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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Updated July 14
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Feb 25, 2025 · 24 min
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://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-v3wai-468cfd 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/
Jan 30, 2025 · 2 hr 58 min
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/
Dec 24, 2024 · 2 hr 52 min
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/
Dec 5, 2024 · 40 min
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/
Dec 3, 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
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/
Aug 15, 2024 · 1 hr 29 min
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/
Jul 23, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
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/
Jul 16, 2024 · 1 hr 15 min
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/
May 30, 2024 · 2 hr 7 min
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/
May 2, 2024 · 30 min
CIC Episode 66: The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Spoiler Free Review
The CIC return to give their spoiler-free review of Guy Ritchie's The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare. 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 2, 2024 · 55 min
CIC Episode 65: Intel Report for April 2, 2024
The CIC are back and ready to give their spoiler-free review of the latest incarnation of Mr. & Mrs. Smith! In this latest Intel Report, Ben and Jason celebrate their return to the undisclosed location with talk of Bond, Mission: Impossible 8, Black Bag, the latest in spy tv series, and so much more! 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 26, 2024 · 1 hr 36 min
CIC Episode 64: Brush Pass Review: Gotcha!
Grab your passport, student ID and a paintball gun, because the CIC are ready to review Gotcha! Ben and Jason have come in from the cold for a Brush Pass Review of this 1985 teen romantic comedy spy caper starring Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino! Does this piece of somewhat obscure 80's nostalgia hold up? Join us and 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/
Feb 1, 2024 · 31 min
CIC Episode 63: Intel Report for February 01, 2024
The CIC are back to talk Argylle, Bond and so much more! In their latest Intel Report, Ben and Jason come in from the cold to give shout outs, admit Argylle IS in fact a real movie, celebrate a new season of Slow Horses, and comb over the plethora of latest intel in spy movies, tv and pop culture! 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/
Jan 25, 2024 · 2 hr 35 min
CIC Episode 62: Review of Spy Game
The CIC are back to admire the sheer majesty of Robert Redford in a turtleneck, in the 2001 movie, Spy Game! In their first listener-requested review of 2024, Ben and Jason marvel at the uncanny resemblance between Brad Pitt and Robert Redford, get whiplash from speedramped aerial shots, and search for great Mexican restaurants in the unlikeliest of locations! 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/
Jan 9, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
CIC Episode 61: Brush Pass Review: Top Secret!
Get ready to go skeet surfing with the CIC, in their Brush Pass style review of 1984's Top Secret! Ben and Jason tackle some truly #sillyspyshit with Val Kilmer's debut role in the Zucker Brothers' foray into the spy genre. Find the smallest spoons to tunnel out of jail, and the biggest phones answered in a war room, no sight gag is left unexamined! 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/
Dec 19, 2023 · 1 hr 24 min
CIC Episode 60: Review of Octopussy part 2
The CIC return to finish the epic conclusion to their review of Octopussy! Ben and Jason hop into a Union Jack-emblazened hot air balloon and realize they have more than enough hot air, to comb through all the details of the second half of this classic piece of Rogertainment! Join us for all the merriment! 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/
Dec 14, 2023 · 57 min
CIC Episode 59: Intel Report for December 14, 2023
The CIC are back to spread holiday cheer...and intel!! Ben and Jason come in from the cold to warm their hands and talk about the latest intel in spy movies, tv and pop culture. But that's just the beginning! The CIC has also put together their first ever spy and spy-adjacent holiday gift buyers guide! Grab a martini, cozy up to the fire and find out all the latest! 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/ Holiday Gift Buyers Guide: https://centralintelligencecinema.podbean.com/p/central-intelligence-cinema-s-holiday-gift-buyers-guide-the-list-and-links/
Dec 12, 2023 · 2 hr 10 min
CIC Episode 58: Review of Octopussy part 1
The CIC are back with Moore Bond, as they review the 13th official chapter in the James Bond franchise, Octopussy! Ben and Jason leave no tennis racket unturned and no loaded dice uncrushed in part 1 of their colossal 2-part review! 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/
Oct 3, 2023 · 1 hr 25 min
CIC Episode 57: Brush Pass Review: The Silencers
The CIC take on Matt Helm! In their Brush Pass Review, Ben & Jason are joined by special guest, Andrew Groth, to review the 1966 spy spoof, The Silencers, starring the king of cool...Dean Martin! Rest assured, no backwards firing gun goes unexamined as the CIC laugh their way through the tipsy ride of Dino's first of four Matt Helm movies. Join us! To learn more about the art of Andrew Groth, visit https://www.andrewgroth.com/ 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/
Sep 26, 2023 · 42 min
CIC Episode 56: Intel Report for September 26, 2023
The CIC are back to discuss all things spy movie, tv and pop culture! This episode, Ben and Jason discuss the latest intel regarding Argylle, Mission: Impossible, Alex Rider as well as a heavy dose of BOND! Grab a martini and find out all the latest! 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/