<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: Beneath the Tangles: <a href='https://bit.ly/3AVjO2R'>Instagram</a> // <a href='https://bit.ly/3XuWgul'>YouTube</a> // <a href='https://bit.ly/47lIMEv'>X</a> // <a href='https://bit.ly/3TmTHrY'>Website</a>Twwk (Charles) from Beneath the Tangles joins Melvin to discuss a massive cult-classic sci-fi anime: Serial Experiments Lain! In this incredibly dense episode about an incredibly dense show, the two explore transhumanism, self-sacrifice, predictive fiction, and the show&apos;s wildly popular opener song, &apos;Duvet&apos; by Bôa! Topics:<ul><li>Editor&apos;s Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:46:37 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon <a href='https://tinyurl.com/4etcm4kr'>here</a>!</li><li>Charles catches Melvin up with his appreciation for Makoto Shinkai, Beneath the Tangles new interview series &apos;Something Genuine&apos;, and his thoughts on AI (LLMs &amp; AGI).</li><li>The two remark on the plethora of ideas the show covers in it&apos;s 13 episodes.</li><li>Serial Experiments Lain feels intentionally confusing at times.</li><li>Reflecting on the changing Anime landscape and asking, &quot;Are there any Seinen Anime coming out?&quot;</li><li>Melvin feels Serial Experiments Lain is predictive fiction in its exploration how impressionable minds engage the internet; among other things.</li><li>Talking about the opening of Serial Experiments Lain.</li><li>Is love, or loving one another, the next step in human evolution?</li><li>How transhumanism is a delusion antithetical to the Gospel, and therefore antithetical to loving others.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/bdz9aats'>Needy Girl Overdose</a> (2026) (Anime)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/unpa327s'>Audition</a> (2000) (Movie)</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine">Support the show</a><a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'>Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!</a> <ul><li>Early access to uncut episodes </li><li>Vote on a movie/show we review </li><li>One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp; Pins</li></ul>Social Links: <ul><li><a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'>Threads</a></li><li><a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'>Website</a></li><li><a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='>Instagram</a></li><li><a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'>Letterboxd</a></li><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'>Facebook Group</a> </li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us a Question!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beneath the Tangles: &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/3AVjO2R'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/3XuWgul'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/47lIMEv'&gt;X&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/3TmTHrY'&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twwk (Charles) from Beneath the Tangles joins Melvin to discuss a massive cult-classic sci-fi anime: &lt;em&gt;Serial Experiments Lain&lt;/em&gt;! In this incredibly dense episode about an incredibly dense show, the two explore transhumanism, self-sacrifice, predictive fiction, and the show&amp;apos;s wildly popular opener song, &amp;apos;Duvet&amp;apos; by Bôa! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topics:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Editor&amp;apos;s Note:&lt;/b&gt; No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:46:37 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/4etcm4kr'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Charles catches Melvin up with his appreciation for Makoto Shinkai, Beneath the Tangles new interview series &amp;apos;Something Genuine&amp;apos;, and his thoughts on AI (LLMs &amp;amp; AGI).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The two remark on the plethora of ideas the show covers in it&amp;apos;s 13 episodes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Serial Experiments Lain&lt;/em&gt; feels intentionally confusing at times.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reflecting on the changing Anime landscape and asking, &amp;quot;Are there any Seinen Anime coming out?&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin feels &lt;em&gt;Serial Experiments Lain&lt;/em&gt; is predictive fiction in its exploration how impressionable minds engage the internet; among other things.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about the opening of &lt;em&gt;Serial Experiments Lain.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Is love, or loving one another, the next step in human evolution?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How transhumanism is a delusion antithetical to the Gospel, and therefore antithetical to loving others.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recommendations:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/bdz9aats'&gt;Needy Girl Overdose&lt;/a&gt; (2026) (Anime)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/unpa327s'&gt;Audition&lt;/a&gt; (2000) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Early access to uncut episodes &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vote on a movie/show we review &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp;amp; Pins&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social Links: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Facebook Group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Send us a Question! TV-SHOW DISCUSSION:  Beneath the Tangles: Instagram // YouTube // X // Website Twwk (Charles) from Beneath the Tangles joins Melvin to discuss a massive cult-classic sci-fi anime: Serial Experiments Lain! In this incredibly dense episode about an incredibly dense show, the two explore transhumanism, self-sacrifice, predictive fiction, and the show's wildly popular opener song, 'Duvet' by Bôa!  Topics: Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do inte...

