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‘The Drama’ Is a Provocative but Necessary Conversation Starter
April 15, 2026
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is A Big Nostalgia Sugar Bomb
April 1, 2026
‘Project Hail Mary’ Believes There Is Still Hope for Mankind
March 31, 2026
‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Serves Up More Eat-the-Rich Chaos
March 25, 2026
‘The Thrilling Adventure of Amos Waters’ Goes to NFFTY26
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Reminders of Him: Bonus Mini-Review
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The 2026 Oscars Predictions Special
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Project Hail Mary Initial Review
March 10, 2026
‘Scream 7’ Is a Tired Entry That Plays the Hits
March 4, 2026
How to Make a Killing: Bonus Mini-Review
February 19, 2026

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A Month Channeling the Magic of Disney Animated Films

April 10, 2019

Wedged amid a shell full of nondescript cardboard, a white VHS clamshell evoked a sense of wonder. This plastic case was, for many of us, our most tangible representation of…

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A Month Celebrating the Height of Superhero Cinema: Zoom

April 1, 2019

“Entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it, they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re able to entertain people, you’re doing a good thing… Just know you’ll never be better at…

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Us Examines the Fear of Fraud and the Underprivileged- The Cinematic Schematic

March 25, 2019

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The Cinematic Schematic has your horror filmgoing needs covered with a special bonus deep dive conversation reviewing one of our most anticipated movies of the spring, Jordan Peele’s follow up to Get Out, Us.

Since making waves with 2017’s Oscar-winning Get Out,…

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Jordan Peele’s Us Is Both A Modern And Timeless Masterpiece

March 22, 2019

There have always been two sides to horror: on one hand, it is violent, sometimes schlocky, and mostly plot-driven (read: entertaining); and on the other, it is more subdued, introspective, and terrifying not through blood and gore but via psychological dread. Fans and critics alike argue over…

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Spider-Man: Unraveling the Tangled Web of the Best in Series – The Cinematic Schematic

March 18, 2019

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To celebrate the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Blu-ray, The Cinematic Schematic is taking a special look back at two of the most beloved entries of the franchise. Lani Diane Rich from Chipperish Media and the Listen Up A-Holes podcast joins the…

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Persepolis Cultivates Strength amid Oppression and Indifference

March 11, 2019

It’s fear that makes us lose our conscience. It’s also what transforms us into cowards.
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Deep in a apartment during the fundamentalist rise of post-revolution Iran, a young woman headbangs to Iron Maiden.

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A Month Celebrating Cinema’s Greatest Super-Heroines

March 4, 2019

In Hollywood, there is one dominant voice. It is a white, male, straight gaze. When I talk about positive portrayals of black people and women, I’m saying complexity. I’m not saying goody-two-shoes, everything’s okay. No. The positive view of me is to see me as I…

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Kubo and the Two Strings Illuminates the Power of Stop-Motion Storytelling

February 27, 2019

If you must blink, do it now. Pay careful attention to everything you see, no matter how unusual it may seem. If you look away, even for an instant, then our hero will surely perish. It’s time to follow my own path. My name is…

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Kyle William Roberts Talks the Evolution of His Stop-motion Dreams

February 26, 2019

Kyle William Roberts is the director of The Posthuman Project, The Grave, and the mind behind Reckless Abandonment…

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A Brief History of Stop-Motion Animation

February 21, 2019

Stop-motion animation has been around nearly as long as the art of filmmaking itself, and its techniques have continued to evolve from its humble beginnings up to the present day.

What follows is not a comprehensive history of the art form, but rather a…

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