Tony Slattery (1959-2025)
January 24, 2025
CinePunked’s Robert JE Simpson pays tribute to our friend and collaborator, Tony Slattery, who died on 14 January 2025, aged 65. … More Tony Slattery (1959-2025)
Tag: mental health
Podcast – Where They Can’t Find Us
March 23, 2022
Prompted by a screening of Eric Steel’s 2006 documentary The Bridge, about those who choose to end their lives at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, the CinePunked team engage in a frank and sensitive panel discussion examining the issues raised by the film, in particular the wider topic of suicide and mental health struggles.
Podcast – You Die At Dawn
February 2, 2022
CinePunked’s Robert and Rachael fight against the distorted reality of their own sleep deprivation for a conversation exploring the 1920 German Expressionist film classic The Cabinet of Dr Caligari – and its lasting impact on contemporary cinema and goth culture. … More Podcast – You Die At Dawn
Podcast – Fight Club
January 27, 2022
CinePunked break rules 1 and 2 as they talk about David Fincher’s 1999 film Fight Club – an iconic piece that challenged our ideas of masculinity and perceptions of reality. Robert and Rachael meander through its imagery, meaning and legacy. … More Podcast – Fight Club
Podcast – Red Pill or Blue Pill
January 21, 2022
Marking two decades of The Matrix franchise and the release of the fourth film in the series – The Matrix Resurrections, CinePunked ponder the deeper meanings of Lana Wachowski’s new film, including its religious and binary symbolism, and the blurring of lines between what’s real and constructed. … More Podcast – Red Pill or Blue Pill
Podcast – Targets
January 13, 2022
Paying their respects to critic, actor and filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, who died recently, CinePunked explores his debut feature – Targets (1968) – a bold and arresting story that combines the stories of a mass shooting with the retirement of a cinematic legend, played by Boris Karloff. … More Podcast – Targets
Podcast – The Unicron Variant
December 24, 2021
The second of two CinePunked Christmas specials for 2021 sees the team revisit a childhood of cartoons and toys via the spectacle of 1980s favourite The Transformers: The Movie. … More Podcast – The Unicron Variant
Podcast – The Night the Reindeer Died
December 18, 2021
CinePunked mark the festive period with the first of two special podcasts – this one exploring the dark fantasy of Richard Donner’s classic reworking of A Christmas Carol – SCROOGED. … More Podcast – The Night the Reindeer Died
Podcast – It’s All Pretend
July 18, 2021
CinePunked celebrate what would have been Robin Williams’ 70th birthday with a look at his memorable turn in One Hour Photo in a new podcast episode. … More Podcast – It’s All Pretend
CinePunked at The Dark Hedges Film Festival
October 29, 2020
CinePunked present a horror-themed panel discussion as part of the Dark Hedges Film Festival … More CinePunked at The Dark Hedges Film Festival
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