Cinphomaniac
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFirst there was Cinema. Then there were Cinephiles. Now Cinphomaniac. For the hottest takes, the deepest dives, and the most maniacal laughs, concerning all things cinema - past, present, future - domestic and international - send no substitutes. This is cinema talk for perverts and fanatics. Co-Hosts Marcus Hart and Dana De La Garza - a.k.a. the over-caffeinated one and the breaks out into song one - invite you to take the journey. We go wide as well as deep. We contextualize and historicize - who, where, what, why - all the pieces matter. Personal, revealing, hot take heavy, and generally quite rowdy. New episodes, fresh off the hot mic, each and every week, every Friday, til the end of time. Email us!!! [email protected]
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Episodes
Twin Peaks (2017) "The Return" [ACT 2] - Lynchtober 2022
October 19, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBEpisode 2 of 2 on Twin Peaks The Return CONTENT WARNING: The following episode contains frank discussions concerning the trauma resulting from sexual abuse/rape/incest and domestic violence, as well as the complexities of its depictions in Twin Peaks and the complexities of interpreting David Lynch's intentions with, and execution of, said subject matter. In October of 2021, Cinphomaniac celebrated their inaugural Lynchtober - a celebration and deep dive into the body of work of David Lyn...
Twin Peaks (2017) "The Return" [ACT 1] - Lynchtober 2022
October 14, 2022 23:00 - 4 hours - 168 MBCONTENT WARNING: The following episode contains frank discussions concerning the trauma resulting from sexual abuse/rape/incest and domestic violence, as well as the complexities of its depictions in Twin Peaks and the complexities of interpreting David Lynch's intentions with, and execution of, said subject matter. In October of 2021, Cinphomaniac celebrated their inaugural Lynchtober - a celebration and deep dive into the body of work of David Lynch. In what had been planned to be the gr...
Obi-Wan Kenobi & The State Of Star Wars Fandom - BONUS
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBBONUS Episode: When recording our Top Gun: Maverick episode (coming to the feed next!) Marcus and Dana entered a long discussion on the troubled history of recent Star Wars fandom, particularly as it pertains to the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+. After clearing the air on that, they talk about the good news coming from the Memorial Day Weekend Star Wars Celebration as well as spoilers for the first 2 parts (no talk of Part 3) of Kenobi. Recorded June 3rd, 2022 00:00 Intro 00:10 The...
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
May 18, 2022 01:00 - 2 hours - 106 MBCinphomaniac returns to the MCU Multiverse for this jam-packed installment of the pod. Before taking the trip from 616 to 838 and beyond, Marcus and Dana discuss the brilliance of Ben Stiller's Zoolander, the onslaught of Prestige TV this spring, and the trailers for Obi-Wan Kenobi and House of the Dragon. Upon enter the Multiverse Of Madness, they discuss the whether the film is bad, good, or mid-tier, the effect of the in flux Phase 4 slate on the production and final product, the role of ...
The Northman
May 14, 2022 04:00 - 2 hours - 87.1 MBWe're going berserker mode this time on Cinphomaniac as Marcus and Dana speak in awe of Robert Eggers's 2022 film, The Northman, a historical and spiritual revenge epic starring Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, and Cleas Bang, with Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe. We go all in on exploring the meanings and impacts of the film's notable common ancestry and its pop cultural, "hero with a thousand faces," connections. Content Warning: This episode contains discussions ...
Everything Everywhere All At Once
April 15, 2022 03:00 - 2 hours - 98.4 MBJump across infinity with Cinphomaniac this week as Marcus and Dana breakdown the juvenile joys and bravura spectacle of Daniels' new film, Everything Everywhere All At Once, starring living legend Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Embark with us as we explore the film's connections to Hong Kong cinema, The Matrix, many worlds interpretation, causality and choice, existentialism vs. nihilism, and wether the film is in fact an instant class and/or ma...
The Slapscars + The 1st Annual Cinpho Awards
April 05, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 106 MBThis week we at long last say goodbye to the films of 2021 and the Awards Season with a Cinphomaniac double header. First, Marcus and Dana react to The Slap Heard Around The World and all the Will Smith v. Chris Rock drama and fallout, as well as a number of other assorted topics from the week, before transitioning into Cinphomaniac's very own Awards Show - The Cinpho Awards!!!! That's right - Marcus and Dana convene to nominate and select their respective honors. Tensions will run high! Th...
Licorice Pizza
March 26, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBAhead of the Oscars, we talk Licorice Pizza, the latest film from American Cinema god, Paul Thomas Anderson. Marcus and Dana debate their opposing takes, as well as dive deep into the film's fascinating origins, its unique impact of the Specialty Theatrical Box Office in the US, its use of real Hollywood legends, the relationship between PTA and his beloved Valley and the HAIM sisters, before finally unpacking the methods and meanings behind its complicated subversion of the Screwball Comedy...