Serial Experiments Lain - w/ Beneath the Tangles on Loving Lain

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION: Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Tomie, another early Junji Ito live-action adaptation! The two talk about the film&apos;s varying quality, constantly curious ideas, and toxic-femininity; something they&apos;ve rarely seen explored in film. Topics:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/2mtvj24e'>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)</a> 24-minutes discussing about Zach Cregger&apos;s Resident Evil movie teaser trailer as well as responding to the surprisingly divisive online reaction. <a href='https://tinyurl.com/2mtvj24e'>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)</a></li><li>Kathryn &amp; Melvin have both read the Tomie manga, but only Kathryn has finished reading it, and the two share their thoughts.</li><li>Kathryn, &quot;[Tomie] is a good highlight reel of Tomie the manga.&quot;</li><li>Tomie is playing with a lot of ideas, but very few feel fully realized.</li><li>Perhaps the main idea explored in Tomie, which is inherent to the character, is toxic femininity, and a woman&apos;s ability to use their feminine power for their own desires.</li><li>Toxic gender ideologies deny the truth of image-bearing; that both man AND woman bear God&apos;s image when in healthy relationship (platonic and/or romantic).</li><li>Talking about Tomie as a character.</li><li>Talking about flowers, and the choice to reveal Tomie&apos;s face later in the film.</li><li>Trying to understand the ending, which introduces some complex ideas to an already layered film.</li><li>Cross-examining Tomie and Tsukiko; what they share, how they differ, and forgiveness (or, the lack thereof). </li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/yc8s4ckh'>Black Paradox</a> (2007-2008) (Manga)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/5967h4hj'>Hauntress</a> (Zashiki Onna) (1993) (Manga)</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine">Support the show</a><a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'>Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!</a> <ul><li>Early access to uncut episodes </li><li>Vote on a movie/show we review </li><li>One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp; Pins</li></ul>Social Links: <ul><li><a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'>Threads</a></li><li><a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'>Website</a></li><li><a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='>Instagram</a></li><li><a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'>Letterboxd</a></li><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'>Facebook Group</a> </li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us a Question!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;MOVIE DISCUSSION: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss &lt;em&gt;Tomie&lt;/em&gt;, another early Junji Ito live-action adaptation! The two talk about the film&amp;apos;s varying quality, constantly curious ideas, and toxic-femininity; something they&amp;apos;ve rarely seen explored in film. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topics:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/2mtvj24e'&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 24-minutes discussing about Zach Cregger&amp;apos;s Resident Evil movie teaser trailer as well as responding to the surprisingly divisive online reaction. &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/2mtvj24e'&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn &amp;amp; Melvin have both read the Tomie manga, but only Kathryn has finished reading it, and the two share their thoughts.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn, &amp;quot;[&lt;em&gt;Tomie&lt;/em&gt;] is a good highlight reel of Tomie the manga.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tomie&lt;/em&gt; is playing with a &lt;em&gt;lot&lt;/em&gt; of ideas, but very few feel fully realized.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Perhaps the main idea explored in &lt;em&gt;Tomie&lt;/em&gt;, which is inherent to the character, is toxic femininity, and a woman&amp;apos;s ability to use their feminine power for their own desires.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Toxic gender ideologies deny the truth of image-bearing; that both man AND woman bear God&amp;apos;s image when in healthy relationship (platonic and/or romantic).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about Tomie as a character.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about flowers, and the choice to reveal Tomie&amp;apos;s face later in the film.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Trying to understand the ending, which introduces some complex ideas to an already layered film.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cross-examining Tomie and Tsukiko; what they share, how they differ, and forgiveness (or, the lack thereof). &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recommendations:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/yc8s4ckh'&gt;Black Paradox&lt;/a&gt; (2007-2008) (Manga)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/5967h4hj'&gt;Hauntress&lt;/a&gt; (Zashiki Onna) (1993) (Manga)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Early access to uncut episodes &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vote on a movie/show we review &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp;amp; Pins&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social Links: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Facebook Group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Tomie, another early Junji Ito live-action adaptation! The two talk about the film's varying quality, constantly curious ideas, and toxic-femininity; something they've rarely seen explored in film.  Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 24-minutes discussing about Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie teaser trailer as well as responding to the surprisingly divisive online reaction. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)Kathryn &amp; Melvin hav...

