Central Intelligence Cinema

Ben Eslinger and Jason Greenberg

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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July 14 · 48 min
CIC Episode 95: Intel Report for July 14, 2026
The CIC return to the undisclosed location once more to talk about upcoming spy TV shows, films in development, as well as first impressions of Showtime's The Agency season 2 and the video game, 007 First Light. It's all that and more...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/
May 12 · 1 hr 23 min
CIC Episode 94: Brush Pass Review of Cars 2
The men of the CIC have revved up their engines and headed to Radiator Springs to review 2011's Cars 2! Ben and Jason get animated for their first listener-requested review of 2026, leaving no spy trope easter egg undiscovered in this Pixar blockbuster. 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/
April 28 · 39 min
CIC Episode 93: Intel Report for April 28, 2026
The CIC come in from the cold to share a brand new dossier filled with intel on the latest secret agent pop culture! Ben and Jason talk all things 007 First Light, as well as Jack Ryan and a number of other exciting new releases coming soon. 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/
April 14 · 1 hr 31 min
CIC Episode 92: Brush Pass Review of Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me
The men of the CIC have hopped in the Shaguar and headed back to 1999 to review Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me! Ben and Jason get their mojo running and discuss all things groovy in the second chapter of the Austin Powers franchise. Join us for a shagadelic time, baby! 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/
March 10 · 1 hr 46 min
CIC Episode 91: Review of Moonraker, Part 2!
The CIC take you around the world one more time with part 2 of their cosmically vast review of Moonraker! Ben & Jason jump out of the Bondola and into one of Drax's shuttles to cover the second half of this 1979 spy-fi epic! 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/
February 24 · 2 hr 7 min
CIC Episode 90: Review of Moonraker (part 1)
The CIC are back...IN SPACE! Ben and Jason return to their intergalactic undisclosed location to review Moonraker, leaving no piece of broken Venini glass or cucumber sandwich unturned, in part 1 of their epic review! 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/
January 6 · 56 min
CIC Episode 89: Intel Report for January 6, 2026
The CIC ring in the new year with their extensive 2026 Spy Film, TV and Secret Agent Pop Culture Forecast! Ben and Jason look at everything from Slow Horses to Bond, to Jack Ryan and so much more! It's an overstuffed dossier filled with intel on what spy fans can expect in 2026! 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/
Dec 10, 2025 · 2 hr 22 min
CIC Episode 88: Review of Sneakers
The CIC have gone out into the snowstorm to get pizza and hide from the NSA under a false name as they review Sneakers! Ben and Jason return to the undisclosed locations to review a movie in dedication to the late great Robert Redford, covering his star-studded 1992 spy comedy. 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/
Nov 18, 2025 · 23 min
CIC Episode 87: Intel Report for November 18, 2025
The CIC return once more to talk the latest intel in spy tv, film, books, and more! Ben and Jason are back in undisclosed locations to discuss the return of The Night Manager, new Bond books, and a movie that's not even finished that they can't wait to devour! All this, AND a brand new segment on the show! Join us! Link to the VF article on The Night Manager season 2: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/night-manager-season-two-first-look-tom-hiddleston-olivia-colman 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/
Oct 2, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
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/
Sep 25, 2025 · 1 hr 55 min
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/
Aug 13, 2025 · 36 min
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/
Jul 29, 2025 · 2 hr 3 min
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/
Jul 8, 2025 · 50 min
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/
Jun 17, 2025 · 42 min
CIC Episode 81: Intel Report for June 17, 2025
The CIC return to talk about the latest in spy television intel along with a giant dossier on James Bond! Ben and Jason leave no book, action figure or game console unturned, as they tackle all the latest, including an 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/
Jun 5, 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
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/
May 13, 2025 · 1 hr 55 min
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/
Apr 29, 2025 · 36 min
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/
Mar 18, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
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/
Mar 11, 2025 · 47 min
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/