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A list of the members of our Conclave.
The Cinemania Society Podcast
Herein are chronicled the judgements of this not-so-secret society as its members scrutinize, criticize, analyze, brutalize, and otherwise vamp on the weirdest films in cinema history.
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Episodes
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
***NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY TWO WEEKS***
The Cinemania Society, a not-so-secret society of movie geeks, convenes to scrutinize, criticize, analyze, satirize, brutalize, and otherwise vamp on the weirdest films in cinema.
In the second of four parts of our third conclave, the Society takes a deep dive into Jerzy Skolimowski's psychosexual drama from 1978, "The Shout."
In this episode:
A home-invasion masochist
Why you should never trust a man who drinks with both hands
Survivor stories from the Great Migraine Epidemic of the 1970s
Hacking a Courtesy Feedback Loop
David Lynch's favorite actor
Extreme dramatic physicality and intense eye contact
Shoe-based stone exorcisms
An impromptu Monty Python sketch
John Broadbent in nothing but a jockstrap and cow dung
Yet another endorsement for Luxury Gay Space Communism
FEATURING:
Ethan Ireland, formerly of Smosh (seasons 2009-2012)
Andre Luc Martinez, of Genshin Impact and Onyx Equinox.
Andy Slack, comic artist / internet comedian of Dune Sietchposting & Star Trek Shitposting
Zacharia Berks
…and Special Guest "The Trash Shaman." https://trashaman.blogspot.com/?m=1
Trigger warnings include descriptions of violence, psychological abuse, cultic abuse, misogyny, rape, racism, white saviorism, cultural relativism, bad representations of mental illness, body horror.
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES.
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
We play a cassette on Sir John Vincent Hurt, CBE, venerated British actor, one-time Elephant Man, and multiple on-screen casualty.
***NOTE: THIS IS A WORK OF PARODY.***
Written by Ethan Ireland & Performed by Andre Luc Martinez
Mixed & Mastered by Ethan Ireland
Music track: "The Call," courtesy of Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Legal notice: This is a work of parody.
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
***NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY TWO WEEKS***
The Cinemania Society, a not-so-secret society of movie geeks, convenes to scrutinize, criticize, analyze, satirize, brutalize, and otherwise vamp on the weirdest films in cinema.
In the first part of our third conclave, the Society takes a deep dive into Jerzy Skolimowski's psychosexual drama from 1978, "The Shout."
In this episode:
Bangin' gongs and getttin' it on
An insane asylum cricket match
Criminal underuse of Tim Curry
Criminal overuse of peacocks
A true-but-not-true story-within-a-story
Thirsty for Carol Drinkwater
Prog Rock John Hurt
1970s ASMR Videos
Bicycle sabotage
Shoe-buckle magic
FEATURING:
Ethan Ireland, formerly of Smosh (seasons 2009-2012)
Andre Luc Martinez, of Genshin Impact and Onyx Equinox.
Andy Slack, comic artist / internet comedian of Dune Sietchposting & Star Trek Shitposting
Zacharia Berks
…and Special Guest "The Trash Shaman." https://trashaman.blogspot.com/?m=1
Trigger warnings include descriptions of violence, psychological abuse, cultic abuse, misogyny, rape, racism, white saviorism, cultural relativism, bad representations of mental illness, body horror.
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
***NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY TWO WEEKS***
The Cinemania Society, a not-so-secret society of movie geeks, convenes to scrutinize, criticize, analyze, satirize, brutalize, and otherwise vamp on the weirdest films in cinema.
In this omnibus edition of our second conclave, we compile all three parts of our second Conclave into one easy place, wherein the Society’s senses undergo a brutal assault from an incomprehensible Japanese Jet-Punk zombie movie from 2000, Tetsuro Takeuchi’s "Wild Zero."
