Cinemondo Insider Movie Reviews Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The human star of ITSY BITSY, Elizabeth Roberts joins Kathy, Mark and Burk for a deep dive into everyone’s favorite giant spider movie. Elizabeth gives a very entertaining behind the scenes look at the production of ITSY BITSY and how it all happened and what it was liking working with the other cast members… including the giant spider herself, which was not computer generated, bu...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark and Burk review Al White's beautiful film, STARFISH , which has things we like, and things we didn’t like so much. Kathy talks about the promotion and trailer for the upcoming Mike Flanagan film of a Stephen King novel called DOCTOR SLEEP.   We’re pretty hopeful because one of our favorite directors is making another adaptation of a book by one of our favorite wri...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang turns our attention to a giant spider movie, which gives Mark the willies, but we made him watch it anyway. Micah Gallo's ITSY BITSY is a classic old-school monster film with some nicely defined characters and a genuinely creepy monster. And stars Bruce Davison - bonus! Join us in the attic where we discuss Insect Horror and why bugs and spiders can be so h...

Send us Fan Mail What is Hollywood? Kathy, Mark and Burk talk about what it’s like to work in the entertainment industry. Is it all about who you know? Luck? Timing? Does talent and a willingness to work your butt off have anything to do with it? We also get into the promotional materials for the upcoming Netfilx series MINDHUNTER 2 with Kathy, some insights into how current events can impact the...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss the 2009 film TRIANGLE . Definitely worth a look if you missed it when it came out. Kathy, Mark and Burk do their best to avoid spoilers as they discuss a movie that’s almost nothing but spoilers. It’s basically a film about a group of folks on a sailboat who encounter a horrifying storm and find what appears to be their rescue in the form of an abandoned cruise ship th...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang changes up their format and has some fun with musical interludes. Let us know what you think! We also discuss directors, Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl 's film, PROSPECT starring Pedro Pascal ; a surprisingly good low budget sci-fi film about being stranded on an alien planet and only one way to get back into orbit. Music composed and performed by Burk...

Send us Fan Mail Special guest, actor Jacob Pitts (Justified,The Sinner, Eurotrip) returns! He joins Kathy, Lisa and Burk  as we delve into vampire lore and what it is about the blood-drinking undead that keeps them haunting the realms of entertainment. We go into DARK SHADOWS and BLOOD FOR DRACULA and BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA and everything else they can think of including Count Duckula, Count Chocu...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang takes a close at US… did it live up to the hype? Is it a horror film or a science fiction film? We discuss what we think the director was going for and try to analyze the story and the motivations of the characters. Be warned, not all of us agree on this one… Join Cinemondo and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo Cult takes a Deep Dive into Ari Aster ’s new film MIDSOMMAR . A disorienting almost psychedelic movie is made even more bizarre by a 7.1 earthquake! We discuss this disturbing, and unique followup to Aster’s HEREDITARY , and we all agree that this is classy horror film that’s definitely worth discussing at length. Many details to discuss and more going on than you mi...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Lisa and Burk (Mark had the day off) have a fascinating chat with actor Jacob Pitts about acting and what makes a bad movie good and what makes a good movie great. We get into the 70s, and try to figure out what makes films from that era so good and still resonant with us. Why are so many of them iconic and so powerful? Jacob Pitts tells us some great stories about working...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Lisa and Burk (Mark is off touring with his punk rock band) have a chat about punk rock movies… What makes a punk rock movie legit? What makes a good punk movie and what makes them seem fake and dumb? We talk about fictional punks and documentaries about real punk bands, and Lisa brings her expertise on the subject to the table and lets us know some fascinating facts about...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark and Burk welcome special guest Gabrielle Stone to the Cinemondo studios. Gabrielle is a filmmaker, writer, director and actress… daughter of Christopher Stone and Dee Wallace Stone. Gabrielle tells us about her short films and various upcoming projects including a book about a nightmare year in her life that she turned into a life-changing positive. We all have a reall...

