Cinematic Fantastic

Irradiated beams are so the light of fashion (See what I did there?) In this episode: Jason illuminates the apparently very scant production history and William pipes in to detail the kicking out of the Laemmle family from their studio. William then lets his soul glow shine through by traveling back in time via Andromeda ray to the story of what on earth happened in this movie. And Mr. Beast uses...

Timestamps - Before Movie: 00:00:00, After Movie: 00:15:30, SPOILER ZONE: 00:33:17 William and Jason from Cinematic Fantastic, along with Leya and Lydia give their unedited thoughts on Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). We give our thoughts both before and after this first Marvel film of Phase 5. Disclaimer: all individuals in this cast are above 13 years of age and consented to th...

Ever wanted Morticia's plant from the Addams Family, horseback riding under the totally safe midnight light and a whole lotta filler, you've come to the right place! In this episode: William relates what little production history he had. After all, there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in the podcast biz. Jason, not having a good snack for telling a plot, attempts...

To be honest, I'm not married to the idea (Sorry not sorry) In this episode: Jason constructs a lean green machine of his own and rhetorically states how the production of this movie works to it. William argues to the monster that the both of them do not belong dead and explains why by going over the plot of the movie. And GEESE!?! Timestamps: 01:09 - Production/Cast; 0:44:39 - Plot; ------ Music...

CONTENT WARNING: Satanic rituals. Need I say more? And no, that's not a Black Mass, I just spilled some soy sauce. The beginning of a new season, a new chess game in play... In this episode: William talks about the production history of the movie only "suggested" from the better-in-it's-own-way Poe tale. And Jason details this movie's plot which is "supernatural perhaps, baloney perhaps not. There...

The hunter hunts nigh in this the end to Cinematic Classics Month! (Last of 2022)! In this bonus episode: Jason recounts how Charles Laughton's only movie was created. William rounds us out with the story of right hand and left hand. For it was the left hand that struck the blow that laid his brother low! And "Children are man at his strongest. They abide." (We reuploaded the audio to include the...

A favorite of many, very rewatchable, and some sweaty men to boot is the sure-fire way to a classic!  In this bonus episode: William retells the tribal stories of the creation of the picture. Then Jason journeys jungle, sand and snowstorm for the great story telling and chilling greed among the crew of three. Four if you count Cody, but we never count Cody. And we find gold and share it with...

Timestamps: 0:01:00 - Production/Cast; 0:53:45 - Plot. This tale of two sides with two very valid arguments, in the atmospheric stretched-to-the-limit cityscape that is this story's Berlin, shows another perspective from the ideas presented by Fritz Lang's other prominent film Metropolis in a way that two words can sum up... "Me likey." In this bonus episode: William slaps a letter on the producti...

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The grand finale!! (Of season 1, that is! We've got too much to come!) In this episode: Jason prevents the production's ghostly hand from pinching his nose as he talks about it, and they both investigate the surface of the complex character that is Mr. Griffin. And William rounds out the season with a plot as solid as a man but as imperceptible as an Invisible Man! And our 1st season will have "A...

Timestamps: 01:51 - Production/Cast; 1:01:41 - Plot A pretty OK movie but a travesty of it's franchise's former glory, we welcome: SON OF KONG! [crickets] Well... In this episode: William gives what little we know of the production of this movie. Also, Jason arrives to Dakang to watch this EXTREMELY AMAZING plot unfold, and they talk about all of it's shortcomings. And Kiko has a face only his unm...

Timestamps: 01:51 - Production/Cast; 1:01:41 - Plot New York, New York! Its a wonderful town! King Kong is up and Ann Darrow is down! In this episode: William performs a one-of-a-kind monkey rap as Jason explains the epic production of this picture, with amazing stop motion and an awe-inspiring soundtrack by one of cinema's first composers, Max Steiner! Then they both climb up the tallest building...

Timestamps: 01:51 - Production/Cast; 49:30 - Plot Content warning: This episode features discussion and movie clips relating to domestic violence and abuse. We feel that this is an important discussion, and have decided to do this episode after moderate hesitance. Thank you! It seems the podcast episode has come out of Hyding.... (Sorry, not sorry) In this episode: William transforms the productio...

