Andrew Shearer has been the voice of film at OnlineAthens and the Athens Banner-Herald since 2009.
Latest episodes
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30 min
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…
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1 h 02
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 a…
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49 min
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.
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1 h 03
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, C…
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1 h 41
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 crit…
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1 h 12
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.
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2 h 17
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 g…
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50 min
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 toget…
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50 min
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 n…
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58 min
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…
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57 min
Cinema File: The best animated movie of all time?
Andrew and Sam live streamed this set of June 2023 movie reviews sitting right next to one another. Hear Andrew's pick for the best animated film of all time! Follow on social stuf…
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26 min
Cinema File: Andrew Has Anxiety and Beau Is Afraid
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I'm uploading my "Beau is Afraid" first reaction review from April 26. There's a lot of stuff about my own mental health and some non-spo…
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14 min
Cinema File Bonus: Our reaction after seeing "Evil Dead Rise" (minor spoilers)
Andrew and Kat saw the 2013 "Evil Dead" together, and they reunited to go see "Evil Dead Rise." Did they like it more? Less? Floor wax? Dessert topping? Find out in this bonus epis…
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42 min
Cinema File: A gory German comedy with a filthy title
Andrew and Sam review a bunch of new movies including RENFIELD, COCAINE BEAR, TETRIS, 65, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS and a gory German comedy called HOLY SH** Fol…
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1 h 10
Cinema File: 2023 Oscar Picks and predictions
Welcome to the 14th and final season of the Cinema File podcast! Andrew is putting the show to bed at episode 600. In the meantime, dig Andrew and Blockbuster buddy Sam as they run…
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44 min
Cinema File: Ex-Blockbuster clerks pick the best movies of 2022
Andrew and Sam met in 1995 while working at Blockbuster video. Just because the stores are closed doesn't mean they don't still have opinions on movies. In this episode, they share…
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1 h 17
Cinema File: Best horror movies of 2022 with Amy Paonessa and Julieann Stipidis
Fangoria writer Julieann Stipidis and The Bloodlust podcast host Amy Paonessa join arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer for a discussion of the year's best horror movies.
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54 min
Cinema File: Don't cheat on October!
Andrew watched nothing but horror movies during October 2022 and Sam didn't.
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38 min
Cinema File: Tattoo artist Lydia Kinsey's top 5 modern horror movies
There's a reason Lydia Kinsey is great at doing horror-themed tattoos; they're also a huge horror fan who originally went to school to become a filmmaker. In this interview with On…
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56 min
Cinema File: Horror extremities with Sam Lipkin of Volumes Hip-Hop
Volumes Hip-Hop founder Sam Lipkin's passion for horror cinema runs as deeply as her passion for music. In this conversation with USA TODAY reporter Andrew Shearer, Lipkin gives he…