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Cine-Men

Michael Christopher

Mike and Alex talk about a different movie every week, and assess it from a specific filmmaking skill (i.e. cinematography, writing, sound design) and see how they can learn about that filmmaking skill.

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60 episodes

  1. Champions is Sensitive and Crass in All the Right Ways 1:03:19
  2. Why Aren't More People Talking About Rental Family? 1:14:16
  3. The Wicker Man is Steamy 1:11:06
  4. A Discussion on Digger 35:19
  5. Midsommar is a Bright Spot in Horror 1:04:58
  6. Is God Is: A Revenge Odyssey 1:07:00
  7. X, Gonna Give It To Ya 59:11
  8. Exorcist II: The Heretic 57:32
  9. Obex: Micro Budget, Macro Film 1:00:58
  10. $Positions is Chaotic Fun 1:07:46
  11. Meta Take One is a Visual Feast 1:11:12
  12. Do Us Part: Is There Really a “Right Person”? 1:08:47
  13. The Matrix was a Revolution 1:30:30
  14. The Ministry of Ungentlemenly Warfare is Inglorious Fun 58:31
  15. Demolition Man: Accidental Masterpiece 1:11:16
  16. Aliens Takes the Ball and Runs 1:14:56
  17. Apex is an Uneven Adventure Horror 1:17:47
  18. If I had Legs I'd Kick You Shows the Horrors of Being a Woman 1:09:38
  19. Nostalgia and Realism in American Graffiti 1:06:29
  20. Pillion - Let's Talk About S--, Baby ...In the Movies 1:06:05
  21. Glengarry Glen Ross - The Cake is a Lie 1:14:55
  22. The Cost of the Trick 53:31
  23. Swimming with Sharks is not for Bims! 56:19
  24. What is The Game? 1:13:30
  25. Rocketman Provides an Interesting Change to the Biopic Formula 1:19:35
  26. Is Topsy Turvy a Forgotten Masterpiece? 1:07:33
  27. Is The Greatest Showman Even Good? 1:16:26
  28. Is Singin' in the Rain the Best Musical? 1:06:14
  29. The Harder They Fall is a New American Mythology 1:11:18
  30. Hell or High Water is a Western with Modern Economics and Ethics 1:15:14
  31. Once Upon a Time in the West Lives Up to Its Name 1:28:33
  32. Marshall Will Kane is the Lawman Every Cowboy Wants to Be 1:13:16
  33. Birdman is Like a Shark, It has to Keep Moving Forward 1:11:31
  34. Does Nolan's Dedication to Practical Filmmaking Hurt or Help Oppenheimer? 1:15:39
  35. Leonardo DiCaprio's First Best Picture Experience is 29 Years Old 1:06:25
  36. We Watched All of the 2026 Best Picture Nominees and Rank Them! 1:48:11
  37. Does Lawrence of Arabia have the Best Cinematography Ever? 1:14:53
  38. The Last Emperor Uses Color and Space to Trap and Liberate 1:38:54
  39. American Fiction's Real Story is in the Subplots 1:11:47
  40. Sorry to Bother You is Surrealist and Absurdist Satire 1:14:23
  41. Is Malcolm X a Career High for Spike Lee and Denzel Washington? 1:14:26
  42. Does Sinners Deserve 16 Oscar Nominations? 1:10:06
  43. A Special Day Lives Up to Its Name 59:28
  44. Parthenope has an Undeniable Allure 1:47:06
  45. The Conformist is a Beautiful Piece of Anti-Fascist Art 1:15:00
  46. Di Sica Knows How to Give Dignity to Characters in Poverty 1:33:14
  47. Jonathan Larson Was Not Throwing Away His Shot 1:25:35
  48. Which Grinch is the Best of the 3? 1:45:11
  49. Is Violent Night Just Die Hard with Santa? 1:21:00
  50. Is A Christmas Story a Classic or a Dumpster Fire? 57:29