John DeSando

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Film Critic and Host at WCBE-FM (Columbus, OH)

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Cinema Classics May 29, '25 Mission Impossible-The Final Reckoning

1 week ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Maria Durant

Film discussion: Mission Impossible—The Final Reckoningwith host John DeSando, guest Maria DurantAward-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.
Double Take: Mission Impossible--The Final Solution

1 week ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Maria Durant

Double Take: critical, sometimes confrontational podcast conversations about movies. A Cinema Classics production hosted by John DeSando, Double Take is listed by Feedspot in the top 10 NPR movie podcasts. John DeSando is a Los Angeles Press Club national entertainment broadcast winner and also hosts NPR’s It’s Movie Time for WCBE. Contact at [email protected]. Guest Maria Durant directs communications for The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and was formerly an anchor at ABC/Fox TV.
Double Take: Mission Impossible--The Final Reckoning

1 week ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Maria Durant

Double Take: critical, sometimes confrontational podcast conversations about movies. A Cinema Classics production hosted by John DeSando, Double Take is listed by Feedspot in the top 10 NPR movie podcasts. John DeSando is a Los Angeles Press Club national entertainment broadcast winner and also hosts NPR’s It’s Movie Time for WCBE. Contact at [email protected]. Guest: Maria Durant directs communications for The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and was formerly an anchor for ABC/Fox TV.
Mission Impossible-The Final Reckoning

2 weeks ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando

“I need you one more time to trust me.” Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise)Trust we have given over 30 years to a Mission Impossible franchise that has given us a durable hero in the form of Ethan Hunt: played by Tom Cruise, now 62 years old and more vigorous and brighter than most beings half his age. The new Mission Impossible-The Final Reckoning is as long on Cruise’s stunts as it is on The Entity, an AI cyber villain for our times.
It's Movie Time May 23, '25 Fight or Flight

2 weeks ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Wayne Miller

Film reviewed: Fight or Flightby host John DeSando and guest, Wayne MillerIt’s Movie Time has won numerous national awards including LA Press Club, MarCom, Communicator, Hermes, and Silver Microphone honors.
Cinema Classics May 22, '25 The Third Man

2 weeks ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Mary Yerina

Film discussion: The Third Manwith host John DeSando, guest Mary YerinaAward-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.
Double Take: The Third Man

2 weeks ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Mary Yerina

Double Take: critical, sometimes confrontational podcast conversations about movies. A Cinema Classics production hosted by John DeSando, Double Take is listed by Feedspot in the top 10 NPR movie podcasts. John DeSando is a Los Angeles Press Club national entertainment broadcast winner and also hosts NPR’s It’s Movie Time for WCBE. Contact at [email protected].
Back Talk: Fight or Flight

2 weeks ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Wayne Miller

Back Talk (produced by It’s Movie Time)Film Reviewed on Podcast: Fight or Flightby host John DeSando and guest, Wayne MillerBack Talk (produced by It’s Movie Time) is an extension of the long-running, award-winning movie review show It's Movie Time, which airs Fridays at 3:01 and 8:01 PM on WCBE 90.5 FM, Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by John DeSando, the podcast version features additional content and banter with guests.
The Surfer

3 weeks ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando

“Don’t live here, don’t surf here.” Scally (Julian McMahon)When the hero of the film has a name in the credits: “The Surfer,” the film is probably going to pursue allegory sooner rather than later. The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage is an everyman tale about buying a modern Australian home overlooking a surfer beach and formerly his growing-up home. Almost immediately he and his son (Finn Little) are confronted by local surfers wanting no one from the outside to use the beach, albeit public.
Cinema Classics May 15, '25 The Surfer

3 weeks ago | wcbe.org | John DeSando |Jordan Hanhilammi

Film discussion: The Surferwith host John DeSando and guest Jordan HanhilammiAward-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.