Cinema Scope: Bridging Genres, Subgenres, & Movements

Cinema Scope is in the running for several awards at the Inaugural Podcast Tonight Awards, including Listener's Choice. If you're a fan of the show, please consider  casting a vote  for us. Thanks! German Expressionism burst onto the scene in the aftermath of World War I, ushering in a new era of psychologically charged cinema guided by striking visual styles. On this episode of Cinema Scope, Prof...

What separates a wuxia hero from a kung fu fighter—and why does that distinction shape an entire tradition of Chinese cinema? Wuxia, one of Chinese cinema's oldest genres, follows chivalrous swordswomen and wandering warriors through jianghu—a parallel world at the margins of official society. Andy Nelson is joined by film scholar Leon Hunt (Brunel University, author of Kung Fu Cult Masters) and l...

What makes Film Noir different from a crime thriller? Why did Blaxploitation emerge when it did? How did German Expressionism shape American cinema for decades to come? Cinema Scope is a monthly podcast that takes one genre, subgenre, movement, or mode per episode and examines it in depth—tracing how it emerged, what defines it, and what it left behind on the cinematic family tree. Each episode, A...