CineMythology

This one was recorded a while ago and Austin and I were talking about the (then) impending writers strike which ended up becoming a major chunk of this episode. We got pretty deep into A.I. generated "art" and how it fits within broader political and cultural trends in America, what that portends for our future and how Slacker is a weirdly appropriate movie for this current moment. @creamatoria @C...

Not sure if anybody reads these but feel free to skip out on this movie after Scorsese's segment. We mostly talk about that one and then just kind of bounce off the other two into tangents about art, artifice and artificial intelligence. Should be a good listen. @creamatoria @CineMythology cinemythologypod@gmail.com

Things get hot and heavy on the pod as the boys discuss Steven Soderbergh's feature film debut. The conversation kicks off with some essential haircut talk before pivoting to the movie's brilliant cast and script. Eventually, Austin gently nudges Raymond into a rant about the film's impact on the industry as a whole and he talks for twenty minutes straight without taking a breath. Healthy relation...

We rise from our grave to discuss Scorsese's Mount Everest, The Last Temptation of Christ. Michael and Austin say a bunch of interesting, thought-provoking, philosophical stuff while Raymond does his best to not sound stupid. Thanks for hanging in there, folks. Enjoy the show. @creamatoria @CineMythology cinemythologypod@gmail.com

Not gonna lie, this one got away from us. We talk about Bonnie & Clyde's place in film history and American history more broadly which opens things up to a discussion of how we think of outlaws today, how culture has shifted over time and the ways in which our technology and institutions have failed us. All of that said, we bring it back to the movie to end on a hopeful note in these troubled time...

The Bermuda Boys are Back and Better than ever with a discussion of the former greatest movie of all time. We discuss the recent Sight & Sound poll and offer some theories as to how and why this film has seemingly cemented its place at the top of Hitchcock's filmography. We wrap things up with a mailbag question about Rotten Tomatoes that leads to further discussion on the value of film criticism...

We honor the late great Jean-Luc Godard by discussing his debut feature but our conversation quickly veers toward other experimental standouts and revolutions in the art form. We discuss the democratization of film, the industry's ever-changing economic landscape and try to isolate the exact moment someone's sense of style becomes self-parody. In true CineMythology fashion, we briefly mention our...

Hey folks, Just wanted to jump into the podcast feed to update everyone on our increasingly sporadic schedule and offer some horror movie recommendations. Becky and I ended up having a great discussion that veered immediately into film history and 80 year old hot takes. Austin will be back soon for our belated discussion of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless. Until then, have a great time at the movies!...

It's Halloween and there's no better way to celebrate than with an ice cold glass of Halloween. Tuck your pumpkins into bed and get ready for some Halloween. On a Monday? That's right, baby. Forget the World Series, this is the real Fall Classic. Raymond and Austin will be back next Wednesday, covering Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless. Until then, Halloween! @Tail_boi @creamatoria @CineMythology cinem...

Our ghost story series comes to a close with Tony Todd's terrific turn as Candyman. We discuss the sociopolitical underpinnings of this masterpiece, unreliable narrator syndrome and how the stories we tell have real world consequences. We end the episode with a rundown of Raymond's ideal six movie Halloween marathon.

Look, we definitely talk about Night of the Living Dead but it just takes us a minute to get there, okay? This is one of my favorite movies and I took the job seriously but I'm not gonna lie, folks, we got a little bit loose on this episode. I hope you enjoy it because we had a blast. @Beckalano @creamatoria @CineMythology cinemythologypod@gmail.com

Lowery Lads™ and Cronenboys™ unite as October rolls along. We're joined by writer/director/tweeter extraordinaire Megan Gilbert to talk about filmmaking, the afterlife and how passive-aggressive ghosts can get when you don't listen to their demo. @meegangilbert @austin_hayden @creamatoria @CineMythology cinemythologypod@gmail.com

Ghost month continues apace with Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Kairo aka Pulse. It's tough to imagine this film being set at any other place or any other time but its increasingly prescient and universal themes make for great, indepth discussion. Make sure you stick around until the end to hear Raymond's analysis of what might be the scariest scene in movie history. @austin_hayden @creamatoria @CineMythology...

