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Movies! Movies! Movies! We love ‘em even when we hate them. Join indie filmmakers Brian Cottington and John Wooliscroft who each week tackle your favorite movies both new and old..good and bad, through the lens of smart film critique with a heavy dose of comedy. So strap in to laugh about the films of Neil Breen while analyzing the works of Steven Spielberg because all are welcome to our cinematic madhouse.
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Joker: Folie à Deux drops its first teaser trailer and we've got a reaction to it! Joaquin Phoenix returns as the demented Arthur Fleck, this time meeting the equally disturbed Harley Quinn played by Lady Gaga. Get 20% OFF Manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code CINEMA20 at https://manscaped.com (affiliate link) Find The Cinema Psychos Show on Yo…
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Get 20% OFF Manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code CINEMA20 at MANSCAPED.com! Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic, Rear Window, is a voyeur's fantasy about all the good that spying on your neighbors can bring...like solving a murder. Starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly, Rear Window tells the story of a disabled photographer who turns to the lives…
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Get 20% OFF Manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code CINEMA20 at MANSCAPED.com! Unleash your film's potential with Blood Oath Films! 🎬 In this riveting episode of The Cinema Psychos Show, we're broadcasting straight from the Eerie Horror Fest with special guests Aaron B. Koontz, Brandon Hill, and Ashleigh Snead. These industry mavens from Blood Oa…
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Get 20% OFF Manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code CINEMA20 at MANSCAPED.com! Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottonhell from 2014 is a terrible movie. Being that April Fools falls the day after Easter, the joke really is on us for thinking that this b movie featuring some of the worst VFX ever along with ZERO plot, and a bizarrely large amount of…
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Calling it right now. RRR is the most epic film you haven't seen. Directed by S. S. Rajamouli, this 2022 action film has more character depth, action, and grandious scale then most if not all action films being made in Hollywood. RRR is a story about 2 historical freedom fighters who meet in this fictional story who use the power of manly friendshi…
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Why might The Crow (2024) Fail? If you missed it, the new trailer for The Crow 2024 dropped last week and in a special bonus episode, we're going to give you our live reaction to the new trailer. Needless to say, we aren't impressed and we have some concerns about the look, story, and how this new adaptation of James O. Barr's graphic novel made fa…
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Is Leprechaun 4 In Space SO BAD That It's GOOD? On this St. Paddy's Day (well the day after) we finally enter one of the weirdest entires into the long running Leprechaun Franchise. And boy oh boy this one is a doozy. This time, our favorite demonic leprechaun is "bursting his way" to become king of...well we don't know. But he needs a space bride …
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Denis Villeneuve's Epic Dune Part 2 is out and it has taken the world by storm. But with a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 93% and an Audience score of 95%, the question has to be asked: Is Dune Part 2 A Perfect Sequel? Find The Cinema Psychos Show on Youtube - 🔴 SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE and SMASH THAT BELL TO OBLIVION! — https://rebrand.ly/z0uf0cl Wa…
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From The Flash to Barbie: The Best and Worst Movies of 2023. This week, we are taking a long hard look at the best and worst films and biggest news stories of 2023. so join us as we talk Taylor Swift's dominance over the film industry, screenwriters and actors battling the evil specter of AI, and the phenomena of Barbenheimer in our annual recap of…
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John and Brian got invited to another advanced screening! This time to the new Ethan Coen film Drive Away Dolls. Filmed locally in Pittsburgh and starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Beanie Feldstein. Synopsis: Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an …
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300: The Movie That Redefined Action in Cinema...for better or worse. We did it! Just like Leonidas and his 300 spartans, over the past 8 years we reviewed movies, interviewed filmmakers, all while wearing nothing but Spartan speedos! Join us for this very special episode where we tackle one of Zack Snyder's "best" films or what could be one of his…
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What are the scariest non-horror movies? This week, we are taking a trip down memory lane to examine movies that don't quite fit the definition of a true horror movie but are non the less pure and utter nightmare fuel. Did your favorites make our list? Timecodes 00:00 : Intro 03:18 : Eraser Head 05:34 : Terminator 07:55 : Jurassic park 10:16 : A cl…
