The Cinematic Schematic

Apr 08 2025 225 ep. 76 mins 24
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The Cinematic Schematic is a multi-segment podcast dedicated to thoughtful, analysis-driven conversations on genre, independent and classic films from thecinematropolis.com. Hosted by Caleb Masters, Laron Chapman, and a rotating cast of filmmakers, critics, and special guests, this podcast takes you through some of the most prominent themes and conversations occurring in cinema each month.

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The Monkey and 2025 Horror So Far

Apr 08 2025 142 mins  
The cinema is dark and full of terrors, and dangerous to go alone. Don’t fret! The Cinematic Schematic is here to be your light in the darkness of 2025 horror movies. We review several of the most discussed horror or horror-adjacent movies so far, including The Monkey, based on Stephen King’s short story. Death has come to these cohosts Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron

Black Bag Review

Mar 25 2025 68 mins  
The Cinematic Schematic dives into the “Tinker Tailor Sexy Spy” world of director Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. With 33 films under his belt, Steven Soderbergh continues to be one of cinema’s most consistent and consistently experimental filmmakers. Black Bag is the second film this spring from Soderbergh and writer David Koepp (the first being Presence). The duo is

Mickey 17 Review

Mar 13 2025 105 mins  
In this episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we review Mickey 17, the long-awaited follow-up to Parasite from writer/director Bong Joon-ho. At the 2020 Oscars, Parasite won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, and International Film. It also received nominations for the Best Film Editing and Production Design categories. Since then, the cinema masterm

The 2025 Oscar Predictions Special

Feb 25 2025 147 mins  
The Cinematic Schematic continues our annual tradition of gathering OKC’s most ardent cinema fans for the most prestigious night of the year for movies. The Entertainment Answer‘s Matt Mungle and Oklahoma filmmaker Kaitlyn Shelby join hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman for our 2025 Oscar predictions special. 2025 has been one of the most chaotic and unexpected awards cam

The Brutalist: A Masterpiece or a Miss?

Feb 18 2025 139 mins  
The Cinematic Schematic is kicking off 2025 with a review of the ten-time Oscar-nominated The Brutalist from writer/director Brady Corbet. The film follows a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor and architect named László Tóth (Adrien Brody) who emigrates to the United States in pursuit of a new life. As fate would have it, his life becomes intertwined with a wealthy industr

The Cinematropolis Top 5 Movies of 2024

Jan 14 2025 182 mins  
The Cinematic Schematic concludes this season by counting down The Cinematropolis’s top 5 movies of 2024. Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman continue the annual tradition of counting down our top 5 films of the year with GoodTrash Media’s Dalton Stuart and The Cinematropolis contributor Daniel Bokemper. We start the show by discussing the most notable movie news and n

2025 Cinema Sneak Peek

Jan 08 2025 116 mins  
New year, new us, new movies! The Cinematic Schematic is flipping the page on the new calendar with a look ahead at the new movies to watch in 2025. Caleb Masters, Laron Chapman, and Daniel Bokemper pour a glass of the finest champagne to celebrate another year of watching the silver screen. After catching up on our final selections from the end of the year, we revisit our b

Nosferatu Review

Dec 30 2024 96 mins  
Sharpen your stakes and stock up on garlic because it’s time to fight the original vampire. The Cinematic Schematic closes out 2024 by reviewing Robert Eggers’s remake of the 1922 classic silent film Nosferatu. Does this modern reimagining starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe, and Bill Skarsgård deliver the blood-sucking goods? Tune into our review to f

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Review With Soonercon's Amber Hanneken and Matt Cavanaugh

Dec 18 2024 113 mins  
In this episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we celebrate the holiday season like all Tolkien fantasy fans do in our review of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Rohan’s Reviewer Unite Special guest co-host Harold Storey from TunesToons joins host Caleb Masters to fill in for Laron Chapman. Soonercon’s Amber Hanneken and first-time guest, Matt Cavanaugh, also

Bonus Review: A Complete Unknown

Dec 10 2024 12 mins  
Caleb Masters reviews A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan ahead of its Christmas Day 2024 release. The film marks co-writer/director James Mangold’s return to the musician biopic subgenre. Does it break free from the familiar formula to create its own path? Listen to the full review on The Cinematic Schematic for the verdict 🪕🎙️🎸 **Cor