Cinema File: Five Nights at Series Finale

For the series finale of the Cinema File Podcast, USA Today arts and culture reporter Andrew Shearer and his 10-year-old daughter review "Five Nights at Freddy's" in the car on the way home from seeing the movie. Follow @ashearer706 on Instagram to find out where Andrew is going next.

Cinema File: Employee Favorites (Pilot Episode)

Andrew and Sam met in 1995 when they were Blockbuster Video clerks and have remained friends ever since. Jump behind the counter with them as they discuss the latest new releases and expert picks from the dusty library.

Cinema File: Why "Bottoms" is the best movie of 2023

Cult film authority Kate Owens joins arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer for a discussion about "Bottoms," an instant comedy classic that might be the best film of 2023.

Cinema File: "Weekly Spooky" podcast creator Enrique Couto

Enrique Couto is the creator and host of two essential horror podcasts, "Weekly Spooky" and "Welcome to Primetime." In this interview with arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer, Couto divulges the ingredients of the perfect scary story.

Cinema File: One Minute Movie Reviews with Mark Krawczyk

Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk does 1-minute film reviews on TikTok, but he has been filming himself talking about movies since before YouTube. Mark and Andrew discuss how film criticism has evolved in the social media age. Bonus: Stick around after the interview for Andrew's reaction to "Saw X" aft…

Cinema File: The Bloody Horror of Stephanie Rivers

Stephanie Rivers is the co-host of Athens, GA-based program "My Bloody Horrorcast" and one of Andrew's favorite zine authors. Follow them on Instagram @mybloodyhorrorcast.

Cinema File: The Almost Ultimate Guide to Hip Hop Cinema

What better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop than to spend over 2 hours talking about everything from "Beat Street" to "Atlanta"? That's what Andrew does with his guest Sean Polite. Did we forget to mention "Fear of a Black Hat" and "CB4"? Yes. Did we somehow get into Batman movies?…

Cinema File: The 1979 Muppet Movie still makes me cry

Athens Banner-Herald arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer is joined by returning guest Xtina to share their immediate thoughts after watching the original 1979 Muppet Movie together. Get out your tissues, folks.

Cinema File: Why 'Barbie' is a Best Picture contender

Former Blockbuster video clerks Andrew and Sam review a bunch of recent movies, including a spoiler-free review of "Barbie" and why it'll likely show up as a Best Picture nominee next year.

Cinema File: The best horror movies of 2023 so far

USA Today arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer is joined by The Bloodlust podcast host Amy Paonessa and Fangoria writer Juliann Stipidis to discuss their 5 favorite horror movies of 2023 so far.