<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

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: Dreadful Digest: <a href='https://tinyurl.com/mwtm59wt'>Podcast</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3x5sncsw'>Instagram</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3wymnszp'>YouTube</a>Tessa &amp; Sam of the Dreadful Digest podcast join Melvin to discuss IT: Welcome to Derry, the spin-off prequel series to Andy Muschietti&apos;s IT duology! How does the show balance its original and familiar material? Is it scarier than the movies? What&apos;s the pulse on Bill Skarsgård&apos;s interpretation of Pennywise? Tune in to this INSANELY dense episode 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 1:57:10 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon <a href='https://tinyurl.com/ffa3ewfj'>here</a>!</li><li>Tessa &amp; Sam explore what&apos;s at the heart of their show, if a movie has ever been better than its book, and if there are any in-name-only adaptations that are still good.</li><li>Sam, &quot;This actually is extremely faithful to the book...&quot;</li><li>Tessa is glad she stuck with the show despite episode 3, and the gang talks about why episode 3 is so uniquely bad.</li><li>Melvin liked the show but wishes the whole season carried the tone and attitude of the first episode.</li><li>Finally, a good prequel series to a popular story.</li><li>Nobody can talk about It: Welcome to Derry Season 1 without talking about Stranger Things Season 5.</li><li>Praising Chris Chalk for his performance as Dick Hallorann.</li><li>Overcoming fear and trauma through companionship.</li><li>Thinking about future seasons.</li><li>Talking the ending and all the new Pennywise lore stuff.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/4u5d6hy2'>Castle Rock</a> (2018-2019) (Series)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/b557uaxu'>Something Very Bad is Going to Happen</a> (2026) (Series)</li><li>Read the original source material of a movie you love!</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;Dreadful Digest: &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/mwtm59wt'&gt;Podcast&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3x5sncsw'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3wymnszp'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tessa &amp;amp; Sam of the Dreadful Digest podcast join Melvin to discuss &lt;em&gt;IT: Welcome to Derry&lt;/em&gt;, the spin-off prequel series to Andy Muschietti&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;IT&lt;/em&gt; duology! How does the show balance its original and familiar material? Is it scarier than the movies? What&amp;apos;s the pulse on Bill Skarsgård&amp;apos;s interpretation of Pennywise? Tune in to this INSANELY dense episode 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 1:57:10 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/ffa3ewfj'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tessa &amp;amp; Sam explore what&amp;apos;s at the heart of their show, if a movie has ever been better than its book, and if there are any in-name-only adaptations that are still good.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sam, &amp;quot;This actually is &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; faithful to the book...&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tessa is glad she stuck with the show despite episode 3, and the gang talks about why episode 3 is so uniquely bad.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin liked the show but wishes the whole season carried the tone and attitude of the first episode.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finally, a good prequel series to a popular story.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nobody can talk about &lt;em&gt;It: Welcome to Derry &lt;/em&gt;Season 1 without talking about &lt;em&gt;Stranger Things &lt;/em&gt;Season 5.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Praising Chris Chalk for his performance as Dick Hallorann.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Overcoming fear and trauma through companionship.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Thinking about future seasons.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking the ending and all the new Pennywise lore stuff.&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/4u5d6hy2'&gt;Castle Rock&lt;/a&gt; (2018-2019) (Series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/b557uaxu'&gt;Something Very Bad is Going to Happen&lt;/a&gt; (2026) (Series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Read the original source material of a movie you love!&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:  Dreadful Digest: Podcast // Instagram // YouTube Tessa &amp; Sam of the Dreadful Digest podcast join Melvin to discuss IT: Welcome to Derry, the spin-off prequel series to Andy Muschietti's IT duology! How does the show balance its original and familiar material? Is it scarier than the movies? What's the pulse on Bill Skarsgård's interpretation of Pennywise? Tune in to this INSANELY dense episode and find out!  Topics: Editor's Note: No Patre...

