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‘Scream 7’ Is a Tired Entry That Plays the Hits
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“Wuthering Heights”: Bonus Mini-Review
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’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Champions Compassion in the Bleakest World
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Cinema Sneak Peek – New Movies to Watch in 2026
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The Cinematropolis Top 5 Films of 2025
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One Battle After Another Reigns Victorious at the 2025 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
January 6, 2026

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’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Champions Compassion in the Bleakest World

January 21, 2026

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Cinema Sneak Peek – New Movies to Watch in 2026

January 14, 2026

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The Cinematropolis Top 5 Films of 2025

January 7, 2026

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Lightyear – The Cinematic Schematic Review

July 7, 2022

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Attention listeners, it appears we have landed on a strange movie in a bonus review of Lightyear, the movie that’s said to have inspired Andy’s love for the character of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story (1995). Is it a forgettable knock-off complete with a newly cast Buzz…

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The Black Phone – The Cinematic Schematic Review

June 29, 2022

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When news broke director Scott Derrickson was leaving Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 2020 due to creative differences, the moviegoing internet and fans of the film’s predecessor were understandably concerned. Why would such a talented director who fought so hard for the first…

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Jurassic World: Dominion – The Cinematic Schematic Review

June 23, 2022

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…Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should.
Ian Malcom, Jurassic Park

When looking back on the experience of watching Jurassic World: Dominion the words of the…

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The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2022 Recap

June 17, 2022

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After more than 140 films screened, ten filmmaker podcast interviews, and more than a dozen written essays, The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2022 coverage comes to a close in today’s final festival episode of The Cinematic Schematic looking back at the highlights from the festival from the…

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Furloughed Film Talks Returns to deadCenter – dCFF22

June 16, 2022

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One of the unexpected outcomes of the pandemic was the way people quickly connected across the globe via the internet. Through those remote connections, real-world relationships were built. With this year’s deadCenter returning to the entirely in-person experience, filmmakers and film lovers from across the country traveled…

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Piggy Presents A More Nuanced Depiction Of Bullying In Horror – dCFF22

June 16, 2022

Several filmmakers have successfully expanded their horror shorts into feature films. Sam Raimi did it with Within The Woods, which ultimately became The Evil Dead. Takashi Shimizu started out with In A Corner, then graduated to Ju-On: The Grudge. Before there was the franchise juggernaut Saw, there…

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Tension and Emotions Flare in deadCenter’s Tearjerker Shorts – dCFF22

June 15, 2022

Buckle up and prepare to be moved — just keep a few tissues on standby. deadCenter’s Tearjerker Shorts lives up to its name through six provocative, eye-opening, and powerful short films.

Dania Bdeir’s Warsha follows Mohammad…

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Shouting Down Midnight Is An Important Rallying Cry Everyone Should Hear – dCFF22

June 15, 2022

Arriving on the heels of the leaked draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade, Shouting Down Midnight, a documentary by Gretchen Stoeltje, tells the story of former Texas senator Wendy Davis, who in 2013 spearheaded a landmark filibuster to block…

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A Rich Two Blocks Of Oklahoma-Made Short Films At deadCenter 2022 – dCFF22

June 14, 2022

Any good collection of short films will present audiences with variety, diversity, and (hopefully) quality. The 2022 deadCenter Film Festival delivered on all three fronts with its Oklahoma-made short films slate, sporting a roster so plentiful the collection had to be broken into two parts. Volumes…

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Octopus Contemplates Life in the Wake of Tragedy – dCFF22

June 14, 2022

An undercurrent of trauma lies beneath the fragile serenity of Karim Kassem’s Octopus. The documentary traces the aftermath of the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut in August 2020. The event caused at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries,…

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