Cine-Men Challenge

The Cine-Men, Episode 33: Summertime Films

By Douglas Davidson on June 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

While everyone continues to debate the best time and place to return to theaters, The Cine-Men elect to discuss a different question: what films most make you think of Summer? What films bring about a coolness, a sense of care-free… Read More ›

The Cine-Men, Episode 32: Car Chases

By Douglas Davidson on June 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

To quote EoM Senior Contributor Hunter Heilman, the 32nd episode of The Cine-Men is all about those “vroom-vroom-crashy-crashy machines.” That’s right, Darryl and Douglas explore their favorite car chases in cinema. We spend a few minutes catching up with our… Read More ›

The Cine-Men, Episode 29: Cult Films

By Douglas Davidson on May 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

We’ve got something really special for everyone on this, the 29th episode of The Cine-Men. This time around, co-hosts Douglas and Darryl are joined by Adam Frazier to discuss their favorite cult films. That doesn’t sound special for you? Frazier… Read More ›

The Cine-Men, Episode 28: Films from First-Time Directors.

By Douglas Davidson on April 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

This may be the episode that finally breaks Douglas. That’s right, everyone, Darryl came up with a topic so simple, yet so complicated, that it nearly broke Douglas’s ability to make decisions. On episode 28 of The Cine-Men, these two… Read More ›

The Cine-Men, Episode 18

By Douglas Davidson on July 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

Before a brief hiatus of recording begins, hosts Darryl and Douglas bring on their first ever guest, Charlotte local and director Chris Baker, so that we can have a bit more credibility to discuss some of our favorite director/actor combinations…. Read More ›

The Cine-Men, Episode 17

By Douglas Davidson on July 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

Episode 17 accomplishes two tasks: it gives co-hosts Darryl and Douglas a chance to breakdown their top five films of 2019, but it also marks a whole year since they started this broadcast. So in addition to discussing their latest… Read More ›

The Cine-Men, Episode 16

By Douglas Davidson on June 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

Episode by episode co-hosts Darryl and Douglas inch ever closer to the 1-year mark for The Cine-Men. Before they hit that milestone, however, they take some time to look back on the films of 1989 that meant something special to… Read More ›

Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 14

By Douglas Davidson on April 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

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 ›

Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 9

By Douglas Davidson on December 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

For the last show in 2018, hosts Darryl Mansel and Douglas Davidson dig into a topic that’s easy for some, harder for others: if you could watch any film you’ve seen as if it were the first time, which would… Read More ›

Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 8

By Douglas Davidson on December 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

No matter what holiday you celebrate, November through December offers a bevy of films to scratch that holiday itch. But what about the movies that take place during the holidays, but have almost nothing to do with them? Hosts Darryl… Read More ›

Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 7

By Douglas Davidson on November 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

After an extended absence that we’ll blame on prepping for the upcoming Primer episode, hosts Seed and Douglas catch up on the films they’ve seen during the break, have a civil discussion of their opposing views regarding the latest Cine-Men Challenge,… Read More ›

Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 6

By Douglas Davidson on October 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

In this slightly longer than normal episode, hosts Douglas Davidson and Darryl Mansel discuss their latest watches – First Man, A Star Is Born, Venom, Bad Times at the El Royale, Galveston, Camp Manna – take a detour into the DCEU, and dig into their… Read More ›

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