IT: Welcome to Derry - w/ Dreadful Digest on Not-Your-Dad's-Stranger-Things

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION: Scream Queen Podcast: <a href='https://tinyurl.com/4yufthz9'>Podcast</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/9nnwf73j'>Instagram</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/49b665se'>TikTok</a> // <a href='https://tinyurl.com/3n5xmzkk'>BlueSky</a> Janecka Olen, creator and host of the Scream Queen Podcast, joins Melvin to discuss a criminally underseen, economically paced sci-fi thriller that&apos;s stuck in streaming jail: Significant Other! This 2022 film is loaded with surprises, including an emotional depth seldom seen in &quot;invasion&quot;-type movies. But, is it really an invasion film? It&apos;s a lot of things. 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 1:32:25 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon <a href='https://tinyurl.com/4dy29s78'>here</a>! </li><li>Talking about Janecka&apos;s goals, from building her podcast &amp; Instagram, getting her screenplay made, and her work on &quot;The Horror Community&apos;s Ep****n List&quot;.</li><li>Janecka loves outdoorsing, and the general fears that come with it kick off Significant Other.</li><li>Yeah, but... what genre is Significant Other?</li><li>How opposites are exhibited through the film, including land &amp; sea.</li><li>Talking various twists and turns, of which there are SEVERAL.</li><li>Significant Other draws from a lot of films, but one of those choices doesn&apos;t sit right with Melvin.</li><li>Janecka, &quot;The interesting thing about [Significant Other]... is the emotional aspect.&quot;</li><li>The ending is a bit strange, so the two ponder what its saying about relationships.</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/ycybe3ss'>Pretty Lethal</a> (2026) (Movie)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/b557uaxu'>Something Very Bad is Going to Happen</a> (2026 - X) (Series)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/2cubkymz'>Forbidden Fruits</a> (2026) (Movie)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/bp7d9t4u'>Tomie</a> (1998) (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;Scream Queen Podcast: &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/4yufthz9'&gt;Podcast&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/9nnwf73j'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/49b665se'&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/3n5xmzkk'&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Janecka Olen, creator and host of the Scream Queen Podcast, joins Melvin to discuss a criminally underseen, economically paced sci-fi thriller that&amp;apos;s stuck in streaming jail: &lt;em&gt;Significant Other&lt;/em&gt;! This 2022 film is loaded with surprises, including an emotional depth seldom seen in &amp;quot;invasion&amp;quot;-type movies. But, is it really an invasion film? It&amp;apos;s a lot of things. 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 1:32:25 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/4dy29s78'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about Janecka&amp;apos;s goals, from building her podcast &amp;amp; Instagram, getting her screenplay made, and her work on &amp;quot;The Horror Community&amp;apos;s Ep****n List&amp;quot;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Janecka loves outdoorsing, and the general fears that come with it kick off &lt;em&gt;Significant Other&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Yeah, but... what genre is &lt;em&gt;Significant Other&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How opposites are exhibited through the film, including land &amp;amp; sea.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking various twists and turns, of which there are SEVERAL.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Significant Other&lt;/em&gt; draws from a lot of films, but one of those choices doesn&amp;apos;t sit right with Melvin.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Janecka, &amp;quot;The interesting thing about [&lt;em&gt;Significant Other&lt;/em&gt;]... is the emotional aspect.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The ending is a bit strange, so the two ponder what its saying about relationships.&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/ycybe3ss'&gt;Pretty Lethal&lt;/a&gt; (2026) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/b557uaxu'&gt;Something Very Bad is Going to Happen&lt;/a&gt; (2026 - X) (Series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/2cubkymz'&gt;Forbidden Fruits&lt;/a&gt; (2026) (Movie)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/bp7d9t4u'&gt;Tomie&lt;/a&gt; (1998) (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:  Scream Queen Podcast: Podcast // Instagram // TikTok // BlueSky  Janecka Olen, creator and host of the Scream Queen Podcast, joins Melvin to discuss a criminally underseen, economically paced sci-fi thriller that's stuck in streaming jail: Significant Other! This 2022 film is loaded with surprises, including an emotional depth seldom seen in "invasion"-type movies. But, is it really an invasion film? It's a lot of things. Tune in and find out!&...