In this episode:
We do a Rashomon
Recipe for a fatal drinking game
The Ramones vs. Guitar Wolf
The eternal debate: punks vs. posers
Andy Slack drops some sick rhymes
Fucking shit up
Fractional fuckery
Promoting sartorial felonies
Toshi & Hanako: Japanese Sid & Nancy (with zombies)
Defeating misogyny with direct action
A shocking admission from a Society member
The Captain: Sociopathic God-Emperor of Music
Electric madness pervert powers
Capital "C" Creative Choices
Doin' it with conviction!
Words of wisdom from a bathroom stall
We meet Brother Methuselah
Brother Daniel, LIVE from Interzone
A Troma Physician & a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Flat-Out Rage & Violence, No-Theater Style
Guerilla filmmaking in Thailand
Analysis from a career film logistician
A surprising judgement
FEATURING:
Ethan Ireland, formerly of Smosh (seasons 2009-2012)
Andre Luc Martinez, of Genshin Impact and Onyx Equinox.
Andy Slack, comic artist / internet comedian of Dune Sietchposting & Star Trek Shitposting
Zacharia Berks
…and Special Guest & O.G. punk, William McDonough
Trigger warnings include descriptions of graphic violence, violence against women, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and a total disregard for boundaries.
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES.
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
The Cinemania Society has unearthed a VHS tape from deep within the archives of the Video Store of the Damned, a very special tape that contains an obituary on superstar stand-up comedian and irritainment pioneer Gilbert Gottfried. Which is odd, given that there has to be at least 25 years' worth of dust on this cassette. We pause to tip our fezzes and raise our glasses in tribute.
Written by Ethan Ireland & Andy Slack
Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Ethan Ireland
Music Track: "Seeking," courtesy of Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Legal notice: This is a work of parody.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
***NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY TWO WEEKS***
The Cinemania Society, a not-so-secret society of movie geeks, convenes to scrutinize, criticize, analyze, satirize, brutalize, and otherwise vamp on the weirdest films in cinema.
In this, the third and final part of our conclave on Tetsuro Takeuchi’s Jet-Punk Zombie epic "Wild Zero," the Society hears a report from the long-lost Brother Daniel from his lair in Interzone, and then proceeds to render its judgement upon this nonsensical crime against cinema.
In this episode:
We meet Brother Methuselah
Brother Daniel, LIVE from Interzone
A Troma Physician & a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Flat-Out Rage & Violence, No-Theater Style
Guerilla filmmaking in Thailand
Analysis from a career film logistician
A surprising judgement
FEATURING:
Ethan Ireland, formerly of Smosh (seasons 2009-2012)
Andre Luc Martinez, of Genshin Impact and Onyx Equinox.
Andy Slack, comic artist / internet comedian of Dune Sietchposting & Star Trek Shitposting
Zacharia Berks
…and Special Guest & O.G. punk, William McDonough
Trigger warnings include descriptions of graphic violence, violence against women, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and a total disregard for boundaries.
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES.
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
We play a VHS tape dossier for our listeners that covers that Sweet Transvestite, Prince of Darkness, and sewer-dwelling clown-from-beyond, the inimitable Tim Curry.
***NOTE: THIS IS A WORK OF PARODY.***
Written by Andy Slack & Performed by Daniel Scribner
Mixed & Mastered by Ethan Ireland
Music Track: "Dangerous," courtesy of Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.
Legal notice: This is a work of parody.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
***NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY TWO WEEKS***
The Cinemania Society, a not-so-secret society of movie geeks, convenes to scrutinize, criticize, analyze, satirize, brutalize, and otherwise vamp on the weirdest films in cinema.
In this, the second of three parts of our conclave on Tetsuro Takeuchi’s "Wild Zero," the Society continues its Rashomon-style analysis featuring stories from the perspectives of meaningless throwaway zombie-bait characters Toshi and Hanako; and The Captain - possibly the most relentlessly nonsensical character ever committed to celluloid.
In this episode:
Toshi & Hanako: Japanese Sid & Nancy (with zombies)
Defeating misogyny with direct action
A shocking admission from a Society member
The Captain: Sociopathic God-Emperor of Music
Electric madness pervert powers
Capital "C" Creative Choices
Doin' it with conviction!
