In this interview, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with Regan Linton and Brian Malone, co-directors of the new documentary imperfect, which premieres at the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival. During their conversation, Linton and Malone speak of the importance of representation… Read More ›
With 2021 coming to an end, The Cine-Men dig into their top ten favorite films of the year. This is a fantastic time as we get to celebrate some of our favorite films, digging into why they meant so much… Read More ›
Personal perspective makes all the difference in how one interprets a prompt. When The Cine-Men co-host Darryl Mansel and I came up with this show topic, I took it to mean the films of the Holiday Season (i.e. December-ish), whereas… Read More ›
It’s with enormous joy that I invite you all to listen to this latest episode of The Cine-Men. What’s so special about this episode? It allows me to go back to my roots, back when I thought I’d be an… Read More ›
In this interview, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with actors Michael Cudlitz and Neal McDonough about their new crime drama film Red Stone, written and directed by Derek Presley. During their conversation, Cudlitz and McDonough speak about their professional relationship… Read More ›
Every year attention is paid to the top films of the year from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences all the way to the average cinema goer. Before The Cine-Men get into their favorite films of the year,… Read More ›
In our last Cine-Men episode, Darryl and I discussed our favorite cinematic endings. We decided to take it a step further by discussing our favorite cliffhangers. You know the ones: the endings that leave us with our jaws on the… Read More ›
In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with director Jesse V. Johnson about his new World War II action drama Hell Hath No Fury, from Well Go USA Entertainment. During the interview, Johnson takes a deep dive into his… Read More ›
One thing that The Cine-Men co-host Darryl Mansel and I agree on is that the ending of the film is as important as the beginning. Good ones either offer clarity, emotional payoff, or, perhaps, something so memorable that it’s the… Read More ›
In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with cinematographer Paula Huidobro about her work on the film CODA, which is currently streaming on Apple TV+. Throughout the discussion, Huidobro speaks about the unique experiences of crafting a film focused… Read More ›
In this interview, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with director Ryan Kruger about his new psychological horror film Fried Barry. Over the course of their conversation, Kruger talks about the journey of this film from its origins as 3-minute-short to… Read More ›
In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with director Gigi Saul Guerreo about her new horror film Bingo Hell, a Blumhouse production distributed through Amazon Studios. Over the course of their discussion, Guerrero speaks about her creative partnership with… Read More ›
Sometimes what the studio/distributor releases just doesn’t live up to what the director envisioned. Because of that, we’ve seen countless tweaks, re-edits, and conversions done on films from The Shining to Star Wars. On this latest Cine-Men episode, Darryl and I discuss… Read More ›
After an unexpected month-long hiatus in which Douglas covered the Fantasia International Film Festival and Darryl got engaged (heck yeah!), The Cine-Men return to talk about their favorite melee scenes! Before we get to that goodness (& Douglas totally screws… Read More ›
The CW’s Leonard Snart, a.k.a. Captain Cold, has four rules for planning: Make the plan. Execute the plan. Expect the plan to go off the rails. Throw away the plan. This may not seem like the ideal way to prevent… Read More ›
After looking back on our Top Five Favorite Films of 2021, The Cine-Men look forward to talk about their most anticipated films for the rest of the year. To make things more interesting, we’re joined by Meet Me at the… Read More ›
As we’re six months into 2021, The Cine-Men decided it would be a good time to check-in with their top five films of the year. Though theaters have been open for a while now, there’s more than just what’s at… Read More ›
50. 50 episodes. After three years of recording, we’ve hit a benchmark I suspect both Darryl and I are shocked to have gotten to. We honor our fiftieth by spending a little time talking about the journey that got us… Read More ›
December 16th, 2016 saw the release of the eighth Star Wars film, the one-off prequel story Rogue One. It tells the story of Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and a hodgepodge of individuals who band together to steal the Death Star plans to… Read More ›
Summer may not officially kick off until June 21st, but don’t tell The Cine-Men that! Right about the time the calendar flips to May, movie theaters start churning out releases with big action and big stars as they kick off… Read More ›