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Caleb Masters reviews Wild Horse Nine, the new film from Writer/Director Martin McDonough. The playwright turned filmmaker returns to familiar themes of sin, redemption, and male relationships. Are John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell compelling enough to make up for the well worn territory? The post ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Remixes Writer/Director Martin McDonagh’s Greatest Hits appeared fi...

While co-host Laron Chapman is away working on his movie, The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters is joined by special guests Sara Michelle Fetters (moviefreak.com, The Seattle Gay News), Julia Witcher (deadCenter Film Festival shorts programmer), and Josh Cain (What's Up Fandom) to review LAIKA's fantasy epic, Wildwood. Does Wildwood's story live up to its lofty ambitions? The post ‘Wildwood’...

The Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters is joined by special guests Alex Palmer (Oklahoma Film Society, Film Producer) and Chad Parizman (Founder of Ader Communications) to settle the score. Is Street Fighter firing on all Flaming Hadoukens, or this a knock-out for the franchise? Tune in for our verdicts. The post ‘Street Fighter’ Is a Big, Silly, Confused 90s Throwback appeared fir...

Caleb Masters reviews LAIKA's new stop-motion animated dark fantasy, Wildwood, from director Travis Knight. Is Wildwood LAIKA's magnum opus? The post ‘Wildwood’ Is the Film LAIKA Was Built to Make appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

Caleb Masters reviews the highly anticipated Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, co-directed by Nathan Fielder(Nathan for You, The Rehearsal) and Lance Oppenheim(Primetime, Ren Faire). Does it live up to the hype? The post ‘You Can See Everything’ Is the Documentary of the Decade appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by deadCenter senior features programmer, Kevin Ely, to review The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to The Social Network. Has Sorkin recaptured the 2010 lighting in a bottle? The post ‘The Social Reckoning’ Is Admirable and Out of Touch appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic returns for a bonus discussion covering the Skydance-Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros., and Tom Cruise's Digger disaster. The post Is ‘Digger’ Really A Disaster? appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

Tom Cruise teams up with multi-Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu for a bombastic satire. Will it be an Oscar winner? Caleb Masters reviews this cynical take on the futility of climate change and the role of satire itself. The post Digger Review: Stunning Spectacle, Hollow at Heart appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by fellow survivors from Paul W.S. Anderson's Raccoon City. Adam Courtliff of adamreviewsfilm.com and InSession Film and Jo Light from No Film School and Final Draft join the show to get into the nasty guts of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil. The post Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Reimagines A Better Way To Ad...

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman wrap up the summer movie season by talking about the biggest news stories of the summer before taking a look back at five films from 2026 that flew under the radar. The post Five Movies From Summer 2026 You Probably Missed appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by special guest Paris Burris to review Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma from writer/director Jane Schoenbrun. The post ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Is a Beautiful, Bold Bloody Mess…and That’s a Good Thing appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a Spider-Man: Brand New Day review and spoiler-filled conversation with the Oklahoma Film Society co-founder Alex Palmer. The post The ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Deep Dive and the State of the MCU appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman review Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated adaptation of the Greek epic, The Odyssey, with special guest Daniel Bokemper. Does it live to the hype? Why did Nolan decide to make this his Oppenheimer follow-up? Tune into to full conversation for our verdicts. The post ‘The Odyssey’ Review: Is Christopher Nolan’s Epic...

Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by Daily Dead Critic Matt Donato to review the biggest 2026 summer horror movies, including Obsession, Backrooms, Leviticus, and Evil Dead Burn. The post ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Joins Triumphantly Traumatizing 2026 Summer Horror Lineup appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by comic book movie experts Jada Merritt and Shawn Curtis to review the DCU's sophomore outing, Supergirl. The post ‘Supergirl’ Doesn’t Fly High Enough to Sell Audiences on the DCU appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman return to the normally scheduled programming to review Steven Spielberg's fifth film exploring the mysteries of extraterrestrials, Disclosure Day, with special guest Nick Sanford. The post ‘Disclosure Day’ Brings Spielberg’s Lifelong Alien Obsession Full Circle appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

Several members of The Electric Nostalgia cast and crew join The Cinematic Schematic ahead of the film's 10 year anniversary screening at deadCenter 2026. Re-live the Okie indie classic on Sunday, June14th. The post ‘Electric Nostalgia’ 10 Years Later: A Cast and Crew Reunion appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

It's deadCenter season! What should you watch? To give you the lowdown on everything you need to know, Caleb Masters is rejoined by co-host Laron Chapman (wearing his deadCenter Head of Pride Programming hat), and special guests Paris Burris (Shorts Programmer), Kevin Ely (Sr. Features Programmer), and Julia Witcher (Shorts Programmer) in her debut podcast appearance. The post 2026 deadCenter Film...

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman review the first Star Wars movie in seven years from director Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian and Grogu, with special guests Jo Light and Lanie James. The post ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Not Quite the Way appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman pit two of May 2026's biggest new releases, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Mortal Kombat II, against each other. deadCenter's Camila Chaves Rojas joins to weigh in on The Devil Wears Prada 2. The post The Devil Wears Prada 2 + Mortal Kombat II Double Feature appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

In this week's episode of The Cinematic Schematic, hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman break down 'Michael' and the discourse surrounding it to render a verdict on the second biggest box office hit of 2026 so far. What does 'Michael' get right, wrong, or leave out entirely? Tune in to get our verdicts. The post ‘Michael’ Builds the Myth by Erasing the Man appeared first on The Cinematropolis .

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masteres and Laron Chapman are joined by LUXIERE's Alexandra Bohannon, and The Cinematropolis contributor Daniel Bokemper to review writer/director Kristoffer Borgli's new film, The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Bohannon also shares her highlights from SXSW 2026 including Edie Arnold is a Loser, Amy Scott's upcoming documentary Lainey Wilson: Kee...

The Cinematic Schematic reviews the first major box office hit of 2026, Project Hail Mary. NASA's former head of social media, Stephanie L. Smith, and recent Ghostface attack survivor, Brock Lay, join hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman to dive into Andy Weir's latest big screen adaptation. The post ‘Project Hail Mary’ Believes There Is Still Hope for Mankind appeared first on The Cinematropolis...

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come with Chad Parizman, Christopher Shultz, and VHS & Chill founder Sean Peel. The post ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Serves Up More Eat-the-Rich Chaos appeared first on The Cinematropolis .