Tomie - Toxic Femininity Explored

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION: <a href='https://tinyurl.com/7d73yfrv'>Legacy XP Coaching</a>Paryss Bryanne: <a href='https://tinyurl.com/4ukt2ye5'>Instagram</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/u6rc3vwu'>Tiktok</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/bdf8cb6d'>YouTube</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3k52vvu3'>Snapchat</a>Pixel Paryss: <a href='https://tinyurl.com/57zb3fcw'>Instagram</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3m4k7re7'>Tiktok</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3uxs3558'>YouTube</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3ua4sczr'>Twitch</a>Paryss Bryanne joins Melvin to talk My Neighbor Totoro! The two kick-off Ani-May with a much-beloved Studio Ghibli classic! Nostalgia, curiosity, and a whole lotta whimsy fill this episode from start to finish! Tune in now! Topics:<ul><li>Editor&apos;s Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:35:43 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon <a href='https://tinyurl.com/bddwahzr'>here</a>!</li><li>Paryss shares about her love of Undertale, her desire to see people grow through Legacy XP Coaching, and how she&apos;s wrestling with horror media.</li><li>Paryss, &quot;[My Nieghbor Totoro] does such a good job of taking you back into the shoes of a child.&quot;</li><li>Where do Paryss and Mel rank My Neighbor Totoro against other Miyazaki/Ghibli movies?</li><li>On big emotions, and how emotions become more complicated as an adult.</li><li>Enduring against melancholic nostalgia.</li><li>Melvin, &quot;Did you kinda just feel like [My Neighbor Totoro] was, like, really heavenly?&quot;</li><li>Talking Totoro, and wondering if he actually exists.</li><li>Getting into the ending.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/y8dtt7df'>The Village</a> (2004) (Movie)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/2x79tc5d'>Lucid Blocks</a> (2026) (Video Game)</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine">Support the show</a><a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'>Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!</a> <ul><li>Early access to uncut episodes </li><li>Vote on a movie/show we review </li><li>One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp; Pins</li></ul>Social Links: <ul><li><a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'>Threads</a></li><li><a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'>Website</a></li><li><a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='>Instagram</a></li><li><a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'>Letterboxd</a></li><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'>Facebook Group</a> </li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us a Question!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;MOVIE DISCUSSION:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/7d73yfrv'&gt;Legacy XP Coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paryss Bryanne: &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/4ukt2ye5'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/u6rc3vwu'&gt;Tiktok&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/bdf8cb6d'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3k52vvu3'&gt;Snapchat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pixel Paryss: &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/57zb3fcw'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3m4k7re7'&gt;Tiktok&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3uxs3558'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3ua4sczr'&gt;Twitch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paryss Bryanne joins Melvin to talk &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt;! The two kick-off Ani-May with a much-beloved Studio Ghibli classic! Nostalgia, curiosity, and a whole lotta whimsy fill this episode from start to finish! Tune in now! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topics:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Editor&amp;apos;s Note:&lt;/b&gt; No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:35:43 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/bddwahzr'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Paryss shares about her love of Undertale, her desire to see people grow through Legacy XP Coaching, and how she&amp;apos;s wrestling with horror media.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Paryss, &amp;quot;[&lt;em&gt;My Nieghbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt;] does such a good job of taking you back into the shoes of a child.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where do Paryss and Mel rank &lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt; against other Miyazaki/Ghibli movies?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;On big emotions, and how emotions become more complicated as an adult.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enduring against melancholic nostalgia.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin, &amp;quot;Did you kinda just feel like [&lt;em&gt;My Neighbor Totoro&lt;/em&gt;] was, like, really heavenly?&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking Totoro, and wondering if he actually exists.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Getting into the ending.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recommendations:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/y8dtt7df'&gt;The Village&lt;/a&gt; (2004) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/2x79tc5d'&gt;Lucid Blocks&lt;/a&gt; (2026) (Video Game)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Early access to uncut episodes &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vote on a movie/show we review &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp;amp; Pins&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social Links: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Facebook Group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  Legacy XP Coaching Paryss Bryanne: Instagram // Tiktok // YouTube // Snapchat Pixel Paryss: Instagram // Tiktok // YouTube // Twitch Paryss Bryanne joins Melvin to talk My Neighbor Totoro! The two kick-off Ani-May with a much-beloved Studio Ghibli classic! Nostalgia, curiosity, and a whole lotta whimsy fill this episode from start to finish! Tune in now!  Topics: Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this epis...

