Semi-Cinematic

Still walking? Still talking? A more appropriate question might be still conscious? We have varying responses to this week’s feature film Still Walking by auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda. But before we slip into that sleeping bag, John gets rather malevolent about Malignant, Max lets the listener decide the quality of his watches, and Hunter details the last notable film of an Italian horror master. Stay tuned (and awake!) for Max’s quality Stanpick, John’s sketchy Dream Stream and a Bleak of the Week that you won’t soon forget, even if you’d like to. You can follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_cinematic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/semicinematicpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/semi_cinematic Semi Cinematic on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/semicinematic/ Hunter on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/huntertrobinson/ John on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/aliasgenius/ Max on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maxmaniels/ email us at: [email protected]

You think you've had a rough day? Okay, you probably have, but Bob Hoskins is about to take you on a 24 hour crash course in crisis management in John Mackenzie's 1980 crime-drama The Long Good Friday. Before that, we delve into what we've recently watched, including a discussion on just how often a remake supersedes the original. Hint: it ain't that frequent. We reach the end of an era with one (or is it two?) of Max's final Stanpicks before a new star enters his radar. John's Dream Stream requires your full focus and it's advisable to keep your pets out of the room when you view Hunter's Bleak of the Week. You can follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_cinematic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/semicinematicpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/semi_cinematic Semi Cinematic on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/semicinematic/ Hunter on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/huntertrobinson/ John on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/aliasgenius/ Max on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maxmaniels/ email us at: [email protected]

This week we explore the dark depths of Dragonwyck, directed by Joseph Mankiewicz in 1946, with our first guest on the show! Daniel Epler from The Cobwebs podcast joins us for a so-so journey into drug addiction (signs include a few days worth of stubble), oleander poisoning, and a rare Gene Tierney miscasting. Max shares his second Tierney of 2022 pick, John sends us on a trippy journey with his Dream Stream, and Hunter graces us with the horrors of nuclear war in his Bleak of the Week. Join us again next week as we start a new collection of some of Hunter's favorite Italian films, starting with 1943's The Children Are Watching Us. You can follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_cinematic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/semicinematicpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/semi_cinematic Semi Cinematic on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/semicinematic/ Hunter on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/huntertrobinson/ John on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/aliasgenius/ Max on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maxmaniels/ email us at: [email protected] Daniel can be found at http://www.cobwebspodcast.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cobwebspod

This week, we join along with Sophia Loren as she attempts to track down her husband, Marcello Mastroianni, in post-war Russia. We also learn the darker meaning behind the titular sunflowers. Max wraps up his Stanpicks with a real stinker (starring *the* Ronald Reagan), John sends us on a mind-bending suspenseful yacht trip with his Dream Stream, and Hunter warns us about the hotel guests you accept in his Bleak of the Week. Join us again next week as we travel to the halls of Dragonwyck, directed in 1946 by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Gene Tierney and Vincent Price. We also welcome our first guest, Daniel Epler of the Cobwebs podcast. You can follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_cinematic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/semicinematicpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/semi_cinematic Semi Cinematic on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/semicinematic/ Hunter on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/huntertrobinson/ John on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/aliasgenius/ Max on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maxmaniels/ email us at: [email protected]

We're diving back into another interesting directorial debut from 1990. This week, we're talking about The Juniper Tree, directed by Nietzchka Keene, starring one of the great artists of our time, Bjork. It's not an easy movie to discuss at length, so this episode won't overstay its welcome. We also hear John talk about his recent experience with a bleak of the week that Hunter talked about last week. Max has a great Stanpick, John recommends an 80s cult classic for a free dream stream, and Hunter's bleak of the weak is genuinely vile and does not go well with soup. Tune in next week for a review of the classic gangster movie, The Long Good Friday!  You can follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_cinematic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/semicinematicpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/semi_cinematic Semi Cinematic on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/semicinematic/ Hunter on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/huntertrobinson/ John on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/aliasgenius/ Max on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maxmaniels/ email us at: [email protected]