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Lost Love - 'Brief Encounter' (1945) d. David Lean, 'Past Lives' (2023) d. Celine Song & 'Casablanca' (1942) d. Michael Curtiz
Season 7 Episode 10
Who is susceptible to lamenting lost love? How painful is it to accept that love is lost? Is there any way to find our bearings when navigating a wor…
2 years, 10 months ago
From Naught to Naughty - 'Talk to Me' (2022) d. Danny and Michael Philippou, 'Kids' (1995) d. Larry Clark & 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1982) d. Steven Spielberg
Season 7 Episode 9
How does it feel to be young? Can we grow up too fast? Is it ever desirable for young people to rebel against their elders? This week's episode focus…
2 years, 10 months ago
Alien Encounters - 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977) d. Steven Spielberg, 'Godland' (2022) d. Hlynur Pálmason & 'Asteroid City' (2023) d. Wes Anderson
Season 7 Episode 8
To what extent does the alien mesmerise us? How have we dealt with aliens thoughout history? What should be our default position when encountering th…
2 years, 11 months ago
About Parents - 'About My Father' (2023) d. Laura Terruso, 'All About My Mother' (1999) d. Pedro Almodóvar & 'About Time' (2013) d. Richard Curtis
Season 7 Episode 7
How do we feel about good fathers? How do we feel about mothers and matriarchy? Can our acceptance of time revitalise our appreciation for parenting?…
2 years, 11 months ago
Iconic/Demonic - 'Mazey Day' (2023) d. Uta Briesewitz, 'Demon 79' (2023) d. Toby Haynes & 'Loch Henry' (2023) d. Sam Miller
Season 7 Episode 6
How should we view the hidden lives of public icons? In what circumstances can we benefit from accessing our inner demons? How costly is the price of…
2 years, 11 months ago
Barbenheimer (Special Early Episode) - 'Barbie' (2023) d. Greta Gerwig, 'Oppenheimer' (2023) d. Christopher Nolan & 'Melancholia' (2011) d. Lars von Trier
Season 7 Episode 5
How do we suffer on the level of the individual? How do the grievances of the individual and the collective compare? What are the dangers of neglecti…
2 years, 11 months ago
Politics on the Plain - 'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002) d. Andy Tennant, 'Alcarràs' (2022) d. Carla Simón & Sonia Castelo & 'Blazing Saddles' (1974) d. Mel Brooks
Season 7 Episode 4
Is the countryside instinctively alluring? What are the political and economic grievances of the modern farmer? Should our conception of rural cultur…
2 years, 11 months ago
Phantasmic Figures - 'He's Just Not That Into You' (2009) d. Ken Kwapis, 'Run Rabbit Run' (2023) d. Daina Reid & 'Mr. Nobody' (2009) d. Jaco Van Dormael
Season 7 Episode 3
How do we think of people when their true selves are unobservable? Is the projection of false identities onto others an inevitability? To what extent…
3 years ago
Excavating Germans - 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' (2023) d. James Mangold, 'Blind Spot' (1981) d. Claudia von Alemann & 'The Tin Drum' (1979) d. Volker Schlöndorff
Season 7 Episode 2
What is it dangerous for the past to re-surface? Do we ever feel obliged to pay tribute to those that are no longer with us? How should we conceive t…
3 years ago
The Love Horse - 'American Pie' (1999) d. Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, 'No Hard Feelings' (2023) d. Gene Stupnitsky & 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) d. Michel Gondry
Season 7 Episode 1
Can intimacy come before love? Do our circumstances ever force us to demand love? Can people explore the world without love? This week's episode exam…
3 years ago