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Mean Girls (2024) is the new movie musical based on the broadway musical....which was based on the original 2004 smash hit from the mind of Tina Fey. Does this new musical reimagining for the Gen Z folks deserve to be etched into The Burn Book or is it worthy of being dubbed "SOOO FETCH"! Time Codes 00:00 : Intro 01:18 : Our First Press Screening! …
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This week, as we are recovering from New Years, we wanted to pull out one of the episodes we recorded while at The 2023 Eerie Horror Fest. This pick being our look at the career of Wes Craven. The man who brought both Freddy Krueger and Ghostface to life was a complex individual who strived to tell stories that dived into the inner workings of our …
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Movie Fans! In honor of the holiday, we are breaking out a full length watch-a-long commentary to the perennial christmas classic, Home Alone from 1990! Get your copy of the film ready and watch along with some of the jolliest bunch of a**holes this side of the nut house. TIMECODES! (0:00) Intro (4:13) COMMENTARY …
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Is Die Hard REALLY a Christmas Movie? This is a question that every holiday season gets asked. And while Die Hard is a popular choice for those of us who are into unconventional christmas films, there have been a rise of others such as Batman Returns, Eyes Wide Shut, Lethal Weapon, and many many others that all claim to be Christmas Movies. So we a…
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In this special bonus episode from our time at The 2023 Eerie Horror Fest, John and I spoke with Horror Movie Legends; Nancy Loomis and Eileen Dietz. You may know Nancy from her role as Laurie Strode's best friend, Annie, from the 1978 classic Halloween as well as roles in Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, The Fog, and Assault on Precinct 13. Eilee…
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With the 20th Anniversary of Elf, we wanted to ask the question: What makes Elf a modern Christmas classic? What is it about this light-hearted comedy about a grown man, raised by Santa's elves who travels to New York City to rediscover his family that has been able to capture the feeling of the holidays for modern audiences? Find The Cinema Psycho…
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WARNING THIS EPISODE GOES INTO RELIGION AND POLITICS...RUN AWAY IF YOU'RE NOT INTO THAT. This week, we are diving into the deranged mind of a man obsessed with hot cocoa, swaddling cloths, and a homicidal maniac Santa Claus...MERRY XMAS Y'ALL We're talking about 2014's Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE and SMASH THAT BELL TO OBLI…
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This week, we here in the states are celebrating Thanksgiving! The time honored tradition of gluttenous eating among family and friends, football (if you're into that sort of thing), and avoiding the inevitable clash of politics that comes when you invite your boomer Uncle Larry to dinner. But aside from food, there are a few movies we've come to a…
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This week, we are answering a listener request! John and I are heading to Freddy Fazbear's Pizzareia to review Five Night's At Freddy's. A movie we both tried to avoid, but we love you the listeners so much that we can't turn down a request. So what is it about this demented knock off of Charles Entertainment Cheese that has captured the minds of l…
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In this special bonus episode, we return to our time at The Eerie Horror Fest with our interview with Director Mark Pellington. The visionary filmmaker behind your childhood if, like us, you grew up on MTV in the late 80's and 90's with music videos for Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, and Bon Jovi. Aside from an impressive resume of music videos,…
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This week we are time traveling back to the 1930’s to examine the legacy of the Universal Monster Movies. Why is it that these classic films about gothic castles, mad scientists, vampires, mummies, and more have for nearly 100 years captivated our collective imaginations? Could it be that these films were made so well? Or maybe that the filmmakers …
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In a special bonus episode, straight from our time at The Eerie Horror Fest, we sit down with Jungyoon Kim, the award winning filmmaker and Creative Producer with Blumhouse Productions. Jungyoon talks about the new Amazon Original horror film Totally Killer, following in the footsteps of horror comedies like M3gan and Happy Death Day. Jungyoon also…
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Happy Halloween-Week Psychos Nation! As we come to the conclusion of spooky season, what better way to end it by talking about one of the scariest things lurking in your kid's toy chest....DOLLS! Yes the soulless monsters that straddle the uncanny valley have proven to be fodder for many a horror film. And this week, we are breaking down some of ou…
