You may already know, but if you haven't heard, Isaac went to the dark side. He's running for the District 1 seat of the Morganton City Council. Tune in to hear about why he's running, his ideas for the future of Morganton, and his biggest reservations.

The Cinematekas are back to wrap up the 2018-2019 Oscar season. The Academy Awards are this weekend, and you'll find everything from predictions, pontifications and playful alliteration!

Episode Breakdown

0:00 – 6:40: Introduction and asking: Why do we care about the Oscars?

6:41 – 15:16: The Cinematejkas predict the non Big Six categories and choose what they wish would walk away with the Oscar

15:17 – 51:35: Catherine and Josh break down the Big Six categories - Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, Best Actress, Directing and Best Picture - including their personal picks for what shouldwin

51:36 - 52:57: Outro and podcast information

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The Cinematejkas are joined this month by Isaac and Sam to discuss Glass, the latest film from esteemed director M. Night Shyamalan. The crew discusses Shyamalan's approach to superhero movies, hotly debate his status as a prestige filmmaker and make lots of bad glass-related puns.

Episode Breakdown

0:00 – 2:28: Introduction and reacquainting ourselves with the standard Cinematejkas' format

2:29 – 11:39: NEWS TEAM, ASSEMBLE! The Cinematejkas discuss updates in the Oscar campaign. Could Black Panther be a dark horse candidate after winning at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards? What would a Marvel Best Picture mean for Hollywood?

11:40 – 19:01:Coming soon to theaters... Birds of Preyand The Beach Bum. The group discusses the coming films from the DC Universe and Harmony Korine, asking, "Does anyone really want another Suicide Squadmovie?"

19:02 – 29:59:Special Features! Each of the four speakers lists their favorite non-franchise superhero movies

30:00 - 58:02: Feature Presentation: M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, including A BIG FAT SPOILER ALERT. The group debates Glass from all angles: how does it size up to Unbreakable or Split? Does Shyamalan's trademark twist at the end work? Is he even a filmmaker worth paying attention to anymore? Takes abound!

58:03 - 1:00:04:Outro and podcast information

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Producer's Note: This episode was record in late January before the turn of the calendar. Apologies for all dated language.

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Christian & Erica Ramazinni share their vision for a coffee shop/community center that they hope to serve as a conduit for connecting the local Guatemalan population and culture to Morganton. Then Rector Marshall Jolly of Grace Episcopal Church shares his observations gathered by living in the same community as the Covington MAGA teens of recent controversy.

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The Cinematejkas are back, and they've finally got Oscar nominations to talk about! Catherine and Josh discuss their surprises, snubs and general impressions of how the nominations could affect a wide-open Best Picture race.

Episode Breakdown

0:00 – 1:17: A very awkward introduction

1:18 – 23:34: Surprises, snubs and everything in between - our general impressions of the Oscar nominations and the things we weren't expecting

23:35 – 46:03: Sizing up the Best Picture race. Is Green Book going to win the 2019 Oscars despite being a landmine of social and racial issues? Will Roma bring Netflix Oscar glory? Does A Star Is Born have any shot at getting back into the race? We discuss the Best Picture nominations and what they mean for film culture at large

46:04 - 48:24: Outro, subscription and patroon information

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The director of the new NC School of Science and Math Morganton campus, Kevin Baxter, joins us in the studio to wrap up the year. In this episode we're testing out a new podcast format that fuses all of our previous work in to one. Let us know what you think!

Patrons can listen to the full interview with Kevin , which includes talking about his life before moving to Morganton, and a lively debate about the Marvel Cinematic Universe where Kevin puts Sam and his constant downer attitude towards Marvel in his place. Become a patron anonymously for only $4/month today! "New Math" video on facebook

Catherine and Josh recap the year in movies by handing out a few awards and running down their shared list of the best films of the calendar year.

Episode Breakdown

0:00 - 7:27: Intro, general thoughts on the year in movies and Josh and Catherine's thoughts on ranking favorite things

7:28 - 17:59: The True/False Awards for best non-fiction films

18:00 - 32:22: The Streamie Awards for best movies original to streaming platforms

32:23 - 42:49: Biggest Surprises and Biggest Disappointments

42:50 - 48:22: Best Newcomer awards for favorite performances by new actors

48:23 - 55:33: Favorite acting performances of 2018

 55:40 - 1:56:46: The Cinematejkas' Top 10 Movies of 2018

1:56:57 - 1:58:52: Outro

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John Huddle joins us again in the studio to give us an update on recent developments on the legal troubles faced by WOFF members. We also talk about how important it is to establish a safe exit procedure for current members, how to avoid the worst possible outcomes hinted at by Jane's admission that "we're not there yet", what the rest of the community thinks about WOFF, and more!

Catherine and Josh - and honorary guest host Sam - come together for Cinematejkas Episode 2, in which they discuss Stan Lee's death, Disney and Pixar's stranglehold on IP filmmaking, music biopics and, this month's feature review, Bohemian Rhapsody.

Episode Breakdown

0:00 - 10:00: The Cinematejkas introduce their regular movie news segment, in which they cover Stan Lee's death and how his legacy will evolve over time

10:01 - 29:20: The Cinematejkas discuss new trailers including Disney's Dumbo remake, Toy Story 4 and Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

29:21 - 38:12: In Special Features, the Cinematejkas stay with the theme of music biopics: as producers, which band/musician would they make a movie about? Who would star or direct?

38:13 - 1:12:33: The Cinematejkas discuss this month's Feature Review - Bryan Singer's Bohemian Rhapsody. The highlights: Rami Malek, Queen's music. The lowlights: factual inaccuracy, everything else? Listen to hear all Catherine, Josh and Sam's thoughts and final grades on this much-anticipated drama

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