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Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart – Mickey Reece and Mary Buss Interview
September 18, 2018

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Award winning independent Oklahoma filmmaker Mickey Reece rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his new movie making its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX, Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart. Reece is also joined by the film’s star, Mary Buss.

A quick synopsis of Strike,…

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Batman: Mask of The Phantasm – An Animated Discussion – DCAU Season 2
September 15, 2018

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For 79 years, this weird creature of the night has stalked the superstitious and cowardly lot known as criminals. He has battled murder clowns, brilliant puzzlers, international criminal organizations, and even the god of evil itself. But he has surrounded himself with allies in his war on crime…

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Featured Lists
The Top 5 Films of 2018 So Far – The Cinematropolis Staff Picks
September 6, 2018

With Labor Day behind us, we have officially entered the fall movie going season full of film festival darlings, prestige pictures, and holiday season blockbusters. Before we look forward to what will likely be some of the best films 2018 has to offer, members of The Cinematropolis staff are…

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Essays Featured
Aspirations Kill: Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, And Time Alteration
August 23, 2018

David Lynch may be one of the most complicated filmmakers of all time. Even at his most accessible and “straight-forward,” Lynch crafts deeply strange and intellectually challenging cinematic experiences that combine numerous genres (namely mystery, thriller, and horror) into a wholly ineffable sub-category all their own. At his least…

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Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Your Name’ Explores the Beautiful Convergence of Love and Time
August 16, 2018

“Musubi is the old way of calling the local guardian ‘god.’ This word has a profound meaning. Typing is Musubi. Connecting people is Musubi. The flow of time is Musubi. These are all the god’s power. So the braided cords that we make are the god’s art and represent…

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Time Travel 101 with Shifter – The Cinematic Schematic #8
August 2, 2018

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In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re stepping back in time to discuss our very favorite time travel movies in order to protect the new movies being made in the present day! The minds behind Shifter (The Cinematropolis co-founders), Jacob and Zachary Burns, join us to…

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