The Batman
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 2 hours - 99.9 MBBack in Black to SPOIL and hyper analyze the reigning box office king! Marcus and Dana rundown their takes on the new franchise reboot for 2022, The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves and staring Robert Pattinson as the latest to portray the modern myth. They discuss how and why the movie seemed engineered for our brand - it's got everything, Noir ambitions, zeitgeist, liberals and fascists, S&M kink, Nirvana, rain, carpet tools, scuffed lenses, twins with earpieces that don't work, muscle cars...
(SPOILERcast) The Matrix Resurrections
January 28, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBYou didn't come here to make the choice to listen to our Matrix 4 Spoiler discussion, you've already made it. Marcus and Dana debate the merits of this ultra divisive sequel, discuss what was so polarizing about the already polarizing previous sequels, explain why Resurrections is the anti-thesis to the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, and most importantly, unpack the fundamental ideas and contradictions of human existence explored in the film and franchise.
Welcome 2 Twenty-Two
January 26, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBWelcome back! It's now 2022! To launch their Second Season, Marcus and Dana catch up on what they've been watching, the DOA Awards Season, the magic of Danny McBride - with a look back at The Foot-Fist Way, Safdie Brothers movies, and Marcus gives his pitch for a (COMING SOON) new special episode series - "The Genre Venn Diagram"...
(SPOILERcast) Spider-Man: No Way Home - Cinphomaniac
December 31, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBAll Spoilers, All the time - Marcus and Dana discuss the box office record breaking film's plot, themes, surprises, and what might follow. Recorded on December 22nd 2021 (lo-fi sound [lower than even our average] was due to travel; apologies)
(SPOILERcast) Spider-Man: No Way Home
December 31, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBAll Spoilers, All the time - Marcus and Dana discuss the box office record breaking film's plot, themes, surprises, and what might follow. Recorded on December 22nd 2021 (lo-fi sound [lower than even our average] was due to travel; apologies)
Top 5 Holiday Jam Movies
December 30, 2021 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBThe new year is nearly upon us, but Cinphomaniac has a few more Christmas gifts to give before the holiday season concludes! Marcus and Dana each give their respective Top 5 Holiday Jams, along with some honorable mentions, of course! Recorded on December 22nd 2021 (lo-fi sound [lower than even our average] was due to travel; apologies)
Don't Look Up - Cinphomaniac Rapid Fire
December 27, 2021 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.4 MBRecorded 12/15/21: On the latest Rapid Fire, Marcus gives a SPOILER FREE review of Don't Look Up, written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as two astronomers attempting to warn humanity, via a media tour, about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth. Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Himesh Patel, Melanie Lynskey, Michael Chiklis, Tomer Sisley, Paul G...
Home Alone (Merry Christmas!)
December 25, 2021 23:00 - 2 hours - 107 MBMerry Christmas and a Happy Holiday from Cinphomaniac! To celebrate, Marcus and Dana talk the 1990 all time classic starring MaCaulay Culkin, directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes. Not content to stick to the usual listicle theories or casual viewing reactions, we unmask the film for what it really has to say about the contradictions held within the American Christmas and the dark heart behind our blue eyed and blonde haired alleged innocent. Also, they discuss the abominat...
The Matrix Resurrections - NO SPOILERS - Rapid Fire
December 25, 2021 09:00 - 8 minutes - 5.79 MBSPOILER FREE - Marcus reacts to and reviews the 4th film in the franchise, directed by Lana Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Spider-Man: No Way Home - NO SPOILERS - Rapid Fire
December 17, 2021 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.91 MBA quick SPOILER FREE reaction to 2021's MCU blockbuster.
Mulholland Drive - Lynchtober Pt. 5
November 06, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBNovember is here but Lynchtober isn't over just yet! In our penultimate episode of the season, we find ourselves on the limo climbing up Mulholland Drive, David Lynch's most acclaimed masterpiece. Released in 2001, the now 20 year old film endures along with its mysteries. That is, unless, Marcus and Dana can provide all the answers for you! They discuss David Lynch's Dream Team of cast and crew, from Naomi Watts in her star making role to Production Designer Jack Fisk to the cameo by Billy ...
Eternals - Cinphomaniac Rapid Fire
November 05, 2021 06:00 - 9 minutes - 6.72 MBMarvel Studios + Chloé Zhao - Rotten Tomatoes + Cinphomaniac = ____
Last Night In Soho - Cinphomaniac Rapid Fire
November 02, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.13 MBReviewing Edgar Wrights's Last Night In Soho - starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Diana Rigg, and Terence Stamp. Welcome to Rapid Fire! Not the Brandon Lee film, but our new sub-series! As we enter the busiest season of new releases and awards bait we want to stay as up to date as we can, while also keeping the main show as in depth and varied as we have. The solution: Rapid Fire - super short episodes - 10 mins or less - that cover the initial hot take...