My Neighbor Totoro - w/ Paryss Bryanne on Childhood Whimsy as Adults

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine <a href='https://bit.ly/cdocpatreon'>Patreon</a>. Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Kathryn joins Melvin in discussing Rear Window, a quintessential Hitchcock film! The two get into the film&apos;s fascination with voyeurism, L.B. Jefferies complex character, whether or not people can change, and what it means to clearly see others. Topics: <ul><li>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 22-minutes discussing the Forbes report from Rob Salkowitz &quot;<a href='https://tinyurl.com/ms7bnjae'>Disney Layoffs Hit Marvel Studios Hard</a>&quot;, how visual effects artists switching from full-time to contract work may increase project leaks, and why these layoffs happened in the first place. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) </li><li>The film is exceptionally well paced, and the way it turns people into &quot;television channels&quot; is as gross as it is curious.</li><li>The dialogue in Rear Window is top notch, even if it&apos;s very scripted and forgoes any sense of realistic, human communication. Everything&apos;s so clever.</li><li>Despite its ups and downs, Melvin really loved the romance and drama between L.B. Jefferies and Lisa Fremont.</li><li>Where does a person&apos;s insatiable desire for information come from?</li><li>Talking about perspectives and framing.</li><li>Talking about L.B. Jefferies and the intricacies of his character.</li><li>The ending is only the tiniest bit clunky, but it&apos;s strong nonetheless.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/3tu6a89x'>His Girl Friday</a> (1940) (Movie)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/3hwmbpjt'>Loner</a> (2025) (Movie)</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine">Support the show</a><a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'>Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!</a> <ul><li>Early access to uncut episodes </li><li>Vote on a movie/show we review </li><li>One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp; Pins</li></ul>Social Links: <ul><li><a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'>Threads</a></li><li><a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'>Website</a></li><li><a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='>Instagram</a></li><li><a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'>Letterboxd</a></li><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'>Facebook Group</a> </li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us a Question!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the &lt;/em&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cinematic Doctrine&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://bit.ly/cdocpatreon'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patreon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kathryn joins Melvin in discussing &lt;em&gt;Rear Window&lt;/em&gt;, a quintessential Hitchcock film! The two get into the film&amp;apos;s fascination with voyeurism, L.B. Jefferies complex character, whether or not people can change, and what it means to clearly see others. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topics:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt; 22-minutes discussing the Forbes report from Rob Salkowitz &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/ms7bnjae'&gt;Disney Layoffs Hit Marvel Studios Hard&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, how visual effects artists switching from full-time to contract work may increase project leaks, and why these layoffs happened in the first place. &lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The film is exceptionally well paced, and the way it turns people into &amp;quot;television channels&amp;quot; is as gross as it is curious.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The dialogue in &lt;em&gt;Rear Window&lt;/em&gt; is top notch, even if it&amp;apos;s very scripted and forgoes any sense of realistic, human communication. Everything&amp;apos;s so clever.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Despite its ups and downs, Melvin really loved the romance and drama between L.B. Jefferies and Lisa Fremont.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where does a person&amp;apos;s insatiable desire for information come from?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about perspectives and framing.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about L.B. Jefferies and the intricacies of his character.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The ending is only the tiniest bit clunky, but it&amp;apos;s strong nonetheless.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recommendations:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3tu6a89x'&gt;His Girl Friday&lt;/a&gt; (1940) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3hwmbpjt'&gt;Loner&lt;/a&gt; (2025) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Early access to uncut episodes &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vote on a movie/show we review &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp;amp; Pins&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social Links: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Facebook Group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION:  This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon. Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard!  Kathryn joins Melvin in discussing Rear Window, a quintessential Hitchcock film! The two get into the film's fascination with voyeurism, L.B. Jefferies complex character, whether or not people can change, and what it means to clearly see others.  Topics:  (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 22-m...

