Cinema On The Spectrum
Deep dives into cinema from the perspective of two neurodivergent friends.
Episodes

Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
34 min
In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss Cronenberg's 1993 adaptation of "M Butterfly".
Synopsis:
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

Oct 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024
42 min
In a special episode, Reed is joined by Jeff Stewart, filmmaker and co-host of "The Film Blerds" podcast. Listen in as the two of them do a deep dive into the 1986 classic "The Fly".

Oct 9, 2024
Oct 9, 2024
36 min
In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss Cronenberg's adaptation of William S. Burrough's "Naked Lunch".
Logline:
"After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa."

Oct 2, 2024
Oct 2, 2024
27 min
In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss the 1988 thriller "Dead Ringers".
Logline:
"Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.

Sep 26, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
29 min
In episode 10, Reed and Michael discuss the 1986 body horror classic "The Fly".
Logline:
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

Sep 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024
47 min
In this episode Reed and Micheal discuss the 1983 classic "The Dead Zone"
Synopsis:
When Johnny Smith awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed, and he now has psychic abilities which allow him to see a person's future with a mere touch.

Sep 11, 2024
Sep 11, 2024
28 min
In this episode Micheal and Reed discuss David Cronenberg's horror classic "Videodrome" from 1983.
Synopsis:When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyper-violent torture show called Videodrome. As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic games, and bodily transformation.

Sep 4, 2024
Sep 4, 2024
23 min
In this week's episode Reed & Micheal discuss the 1981 horror classic "Scanners"
Logline: A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning" to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.

Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
29 min
In this episode Reed and Micheal give us their thoughts on David Cronenberg's The Brood (1979)

Aug 20, 2024
Aug 20, 2024
33 min
In episode 5, Reed & Michael discuss David Cronenberg's 1979 race car drama "Fast Company"





