"This Franchise Will Absolutely Not Stop, Ever... Until We Are Dead!"

It's taken waaaay too long to edit and publish this episode but it has arrived! Quick disclaimer before the rest of the typical description: I believe I made mention at some point of a 2023 ranked episode. Hence why within this episode I keep saying it's episode 53, not 52. Well, it's now 2025, and we've missed both the 2023 and 2024 ranking. Yikes. I really hope to get back to podding and editing on a more regular basis but life has really pushed back in many ways. But I haven't forgot about you, faithful listener. CineStudy shall persevere. Love y'all.

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In which host Dylan welcomes guests Pappy and Korey from Spoilers! and Big Dumb Movie to discuss the highs, lows and overall state of the Terminator movie franchise. Burning questions of cybernetic proportion are tackled in this episode. What hallmarks elevate the first two franchise installments to all-time classics? Where do later chapters drop the ball? And, most importantly, is there any fate but what we make for ourselves? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the fifty-second episode of CineStudy. 

This is a SPOILER FILLED EPISODE for all six installments of the Terminator franchise. No holds barred. Be warned!

Check out Spoilers! here (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/590WJhBdfiNZzS0XZLcOR8?si=05c31564128d4e5e

Check out Big Dumb Movie here (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/0tdbftXeK4HRvdARo1IFyH?si=a0f40cb9ac604559

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Movie Timestamps:

The Terminator - 6:01

Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 29:30

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - 54:43

Terminator Salvation - 1:23:54

Terminator Genisys - 1:43:21

Terminator: Dark Fate - 2:06:52

Rapid Fire / Closing Questions - 2:38:26

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"Entering the War Room" 

In which host Dylan ranks every movie directed by the inimitable Stanley Kubrick, ranging from a genre-defining psychological horror film to a gripping noir heist joint. Monolithic questions are answered in this episode. What Kubrick classics rise to the top of an absolutely loaded body of work? Where do I land on the transgressive nature of Lolita and A Clockwork Orange? And, most importantly, are you Spartacus? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the fifty-first episode of CineStudy. 

No spoilers in this one. I reference some plot points, but mostly out of context.

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THE LIST: Be warned if you've yet to listen... 

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13. Fear and Desire

12. Killer's Kiss

11. Lolita

10. The Killing

9. Spartacus

8. A Clockwork Orange

7. Eyes Wide Shut

6. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

5. Paths of Glory

4. Full Metal Jacket

3. Barry Lyndon

2. The Shining

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

"The Latest 2022 Ranking of All Time" 

In which Dylan ranks the 2022 movies he got around to by personal enjoyment, ranging from a fighter pilot legacy sequel to Jordan Peele's newest horror outing to a multiversal existential adventure. Annual questions are addressed in this episode. Did the movies that I most anticipated, ranging from The Fabelmans to The Banshees of Inisherin, live up to the hype? How did the Best Picture nominees stack up against one another?  And, most importantly, could this episode be any later at this point? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the fiftieth episode of CineStudy. 

At the end of the episode, brief spoiler talk occurs for Official Competition, The Fabelmans, Aftersun, Nope, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. SPOILERS: 1:19:40 and beyond 

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23. Death on the Nile

22. Fire of Love

21. On the Count of Three

20. Scream

19. See How They Run

18. All Quiet on the Western Front

17. Triangle of Sadness

16. Avatar: The Way of Water

15. The Northman

14. Official Competition

13. Elvis

12. Women Talking

11. Everything Everywhere All at Once

10. The Fabelmans

9. Aftersun

8. Nope

7. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

6. Top Gun: Maverick

5. TÁR

4. The Banshees of Inisherin

3. Decision to Leave

2. Barbarian

1. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

"Hey, What's Your Dielman?"

In which host Dylan discusses the recently released Sight and Sound 2022 Greatest Films of All Time poll before offering up his own ballot of 10 great films. Decennial questions are tackled in this episode. How does the top 10 break down? What are the major issues with the voting process for this poll? And, most importantly, why is Hoodwinked not on this list? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the forty-ninth episode of CineStudy.

No spoiler warning necessary here!

