<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms">Send us a Question!</a>UPDATE: I&apos;m a Store Manager for a popular retail space. For obvious reasons this time of the year is extremely busy for me. Like previous years I thought I could handle my irl work and my podcast work, but that is not the case this year. For the time being, the only guaranteed episode to release in December 2025 is the Patreon-Selected movie at the end of the month. Any other releases this month have released by the skin of their teeth.In the meantime, enjoy this bonus semi-rerelease of a lil&apos; mini-game I played with Chris Staron of Truce Podcast. If you want to hear the full episode this mini-game is from, tune in to this episode <a href='https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CWQpzGodtXDkhVd6mLesf?si=be415f0f13404a65'>here</a>.<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/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms"&gt;Send us a Question!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;apos;m a Store Manager for a popular retail space. For obvious reasons this time of the year is &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; busy for me. Like previous years I thought I could handle my irl work and my podcast work, but that is not the case this year. For the time being, the only guaranteed episode to release in December 2025 is the Patreon-Selected movie at the end of the month. Any other releases this month have released by the skin of their teeth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, enjoy this bonus semi-rerelease of a lil&amp;apos; mini-game I played with Chris Staron of Truce Podcast. If you want to hear the full episode this mini-game is from, tune in to this episode &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CWQpzGodtXDkhVd6mLesf?si=be415f0f13404a65'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&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! UPDATE:  I'm a Store Manager for a popular retail space. For obvious reasons this time of the year is extremely busy for me. Like previous years I thought I could handle my irl work and my podcast work, but that is not the case this year. For the time being, the only guaranteed episode to release in December 2025 is the Patreon-Selected movie at the end of the month. Any other releases this month have released by the skin of their teeth. In the meantime, enjoy this bo...

Podcast Update + A Royal Christmas Mini-Game

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms">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!  Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss 2013&apos;s insane surprise financial hit, Now You See Me! Despite being a critical flop the film was a blockbuster blowout earning nearly 5x its budget! So, who&apos;s right, the critics or the audiences? Tune in and find out! Topics:<ul><li>Editor&apos;s Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:08:02 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3rtkt8vr'>here</a>!</li><li>Shirleon says she&apos;d rather rewatch Death Note (2017) than ever watch Now You See Me again.</li><li>Melvin, &quot;I just thought the movie was bad.&quot;</li><li>Every character basically sucks. If they don&apos;t suck, they&apos;re boring.</li><li>Melvin has an issue with how normies and the working-poor are depicted, and he also feels it takes its audience for granted. It thinks its audience is a bunch of morons.</li><li>Shirleon is overtaken by how much stuff is stuffed into this film, and the two discuss why that&apos;s a serious problem.</li><li>Melvin talks about Safety Not Guaranteed, a movie that&apos;s got similar themes of belief and hope but isn&apos;t a total mess.</li><li>Trying to make sense of the ending.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/3ah46b2j'>What Moves the Dead</a> by T. Kingfisher (2023) (Novel)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/4zmyxrxh'>Smiling Friends</a> (2020-X) (Series)</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/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms"&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;Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss 2013&amp;apos;s insane surprise financial hit, &lt;em&gt;Now You See Me&lt;/em&gt;! Despite being a critical flop the film was a blockbuster blowout earning nearly 5x its budget! So, who&amp;apos;s right, the critics or the audiences? Tune in and find out! &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 1:08:02 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3rtkt8vr'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shirleon says she&amp;apos;d rather rewatch &lt;em&gt;Death Note (2017)&lt;/em&gt; than ever watch &lt;em&gt;Now You See Me&lt;/em&gt; again.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin, &amp;quot;I just thought the movie was bad.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Every character basically sucks. If they don&amp;apos;t suck, they&amp;apos;re boring.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin has an issue with how normies and the working-poor are depicted, and he also feels it takes its audience for granted. It thinks its audience is a bunch of morons.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shirleon is overtaken by how much &lt;em&gt;stuff&lt;/em&gt; is &lt;em&gt;stuffed&lt;/em&gt; into this film, and the two discuss why that&amp;apos;s a serious problem.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin talks about &lt;em&gt;Safety Not Guaranteed&lt;/em&gt;, a movie that&amp;apos;s got similar themes of belief and hope but isn&amp;apos;t a total mess.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Trying to make sense of 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/3ah46b2j'&gt;What Moves the Dead&lt;/a&gt; by T. Kingfisher (2023) (Novel)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/4zmyxrxh'&gt;Smiling Friends&lt;/a&gt; (2020-X) (Series)&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!   Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss 2013's insane surprise financial hit, Now You See Me! Despite being a critical flop the film was a blockbuster blowout earning nearly 5x its budget! So, who's right, the critics or the audiences? Tune in and find out!  Topics: Editor's Note: No Patreo...

