The Celluloid Mirror

4MileCircus
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Filmmakers Nicole Solomon and Sean Mannion of 4MileCircus take two disparate films and discuss what they reflect about one another, and the audience watching.

  1. March 13, 2026 - Nicole's Super Bowl

    21H AGO

    March 13, 2026 - Nicole's Super Bowl

    Welcome to The Celluloid Mirror! In the latest of our new shorter episode Nicole and Sean will be discussing what they've been watching lately and the Academy Awards on March 15th. Watch We Were the Scenery, the short documentary recommended by Nicole: https://www.wewerethesceneryfilm.com Watch The Fits, the indie film recommended by Sean and Nicole: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-fits/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel and make sure you set the reminders up, so you'll know when we are live and you can join the conversation. http://www.youtube.com/@4milecircusprod Find The Celluloid Mirror (including bonus episodes) at its home on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Regular episodes (as well as some other posts) are free to the public, we also have posts for free subscribers, and plenty for paid subscribers. Join us! Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Subscribe to the audio only version of the show on your favorite podcast platform. Just search for The Celluloid Mirror Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    52 min
  2. January 30, 2026

    FEB 2

    January 30, 2026

    Welcome to The Celluloid Mirror! In the latest of our new, shorter episodes Nicole and Sean discuss what they've been watching lately. Television and films discussed in this episode: Project Runway, How I Met Your Mother, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Wonder Man, Dinner in America, Chris Claremont's X-Men, The Wedding Banquet (2025), Tommy Boy, Breillat's The Last Mistress, First Cow, Singapore Sling, and The Cat. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and make sure you set the reminders up, so you'll know when we are live and you can join the conversation. Find The Celluloid Mirror (including bonus episodes) at its home on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Regular episodes (as well as some other posts) are free to the public, we also have posts for free subscribers, and plenty for paid subscribers. Join us! Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Subscribe to the audio only version of the show on your favorite podcast platform. Just search for The Celluloid Mirror Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    42 min
  3. Top Films of 2025

    JAN 19

    Top Films of 2025

    Welcome to The Celluloid Mirror and happy (?) 2026! We're doing a shorter episode to kick off both the year and a new (hopefully) more frequent format we're tentatively calling TCM Shorts. We'll still do in-depth episodes discussing two disparate films and what they say about each other, the audience, and the culture at large, but we also wanted to do more frequent and topical episodes. This is the first. Come back soon for more! In this episode we talk about our top 5 films of 2025, as of Jan. 16, 2026. Also included: quick rundowns of our top 6-10 and some of the other things we've watched very recently including The Mastermind, Good Boy, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Find The Celluloid Mirror (including bonus episodes) at its home on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Regular episodes (as well as some other posts) are free to the public, we also have posts for free subscribers, and plenty for paid subscribers. Join us! Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Subscribe to the audio only version of the show on YouTube or search for The Celluloid Mirror on your favorite podcast platform. Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    58 min
  4. Dream Warriors and Kpop Demon Hunters

    10/22/2025

    Dream Warriors and Kpop Demon Hunters

    In this episode award-winning filmmakers Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon discuss Chuck Russell's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Maggie Kang & Chris Applehans KPop Demon Hunters. The show starts with an overview of the films and the hosts' personal opinions of the films before diving into the broader discussion of what they reflect about each other and our culture. Kpop Demon Hunters on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW9QJIT_T-A New York Times Kpop Demon Hunters Review: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/movies/kpop-demon-hunters-review.html The Wrap Kpop Demon Hunters Review: https://www.thewrap.com/kpop-demon-hunters-review-netflix/ Subscribe to our channel and make sure you set the reminders up, so you'll know when the next episode is coming. Want access to bonus episodes, exclusive content, our films, behind the scenes goodies and more? Join our Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Subscribe to the audio only version of the show on your favorite podcast platform. Episode Segments 0:00 - Introduction to the Show 1:20 - Introduction to the Films 8:54 - Our Response to the Films 19:18 - A Word from Our Sponsor 27:12 - Reflections of the Films 42:10 - Critics and Letterboxd Users Response to the Films 1:39:33 - Wrap Up Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    1h 45m
  5. Superman (2025) and The Godfather

    09/24/2025

    Superman (2025) and The Godfather

    In this episode award-winning filmmakers Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon discuss James Gunn's 2025 Superman film and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. The show starts with an overview of the films and the hosts' personal opinions of the films before diving into the broader discussion of what they reflect about each other and our culture. Episode Links: Pauline Kael Review of The Godfather: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1972/03/18/the-godfather-movie-review-pauline-kael Dvid Sims Review of Superman: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/07/superman-movie-2025-review/683462/ James Gun and David Corenswet Debating the Speech about being Human: https://youtube.com/shorts/auz1txQ5WVc?si=1tPeOz6Py9QnNAgQ Subscribe to our channel and make sure you set the reminders up, so you'll know when the next episode is coming. Want access to bonus episodes, exclusive content, our films, behind the scenes goodies and more? Join our Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Subscribe to the audio only version of the show here on YouTube or search for The Celluloid Mirror on your favorite podcast platform. Correction: Sean misremembered Justice League International artist's name Kevin Maguire as Kevin Nolan (probably because of Kevin Nealon?). He meant Kevin Maguire. Episode Segments 0:00 - Start 0:52 - Introduction to the Show 5:18 - Introduction to the Films 6:40 - Our Response to the Films 12:28 - A Word from Our Sponsor 19:00 - Reflections of the Films 41:10 - Discussion on Fredric Wertham's Impact on Superhero Comics 1:02:10 - Critics and Letterboxd Users Response to the Films 1:28:15 - Discussion of Watchmen and the Shared Era James Gunn is Drawing From 1:39:57 - Wrap Up Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    1h 43m
  6. Fight Club and Air Bud

