Si Es Cine Podcast

We All Need A Buddy The Elf In Our Lives

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! 🎄 
In this episode of Si Es Cine, Brittany Reyes and Michael Lozano travel back to 2003 to reflect on one of our favorite Christmas movies of all time: Jon Favreau's Elf 🎄 
To this day, you won't go without seeing someone dressed up as Buddy, quoting the one of hundreds of iconic lines, or even listen to that classic theme song -- we're going to discuss it ALL. 
Sit back, relax, and geek out with us. As always, spoilers ahead!
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Si Es Cine Enters The Mouth of Madness

We're sensing a theme here... Si Es Cine is back with a new episode!
We're staying within John Carpenter's filmography, looking back at 1994's In The Mouth of Madness. 
A horror/fantasy movie that brings the Carpenter staples while engrossing us in an H.P. Lovecraft-type world. 
The film follows John Trent (Sam Neill), an insurance investigator, who goes searching for horror novelist Sutter Cane (essentially Stephen King), after he goes missing and his books start to have a "maddening" effect on some of those who read it. 
Sit back, relax, and geek out with us. As always, spoilers ahead!
Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us on Instagram @SiEsCinePod ! 

A little John Carpenter’s Halloween on Halloween 🎃

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 👻 
As lovers of the spooky season, Brittany Reyes and Michael Lozano are ecstatic to talk on a staple of the holiday season: John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) 🎃 
"The Shape", also known as Michael Myers, his iconic theme song, and its everlasting impact on the slasher genre makes it a fitting choice, and it's why we're posting this on October 31. 
Sit back, relax, and geek out with us. As always, spoilers ahead!
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Stand and Deliver: ”All We Need is Ganas”

In this latest episode of Si Es Cine, Brittany Reyes and Michael Lozano dive into mathematics with 1988's Stand and Deliver. 
This wonderful Latino film follows an east Los Angeles high school teacher who decides to improve his students' math skills by pushing them to their limits. 
The film provides you with laughs, sincerity, and plenty of quotable moments. 
As always, spoilers ahead and Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 
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Pixar’s Coco is all about family

As we kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, we felt that it was only fair to ring it in with Pixar's Coco. 
 
If you couldn't tell from the name of our podcast or our last names, this is a particular special time for us to reflect on our own Latin heritage and how its shaped us into who we are today. 
 
It was a senior level Latino Politics class, at the University of North Texas, that initially connected the two of us in 2016. 
 
In this spoiler-heavy discussion, we talk about our personal connections to this 2017 film and why it does such a wonderful job at expressing how family is such an integral part to the Hispanic/Latin community. 
 
Be warned, it's an emotional episode... 
 
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Talk to Me is horrifying in all of the best ways

In this week's episode of Si Es Cine, Michael Lozano and Brittany Reyes have their hearts set on spooky season, hoping to escape these grueling Texas temperatures. 
Thankfully, A24 provided us with the horrifying Talk to Me to close out the summer. 
The Australian horror film is about a group of teenagers learning that they can summon and be possessed by spirits thanks to an embalmed hand which leads to a series of terrifying events. 
Brothers Danny and Michael Philippou are the latest YouTubers to transition over to the big screen, providing viewers with a disturbing, cruel, and imaginative take on the possession sub-genre. 
With a sequel already in the works, the film has made more than $55 million at the box office on a $4.5 million budget. 
We share our thoughts, get into spoilers, and dive into all of the gory details. 
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The Birdcage ages like fine wine (without tannins)

In a world filled with parody and chaos, Mike Nichol's The Birdcage (1996) provides us with a comedy that has aged like fine wine.
The Birdcage provides some tasteful and respectful LGBTQ+ representation, something that was sorely lacking in the 90s and is still not where it should be in the 2020s. 
The powerhouse performances of Nathan Lane and the late-great Robin Williams inject some wonderful moments of levity, heart, and humor. 
Si Es Cine's Brittany Reyes and Michael Lozano bring all the spoiler discussions in this newest episode. 
Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us on Instagram @SiEsCinePod ! 

Barbie Is For Humans

WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY: 
Michael Lozano & Brittany Reyes stand in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America as they fight for fair wages, adequate residuals for streaming, and protection from A.I. 
Pay them, protect them, and respect the faces who make up the backbone of Hollywood. 
Barbie (2023) 
In this week's episode, Si Es Cine enters Greta Gerwig's world of Barbie! 
The blockbuster hit is on its way to making a billion dollars, starring the likes of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and America Ferrera as the titular characters. 
The Barbie movie-craze is taking the world by storm. We break down the film, share our thoughts on why it's resonating with so many people, and Brittany Reyes shares her childhood connection to the famous doll! 
 
Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us on Instagram @SiEsCinePod ! 

’A what!?’: Our love for sharks, Shark Week, and Jaws

Alas, Shark Week beckons to those who adore these majestic creatures.
It only makes sense that we discuss a film that spawned the 'summer blockbuster', a plethora of shark movies, and hurt the public image of a vital cog in the ocean's ecosystem for decades to come. 
Si Es Cine's Michael Lozano and Brittany Reyes talk about a childhood favorite of ours in Steve Spielberg's "Jaws". 

Skinamarink, The Last of Us, 300, Oh My!

Yes, as the title suggests, you're about to hear a plethora of film and TV goodness! 
During Brittany Reyes and Michael Lozano's trial run, in March 2023, this recording got lost in the depths of our storage; but ALAS, it has been found and is ready for you to listen to! 
We talk about why the indie-horror film, Skinamarink, continues to make our skin crawl to this day, why HBO's The Last of Us is a triumphant return for the "zombie genre" (in TV form), and bring a few other goodies to the movie talking couch. 
As always, expect spoilers galore. 
Enjoy and thanks for listening! 
 
-ML & BR