October is here and ghost stories came with it, folks. This week we're discussing Personal Shopper which is one of Raymond's all-time favorites. We get into Kristen Stewart's extraordinary thumb acting, this movie's richly textured soundscape and whether or not ghosts have iPhones. @austin_hayden @creamatoria @CineMythology cinemythologypod@gmail.com

Austin is finally back from Italy so we're discussing one of his all-time favorites with a little help from my dog. We hear about his travels in another installment of Austin's Hayden Voyage™ before getting into what this movie means to him, how it defies the viewer's expectations and what we all expect from art in general. I usually try to write at least three sentences for these so that's what's...

Evan Yee jumps on the podcast at the last minute to discuss George Miller's Fury Road followup, Three Thousand Years of Longing. An ode to romance, storytelling and life itself, this film is refreshingly sincere if slightly unconventional. Join us as we discuss its themes, execution and place in Miller's legacy. @yeeoldevan @creamatoria @CineMythology cinemythologypod@gmail.com

Austin is busy gallivanting around Italy so Mella from When Cinephiles Attack joined Raymond in the podcast factory for a discussion of Patricia Cardoso's Real Women Have Curves. We discuss the film's legacy, Cardoso's attention to detail and America Ferrera's brilliant breakout performance. This indie trailblazer may be underseen but it undoubtedly deserves a place in the visual canon. @Mella_Bel...

We celebrate Labor Day and give another tip of the cap to James Caan with a discussion of Michael Mann's proletarian powerhouse debut, Thief. Rich with atmosphere and obsessed with process, Thief is a simple story that's elevated by masterful filmmaking and topnotch performances. It's so good, Austin would try to steal the election from Misery again if he could. Whether or not he gets the diamonds...

Join us as we discuss the film that looms the largest over Scorsese's early work, John Ford's The Searchers. Our guest breaks down the many reasons he counts this as his favorite film of all time and we end the episode by running down a few favorites of our own with the highly anticipated Western Draft. @KeirSiewert @austin_hayden @creamatoria @CineMythology cinemythologypod@gmail.com

After mentioning it on multiple episodes, we finally jump into the Time Tunnel to discuss Sydney Pollack's The Yakuza. It's always tough for me to figure out what to write here but it's even more difficult this week because I don't leave a whole lot left unsaid during this discussion. In case you can't tell, this is one of my favorite films but it launches a much broader conversation on film cultu...

Ra'Shawn and Mella from When Cinephiles Attack join us for a discussion of Jordan Peele's newest nightmare. We're talkin' Gordy, we're talkin' Kaluuya, and you better believe we're talkin' about how this movie (like all movies) is a western. Then, we end the episode by discovering that Austin is a bad planner and worse negotiator. As I upload this at 2:45 AM, I'm sure of exactly one thing; This po...

They said we couldn't talk about The Color of Money for three hours but they were (mostly) wrong. Author/Film Critic Darren Mooney joins Raymond for a discussion of Martin Scorsese's wilderness years, the evolution of the movie star and some thoughts on the film industry's future. Then, Austin swoops in for a deep dive on The Color of Money and a further appreciation of its predecessor. @Darren_Mo...

Does Raymond have talent? Does Austin have character? Find out for yourself as we lay the groundwork for next week's Color of Money discussion with some background on Fast Eddie Felson and the silver screen icon that portrayed him. We dig into The Hustler's highlights and lowlifes and, in classic CineMythology fashion, eventually conclude that this movie about a guy playing pool is somehow a weste...

Well, we had Karstcast host and video essayist extraordinaire Karsten Runquist on to discuss one of his favorite Scorsese movies and then most of his audio was lost. Prior to editing the podcast, I recorded a brief intro explaining our new release schedule and didn't mention the missing audio because I didn't know that it was missing until I started editing the episode at my girlfriend's place a f...

When Austin's away, the demons will play. Join Raymond and Lux on the Highway to Hell as they discuss Phil Tippett's stop motion magnum opus, Mad God. After thirty years in the oven, this carnival of horrors has finally been unleashed on the viewing public and is available to stream on Shudder. We explore the depths of Tippett's inferno before discussing the dustup over another recent streaming de...