Dune & Dune(er) - Lynchtober Pt. 4
October 29, 2021 08:00 - 3 hours - 130 MB(NO SPOILERS for plot beyond 2021's Dune: Part One) Lynchtober on Cinphomaniac continues, but with a twist! With the highly anticipated release of French-Canadian auteur Denis Villeneuve's 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, Dune, having finally arrived, we take a deep dive into that film - using it as the means to comparatively discuss David Lynch's disowned 1984 adaptation of the same novel. Marcus and Dana take on opposing perspectives here - the former having respectfully abst...
Twin Peaks (89-92) - Lynchtober Pt. 3
October 23, 2021 05:00 - 5 hours - 209 MBCONTENT WARNING: The following episode contains frank discussions concerning the trauma resulting from sexual abuse/rape/incest and domestic violence, as well as the complexities of its depictions in Twin Peaks and the complexities of interpreting David Lynch's intentions with, and execution of, said subject matter. In Part Three of Cinphomaniac's Lynchtober, Marcus and Dana journey back 30 years to when everything changed for David Lynch - when he, and Mark Frost, through the intercourse ...
Blue Velvet - Lynchtober Pt. 2
October 15, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBLynchtober on Cinphomaniac continues with Blue Velvet, David Lynch's 1986 Psychological Thriller and Neo-Noir - some may say "masterpiece" (we don't, but we love it none the less), starring Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Isabella Rossellini, and Dennis Hopper. Marcus and Dana talk about that iconic cast, its uniting of Lynch with composer Angelo Badalamenti and vocalist Julee Cruise, the twisted brilliance of Hopper as the meme machine Sandman - Frank Booth, the complexity of tackling the fil...
Eraserhead - Welcome To Lynchtober!
October 09, 2021 03:00 - 2 hours - 92.6 MBCinphomaniac welcomes you to the inaugural episode of Lynchtober!!! To kick things off, Marcus and Dana journey back beyond to David Lynch's feature film debut, 1977's Eraserhead - starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, Jack Fisk, and Jeanne Bates. We theorize on, interpret upon, and confess awestruck to, the haunting visions, maximalist sound design, high contrast cinematography, and deep psychological pricking of the film, as well its heavy foreshadowing ...
Gloria (1980)
September 28, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 85.6 MBThis time Cinphomaniac tackles Gloria, the 1980 studio genre classic from independent cinema pioneer John Cassavetes, starring his frequent collaborator and partner, Gena Rowlands, in an all-time legendary performance in the titular role. Marcus and Dana discuss the film's status as quintessential piece of "real" New York cinema and what defines "real" New York cinema, as opposed to "Welcome To New York" pop-aganda. They also breakdown the storied filmography of Cassavetes and Rowlands, Cass...
Wanda (1970)
September 22, 2021 01:00 - 2 hours - 89.3 MBIf you've never heard of Barbara Loden's Wanda (1970), Cinphomaniac is here this week to correct that. Marcus and Dana throughly dissect this once forgotten masterpiece of early American Independent Cinema - the one and only feature film its mesmerizing star, Barbara Loden, ever would direct in her all too brief life. They discuss Loden's incredibly nuanced and detailed performance as the title character, as well as its level of immense specificity in every other aspect, with its emphasis on...
Shang-Chi & MCU Phase 4 Revisit
September 11, 2021 01:00 - 3 hours - 135 MBThe Box Office has a new king and his name is Shang-Chi. Once again, Cinphomaniac is here to tell you just how we got here. Marcus and Dana unpack the decision making of Marvel Studios from Iron Man 1 to 3 to the Ancient One to "An Experiment." Before diving into Marvel, however, they visit Criterion's 61 New York Stories and highlight Martin Scorsese's After Hours and Abel Ferrara's King Of New York. Then, after throughly dissecting Shang-Chi, we revisit the Phase 4 slate - thus far and up ...
Free Guy & The Suicide Squad
September 02, 2021 01:00 - 2 hours - 93.1 MBOn this episode of Cinphomaniac, we discuss the unusual arrival of would-be Summer Blockbusters in August, such as James Gunn's The Suicide Squad and Shawn Levy's Free Guy, starring Ryan Reynolds. With the former, Marcus and Dana explore what a DCEU reboot-quel means, how the film compares to Gunn's Guardians films, whether or not the film's attempts to be surprising fall flat, and if it's even worth discussing its winks towards American Empire in the Global South. With the later, they find ...
Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Spoiler Review - BONUS
August 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBMarcus says goodbye to all of Evangelion on this Special Bonus edition of Cinphomaniac. He covers just how we got here, what purpose the Rebuild films serve, how they've evolved, where Q/3.0 left off, the long wait, Anno's personal struggles to finish the story, the big and greatly necessary surprises of 3.0+1.0's astonishingly beautiful Act 1, the significance of Kensuke Aida, the second act's avalanche of lore, the metatext explosion of the third act, and it's moving send offs to its chara...
Evangelion Recap - BONUS
August 16, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBMAJOR SPOILERS!!!! For Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) & End Of Evangelion (1997) and minor spoilers for Evangelion 1.0 (2007), 2.0 (2009), and 3.0 (2012). Spoiler Free for Evangelion 3.0+1.0 (2021). In this special bonus episode - the first of two celebrating the international and streaming release of Evangelion 3.0+1.0 (2021) - Marcus explains and recaps the story, themes, and lore of Evangelion to catch you up before we dive into his full review of the latest film and the story's grand fin...
The Servant (1963)
August 16, 2021 06:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBThis week Cinphomaniac visits the 1963 under-appreciated masterpiece, The Servant - written by Harold Pinter, directed by Joseph Losey, and starring Dirk Bogarde in an absolutely iconic tour de force performance. Marcus and Dana breakdown the film's highly transgressive, for the time, explorations of class, sex, drugs, power, and Jungian Psychology. Being one of Marcus's Top Five Films Of All-Time, he probes the deepest levels of its endless re-watchability, while Dana lends the perspective ...
Top 5 Summer Jam Movies
August 06, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIt's Mid-Summer time and Cinphomaniac is celebrating with an official 10 movie countdown. Marcus and Dana have each chosen five films that represent their summer vibe, plus two dozen other honorable mentions between them!!! Blue skies, blue waters, green grass, sunlight, and a whole lot of sweat await you!!
TENET (Explained)
July 30, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 123 MB"Policy is to suppress" may be a tenet of Tenet, but it's anything but for Cinphomaniac. This week, Marcus and Dana invert their intuitions in order to demystify and illuminate Christopher Nolan's 2020 cipher of a movie, TENET, starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. We breakdown time inversion, the most confusing set-pieces, what's a Temporal Pincer, the roles of causality, determinism, free will, compat...
Miyazaki's Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
July 23, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBMarcus and Dana venture into the world of Academy Award Winning, Animation Legend, Hayao Miyazaki, with his 1984 classic Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind - the film that birthed Studio Ghibli and countless imitators across the world and multiple mediums. We unpack all of that and talk about the cost of environmental devastation and warfare - as it "hurts me soul." Along the way - in another supersize episode - we forecast whats to come with the podcast, as well as touch on Japanese cultur...
Chungking Express
July 21, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 107 MBDo pixie girls dream of manic cinema? Just what is the deal with Chungking Express, the beautiful and mysterious 1994 masterpiece from celebrated Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai starring Faye Wong, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Valerie Chow. Marcus and Dana unpack and decipher a film that bathes in its own contradictions like murky tub water - or is it an uncleaned aquarium? Apartments and Men cry. Mules run off with butt drugs. And, sometimes you just want someone...
Black Widow/Loki + MCU Phase 4 & Beyond
July 19, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 106 MBMarvel Studios is having quite the week with both Black Window hitting theaters at long last, and the Loki Season 1 Finale dropping on Disney+ and Marcus and Dana are all about it! But, how did we get here? And, moreover, where is this all going? We break down the corporate studio politics and long term storytelling ambitions to get to the bottom of the who's and why's of these events. Is Black Widow any good? Did Loki deliver on its hype? What's coming in the rest of 2021, 22, 23, and beyon...
Phantom Thread
July 18, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBFor the hungry boy. Marcus and Dana got all dressed up for this one (though you wont be seeing it! - for now)! In this episode, the duo cover the 8th Feature Film from Writer & Director Paul Thomas Anderson - 2017's Phantom Thread. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock (possibly the greatest name in fiction), Vicky Krieps as Alma, and Lesley Manville as Cyril, in a film set predominantly in 1950's London, where the House of Woodcock is the most lauded dressmaker in the world. ...
Welcome To Cinphomaniac
July 18, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWhile this may be the first episode on the feed, this isn't the first time Co-Hosts Marcus Hart and Dana De La Garza have convened for a recorded chat for your enjoyment. They've been at it for months. Months! As they explain, please stay tuned for a steady stream of episode drops from the archive, with films ranging from Chungking Express to Office Space to The Servant to The Snyder Cut. And, expect new and current episodes, fresh off the hot mic, each and every week, every Friday, til th...