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CineNation
The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.
Episodes
CineNation257 - Blow Out (1981)
"The only trouble I ever got into was when I was too careful! For Episode 257, Brandon and David talk about Brian De Palma's masterpiece BLOW OUT. Listen as…
CineNation256 - 8 1/2 (1963)
"Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone." For Episode 256, David and Brandon tackle Fellini's 8 1/2 for the show's series…
CineNation255 - Living in Oblivion (1995)
"Is everybody hurt? Is anyone okay?" For Episode 255, Thomas and Brandon discuss one of their favorite indie films from the 1990s, LIVING IN OBLIVION. Listen…
CineNation254 - Sunset Boulevard (1950)
"I am big. It's the pictures that got small." For Episode 254, Brandon and Thomas dive into the greatness of SUNSET BOULEVARD for their Movies on Movies…
CineNation253 - Notting Hill: The Filmography of Richard Curtis
"You can stay forever." For Episode 253, Brandon and Thomas tackle the works of Richard Curtis. Listen as they discuss his life and his filmography, including…
CineNation252 - The Wedding Singer (1998)
"I wanna grow old with you." For Episode 252, Brandon and David talk about the duo of Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in THE WEDDING SINGER. Listen as they…
CineNation251 - Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
"I have loved her even when I hated her." For Episode 251, Thomas and Brandon talk about the 2011 film CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. Listen as they discuss this rom-com…
CineNation250 - When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
"You realize of course that we could never be friends." For Episode 250, Brandon and Thomas are starting their Rom-Com series with one of the best of all time…
CineNation249 - Summer of Soul (2021)
"It wasn't just about the music." For Episode 249, Brandon and Thomas talk about the 2021 Oscar-winning documentary SUMMER OF SOUL. Listen as they discuss how…
CineNation248 - Sign o' the Times (1987)
"Sign o' the times mess with your mind." For Episode 248, Brandon and David talk about a brilliant but underseen concert film from Prince. Listen as they…
CineNation247 - The Last Waltz (1978)
"We wanted it to be a celebration." For Episode 247, Thomas and Brandon sit down to talk about Martin Scorsese's classic concert film, THE LAST WALTZ. Listen…
CineNation246 - Stop Making Sense (1984)
"I've got a tape I want to play." For Episode 246, Brandon and David start our series on concert films with one of the best of all time, STOP MAKING SENSE…
CineNation245 - The Lodge (2019)
"You are not welcome here." For Episode 245, Thomas and Brandon discuss the religious horror film, THE LODGE. Listen as they discuss how it was made and how…
CineNation244 - Gremlins (1984)
"Now I have another reason to hate Christmas." For Episode 244, David and Brandon talk about Joe Dante's classic holiday horror film, GREMLINS. Listen as they…
CineNation243 - Better Watch Out (2016)
"You Might Be Home But You're Not Alone." For Episode 243, Thomas and Brandon discuss the rarely discussed Holiday Horror film, BETTER WATCH OUT. Listen as…
CineNation242 - Black Christmas (1974)
"I know what you did, nasty Billy!" For Episode 242, Brandon and Thomas start their Holiday Horror series by looking at one of the most important films of the…
CineNation241 - Drive (2011)
"I have to go somewhere, and I don't think I can come back." For Episode 241, Thomas and Brandon discuss the modern neon noir, DRIVE. Listen as they talk about…
CineNation240 - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
"Buddy, you're in the wrong place at the wrong time." For Episode 240, Brandon is joined by Anna Catley to talk about William Friedkin's TO LIVE AND DIE IN…
CineNation239 - Streets of Fire (1984)
"Tonight is what it means to be young." For Episode 239, Brandon and Thomas talk about Walter Hill's neo-noir rock musical STREETS OF FIRE. Listen as they…
CineNation238 - Blade Runner (1982)
"All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain." For Episode 238, Brandon and Thomas kick-off their Neon Noir series by looking at the 1982…
CineNation237 - X (2022)
"This wasn't what I had in mind when I agreed to help out on your film." For Episode 237, Thomas and Brandon finish off our Slasher series by talking about Ti…
CineNation236 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
"It is all the more tragic in that they were young." For Episode 236, Brandon is joined by David Glenn IV to discuss the slasher classic, THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW…
CineNation235 - The House That Screamed (1969)
"I must run this establishment with a firm hand." For Episode 235, Thomas and Brandon continue their Slasher series by talking about The House That Screamed…
CineNation234 - Psycho (1960)
"We all go a little mad sometimes." For Episode 234, Brandon and Thomas kick off their Slasher series with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation233 - Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
"Were you lying then, are you lying now, or are you not in fact a chronic and habitual liar! For Episode 233, Brandon and Thomas conclude their courtroom drama…
CineNation232 - My Cousin Vinny (1992)
"No! The defense is wrong!" For Episode 232, Brandon is joined by Amy to talk about the popular courtroom comedy, My Cousin Vinny. Listen as they discuss why…
CineNation231 - A Few Good Men (1992)
"You can't handle the truth!" For Episode 231, Brandon is joined by Ben Goertz to discuss A Few Good Men, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Rob Reiner…
CineNation230 - Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
"As a lawyer, I've had to learn that people aren't just good or just bad. People are many things." For Episode 230, Thomas and Brandon discuss one of their…
CineNation229 - 12 Angry Men (1957)
"No jury can declare a man guilty unless it's sure." For Episode 229, Brandon and Thomas start their Courtroom Drama series by talking about 12 Angry Men…
CineNation228 - Dirty Dancing (1987)
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." For Episode 228, we conclude our Summer movie series by talking about Dirty Dancing. Listen as we discuss how this little film…
CineNation227 - The Sandlot (1993)
