A discussion on Steven Soderbergh's 2002 adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's classic, SOLARIS, with comparisons to Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 classic. We'd love to hear back from you on which version you prefer or your thoughts on either film.

Across the Aisle concludes it's Summer 2022 wrap up in this, the second part of episode 1. Until next time, the aisle is being cleaned.

In Part One of 'Across the Aisle,' a new Review segment from Essentially Cinema, Anthony and Ben wrap up Summer 2022’s film season with ten movies that resonated with them or drew their ire. They are known to disagree vehemently at times.

Anthony has a blast interviewing writer/actor/filmmaker Terence H. Winkless. So many great stories of the glory days of 70s, 80s, and 90s filmmaking. A great chat. A great guy, who tells it like it is! Sit back and enjoy! Winkless will return!

Join Anthony and Ben as they revisit the classic STAR TREK film, THE WRATH OF KHAN. No, we're not advocating vengeance, however some Romulan Ale might have been served though.

This week, Ben and Anthony recap the 94th Oscars and talk Oscar history.

As a companion piece to Essentially Cinema's "Genre-Bending: The Fly & Dune," Ben had a chance to sit down with Rick Schmidlin, the producer's assistant on 1986's THE FLY. Hear behind-the-scenes reflections on Rick's set experience, producer Mel Brooks' comedic reaction to dailies, and how a set prop was eventually fitted into a motorcycle part.

No more "double dumb ass on you" or "dipshit retrieval of torpedoes" intended. Ben and Anthony beam you up for a voyage home, discussing the 35th anniversary of STAR TREK's fish out of water story.

In our third episode, we celebrate Halloween and a current release in our genre-bending Horror Sci-Fi Double Feature episode where Ben, who has not seen THE FLY (1958 & 1986), discusses both films with Anthony. We then talk about Lynch's DUNE 84 and Villeneuve's 2021 DUNE (part one). Villeneuve's film is now in theatres.   Our thanks to Twentieth Century Studios, Universal, and Warner Bros/Legendary for use of their trailer clips.

Anthony Francis and Ben Cahlamer sit down with "Simple Like Silver" director Damian Lahey and star Cristina Marsillach ("Opera") to reminisce over the influences and on-the-set experience of filming "Simple Like Silver," now available for digital rental or purchase on Amazon. This is Essentially Cinema.

Join co-hosts Ben Cahlamer and Anthony Francis as they discuss Ike Einsemann's career followed by an interview with Eisenmann and "Dear Ike" director Dion Labriola.