    08/29/2025

    Fight Club and Air Bud

    In this episode award-winning filmmakers Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon discuss David Fincher's Fight Club and Charles Martin Smith's Air Bud. The show starts with an overview of the films and the hosts' personal opinions of the films before diving into the broader discussion of what they reflect about each other and our culture. Links for the episode: Air Bud Box Office: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0118570/ Fight Club Box Office: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0137523/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 Buddy on America's Funniest Home Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jahmNtexBm8 Buddy on Letterman's Stupid Pet Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85gnR_1Og1Y Air Bud Oral History: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1714380/2020/04/01/air-bud-movie-oral-history/ Roger Ebert on Air Bud: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/air-bud-1997 David Denby on Fight Club: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/10/18/boys-will-be-boys-3 Gregory Weinkauf on Fight Club: https://www.dallasobserver.com/film/revenge-of-the-nerds-6397100 Jean Grae on Fight Club: https://someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jean-grae-on-fight-club Subscribe to our channel and make sure you set the reminders up, so you'll know when the next episode is coming. Want access to bonus episodes, exclusive content, our films, behind the scenes goodies and more? Join our Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Subscribe to the audio only version of the show here on YouTube or search for The Celluloid Mirror on your favorite podcast platform. Episode Segments 0:00 - Starting Soon 1:02 - Introduction to the Show 2:30 - Introduction to the Films 9:39 - Our Response to the Films 23:35 - A Word from Our Sponsor 27:00 - Reflections of the Films 1:20:31 - Wrap Up Next Time (9/9/25 at 6PM EST): Superman (2025) and The Godfather https://www.youtube.com/live/PIC5sEaTtU4 Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    1h 25m
  7. Cool as Ice and West Side Story(s)

    08/14/2025

    Cool as Ice and West Side Story(s)

    Welcome to The Celluloid Mirror! On the show we take two disparate films and discuss what they say about each other, the audience, and the culture at large. In this episode award-winning filmmakers Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon discuss David Kellogg's Cool as Ice, Robert Wise's West Side Story, and Steven Spielberg's West Side Story with very special guest Shawn Setaro. The show starts with an overview of the films and the hosts' personal opinions of the films before diving into the broader discussion of what they reflect about each other and our culture. Links for this episode: The (Mostly) True Story of Vanilla Ice, Hip-Hop, and the American Dream - Jeff Weiss, The Ringer https://www.theringer.com/2020/10/06/music/vanilla-ice-to-the-extreme-ice-ice-baby-history-30th-anniversary West Side Story Review - Alan Ng, Film Threat https://filmthreat.com/reviews/west-side-story-2021/2/ Vanilla Ice Visits Arsenio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C39MIzv-HjY Jim Carrey as Vanilla Ice on In Living Color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdtKBe7sM48 "Like Everybody Else" and other songs cut from West Side Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8nIck-Ydx4 You can watch us record live on our YouTube Channel! Subscribe and allow reminders so you'll be updated when we have a new episode. https://www.youtube.com/@4milecircusprod You can subscribe to the audio only show on your Podcast platform of choice (or the aforementioned YouTube Channel) Want access to bonus episodes, exclusive content, our films, behind the scenes goodies and more? Join our Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    1h 36m
  8. Wicked and Stick It

    03/03/2025

    Wicked and Stick It

    In this episode award-winning filmmakers Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon discuss Jon M. Chu's 2024 Oscar-Winning film (Production Design and Costume Design) Wicked and Jessica Bendinger's 2006 film Stick It. In this episode we touch on how both of these films reflect on methods of organizing and how Haley is more effective at organizing her fellow gymnasts against the unfair rules than Elphaba is at rallying her fellow students to stand up for the animals of Oz. This subject is probably not timely at all. We also have some fun sharing Letterboxd 1/2 star and 5 star reviews of both films. That's something Scoresy certainly would not dare. Scorsese probably would though ... This episode is brought to you by Siobhan's She-Vans ... apparently ... Subscribe to our YouTube channel and make sure you set the reminders up, so you'll know when the next episode is livestreamed. Or if you prefer audio only then subscribe where you're listening right now! Want access to bonus episodes, exclusive content, our films, behind the scenes goodies and more? Join our Patreon! ⁠http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus⁠ Learn more about our work in general at ⁠http://www.4milecircus.com⁠ Music"Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

    1h 26m
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Filmmakers Nicole Solomon and Sean Mannion of 4MileCircus take two disparate films and discuss what they reflect about one another, and the audience watching.

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