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‘Michael’ Builds the Myth by Erasing the Man
April 29, 2026
‘The Drama’ Is a Provocative but Necessary Conversation Starter
April 15, 2026
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is A Big Nostalgia Sugar Bomb
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Believes There Is Still Hope for Mankind
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‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Serves Up More Eat-the-Rich Chaos
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‘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
March 11, 2026
Project Hail Mary Initial Review
March 10, 2026
‘Scream 7’ Is a Tired Entry That Plays the Hits
March 4, 2026

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Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Offers Extreme Gore, Black Comedy, And Biting Social Commentary

June 11, 2018

Horror franchise reboots: three words filmgoers know all too well. And with these three words comes the baggage of cinematic fatigue, a notion that Hollywood’s well of originality went dry years ago, with even newer properties in the horror realm like Saw and Paranormal Activity already past their prime…

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Woman Walks Ahead Stumbles with Grace – deadCenter 2018

June 11, 2018

Susanna White’s Woman Walks Ahead is a lament upon a culture lost in the shadow of colonization. Derived from true events, the film considers painter Catherine Weldon (Jessica Chastain) and her attempt to craft a portrait of one of the last Native American leaders, Sitting Bull (

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The World Before Your Feet – deadCenter 2018

June 10, 2018

Few cities have more cinematic exposure than New York City. To paraphrase Frank Sinatra: “if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.” The World Before Your Feet aims to cover the NYC streets that cinema has had no previous interest in exploring. This alone makes…

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Femme Fatale Shorts Presents A Choice Selection Of Films Directed By Women – deadCenter 2018

June 10, 2018

One might assume, given the title, that deadCenter’s Femme Fatale Shorts would feature noir ladies smoking cigarettes in chiaroscuro lighting, using her feminine wiles and deviously plotting against a regular Joe, possibly toward persuading him to off her husband. But in actuality, these pictures deal with everyday female…

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Hal is a Cinephile’s Definitive Chronicle – deadCenter 2018

June 9, 2018

There are very few films with the charm and candor of a Hal Ashby flick. As a part of The Cinematropolis’ ongoing coverage of deadCenter 2018, O.U. alumnus Amy Scott’s Hal is a masterful examination of American cinema’s most off-beat contributors. Furthermore, the piece…

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dC After Dark Shorts Offers A Variety Of Wild, Weird, And WTF! Delights – deadCenter 2018

June 9, 2018

If attendees of this year’s deadCenter Film Festival want some truly out-there entertainment, they need look no further than the collection of seven short films curated under the title “dc After Dark Shorts” — “it’s not porno or anything,” the host of Thursday night’s screening assured the small…

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Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: A Fond Reflection on Cheerleading History – deadcenter 2018

June 9, 2018

From their inception in the 1960s, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders were no different from any other professional teams’ cheer squad — paper megaphones, simple chants and matching non-revealing uniforms. They didn’t have a halftime show and they didn’t receive much attention because attendants strictly wanted football. That is, until…

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The Grave – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Kyle Roberts

June 8, 2018

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Director of The Grave

Director Kyle Roberts joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his experience working on the recent Noir superhero pilot, The Grave. Kyle discusses Oklahoma’s 1920s history with underground crime in addition to the exciting challenges he tackled with the…

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‘Ghost World’ Illustrates the Plight of the Millennial Outcast

June 7, 2018

Sometimes, coming of age feels like an endless stroll around a cul-de-sac. The analogy is all the more terrifying when actualized. All June long at The Cinematropolis, we will look at coming of age stories that have shaped the world we live in today.

Last year, Greta Gerwig’s

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The Jurassic Games – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Ryan Bellgardt

June 7, 2018

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Writer / Director / Producer of The Jurassic Games

Writer/director/producer Ryan Bellgardt rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his experiences making his most recent visual effects extravaganza, The Jurassic Games, in Oklahoma. He also discusses how to balance the fun premise, the…

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