Cinecation

War! Trains! Absurdly and unconscionably dangerous stunts! Join us as we talk about the 1926 Buster Keaton train whistle of classic. This podcast might be about to go off a real burning bridge… Watch and Learn.

Treasure! Pirates! The unbridled optimism of youth! This week we're talking about what might be the greatest movie of all time (in Matt's biased, rose-colored mind) - Goonies (1985). Join us as we discuss the child inside all of us and the potential letdown of revisiting something you loved after too long of a gap. Avast Ye Maties! We Be Watchin for Learnin.

Folks… Buckle in… It's a long one. Orcs, Hobbits, False Endings! This week we're discussing Peter Jackson's banger of an early aughts trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. We're going There, and then Back Again. Watch and Learn.

Damn You All to Hell! We're watching the 1968 Science Fiction classic, Planet of the Apes, and still making war on our brothers. Come join us as we discuss overacting, prosthetics, and how anyone could have possibly made it into their thirties without having learned this spoiler before.

What's in that gas tank Frank's always wearing? Why do some residents of Lumberton have premonitions? Are Marvel movies worth following? All of these important questions will be asked while we struggle to understand David Lynch's 1986 psychological drama, Blue Velvet.

Cigars! Wars! Bestiality! The advent of the ‘DID YA KNOW' jingle that has been gently massaging your earholes for the last couple of episodes! Join us as we discuss marketing strategy, the difficulty of comedy translating across generations, and also the Marx Brothers' 1933 ‘classic' Duck Soup! Watch and Learn. (And listen to our banger of a sting.)

Selachimorpha! Mass Panic! Explosions! We're drowning in a sea of off-topic subjects on this week's episode as we discuss Steven Spielberg's 1975 barn-burner, Jaws! Will we be able to swim back to the shore's of adult and focused criticism? If you've ever listened to an episode before, I think you probably know the answer… Watch and Learn.

After episode 35 was destroyed in a nuclear blast, we built Neo Episode 35 in its ashes with a shorter-than-usual discussion about the 1988 anime classic, Akira.

Quid pro quo, listener: you tell us personal details about your life and we'll tell you all about the 1991 psychological thriller, The Silence of the Lambs, over some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

We all take refuge in Lincoln's oversized nostril and have an echo-y discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 comedic thriller, North by Northwest.

You talkin' to me? Huh? No, we're actually talkin' to each other about Martin Scorsese's 1976 dark social drama, Taxi Driver.

We're making this episode of Cinecation up as we record… as well as every other episode we ever record. We're also discussing Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 French New Wave classic! Cigarettes! Baguettes! Ennui! Watch and Learn.

Wham, Bam, POW!! This week we're getting knocked around by Jackie Chan's 1985 martial arts classic, Police Story. Is this episode as it appears or are we being set up? Watch and Learn.

I'd buy that podcast for a dollar! But you don't have to, because we're here to discuss Paul Verhoeven's 1987 banger, Robocop for free! Watch and Learn.

Where’s episode 27 about Battleship Potemkin? Well, it seems to have been murdered, but how? We’ll tell you four conflicting versions of the death of episode 27, and also discuss Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 classic, Rashomon. Assault, Murder, and a Baby - Oh my. Watch and Learn. Content Warning: There is discussion of Sexual Assault in this episode.

We're going to level with you, folks: even though we're discussing the 1941 Noir classic The Maltese Falcon this week, quarantine has us a little punchy and we may wander off the subject a number of times. But if you've ever been curious about whether attractivenes is correlated to being a good director, the difference between writing and acting, and whether or not Devon should shave that ratty beard of his, boy have we got an episode for you! Watch and Learn.

It’s an epidemic… of Friendship! We’re back from another extended break to discuss Terry Gilliam’s 1997 interpretation of Hunter S. Thompson’s psychedelic classic - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Have you ever listened to our show and thought to yourself, “Boy, I love this show and these guys are funny, but I sure wish they’d let me know what Bernie Sanders would be like in a fantasy tabletop setting without a context in a cold open?” If so, then we’ve got the episode for you! Watch and Learn - emphasis on the watching this week…

Of all the pod joints in all the services in all the world, you listen to ours. We’re shocked, SHOCKED to learn that we’re reviewing the 1942 classic-ish, Casablanca. Special guest host Jackie (is she just a host now?) gets her first movie selection! Or maybe she’ll just problematically have Matt do the thinking for all of them. What’s going to happen next!? Watch and Learn.

