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"Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who." For Episode 195, Brandon and Thomas kick-off their Parody series with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Listen as they talk about the film's disastrous production and why it is now considered a comedy classic. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.c...

"Ring out the old year, ring in the new. Ring-a-ding-ding." For Episode 194, Brandon and Thomas discuss one of their favorite New Year's Eve movies to close out their holiday month. Listen as they discuss the history of the film and how it perfectly captures the loneliness of the holidays. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-...

"How you feel about your family is a complicated thing. Deep down, you'll always love them." For Episode 193, Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to discuss the holiday comedy classic HOME ALONE. Listen to find out why the film almost was not made and how it fits into the Christmas genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation...

"I will honor Christmas, and try to keep it all the year." For Episode 192, Brandon talks with Sean Randall about the 1992 Muppet adaptation of the famous story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. Listen as they discuss how the history of the Muppets led to this film. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpod...

"May your days be merry and bright." For Episode 191, Thomas and Brandon discuss the 1954 holiday classic White Christmas. Listen to find out how this movie based on a song would become a staple of the Christmas genre. We also discuss the unique contract negotiations of the film, its casting problems, and the on-set stories. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter:...

"Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends." For Episode 190, Brandon and Thomas kick off their month of Christmas movies with the most influential one, It's a Wonderful Life. Listen as they discuss the film's massive production and the complex aftermath that followed. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cin...

"Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing me again?" For Episode 189, Thomas and Brandon conclude their series on 24 Hour Movies by taking a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. Listen as they discuss the film's history and why it is part of their favorite period of Paul Thomas Anderson. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medi...

"We're in this together. Fates intertwined." For Episode 188, Brandon is joined by Hunter Barcroft to discuss Michael Mann's 2004 film Collateral. Listen as they talk about Mann's masterful direction and how the film fits into the 24 Hour Movie genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com

"All I'm asking for is a chance." For Episode 187, Thomas and Brandon continue their discussion of 24 Hour Movies by talking about the obscure disco film, THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY. Listen as they talk about why this flawed film is worth checking out. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com

"Different rules apply when it gets this late." For Episode 186, Brandon and Thomas kick-off their series on 24 Hour Movies with Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS. They will be looking at a specific genre of films that all take place over 24 hours during November. Listen as they discuss how AFTER HOURS perfectly fits within this film genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodca...

"Death to Videodrome! Long live the new flesh!" For Episode 185, we conclude our month of Body Horror films by taking a look at the master of the genre, David Cronenberg. Listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss the career of Cronenberg and how his early films influenced both Body Horror and Horror as a whole. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medi...

"There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves." For Episode 184, Brandon is joined by Jonathan Norris to discuss the 1988 film Akira. Listen as they discuss how this anime classic fits perfectly into the body horror genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com

"Something's wrong with me." For Episode 183, Thomas and Brandon discuss the directorial debut of the one and only James Gunn. Listen as they discuss how the 2000s horror-comedy fits within the body horror genre and why the film continues to have a lasting impact today. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodc...

"If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won." For Episode 182, Brandon and Thomas kick off our Body Horror Series by discussing John Carpenter's classic horror film THE THING. Listen as they talk about how it fits into the genre, its troubled production, and why the film was poorly received when it was released. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Ins...

"There are fierce powers at work in the world, boys." For Episode 181, we are closing out our Southern Film Series on the career of Jeff Nichols. Over the past decade, Nichols has worked extensively within the Southern Film genre, but he is not well known with mainstream audiences. Listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss why Nichols perfectly represents the modern Southern Film genre. Contact Us: Fac...

"I was seven years old when I first heard him scream. It scared me then, and it scares me now." For Episode 180, Brandon is joined by Hunter Barcroft to discuss the obscure and influential Southern horror docudrama. Listen as the duo talk about the unbelievable true story of how director Charles B. Pierce made this Southern indie. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twi...

"All these people will live as long as you remember 'em." For Episode 179, Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to discuss the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes. Listen as they talk about the history of how this film made it to the big screen and why its legacy continues to grow to this day. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E...

"You know what I feel like? I feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof." For Episode 178, Thomas and Brandon talk about Tennessee Williams' classic story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Listen as they discuss how the film fits into the Southern Film genre and how the film was changed from the original stage production. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNat...

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." For Episode 177, Brandon and Thomas kick off their month-long series on Southern Films by looking at one of the most popular ones within the genre, To Kill a Mockingbird. Listen as they discuss the history of the film's production, their takes on it, and how its legacy continues to endure. Contact Us: Facebook...

"But seriously, I actually have a way normal life for a teenage girl." For Episode 176, Brandon and Thomas finish off their month of Female Filmmakers with Amy Heckerling. Listen as they discuss Heckerling's entire filmography and how her personal life has a massive impact on the stories she tells. They cover films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Johnny Dangerously, and Clueless. Contact Us: Fa...

"May your life be far less complicated than mine." For Episode 175, Brandon and Thomas dive into the works of rom-com queen Nancy Meyers. Listen as they discuss many of her classic films, including The Parent Trap and The Holiday. Also, they attempt to show why Nancy Meyers should be considered a true auteur. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod M...

"She's actually evil. Not high school evil." For Episode 174, Brandon and Thomas discuss the films of director Karyn Kusama, and why she was put in Movie Jail by Hollywood. Listen as we talk about her films like Girlfight, The Invitation, and the cult classic, Jennifer's Body. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenat...

"Well, he loved y'all. That's where he went weak." For Episode 173, we kick off our month of Female Filmmakers by talking about the career of Debra Granik. Listen as Brandon and Thomas talk about Granik's ability to cast undiscovered talent and her three fantastic films, including Down to the Bone, Leave No Trace, and Winter's Bone. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast T...

"She can't act, she can't sing, she can't dance. A triple threat." For Episode 172, Brandon and Thomas concluded Movie Musical month by diving into the life and career of famed filmmaker Stanley Donen. Listen as the duo discuss some of his greatest On the Town, Charade, and Singin' in the Rain had an impact on cinema. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNa...

"I dreamed I would train the greatest hero there ever was." For Episode 171, Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to discuss Disney's 1997 film Hercules. Listen as they debate if this movie is a true movie musical, while also discussing how this film made its way to the big screen. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail:...