It’s the most frightful time of the year! The Cinematic Schematic returns just in time for All Hallows Eve to review a few of fall 2024’s most notable horror movies. Today, we cover The Substance, Speak No Evil, It’s What’s Inside, and Smile 2. It wouldn’t be a special episode without the right...

In this episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we review the follow-up movie no one asked for, Joker: Folie à Deux. Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips, was released in 2019 on a budget between $55-70 million. It grossed $1.079 billion and achieved critical and audience...

The Cinematic Schematic returns from the late summer hiatus to review the long-awaited Francis Ford Coppola sci-fi “fable,” Megalopolis. The legendary auteur director has spent nearly 40 years trying to get this passion project off the ground. He’s finally raised the $120 million in funding after...