Single Serving Cinema looks at one critical scene in a movie every other week. We explore how the scene is constructed, what the scene achieves, and what it can tell us about the movie as a whole. Hosted by Tim & Tay.
SSC 123: The Odyssey (Nolan, 2026)
The Odyssey (2026) · Jul 23, 2026
SSC 122: The Godfather Part III (Ford Coppola, 1990)
The Godfather Part III (1990) · Jul 1, 2026
SSC 121: The Dark Knight Rises (Nolan, 2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · Jun 17, 2026
SSC 120: The Dark Knight (Nolan, 2008)
The Dark Knight (2008) · May 27, 2026
SSC 119: Batman Begins (Nolan, 2005)
Batman Begins (2005) · May 13, 2026
SSC 117: Mission: Impossible (De Palma, 1996)
Mission: Impossible (1996) · Apr 22, 2026
SSC 116: Casino Royale (Campbell, 2006)
Casino Royale (2006) · Apr 8, 2026
SSC 115: Sneakers (Alden Robinson, 1992)
Sneakers (1992) · Mar 26, 2026
SSC 114: The Matrix (Wachowskis, 1999)
The Matrix (1999) · Mar 11, 2026
SSC 113: Cool Runnings (Turtletaub, 1993)
Cool Runnings (1993) · Feb 25, 2026
SSC 112: Munich (Spielberg, 2005)
Munich (2005) · Feb 11, 2026
SSC 110: Inception (Nolan, 2010)
Inception (2010) · Jan 14, 2026
SSC 109: Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988)
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 24, 2025
SSC 108: Black Christmas (Clark, 1974)
Black Christmas (1974) · Dec 10, 2025
SSC 107: Pan's Labyrinth (del Toro, 2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) · Dec 3, 2025
SSC 106: The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water (2017) · Nov 20, 2025
SSC 105: Halloween (Carpenter, 1978)
Halloween (1978) · Oct 30, 2025
SSC 104: The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)
The Shining (1980) · Sep 24, 2025
SSC 103: Weapons (Cregger, 2025)
Weapons (2025) · Aug 27, 2025
SSC 102: 28 Years Later (Boyle, 2025)
28 Years Later (2025) · Jul 30, 2025
SSC 101: 28 Days Later (Boyle, 2002)
28 Days Later (2002) · Jul 16, 2025
SSC 100: Zodiac (Fincher, 2007)
Zodiac (2007) · Jun 11, 2025
SSC 99: Prometheus (Scott, 2012)
Prometheus (2012) · May 28, 2025
SSC 98: Alien (Scott, 1979)
Alien (1979) · May 14, 2025
SSC 97: Annihilation (Garland, 2018) w/ James Stacey
Annihilation (2018) · Apr 30, 2025
SSC 96: Ex Machina (Garland, 2013)
Ex Machina (2015) · Apr 16, 2025
SSC 95: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Coens, 2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) · Mar 26, 2025
SSC 94: Inside Llewyn Davis (Coens, 2013) w/ Andrew Finlay Stewart
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) · Mar 19, 2025
SSC 93: A La Carte 2024
A La Carte (2024) · Mar 12, 2025
SSC 92: Snowpiercer (Bong, 2013)
Snowpiercer (2013) · Feb 26, 2025
SSC 91: Parasite (Bong, 2019)
Parasite (2019) · Feb 5, 2025
SSC 90: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher, 2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) · Jan 22, 2025
SSC 89: Wind River (Sheridan, 2017)
Wind River (2017) · Jan 15, 2025
SSC 88: Little Women (Gerwig, 2019)
Little Women (2019) · Dec 25, 2024
SSC 87: Lady Bird (Gerwig, 2017)
Lady Bird (2017) · Dec 11, 2024
SSC 86: Kingdom of Heaven (Scott, 2005)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) · Nov 27, 2024
SSC 85: Gladiator (Scott, 2000)
Gladiator (2000) · Nov 13, 2024
SSC 84: Midsommar (Aster, 2019)
Midsommar (2019) · Oct 23, 2024
SSC 83: Hereditary (Aster, 2018)
Hereditary (2018) · Oct 9, 2024
SSC 81: Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Sep 4, 2024
SSC 80: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) w/ Bunny Stephenson
Gone Girl (2014) · Aug 21, 2024
SSC 79: American Psycho (Harron, 2000)
American Psycho (2000) · Aug 7, 2024
SSC 77: The Nice Guys (Black, 2016)
The Nice Guys (2016) · May 29, 2024
STV 01: Andor (Gilroy, 2022)
Andor (2022) · Apr 1, 2024
SSC 73: Star Wars (Lucas, 1977)
Star Wars (1977) · Mar 13, 2024
SSC 72: Dune Part Two (Villeneuve, 2024)
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Mar 7, 2024
SSC 71: BlackBerry (Johnson, 2023)
BlackBerry (2023) · Feb 28, 2024
SSC 70: The Social Network (Fincher, 2010)
The Social Network (2010) · Feb 14, 2024
SSC 69: The Abyss (Cameron, 1989)
The Abyss (1989) · Jan 31, 2024
SSC 68: Titanic (Cameron, 1997)
Titanic (1997) · Jan 17, 2024
SSC 67: White Christmas (Curtiz, 1954)
White Christmas (1954) · Dec 27, 2023
SSC 66: Scrooged (Donner, 1988)
Scrooged (1988) · Dec 13, 2023
SSC 65: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Spielberg, 1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Nov 29, 2023
SSC 64: The Iron Giant (Bird, 1999)
The Iron Giant (1999) · Nov 15, 2023
SSC 63: The Exorcist (Friedkin, 1973)