The Sight and Sound 2022 list: The Greatest Films of All Time | BFI

My personal ballot:

Singin' in the Rain

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"Life's a Party, Rock Your Body"

In which host Dylan mini-reviews the new A24 stop-motion faux documentary "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp and starring Jenny Slate and Isabella Rossellini. Questions come out in the wash in this episode. What are shell hero Marcel's most endearing qualities? How well does the film balance its bittersweet tone? And, most importantly, would Lesley Stahl be afraid? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the forty-eighth episode of CineStudy.

In typical CineStudy fashion, this episode is separated into spoiler-free and spoiler-full sections. SPOILERS - 27:15

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"I'd Buy This Pod for a Dollar"

In which host Dylan is joined by Pappy, Stevie, and Korey from the podcasts "Spoilers!" and "Big Dumb Movie" in ranking their top 10 personal favorite movies from a strong decade of nostalgia, the 1980's. Burning questions are answered in this episode. What John Hughes classics find themselves among our lists? In a rough decade for animation, what film emerges from the pack as truly superior? And, most importantly, you serious, Clark? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the forty-seventh episode of CineStudy.

Couple spoilers here and there that I'm too lazy to go through and check for. Moral of the story: skip ahead if we start talking about a movie you'd like to see.

Check out Spoilers! here (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spoilers/id1099500074

Check out Big Dumb Movie here (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-dumb-movie/id1447076395

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"A New Podcast Is OK With Me"

In which host Dylan breaks down what's so great about Robert Altman's "The Long Goodbye," a film starring Elliott Gould as Detective Philip Marlowe navigating a surprise murder involving his best friend. OK questions are addressed in this episode. How does Altman orient Marlowe in Los Angeles as a man that time has left behind? What interesting spin is put on the film score as Marlowe navigates the city? And, most importantly, where in the world is this cat? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the forty-sixth episode of CineStudy.

SPOILERS ABOUND in this episode- I break down many aspects of the plot and its characters. This goes for all episodes of this format.

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"It's AP Lit Time" 

In which host Dylan mini-reviews the new A24 moody fantasy movie "The Green Knight" directed by David Lowery and starring Dev Patel. Mystical questions are answered in this episode. What are my thoughts on the visual splendor of this film? What themes are conveyed in an interesting duality, and which go completely over my head? And, most importantly, can we put Ralph Ineson's voice in everything from now on? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the forty-fifth episode of CineStudy. 

In typical CineStudy fashion, this episode is separated into spoiler-free and spoiler-full sections. SPOILERS - 28:19 

Mentioned Letterboxd review: ‘The Green Knight’ review by davidehrlich • Letterboxd 

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"Let's Go Out With a Bang" 

In which host Dylan rips through several reviews listed below in a rapid-fire, main-impression format in the third RFR installment. Scorching-hot questions are answered in this episode. What black-and-white classic shares a one-for-one similarity with SpongeBob? What stresses me out more, a botched bank robbery or a catastrophic shiva? And, most importantly, how fine is the line between stupid and clever? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the forty-fourth episode of CineStudy. 

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on "Big Dumb Movie": https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EsLzILUjDwrMLwuW2oQ93?si=PIhOqhb1RgOAT4HLfTlydQ 

Here is the structure for this episode at the time of the Anchor ad read (timestamps may change with a different future ad): 

Alice in Wonderland - 7:44

* SPOILERS SECTION BEGINS * 

The Night of the Hunter Spoilers - 56:41

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"I'm the Protagonist of this Podcast" 

In which Dylan ranks the 2020 movies he got around to by personal enjoyment, ranging from a violent Brazilian genre mashup to an Andy Samberg timeloop comedy to Pixar's latest two outings. Annual questions are addressed in this episode. Did the movies that I most anticipated, ranging from Soul to Mank, live up to the hype? Is Promising Young Woman a little more morally complex than what its detractors wanted to see?  And, most importantly, is Jim Cummings an absolute beast or what? Answer all of these inquiries and more on the forty-third episode of CineStudy. 

At the end of the episode, brief spoiler talk occurs for Tenet, Promising Young Woman and Soul. SPOILERS: 1:03:56 and beyond 

Didn't get to mention this on the episode since I recorded this before it came out but I recently appeared on the podcast "Big Dumb Movie" to talk Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EsLzILUjDwrMLwuW2oQ93?si=PIhOqhb1RgOAT4HLfTlydQ 

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THE LIST: Be warned if you've yet to listen... 

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18. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm