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The Cinematic Schematic
The Cinematic Schematic is a podcast dedicated to thoughtful, analysis-driven conversations on genre, independent and classic films from thecinematropolis.com. Hosted by Caleb Masters, Laron Chapman, and a rotating cast of filmmakers, critics, and special guests, this podcast takes you through some of the most prominent themes and conversations occurring in cinema each month.
Episodes
The Cinematic Schematic'Wild Horse Nine' Remixes Writer/Director Martin McDonagh's Greatest Hits | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews Wild Horse Nine, the new film from Writer/Director Martin McDonough. The playwright turned filmmaker returns to familiar themes of sin…
The Cinematic Schematic‘Wildwood’ Is a Visually Stunning, Narratively Muddled Adventure | Movie Review
While co-host Laron Chapman is away working on his movie, The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters is joined by special guests Sara Michelle Fetters…
The Cinematic Schematic'Street Fighter' Is a Big, Silly, Confused 90s Throwback | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters is joined by special guests Alex Palmer (Oklahoma Film Society, Film Producer) and Chad Parizman (Founder of Ader…
The Cinematic Schematic'Wildwood' Is the Film LAIKA Was Built to Make | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews LAIKA's new stop-motion animated dark fantasy, Wildwood, from director Travis Knight. Is Wildwood LAIKA's magnum opus? The post…
The Cinematic Schematic'You Can See Everything' Is the Documentary of the Decade | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews the highly anticipated Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, co-directed by Nathan Fielder(Nathan for You, The Rehearsal)…
The Cinematic Schematic‘The Social Reckoning’ Is Admirable and Out of Touch | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by deadCenter senior features programmer, Kevin Ely, to review The Social Reckoning…
The Cinematic SchematicThe 'Digger' Disaster and the Paramount-Skydance WB Acquisition | Bonus Episode
The Cinematic Schematic returns for a bonus discussion covering the Skydance-Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros., and doing a spoiler-filled review of Tom…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Social Reckoning' Trades Incisive Commentary For Woeful Optimism | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning, the companion to his 2010 collaboration with David Fincher. Does the writer have enough new to say?…
The Cinematic Schematic'Verity' Is Light, Semi-Trashy Fun | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews the latest Colleen Hoover novel adaptation, Verity. Michael Showalter directs the erotic thriller with stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota…
The Cinematic Schematic'Digger' Is Tom Cruise’s Movie Magic Meets Iñárritu’s Cynicism | Mini-Review
Tom Cruise teams up with multi-Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu for a bombastic satire. Will it be an Oscar winner? Caleb Masters reviews this cynical…
The Cinematic Schematic'Primetime' Is a Fine Debut with an Outstanding Robert Pattinson Performance | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews Robert Pattinson's star vehicle as Chris Hansen, Primetime, from director Lance Oppenheim. Is there more to this stylish thriller than…
The Cinematic SchematicZach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Reimagines Big Screen Video Game Adaptations | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by fellow survivors from Paul W.S. Anderson's Raccoon City. Adam Courtliff of…
The Cinematic SchematicZach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Is Scary Good | Mini-Review
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is the latest attempt to adapt Capcom's hit zombie horror video game series. Is it a raging success? Caleb Masters, a lifelong fan…
The Cinematic SchematicAdam Wingard’s 'Onslaught' is a Fun and Forgettable 90s Throwback | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett return to their 90s action-horror genre roots with Onslaught. Is it worth your time? The…
The Cinematic SchematicThe Five Films From Summer 2026 You Probably Missed | Season Wrap-Up
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman wrap up the summer movie season by talking about the biggest news stories of the summer before…
The Cinematic Schematic'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' Is a Beautiful, Bold Bloody Mess...and That's a Good Thing | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by special guest Paris Burris to review Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma from…
The Cinematic SchematicThe 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Deep Dive and the State of the MCU | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a Spider-Man: Brand New Day review and spoiler-filled conversation with the Oklahoma Film…
The Cinematic Schematic‘Moana’ Is an Unnecessary and Unimaginative Derivative Cash Grab | Bonus Review
The Cinematropolis hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman take one last tropical vacation in this bonus episode reviewing Disney's latest "live action" remake…
