House of Cinema

House of Cinema is a weekly film conversation built around three people who talk to each other rather than at an audience. Joe Aragon hosts. Clara Curtis and Sydney Volpe are there nearly every week. Each episode opens with a burst of movie quotes, one after another, before the actual welcome arrives. Then comes the week's subject, announced with the phrase that gives the show its shape: in the house today. The subjects rotate. Sometimes it is a single new release given a full episode. Sometimes it is a pair of films that happened to open the same weekend, which the three of them argue over what to call before discussing either one. Awards coverage runs deep. They record formal Oscar predictions and put them on the record, then live with the consequences. Past misses get acknowledged rather than buried. One episode was taped in Austin, Texas, during South by Southwest, with the group stepping away from the festival to watch the 2026 Oscars and react in real time. Another was recorded immediately after the actor awards ceremony ended, late at night, with plans scrapped and rebuilt on the spot once they realized voting had not yet closed. That willingness to pivot is characteristic. So is the emotional register, which runs from measured critical appraisal to screaming at a television. Their coverage of a new Emerald Fennell adaptation is a good example of the balance: all three admitted they were more excited to talk about the film than to watch it, and said so before offering a verdict. Year-end episodes span genres, sorting favorite horror, comedies, performances and music instead of forcing one ranking. Spoiler policy gets stated up front when it matters. Awards-show craft gets scrutinized too, including a comedy bit that landed badly and what the apathy in the room might signal about the season ahead. The show also exists on video, and listeners are addressed alongside viewers in the sign-off. Patreon supports extra episodes beyond the weekly feed. The result suits anyone who follows the release calendar closely enough to have opinions about the weekend's new releases, and who wants those opinions tested rather than confirmed. Nothing here is delivered from a lectern. Positions shift mid-episode, jokes derail the analysis, and the group holds itself accountable for predictions that did not land. The sign-off is always the same, and always warm.