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
159 - All the President's Men: The Filmography of Alan J. Pakula
"Follow the money." For Episode 159, Thomas and Brandon close out Journalism Month by diving into the filmography of Alan J. Pakula. From his early producing career to the famous "Paranoia Trilogy,"…
01:54:58 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
158 - Citizenfour (2014)
"You asked why I picked you. I didn't. You did." For Episode 158, Brandon is joined by Ben Goertz to discuss the 2014 Academy Award-winning film, Citizenfour. They discuss the importance of the film …
01:35:54 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
157 - The Paper (1994)
"I'm here because I think the story is wrong. Is it?" For Episode 157, Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to discuss the 1994 film The Paper. Listen as they discuss how this film is an underrated…
01:36:14 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
156 - Broadcast News (1987)
"Nothing like wrestling with a moral dilemma, is there?" For Episode 156, Brandon and Thomas continue through the journalism genre by diving into the 1987 film Broadcast News. Listen as they discuss …
01:32:10 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
155 - Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
"I'd hate to take a bite outta you. You're a cookie full of arsenic." We kick-off Journalism Month with the 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success. Listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss the making of the fi…
01:24:14 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
154 - The Truman Show: A Look at Peter Weir - Part 4
"How's it going to end?" In the final episode of their Peter Weir series, Brandon and Thomas discuss two of Weir's greatest films, The Truman Show and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World…
01:51:57 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
153 - Dead Poets Society: A Look at Peter Weir - Part 3
"You must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all." Listen as Brandon and Thomas continue their month-long journey through the w…
01:36:16 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
152 - Witness: A Look at Peter Weir - Part 2
"He's going back to his world, where he belongs. He knows it, and you know it, too." Listen as we continue our month-long journey through the films of Australian director, Peter Weir. This week Brand…
01:24:05 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
151 - Picnic at Hanging Rock: A Look at Peter Weir - Part 1
"What we see and what we seem is but a dream, a dream within a dream." For the first time ever, we'll be spending the entire month diving into the career of one director. Our four-part series will b…
01:21:09 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
150 - The Lady Eve: The Filmography of Preston Sturges
"There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that's all some people have?" In the final episode of our Screwball Comedy month, Brandon and Thomas dive into the life and films of Pr…
01:43:41 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
149 - Ball of Fire (1941)
"I love him because he doesn't know how to kiss, the jerk." We continue our month-long journey into the Screwball Comedy with one of the more underrated films of the genre, Ball of Fire. Directed by …
01:35:29 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
148 - What's Up, Doc? (1972)
"A Screwball Comedy. Remember them?" We continue our journey through the Screwball Comedy genre with a film with a 1970s twist. Listen as Thomas and Brandon discover which of the film's stars dislike…
01:33:18 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
147 - The Philadelphia Story (1940)
"We all go haywire at times and if we don't, maybe we ought to." We kick-off our month of screwball comedies with one of the greatest onscreen trios of all time. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Gran…
01:34:23 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
146 - The Last Seduction: The Filmography of John Dahl
"Well, I'm sorry the law doesn't make it more convenient for you to steal and deal drugs, Bridget." Listen as Brandon and Thomas conclude their month-long journey of the Neo-Noir genre with a look at…
01:36:20 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
145 - Brick (2005)
"You're gonna make me curious being so curious." We continue our month-long journey of the Neo-Noir genre with Rian Johnson's Brick. Listen as Brandon and guest host Ben Goertz discuss Johnson's uniq…
01:36:22 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
144 - Body Heat (1981)
"You aren't too smart, are you? I like that in a man." We continue our month-long journey through the Neo-Noir genre with one of its most quintessential films, Body Heat. Listen as Thomas and Brandon…
01:32:09 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
143 - The Long Goodbye (1973)
"Well, that's you, Marlowe. You'll never learn. You're a born loser." To kick-off our month-long journey through the genre known as neo-noir, Brandon and Thomas dive into Robert Altman's off-beat det…
01:23:34 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
142 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: The Filmography of Shane Black
"It's hard to believe it was just last Christmas that Harmony and I changed the world." To close out our month on Christmas-Adjacent Movies, Brandon and Thomas dive into the works of Shane Black. Lis…
01:38:33 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
141 - Hook (1991)
"To live...to live would be an awfully big adventure." Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to continue CineNation's month-long journey of Christmas-Adjacent films. Listen as the two discuss how th…
01:35:00 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
140 - In Bruges (2008)
"There's a Christmas tree somewhere in London with a bunch of presents underneath it that'll never be opened." Brandon and Thomas discuss how Martin McDonagh's "In Bruges" fits into the Christmas-Ad…
01:31:22 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
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