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‘Street Fighter’ Is a Big, Silly, Confused 90s Throwback
October 21, 2026

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‘Wildwood’ Is the Film LAIKA Was Built to Make
October 20, 2026

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‘You Can See Everything’ Is the Documentary of the Decade
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    The 2025 Oscar Predictions Special – The Cinematic Schematic

    February 26, 2025
    2025 Oscar Predictions
    The Cinematic Schematic continues the annual predictions tradition for the 97th Academy Awards. Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by The Entertainment Answer's Matt Mungle and Oklahoma filmmaker Kaitlyn Shelby for our 2025 Oscar predictions special.

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    ‘The Brutalist’: A Masterpiece or a Miss? – The Cinematic Schematic

    February 19, 2025
    The Brutalist
    The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman return from the winter hiatus to review the ten time Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist from writer/director Brady Corbet with special guest Daniel Bokemper.

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    Featured Reel Insights with Laron Chapman

    ‘Heart Eyes’ Carves Up the Ultimate Date Movie

    February 14, 2025
    Reel Insights' Laron Chapman reviews the holiday-theme romantic slasher Heart Eyes starring Scream V & VI's Mason Gooding.

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    Reel Insights with Laron Chapman

    Laron’s Top 25 Films of 2024

    January 24, 2025
    top 25 films of 2024

    2024 was a helluva emotional rollercoaster – politically (the presidential election), economically (the aftermath of the film industry strikes), and globally (international wars). And that’s to say nothing of the diverse and varied films released. In the spirit of “focusing on the positive,” let’s zero in on…

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    The Cinematropolis Top 5 Movies of 2024 – The Cinematic Schematic

    January 15, 2025
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    The Cinematropolis's Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined Daniel Bokemper and GoodTrash Media's Dalton Stuart to close out the season by naming their top 5 movies of 2024.

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    Cinema Sneak Peek: New Movies to Watch in 2025 – The Cinematic Schematic

    January 8, 2025
    New Movies to Watch in 2025
    The Cinematic Schematic returns for our second annual sneak peek episode spotlighting the new movies to watch in 2025. Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are rejoined by Daniel Bokemper to talk last year's box office results and our most anticipated movies of 2025 before competing in our second annual New Year Sneak Peek Movie Trivia.

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    Reel Insights with Laron Chapman

    The Most Overlooked Films of 2024

    January 7, 2025
    overlooked films of 2024
    Laron Chapman looks back at ten of 2024's most overlooked films including Hundreds of Beavers, Babygirl, Nightbitch, and others.

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    Conclave Is Anointed As Best Film at the 2024 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

    January 3, 2025
    Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2024 Awards
    Conclave takes home several awards in a highly competitive race for the 2024 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards.

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    ‘Nosferatu’ Makes Vampires Haunting Again – The Cinematic Schematic

    December 31, 2024
    Nosferatu
    The Cinematic Schematic closes out 2024 with a review of Robert Eggers's Nosferatu. Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by Brock Lay and GoodTrash Media's Dustin Sells to discuss whether or not it's got the blood sucking goods.

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    ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Is an Inventive, if Flat Franchise Resurrection – The Cinematic Schematic

    December 18, 2024
    War of the Rohirrim
    The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters and guest co-host Harold Storey are joined by Amber Hanneken and Matt Cavanaugh from Soonercon to review The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim.

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