Episodes
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Broadcast News
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
We interrupt this broadcast for some breaking news: on the latest episode of ReconCinemation, the team unites to look back at a masterpiece by James L. Brooks, BROADCAST NEWS! Jon, David & Brent are looking back at the career of this legendary director and how that led to the story of Broadcast News. Plus, the incredible casting choices and the careers of Holly Hunter, William Hurt and Albert Brooks, early memories of the film, how it holds up today and so much more!
It's the podcast of their lives... it's BROADCAST NEWS!
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Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Chaplin
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
ReconCinemation goes classic! This week, the team unites to look back at the brightest star from the silent era and the 1992 film chronicling his rise, CHAPLIN! Jon, David & Brent take a deep dive into Richard Attenborough's direction, the absolutely brilliant performance by Robert Downey Jr. as Charles Spencer Chaplin, the historical accuracy of the film, why so many people have wanted to watch the film but haven't, why the film didn't explode like many thought it would, early memories of the film, how it has aged today and so much more!
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Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Halloween has arrived and the ReconCinemation team unites for their annual look at the franchise; this time it's HALLOWEEN VI: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS! Jon, David & Brent look back at this deeply troubled production, the long and tumultuous journey from concept in 1989 to cinemas in 1995, Donald Pleasence's participation, Paul Rudd's early performance, the portrayal of Michael Myers, early memories of the film, how it holds up today and so much more!
Six times the terror, six times the fear, six time the thrills... true podcasts never die... it's HALLOWEEN VI: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS!
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Sunday Oct 15, 2023
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
For part three of Super Shocktober, the ReconCinemation team is joined by very special guest E.K. Wimmer ("Laser Graves") for a return into the world of Freddy Krueger in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER! Is this the peak of Freddy-Mania? How perfect is Robert Englund in this role? Did casting and character shifts change what this movie could have been? How far did the story start to veer off of Wes Craven's original idea? All this plus early memories of the film, how it holds up today & so much more!
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to podcasting... it's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER!
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Cover and Episode Art by Curtis Moore (IG: curt986)
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Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Friday the13th Part VIII: Jason takes Manhattan
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
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Sunday Oct 01, 2023
The Exorcist
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
It's officially Shocktober and we're kicking it off with a big one. With the recent passing of William Friedkin and the release of the upcoming sequel, we're deep-diving into both the career of Friedkin and THE EXORCIST! Jon, David & Brent unite to look back at Friedkin's impact in Hollywood (both in the past and today), the development of the film, why this stands above most other horror films, horror movies that aren't about horror, the incredible cast, early memories of the film, how it holds up today & so much more!
A podcast beyond comprehension is happening in this house... it's THE EXORCIST!
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Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Alligator
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
This week, the ReconCinemation team unites to get an early Shocktober start with a look back at 1980's ALLIGATOR! David & Brent must aid Jon as he works through his childhood trauma surrounding the famous pool sequence, plus they dive deep into Robert Forster's career, John Sayles's start in the horror genre, Lewis Teague's films of the 80s, the comparison to JAWS, early memories, how the film holds up today & so much more!
It lives 50 feet beneath the city, it's 36 feet long, it weighs 2000 pounds, and it's about to podcast... it's ALLIGATOR!
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Cover and Episode Art by Curtis Moore (IG: curt986)
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Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Starman
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
This week, the ReconCinemation team unites to look back at another John Carpenter classic, STARMAN! Joined by resident Carpenter aficionado, J. Blake Fichera ("Scored To Death"), the team looks back at the career path of Carpenter post-THE THING, the early development of the project, the rise of Jeff Bridges, the under-appreciation of Karen Allen, and the beautiful score! Plus, early memories of the film, the rare John Carpenter love story, how the film holds up today & so much more!
He traveled from a galaxy far beyond our own and now he faces the two forces in the universe he has yet to conquer: love & podcasts... it's STARMAN!
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