Unsung Cinematics

Stewart & Rastislav

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The Unsung Cinematics podcast reviews some of the best kept secrets in TV and Film. Your hosts Stewart and Rasto provide insight to a misunderstood movie to see if it deserves the title of being “unsung”. We dust off and discuss films and television shows that are considered underrated, forgotten, and even neglected.

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84 episodes

Doggy Bank (2023)

Doggy Bank is mini-series based on a novel by legendary Brazilian novelist Machado de Assis who passed away 100 years ago with little notice outside his country. The series follows the story of a broke and dimwitted slacker who is hired by a mad philosopher to babysit his pampered pooch. What follows is a satirical exploration of wealth and loyalty, but with a few more belly laughs. With humor, Corrêa explores layered international and thought-provoking stories using Brazilian culture as a vehicle to navigate U.S. settings. Directed and produced and co-written by Thales Corrêa, with actors featuring Thales Corrêa as Julian, Anthony Moore as Borba as well as Jer, and Andrea Flowers as Prana.

1h 13m
Mar 21
Off The Record - February and March 2024

In this February/March Edition of Off The Record our feature film is Dune Part II. We also look at the following films: Inside from (2023), Fear Is The Key (1972), Last Flag Flying from (2017), 65 from (2023) and finally Red Right Hand from (2024) which both Ken and Rasto watched and directed by the Nelms brothers.   Notable actors include: Timothee Chalamet, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Barry Newman, Ben Kingsley, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell, Adam Driver, and Orlando Bloom.

1h 0m
Mar 12
Beau is Afraid (2023)

Joaquin Phoenix (prounced wah-keen) stars in this 2023 surrealist art film called Beau is Afraid, where ever irrational fear seems to come to life partially fueled on by his mother and partially by his inability to have sex. Beau is a middle aged man who never could live up to this mothers expectations and as a result lives his life in constant fear. He lives in a terrifying neighbourhood and is hell bent on attending his mothers funeral, but a series of tragedies unfold that prevent him making it on time. Directed and Written by Ari Aster, and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Patty Lupone, Amy Ryan, Stephen Henderson, Parker Posey, Armen Nahapetian and Julia Antonelli. Cameo appearance from Julian Richings.

1h 19m
Feb 28
Off The Record January & February 2024

In this edition of Off the Record we review the following films and TV series. Our Feature for this episode is Le Samourai from 1967, followed by Paint (2023), The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), In Order of Disappearance (2014), Heist 88 (2023), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) and a New Brazilian based Comedy yet to be revealed. Notable Actors include: Alain Delon, Owen Wilson, Carla Gugino, Stellan Skarsgard, Courtney B. Vance, and Victoria Pedretti

55m
Feb 19
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

The Million Dollar Hotel is a 2000 art film that follows a FBI agent investigating the suspected murder of a resident who supposedly committed suicide. The prime and bizarre suspect is also a prostitute and the main character has a learning disability who may also be in on it. The thing is most of the others who live in this permanent residence hotel are also a bit insane, but smart enough to hatch schemes of their own. Starring Mel Gibson, Milla Jovovich, and Jeremy Davies. The film is directed by Win Wenders and is the joint production of Bono, Mel Gibson and screenwriters Nicholas Klein with Bono. Mel Gibson quoted early on that this "film was as boring as a dog's ass", but later retracted that statement.

1h 7m
Feb 06
Off The Record December & January 2024

In this episode we review the following films. I Am Not Okay with This (2020), Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023), Sisu (2020), Devil in Ohio (2022), Star Trek Lower Decks (2020), and The Man from Toronto (2022). Notable Actors include: Christy Hall, Jonathan Entwistle, Jana McKinnon, Jorma Tommila, Emily Deschanel, Jerry O'Connell, Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson.

50m
Jan 24
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 dramatic anime set during the events of World War Two Japan. In this episode we brought on our special guest Tyler who is fluent in Japanese culture and language. This film is available in Japanese and two seperate English dubs. Setsuko a young girl and her older brother Saiti find themselves parentless after a US bomber drops incendiary bombs on their city of Kobe. After briefly staying with their aunt, they are unable to cope with the set forth rules, and decide to go out on their own. A film set apart from others at the time does not sugar coat the realities of war. The film is directed by Isao Takahata and written by Akiyuki Nosaka and Isao Takahata which is based on his short story. Starring Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, and Akemi Yamaghuchi.

