The Cinematic Schematic

The Cinematic Schematic has your horror filmgoing needs covered with a special bonus deep dive conversation reviewing one of our most anticipated movies of the spring, Jordan Peele’s follow up to Get Out, Us. Since making waves with 2017’s Oscar-winning Get Out, Jordan Peele has appeared unstoppable. After coming out of what appeared to be nowhere but a career as a comedian, everyone was excited t...

To celebrate the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Blu-ray, The Cinematic Schematic is taking a special look back at two of the most beloved entries of the franchise. Lani Diane Rich from Chipperish Media and the Listen Up A-Holes podcast joins the show to take a closer look at Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 (2004). Previously considered the gold standard of the franchise and the high bar...

It’s time to get out your sample 2019 Oscar ballot and start making prediction notes for this Sunday night’s big show! Fortunately, we’ve got just the nominee breakdown you need to put together a winning list on the latest episode of The Cinematic Schematic. In part two of our special 2019 Oscar podcast episode, Laron Chapman and myself are joined by Geek Girl Features writer, Chelsea Ratterman, a...

While we continue our month looking at stop-motion films, we can’t help but stop and take a closer look at the tumultuous and oftentimes controversial 2019 Oscars. In part one of our two-part The Cinematic Schematic 2019 Oscar special, Sound Trek host Alexandra Bohannon and co-host Caleb Masters sit down to discuss the 2019 Best Original Score nominees and what makes each score one of the year’s b...

Happy New Year listeners! In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic examining M. Night Shyamalan’s career, Daniel Bokemper joins me to review the highly anticipated follow up Unbreakable and its backdoor sequel, Split, Glass. All January long, we’ve been reflecting on Shyamalan’s career. Take an even close look by reading about the highs and lows of his storytelling in these in depth essa...

Guest: Wade “Dankmus” Nixon Youtube Video Composer Follow Dankmus on Twitter @dankmus Welcome back to Sound Trek’s new film composer spotlight interview series on The Cinematic Schematic! Each month hosts Alexandra Bohannon and Caleb Masters will sit down for a talk with a composer working in the entertainment industry to discuss the blood, sweat, and musical notes that go into creating the iconic...

  Guest Lorne Balfe Film/TV/Video Game Score Composer Follow Lorne Balfe on Twitter: @Lornebalfe Like Lorne Balfe on Facebook @Lornebalfemusic Visit lornebalfe.com for more information on his past and future projects   Welcome back to Sound Trek’s new film composer spotlight interview series on The Cinematic Schematic! Each month hosts Alexandra Bohannon and Caleb Masters will sit down for a talk...

  Guest Kevin Manthei Film/TV/Video Game Composer Follow Kevin Manthei on Twitter: @KevinManthei Like Kevin on Facebook @KevinMantheiMusic Visit kevinmanthei.com for more information on his past and future projects Welcome to the first of Sound Trek’s new film/TV/video game composer spotlight interviews on The Cinematic Schematic! Each month hosts Alexandra Bohannon and Caleb Masters will sit down...

Trick ‘r’ treat listeners! In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic celebrating the horror movie season, we’re stepping into the suburban American town of Haddonfield, IL to review David Gordon Green’s Michal Myers revival film, Halloween. Laron Chapman and The Cinematropolis essay contributor Christopher Shultz join me to discuss whether or not this is a great sequel and how well it hol...

Award winning independent Oklahoma filmmaker Mickey Reece rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his new movie making its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX, Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart. Reece is also joined by the film’s star, Mary Buss. A quick synopsis of Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart: “Newlyweds David and Madeline Middleston have just purchased...

For 79 years, this weird creature of the night has stalked the superstitious and cowardly lot known as criminals. He has battled murder clowns, brilliant puzzlers, international criminal organizations, and even the god of evil itself. But he has surrounded himself with allies in his war on crime who are also his family. Of course we speak of the Batman. And what better day to celebrate the Caped C...

In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re stepping back in time to discuss our very favorite time travel movies in order to protect the new movies being made in the present day! The minds behind Shifter (The Cinematropolis co-founders), Jacob and Zachary Burns, join us to kick off a new Making of Shifter audio diary series describing their process for raising money through Indie Go...

The Cinematic Schematic has your summer filmgoing needs covered with a special bonus conversation reviewing one of our most anticipated movies of the summer, Mission: Impossible – Fallout.  Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the sixth entry in the Mission: Impossible film franchise starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, and the second written/directed by frequent Cruise collaborator, Christopher McQuarr...

