The Cinedicate: Film & TV Podcast

This week on The Cinedicate, Batman superfan and DC expert Joey joins the roundtable with genre-lover CJ to talk about the latest Batman incarnation in The Batman.On this episode of The Cinedicate, we not only gush about Robert Pattinson, we unpack perhaps the most grounded Batman and superhero film to date. This is the most cinematic take of the Caped Crusader that strips away most of the fantastical and leaves what makes the character resonate so well. We also theorize what the next installment will feature in Part 2.The Batman takes place in modern-day Chicago Gotham as Batman is two-years into his experiment as a vigilante in his corrupt city. As a serial killer that goes by the name Riddler, Batman must work alongside the City's Commissioner to solve the clues left behind to reveal the identity of the killer. ----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

Coming in hot from opening weekend, Scream super fans Peter and Kameron join in to share their thoughts on the latest entry in the Scream Franchise. Join us as we breakdown the first film both without Neve Campbell and outside of California, Scream 6.On this episode of The Cinedicate, we share our first reactions to Scream officially becoming a franchise and growing beyond their legacy characters to great success. We also theorize how the rest of the series could unfold with thoughts regarding the newly green-lit Scream 7.Scream 6 picks up one year later from the Ghostface killings in Woodsboro as the survivors of that massacre attempt to start fresh in college in New York City. However, Sam and Tara once again are faced with ghosts from the past, literally and figuratively.----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

Today on The Cinedicate, Christian, a Classic Hollywood cinephile, and Lucas, an avid Deutschephile, join the roundtable to discuss the original Academy Award winner for Best Picture and it's 2022 remake, All Quiet On The Western Front.This episode we compare and contrast the 1930 film to the 2022 remake both in story execution and cinematography. A heated debate ensues as we unpack which film upholds the poignant message of the original novel and whether or not the inclusion of the German High Command subplot in the remake added or subtracted from the plot. We also sprinkle in German history lessons all along the way.All Quiet On The Western Front is experienced through the perspective of young German recruits to the Imperial Army during World War 1. Primarily through the perspective of Paul, we are brought to the trenches and the ideas of romanticism of warfare is quickly dissipated as his friends and comrades are torn apart before his eyes.----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

This week, Todd of WSTR: Galactic Public Access returns to discuss one of the most heartful action films of the 1980s, Rambo: First Blood.On this episode we take a look back at the film that would spark an entire trend of films that spanned more than a decade, the '80s Action Genre. In addition, we also dive into the deep themes of the film that have to do with returning veterans and that toll war has on a soldier. Out of all the Rambo films that have been created so far, this picture, that was written by Stallone himself, would be considered Oscar worthy if it was released today.First Blood centers on John Rambo, a Vietnam veteran and Green Beret returning to America from active duty. Due to the trauma left on him from the conflict, John has trouble fitting into a society that looks down on him because of his service. He then becomes a drifter looking for his old squad-mates to reconnect. However, on his travels, John crosses paths with a bigoted cop that would later initiate a manhunt to capture Rambo.----------Listen to more of Todd on his podcast, WSTR: Galactic Public Access----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

This week on The Cinedicate, returning guests Aaron of WSTR and horror screenwriter Doug Levinson return to unpack the deeply emotional miniseries, Midnight Mass by the master of Horror, Mike Flanagan.As referenced in the beginning of the Jordan Peele director spotlight episode a couple years prior, we finally sit down at the cinematic roundtable to discuss the themes surrounding Mike Flanagan's magnum opus. From death and grief, to community and isolation, this series is a deep meditation that asks the viewer to look inward on their own beliefs.Midnight Mass takes place in a small remote island town of Crockett. There the once bustling fishing community has been dwindling and dying over the decades. However, recent events breathed new life into the quiet town as a new priest arrives. Miracles surround the Catholic church on the island as it's congregation become healed from their aliments. Unbeknownst to the people of Crockett Island, a dark force begins to take hold on them.----------Listen to more of Aaron on his podcast, WSTR: Galactic Public AccessConnect with Doug on his Twitch channel Wow_ItsaPoptart----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

On this episode of The Cinedicate, cinephiles, genre lovers, and fans of David Lynch sit down to discuss arguably Lynch's best works - Mulholland Drive.Gathered around the cinematic roundtable, we dive deep into what makes this film the archetypical David Lynch film along with it's cultural impact. We also attempt to decipher what this film is all about from the more conventional theories to the more outlandish takes on the film.Mulholland Drive is a dream-like film that centers around a beautiful dark-haired actress who survives a car crash and becomes an amnesiac. After stumbling across Los Angeles famous landmarks like Sunset Blvd, she comes across Betty. A Midwestern women who is trying to make a big break in Hollywood. As their relationship continues, not is all that it seems as the truth becomes apparent to both the characters and the viewer.----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

This week on The Cinedicate, Josh, a 3D artist, returns to talk about a recent film starring Nicholas Cage with the backdrop of Cosmic Horror. Listen now as we discuss why Color Out of Space is the best representation of H.P. Lovecraft's work on film so far.This episode we get into why Lovecraft resonates with so many people in the Horror community and why Josh specifically has an affinity towards the genre. We also unpack how and why the Lovecraft Universe survived and outgrew H.P. Lovecraft's checkered past. All while raising our glass and tipping our hat to Nic Cage for another unforgettable performance.The Color Out of Space showcases a family who sought to live a peaceful life outside of the city is quickly disrupted as a celestial object crashes into their front lawn. Soon after it's impact, the land around their home begins to transform and eventually they themselves begin to transform into a technicolor nightmare of unimaginable horror.----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

Today on The Cinedicate, Hector from ReShoot and Carla of WSTR join the roundtable to discuss why Everything Everywhere All At Once is the best incarnation of what a multiverse film can be.Join us as we unpack the themes at the core of the film that harken back to the nihilist German play 'Faust' by Goethe with the Mephistophelian bargain. We also discuss when you peel back the fantastical sc-fi wrapper, the core story is a story that we can all relate to.Everything Everywhere All At Once follows Evelyn, a woman who is being audited by the IRS for her fledgling laundromat business encounters the truth that her universe is in a long list of parallel universes. Unfortunately, all universes hang in the balance as a powerful force also crosses Evelyn's path and she is the only one that can stop it.----------Listen to Hector on ReShoot: An Amateur's Guide to Gooder FilmListen to Carla on WSTR: Galactic Public Access----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord

Welcome to another episode of The Cinedicate. This week film podcaster Ruthie from ReShoot stops in to talk about Atomic Blonde and makes a case that this spy thriller is better than the James Bond Franchise.Listen now as we discuss why Charlize Theron needs to take up more action roles and why this film is the perfect encapsulation of how to set a film in the 1980s. We also get into why this film never spawned a sequel despite being a commercial success. Only to find out that Netflix owns the rights to the film and that it is only a matter of time before we get a lackluster sequel to this awesome movie.Atomic Blonde centers around Lorraine, an undercover spy, in the heart of Berlin as the Berlin Wall is about to fall. Not only does she have to maneuver around East and West Berlin, but she is trying to retrieve a dossier that has the identities of all spies across the world.----------Listen to Ruthie on ReShoot: An Amateur's Guide to Gooder Film----------Support The Cinedicate on PatreonConnect with The Cinedicate on these social platforms!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinedicate/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinedicate/Discord: https://www.cinedicate.com/discord