Now You See Me - Audiences Deserve Better

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION: Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Osgood Perkins&apos; second movie of 2025, Keeper! Has Perkins created another commercially accessible psychological-horror success, or has he returned to his undeniably divisive slow-burn roots? And is Keeper another one of his female-led soft-feminist tales? Tune in and find out! Topics: <ul><li>Editor&apos;s Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:44:01 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon <a href='https://tinyurl.com/2mx2dyvu'>here</a>!</li><li>Because the trailers didn&apos;t seem representative of the final product, Melvin pitches the movie a little differently by explaining what the movie actually is.</li><li>Kathryn and Melvin get the impression that Osgood Perkins isn&apos;t so much interested in characters as he is the film as a whole, and thus his work is often vibes-heavy.</li><li>Osgood Perkins, from Melvin&apos;s perspective, creates dense films that often appear simple.</li><li>Kathryn felt the overly-exposited third-act somewhat muddled the film.</li><li>Talking about some recurrent visuals and motifs, like the water and the dream sequences.</li><li>Specifically talking about what Melvin is calling the &quot;Mini Minka&quot; scene.</li><li>Discussing the line, &quot;We are your children and all the women that came before you.&quot;</li></ul>Recommendations: <ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/bdcuy95x'>The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall</a> (Podcast)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/yj2jm5rh'>Occult</a> (2009) (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/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms"&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 Osgood Perkins&amp;apos; second movie of 2025, &lt;em&gt;Keeper&lt;/em&gt;! Has Perkins created another commercially accessible psychological-horror success, or has he returned to his undeniably divisive slow-burn roots? And is &lt;em&gt;Keeper&lt;/em&gt; another one of his female-led soft-feminist tales? Tune in and find out! &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 1:44:01 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/2mx2dyvu'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Because the trailers didn&amp;apos;t seem representative of the final product, Melvin pitches the movie a little differently by explaining what the movie actually is.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn and Melvin get the impression that Osgood Perkins isn&amp;apos;t so much interested in characters as he is the film as a whole, and thus his work is often vibes-heavy.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Osgood Perkins, from Melvin&amp;apos;s perspective, creates dense films that often appear simple.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn felt the overly-exposited third-act somewhat muddled the film.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about some recurrent visuals and motifs, like the water and the dream sequences.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Specifically talking about what Melvin is calling the &amp;quot;Mini Minka&amp;quot; scene.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Discussing the line, &amp;quot;We are your children and all the women that came before you.&amp;quot;&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/bdcuy95x'&gt;The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall&lt;/a&gt; (Podcast)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/yj2jm5rh'&gt;Occult&lt;/a&gt; (2009) (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 Osgood Perkins' second movie of 2025, Keeper! Has Perkins created another commercially accessible psychological-horror success, or has he returned to his undeniably divisive slow-burn roots? And is Keeper another one of his female-led soft-feminist tales? Tune in and find out!  Topics:  Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:44:01 length...

Keeper - Is It Good?