1h 14m
Jan 10
Off The Record November & Christmas 2023

In this Christmas edition of Off the Record, we watched the following films from November. There's Something in the Barn (2023), Station Eleven (2021), Office Race (2023), Silent Night (2023), Devs (2020), and Exmas (2023). Honorable mention Candy Cane Lane from 2023. Notable actors in the films are Martin Starr, Mackenzie Davis, Joel McHale, Kelsey Grammer, Alyson Hannigan, Sonoya Mizuno, Joel Kinnaman, Robbie Amell, and Eddie Murphy.

58m
Dec 19, 2023
Idiocracy (2006)

Idiocracy is a 2006 comedy/sci-fi film set on future earth. In present day a very average US Army soldier with no family or friends decides to freeze himself as a part of a military experiment. The project goes south and Joe finds himself waking up 500 years in the future. Things couldn't be worse as society lives on top of a garbage pile, and society has bred generations of stupid people. It turns out Joe is now the smartest man on earth, and must solve an issue that threatens humanity. The film is directed and written by Mike Judge, starring Luke Wilson as Joe, Maya Rudolph as Rita, Terry Crews as President Camcho, Dax Shepard as Frito and Justin Long as the Doctor

1h 7m
Dec 02, 2023
Off The Record October/November 2023 Edition

Join us for this edition of Off The Record. We take a look at the following films: South Park Joining the Panderverse (2023), Enemy Mine (1985), Behind Her Eyes (2021 TV Series), The Homesman (2014), Dragon Inn (1967), The Watcher (2022), and a special mention of the film When Evil Lurks (2023). Be sure to listen to the very end, as there is a special outtake for the audience. Notable Actors include: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Dennis Quaid, Tom Bateman, Tommy Lee Jones, Lingfeng Shih, Naomi Watts, and Ezequiel Rodriguez.

52m
Nov 22, 2023
Off The Record - Sept/Oct 2023 (Spooky Edition)

Join us for the month of spooky and terrifying films. In this edition of Off The Record for Sept/Oct 2023 we take a look at the following films. Totally Killer (2023), Pet Sematary Bloodlines (2023), Body Parts (1991), The Wrath of Becky (2023), Witch Hunt (2021), and Vicious Fun (2020). Notable Actors in this edition: Kiernan Shipka, David Duchovny, Jackson White, Jeff Fahey, Lulu Wilson, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Evan Marsh.

50m
Oct 21, 2023
Nefarious (2023)

Nefarious is a 2023 exorcism style film based on the source material A Nefarious Plot. Hatched onto the big screen, this flick takes on a different direction than previous exorcism type of movies. Nefarious is a demon who has possessed a man who is about to be executed for his crimes. Before execution it is required by law that he has a psychological assessment to determine if he is mentally insane, and unfit for execution. The film captures that dialogue between the demon and his assessor in a way that would creep out even the worst violent offenders and in many ways is very simular to the book by C.S. Lewis called the Screwtape Letters. Directed by Chuck Konzelman, and written by Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon. Starring Sean Patrick Flanery as Nefarious and Jordan Belfi as Dr. James Martin. Also fearing Tom Ohmer as Warden Tom Moss. The film is loosely based on the book by Steve Deace.

1h 9m
Oct 17, 2023
Big Bully (1996)

Big Bully is a 1996 dark comedy film about the childhood rivalry between two kids who years later rekindle that rivalry. As a child David is constantly being bullied by Roscoe who is much larger than he is. After an incident with a stolen moon rock, Roscoe is sent to Juvenile hall, never to be heard from again. That is until years later. When David returns to his home city and finds Roscoe there, the old bully comes back out to torment David. The film is directed by Steve Miner, Written by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Rick Moranis as David, Tom Arnold as Roscoe and Julianne Phillips as Victoria. Also featuring Curtis Armstrong, Don Knotts, Justin Jon Ross, and Michael Zwiener.

