On Cinema: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of On Cinema Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
'The Lone Ranger' and 'Despicable Me 2'
Jul 7, 2013
Johnny Depp uses classic movie misdirection in 'The Lone Ranger' and Al Pacino puts in the finest performance of his career in 'Despicable Me 2' as Tim acclimates to his painful po
'Grown Ups 2' and 'Pacific Rim'
Jul 14, 2013
The gang is back together with big gross-out laughs in 'Grown Ups 2', and 'Pacific Rim' is one Tom Cruise short of a perfect rating.
'Turbo' and 'Red 2'
Jul 17, 2013
The childlike wonder of 'Turbo' is as entertaining as it is confusing, and 'Red 2' lives up to the high mark set by its predecessor.
'The Wolverine' and 'Blue Jasmine'
Jul 24, 2013
An incredibly long runtime doesn't hurt the brilliant "The Wolverine" and actor Joe Estevez comes by to discuss "Blue Jasmine" and the legacy of Woody Allen.
'The Smurfs 2' and '300: Rise of an Empire'
Jul 31, 2013
The Oscars may have to make a new category for 'The Smurfs 2' while '300: Rise of an Empire' sparks a debate over the importance of having characters who died in the first movie re
'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters' and 'Elysium'
Aug 7, 2013
Tim doesn't need to see "Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters" and "Elysium" to know they are five baggers.
'Kick-Ass 2'
Aug 14, 2013
An argument over the setting of a Star Trek film means Tim and Gregg may have to cancel their 4:45 PM reservations at Carrabba's.
'The World's End' and 'The Colony'
Aug 21, 2013
The first episode since Gregg Turkington's dismissal marks a real turning point in Tim's life -- for the better!
'One Direction: This Is Us' and 'The Getaway'
Aug 28, 2013
Gregg throws a VHS-shaped wrench into Tim and Ayaka's relationship after he wonders who took his VHS copy of 'Airheads'.
'Riddick'
Sep 4, 2013
A simple deportation and a new Vin Diesel movie: all's right with the world!