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The Cinemen

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A FILM PODCAST.

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Episode 110: The Furious & Hong Kong Action Cinema

This week, Ben and Danny revisit action cinema to discuss the ideological and market imperatives that sculpt Eastern and Western narratives - and how the resulting violence finds justification in ever-familiar tropes. They also review The Furious and where it sits in the contemporary East Asian action canon.
Jul 12

Episode 109: Scary Movie and the Spoof Genre

What better way to celebrate England's dogged path to World Cup Glory than listening to two of the nation's finest sons discuss the spoof genre? They chat about Scary Movie, the appeal of the Wayan Brothers' puerile brand of cultural critique and how it manages to sidestep the comedic tendency to lament a different cultural landscape. We didn't expect to say the latter either.
Jun 20

Episode 108: Backrooms, Internet-Era Horror & Films about Memory

This week sees Ben and Danny pause their endless wanderings through a liminal maze to rest up in a tastefully designed living room and discuss Backrooms. They also talk about how the internet has become a breeding ground not only for filmmaking but also for a new kind of horror mythology born from the darkness and uncertainty in everyday life.
May 21

Episode 107: Rose of Nevada & Films About the Demise of Community

This week sees Ben and Danny temporarily trade the masturbatory-tinged gloominess of the latter's living room for a slicker, more purpose-built affair. Spurred on by an uncharacteristic visual and auditory slickness, the boys wax lyrically about Mark Jenkin's Rose of Nevada. They also discuss films that centre on the loss of community, culture and identity in the face of technological innovation and the resulting socio-economic shifts that leave so many in the rear-view mirror.
May 19

Episode 106: Michael & The Musical Biopic

This week sees Ben and Danny dig out the dimonte gloves before wading into the formulaic borefest that has become the musical biopic. They unpack how their narratively familiar nature exists to recontextualise the legacy of beloved musicians, often to the detriment of the artist's original intentions.
May 2

Episode 105: Project Hail Mary & Sci-Fi Apocalypse

This week sees Ben and Danny eventually discuss Sci-Fi smash hit Project Hail Mary - how it reinvigorates the sci-fi genre with a sense of optimism that, although saccharine, is a welcome recalibration of ideas around human collaboration in geopolitically turbulent times.
Apr 20

Episode 104: The Secret Agent, I’m Still Here & Authoritarian Regimes in Film

This week sees Ben and Danny reflect on another gem from 2025: The Secret Agent. Alongside discussing films that focus on living in and resisting dystopian and authoritarian regimes, they also discuss another Brazilian Award Season favourite (and winner), I'm Still Here.
Apr 8

Episode 103: The Bride, Genre Film & the 2026 Oscars

This week (or a few weeks ago, if we are honest) sees a shadow-drenched Ben and Danny discuss The Bride. Alongside discussing Gyllenhaal's previous film, they discuss the various genres that make up her attempt to modernise Shelley's seminal horror classic. They also quickly mop up the 2026 Oscars results, focusing especially on the fraccas surrounding the run-up to the best actor award and Michael B. Jordan's deserved victory.

A FILM PODCAST.

Creator

The Cinemen
Years Active

2023 - 2026
Episodes

111
Rating

Explicit
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