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While at The Eerie Horror Fest, we got to sit down with multi-talented artist, filmmaker, and DJ, Tina Romero. Tina serves as the Vice-President of The George A. Romero Foundation. An organization with the mission to preserve her father's legacy and foster the next generation of horror filmmakers. Getting to talk with Tina was an absolute treat, as…
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This week, as we are creeping ever closer to Halloween, we decided to take a long hard look at the horror film landscape over the peast 15 years and break down some of our favorites to his the silver screen. Not only will this episode be filled with some deep genre analysis but also will have the double effect of making you go "where the hell did t…
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This week, we are taking a deep dive into the hilarious and underrated film "Death Becomes Her." Joined by special guest Anastasia Elfman, they discuss the film's star-studded cast, its groundbreaking special effects, and its darkly comedic brilliance. Through laughter and nostalgia, they share their love for this cult classic and their desire for …
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This week on episode 287 of the cinema psychos show, we are coming to you straight from the 2023 Eerie Horror Fest to discuss Evil Dead Franchise; A film franchise that not only launched the careers of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, but also gave us a perfect example of how to tell a cabin in the woods horror movie. But what is it about this franchi…
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IT'S FINALLY SPOOKY SEASON!!! This week we are kicking off our favorite time of the year with the review of the wacky b movie, Deadly Friend from 1986 with our new friend, special effects makeup artist, Sarah Schuck! The film by Horror Maestro, Wes Craven serves as his pallet cleanser from the world of Freddy by giving us the world of B B the robot…
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Do you remember 1995? We sure do! This week as we close out Dystopian, 90's, Sci-fi, Cyber Punk Month, we are revisiting what people thought teens would do with a Packard Bell PC that cost 2k from Circuit City in 1995....HACK THE PLANET! We're talking about of course Hackers starring Johnny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie. A movie that we think has s…
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This week, we are heading again to 1995 to review Johnny Mnemonic. A movie that feels a bit like a chipotle burrito, jam packed filled with brain implants, yakuza assassins, a global pandemic created by "technology", a cyborg dolphin, and yea....Henry Rollins is in it too. But is this movie really all that terrible? Are there any redeeming qualitie…
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Continuing on with our 90's Cyber Punk Dystopian Future Month, we've got another cult classic from Virtuosity Director, Brett Leonard. It's the 1992 VR Thriller, The Lawnmower Man starring awesome character actor, Jeff Fahey and a not-quite-James Bond; Pierce Brosnon. This movie tried to show us the 2 true horrors of the 90's, 32 Bit VR games and D…
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What happens when the big bad in a VR video game made up of 150 maniacs escapes to the real world "future" of 1999 as a nano bot blue goo android? You get the shoot e'em up chase movie, Virtuosity starring Denzel Washington and a pre-gladiator Russell Crowe (which this might actually be his best performance outside of the 2020 film "Unhinged"). Joi…
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This week, we are joined by some serious talent. FRZY, Pittsburgh's very own Emmy Award winning rapper, Guiness World Record Holder for Longest Freestyle Rap, Derby Car Driver, and soon to be headliner in a join performance with The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra joins us to talk all about The Blackening, Director Tim Story's (of Fantastic 4 fame) n…
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This week, we are joined by The Art Director for The upcoming Eerie Horror Fest, Monster Mark Kosobucki as we review one of George A. Romero's early classics, The Crazies. A movie that seriously has a totally different meaning in light of the past few years with the Covid-19 Pandemic, The Crazies is a tale of a small town in Western Pennsylvania th…
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This week, we are returning to our well of dark comedies and misunderstood misfit movies to analyze one of the darkest comedies to come out of the "edgy" and "extreme" 1990's- Very Bad Things. A movie that plays to the trope of a bachelor party gone horribly horribly wrong and illustrates the lengths that people will go to avoid consequences. Starr…