1h 2m
Sep 19, 2023
Off The Record - August 2023

In the August 2023 episode of Off the Record we review the following films: Infinity Pool (2023), Dark of the Sun (1968), Twisted Metal TV S1 (2023), Cocaine Bear (2023), Run Ronnie Run (2002), and The Last Voyage of Demeter (2023). Notable Actors: Neve Campbell, Thomas Haden Church, Rod Taylor, Mia Goth, Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Corey Hawkins, and Liam Cunningham.

56m
Sep 07, 2023
Iron Sky - 2012 (Re-release from 2019)

This is a re-release teaser of our review of the film Iron Sky. This podcast was originally recorded in 2019. It has been re-released with better audio quality, and shortened for better flow. The original episode was a videocast on the media channels podcast. Space Nazi's living on the dark side of the moon are coming back to invade earth. This is a film review of the 2012 Movie Iron Sky. Iron Sky 2 - The Coming Race will be released on July 19th, 2019 in the North American Markets.Space Nazi's living on the dark side of the moon are coming back to invade earth. This is a film review of the 2012 Movie Iron Sky. Iron Sky 2 https://www.studiostation.xyz/unsung-cinematics

1h 27m
Aug 25, 2023
Small Town Crime - 2017

Small Town Crime is a modernized neo noir crime mystery from 2017. In typical murder mystery style a disgraced cop finds the body of a dead prostitute while on one his drunken benders. Determined to get back in the good graces of his police department, and unable to let go of that investigative drive to solve crime, he decides to secretly take on the case of this murdered woman. Directed and written by Eshom, and Ian Nelms. Starring John Hawkes, Anthony Anderson, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forster and appearance by Caity Lotz.

1h 12m
Aug 23, 2023
Off The Record - July 2023

In July we watched and reviewed these films: The Barbie Movie '2023', Sunshine '2007', Slacker '1990', The Sound of Freedom '2023', I'Tonya '2017', and Permanent Vacation '1980'. Notable actors are Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Michelle Yeoh, Richard Linklater, Jim Caviezel, and Sara Driver. Ken has a special message to all the other kens out there at the end of the podcast.

1h 3m
Aug 10, 2023
Neverwas (2005)

Neverwas is a 2005 fantasy, drama, mystery film that explores the inner workings of a schizophrenic patient and his fantasy. The movie is a Canadian and US join project that focuses on the character of Zachary who wants to close a chapter of his life in which his dad commits suicide. Unknown to him, his past comes to life as a fantasy book that his dad wrote and his newest patient seems to already know who he is. The film is written and directed by Joshua Stern in his directorial debut. Starring Ian McKellen as Gabriel, Aaron Eckhart as Zachary, Brittany Murphy as Maggie, Nick Nolte as T.L. Pierson, and William Hurt as Dr. Peter Reed.

1h 19m
Jul 27, 2023
Off The Record (June 2023)

In this June Edition of Off the Record we take a look at the following films: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Knock at the Cabin, Alice in the Cities, Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves, Cosmos, Wrong Move and the TV Series From. Notable Actors: Harrison Ford, David Bautista, Nastassja Kinski, and Chris Pine.

1h 4m
Jul 12, 2023
Too Late (2015)

Too Late is a 2015 Film that follows the life of a Los Angeles private investigator as he tries to solve a murder mystery of a young stripper. The film is unique as it is done in 5, 20 minute takes or scenes on 35mm film without any cuts in between the scenes. The film uses some clever techniques to tell the story, and there is a surprise ending. Written and Directed by Dennis Hauck, and staring John Hawkes, Crystal Reed, Vail Bloom, Joanna Cassidy, Dichen Lachman, Robert Forster and Jeff Fahey.

1h 9m
Jun 28, 2023
Off The Record (May 2023)

In this edition of Off The Record we review the following films in the month of May of 2023. The films in this edition are Mozart In the Jungle (TV Series), Dr. Giggles from 1992, Air from 2023, CBGB from 2013, The Witch Part 1 - Subversion from 2019 and Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre in 2023. Notable Actors: Gael Garcia Bernal, Larry Drake, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis, Alan Rickman, Kim Da-Mi, Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, and Aubrey Plaza.

