{"id":29191,"date":"2025-07-10T17:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T22:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/?p=29191"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:28:49","slug":"the-cinefiles-ep-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/the-cinefiles-ep-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The CineFiles \u2013 Ep. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear readers,<\/span><\/p>\n

On episode 5 of <\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0CineFiles<\/span><\/em>, host Chris Hrapsky (KARE 11), critic Jamie Rogers (The Playlist), and I cover two of the biggest movies in theaters this summer<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First, we\u00a0discuss James Gunn’s\u00a0Superman<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, a movie that Jamie and I were initially <\/span>skeptical about, but we both recommend. We weren’t quite as aligned about Jurassic World Rebirth<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, but we agreed that it’s worth checking out.<\/p>\n

Then, Jamie and I share our lists of the Top 5 Films of 2025 so far, as well as our picks for who should play the new James Bond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, we discuss my \u201cCineGift\u201d of Akira Kurosawa\u2019s 1963 kidnapping thriller\u00a0High and Low<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, starring Toshiro Mifune,<\/span>\u00a0Takashi Shimura, and Tatsuya Nakadai. If you want to learn more about the film, read my essay in The Definitives<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow the show by subscribing to the\u00a0<\/span>KARE 11+ app<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.) or watch on\u00a0<\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy viewing!<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Eggert
\n<\/span>Critic, Essayist, Founder
\n<\/span>Deep Focus Review<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear readers, On episode 5 of The\u00a0CineFiles, host Chris Hrapsky (KARE 11), critic Jamie Rogers (The Playlist), and I cover two of the biggest movies in theaters this summer.\u00a0\u00a0 First, we\u00a0discuss James Gunn’s\u00a0Superman, a movie that Jamie and I were initially skeptical about, but we both recommend. We weren’t quite as aligned about Jurassic World Rebirth, but we agreed that it’s worth checking out. Then, Jamie and I share our lists of the Top 5 Films of 2025 so far, as well as our picks for who should play the new James Bond.\u00a0 Finally, we discuss my \u201cCineGift\u201d of Akira Kurosawa\u2019s 1963 kidnapping thriller\u00a0High and Low, starring Toshiro Mifune,\u00a0Takashi Shimura, and Tatsuya Nakadai. If you want to learn more about the film, read my essay in The Definitives.\u00a0 Follow the show by subscribing to the\u00a0KARE 11+ app\u00a0(available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.) or watch on\u00a0YouTube.\u00a0 Happy viewing! Brian Eggert Critic, Essayist, Founder Deep Focus Review<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11074],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-cinefiles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe CineFiles \u2013 Ep. 5 | Deep Focus Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The CineFiles talk Superman\u2019s legacy, Jurassic World Rebirth\u2019s reboot strategy, and Kurosawa\u2019s High and Low in this week\u2019s episode.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/the-cinefiles-ep-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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