Send us Fan Mail Another Mystery Date episode where Kathy, Mark and Burk surprise each other with their terrible taste in movies... or their excellent taste, I can’t remember. Anyway, the gang brings up three movies that you may not have seen, but should... or maybe a film you haven’t seen in years but need to see again. Check it out and find out if you’re all caught up on the cool stuff. Join Cin...

Send us Fan Mail The gang talks with their old friend, director Joe Berlinger, about his amazing work in documentary film, and scripted film. We go through Joe’s history starting with BROTHER’S KEEPER, his renowned trilogy PARADISE LOST (The West Memphis Three case (Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley) co-directed with Bruce Sinofsky) on up through his most recent films about Ted Bu...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang discuss Paul Schrader and his most recent film FIRST REFORMED with Ethan Hawke. What are the themes that run through Schrader’s work, and how do his earlier films like TAXI DRIVER and RAGING BULL compare to this latest film. Join Cinemondo and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world. Sign up here to get y...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark, Burk and their guest Lisa Fancher discuss the two versions of SUSPIRIA. The differences, the deeper implications and what we think they both have in common. Witchcraft and ultra violence in two very different, but oddly stylized worlds. What does it all mean, though? MAJOR SPOILER WARNING: This is an in depth look at these films so spoilers are revealed big time. Watc...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark and Burk talk about a couple of Asian films that couldn’t be more different from each other. THE WANDERING EARTH, a massive blockbuster Chinese sci-fi epic, and the very effective and moody BURNING from Korea. One is total overblown escapism full of action film tropes and the other one is an engaging psychological thriller that’s probably nothing like what you might ex...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang welcomes writer and director Erik Kristopher Myers who may or may not have made a fake documentary about a sinister urban legend entity who may or may not appear if you can stare into a certain tunnel without blinking. BUTTERFLY KISSES is a great example of a “found footage” horror film, but with a bit more. It’s also a puzzle and a mystery and a twisty, meta ch...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about Joe Berlinger’s Netflix film EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE, and we conclude that it’s a very effective and unusual serial killer film. It may not be what you’re expecting, but it’s an honest look into what was happening back when Ted Bundy was around and on trial and being discussed by everyone with a TV. Was he a charming genius attorney who got railroa...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang along with special guest music industry icon, Lisa Fancher, discuss the music of Harry Nilsson and how and why his songs keep showing up in movies and TV shows. Some of the tangents we take go into a few worthwhile music documentaries. Be sure and listen to special guest legendary Lisa Fancher's streaming radio. It rocks!: http://www.rdsn.net/kxfu/ Join Cin...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang talks about the new film, A Dark Place, starring an impressive Andrew Scott (Sherlock) and movies based on real murders and why documentaries about real-life murders are so popular. Why do we like True Crime, and films based on true crimes, procedurals and mysteries? What is it about these stories that pull us in and make us want to get involved? Join Cinemondo...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang welcomes special guest David McCracken, the Writer and Director of BULLITT COUNTY. Oh, and he also plays one of the main characters in the film. Check out this entertaining chat about making an independent film and how everything came together... inspirations and technical talk. David discusses the importance of music and how a good film score is just as importa...

Send us Fan Mail The Cinemondo gang of hooligans takes another look into the darkness at a couple of heist films from the 50s starring Sterling Hayden. John Huston’s THE ASPHALT JUNGLE and Stanley Kubrick’s THE KILLING. Great writing, amazing casts, beautifully photographed and just fun to watch. If you want to know why not to become a career criminal, check these two films out for a look at how u...

Send us Fan Mail Burk, Kathy and Mark discuss films that have bizarre little children in them. SPOILER WARNING: This episode is SPOILER HEAVY which means some story major details will be revealed but not all. We still advise listeners to: Watch First Listen Later. Join Cinemondo and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world. Sign up here to g...

Send us Fan Mail Kathy, Mark and Burk talk about the Japanese horror film MATANGO. They talk about monsters from a design perspective, and groundbreaking creature design in films like ALIEN, and go into the mysterious and “alien” feeling of that film, and how the newest films in the ALIEN franchise just don’t have the same depth. Join Cinemondo and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using...