Eighteen years after the release of the last film in The Matrix franchise, we are just a week away from the unexpected series return with the fourth entry, The Matrix Resurrections. In this special supersized edition of The Cinematic Schematic, we take a look back at the original 1999 film along with its sequels, Reloaded(2003) and Revolutions(2003). We review each film individually before discussing whether or not they work together successfully as a trilogy. We close out the conversation by talking about our hopes and dreams for the upcoming film ahead of its release next week.Host Caleb Masters can’t make the trip down the rabbit hole alone. Joining him with red pills are returning guest hosts, Daniel Bokemper from The Cinematropolis, and GoodTrash Media‘s Dalton Stuart. More than twenty years later, does the original film still hold true as a classic? Do the widely panned sequels deserve a second chance? Why is now a compelling time to start the next chapter for Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and maybe even Morpheus(Laurence Fishburne)? Tune into today’s full conversation for the answers to these questions along with a little bit of series analysis and make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify so that you can hear our upcoming review of The Matrix Resurrections as soon as it hits the internet airwaves on Christmas Eve!Discussion Time StampsSpecial GuestsDalton StuartCo-host of the GoodTrash Genrecast and GoodTrash Media co-founderFollow GoodTrash Media on Twitter @Good_TrashCheck out Dalton and Caleb’s discussion of Ghost in a Shell (1995)Daniel BokemperContributor at The CinematropolisFollow Daniel on Twitter @daniel_bokemperMovies Covered in Today’s EpisodeTHE MATRIX (1999)According to IMDB, The Matrix is described as:When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth–the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)According to IMDB,