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CineNation
The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.
Episodes
CineNation310 - Unforgiven (1992)
"I'll see you in hell, William Munny." For Episode 310, David and Brandon continue CineNation's Gene Hackman month with UNFORGIVEN. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation309 - Hoosiers (1986)
"I don't care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book we're gonna be winners!" For Episode 309, Brandon and David continue CineNation's…
CineNation308 - The French Connection (1971)
"Have you ever been in Poughkeepsie?" For Episode 308, Brandon and Thomas are trying something new this month by focusing solely on one actor, and its Gene…
CineNation307 - The Prestige (2006)
"Are you watching closely?" For Episode 307, Brandon and Thomas close out Rivalry Month with one of Christopher Nolan's best, THE PRESTIGE. Listen as they talk…
CineNation306 - Toy Story (1995)
"To infinity and beyond!" For Episode 306, David and Brandon discuss Pixar's debut animated feature, TOY STORY. Listen as they go through the endless names…
CineNation305 - Bring It On (2000)
"When we beat you, we'll know it's because we're better." For Episode 305, Brandon and Thomas discuss the most famous cheerleading movie. Listen as they talk…
CineNation304 - Amadeus (1984)
"It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God." For Episode 304, Thomas and Brandon kick off Rivalry Month with possibly the best rivalry film of all…
CineNation303 - The Godfather Part II (1974)
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." For Episode 303, Brandon and Thomas close out Mob Month with one of the greatest movies of all time. Listen…
CineNation302 - Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
"Hands off the loot!" For Episode 302, David and Brandon travel down the beaten path to discuss the French New Wave crime film TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI. Listen as…
CineNation301 - A History of Violence (2005)
"I should've killed you back in Philly." For Episode 301, Thomas and Brandon return to David Cronenberg's filmography to discuss A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Listen…
CineNation300 - Goodfellas (1990)
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." For Episode 300, Brandon, Thomas, and David get together to celebrate the show's 300th…
CineNation299 - Scarface (1983)
"The world is yours." For Episode 299, David and Brandon return from CineNation's hiatus to kick off their series on Mobsters and Mafia. Listen as they discuss…
CineNationTHROWBACK: The Parent Trap: The Filmography of Nancy Meyers
"May your life be far less complicated than mine." For the final throwback episode of our hiatus, let's look back to August 2021 for our series on female…
CineNationTHROWBACK: House / Hausu (1977)
"The girls will wake up...when they are hungry." For our fourth Throwback Episode, we look at our episode on HOUSE, which was a part of our Horror Comedy…
CineNationTHROWBACK: Almost Famous (2000)
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." For our third Throwback episode, we're looking back at…
CineNationTHROWBACK: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." Originally released on September 2, 2021, Brandon and Thomas discuss…
CineNationTHROWBACK: The Apartment (1960)
"Ring out the old year, ring in the new. Ring-a-ding-ding." For the first episode in our Throwback Series, we're looking at episode 194 from December 2021 as…
CineNation298 - Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
"Faith is believing things when common sense tells you not to." For Episode 298, Brandon and Thomas finish their New York Christmas series with MIRACLE ON 34th…
CineNation297 - It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
"For to be without friends is a serious form of poverty." For Episode 297, Thomas and Brandon discuss the underseen New York Christmas movie, IT HAPPENED ON…
CineNation296 - Elf (2003)
"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." For Episode 296, Brandon and Thomas kick the holiday season off with ELF as they…
CineNation295 - Chinatown (1974)
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." For Episode 295, Brandon and David finish off CineNation's Private Investigator month with CHINATOWN. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation294 - Inherent Vice (2014)
"Love usually leads to trouble." For Episode 294, David and Brandon decide to cover Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of INHERENT VICE. Liste as they talk…
CineNation293 - Vertigo (1958)
"One final thing I have to do...and then I'll be free of the past." For Episode 293, Thomas and Brandon tackle one of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces. Listen…
CineNation292 - The Thin Man (1934)
"The murderer is right in this room." For Episode 292, Brandon and Thomas start Noirvember with THE THIN MAN. Listen as they discuss the film's fast production…
CineNation291 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
"They're all pods, all of them!" For Episode 291, Brandon and Thomas cover Philip Kaufman's remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation290 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
"They're coming to get you, Barbra" For Episode 290, David and Brandon discuss one of the most quintessential horror movies of all time. Listen as they talk…
CineNation289 - Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
"Something is very wrong with this town." For Episode 289, Thomas and Brandon go outside of their comfort zone to discuss Herschel Gordon Lewis' early splatter…
CineNation288 - Get Out (2017)
"Now, you're in the sunken place." For Episode 288, Brandon and Thomas kick off their social horror series with Jordan Peele's GET OUT. Listen to find out more…
CineNation287 - Hot Fuzz (2007)
"You wanna be a big cop in a small town?" For Episode 287, Brandon and Thomas conclude their Stuck in a Small Town series with Edgar Wright's HOT FUZZ. Listen…
CineNation286 - Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
"This place is our West, and I wish they'd leave us alone!" For Episode 286, David and Brandon discuss a neo-Western film that fits within our Stuck in a Small…