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION: Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss Death Note: The Last Name, a sequel to 2006&apos;s Japanese live-action adaptation, Death Note, that released 3-months later. The two look at the film as a unit with its predecessor, its successes as a stand-alone sequel, and compare it to the anime (as well as the Western Netflix adaptation).Topics:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/4dmdjh2j'>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)</a> 26-minutes discussing &quot;<a href='https://tinyurl.com/3696w46p'>Evil AI is Boring Now - Which is Kind of Scary</a>&quot;, a think piece from James Hibberd on The Hollywood Reporter, and wondering what makes AI/AGI movies interesting, or not, in 2025. <a href='https://tinyurl.com/4dmdjh2j'>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)</a></li><li>How Death Note: The Last Name truncates the the latter-half of the source material, reordering some things and altering others outright, works pretty well.</li><li>Shirleon enjoyed seeing the Death Note story unfold in a new, better-handled manner. It helped her better understand what she likes about the overall narrative.</li><li>If these adaptations are missing anything, it&apos;s the monologues.</li><li>Melvin wonders why a &quot;Set in the world of Death Note&quot; anthology movie or series hasn&apos;t been created, and he elevator-pitches five ideas that could be explored.</li><li>Talking about the recurrent line &quot;Sacrifices are necessary.&quot;.</li><li>Melvin felt the ending satisfied the main thematic beats of its source material. Shirleon feels different.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/yyv76may'>Alien: Earth</a> (2025) (TV Series)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/5xwwx8nr'>Terminator 2: Judgement Day</a> (1991) (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/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms"&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;Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss &lt;em&gt;Death Note: The Last Name&lt;/em&gt;, a sequel to 2006&amp;apos;s Japanese live-action adaptation, &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;, that released 3-months later. The two look at the film as a unit with its predecessor, its successes as a stand-alone sequel, and compare it to the anime (as well as the Western Netflix adaptation).&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/4dmdjh2j'&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 26-minutes discussing &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3696w46p'&gt;Evil AI is Boring Now - Which is Kind of Scary&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;, a think piece from James Hibberd on The Hollywood Reporter, and wondering what makes AI/AGI movies interesting, or not, in 2025. &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/4dmdjh2j'&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How &lt;em&gt;Death Note: The Last Name&lt;/em&gt; truncates the the latter-half of the source material, reordering some things and altering others outright, works pretty well.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shirleon enjoyed seeing the Death Note story unfold in a new, better-handled manner. It helped her better understand what she likes about the overall narrative.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If these adaptations are missing anything, it&amp;apos;s the monologues.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin wonders why a &amp;quot;Set in the world of &lt;em&gt;Death Note&lt;/em&gt;&amp;quot; anthology movie or series hasn&amp;apos;t been created, and he elevator-pitches five ideas that could be explored.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about the recurrent line &amp;quot;Sacrifices are necessary.&amp;quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin felt the ending satisfied the main thematic beats of its source material. Shirleon feels different.&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/yyv76may'&gt;Alien: Earth&lt;/a&gt; (2025) (TV Series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/5xwwx8nr'&gt;Terminator 2: Judgement Day&lt;/a&gt; (1991) (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:  Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss Death Note: The Last Name, a sequel to 2006's Japanese live-action adaptation, Death Note, that released 3-months later. The two look at the film as a unit with its predecessor, its successes as a stand-alone sequel, and compare it to the anime (as well as the Western Netflix adaptation). Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 26-minutes discussing "Evil AI is Boring Now - Which is Kind of Scary", a think piece from James Hibbe...

