Episodes

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 meaningful when he said “this is gore for the sake of social commentary, in grand the tradition of George Romero’s Da...

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. Listen to the podcast talk for the full story! The Grave Synopsis In 1920s Oklahoma City, few men are above the law...

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 making such a high concept film. List to the interview for the full story! The Jurassic Games Synopsis “Every y...

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 film festival in Oklahoma City. Laron talks about how recent events in the culture have helped shaped his film...

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 the show, Alexandra Bohannon hosts a superhero blockbuster edition of ‘Sound Trek’ by selecting some o...

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 memorable pieces from his directed or produced films. In the second half of today’s show, Caleb and Alexan...

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 followed by an in-depth spoiler discussion about the film’s plot, character arcs, and larger themes. Black ...

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 hit romance series, Fifty Shades Freed. Follow The Cinematic Schematic Podcast Hear all of this and...

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 including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay among others. In the second half of th...

We continue our month of Prestige Films: Past & Present with a special edition of The Cinematic Schematic‘s “Sound Trek” dedicated to the recently announced Oscar nominations for the 2018 Best Original Score. Now that the Academy has rolled out this year’s contenders for Best Original Score, Alexandra Bohannon picks her favorite tracks from each of the nominated scores and breaks down what made them the most important of the year. Which of these scores the best stands the best chance at a win? T...

As our month of Prestige Films: Past and Present continues, The Cinematroplis writing team found ourselves split over the controversial 2006 Best Picture winner, Crash. Laron Chapman recently wrote a full-fledged defense of Paul Haggis’s film, calling it “a cinematic prophecy ahead of its time.” Kevin Tudor objected to Laron’s defense and challenged him to a Cinema Showdown. This is a recording of that discussion. It’s been twelve years since the infamously awarded Crash win. Looking back, was i...

***Today’s episode was recorded on three completely different setups in three different locations. Audio quality between each segment may vary. Time Stamps 2:04 – The Shape of Water Spoiler-Free Review 21:40 – The Shape of Water Spoilers 42:40 – “Sound Trek” featuring Godzilla 1954 and more with Alexandra Bohannon 124:40 – Special Pan’s Labyrinth post-screening panel discussion from The Tower Theatre — The Cinematic Schematic closes out our December theme of “Misunderstood Movie Monsters” with a...