CineNation285 - Local Hero (1983)
"Keep watching the sky, MacIntyre." For Episode 285, Thomas and Brandon talk about one of Thomas's favorite movies, LOCAL HERO. Listen as they discuss the…
CineNation284 - Groundhog Day (1993)
"Groundhog Day used to mean something in this town." For Episode 284, Brandon and Thomas are kicking off their series of movies about Being Stuck in a Small…
CineNation283 - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
"I live, I die. I LIVE AGAIN!" For Episode 283, Brandon, Thomas, and David close out their Dystopian series with one of their favorites, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD…
CineNation282 - Waterworld (1995)
"I've sailed further than most men have dreamed." For Episode 282, Brandon and David discuss the poster child of disastrous film productions from the 1990s…
CineNation281 - The Matrix (1999)
"Where we go from there is a choice I leave to you." For Episode 281, David and Brandon discuss the groundbreaking film THE MATRIX. Listen as they talk about…
CineNation280 - Seconds (1966)
"It's going to be different from now on. A new face and a name." For Episode 280, Brandon and Thomas talk about a lesser-discussed movie SECONDS. Listen as…
CineNation279 - Paul Hirsch Interview
For Episode 279, Brandon sits down with legendary editor Paul Hirsch to discuss his career and his book, A LONG TIME AGO IN A CUTTING ROOM FAR, FAR AWAY…
CineNation279 - Paul Hirsch Interview
For Episode 279, Brandon sits down with legendary editor Paul Hirsch to discuss his career and his book, A LONG TIME AGO IN A CUTTING ROOM FAR, FAR AWAY…
CineNation278 - Children of Men (2006)
"Very odd, what happens in a world without children's voices." For Episode 278, Thomas and Brandon kick off their Dystopian series with one of Thomas'…
CineNation277 - Tangled (2010)
"They're taking adventure to new lengths." For Episode 277, Brandon and Thomas are closing out their Alan Menken series with TANGLED. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation276 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
"Who is the monster, and who is the man?" For Episode 276, Brandon and Thomas continue their discussion of Alan Menken with THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Listen…
CineNation275 - Aladdin (1992)
"You ain't never had a friend like me!" For Episode 275, Brandon and Thomas continue their series on Alan Menken as they discuss the Disney classic, ALADDIN…
CineNation274 - Beauty and the Beast (1991)
"A tale as old as time." For Episode 274, Brandon and Thomas start their Alan Menken series with one of his best works, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Listen as they…
CineNation273 - The Sting (1973)
"We're gonna need a con with a sure-fire blow-off. For Episode 273, Thomas and Brandon close out their Con-Artist movie series with one of the best of the…
CineNation273 - The Sting (1973)
"We're gonna need a con with a sure-fire blow-off. For Episode 273, Thomas and Brandon close out their Con-Artist movie series with one of the best of the…
CineNation272 - Paper Moon (1973)
"I want my two hundred dollars!" For Episode 272, David and Brandon discuss PAPER MOON. Listen as they discuss the film's inception, the behind-the-scenes of…
CineNation271 - Ocean's Twelve (2004)
"I'm not the only one looking for Ocean's Eleven." For Episode 271, Thomas and Brandon talk about one of their favorite movie sequels, OCEAN'S TWELVE. Listen…
CineNation270 - Catch Me If You Can (2002)
"Sometimes it's easier living the lie." For Episode 270, Brandon and Thomas discuss one of their favorite Steven Spielberg movies, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Listen…
CineNation269 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
"Are you ready? Then let's go get 'em." For Episode 269, Brandon and David kick off Con-Artist month with one of the best, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. Listen as…
CineNation268 - Attack the Block (2011)
"This is too much madness to explain in one text!" For Episode 268, Brandon and David finish Monster Movie May with ATTACK THE BLOCK. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation267 - Predator (1987)
"Get to the Choppa!" For Episode 267, David and Brandon continue Monster Movie May with PREDATOR. Listen as they discuss the original script, the struggles…
CineNation266 - An American Werewolf in London (1981)
"Beware the moon." For Episode 266, Brandon and David cover John Landis' horror-comedy classic. Listen as they discuss Rick Baker's masterful make-up and…
CineNation265 - Frankenstein (1931)
"It's alive! It's alive!" For Episode 265, David and Brandon kick off Monster Movie May with FRANKENSTEIN. Listen as they discuss how Mary Shelley's novel was…
CineNation264 - Zero Dark Thirty: The Filmography of Kathryn Bigelow - Part 4
"You can help yourself by being truthful." For Episode 264, Thomas and Brandon close out their series on Kathryn Bigelow by discussing ZERO DARK THIRTY and…
CineNation263 - The Hurt Locker: The Filmography of Kathryn Bigelow - Part 3
"Going to war is a once-in-a-lifetime experience." For Episode 263, Brandon and Thomas continue their series on Kathryn Bigelow. Listen as they discuss THE…
CineNation262 - Point Break: The Filmography of Kathryn Bigelow - Part 2
"If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price." For Episode 262, Thomas and Brandon dive into POINT BREAK and STRANGE DAYS…
CineNation261 - Jenette Goldstein Interview | Throwback Episode
For Episode 261, we're re-releasing our interview with Jenette Goldstein from September 2020 for our Kathryn Bigelow series. Listen as Brandon talks with…
CineNation260 - Near Dark: The Filmography of Kathryn Bigelow - Part 1
"I'm gonna separate your head from your shoulders." For Episode 260, Brandon and Thomas are tackling the first three films of Kathryn Bigelow's career. Listen…
CineNation259 - Adaptation. (2002)
"Do I have an original thought in my head?" For Episode 259, Thomas and Brandon close out their series on Movies on Movies by talking about ADAPTATION. Listen…
CineNation258 - Our Favorite Films of 2022 - Patreon Teaser
We have something special for you all. At the end of last year, we launched our Patreon. Since then, we've released several exclusive episodes for our…