Death Note: The Last Name - Satisfactory

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION: Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Scott Derrickson&apos;s latest horror feature, Black Phone 2! The two get into what sets it apart from other franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street, how it holds up against the first film, and how it&apos;s... more Christian? Oh snap! Topics:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/mzeunwza'>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)</a> 23-minutes discussing Sigourney Weaver saying at NYCC 2025 that there&apos;s a &quot;very strong first 50 pages&quot; script of Alien that includes Ripley, and where she is at the time, and the two wonder both earnestly and cynically about the idea of a Ripley-included Alien sequel in the 2020s <a href='https://tinyurl.com/mzeunwza'>(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)</a> </li><li>First things first... is it A Nightmare on Elm Street meets Friday the 13th?</li><li>Exploring the pervasive online joke that The Grabber, as a new &quot;slasher icon&quot;, is an industry plant, and why it may feel that way.</li><li>The dialogue here is bad. Full stop. The drama works if you buy into it, but the bad dialogue is a heavy cost.</li><li>Kathryn and Melvin both had this fear: is Scott Derrickson just gonna do Sinister again? Thankfully, the answer is more nuanced than that.</li><li>The spirituality isn&apos;t Deistic and the way Gwen prays and interacts with Jesus is as though Jesus is an active, non-corporeal character in the film.</li><li>Talking Terrence, The Grabber, and Finn.</li><li>There&apos;s no doubt in Melvin&apos;s mind that Scott Derrickson is evoking real-life Protestant Camp abuse tales with the drama and setting in Black Phone 2, including Kanakuk Kamp, LifeWay Camp, and Matt Chandler&apos;s church.</li><li>Kathryn, &quot;Knowing the truth, believing the truth, and speaking the truth can be really scary.&quot;</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/ytamr6zb'>In the Mouth of Madness</a> (1995) (Movie)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/5cs65dy4'>Caveat</a> (2021) (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/twilio/text_messages/269369/open_sms"&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 Scott Derrickson&amp;apos;s latest horror feature, &lt;em&gt;Black Phone 2&lt;/em&gt;! The two get into what sets it apart from other franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street, how it holds up against the first film, and how it&amp;apos;s... more Christian? Oh snap! &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/mzeunwza'&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;23-minutes discussing Sigourney Weaver saying at NYCC 2025 that there&amp;apos;s a &amp;quot;very strong first 50 pages&amp;quot; script of Alien that includes Ripley, and where she is at the time, and the two wonder both earnestly and cynically about the idea of a Ripley-included Alien sequel in the 2020s &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/mzeunwza'&gt;&lt;b&gt;(PATREON EXCLUSIVE)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;First things first... is it &lt;em&gt;A Nightmare on Elm Street&lt;/em&gt; meets &lt;em&gt;Friday the 13th&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exploring the pervasive online joke that The Grabber, as a new &amp;quot;slasher icon&amp;quot;, is an industry plant, and why it may feel that way.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The dialogue here is bad. Full stop. The drama works if you buy into it, but the bad dialogue is a heavy cost.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn and Melvin both had this fear: is Scott Derrickson just gonna do &lt;em&gt;Sinister&lt;/em&gt; again? Thankfully, the answer is more nuanced than that.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The spirituality isn&amp;apos;t Deistic and the way Gwen prays and interacts with Jesus is as though Jesus is an active, non-corporeal character in the film.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking Terrence, The Grabber, and Finn.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There&amp;apos;s no doubt in Melvin&amp;apos;s mind that Scott Derrickson is evoking real-life Protestant Camp abuse tales with the drama and setting in &lt;em&gt;Black Phone 2&lt;/em&gt;, including Kanakuk Kamp, LifeWay Camp, and Matt Chandler&amp;apos;s church.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn, &amp;quot;Knowing the truth, believing the truth, and speaking the truth can be really scary.&amp;quot;&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/ytamr6zb'&gt;In the Mouth of Madness&lt;/a&gt; (1995) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/5cs65dy4'&gt;Caveat&lt;/a&gt; (2021) (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 Scott Derrickson's latest horror feature, Black Phone 2! The two get into what sets it apart from other franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street, how it holds up against the first film, and how it's... more Christian? Oh snap!  Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 23-minutes discussing Sigourney Weaver saying at NYCC 2025 that there's a "very strong first 50 pages" script of Alien that includes Ripley, and where she is a...

Black Phone 2 - Truth is Scary

Cinematic Doctrine is a mature, millennial-infused film/tv discussion podcast from Melvin Benson that features Movie Discussions (conversational episodes about specific movies), Party Pleasers (movies fully-summarized from start to finish to discern if its a 'Party Pleaser' or 'Party Pooper'), and Let's Talks (prepared film-or-Christian related topical episodes). Influenced by Acts 17 and Romans 2:4. Podcast Magazine says Cinematic Doctrine "uses the shared value of human life as a springboard into deeper conversations". // CinematicDoctrine.com

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