Cinecation

War! Trains! Absurdly and unconscionably dangerous stunts! Join us as we talk about the 1926 Buster Keaton train whistle of classic. This podcast might be about to go off a real burning bridge… Watch and Learn.

Treasure! Pirates! The unbridled optimism of youth! This week we’re talking about what might be the greatest movie of all time (in Matt’s biased, rose-colored mind) - Goonies (1985). Join us as we discuss the child inside all of us and the potential letdown of revisiting something you loved after too long of a gap. Avast Ye Maties! We Be Watchin for Learnin.

Folks… Buckle in… It’s a long one. Orcs, Hobbits, False Endings! This week we’re discussing Peter Jackson’s banger of an early aughts trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. We’re going There, and then Back Again. Watch and Learn.

Damn You All to Hell! We’re watching the 1968 Science Fiction classic, Planet of the Apes, and still making war on our brothers. Come join us as we discuss overacting, prosthetics, and how anyone could have possibly made it into their thirties without having learned this spoiler before.

What’s in that gas tank Frank’s always wearing? Why do some residents of Lumberton have premonitions? Are Marvel movies worth following? All of these important questions will be asked while we struggle to understand David Lynch’s 1986 psychological drama, Blue Velvet.

Cigars! Wars! Bestiality! The advent of the ‘DID YA KNOW’ jingle that has been gently massaging your earholes for the last couple of episodes! Join us as we discuss marketing strategy, the difficulty of comedy translating across generations, and also the Marx Brothers’ 1933 ‘classic’ Duck Soup! Watch and Learn. (And listen to our banger of a sting.)

Selachimorpha! Mass Panic! Explosions! We’re drowning in a sea of off-topic subjects on this week’s episode as we discuss Steven Spielberg’s 1975 barn-burner, Jaws! Will we be able to swim back to the shores of focused criticism? If you’ve ever listened to an episode before, I think you probably know the answer… Watch and Learn.

After episode 35 was destroyed in a nuclear blast, we built Neo Episode 35 in its ashes with a shorter-than-usual discussion about the 1988 anime classic, Akira.

Quid pro quo, listener: you tell us personal details about your life and we’ll tell you all about the 1991 psychological thriller, The Silence of the Lambs, over some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

We all take refuge in Lincoln’s oversized nostril and have an echo-y discussion about Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 comedic thriller, North by Northwest.