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CineNation
The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.
Episodes
CineNation368 - Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
"Nothing is written." For Episode 368, Brandon and Thomas finish off CineNation's series on World War I with one of the most epic movies...LAWRENCE OF ARABIA…
CineNation367 - War Horse (2011)
"We're the lucky ones, you and me. Lucky since the day I met you." For Episode 367, Brandon and David continue CineNation's series on World War I movies with…
CineNation366 - Gallipoli (1981)
"How fast are you going to run?" For Episode 366, Thomas and Brandon revisit Peter Weir's GALLIPOLI as part of their series on World War I movies. Listen as…
CineNation365 - Paths of Glory (1957)
"I'm not afraid of dying tomorrow, only of getting killed." For Episode 365, David and Brandon kick-off CineNation's World War I series with Stanley Kubrick's…
CineNation364 - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
"We can always choose to do what's right." For Episode 364, Brandon, Thomas, and David complete their deep dive into Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN trilogy by covering…
CineNation363 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
"Everybody loves a hero." For Episode 363, Thomas, David, and Brandon continue their discussion on Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN trilogy with SPIDER-MAN 2. Listen as…
CineNation362 - Spider-Man (2002)
"With great power comes great responsibility." For Episode 362, David, Thomas, and Brandon team up for their month-long discussion on Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN…
CineNation361 - Better Man (2024)
"No one buys a ticket to hear your problems." For Episode 361, Thomas and Brandon finish off CineNation's Jukebox Musical series with BETTER MAN. Listen as…
CineNation360 - An American in Paris (1951)
"If it means anything to you, I love you." For Episode 360, Brandon and Thomas continue their series on Jukebox Musicals with AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. Listen as…
CineNation359 - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
"We know how to behave! We've had lessons." For Episode 359, David and Brandon continue the show's series on Jukebox Musicals with A HARD DAY'S NIGHT. Listen…
CineNation358 - The Blues Brothers (1980)
"We're on a mission from God." For Episode 358, Brandon and David are on a mission. A mission to discuss THE BLUES BROTHERS for their Jukebox Musical series…
CineNation357 - Mamma Mia (2008)
"You wait 20 years for a dad and then three come along at once." For Episode 357, Thomas and Brandon kickoff their Jukebox Musical series with MAMMA MIA!…
CineNation356 - Short Cuts (1993)
"I hate L.A. All they do is snort coke and talk." For Episode 356, David and Brandon finish off their main Hyperlink series with SHORT CUTS. Listen as the two…
CineNation355 - Cloud Atlas (2012)
"What is an ocean but a multitude of drops?" For Episode 355, Brandon and David discuss the polarizing sci-fi epic CLOUD ATLAS for their Hyperlink series…
CineNation354 - Dazed and Confused (1993)
"You just gotta keep livin' man, L-I-V-I-N." For Episode 354, Thomas and Brandon revisit DAZED AND CONFUSED as part of CineNation's Hyperlink series. Listen as…
CineNation353 - Pulp Fiction (1994)
"I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd." For Episode 353, David and Brandon discuss the Hyperlink Genre, starting with one of the most famous examples: PULP…
CineNation352 - Dreams (1990)
"Some say life is hard, but that is just talk. It is good to be alive, it is exciting!" For Episode 352, Brandon and David are joined by Marcus Patterson to…
CineNation351 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
"I'm not a devious man by nature." For Episode 351, Thomas and Brandon do double genre duty with the Anthology and Western genres by discussing THE BALLAD OF…
CineNation350 - Night on Earth (1991)
"Yes, I'm really in a taxi." For Episode 350, Brandon and David continue the show's series on Anthology Films with a film from the possible King of Anthology…
CineNation349 - Creepshow (1982)
"Scream in hell forever, you monster!" For Episode 349, David and Brandon are kicking off the show's Anthology series with CREEPSHOW. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation348 - Casablanca (1942)
"Here's looking at you, kid." For Episode 348, Brandon and David conclude the Romantic Drama series with CASABLANCA. The two discuss how a European trip…
CineNation347 - Phantom Thread (2017)
"Reynolds has made my dreams come true." For Episode 347, Thomas and Brandon continue the show's Romantic Drama series. Listen as they discuss what personal…
CineNation346 - Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
"We must be nice to each other. Otherwise, life's not worth living." For Episode 346, David and Brandon discuss ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL for their romance drama…
CineNation345 - In the Mood for Love (2000)
"I didn't think you'd fall in love with me." For Episode 345, Brandon and David return from hiatus to start their Romance Drama series with Wong Kar-wai's IN…
CineNation344 - Lethal Weapon (1987)
"I guess we need to register you as a Lethal Weapon." For Episode 344, Thomas and Brandon finish our Christmas Action series with LETHAL WEAPON. Listen as they…
CineNation343 - Die Hard (1988)
"Welcome to the party, pal!" For Episode 343, David and Brandon discuss DIE HARD for their Christmas Action series. Listen as they discuss the multiple actors…
CineNation342 - The Silent Partner (1978)
"I feel as though I know you very well." For Episode 342, Brandon and David dive into this year's Christmas genre, and that is the Christmas Action genre…
CineNation341 - Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
"I believed somehow that I could live through this bad dream I was having." For Episode 341, Brandon and Thomas close our Noirvember with DEVIL IN A BLUE…
CineNation340 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." For Episode 340, Thomas and Brandon finally dive into Robert Zemeckis's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation339 - Jackie Brown (1997)
"I can't blame anybody for anything I do." For Episode 339, David and Brandon cover their first Quentin Tarantino movie on the show with JACKIE BROWN. Listen…
