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- EP 33: The Mama Creepy InterviewKicking off "Women In Horror Month" with Heather Markham aka "Mama Creepy" and some terrific insight on the genre and industry. Find her at https://www.facebook.com/Badbarista and look for her upcoming documentary, "Oh! The Horror!" coming soon!32 min
- EP 32 "Dangerous To Know" Filmmakers David & Jenny Simpson
An interview with the filmmakers of "Dangerous To Know," and how they made this indie miracle and capped it off with a successful Kickstarter campaign supported by "Dr. Sleep's" Mike Flanagan. See their trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k90vAQcRqkE&t=62s and if you're an indie filmmaker, listen to this as they lay out how it's done!
44 min - EP 31: Blowing Up The OfficeNBC's "The Office" went from one of the coolest shows on TV to a total dumpster fire by the end of its run. What happened and was there a cynical push to blow up some of their best characters? A longer, SUPER SIZED episode like NBC used to do back in the day on Thursday nights.56 min
- EP 30: Blame Joker
Are films, music, video games and other forms of entertainment the cause of violence in our society? Or is it something far more complicated than "Bumper Sticker Mentality" leads us to believe? A look at "Joker" and the blame game currently waged against it since its theatrical run.
Please look at these links that are important to this episode:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/timeline-mental-health-america/https://www.salon.com/2013/09/29/ronald_reagans_shameful_legacy_violence_the_homeless_mental_illness/https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/03/where-do-mass-shootings-take-place/554555/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200108-the-medications-that-change-who-we-are47 min - EP 29: This Film Has Been Edited For Television or Censorship?What exactly is censorship when it comes to distributors or broadcasters altering a film for "running time" or other reasons? Is there a cynical agenda? Does this apply when an original vision is altered by ADDING material as well?31 min
- EP 28: We Need To Talk About MichaelA follow up to EP 26 that looks at "Halloween 2018" and its production and some questions that lead to its recently completed sequels.22 min
- EP 27: The Pronouns of FandomWhat is the line between enjoying a film and the delusion that fans have some kind of ownership over their entertainment and how it should be made? A look at this delusion across the board from sports to film and the recent "Rise of Skywalker" fan backlash.41 min
- EP 26: Halloween Then, Now and WhenA look at the mess that is the "Halloween" franchise, where cynicism was at play and questions about its future as two new sequels to the 1978 original wrap production.31 min
- EP 25: Why Is This Beloved?
This week's episode compares the concept of the McMansion and why we love it, to certain films we are told we have to love. is there some kind of cynical push into a herd mentality to buy something before we really think about what we're purchasing and consuming?
See McMansion hell at Kate Wagner's site: https://mcmansionhell.com/
41 min - EP 24: Consuming Cynema
What happens when we are no longer able to discern between art and product? This episode looks at overwhelming content and the so-called death of movies as the move toward pure product gains momentum.
Blog: http://horrorfuel.com/2015/08/23/consuming-cynema-part-i/41 min
About Cynema
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The podcast inspired by Jaws the Revenge. Not a movie review site, but rather a look at the effects of cynicism on our entertainment.