In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic, Laron Chapman returns to the podcast to review and delve into spoilers on the A24’s latest horror movie, Hereditary. Christopher Shultz also joins Caleb and Laron to discuss whether or not the film could truly be classified as horror and whether or not the film’s logic makes sense in the excitement of the third act. “Sound Trek” is on a break thi...

After an entire weekend full of movies, parties, and reunions at the 2018 deadCenter Film Festival followed by a week full of film reviews and interviews here at The Cinematropolis, our special deadCenter coverage comes to a close with a deadCenter 2018 recap discussion between our entire festival team, Daniel Bokemper, Kevin Tudor, Christopher Shultz, and myself. We are also joined by The Cinemat...

  Guest Kim Voynar CEO & Chief Imaginator deadCenter 2018 Oklahoma Icon     deadCenter 2018 Oklahoma Icon Kim Voynar joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about her experience filming Homecoming: Seductionwith a 360 degree camera in order to showcase the short in virtual reality. Voynar talks about the unique benefits the cutting edge technology offers storytellers and filmmakers. Homecoming: Sedu...

    Guest Amanda Presmyk Producer of Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Follow Amanda on Twitter: @amandapresmyk         Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich producer Amanda Presmyk joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about creating one of the most shocking and twisted horror movies in recent memory with writer S. Craig Zahler. In our review, Christopher Shultz described the use of violence as meani...

      Guest Kyle Roberts Director of The Grave       Director Kyle Roberts joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his experience working on the recent Noir superhero pilot, The Grave. Kyle discusses Oklahoma’s 1920s history with underground crime in addition to the exciting challenges he tackled with the film’s mature themes. The interview ends with big news for the future of the project. Lis...

    Guest Ryan Bellgardt Writer / Director / Producer of The Jurassic Games     Writer/director/producer Ryan Bellgardt rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his experiences making his most recent visual effects extravaganza, The Jurassic Games, in Oklahoma. He also discusses how to balance the fun premise, the surprising commentary that emerged from his script, and the business behind mak...

    Guest Laron Chapman Writer / Director / Producer of You People   Guest Yousef Kazemi Executive Producer of You People   Writer/director/producer of You People and The Cinematropolis contributor, Laron Chapman, rejoins The Cinematic Schematic podcast along with executive producer Yousef Kazemi to talk about their social dramedy and Laron’s first feature film premiering at the deadCenter 2018 fi...

Time Stamps 2:01 – Deadpool 2 Review 27:17 – Deadpool 2 Spoilers 53:13 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The evolution of film scores in superhero blockbusters   The Cinematic Schematic closes out our May theme of Blockbusters at The Cinematropolis with a review and deep-dive discussion covering of one of the most anticipated superhero films of the summer, Deadpool 2. In the second half of...

Time Stamps 2:05 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The best of Spielberg directed/produced scores 56:24 – A talk with K.W. Jeter, author of the Blade Runner novel sequels. The Cinematic Schematic closes out our March theme by celebrating the road to Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One with a special episode of ‘Sound Trek’ from Alexandra Bohannon selecting some of the most unique and memora...

The Cinematic Schematic returns with a roundtable review and breakdown of Marvel Studios newest film, Black Panther. Today’s panel consists of The Cinematropolis film critic and Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters, the writer/director of You People, Laron Chapman, and first-time guest Joshua Unruh from Pulp Diction Productions. In this discussion, we give our initial spoiler-free review followe...

Valentine’s Day is a right around the corner and we’re not leaving any Twisted Big Screen Romance unturned, including this past weekend’s most recent release, Fifty Shades Freed. In this special segment of The Cinematic Schematic, Caleb is joined by You People writer/director, Laron Chapman, and first-time guest Chelsea Ratterman from Geek Girl Features to review the third and final chapter of the...

TIME STAMPS 1:53 – 2018 Oscar nomination reactions 112:19 – Sound Trek with Alexandra Bohannon The latest episode of The Cinematic Schematic wraps up The Cinematropolis‘s January theme of  Prestige Films: Past and Present with a special Oscar 2018 nomination reactions conversation featuring Laron Chapman, Alexandra Bohannon, Zachary Burns and myself. We discuss several of the major categories incl...