The Cinemania Society Podcast

Cinquisitor Ethan presents a Field Report examining the 1936 film "REEFER MADNESS," which despite its kitsch nature and obvious fakery is still a dread source of CINEMANIA, as it initiated a very real moral panic that has reverberated to the present day.

Written by Ethan Ireland and Andy Slack

Performed by Ethan Ireland

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire, and should not be construed as making actual statements or allegations of fact. 

The conclave examining Richard Linklater's 2006 film "A Scanner Darkly" continues, and the gang's woes multiply as they get the munchies while hiding out in the employee break room of the overpriced boutique grocery that infests the Mysterious Mall of Misery.

Written by Andrea Palladino

Performed by Andrea Palladino, Ethan Ireland, Daniel Scribner, Andy Slack, Hope Bravo, and Zacharia Berks

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

Incidental music and sound courtesy of Epidemic Sound

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire and should not be construed as making actual statements or allegations of fact. Unless otherwise stated, all celebrity voices are imitations.

Verifier Andy presents a Profile in Cinemania on the history of an animation technique known as "rotoscoping," which dominated feature-length animation in the 20th and early 21st centuries, but is now being rendered obsolete.

Written and performed by Andy Slack

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

Additional music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire and should not be construed as making statements or allegations of actual fact.

Professor Andrea leads the gang in a conclave analyzing Richard Linklater's 2006 film "A Scanner Darkly." Unexpected psychonautics and overpriced groceries abound!

Written by Andrea Palladino

Performed by Andrea Palladino, Ethan Ireland, Daniel Scribner, Andy Slack, Hope Bravo, and Zacharia Berks

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

Incidental music and sound courtesy of Epidemic Sound

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire and should not be construed as making actual statements or allegations of fact. Unless otherwise stated, all celebrity voices are imitations.

In preparation for our next conclave, we replay our profile on beloved paranoid sci-fi author Philip K. Dick. Strap in, 'cause it's a bumpy ride.

Written and performed by Ethan Ireland

All celebrity voices have been impersonated.

Music by Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com

Tracks: "City Lights" and "Escape the Fate."

Legal notice: this is a work of parody and/or satire, and should not be construed as making statements or allegations of actual fact.

Profligator Daniel viscerally probes the genre of rampage films and in so doing, gives an overview of some contemporary examples which contain mind-buggering amounts of CINEMANIA. Listen with care...

Written by Daniel Scribner

Performed by Daniel Scribner and Ethan Ireland

Caricature art by Andy Slack Comics

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio and Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com

Tracks used: "Anytime, Baby!" (Meteor); and "Broken,"  "Rampage," "Collider" & "Last Light" (White Bat Audio)

This is a work of parody and/or satire and as such, should not be construed as making actual statements or allegations of fact.

Cinquisitor Ethan and Profligator Daniel present a Profile on this generation's Purveyor of Weird Performances, Sam Rockwell.

Written by Daniel Scribner

Performed by Ethan Ireland and Daniel Scribner

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire, and as such should not be construed as making statements or allegations of fact.

For our 2025 Halloween Special, Andy Slack examines the underlying horror of artificial intelligence and shows us it is an idea that has far deeper roots than most of us realize; with ethical implications most of us fear to confront.

Written and performed by Andy Slack

Incidental music and sound effects courtesy of Epidemic Sound

Caricature art by Andy Slack Comics

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire, and should not be taken as making statements or allegations of actual fact.

Compiled here in one place for your convenience is our 19th Conclave, wherein Auntie Hope presents Zowie Bowie's 2009 directorial debut "Moon" for consideration. Listen at your peril!

Written by Ethan Ireland and Andy Slack

Sound design & editing by Ethan Ireland

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

Incidental music and sound courtesy of White Bat Audio

Art & graphic design by Andy Slack Comics

The Cinemania Society is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents appearing in this audioplay are either the product of the authors’ imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living, dead, or living dead; or actual events is purely coincidental and/or part of a work of parody that should not be construed as making statements or allegations of actual fact. All celebrity voices are impersonated unless otherwise stated.

Holy heck, David Bowie had a son who became a film director??! Whodathunkit?! Well, The Cinemania Society's own Hope Bravo, that's who. She presents a Profile in Cinemania on Duncan Jones, director of "Moon," "Mute," and "Warcraft," among other films. She is assisted in this endeavour by Andy Slack.

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire and should not be construed as making allegations of actual fact.

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

Tracks used: "Midnight Run" and "Statuesque."