Words of wisdom from a bathroom stall
FEATURING:
Ethan Ireland, formerly of Smosh (seasons 2009-2012)
Andre Luc Martinez, of Genshin Impact and Onyx Equinox.
Andy Slack, comic artist / internet comedian of Dune Sietchposting & Star Trek Shitposting
Zacharia Berks
…and Special Guest & O.G. punk, William McDonough
Trigger warnings include descriptions of graphic violence, violence against women, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and a total disregard for boundaries.
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES.
Cinquisitor Ethan,
Keeper of the Lenses
Brother Ethan is an award-winning filmmaker who has more than 20 years professional work in film & television production. He has worked on more than a dozen feature films, and has directed & produced several of his own projects: documentary features and short films. He is best recognized for the work he did on four seasons on the hit YouTube comedy series Smosh.
A self-styled intellectual, Cinquisitor Ethan has put many thousands of hours studying cinema apocrypha for interesting tidbits, and combing through the history for cinema for sources of CINEMANIA in order to study the devastating effects of this condition.
CINEMANIA Manifestations: The disorder in Cinquisitor Ethan can be fairly easy to observe. Although he is purportedly a native of California, when CINEMANIA begins to take hold in Cinquisitor Ethan, his accent becomes increasingly elaborate. He will shift into a Midatlantic accent, and even into an RP accent depending on the severity of the episode he is suffering. This can happen multiple times in a given conclave.
Verifier Andy,
Master Illuminator
Perhaps our most mysterious member, Brother Andy lurks somewhere in darkest Albion, magically honing his skills in comedy and illustration to a razor's edge.
Brother Andy's internet comics, including The Wisdom of Leto II and its sequel, FremCops, have achieved notoriety from their appearances in various Facebook shitposting groups such as Dune Sietchposting, Star Trek Shitposting, and others. He has these and numerous other self-published sci-fi & fantasy comics available on at andyslackcomics.com, and for sale on Ko-Fi.
In case you're wondering, no, he is not really Jack Black, so don't ask.
Scrutinizer Zacharia,
Guardian of the Door
A veteran of theater production, Brother Zacharia graduated from film school at California State University, Monterey Bay along with Brother Ethan, who has been his decades-long accomplice in the commission of cinematic crimes.
Brother Zacharia is a third-generation artist, descended from a line of visual artists, and has put much study into the causes and effects of CINEMANIA.
Profligator Daniel,
Possessor of the Word
Hailing from New Jersey, Brother Daniel writes for theater, literature, and cinema esoterica. He is somewhat of an expert on Troma Films, and was trained in writing short fiction by Harlon Ellison.
Profligator Daniel is the primary caregiver of Brother Clark-Nova, who is an unholy amalgamation of equal parts cockroach, manual typewriter, and portions of human anatomy best left unseen.
Arbiter Alessa,
Voice from the Outer World
Our youngest member, Arbiter Alessa attended film school in Los Angeles after producing a feature film of her own while still in high school. She has experience working professionally on features and shorts, and is a working voice actor for several notable anime series including Genshin Impact and Onyx Equinox.
Arbiter Alessa recently went on an extended vacation to Altair IV, where she encountered an atomic super-robot similar to (and more importantly, legally distinct from) Robby the Robot. After taking her new plastic pal on an interstellar pub-crawl, she returned to the Strip Mall of the Damned with the machine in tow, where she has since conducted several experiments on it (including the downloading of the entire internet into the robot's databanks).
Professor Andrea,
Scholar of San Francisco
Professor Andrea holds multiple degrees in film, Spanish, and music; and has taught all three. She has a deep knowledge of film history, and a history of work in film production, including on films with Cinquisitor Ethan.
Auntie Hope,
Keeper of the Books
Hope is a relative newcomer to the Society, and to the field of CINEMANIA as a whole. She granted herself membership status and a title after the Society were responsible for unleashing a horde of cannibalistic humanoid underground mutant people (C.H.U.M.P.s) that destroyed her family-friendly occult bookstore, The Laughing Tome. She intends to be as underfoot as possible until her store is repaired.