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Cinema IRL

Cinema IRL

By: Amber Noelle & Scott Gerhardt
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 Movies give us countless scenarios and situations the characters have to navigate. Well, how would YOU handle these situations in you were in their place? Amber, Scott and the occasional guest tackle this very topic. We're not a review show, but there are enough opinions between us you'll get a little of that too. We mostly try to keep it lighthearted and funny. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes not so much, but it's usually entertaining nonetheless, or at least we hopeCopyright 2026 Chainsaw Enterprises Art
Episodes
  • E256 - The Bride - What Would YOU Do?

    E256 - The Bride - What Would YOU Do?
    Apr 8 2026
    This week on Cinema IRL, Scott and Amber are digging up a 1930s grave for *The Bride!*, a Maggie Gyllenhaal fever dream that asks what happens when Frankenstein gets a companion who is part-informant, part-feminist icon, and fully possessed by the ghost of Mary Shelley. They’re dissecting the physiological horror of a "moist" undead crotch, the tactical benefits of ballroom dancing for monsters, and why every woman in Chicago suddenly decided to start "Bonnie and Clyding" across the Midwest. It’s a deep dive into the "Man vs. Bear" debate, the etiquette of rejecting a reanimated lover, and why Scott refuses to let Frank on the podcast until he works on his words-per-minute.
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    16 mins
  • E255 - Dolly - What Would YOU Do?

    E255 - Dolly - What Would YOU Do?
    Apr 6 2026
    This week on Cinema IRL, Scott and Amber are slinking into a theater they wish they’d never entered for *Dolly*, a film so aggressively unpleasant they’re convinced society is actually worse off for its existence. They’re dissecting the tactical advantages of nipple-biting, the physiological impossibility of screaming without a lower jaw, and why Scott is convinced the Tennessee woods were actually just a giant pile of cinematic broccoli. It’s a deep dive into survival instincts—or the complete lack thereof—as Scott loses all patience for characters who refuse to turn their captors into "mashy brain mush."
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    34 mins
  • E254 - Hoppers - What Would YOU Do?

    E254 - Hoppers - What Would YOU Do?
    Apr 1 2026
    This week on Cinema IRL, Scott and Amber are "hopping" into the consciousness of a robotic rodent for *Hoppers*, a film that asks if you’d literally become a beaver to stop a highway project. They’re dissecting the logistics of seagull-lifted sharks, accidental butterfly regicide, and why Jon Hamm is always the go-to voice for an evil mayor with a noise-pollution fetish. It’s a deep dive into environmental activism, animal hierarchies, and Scott’s refusal to care about nature unless there’s a pun involved.
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    26 mins
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