CineNation338 - L.A. Confidential (1997)
"This is the City of the Angels, and you haven't got any wings." For Episode 338, Brandon and David kick off Noirvember with L.A. CONFIDENTIAL as a part of…
CineNation337 - Evil Dead II (1987)
"Here's your new home." For Episode 337, David, Thomas, and Brandon cap off their Haunted House series with EVIL DEAD II. Listen as they discuss the film's…
CineNation336 - The Changeling (1980)
"That house is not fit to live in." For Episode 336, Brandon and David are joined by actress and podcaster Jamie Kirsten Howard to discuss THE CHANGELING…
CineNation335 - The Conjuring 2 (2016)
"This is my house!" For Episode 335, Thomas and Brandon continue CineNation's Haunted House series with THE CONJURING 2. Listen to learn more about the…
CineNation334 - Casper (1995)
"All I want's a friend." For Episode 334, Brandon and David discuss a family film in their Haunted House series. Listen as they discuss director shake-up of…
CineNation333 - Poltergeist (1982)
"They're here." For Episode 333, David and Brandon start their Haunted House series with POLTERGEIST. Listen as they discuss how it came from an original idea…
CineNation332 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
"He says we're going the wrong way." For Episode 332, Brandon and David are discussing the road trip classic PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. Listen as they…
CineNation331 - Chef (2014)
"I may not do everything great in my life, but I'm good at this." For Episode 331, Thomas and Brandon discuss Jon Favreau's CHEF. Listen as they talk about…
CineNation330 - The Wizard of Oz (1939)
"There's no place like home!" For Episode 330, Brandon and David do one of their biggest deep dives into a movie with their discussion on THE WIZARD OF OZ…
CineNation329 - Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
"Everyone, just... pretend to be normal." For Episode 329, David and Brandon start their Road Trip series with LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. Listen as they discuss the…
CineNation328 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
"We accept the love we think we deserve." For Episode 328, Brandon and David complete their series on high school movies with THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER…
CineNation327 - Dope (2015)
"It's hard out here for a geek." For Episode 327, Brandon and David discuss Rick Famuyiwa's DOPE as a part of their high school series. Listen as they talk…
CineNation326 - Superbad (2007)
"I am McLovin!" For Episode 326, David and Brandon continue their series on high school movies by looking at SUPERBAD. Listen as they talk about Seth Rogen and…
CineNationTHROWBACK: The Breakfast Club: The Filmography of John Hughes
"We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all." Take a listen to our special Throwback Episode on the life and movies of…
CineNation325 - Carrie (1976)
"They're all going to laugh at you." For Episode 325, David and Brandon discuss the first film adaptation of Stephen King's CARRIE. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation324 - Grease (1978)
"Grease is the word." For Episode 324, Brandon and David kick off August with the first film in their high school movie series. Listen as they discuss the…
CineNation323 - Deep Red (1975)
"I can feel death in this room!" For Episode 323, David and Brandon complete their series on the Giallo genre with DEEP RED. Listen as they discuss Dario…
CineNationTHROWBACK: 226 - Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
"We came for a good time, not for a long time." For Episode 226, Thomas and Brandon discuss the movie that made them want to do a Summer Movie series…
CineNation322 - Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
"Which would you prefer, a kiss or money?" For Episode 322, David and Brandon continue their Giallo series with Lucio Fulci's DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING. Listen…
CineNation321 - The Fifth Cord (1971)
"Perhaps the deed itself will be an anti-climax, but I think not." For Episode 321, David and Brandon continue their series on the Giallo genre. Listen as they…
CineNation320 - Blood and Black Lace (1964)
"Murder Is The Latest Fashion!" For Episode 320, David and Brandon kick off their Giallo in July series with BLOOD AND BLACK LACE. Listen as they talk about…
CineNation319 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
"Hoist the colors." For Episode 319, Brandon and Thomas conclude their look at the original PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN by diving into the franchise's third…
CineNation318 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
"How much do you know about Davy Jones?" For Episode 318, Thomas and Brandon continue their journey through the original PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN trilogy…
CineNation317 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
"Bring me that horizon." For Episode 317, Brandon and Thomas kick off the summer with something special. Listen as they discuss the trilogy structure and cover…
CineNation316 - Zodiac (2007)
"Just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it isn't true." For Episode 316, Brandon, Thomas, and David conclude their True Crime series with ZODIAC. Listen…
CineNation315 - Memories of Murder (2003)
"What kind of detective sleeps well?" For Episode 315, David and Brandon discuss Bong Joon-ho's masterful mystery, MEMORIES OF MURDER. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation314 - American Animals (2018)
"Everyone in here thinks that they're gonna win the lottery, but no one buys a ticket." For Episode 314, Thomas and Brandon discuss a favorite of theirs for…
CineNation313 - Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
"ATTICA! ATTICA! REMEMBER ATTICA?" For Episode 313, Brandon and Thomas jump into their True Crime series with DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Listen to find out why Pacino…
CineNation312 - The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
"Anybody interested in grabbing a couple of burgers and hittin' the cemetery?" For Episode 312, Thomas and Brandon finish off their Gene Hackman series with…
CineNation311 - The Birdcage (1996)
"You do an eclectic celebration of the dance!" For Episode 311, Thomas and Brandon continue their series on Gene Hackman with THE BIRDCAGE. Listen as they…