54m
Jun 14, 2023
Sleeping Giant (2015)

Sleeping Giant is a 2015 coming of age film of 3 boys who are on summer vacation in the Thunder Bay Region and are struggling to find something to do while at their cottage/camp. The three teenage boys get into a ton of trouble, as they are always bickering, getting into fights, and causing mischief. Exploring Lake Superior, they come across the sleeping giant region, and some cliffs that hold some disturbing truths about it. Directed and Written by Andrew Cividino from Hamilton, Ontario, and staring Jackson Martin, Nick Serino, and Reece Moffett who are both local actors to the region.

1h 22m
Jun 01, 2023
Off The Record (April 2023)

In this episode of Off the Record we cover the films, "Everything, Everywhere All at Once", "A Hole in the Ground", "Renfield" and "Evil Dead Rise". Notable Actors in these films are Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Schwartz, Bruce Campbell, and Alyssa Sutherland.

49m
May 18, 2023
White Noise (2022)

White noise is a 2022 dark comedy that tells the story of a professor of Nazi philosophy. His wife and family are along for the ride as they deal with the absurdities and noise of modern day life. Set in the 1984 in a small Northern Ohio town, the family is forced to come to grips with how meaningless modern life seems to be. The film touchs on aspects of death, the blurring of reality and fiction in modern society, conspiracies, and the existential crisis that can come from trying to keep up with the Joneses. Produced, Directed and Written by Noah Baumbach and based on the novel Don DeLillo. Starring Adam Driver as Jack (Professor), Greta Gerwig as Babette, Don Cheadle as Murray, and May Nivola as Steffie.

1h 33m
Apr 27, 2023
Off The Record (March 2023)

In this edition of Off The Record we review the following films in March of 2023. The films in this edition are The Munsters, Silicon Valley, Die Hart Season 2 - Die Harter, Malignant, Sideways, and The Pez Outlaw. Notable Actors/Directors: Kevin Hart, Rob Zombie, Martin Starr, and Thomas Haden Church.

53m
Apr 07, 2023
Everything Must Go (2010)

Everything Must Go is a 2010 drama film written and directed by Dan Rush that explores the everyday life of a middle aged man who loses his job, his wife, his house and is forced to live on his front lawn. Based on a fictional work 'Why Don't You Dance' by Raymond Carver; Dan re-write's the screenplay for the big screen with permission from Raymond Carvers widow. The film is written and directed by Dan Rush, and distributed by Lionsgate. Starring Will Ferrell as Nicholas, Christopher Wallace as Kenny, Rebecca Hall as Samantha, and Michael Pena as Frank.

1h 17m
Mar 24, 2023
Off The Record (February 2023 Edition)

In this edition of Off The Record we review the following films in February of 2023. The films in this edition are The Estate, Avarice, Wonder Wheel, Die Hart Film, Homebodies, Irrational Man Notable Actors: Woody Allen, David Duchovny, Kevin Hart, and John Travolta

41m
Mar 15, 2023
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Rastislav vs Ken Part 2 (Re-release from 2019)

This podcast features the debate between Rastislav Miklos and Ken Flatt. Which version of the movie is better or more enjoyable? This is part 2 of the debate featuring the two versions of "A Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" Swedish vs American. This is a re-release from 2019 from the Media Channels Podcast.

1h 27m
Mar 07, 2023
Clerks III (2022)

Clerks III or Three is a 2022 comedy, drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith that goes back to the beginning of the Clerks Franchise to wrap up his trilogy; we hope! Rated R for mature viewers. The film has an inception quality about it, as Randall and Dante decide to shoot a homemade film about their early days as convenience store and movie rental shop clerks. Silent Bob takes them on a ride into their past. Emotions flare as the past and present collide. The film is written and directed by Kevin Smith, and distributed by Lionsgate. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante, Jeff Anderson as Randall, Jason Mewes as Jay, Kevin Smith as Silent Bob, Trevor Fehrman as Elias, Marilyn Ghigliotti as Veronica and guest apperance from Rosario Dawson as Becky.

1h 2m
Feb 23, 2023
Off The Record - January 2023

In this edition of Off The Record we review the following films and tv series that we watched in January of 2023. The Lair from 2022, Between Worlds 2018, Elvis 2022, Northman 2022, Replicas 2018, A Serious Man 2022, and an honorable mention from the original Degrassi TV series. Notable Actors, Nicholas Cage, Keanu Reeves Notable Directors: Robert Eggers

52m
Feb 11, 2023