The Cinematic SchematicSpider-Man: Brand New Day Has Its Priorities Right…Until It Doesn't | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews the fourth entry in the Tom Holland MCU Spider-Man series, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, from director Destin Daniel Cretton. The post…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Odyssey': Is Christopher Nolan's Epic Worth the Hype? | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman review Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated adaptation of the Greek epic, The Odyssey, with…
The Cinematic Schematic‘The Odyssey’ Is an Epic Cinematic Masterclass | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews Christopher Nolan's ambitious adaptation of the classic Homer epic, The Odyssey. The post ‘The Odyssey’ Is an Epic Cinematic Masterclass…
The Cinematic Schematic'Evil Dead Burn' Joins Triumphantly Traumatizing 2026 Summer Horror Lineup
Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by Daily Dead Critic Matt Donato to review the biggest 2026 summer horror movies, including Obsession, Backrooms…
The Cinematic Schematic'Evil Dead Burn' Is a Maniacally Violent Movie | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters provides his initial thoughts on the latest entry in the Evil Dead franchise from director Sébastien Vaniček, Evil Dead Burn. The post ‘Evil Dead…
The Cinematic Schematic'Supergirl' Doesn't Fly High Enough to Sell Audiences on the DCU | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by comic book movie experts Jada Merritt and Shawn Curtis to review the DCU's…
The Cinematic Schematic'Supergirl' Delivers a "Good Enough" DCU Follow-Up | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews the direct follow-up to James Gunn's Superman in the DCU, Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock. The post ‘Supergirl’ Delivers a “Good Enough”…
The Cinematic Schematic'Disclosure Day' Brings Spielberg's Lifelong Alien Obsession Full Circle | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman return to the normally scheduled programming to review Steven Spielberg's fifth film exploring…
The Cinematic SchematicThe Cinematropolis deadCenter 2026 Recap
Daniel Bokemper and Caleb Masters sit down to discuss the great movies that played at Oklahoma's biggest film festival in this deadCenter 2026 recap. The post…
The Cinematic Schematic‘Toy Story 5’ Plays the Emotional Hits of a Remixed Tune | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters reviews Pixar's latest sequel in its most iconic franchise, Toy Story 5, ahead of its release on June 19th. Has Pixar delivered another…
The Cinematic Schematic'Disclosure Day': Spielberg is Sharper and More Suspicious Than Ever | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters provides his initial reaction to Steven Spielberg's newest movie, returning to aliens in 2026, Disclosure Day. What does the elder stateman of…
The Cinematic Schematic'Electric Nostalgia' 10 Years Later | A deadCenter 2026 Cast and Crew Reunion
Several members of The Electric Nostalgia cast and crew join The Cinematic Schematic ahead of the film's 10 year anniversary screening at deadCenter 2026…
The Cinematic Schematic2026 deadCenter Film Festival: Everything You Need to Know | Preview
It's deadCenter season! What should you watch? To give you the lowdown on everything you need to know, Caleb Masters is rejoined by co-host Laron Chapman…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Is Not Quite the Way | Movie Reivew
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman review the first Star Wars movie in seven years from director Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian and…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Brings the TV Experience to IMAX | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters provides his initialy out-of-the-theater mini-review for The Mandalorian and Grogu. Is this the way The post ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Brings…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Invite' Is Olivia Wilde's Best Film Yet | SIFF26 Mini-Review
Caleb Masters provides a quick mini-review of the Seattle International Film Festival Closing Night Film, The Invite, from director/star Olivia Wilde. The…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Devil Wears Prada 2' + 'Mortal Kombat II' Double Feature | Movie Reviews
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman pit two of May 2026's biggest new releases, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Mortal Kombat II, against…
The Cinematic Schematic‘Mortal Kombat II’ Redeems a Long Line of Fatalities | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters returns to NetherRealm to review director Simon McQuoid and writer Jeremy Slater's Mortal Kombat II. The post ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Redeems a Long…
The Cinematic Schematic'Man Eating P****' Prepares to Mesmerize SIFF 2026 | Interview
Man Eating P**** writer/director Lee Lawson and production designer Ashley Frederick talk with The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters ahead of their May…
The Cinematic SchematicThe 2026 Summer Movie Preview: Is Blockbuster Season Finally Back? | Bonus Episode
The Cinematic Schematic takes a sneak peek at the 2026 summer movie lineup, including Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey, and Toy Story 5. The post The…
The Cinematic Schematic‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Is Harmless Fun
