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    June 19, 2023
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    After gathering together in downtown Oklahoma City to watch a few of the 160 films at the Oscar-qualifying film festival, it is time to say a final farewell in our deadCenter 2023 Recap.

    To conclude the 2023 coverage, we are bringing back our annual tradition of looking back at the most impressive movies we saw at the festival with the entire Cinematropolis squad.

    This year’s team, including writers Jo Light and Daniel Bokemper and The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters, are joined by the GoodTrash Media‘s Dalton Stuart and Alex Sanchez to provide our final thoughts on deadCenter 2023.

    Tune into our deadCenter 2023 Recap to recount the festival’s most memorable hits and what unreleased films to look out for in the future.

    Thanks again for joining us again for this year’s deadCenter 2023 festival, and make sure to follow us on our Facebook and Twitter pages to keep up with future thoughtful conversations on the upcoming July reviews for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1, Barbie, and Oppenheimer.


    Special Guests

    Jo Light

    Editor at Static Media

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    Daniel Bokemper

    Contributor at The Cinematropolis

    Follow Daniel on Twitter @Daniel_Bokemper


    Dalton Stuart

    Co-host of the GoodTrash Genrecast and GoodTrash Media co-founder

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    Alex Sanchez

    OKC Actor/Comedian/GoodTrash Contributor at deadCenter 2023

    Follow Alex on Twitter @SeriousSanchez


    Podcast Interviews with Caleb Masters

    • ‘What Rhymes With Reason’ Score And Licensed Music Channel Its Timely And Heartfelt Message with director Kyle Roberts, star Giselle Torres, and composer Nikolas Thompson
    • ‘Hell Hath No Fury’ Brings Dark Comedy to deadCenter with director Zachary Burns, writer/director of photography Jacob Burns, and stars Leah N.H. Philpott and Jacob Ryan Snovel
    • ‘The Awkward Stage’ Showcases the Angst of Pre-Teenhood in the Pandemic with co-directors Jeremy and Kara Choate
    • ‘Plan C’ Delivers a Message of Hope For Dire Women’s Rights with director Tracy Droz Tragos
    • A Disturbance In The Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened with Co-director Jeremy Coon
    • Erica Tremblay on Bringing ‘Fancy Dance’ Home to Oklahoma
    • ‘Riding Legacy’ Elevates Underrepresented Oklahoma Cowboy History with Co-director Kian Taylor
    • ‘Body Electric’ Shines a Light on Universal BDD Experiences From Director’s Own Story with Writer/Director/Producer Nick Demos
    • ‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’ Unearths Undiscovered History of the Icon with director/producer Lagueria Davis
    • ‘Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom’ Aims to Inspire, Inform and Challenge Viewers with director Ya’ke Smith, Screenwriter/Star Rasool Berry, and Producer Mary Beth Minnis
    • ‘She’s Clean’ Normalizes Sexual Relationship Conversations Through Comedy with Writer/Director/Producer/Star Jenn Harris

    Review Essays

    From Jo Light

    • Preserving Indigenous Language: An Interview with ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak) Co-Director Michael McDermit
    • Jack McDonald’s ‘Call of the Void’ Provides Psychological Thrills
    • ‘Mind Body Spirit’ Glimpses the Dark Side of Enlightenment 
    • Unraveling the Episodic Series Shorts at deadCenter 2023

    From Daniel Bokemper

    • ‘The Awkward Stage’ Tries to Sing the Dirge of Public Education
    • ‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’ Celebrates an Icon of Representation
    • ‘Time Bomb Y2K’ Recaptures Mass Hysteria
    • Fear the Weird in deadCenter’s Midnight Shorts
    • Love Gets Complicated in deadCenter’s Sinful Sinema Shorts 

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    Caleb Masters
    Caleb Masters is a film critic, podcast host, and producer with more than fourteen years of experience in media and film criticism, fueled by a lifelong love of pop culture and a passion for media production. As editor-in-chief of The Cinematropolis, he oversees the site’s editorial direction while hosting and producing the podcast The Cinematic Schematic, where he reviews new releases, interviews filmmakers, and explores other prominent voices in entertainment alongside co-host Laron Chapman. He previously served as president of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) and currently lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife and three dogs. Follow him on Letterboxd or Instagram @CMastersTalk
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