Significant Other - w/ Janecka Olen on Al(ien)pine Divorce

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/269369/fan_mail/new">Send us a Question!</a>MOVIE DISCUSSION:Kathryn joins Melvin to talk a surprise horror hit of 2026, undertone! This spooky flick has been helmed &quot;the scariest movie you&apos;ll ever hear&quot; by Collider, but is that actually true? Also, what&apos;s with all the catholic imagery? And does everything gel well together, or would this have been better as a short-film? Topics:<ul><li>Editor&apos;s Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:30:31 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon <a href='https://tinyurl.com/yeyaj4yz'>here</a>!</li><li>Kathryn, &quot;I bet you this movie was written and directed by a man.&quot;</li><li>Melvin, &quot;Well, there&apos;s a really good short film in there.&quot;</li><li>There&apos;s a lot in undertone, but a lot of it is done much better in other movies, so Melvin lists a few and explains how.</li><li>Pacing, and the film&apos;s sense of time, is really off.</li><li>Kathryn enjoyed Nina Kiri&apos;s performance, and is curious to see what she does next after otherwise carrying this film on her own.</li><li>As a podcasting hobbyist, Melvin complains about how undertone does podcasting.</li><li>Is the movie dumb? Discuss.</li><li>What does the antagonistic force in undertone have to do with sound?</li><li>Melvin, &quot;There&apos;s better movies out there. Watch those instead!&quot;</li><li>Talking about the ending... I guess...</li></ul>Recommendations:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/uv54fb9w'>Wolf in White Van</a> by John Darnielle (2015) (Book)</li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/48axdj6m'>Be My Valentine</a> (2026) (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 talk a surprise horror hit of 2026, &lt;em&gt;undertone&lt;/em&gt;! This spooky flick has been helmed &amp;quot;the scariest movie you&amp;apos;ll ever hear&amp;quot; by Collider, but is that actually true? Also, what&amp;apos;s with all the catholic imagery? And does everything gel well together, or would this have been better as a short-film? &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 1:30:31 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon &lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/yeyaj4yz'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn, &amp;quot;I bet you this movie was written and directed by a man.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin, &amp;quot;Well, there&amp;apos;s a really good short film in there.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There&amp;apos;s a lot in &lt;em&gt;undertone&lt;/em&gt;, but a lot of it is done &lt;em&gt;much&lt;/em&gt; better in other movies, so Melvin lists a few and explains how.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pacing, and the film&amp;apos;s sense of time, is really off.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathryn enjoyed Nina Kiri&amp;apos;s performance, and is curious to see what she does next after otherwise carrying this film on her own.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;As a podcasting hobbyist, Melvin complains about how &lt;em&gt;undertone&lt;/em&gt; does podcasting.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Is the movie dumb? Discuss.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What does the antagonistic force in &lt;em&gt;undertone&lt;/em&gt; have to do with sound?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Melvin, &amp;quot;There&amp;apos;s better movies out there. Watch those instead!&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Talking about the ending... I guess...&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/uv54fb9w'&gt;Wolf in White Van&lt;/a&gt; by John Darnielle (2015) (Book)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/48axdj6m'&gt;Be My Valentine&lt;/a&gt; (2026) (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 talk a surprise horror hit of 2026, undertone! This spooky flick has been helmed "the scariest movie you'll ever hear" by Collider, but is that actually true? Also, what's with all the catholic imagery? And does everything gel well together, or would this have been better as a short-film?  Topics: Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:30:31 length, so if ...

undertone - dumbest movie of the decade?

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