Caleb Masters reviews the surprise sequel to the fondly remembered workplace dramedy, The Devil Wears Prada 2 ahead of its theatrical release on Friday, May…
The Cinematic Schematic‘Michael’ Builds the Myth by Erasing the Man | Movie Review
In this week's episode of The Cinematic Schematic, hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman break down 'Michael' and the discourse surrounding it to render a…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Drama’ Is a Provocative but Necessary Conversation Starter | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masteres and Laron Chapman are joined by LUXIERE's Alexandra Bohannon, and The Cinematropolis contributor Daniel Bokemper…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Is A Big Nostalgia Sugar Bomb | Mini-Review
Caleb Masters confronts his Nintendo fandom to review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in this bonus episode of The Cinematic Schematic. The post ‘The Super Mario…
The Cinematic Schematic‘Project Hail Mary’ Believes There Is Still Hope for Mankind | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic reviews the first major box office hit of 2026, Project Hail Mary. NASA's former head of social media, Stephanie L. Smith, and recent…
The Cinematic Schematic'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' Serves Up More Eat-the-Rich Chaos | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come with Chad Parizman, Christopher Shultz, and VHS & Chill…
The Cinematic Schematic'The Thrilling Adventure of Amos Waters' with Ella Janes, Paris Burris, and Dillon Milner
Three filmmakers with Oklahoma roots are taking their short film, The Thrilling Adventures of Amos Waters, to the National Film Festival for Talented Youth…
The Cinematic Schematic'Reminders of Him' | Bonus Mini-Review
Laron Chapman reviews Colleen Hoover's newest big-screen adaptation, Reminders of Him, in this bonus episode of The Cinematic Schematic. The post Reminders of…
The Cinematic SchematicThe 2026 Oscars Predictions Special
The Cinematropolis co-hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman return for the annual tradition to guess what movie Hollywood will name Best Picture in our 2026…
The Cinematic Schematic'Project Hail Mary' | Initial Review
Caleb Masters provides his initial review of the sci-fi space adventure Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling on The Cinematic Schematic. The post Project…
The Cinematic Schematic'Scream 7' Is a Tired Entry That Plays the Hits | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic returns from hiatus with an in depth review of Scream 7. Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by Oklahoma filmmaker, Chris…
The Cinematic SchematicHow to Make a Killing | Bonus Mini-Review
Caleb Masters provides his instant reaction to How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell as a blue-collar guy determined to inherit a multi-billion-dollar…
The Cinematic Schematic"Wuthering Heights" | Bonus Review
Laron Chapman reviews Wuthering Heights from writer/director Emerald Fennell on this special edition of The Cinematic Schematic. The post “Wuthering Heights”…
The Cinematic SchematicGood Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Bonus | Bonus Mini-Review
Caleb Masters provides a quick mini-review of director Gore Verbinski's first film in 10 years, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. The post Good Luck, Have Fun…
The Cinematic Schematic'Scarlet' | Bonus Mini-Review
Caleb Masters does a quick mini-review of Scarlet, the newest film from anime director Mamoru Hosoda ahead of its IMAX release The post Scarlet: Bonus…
The Cinematic Schematic'Send Help' | Bonus Mini-Reviews
In this special edition of The Cinematic Schematic, hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman share their individual, quick, off-the-cuff reactions to Sam Raimi's…
The Cinematic Schematic'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Champions Compassion in the Bleakest World | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are rejoined by TikTok critic Adam Courtliff and Jada Merrit to review the second film in the 28…
The Cinematic Schematic2026 Sneak Peek Movie Trivia and Box Office Bets
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by Daniel Bokemper for our third annual sneak peek episode to give you a list of what…
The Cinematic SchematicThe Cinematropolis Top 5 Movies of 2025
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman conclude our 2025 coverage by counting down the top 5 films of the year after discussing the…
The Cinematic Schematic'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Is Bombastic Spectacle With Disappointing Repetition | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic returns to Pandora! Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are rejoined by LUXIERE's Alexandra Bohannon and Ader Communications's Chad…
The Cinematic Schematic'Hamnet' Explores Grief and How Communal Storytelling Heals | Movie Review
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by deadCenter Film Festival director of programming, Sunrise Tippeconnie, to discuss…
The Cinematic Schematic‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Contemplates Revelation Over Reveal
The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman review the third entry in Rian Johnson's Knives Out whodunnit series, Wake Up Dead Man. The post…