CineNation
The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 92 minutes
- Episodes
- 379
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
179 - Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
"All these people will live as long as you remember 'em." For Episode 179, Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to discuss the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes. Listen as they talk about the history …
01:37:21 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
178 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
"You know what I feel like? I feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof." For Episode 178, Thomas and Brandon talk about Tennessee Williams' classic story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Listen as they …
01:29:10 |
Thu 09 Sep 2021
177 - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." For Episode 177, Brandon and Thomas kick off their month-long series on Southern Films by looking at one of th…
01:33:21 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
176 - Clueless: The Filmography of Amy Heckerling
"But seriously, I actually have a way normal life for a teenage girl." For Episode 176, Brandon and Thomas finish off their month of Female Filmmakers with Amy Heckerling. Listen as they discuss Heck…
01:52:01 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
175 - The Parent Trap: The Filmography of Nancy Meyers
"May your life be far less complicated than mine." For Episode 175, Brandon and Thomas dive into the works of rom-com queen Nancy Meyers. Listen as they discuss many of her classic films, including T…
01:39:08 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
174 - Jennifer's Body: The Filmography of Karyn Kusama
"She's actually evil. Not high school evil." For Episode 174, Brandon and Thomas discuss the films of director Karyn Kusama, and why she was put in Movie Jail by Hollywood. Listen as we talk about he…
01:42:29 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
173 - Winter's Bone: The Filmography of Debra Granik
"Well, he loved y'all. That's where he went weak." For Episode 173, we kick off our month of Female Filmmakers by talking about the career of Debra Granik. Listen as Brandon and Thomas talk about Gra…
01:30:31 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
172 - Singin' in the Rain: A Look at Stanley Donen
"She can't act, she can't sing, she can't dance. A triple threat." For Episode 172, Brandon and Thomas concluded Movie Musical month by diving into the life and career of famed filmmaker Stanley Done…
01:49:48 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
171 - Hercules (1997)
"I dreamed I would train the greatest hero there ever was." For Episode 171, Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to discuss Disney's 1997 film Hercules. Listen as they debate if this movie is a tr…
01:24:29 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
170 - Sweeney Todd (2007)
"At last! My arm is complete again!" For Episode 170, Brandon is joined by longtime friend and first-time podcaster Sean Randall to continue CineNation's month-long discussion on the Movie Musical. L…
01:44:19 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
169 - Across the Universe (2007)
"Music's the only thing that makes sense anymore, man." For Episode 169, Thomas and Brandon dive into the 2007 cult classic, Across the Universe. They discuss how director Julie Taymor uses the fanta…
01:41:38 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
168 - West Side Story (1961)
"Why do you kids live like there's a war on?" For Episode 168, we kick off our month-long series on movie musicals with the 1961 classic West Side Story. Listen as Thomas and Brandon discuss the film…
01:45:45 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
167 - Unstoppable: A Look at Tony Scott - Part 4
"This ain't training. In training they just give you an F. Out here you get killed." For Episode 167, Brandon and Thomas dive into the final batch of films from Tony Scott. Listen as they discuss Dom…
01:50:38 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
166 - Man on Fire: A Look at Tony Scott - Part 3
"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting." For Episode 166, Thomas and Brandon discuss the next four films in the filmography of the one and only Tony Scott. Listen as…
01:34:52 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
165 - True Romance: A Look at Tony Scott - Part 2
"But the dream was real and was to change our lives forever." For Episode 165, Brandon and Thomas discuss the next four films in Tony Scott's filmography for Part 2 of their series on the director. L…
01:38:33 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
164 - Top Gun: A Look at Tony Scott - Part 1
"I feel the need...the need for speed!" For Episode 164, we are diving into a month-long series on the underrated and innovative filmmaker, Tony Scott. Listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss Scott's b…
01:24:19 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
163 - Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
"It's cool if you like it, it's okay if you don't, just decide for yourselves." For Episode 163, and the final episode of our Fictional Band month, Brandon and Thomas discuss the 2001 film, Josie and…
01:31:57 |
Thu 27 May 2021
162 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
"All I need is my music. I've seen my path today, and I'm gonna take it." For Episode 162, Hunter Barcroft joins Thomas and Brandon to discuss the 2007 cult classic, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. L…
01:39:51 |
Thu 20 May 2021
161 - Almost Famous (2000)
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." For Episode 161, Thomas and Brandon discuss the fictional band of Stillwater and a fan favorite…
01:44:42 |
Thu 13 May 2021
160 - That Thing You Do! (1996)
"Ain't no way to keep a band together. Bands come and go." For Episode 160, we kick-off our month-long journey through the fictional band genre with Tom Hanks's That Thing You Do! Listen as Brandon a…
01:39:13 |
Thu 06 May 2021
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