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Central Intelligence Cinema
Ben Eslinger and Jason Greenberg
86 episodes
1 month ago
Superfan of James Bond?, Man From U.N.C.L.E.? Mission Impossible? So are we! Which is why we have formed the CIC...a podcast dedicated to Spy Movies and Secret Agent Pop Culture. Hosted by Ben Eslinger and Jason Greenberg.
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Superfan of James Bond?, Man From U.N.C.L.E.? Mission Impossible? So are we! Which is why we have formed the CIC...a podcast dedicated to Spy Movies and Secret Agent Pop Culture. Hosted by Ben Eslinger and Jason Greenberg.
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Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 86: Review of Never Say Never Again part 2
The CIC return to finish the epic conclusion of their review of Never Say Never Again! Ben and Jason hop back in the XT-7B's and return to the undisclosed location to discuss Sean Connery's dancing ability, Kim Basinger's unfortunate hairstyles, and finally pass verdict on whether this is an official James Bond movie or not. Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@central_intelligence_cinema Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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1 month ago
1 hour 17 minutes

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 85: Review of Never Say Never Again
The CIC are back to eliminate all free radicals in their review of Never Say Never Again! Ben and Jason return in a new pair of XT-7Bs, to put to test the merits of whether this 1983 spy caper starring the one and only Sir Sean Connery is truly Bond or not. Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@central_intelligence_cinema Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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1 month ago
1 hour 55 minutes

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 84: Intel Report for August 13, 2025
The men of CIC are back in the undisclosed location to discuss the latest in spy television, film, books and Bond! Then Ben and Jason discuss the big announcement that screenwriter Steven Knight has entered the Bond 26 fold, and what that might mean for the new film! AND, shoutouts and the CIC mailbag return! Join us!    Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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2 months ago
36 minutes

