The Cinephile Mind Podcast

About The Cinephile Mind Podcast

The Cinephile Mind is a film podcast for movie lovers who want more than surface-level reactions. Hosted by a team of passionate cinephiles, we dive into film reviews, director retrospectives, awards season analysis, festival coverage, and deep conversations about the movies shaping cinema today. From major studio releases to independent films and festival standouts, each episode blends thoughtful critique with lively discussion, rankings, and filmmaker interviews. Whether we're breaking down Oscar contenders, revisiting legendary directors, or spotlighting hidden gems, our goal is simple: celebrate cinema and explore what makes movies unforgettable. New episodes weekly featuring film reviews, rankings, festival coverage, and conversations with filmmakers and creatives.

Publisher

Miguel Mateo

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Apr 2026

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Ep. 27: Charlie Harper Director Mac Eldridge on Love, Memory & the Movies That Shaped Him

   For Episode 27 of The Cinephile Mind, I’m joined by filmmaker Mac Eldridge, co-director of Charlie Harper, for a conversation about first love, memory, filmmaking, and the movies that shaped him. This one is also a little personal. Mac and I worked together years ago on commercial and documentary projects, long before Charlie Harper became his first feature film, so it was great getting the chance to reconnect and talk about how his approach to filmmaking has evolved. We dig into the nonlinea...

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Ep. 26: Mike P. Nelson Wanted BEWARE BOIÚNA to Be More Than a Giant Snake Movie

   Director Mike P. Nelson joins The Cinephile Mind to talk about his new survival horror film BEWARE BOIÚNA, filming deep in the Amazon, bringing the mythology of the Boiúna to the screen, and creating a creature feature that goes beyond the familiar killer-snake movie. We also get into Nelson’s career in horror, his approach to taking on established genre properties, and what’s next following the news that he’ll direct the next installment of SAW. BEWARE BOIÚNA stars Logan Marshall-Green, Jess...

3. 

   3 Sept 2026

   After the Festival Ep. 1: Walter Thompson-Hernández on If I Go Will They Miss Me

   Welcome to the very first episode of After the Festival, a new interview series from The Cinephile Mind about what happens to independent films after the festival premiere. We spend so much time talking about Sundance, TIFF, Tribeca, SXSW and the films that break out there. But what happens after the reviews are published, the audiences go home and the festival ends? How does a filmmaker take a movie from that first festival screening to distribution, theaters and the next stage of its life? ...

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4 ratings

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