The Cinemania Society Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Cinquisitor Ethan explores the trope of depicting exploding heads on screen. Where the hell did this come from, anyhow? Why did it become such a thing? Well, listen to find out...

Written and performed by Ethan Ireland and Daniel Scribner

Music by Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com

Incidental music by Epidemic Sound

Meteor tracks used: "Manhattan 2019," "The Dark Side of the Sun," "The Streets of Hell," and "Unbreakable."

In our final episode of this conclave, the Cinemania Society is on the run from a pack of biker assassins, and arrives at a roadhouse to conclude its analysis of Quentin Dupieux's 2010 magical realist / neo-impressionist film about a psychic car tire, "Rubber." Pull up a stool, get a beer in your hand, and listen along...

Herein Profligator Daniel presents a Profile in Cinemania on one of the most consequential actors of the 20th Century, a man who starred in over 200 film roles and sired a dynasty of actors and producers: Donald Sutherland

LEGAL NOTICE: This is a work of parody and/or satire and should not be construed as a statement of fact.

Written & performed by Daniel Scribner

Caricature art by Andy Slack Comics

Music by Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com

Tracks used: "The World I Left Behind" and "Horizons."

The heretic renegades of The Cinemania Society concludes its conclave on Kevin Smith's 1999 film "Dogma," while dodging the murderous Knights of Continuity. Analysis under fire! 

For this week's Profile, Scrutinizer Zacharia brings us a deep dive into one of the 20th Century's most revolutionary and influential comedians, George Carlin: the man who brought us the "Seven Deadly Words" sketch.

PARENTAL ADVISORY: CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

LEGAL ADVISORY: This is protected as a work of satire / parody and should not be construed as a statement of fact.

Caricature art by Andy Slack Comics

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

Tracks used: "Paradigm Shift," "Cold Fire," "Out of Sight," and "Innocence."

The heretic renegades of the Cinemania Society, shacked up in an abandoned church in New Jersey, continues the conclave analyzing Kevin Smith's 1999 film "Dogma," while Auntie Hope has flashbacks to Catholic School... 

Verifier Andy, Master Illuminator, presents a Profile in Cinemania on one of the most publicly-respected and well spoken-of sources of CINEMANIA, Alan Rickman. Millennials and GenZ knew Rickman best for his role as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies; whereas GenX knew him best for his role as Hans Gruber in 1988's "Die Hard" (and to a somewhat lesser extent, his role as Alexander Dane / Dr. Lazarus in "Galaxy Quest). Rickman was a consummate practitioner of his craft and as word would have it, an all-around decent chap.

Written and performed by Andy Slack

Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

(Tracks used: "Diamond Eyes" and "Waiting for Sunset")

Caricature art by Andy Slack Comics

The heretic renegades of the Cinemania Society, having escaped maroonment (is that even a word?) on a deserted island Puerto Rico, have finally made their way to a corner of Earth so vile and hated that nobody would want to go, in the desperate hopes that the Cinemassassins on their trail would not dare to follow. As they rest and recuperate in an abandoned church, Auntie Hope, Keeper of the Books Booze, is reminded of her Catholic School education, which reminds her in turn of Kevin Smith's 1999 film "Dogma," and calls a conclave to order.

We celebrate the life and times of Patient Zero for CINEMANIA, the King of Schlock, Roger Corman, a man who shaped the modern cinema landscape far more than anyone would have ever believed. Listen and be astounded.

Written by Ethan Ireland and Andy Slack, and performed by Ethan Ireland

Caricature Art by Andy Slack Comics

Music by Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com

Tracks used: "J-70" and "Richtofen."

This work is protected as work of satire and/or parody and should not be construed as fact.

Not long ago was the second death-iversary of the world's greatest irritainer, Gilbert Gottfried. We treat our listeners, new and old, to our Profile in Cinemania on the man. For those fans of Frank Herbert's Dune, this includes Gottfried's rendition of "The Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear," originally commissioned by Cinquisitor Ethan in 2021.  Stay tuned: next Wednesday begins an entirely new run of content...