Space! Guest Stars! Humanity? Join us as we jet-set to the far reaches of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 opus, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Can we transcend our simple human origins to get to wrap our brains about the incomprehensible? Watch and Learn.

Ready for three lovable tramps to speak a nonsense language into your ear holes? You’ve come to the right place because this week we’re talking about Charlie Chaplin’s, Modern Times. Watch and Learn.

No, you were gone for a long time! We were here putting out episodes! Join us on our REGULARLY SCHEDULED deep dive into the Wild Wes…er… Europe? Italian directors? Nameless Poncho’d heroes? Crazy music that really only fits into one genre!? No %@#*ing Oxford comma!!!?!?!?!? That’s right! It’s the Matt, the Tyler, and the Devon discussing their respective namesakes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s here it: how do you feel!? We’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore! Join us this week as we discuss Paddy Chayefsky and Sidney Lumet’s 1976 classic, Network. We’re meddling with the primal forces of nature, and the powers that be won’t have it!

Join us as we discuss the 1975 classic Dog Da- Attica! Attica! Attica!

Aliens, body-snatchers, and viscera, oh my! Join us as we discuss the John Carpenter’s cheerful and family-friendly 1982 classic, The Thing. That is… if it’s really us at all….

Snow globes! Opera! Special Guest Hosts! It’s our first annual Spep as we discuss Orson Welles’ 1941 best movie ever made - Citizen Kane! Join us (and Matt’s wife) as we ineptly try to untangle the famously complex and rewarding tapestry that is Citizen Kane. Watch and Learn.

We ain’t got a job, and we ain’t got shit to do, it’s Friday (1995). Is it funny or is it a steaming pile of not funny trash? Come find out as we Watch and Learn.

Surely we must be discussing something good this week? Don't call us Shirley, and listen as we talk around our drinking problem. It's 1980's Airplane! a serious disaster film for the ages. Watch and Learn.

One Hit Wonders! Shotgun Weddings! Russian Roulette! We’ve got it all this week as we discuss Michael Cimino’s 1978 opus, The Deer Hunter. One Shot! Watch and Learn.

Join us as we discuss veracity v. storytelling, our very different taste in films, and how corrupt New York was in Sydney Lumet’s 1973 classic, Serpico. Watch and Learn.

Join us as we discuss style v. substance, the effects of the viewer’s age on enjoyment of a film, and the structural integrity of trees in Wes Anderson’s 1998 opus, Rushmore. Watch and Learn.

Join us as we discuss Lovecraft, the virtues of ignorance, and the difference between plot and theme in Roman Polanski’s 1974 neo-noir classic, Chinatown. Watch and Learn.

Join us as we discuss the virtues of blind watch-throughs, the limits of the horror genre, separating the art from the artist, and the surprisingly tasty inclusion of Rosemary in cocktails as we discuss Roman Polanski’s 1968 classic, “Rosemary’s Baby.” Watch and Learn.

We’re back! Enjoy our triumphant return as we get back in the saddle with some new equipment, new location, and a new, old movie. We’re watching the 1976 classic, Rocky. New start, but the same old nonsense. Welcome back, listener; it’s time to Watch and Learn.

Join us as we discuss Federico Fellini's metafilm about making a metafilm about making a metafilm... Watch and Learn.

Come join us as we discuss Victor Flemming's 1939 racist 'classic' "Gone with the Wind." Hold on tight everyone, it's a Tyler pick episode. Watch and Learn.

Join us as we discuss zombies, copyright law, and the basic ability to identify and watch the right movies - all somehow while ostensibly talking about George Romero's 1968 classic, "Night of the Living Dead." We're coming to get you, Barbara. Watch and Learn.

Join us as we investigate the edibility of Dachshunds, improv and story theory, and the Bates Motel in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic, Psycho. Watch and Learn

We watch and analyze Antoine Fuqua's 'The Magnificent Seven', a remake of 'The Seven Samurai.' Join us as we discuss remakes, the efficacy of a fake mexican mustache as a disguise, and Tyler shares a bit more than any of us ever wanted. Watch and Learn.

We discuss Fritz Lang's bizarre 1927 German expressionist syfy film depicting a futuristic industrial city and the societal divide needed for its operation.  

We watch and analyze Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai', a film in which a village being terrorized by bandits, recruit seven (six) samurai to help them defend themselves.

We discuss the 1977 classic: Close Encounters of the Third Kinds