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'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Is A Big Nostalgia Sugar Bomb | Mini-Review
Last Wednesday at 11:00 AM

Caleb Masters confronts his Nintendo fandom to review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in this bonus episode of The Cinematic Schematic.

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'Project Hail Mary' | Initial Review
03/10/2026

Caleb Masters provides his initial review of the sci-fi space adventure Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling on The Cinematic Schematic.

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How to Make a Killing | Bonus Mini-Review
02/19/2026

Caleb Masters provides his instant reaction to How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell as a blue-collar guy determined to inherit a multi-billion-dollar fortune by knocking out every other family member in line.

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"Wuthering Heights" | Bonus Review
02/18/2026

Laron Chapman reviews Wuthering Heights from writer/director Emerald Fennell on this special edition of The Cinematic Schematic.

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Bonus | Bonus Mini-Review
02/13/2026

Caleb Masters provides a quick mini-review of director Gore Verbinski's first film in 10 years, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.

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'Scarlet' | Bonus Mini-Review
02/06/2026

Caleb Masters does a quick mini-review of Scarlet, the newest film from anime director Mamoru Hosoda ahead of its IMAX release

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'Send Help' | Bonus Mini-Reviews
02/04/2026

In this special edition of The Cinematic Schematic, hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman share their individual, quick, off-the-cuff reactions to Sam Raimi's return to horror, Send Help.

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Bonus Mini-Review: Wake Up Dead Man
11/26/2025

Caleb Masters shares his quick reaction to WAKE UP DEAD MAN, the highly anticipated third Knives Out film from writer/director Rian Johnson, ahead of its limited one week only theatrical release.

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Bonus Review: Now You See Me, Now You Don't
11/13/2025

The Cinematic Schematic is back with another special “on the road” edition to review Now You See Me, Now You Don’t. It’s been 12 years since the social justice magician troupe, the Four Horsemen (played by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco), made their big-screen debut in 2013. The “Ocean’s Eleven with magicians” heist thriller may have been a relative dud with critics, but that didn’t stop it from being a box office hit. The first film grossed $351 million worldwide and spawned a sequel, Now You See Me 2, which also performed similarly in 2016. The world has changed...


Bonus Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – The Cinematic Schematic
11/07/2025

The Cinematic Schematic hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman provide quick immediate reactions to Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited passion project, Frankenstein.

Don't miss this special edition!

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