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    Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Foretells the Bane of Hope

    December 20, 2021
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    In the Oscar-winning director, Guillermo del Toro’s new film, Nightmare Alley, as an out-of-practice mentalist, Pete (David Strathairn), warns of the emotional damage his craft can wreak, his forceful protégé, Stan Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), begs just one question — what’s wrong with a…

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    December 16, 2021
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    Step right up to The Cinematic Schematic! Is it more cinema or unruly beast? In this week’s episode, we’re rejoined by The Cinematropolis contributor, Daniel Bokemper, to do a spoiler-free review of Guillermo Del Toro’s newest film, Nightmare Alley, before diving into an in-depth spoiler…

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    December 15, 2021
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    Eighteen years after the release of the last film in The Matrix franchise, we are just a week away from the unexpected series return with the fourth entry, The Matrix Resurrections. In this special supersized edition of The Cinematic Schematic, we take a look back at…

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    November 2021 Movie Review Round-Up – The Cinematic Schematic

    December 2, 2021
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    Before beginning the final stretch into the holiday season, The Cinematic Schematic is taking a moment to be thankful for all of the movies that came out this past November with a special November 2021 movie review round-up. In this special episode, we’re rejoined by the…

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    Introducing HELL HATH NO FURY, a Dark Comedy about a Murderous Relationship

    November 9, 2021
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    Planet Thunder Productions is at it again! On today’s special edition of The Cinematic Schematic, Jacob and Zachary Burns rejoin the show to discuss the Indie Go-Go fundraising opportunity for their new film, Hell Hath No Fury. Fury resurrects one of Jacob Burns’ earlier scripts…

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    The French Dispatch – The Cinematic Schematic Review

    November 4, 2021
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    It’s time to step back into the old Wes Andersonian time machine to explore a fondly remembered era for journalists and print magazines. In today’s episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re joined by I Can’t Unsee That Movie‘s Jeff Huston to review Wes Anderson’s new…

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    Dune – The Cinematic Schematic Review

    October 28, 2021
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    The Cinematic Schematic returns after a short hiatus to wrangle the Shai-Hulud sandworms in our review of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 1.

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    Villeneuve’s Dune Preserves Its Source’s Ecological Plea

    October 27, 2021
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    In 1965, Frank Herbert’s Dune proposed questions few of the text’s contemporary science-fiction works considered, let alone conveyed. And arguably, why would they? When carving a path through the cosmos and pushing the human imagination to its absolute limits, why slow down?

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    The Suicide Squad – The Cinematic Schematic Review

    August 11, 2021
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    In this week’s episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we take another trip into the DC Extended Universe(DCEU) to provide our spoiler-free review of THE Suicide Squad before jumping into a spoiler-filled analysis discussion of the film.

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    The Green Knight – The Cinematic Schematic Review

    August 5, 2021
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    Rest your bones, listeners. Today, The Cinematic Schematic accepts a quest from a powerful and mysterious presence (also known as A24), to review and discuss David Lowery’s long-awaited film, The Green Knight. 

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