Cinema Obscura

Cinema Obscura S2 Ep.3: ‘9’ vs. ‘Frankenthumb’

The State Hornet — Mon, 22 May 2023 12:58:26 -0700

Authors: James Fife, Casey Rafter, Sonia Pagan, Hailey Valdivia and Feyi Ekundare.

In this week's episode of Cinema Obscura, the theme is animation. Join podcast editor James Fife and copy editor Casey Rafter as their sci-fi/adventure movie “9,” directed by Shane Acker, goes head to head with Arts and Entertainment staffers Sonia Pagan and Hailey Valdivia’s horror movie “Frankenthumb,” directed by David Bourla.

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Cinema Obscura S2 Ep. 2: ‘Kimi’ vs. ‘Moon’

The State Hornet — Mon, 01 May 2023 15:13:37 -0700

Authors: Aile Flores, James Fife, Casey Rafter, Mercy Sosa, Chris Woodard

On this A.I. themed episode, podcast editor James Fife and copy editor Casey Rafter ground themselves to Earth watching “Kimi” starring Zoe Kravitz, while spanish editor/future editor-in-chief Mercy Sosa and digital editor Chris Woodard take one giant leap for mankind diving into “Moon,” starring Kevin Spacey.

Cinema Obscura S2 Ep. 1 : ‘The Cable Guy’ vs. ‘Excalibur’

The State Hornet — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:04:18 -0700

Authors: Aile Flores, James Fife, Casey Rafter, Jacob Peterson and Alyssa Branum

Podcast editor James Fife, copy editor Casey Rafter, visuals editor Jacob Peterson and visual reporter Alyssa Branum broke up into two teams where they selected one movie to watch pitched to them from the other team. “The Cable Guy” and “Excalibur” go head-to-head when the teams discuss their overall thoughts and make connections between the two films by taking a look at the actors.

Cinema Obscura ep 6: Holiday Special

The State Hornet — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:43:40 -0800

James and Steven talk with Multimedia editor Kris Hall about Eight Crazy Nights and Just Friends in this holiday themed episode of Cinema Obscura.

Author: Steven Gutierrez, James Fife, Kris Hall

Cinema Obscura Episode 5: The Black Hole, Event Horizon

The State Hornet — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:30:28 -0800

Steven and James talk about Sci-Fi movies “The Black Hole” and “Event Horizon” with staff writers Michael Pacheco and Jacob Peterson on this space themed episode of Cinema Obscura.

Authors: Steven Gutierrez, James Fife, Michael Pacheco, Jacob Peterson

Cinema Obscura Ep. 4: “Barton Fink” and “Moonrise Kingdom”

The State Hornet — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:35:04 -0800

Steven and James talk with special guests Deputy Copy Editor Johnathan Rutz and staff writer Alyssa Branum about “Barton Fink” and “Moonrise Kingdom” in this cult classic themed episode of Cinema Obscura.

Cinema Obscura Episode 3: The Lighthouse and Mulholland Drive

The State Hornet — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:24:05 -0700

In this episode of Cinema Obscura, James and Steven are joined by staff writers Lawrence and Gavin to talk about “The Lighthouse” and “Mulholland Drive” in this horror themed recording, in celebration of Halloween and the spooky season!

Cinema Obscura Episode 2: “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and “27 Dresses”

The State Hornet — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 02:57:59 -0700

Hosts James Fife and Steven Gutierrez are joined by arts and entertainment editor Jennelle Lum and managing editor Dominique Williams to give their thoughts on movies “27 Dresses” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” Listen to what they thought worked about this cowboy anthology and wedding romcom. Web: James Fife and Steven Gutierrez talk to guests Dominique Williams and Jennelle Lum about a Coen Brothers’ western Netflix movie called the “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” and Anne Fletcher’s 2008 Romcom “27 Dresses.”

Cinema Obscura Episode 1: “Next” and “Leprechaun 5”

The State Hornet — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:53:00 -0700

Listen to Cinema Obscura hosts James Fife and Steven Gutierrez along with special guests Keyshawn Davis and Casey Rafter discuss these obscure movies. James and Steven go over their thoughts about “Leprechaun 5: In The Hood” and Keyshawn and Casey discuss the movie “Next,” a sleeper Nicholas Cage film.