troy. Like many great bo...
Clang! What’s the appeal of Shawshank Redemption and Other Prison Movies?
Shawshank Redemption. Hurricane. American History X. All prison movies, all garnered critical acclaim, and all well‑received by audiences. But given that such movies depict prison life as scary, oppressive, and even v...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Other Movies Loosely Based on Real People
The Devil Wears Prada 2 was recently released in theaters, and it is tearing up the box office—earning $253 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Like its predecessor, the sequel stars Meryl Streep as Miranda, whose character is lo...
What makes comedies like Office Space and Bad Boys rewatchable?
Do you still find My Cousin Vinny funny? Let’s go back even further. Do you still laugh when watching Beverly Hills Cop? How is it that some comedies are ephemeral, but others can be rewatched decades later and still have you ...
Project Hail Mary and Other Space Movies
The release of Project Hail Mary and near simultaneous launch of Artemis II make this an opportune time to explore space movies. For some of us, the term space movies is a misnomer, since they often encompass movies where the alien act...
