Cinemondo Insider Movie Reviews Podcast

Send us Fan Mail It’s not easy to unpack and decode the complexities of Christopher Nolan’s TENET, but the Cinemondo gang gives it a shot and at least does their best to examine this fascinating film and understand what direction it’s going. Nolan’s films often play with the concept of time and other modes of experiencing it, but this one seems to be the most dependent on the idea of traveling in...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark and Burk take a look at two sets of documentaries about a multi-level marketing scam gone bad called NXIVM headed up by Keith Raniere, and we decide that it’s best to watch both series - starting with THE VOW on HBO and then for the rest of the story, check out SEDUCED: INSIDE THE NXVIM CULT on STARZ. We review THE VOW , directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, which...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo Tranya tasting party - along with our Special Guest Mark Maddox, beams over to the Fesarius to explore THE CORBOMITE MANEUVER . I think it’s pretty clear that this is one of the true classics of the series. Great writing, directing and fantastic performances by the whole crew. It was the first of the regular episodes to be filmed (aside from the 2 pilot episodes) and...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark and Burk do the Mystery Date routine and surprise each other with movies or TV shows that nobody is expecting to discuss. Burk brings up a recent mystery thriller you might have missed called KNIVES OUT, Kathy revisits one of her favorite TV shows… LOST , and Mark introduces us to a Swedish science fiction film called ANIARA which is adapted from a 1956 poem and involv...

Send us Fan Mail Our special guest, director NICK SZOSTAKIWSKYJ, talks with us about a couple of films that he wrote and directed, BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE and ARCHONS , two finely-crafted horror films that were shot in the beautiful wilds of Canada and in realms beyond comprehension. Despite low budgets, these films deliver on the quality of production, casting, story and everything else. BLACK MOUNTA...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo escaped lunatics take a nice, much-needed break by relaxing in the comfy neural neutralizer chair… and we examine some serious brain tampering in the Star Trek episode Dagger of the Mind . It’s a more “grounded” episode than we’re used to so far in the first season, but it’s still got some great moments and memorable performances, and one of those classic moral dilem...

Send us Fan Mail We give you the lowdown on a great documentary film, CLASS ACTION PARK, directed by S eth Porges that focuses on the scariest and most dangerous theme park that ever was. Action Park was definitely a fond and nostalgic memory for lots of teenagers, despite the high risk for personal injury and in some cases, death. It was the kind of place that parents would not have allowed their...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo Grups beam down to an exact duplicate of planet earth and confront the last remaining citizens… a gang of unruly kids.  Miri is a classic Trek episode with the usual high standards of production, writing and casting and in this one we’re treated to the quirky stylings of the great Kim Darby and Michael J. Pollard who create struggles for the crew of the Enterprise as...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark and Burk take a look at Mike Flanagan’s new “Haunting” series. The follow-up to THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. This time we’re in the 80s, and it’s Bly Manor that’s being beset by spectral shenanigans. THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR is a sort of old-school haunted house series that starts off like a standard nanny being tasked with caring for a couple of somewhat sketchy child...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang of androids explores the episode What are Little Girls Made Of ? and the maze like underground caverns on Exo 3. Nurse Chapel is pining for her old fiancé, Doctor Roger Korby, the noted scientists who’s been delving into alien technology on a frozen planet. This episode has a classic alien being named Run, played by the mighty Ted Cassidy , and some questions ab...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo ghouls take their annual trip down Scary Street looking for candy and genuine scares.  We found a list online that presumes to scientifically lay out a list of “ Scariest Horror Films ” of all time, and we used our own scientific methods to determine the validity of the research…  Sure, horror movies are fun, but what does SCIENCE say about it? Can it be scientifical...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo Red Shirts explore the somewhat troubling episode MUDD’S WOMEN, where we get a taste of how much television could get away with in the 60s, without actually coming right out and openly saying it’s about prostitution and drug addiction. Offset by the lovable pimp known as Harry Mudd, in the first of his two appearances on the series. We get into the details of this on...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo androids scan and examine the HBO series RAISED BY WOLVES , executive produced (and first two episodes directed by) Ridley Scott . Created by Aaron Guzikowski and starring Vikings' Travis Fimmel , Amanda Collin as the enigmatic Mother, and Abubakar Salim as Father, a pair of child-rearing androids on a distant planet doing the best they can to raise the future o...