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 83: Review of The Bourne Ultimatum
The CIC have hotwired a scooter and are hitting all the internet cafes in Europe as they review The Bourne Ultimatum! Ben and Jason are back with brand new pre-paid flip phones to discuss whether the 3rd installment of the Bourne franchise might be more deja vu than amnesia! Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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3 months ago
2 hours 3 minutes 17 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 82: Intel Report for July 08, 2025
The CIC are back to discuss and speculate about the announcement that Denis Villenueve will be directing the next Bond movie! Ben and Jason sift through the truth, the rumors and everything in-between of this James Bond intel that rocked the spy movie world this past week! Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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3 months ago
50 minutes 40 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 81: Intel Report for June 17, 2025
The CIC return to talk about the latest in spy television intel along with giant dossier on James Bond! Ben and Jason leave no book, action figure or game console unturned, as they tackle all the latest, including a in-depth look at the trailer for the new 007 First Light video game! Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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4 months ago
42 minutes 38 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 80: Brush Pass Review: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
The CIC returns to the very end of the Road to Reckoning! Jason visits Ben at the all new undisclosed location so they can complete their Brush Pass Review of the brand new Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning! But beware! This review is FULL OF SPOILERS and leaves no cruciform key unturned as Ben and Jason laugh, scratch their head, and try and make sense of the final(?) chapter of this incarnation of the IMF! Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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5 months ago
1 hour 47 minutes 10 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 79: Review of The Bourne Supremacy
The CIC return in an indestructible Russian cab to deliver their review of 2004's The Bourne Supremacy! Ben and Jason grab their Treadstone starter kits from the nearest train station locker, and dive deep into the second outing of the Jason Bourne franchise. Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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5 months ago
1 hour 55 minutes 31 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 78: Intel Report for April 29, 2025
The CIC return to talk intel about Bond, Mission: Impossible and reaches into the mailbag for more shenanigans. Ben and Jason also sadly discuss the end of an era in the CIC's own history.  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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6 months ago
36 minutes 54 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 77: Brush Pass Review: Who Dares Wins (a.k.a. The Final Option)
The CIC returns to do their first listener-requested review of 2025, Who Dares Wins! Ben & Jason repel down from a helicopter into the undisclosed location to laugh, scratch their head, and eventually figure out what on Earth is going on in this 1982 time capsule starring Lewis Collins and Judy Davis. Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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7 months ago
1 hour 28 minutes 36 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 76: Intel Report for March 11, 2025
The CIC are back at full strength once again as Ben and Jason return to the undisclosed location for more shoutouts, unloading the CIC mailbag, and of course discuss all the latest intel in Bond, Mission: Impossible, Black Bag and more! Join us for all the mayhem!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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7 months ago
47 minutes 16 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 75: Special Report: 007 The Prime Directive
With a man down but not out, the CIC carry on to discuss the Amazon MGM creative takeover of the James Bond series, and what the implications are of this seismic event, that will change the world of Bond forever. It's an episode unlike any other in the history of the CIC. Join in!  To hear Ben Eslinger's appearance on the James Bond & Friends podcast discussing the Amazon takeover, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/james-bond-friends/id1455758394?i=1000695119006 Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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8 months ago
24 minutes 8 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 74: Review of The Bourne Identity
The CIC are back to kick off 2025 reviewing what is arguably one of the most influential spy movies of the 21st century, The Bourne Identity! Ben and Jason leave no passport cover-ID unturned as they dissect this 2002 spy action thriller starring Matt Damon! How you like them apples? Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/  
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9 months ago
2 hours 58 minutes 30 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 73: Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Far up! Far out! Far more! James Bond is back and so are the Men of the CIC! Ben & Jason return to the undisclosed location to put a bow on 2024 with plenty of holiday cheer as they review On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Will the 6th outing of 007 be put on the good list or receive a lump of coal? Join us to find out!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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10 months ago
2 hours 52 minutes 42 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 72: Intel Report for December 5, 2024
The CIC return with a gravy boat-sized dossier of intel! Ben & Jason are back at the undisclosed location for a new Intel Report that includes transmissions from the dead drop, holiday gift suggestions for spy fans, breaking down the latest trailers from Mission: Impossible and The Amateur, as well as recapping a year chock-full of spy-themed tv series! Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you! Link to buy Keep 007 Alive by Mark Edlitz: On Amazon  Link to buy The Complete James Bond: Goldfinger: On Amazon  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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11 months ago
40 minutes 38 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 71: Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story w/guest Marty Mackillop
The CIC finally return, only to go back out into the cold...of space! Ben and Jason welcome special guest Marty Mackillop as they review Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. No kyber crystals go unturned as they examine the Gareth Edwards directed 2016 Star Wars spy-fi film. Join us!  For the discussion referenced between directors Chris Miller and Gareth Edwards: https://soundcloud.com/thedirectorscut/episode-53-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-with-gareth-edwards-and-chris-miller?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fthedirectorscut%252Fepisode-53-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-with-gareth-edwards-and-chris-miller To visit the Thunderballs archive, go to https://www.thunderballs.org/ Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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11 months ago
1 hour 43 minutes 51 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 70: Brush Pass Review: Firefox
The CIC return to talk fighter jets, long walks in Moscow, and the Clint Eastwood school of throwing a punch, as they review 1982's Firefox! Ben and Jason are back from assignment to discuss landing a plane on the permanent ice shelf, and playing Where's Waldo with this who's who of cast members! Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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1 year ago
1 hour 29 minutes 49 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 69: Intel Report for July 23, 2024
The CIC are back to catch you up on a dossier full of spy movie and tv intel, and so much more! Ben and Jason return to talk Bond books and predictions, Mission: Impossible developments, Black Bag, and a massive pile of spy tv series coming soon! We assure you...we're back!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/ Interview with Black Bag director Steven Soderbergh: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/steven-soderbergh-taylor-swift-sex-scenes-human-behavior-1235936237/    
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1 year ago
1 hour 1 minute 26 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 68: Brush Pass Review: Bullseye!
The CIC have returned to cover some seriously silly spy s**t, in 1990's Bullseye! Ben and Jason come out from the shadows to talk about the most confusing movie that Michael Caine and Roger Moore have ever done. Join us for all the doppelgänger madness!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/
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1 year ago
1 hour 15 minutes 34 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
CIC Episode 67: Review of The Jigsaw Man
The CIC are back to review the 1983 spy movie, The Jigsaw Man! Ben and Jason come in from the cold to try and figure out how a spy movie with Sirs Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier, as well as a host of highly esteemed Bond alumni, managed to struggle so hard to reach the potential they were capable of! Join us!  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear from you!  Email: CICDeadDrop@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/central_intelligence_cinema/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/CICSpypod Bluesky Social: https://bsky.app/profile/cicspypod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CICPodcast Merch store: https://cic-merch-store.creator-spring.com/  
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1 year ago
2 hours 7 minutes 25 seconds

Central Intelligence Cinema
Superfan of James Bond?, Man From U.N.C.L.E.? Mission Impossible? So are we! Which is why we have formed the CIC...a podcast dedicated to Spy Movies and Secret Agent Pop Culture. Hosted by Ben Eslinger and Jason Greenberg.