Taking a small movie break this week to explore the beaked and winged monstrous corners of Sam's mind with his very own Make A Monster episode. How will the terrifying Raptor McGooseface hold up under the Adam and Dave's critique? What are religious zealouts in the Amazon in for?

TIME POINTS

00:29 – Introduction and News

05:58 – Sam Makes A Monster

21:07 – Libby Makes A Movie

27:09 – Adam and Dave Examine Said Monster

59:35 – Final Thoughts and Sign-Off

It's Nom Nom Week on Cinematica Animalia as we take a look at some quirky anti-heros and one giant villainous butthole aka Starro the Destroyer with James Gunn's The Suicide Squad (2021). Do interdimensional virulent dots actually kill people? Do sharks really have kind eyes? How exactly does a giant starfish communicate with it's clone army?

TIME POINTS

00:00:42 – Introduction and News

00:04:40 – Movie Introduction

00:10:48 – Trivia

00:13:04 – Science Discussion

00:43:49- Story Discussion

00:52:45 – Final Thoughts and Sign-Off

Come and see with eyes, unclouded by hate. The Cinematica team continues their Studio Ghibli adventure with an exploration of Princess Mononoke. Join them and the wolf tribe as they discuss multi-tailed canids, forest idols, leprosy, and demons. You may even learn, how to kill a god.

TIME POINTS

00:00:33 – Introduction and News

00:04:44 – Movie Introduction

00:11:43 – Trivia

00:12:59 – Science Discussion

00:52:18- Story Discussion

00:59:04 – Final Thoughts and Sign-Off

Join the Cinematica team in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away (2001)! This week we discuss why No Face isn't a monster but really just a mimic octopus, why Dave wants to dissect Kamaji's brain, and why "Granny" Zeniba is still a villain.

TIME POINTS:

00:00:48 - Introduction and News

00:10:46 - Movie Introduction

00:19:30 - Trivia

00:23:42 - Science Discussion (No Face)

00:46:19 - Science Discussion (Kamaji)

00:51:03 - Final Thoughts and Sign-Off

A New Legacy has appeared in the form of a sequel/remake of Space Jam (2021). Given that the Cinematica Team grew up on the OG, MJ version, we thought we'd take our best shot at breaking down all the new Monstars, re-titled the Goon Squad, as well as the infamous Tunes themselves. Would wascally wabbits really make good teammates? Should Daffy be charged with sex crimes? And how exactly does an AI charading as an algorithm use CRISPR gene editing to create an enslaved basketball team?

TIME POINTS

00:00:38- Introduction and News

00:04:59- Movie Introduction

00:13:31- Trivia

00:15:09- Science Discussion- Gene Editing

00:31:48- Science Discussion- Animals Playing Basketball

00:42:40- The Problem With Sequels

00:48:27- Final Thoughts and Sign Off

This week the Cinematica team enlists in the Tomorrow War (2021). What do porcupines and tentacles have in common? What exactly is a hive mind? And can Adam use time travel to unsee this movie? Spoiler: he cannot.

TIME POINTS

00:00:35- Introduction and News

00:03:53- Movie Introduction

00:10:15- Trivia

00:13:06- Science Discussion- Shooting Tail Spikes

00:28:03- Science Discussion- Hive Organization

00:36:44- Science Discussion- Toxin Resistance

00:42:45- Time Travel and Story Problems

00:49:45- Final Thoughts and Sign Off

ROCK AND STONE! Every now and then, the Cinematica Team veers off from movies and plunges straight into an alien planet as a team of space mining dwarves. Join Adam, Dave, and Libby on this special episode with a video game near and dear to our beer drinking, Doretta loving hearts: Deep Rock Galactic (2020). We look at how blind cave dwelling glyphids might smell a pungent dwarf from afar, how crazy yellow ants spew "acid" at cows, and why video games are an interactive book. Oh, and of course, for Karl!

TIME POINTS

00:00:42- Introduction and News

00:04:39- Game Introduction

00:10:24- Trivia

00:13:11- Science Discussion- Tracking Prey In The Dark

00:23:36- Science Discussion- Spitting Acid

00:32:38- Science Discussion- Bullet Resistance

00:34:31- The Importance of Story in Games

00:40:29- Final Thoughts and Sign Off

00:44:28- Cinematic Discord Setup

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/PcSNby8s

This week the team allows Sam to explore the question that keeps him up at night, where are all the freshwater horror movies? Join the team as they discuss zombie beavers, heroic gar, and terrifying hippos. Remember to STAY OUT OF THE WATER!

TIME POINTS

00:00:34- Introduction and News

00:05:04- Movie and Science Discussions

00:46:00- Final Thoughts and Sign Off

This week we morph into a popular "children's" book series turned not-so-popular TV show, Animorphs. And while teenagers morphing into animals is neat, we wanted to crack open the fascinating alien races of the mouthless, hoof feeders and brain huggers - better known as the Andalites and the Yeerks. Why do slugs gain sentience? What function does a scythe tail serve? And is there truly a better actor than Shawn Ashmore?

TIME POINTS

00:00:42- Introduction and News

00:07:39- Movie Discussions

00:23:44- Movie Science

01:25:21- Final Thoughts and Sign Off

This week the Cinematica team wanders through the dark fairy tale of Pan's Labyrinth (2006). With its spectacular creature design and haunting visuals, its easy to see why we all appreciate this movie. We unravel how fairies and fauns might work together, why Doug Jones is his own movie monster (in a great way, of course), and how to get a giant toad to vomit out its own stomach.

TIME POINTS

00:00:44- Introduction and News

00:05:02- Movie Discussions

00:15:33- Movie Science

00:54:38- Final Thoughts and Sign Off