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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
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
March 24, 2026
Reminders of Him: Bonus Mini-Review
March 13, 2026
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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You People: A deadCenter 2018 talk with writer/director Laron Chapman

June 6, 2018

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Writer/director/producer of You People and The Cinematropolis contributor, Laron Chapman, rejoins The Cinematic Schematic podcast along with executive producer Yousef Kazemi to talk about their social…

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What to Watch at the deadCenter 2018 Film Festival

June 4, 2018

deadCenter Film Festival, the premiere spot for independent film in Oklahoma, is set for June 7^ththrough June 10^ththis year. With every year that Oklahoma City grows, deadCenter gets even bigger and better with 2018 looking to be a continuation of the previous years’ success. deadCenter is the epicenter of…

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Solo’s Film Score is the Most Interesting Thing Happening in the Movie

June 4, 2018

The most interesting thing that happens in Solo is a two second music cue you may have missed in the first third in the movie. I’m serious. Despite that very spoilery surprise cameo at the end of the film, this tiny…

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Deadpool 2 VS Summer Blockbusters – The Cinematic Schematic #6

May 31, 2018

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2:01 – Deadpool 2 Review

27:17 – Deadpool 2 Spoilers

53:13 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The evolution of film scores in superhero blockbusters

The Cinematic Schematic closes out our May theme of Blockbusters at The Cinematropolis with a review and deep-dive discussion covering of one of the most anticipated…

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‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ Demonstrates the Plague of Ambition

May 21, 2018

One of the few reprieves from the human condition is laughter. In 1963, Stanley Kramer’s comedic cinematic debut, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, made waves as one of the first ensemble films of its magnitude. As experimental as it was epic, the film was one of the…

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The Original Ghostbusters Is the Quintessential Blockbuster

May 16, 2018

The term “blockbuster” is a bit of a dirty word among cinema purists. It’s hard to argue that films of this genre (and yes, blockbuster is now definitely a genre all its own) are nothing more than cash-rakers, shaped by studio executives, marketed and merchandised to ridiculous nadirs,…

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The Perversion of Progress in ‘Akira’

May 14, 2018

In the closing moments of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, a woodcutter and a priest reconcile as the duo tends to an infant amid the rubble of a dilapidated city. Sunlight pierces a passing storm, illuminating the figures’ resolve towards optimism and progress. With his film, Kurosawa contends for the necessity of…

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Remember Your Name: The Birth of Agency in ‘Spirited Away’

May 10, 2018

For the past two decades, the works of Hayao Miyazaki have rested upon the upper echelons of the most successful anime films of all time. Until the release of Your Name in 2016, Ponyo, Howl’s Moving Castle and most notably, the Oscar-winning Spirited Away remained the highest-grossing films of…

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Dog Bites Leash: The Deconstruction and Persistence of Hierarchy in ‘Isle of Dogs’

April 5, 2018

In 2014, Kornél Mundruczó’s White God toyed with the idea of a canine uprising. Akin to the chaos of societal collapse, the dogs’ reign in the film yielded a social mulligan of sorts the film’s setting, Budapest. Deprived of purpose and deemed pests, the hounds were…

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Ready Player March: An Evening with K.W. Jeter – The Cinematic Schematic #5

March 28, 2018

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2:05 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The best of Spielberg directed/produced scores

56:24 – A talk with K.W. Jeter, author of the Blade Runner novel sequels.

The Cinematic Schematic closes out our March theme by celebrating the road to Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One with a special episode…

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