Rear Window - The Voyeurism Episode

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION: Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss another indie-horror-game-turned-movie, Exit 8! First off, how is it as an adaptation? Also, can a 40-ish minute game really get turned into a 90-minute movie? And what about a dramatic throughline; what&apos;s keeps audiences emotionally hooked?Topics:<ul><li>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 25-minutes discussing The Hollywood Reporter&apos;s &quot;<a href='https://tinyurl.com/yvdtdhsr'>Inside PIxar&apos;s Scrapped Movie &apos;Be Fri&apos; and the &quot;Devastating&quot; Aftermath</a>&quot; by Ryan Gajewski, how we feel about Disney/Pixar canceling a Magical Girl movie, and how it&apos;s hard to tell if this is a win or loss post-KPop Demon Hunters. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)</li><li>What is Anomaly Horror, and what are Kat &amp; Melvin&apos;s thoughts on the original indie game?</li><li>For Kathryn, it felt like a really good Twilight Zone episode. For Melvin, there was a moment where he wondered if it&apos;d become his #1 film for 2025.</li><li>How does the film embrace the Anomaly Horror genre, and why is Anomaly Horror so popular nowadays?</li><li>How do we respond during &quot;everyday&quot; anomalies, things that disrupt the status quo?</li><li>There&apos;s so much humanity to this story.</li><li>Mel, &quot;It is interesting that his dramatic thing is that, &quot;If I&apos;m not caring for my neighbor, how can i care for my family?&quot;&quot;</li><li>The ending feels like a call to action.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/ybzjmt6k'>Cube</a> (1998) (Movie) (<a href='https://tinyurl.com/ypzz4xmd'>Podcast Episode</a>)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/55jr4j2n'>The Fly II</a> (1989) (Movie)</li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine">Support the show</a><a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'>Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!</a> <ul><li>Early access to uncut episodes </li><li>Vote on a movie/show we review </li><li>One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp; Pins</li></ul>Social Links: <ul><li><a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'>Threads</a></li><li><a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'>Website</a></li><li><a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='>Instagram</a></li><li><a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'>Letterboxd</a></li><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'>Facebook Group</a> </li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us a Question!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;MOVIE DISCUSSION: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss another indie-horror-game-turned-movie, &lt;em&gt;Exit 8&lt;/em&gt;! First off, how is it as an adaptation? Also, can a 40-ish minute game &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; get turned into a 90-minute movie? And what about a dramatic throughline; what&amp;apos;s keeps audiences emotionally hooked?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Topics:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt; 25-minutes discussing The Hollywood Reporter&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/yvdtdhsr'&gt;Inside PIxar&amp;apos;s Scrapped Movie &amp;apos;Be Fri&amp;apos; and the &amp;quot;Devastating&amp;quot; Aftermath&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; by Ryan Gajewski, how we feel about Disney/Pixar canceling a Magical Girl movie, and how it&amp;apos;s hard to tell if this is a win or loss post-&lt;em&gt;KPop Demon Hunters&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is Anomaly Horror, and what are Kat &amp;amp; Melvin&amp;apos;s thoughts on the original indie game?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;For Kathryn, it felt like a really good Twilight Zone episode. For Melvin, there was a moment where he wondered if it&amp;apos;d become his #1 film for 2025.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How does the film embrace the Anomaly Horror genre, and why is Anomaly Horror so popular nowadays?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How do we respond during &amp;quot;everyday&amp;quot; anomalies, things that disrupt the status quo?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There&amp;apos;s so much humanity to this story.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mel, &amp;quot;It is interesting that his dramatic thing is that, &amp;quot;If I&amp;apos;m not caring for my neighbor, how can i care for my family?&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The ending feels like a call to action.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recommendations:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/ybzjmt6k'&gt;Cube&lt;/a&gt; (1998) (Movie) (&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/ypzz4xmd'&gt;Podcast Episode&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/55jr4j2n'&gt;The Fly II&lt;/a&gt; (1989) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/CinematicDoctrine'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Support on Patreon for Unique Perks!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Early access to uncut episodes &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vote on a movie/show we review &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers &amp;amp; Pins&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social Links: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://cinematicdoctrine.com/'&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram.com/cinematicdoctrine?igshid=NGExMml2YTkyZg=='&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/paraturtle/'&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinematicdoctrine'&gt;Facebook Group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION:  Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss another indie-horror-game-turned-movie, Exit 8! First off, how is it as an adaptation? Also, can a 40-ish minute game really get turned into a 90-minute movie? And what about a dramatic throughline; what's keeps audiences emotionally hooked? Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 25-minutes discussing The Hollywood Reporter's "Inside PIxar's Scrapped Movie 'Be Fri' and the "Devastating" Aftermath" by Ryan Gajewski, how we feel a...

Exit 8 - Notice Your Neighbor

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