The Exorcist (1973) · Oct 31, 2023
SSC 62: A Quiet Place (Krasinski, 2018)
A Quiet Place (2018) · Oct 25, 2023
SSC 61: The Descent (Marshall, 2005)
The Descent (2005) · Oct 4, 2023
SSC 60: Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) w/ Bunny Stephenson
Fight Club (1999) · Sep 20, 2023
SSC 59: Nightcrawler (Gilroy, 2014)
Nightcrawler (2014) · Sep 6, 2023
SSC 57: Memento ( Nolan, 2000)
Memento (2000) · Aug 9, 2023
SSC Bonus: Oppenheimer (Nolan, 2023)
Oppenheimer (2023) · Aug 8, 2023
SSC 56: Face/Off (Woo, 1997)
Face/Off (1997) · Jul 26, 2023
SSC 55: Sorcerer (Friedkin, 1977)
Sorcerer (1977) · Jul 12, 2023
SSC 54: Jaws (Spielberg, 1975)
Jaws (1975) · Jun 21, 2023
SSC 52: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Jun 7, 2023
SSC 51: Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood (Tarantino, 2019)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · May 24, 2023
SSC 50: Potluck—Se7en (Fincher, 1995) w/James Stacey
Se7en (1995) · May 10, 2023
SSC 49: Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001)
Spirited Away (2001) · Apr 26, 2023
SCC 47: Cinema Paradiso (Tornatore, 1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988) · Mar 29, 2023
SSC 46: When Harry Met Sally (Reiner, 1989)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) · Mar 15, 2023
SSC 45: Spider-Man (Raimi, 2002)
Spider-Man (2002) · Mar 1, 2023
SSC 44: Signs (Shyamalan, 2002)
Signs (2002) · Feb 15, 2023
SSC 43: The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999) · Feb 8, 2023
SSC 40: Potluck—Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) w/James Stacey
Prisoners (2013) · Dec 8, 2022
SSC 39: Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) · Nov 23, 2022
SSC 38: Dunkirk (Nolan, 2017)
Dunkirk (2017) · Nov 9, 2022
SSC 36: A Nightmare On Elm Street (Craven, 1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Oct 19, 2022
SSC 35: Suspiria (Guadagnino, 2018)
Suspiria (2018) · Oct 12, 2022
SSC 34: Scream (Craven, 1996)
Scream (1996) · Oct 5, 2022
SSC 33: Swiss Army Man (DANIELS, 2016)
Swiss Army Man (2016) · Sep 21, 2022
SSC 32: Uncut Gems (Safdies, 2019)
Uncut Gems (2019) · Sep 7, 2022
SSC 31: Starship Troopers (Verhoeven, 1997)
Starship Troopers (1997) · Aug 24, 2022
SSC Bite-Sized Bonus: Nope (Peele, 2022)
Nope (2022) · Aug 17, 2022
SSC 30: Potluck — Arrival (Villeneuve, 2016) with James Stacey
Arrival (2016) · Aug 10, 2022
SSC 29: The Fly (Cronenberg, 1986)
The Fly (1986) · Jul 27, 2022
SSC 28: A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005)
A History of Violence (2005) · Jul 13, 2022
SSC 27: Speed (de Bont, 1994)
Speed (1994) · Jun 29, 2022
SSC 26: Point Break (Bigelow, 1991)
Point Break (1991) · Jun 15, 2022
SSC 25: Children of Men (Cuaron, 2006)
Children of Men (2006) · May 4, 2022
SSC 24: Everybody Wants Some!! (Linklater, 2016)
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) · Apr 20, 2022
SSC 23: Moneyball (Bennett, 2011)
Moneyball (2011) · Apr 6, 2022
SSC 21: Oldboy (Park, 2003)
Oldboy (2003) · Mar 9, 2022
SSC 20: Potluck — Sicario (Villeneuve, 2015) with James Stacey
Sicario (2015) · Feb 23, 2022
SSC 19: Edge of Tomorrow (Liman, 2012)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · Feb 9, 2022
SSC 18: The Royal Tenenbaums (Anderson, 2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · Jan 26, 2022
SSC 17: The Big Chill (Kasdan, 1983)
The Big Chill (1983) · Jan 12, 2022
SSC 16: Home Alone (Columbus, 1990)
Home Alone (1990) · Dec 15, 2021
SSC 15: The Green Knight (Lowery, 2021)
The Green Knight (2021) · Dec 1, 2021
SSC 14: Dead Poets Society (Weir, 1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Nov 17, 2021
SSC 13: Mean Girls (Waters, 2004)
Mean Girls (2004) · Nov 3, 2021
SSC Bite-Sized Bonus: Dune (Villeneuve, 2021)
Dune (2021) · Oct 28, 2021
SSC 12: The Thing (Carpenter, 1982)
The Thing (1982) · Oct 20, 2021
SSC 11: In the Mouth of Madness (Carpenter, 1994)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) · Oct 6, 2021
SSC 10: Potluck — Blade Runner 2049 (Villeneuve, 2017) with James Stacey
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Sep 22, 2021
SSC 09: Game Night (Francis Daley, Goldstein, 2018)
Game Night (2018) · Sep 8, 2021
SSC 07: Shin Godzilla (Anno, Higuchi, 2016)
Shin Godzilla (2016) · Aug 11, 2021
SSC 06: Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010)
Incendies (2010) · Jul 28, 2021
SSC 04: Drag Me To Hell (Raimi, 2009)
Drag Me to Hell (2009) · Jun 30, 2021
SSC 03: Krisha (Shults, 2015)
Krisha (2016) · Jun 15, 2021
SSC 02: Gattaca (Niccol, 1997)
Gattaca (1997) · Jun 15, 2021
SSC 01: The Prestige (Nolan, 2006)
The Prestige (2006) · Jun 15, 2021