On Cinema at the Cinema Season 16, Episode 5: "Bugonia" and "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc"

The fifth episode of On Cinema at the Cinema's sixteenth season premiered on HEI Network on October 29, 2025, and drastically revamped the series, moving shooting locations to the Grand Terrace Manor retirement home (also referred to as The Manor), adding a live audience of the home's residents (including host New Heidecker's adopted father, G. Amato), and re-titling the series On Cinema at the Cinema at the Manor.

The episode starts with Barbara Reynolds, an employee at The Manor, introducing the program to the audience. New invites G. Amato out of the audience to guest with Gregg. G. voices his issues with The Manor compared to his previous, more expensive, retirement home that New had moved him out of and talks about Jimmy Stewart. New suggests that Bugonia and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc both might scare the in-studio audience, while Gregg notes the inclusion of both “Man” and ”– The Movie” in the title of the latter film. While the recorded show ends, Gregg presents the Popcorn Classic Overboard (1987, 112 mins.) to the in-person audience.

Bugonia (2025, 118 mins.)
New: 5 bags of popcorn for the people watching at home
Gregg: 5 bags of popcorn

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025, 100 mins.)
New: 5 bags of popcorn
Gregg: 5 bags of popcorn, a pencil to draw one of the characters after

TBD

• Several presentation elements have changed with the new setting.
  • The show's intro has changed to include stock footage of a retirement home, including what appears to be a small library of DVDs and Blu-rays.
    • The theme song has also changed from the traditional “Enjoy the Show” to a more country sounding tune.
    • G. Amato also becomes the show's announcer.
  • The show's overall graphics package has changed to a gentler style, though the bag of popcorn icon remains the same.
  • The ending of the episode features the new country theme and this message:

• Unlike prior episodes this season, Gregg is not wearing any movie tie-in shirt this episode, though he is wearing a hat for Wish (2023, 95 mins.).

• HEI Network (video, subscription required)