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This week, we are reviewing the second half of the cinematic phenomena known as "BARBENHEIMER"! And while Barbie was a celebration of a cultural icon going through an existensial conflict; Oppenheimer is very much the story of humanity's existential nightmare caused by the birth of the atomic bomb during World War 2. Helmed by one of Cinema's bigge…
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This week we are back from a 1 week hiatus which just so happened to include one of the biggest cinematic viewing events of the year: BARBENHEIMER! And in celebration of the story of the Atomic Bomb and with us being Kenough, we are taking a look at BARBIE! A movie that manages to rise above it's source material to be a film that speaks to the lega…
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Do you like movie reviews with a heavy does of comedy? We'll we're The Cinema Psychos Show! We are indie filmmakers, Brian Cottington and John Wooliscroft who each week deep dive your favorite movies and filmmakers (both bad and good) with our own brand of vulgar-yet-smart film criticism. Follow us where ever you get your podcasts or reach out to o…
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Buckle up for a roller-coaster ride as we embark on an excavation of the latest Indiana Jones adventure – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. With a treasure map in one hand and a sense of humor in the other, we scrutinize the controversy surrounding the digital de-aging of Harrison Ford, marvel at the plot twists, and contemplate the wisdom of …
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Get ready for a blast from the past as we hit the rewind button all the way back to the summer of '89 on this episode of the Cinema Psycho Show. Remember when the release of Batman, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Ghostbusters 2 had us all queuing up for movie tickets? Those were the days when original ideas, groundbreaking special effects,…
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Gather round, superhero fanatics! Ever thought about the cost of producing a blockbuster like "The Flash" and the lack of substantial return on investment? We pull back the curtains on the economics of superhero movies in a lively discussion that ranges from the controversy surrounding Ezra Miller to the quality of VFX in this DC production. We've …
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"Evil Dead Rise" is a gory and intense entry in the Evil Dead franchise. Directed by Lee Cronin and produced by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, the film follows Beth as she visits her sister Ellie during a challenging time for their family. The movie is known for its excessive blood and gore, staying true to the franchise's signature style. As an ear…
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Happy Father's Day (a day later!) PsychosNation! In honor of all our dads, this week we are returning to really the only horror franchise centeted around dear old dad...The Stepfather franchise with 1989's Stepfather 2! This movie sees the return of Terry O'Quinn's Jerry Blake again on the hunt for the perfect family only this time it takes him to …
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This week we were completely ready to just talk about the newest entry into the ever complicating web known as the MCU, but we hit a major milestone...WE REACHED 100,000 ALL TIME DOWNLOADS! To our listeners, a serioius thank you for listening week after week, sharing episodes with friends and family, and being the life blood that makes this podcast…
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This week, we've got a special treat for you all. The past month, we've been working with The 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh, the city chapter of the world wide contest of filmmakers who all compete on a given weekend to produce a short film from the ground up within 48 hours based on a provided character, prop, and line of dialogue. This year, …
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This week's movie is one that we have actively avoided since 2016. This week, we are tackling, with the help of Dustin and Nathan of The Silver Lining's Playlist Podcast, 2011's Jack & Jill. A movie so bad that it hurts our brains. Why does this movie suck so bad you might ask? Could it be the fact that Adam Sandler plays a female version of himsel…
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This week, after a bit of a break for our live show for the 48 hour film project in Pittsburgh, we are back to look at a filmmaker that has managed to constantly merge genres with a massive talent in using all the tools of the trade to visually tell a story. We're talking about Edgar Wright. The filmmaker behind Shaun of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Bab…
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This week after our descent into the Breenpocalypse (seriously check episode 267 for our therapy session) we needed a serious pallete cleanser. For us that came in the form of the 2004 film, The Ladykillers. Deridded by critics and fans of the often celebrated Cohen Brothers, this remake of the 1955 british comedy about criminals robbing a casino b…
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