"Heroes get remembered, but legends never die." For Episode 227, Brandon is joined by Hunter Barcroft to discuss the family film classic The Sandlot. Listen as…
CineNation225 - Stand by Me (1986)
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve." For Episode 225, Brandon and Thomas kick off their summer series by discussing Rob…
CineNation224 - The Shining: The Filmography of Stanley Kubrick - Part 4
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." For Episode 224, Brandon and Thomas conclude their director series on Stanley Kubrick. Listen as they discuss his…
CineNation223 - 2001: A Space Odyssey - The Filmography of Stanley Kubrick - Part 3
"Its origin and purpose are still a total mystery." For Episode 223, Thomas and Brandon continue their journey through the films of Stanley Kubrick. Listen as…
CineNation222 - Dr. Strangelove: The Filmography of Stanley Kubrick - Part 2
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room." For Episode 222, Thomas and Brandon discuss the continuing evolution of Stanley Kubrick. Listen as…
CineNation221 - Paths of Glory: The Filmography of Stanley Kubrick - Part 1
"There are times when I'm ashamed to be a member of the human race, and this is one such occasion." For Episode 221, Brandon and Thomas discuss the early life…
CineNation220 - True Grit (2010)
"You must pay for everything in this world, one way or another." For Episode 220, Brandon and Thomas talk about True Grit, the 2010 remake from the Coen…
CineNation219 - Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
"His name was Jeremiah Johnson, and they say he wanted to be a mountain man." For Episode 219, Brandon is joined by Hunter Barcroft to talk about the 1972…
CineNation218 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
"Every gun makes its own tune." For Episode 218, Brandon is joined by David Glenn IV to discuss Sergio Leone's classic film, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY…
CineNation217 - The Wild Bunch (1969)
"It ain't like it used to be, but it'll do." For Episode 217, Thomas and Brandon discuss Sam Peckinpah's classic revisionist Western, The Wild Bunch. Listen as…
CineNation216 - Stagecoach (1939)
"There are some things a man just can't run away from." For Episode 216, Brandon and Thomas kick off their series on the Western genre by talking about John…
CineNation215 - Clue (1985)
"If I was the murderer, why would I reveal to you how I did it?" For Episode 215, Thomas and Brandon conclude their series on Contained Movies with the 1985…
CineNation214 - Clerks (1994)
"I'm not even supposed to be here today!" For Episode 214, Brandon is joined by David Glenn IV to talk about Kevin Smith's directorial debut film, Clerks…
CineNation213 - mother! (2017)
"You never loved me. You just loved how much I loved you." For Episode 213, Thomas and Brandon continue their series on Contained movies by discussing Darren…
CineNation212 - Rear Window (1954)
"Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence." For Episode 212, Brandon and Thomas discuss Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, Rear Window…
CineNation211 - Heat: A Look at Michael Mann
"Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat." For Episode 211, Brandon and Thomas dive into the life and…
CineNation210 - The Town (2010)
"No matter how much you change, you still have to pay the price for the things you've done." For Episode 210, Brandon is joined by Hunter Barcroft to discuss…
CineNation209 - The Killing (1956)
"Anytime you take a chance, you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk." For Episode 209, Brandon is joined by David Glenn IV to discuss Stanley…
CineNation208 - Inside Man (2006)
"Respect is the ultimate currency." For Episode 208, Thomas and Brandon continue their heist series by discussing Spike Lee's Inside Man. Listen as they talk…
CineNation207 - Out of Sight (1998)
"You'd be surprised about what you can get if you ask for it the right way." For Episode 207, Brandon and Thomas kick off their heist series with the 1998…
CineNation206 - Crimson Peak: The Filmography of Guillermo del Toro - Part 4
"Ghosts are real, that much I know." For Episode 206, Thomas and Brandon close out their four-part series on the films of Guillermo del Toro with Crimson Peak…
CineNation205 - Pan's Labyrinth: The Filmography of Guillermo del Toro - Part 3
"You're getting older, and you'll see that life isn't like your fairy tales." For Episode 205, Thomas and Brandon continue their series on the films of…
CineNation204 - Hellboy: The Filmography of Guillermo del Toro - Part 2
"What makes a man a man?" For Episode 204, Thomas and Brandon discuss Guillermo del Toro's return to big-budget filmmaking with Blade II and Hellboy. Listen as…
CineNation203 - The Devil's Backbone: The Filmography of Guillermo del Toro - Part 1
"What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again?" For Episode 203, Brandon and Thomas start their month-long series on the works of…
CineNation202 - Fatal Attraction: The Filmography of Adrian Lyne
"I guess you thought you'd get away with it." For Episode 202, Brandon and Thomas close out their series on Erotic Thrillers by discussing the filmography of…
CineNation201 - Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
"No dream is ever just a dream." For Episode 201, Thomas and Brandon discuss Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. Listen as they talk about how…
CineNation200 - Questions Only: CineNation's 200th Episode
For Episode 200, Brandon and Thomas take a detour from the show's month of Erotic Thrillers to celebrate CineNation's 200th episode. Listen as they take…
CineNation199 - Body Double (1984)
"You had to play the hero." For Episode 199, Brandon and Thomas kickoff their erotic thriller series with Brian De Palma's Body Double. Listen as they discuss…
CineNation198 - Young Frankenstein: The Filmography of Mel Brooks
"My name is Frankenstein!" For Episode 198, we close out our month-long discussion on the parody genre by taking at the filmography of Mel Brooks. Listen as…
CineNation197 - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
"Allow myself to introduce... myself." For Episode 197, Brandon is joined by Hunter Barcroft to discuss Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, the first…