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 44:59 - Plot "Who is the vampire?" is a question that got me so stumped I'm in a tree! In this episode... Jason covers the production of this movie as well as himself away from the bat talons. Also the tangentlemen journey into the IMPROMPTU KENOBI REVIEW ZONE WHOOP WHOOP! And William leaps off a cave cliff to get the plot for this movie (Oof, too far...?) ----...

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 32:52 - Plot Our most ambitious yet! In this episode: William and Jason give a spoiler-free take on what they though of the movies. The tag-team read a fan message (we read these!) and uncover the mysteries and obscurities, including select clips of our 1st time view! And everybody obtained a starchy tuber... Or did they? DUN DUN DUH! ------ Music by RoccoW Wel...

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 46:30 - Plot Though, thankfully, this movie isn't as murdery as it was before the censors got to it! In this episode: William exhibits great monkey grammar, as shown in the teaser. And Jason rates this movie Murder out of 10. ------ Music by RoccoW Welcome! (RoccoW)   /   CC BY-SA 3.0 Sweet Self  Satisfaction (RoccoW) / CC BY-SA 3.0 Loc...

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 45:19 - Plot This episode made itself perfect in the tartar war bow. That cute one right there. In this episode: Jason and William look at the production of our 1st RKO movie! Jason abridges the movie and William says if something is in the book or not. This very sentence is not in the book, nor is book accurate, and is false. ------ Music by RoccoW Welcome! (R...

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 1:00:10 - Plot In this episode: Jason and William discuss the production of this classic Paramount movie. Gotta love Arlen as Parker, he's divine and 39! (Er, close enough.) William describes the movie and a bit about the book as well. And Jason and William argue about Morbius' neck wounds. Even to this day. Then- wait, why does that pedestrian suspiciously loo...

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 57:30 - Plot In this episode: William manages ambitiously to cram the production history of the whole MGM/RKO Tarzan saga in a concise format. Welcome to the jungle, we got fun and games! Tarzan and the Ape's plot Jason, well, now he proclaims! Shunnananana knees! And Boy also does-- wait, he's not in this movie. Oh well.... ------ Music by RoccoW Welcome! (Roc...

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 53:31 - Plot An average movie, an average episode. In this episode: The two not-zombie pod casters talk about this movie's origin Then William doles out the plot in spoonfuls to help the medicine go down. Though only a pinprick... and you will be ours. And nothing else. ------ Music by RoccoW Welcome! (RoccoW)   /   CC BY-SA 3.0 Sweet Self  ...

Timestamps: 01:11 - Production/Cast; 41:25 - Plot The podcast that will bring satisfaction guaranteed, or your Mummy back. (I know  what we picked...) In this episode: Will and Jason discuss text from the ancient Scroll of The Mummy's production, a little about the Great Depression, and some misconceptions   people may have about this picture. These two tangent lemen attempt to explore t...

Timestamps: 01:08 - Production/Cast; 39:00 - Plot Is this episode frankly a stain? No, it's the one and only Frankenstein! You really should turn off auto-correct. In this episode of Cinematic Frank-tastic (OK, enough already): Jason and William uncover the coffin containing the brains behind this film. (I  learned what this was in school today! It's a hexagonal prism.) GRRRRR!! Ahem, sorry....

Timestamps: 01:00 - Production/Cast; 41:10 - Plot He's coming, and you're neck-st! In this episode of Cinematic Fang-tastic: · Will and Jason confabulate about the people behind this movie. No, that's not blood on my lip, it's just jelly doughnut. Come on guys... believe me.... · They are both unprepared for the greatness of the plot. (Because Will had his 15th birthday, you must understand!) · Th...

Timestamps: 01:18 - Production/Cast; 33:10 - Plot Why do fandoms even exist. Like, those people AREN'T compatible, SHARON. Oh right, you mean Phantoms... Well, in this episode: Jason, William, and GUEST HOST Leya introduce our first Universal Pictures film. They laugh while talking about the plot, morals, and Leya's notes. So extensive. They end the silent era by, ahem, STRANGLING it... Check out...

Timestamps: 01:07 - Production/Cast; 30:37 - Plot Jason and William express the legacy of the cast and the great stop motion. They journey to the Amazon to see the plot of this movie, but William gets bitten by a FORMERLY extinct snake and dies. They discuss the poorly funded and problematic 1960 version... Oof. ------  Music by RoccoW  Welcome! (RoccoW) / CC BY-SA 3.0 Sweet Self Satisfa...