Send us Fan Mail The United Federation of Cinemondo welcomes special guest, intergalactically beloved artist Mark Maddox . We team up to explore duality and split personalities, or is that redundant? Did you ever have to deal with a rampaging copy of yourself that only had your worst qualities? Me too, and it’s no fun! Check out how Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise handle a double-induc...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang takes a look at the upcoming Shout! Studios film MISBEHAVIOUR directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and starring Keira Knightley , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Jessie Buckley and Greg Kinnear as Bob Hope. Yes, Bob Hope. It’s a drama with some elements of comedy based on the true story of the early days of the Women’s Liberation movement and their disruption of the 1970 Miss World...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo Away Team takes an exploratory trip to Psy 2000 and contract a bizarre disease that drives them crazy. And then, after they feel better, they do a review of a Star Trek episode called The Naked Time where the crew of the Enterprise contracts the crazy disease. This fun episode gives the primary cast members the opportunity to push their characters into the extremes....

Send us Fan Mail Halloween is near so it is time to talk horror movies! Take scary trip with the Cinemondo gang to Indonesia for a look at two great, moody, atmospheric, creepy, haunting films by Joko Anwar . SATAN’S SLAVES is a haunted house ghost story framed by folklore and strange rumors of evil cults, and IMPETIGORE takes us to an Indonesian village where a couple of friends find themselves b...

Send us Fan Mail The Interplanetary Federation of Cinemondo discusses the second Star Trek pilot. The third episode to air, but the second one to be shot… and the first time William Shatner had ever played Captain Kirk on screen! It’s a great episode that takes us beyond the barrier of the galaxy where a strange force turns Gary Lockwood and Sally Kellerman into godlike beings. The actors and crew...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang talks about, RELIC , a film that’s defined as “horror” but goes into other unexpected realms. RELIC is directed by first-time feature director Natalie Erika James and stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote and Robyn Nevin . It is one of those films that you can’t really put any single label on; it appears to be one thing, but the more you think about it, the more...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang gets into the details of an episode of Star Trek that’s actually scary. A super-powered teenager. What could be more terrifying? This one has a lot of great moments, from Uhura singing in the break room with Spock accompanying her on the Vulcan Lyre to an amazing performance by Robert Walker. SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains MAJOR SPOILERS which means impo...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang welcomes special guest April Wright to the podcast. She directed a spectacular new documentary from Shout! called STUNTWOMEN: THE UNTOLD HOLLYWOOD STORY . April gets into the details behind the production of her film and fills us in on some of the intrepid high profile stuntwomen she interviews, their struggles working their way up in one of the toughest areas o...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang talks about the first episode of Star Trek that actually aired. This one has the classic Salt Vampire and some real suspense… all the things that make a great Star Trek episode, despite the fact that the doomed crew members are not yet wearing their traditional red shirts. Be sure to check out our other podcasts on your favorite streaming platfrom: Cinemondo Pod...

Send us Fan Mail W HAT'S T HAT F ILM?! Ever had a vague memory of a film from your past that you just can't place? We investigate another mysterious cold case from our files. Burk remembers a TV movie from his childhood where some hunters camping on the bank of a river or a lake are suddenly aware of another group of hunters on the other side, and they realize to their horror that the me...

Send us Fan Mail Exactly fifty four years ago a series premiered on NBC and never really went away... Welcome to the debut episode of our special new podcast where we rewatch the original STAR TREK from the beginning! Kathy, Mark and Burk have a detailed discussion about the pilot episode that premiered Star Date September 8,1966: THE CAGE. A different doctor… a different captain… and a much loude...

Send us Fan Mail SEA FEVER , directed by Neasa Hardiman ,  follows the harrowing adventures of a young female scientist studying behavioral patterns in sea creatures who find herself on a fishing boat being harassed by a bizarre, parasitic creature that is liquifying the hull, and physically attacking the crew in genuinely icky ways. It can certainly be seen as an exploration of pandemic fears and...