A Big Announcement

Film Roulette

Is This Thing On?

The Plague

This week on Cinemaholics, Jon and Will review Is This Thing On? This is the third film directed by Bradley Cooper, starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern. They also discuss The Plague, an intriguing feature debut from writer-director Charlie Polinger that is one of Jon's favorite movies of the year. In addition to a game of Film Roulette, the show opens with a big announcement about the name "Cinemaholics" changing moving forward, so definitely don't miss out on that.

Show Notes:
00:00:00 – Intro: A pretty big announcement!
00:13:05 – Film Roulette: I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, Primate, Palestine 36, The Housemaid, Greenland 2, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley, Dead Man's Wire, Ne Zha 2, Eddington, David
00:26:05 – Review: Is This Thing On?
01:01:35 – Review: The Plague

Links:
Email your feedback for the show to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com
Join our Discord and chat with us! We have a Cinemaholics channel here.
Check out our Cinemaholics Merch!
Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Instagram.

This week on Cinemaholics, Jon and Will review Is This Thing On? This is the third film directed by Bradley Cooper, starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern. They also discuss The Plague, an intriguing feature debut from writer-director Charlie Polinger that is one of Jon's favorite movies of the year. In addition to a game of Film Roulette, the show opens with a big announcement about the name "Cinemaholics" changing moving forward, so definitely don't miss out on that.
Show Notes:
<ul>
<li>00:00:00 &ndash;&nbsp;Intro: A pretty big announcement!</li>
<li>00:13:05 &ndash;&nbsp;Film Roulette:&nbsp;I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, Primate, Palestine 36, The Housemaid, Greenland 2, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley, Dead Man's Wire, Ne Zha 2, Eddington, David</li>
<li>00:26:05 &ndash;&nbsp;Review:&nbsp;Is This Thing On?</li>
<li>01:01:35 &ndash;&nbsp;Review:&nbsp;The Plague</li>
</ul>
<hr>
Links:
<ul>
<li>Email your feedback for the show to&nbsp;cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com</li>
<li>Join our Discord and chat with us! We have a Cinemaholics channel&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/wG5g8RR4m2">here</a>.</li>
<li>Check out&nbsp;<a href="https://cinemaholics.com/cinemaholics-merchandise/">our Cinemaholics Merch</a>!</li>
<li>Connect with Cinemaholics on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CinemaholicsPodcast/">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cinemaholics___/?hl=en">Instagram</a>.</li>
</ul>

In a world that's always on fire, Thank God For Movies. Formerly known as Cinemaholics, join film critics Jon Negroni and Will Ashton as they discuss the latest films coming to theaters or streaming online.

In a world that's always on fire, Thank God For Movies. Formerly known as Cinemaholics, join film critics Jon Negroni and Will Ashton as they discuss the latest films coming to theaters or streaming online.

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Is This Thing On, The Plague

Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud his new contemporary romance, "Texts after 3." Told entirely through late-night text messages over the course of a year, this story follows Nina, a coffee shop manager who can't sleep, and Adam, a middle school English teacher who can't either. What starts as a post–New Year's check-in between strangers slowly becomes the most honest conversation either of them has ever had, but complicated by the fact that Nina is dating Adam's best friend.

You can find the written version right here.

About the Author

Jon Negroni is a Puerto Rican author and illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His published books include The Pixar Theory (Slimbooks, 2015) and his debut fantasy novel Killerjoy (5050 Press, 2017). He's published short fiction for IHRAM Press, The Fairy Tale Magazine, The Vanity Papers, Discretionary Love, and many more. He’s the chief editor of Cetera Magazine, and his work has appeared or is forthcoming in several anthologies, including Neon Hemlock, Oddity Prodigies, Sinister Smile Press, Inked in Gray, and Speculation Publications. He was a finalist for the 2025 BCLF Elizabeth Caribbean-American Writer’s Prize, received an honorable mention for the Rhonda Gail Williford Award for Poetry, and is a Best American Short Stories 2025–nominated writer.
Visit Jon Negroni's author website to find more of his work
Tip the author to support them and say thanks
Explore our full archive of stories and poetry.
Submit your own story to be featured on Cetera.

About Cetera Magazine

We publish original short fiction every Thursday. Our stories span literary fiction, speculative tales, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and weird fiction. All written without AI assistance and curated by editor Natalia Emmons.

Credits
Author/Narrator: Jon Negroni
Editor: Natalia Emmons
Artwork: Jon Negroni
Music: "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud his new contemporary romance, "Texts after 3." Told entirely through late-night text messages over the course of a year, this story follows Nina, a coffee shop manager who can't sleep, and Adam, a middle school English teacher who can't either. What starts as a post&ndash;New Year's check-in between strangers slowly becomes the most honest conversation either of them has ever had, but complicated by the fact that Nina is dating Adam's best friend.
You can find the written version <a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com/texts-after-3/">right here.</a>
About the Author
Jon Negroni is a Puerto Rican author and illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His published books include The Pixar Theory (Slimbooks, 2015) and his debut fantasy novel Killerjoy (5050 Press, 2017). He's published short fiction for IHRAM Press, The Fairy Tale Magazine, The Vanity Papers, Discretionary Love, and many more. He&rsquo;s the chief editor of Cetera Magazine, and his work has appeared or is forthcoming in several anthologies, including Neon Hemlock, Oddity Prodigies, Sinister Smile Press, Inked in Gray, and Speculation Publications. He was a finalist for the 2025 BCLF Elizabeth Caribbean-American Writer&rsquo;s Prize, received an honorable mention for the Rhonda Gail Williford Award for Poetry, and is a Best American Short Stories 2025&ndash;nominated writer.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://jonnegroni.com">Visit Jon Negroni's author website</a> to find more of his work</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com/the-stranger-in-apartment-3a-first-floor-2/#/portal/support">Tip the author</a> to support them and say thanks</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com">Explore our full archive</a> of stories and poetry.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com/submit-to-cetera/">Submit your own story</a> to be featured on Cetera.</li>
</ul>
About Cetera Magazine
We publish original short fiction every Thursday. Our stories span literary fiction, speculative tales, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and weird fiction. All written without AI assistance and curated by editor Natalia Emmons.
Credits
<ul>
<li>Author/Narrator: Jon Negroni</li>
<li>Editor: Natalia Emmons</li>
<li>Artwork: Jon Negroni</li>
<li>Music: "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0&nbsp;<a href="Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></li>
</ul>
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Texts After 3 – A Romantic Short Story by Jon Negroni

Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud "The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor" by Mirav Levy — a ghost story told entirely from the ghost's perspective.

You can find the written version right here.

About the Author

Mirav Levy is a speculative and horror Latina-SWANA writer who is passionate about creating emotionally resonant stories that stalk messy boys, chaotic girls, sentient Deaths, and memories we don't want to acknowledge. When she's not in her writerly costume, you can find her playing video games. She is currently working on her debut novel. She lives in Colorado with her husband and their menace of a cat.
Visit Mirav Levy's author website to find more of her work
Tip the author to support them and say thanks
Explore our full archive of stories and poetry.
Submit your own story to be featured on Cetera.

About Cetera Magazine

We publish original short fiction every Thursday. Our stories span literary fiction, speculative tales, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and weird fiction. All written without AI assistance and curated by editor Natalia Emmons.

Credits
Author: Mirav Levy
Host & Narrator: Jon Negroni
Editors: Natalia Emmons and Jon Negroni
Artwork: Jon Negroni
Music: "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud "The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor" by Mirav Levy &mdash; a ghost story told entirely from the ghost's perspective.
You can find the written version <a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com/the-stranger-in-apartment-3a-first-floor-2/">right here.</a>
About the Author
Mirav Levy is a speculative and horror Latina-SWANA writer who is passionate about creating emotionally resonant stories that stalk messy boys, chaotic girls, sentient Deaths, and memories we don't want to acknowledge. When she's not in her writerly costume, you can find her playing video games. She is currently working on her debut novel. She lives in Colorado with her husband and their menace of a cat.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://miravlevy.com/?ref=ceteramagazine.com">Visit Mirav Levy's author website</a> to find more of her work</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com/the-stranger-in-apartment-3a-first-floor-2/#/portal/support">Tip the author</a> to support them and say thanks</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com">Explore our full archive</a> of stories and poetry.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ceteramagazine.com/submit-to-cetera/">Submit your own story</a> to be featured on Cetera.</li>
</ul>
About Cetera Magazine
We publish original short fiction every Thursday. Our stories span literary fiction, speculative tales, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and weird fiction. All written without AI assistance and curated by editor Natalia Emmons.
Credits
<ul>
<li>Author: Mirav Levy</li>
<li>Host &amp; Narrator: Jon Negroni</li>
<li>Editors: Natalia Emmons and Jon Negroni</li>
<li>Artwork: Jon Negroni</li>
<li>Music: "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0&nbsp;<a href="Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></li>
</ul>
Share This Episode If you enjoyed this story, please share it with fellow story lovers. Your enthusiasm helps these stories reach new readers. Thank you!

The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor – A Ghost Story by Mirav Levy

 Intro: Winner of our logo competition

Review: Hoppers

Jon and Will dive into Pixar’s Hoppers, a funny, weird, surprisingly dark original that feels like a real test case for the studio’s future beyond sequels. They talk Bobby Moynihan stealing the movie, Jon Hamm’s silly-guy energy, Pixar’s recent slump, and whether Hoppers is a true return to form or just a charming anomaly. Also in this episode: Film Roulette, the naming of the new show logo mascot, and a brief but inevitable detour into Pixar Theory.

Show Notes:
00:00:00 – Intro: Winner of our logo competition
00:07:05 – Film Roulette: Wuthering Heights, 10 Things I Hate About You, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, Joe's College Road Trip, The Lost Bus, Pillion, A Mighty Win (2003), Retirement Plan, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie
00:17:15 – Review: Hoppers

LINKS:
Email your feedback for the show to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com
Join our Discord and chat with us! We have a TGFM channel here.
Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.

Jon and Will dive into Pixar&rsquo;s Hoppers, a funny, weird, surprisingly dark original that feels like a real test case for the studio&rsquo;s future beyond sequels. They talk Bobby Moynihan stealing the movie, Jon Hamm&rsquo;s silly-guy energy, Pixar&rsquo;s recent slump, and whether Hoppers is a true return to form or just a charming anomaly. Also in this episode: Film Roulette, the naming of the new show logo mascot, and a brief but inevitable detour into Pixar Theory.
Show Notes:
<ul>
<li>00:00:00 &ndash;&nbsp;Intro:&nbsp;Winner of our logo competition</li>
<li>00:07:05 &ndash;&nbsp;Film Roulette:&nbsp;Wuthering Heights, 10 Things I Hate About You, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, Joe's College Road Trip, The Lost Bus, Pillion, A Mighty Win (2003), Retirement Plan, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie</li>
<li>00:17:15 &ndash;&nbsp;Review:&nbsp;Hoppers</li>
</ul>
<hr>
LINKS:
<ul>
<li>Email your feedback for the show to&nbsp;cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com</li>
<li>Join our Discord and chat with us! We have a TGFM channel&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/wG5g8RR4m2">here</a>.</li>
<li>Connect with us on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thankgodformovies/">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thankgodformovies/">Instagram</a>.</li>
</ul>

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