With Avengers: Endgame coming ever closer, The Cine-Men return to discuss their top three favorite comic book films. Never one to focus on any one thing, we also dig into the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of… Read More ›
Publications
Watch: Meet Me at the Movies, Show 326
EoM founder Douglas Davidson was invited to join fellow NCFCA member Noel T. Manning for the April 5th broadcast of his program Meet Me at the Movies. This marks Douglas’s first time being on broadcast television and Noel, Greg, and Tim… Read More ›
Listen: Picture Lock Show, Ep 115: Fall Back Spring Forward
Kevin Sampson, founder of Picture Lock Show, invited EoM founder Douglas Davidson to join him for a discussion of their most anticipated and least anticipated films of Spring 2019. Are there any here which surprise you? Which films are you… Read More ›
Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 13
Been a while since The Cine-Men were in the booth, but after an extended break, hosts Darryl and Douglas return! They start by digging into the usual new film discussion before they get into the Cine-Men Challenge. This time, Douglas… Read More ›
While a lot of fun, “Captain Marvel” relies too much on the past in establishing its present.
First teased during the post credits sequence of Avengers: Infinity War, the 21st Marvel Cinematic Universe entry Captain Marvel fully introduces audiences to a character MCU producer and mastermind Kevin Feige described as “…the strongest character [the MCU’s] ever had.”… Read More ›
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” once more captures the imagination in a surprisingly emotional finale.
When audiences attend a children’s film, they don’t expect much: a few laughs, some sort of adventure, and perhaps a moral or two tucked in to give the adults something to discuss with the kids. Generally, expectations are pretty low…. Read More ›
Listen: The Cine-Men, Oscars 2019
The Oscars are coming up, so of course Darryl and I have opinions on the nominees. Over the course of six mini-episodes, the two of us dig into Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Lead Actor/Actress, Director, and Best Picture. As each new… Read More ›
Director Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old” brings the past to life like nothing before it.
Roughly four years ago, the Imperial War Museum began working with director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) to develop a documentary focused on World War I. His only directives: make it fresh and original. As a self-professed… Read More ›
Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 12
With the 2019 Oscars coming up, The Cine-Men (Darryl Mansel and Douglas Davidson) explore a department of cinema which is constantly overlooked when handing out awards: stunts. In this episode, they not only discuss their latest watches and The Cine-Men… Read More ›
Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 11
2018 was a great year for cinema. So great, in fact, that narrowing down all the wonderful films to a list of five is harder than you’d imagine. But The Cine-Men took on that challenge in their first show in 2019… Read More ›