Cynema

A look at trailer "leaks" and the cynical studio practice of drumming up hype.

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Screen Rant Star Trek Into Darkness:

Google Search Page on Leak History:

We finally got our Ghostbusters 3 and sure enough the Internet is awash in anger. This episode posits that maybe, just maybe this "anger" is nothing more than displaced grief.

The abuse of due process is clear in the wake of the Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito case.

It's All About Me Part2:

Longer John Walsh Interview:

John Walsh says Laundrie should "off himself."

Dog the Bounty Hunter

Variety Dog the Bounty Hunter

Halloween Kills has a message about mob mentality & us being monsters. Recent online reaction by fans & opposing views underscore this. An examination of this and a full on, supported REVIEW of the latest installment. SPOILERS AHEAD!

Previous episodes that underscore my points in greater detail:

The Relevance of Monsters:

We Need To Talk About Michael:

Halloween: Then, Now and When:

The normalization of sexualization gave us Britney Spears. A look at the collective guilt everyone bears in a world that now sees the destruction of a human life as public entertainment and the person as a commodity.

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Cynema EP 47: The Assassination of Tara Reid

Cynema Episode 34: Easy Access

South Park Episode: Britney's New Look

The media continues its push to fuse journalism with entertainment and we are all the collateral damage of this campaign. A look at how the recent Gabby Petito incident underscores a major cynical trend toward dangerous and uninformed ends that further divides us as a society.

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EP 36: It's All About Me Part 1:

EP 27: The Pronouns of Fandom

A Twitter thread discussion on James Wan's recent horror offering, Malignant inspired this episode. I watched as a tribal, "you must be on one side of the discussion, and it's our side," conversation play out on the social media platform. A look as to why critical thinking and not blind fandom is imperative in demanding better of not just our entertainment but our lives and society as well.

Please reference my previous episodes:

Cynema is about demanding better. This episode looks at the recent Netflix deal with a Tik Tok "star" and the resources wasted on Adam Sandler's "Hubie Halloween" and Tom Green's "Freddie Got Fingered." Did they really waste incredible amounts of money to just prove a point?

A follow up to EP 104 announcing a horror book project I am writing. Here is how you can be part of it by sharing your memories of films I have selected. I am not looking for reviews, but rather the memories of seeing these films: where, when, who was with you & the impact on you.

Email your name and title of film in subject line to: [email protected]

A look as to why horror is personal and how YOU can be part of a new horror project I have starting up.

Also a nice shout out to Bruce Markusen's "Hosted Horror On Television" book. Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Hosted-Horror-Television-Creature-Features/dp/1476684618/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RU2U16BTFHEM&dchild=1&keywords=hosted+horror+on+television&qid=1629475716&sprefix=hosted+horror%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1