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Will anyone ever understand your existential plight? | "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) d. Nicholas Ray
In light of current intergenerational divides, mixed in with recent conversations about the ever-haunting burden of existential thinking, this week's…
11 months ago
How powerless are we as individuals in the face of existential threats? | "First Reformed" (2017) d. Paul Schrader w/ Christopher Smol
Featuring friend of the show Christopher Smol, this week's episode focuses on Paul Schrader's 2017 psychological drama, First Reformed, among a few o…
11 months, 1 week ago
Why make art? | "Sideways" (2004) d. Alexander Payne
In light of Matthias Glasner's new film, Dying, as well as recent conversations on the potentially transcendent nature of human identity, this week's…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
How deep can human connections go? | "The Double Life of Veronique" (1991) d. Krzysztof Kieślowski
Following recent conversations on love and the elusiveness of fixed human identities, this week's episode focuses on Krzysztof Kieślowski's highly-ac…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Is trust between people doomed in a world of imitations? | 'The Thing' (1982) d. John Carpenter
Following recent conversations on the prospective emergence of novel formidable entities (namely AI), this week's episode examines John Carpenter's 1…
1 year ago
What is truly at stake in the cinema? | 'Babylon' (2022) d. Damien Chazelle
Following numerous references to Babylon on various past episodes, it feels necessary to dive deeper into Damien Chazelle's perceptive epic and conte…
1 year ago
How should we view claims to innocence? | 'The White Ribbon' (2009) d. Michael Haneke
Following past discussions on confronting modern life through the eyes of children, this week's episode focuses on Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or-winnin…
1 year ago
Can love actually be found in a hopeless place? | 'Mud' (2012) d. Jeff Nichols
Following recent discussions on the lovelessness of modern society, this week's episode examines Jeff Nichols' 2012 coming-of-age drama, Mud, to cont…
1 year ago
How can we know when to speak the truth? | "On the Waterfront" (1954) d. Elia Kazan
Following some fairly recent episodes on the persistence of subjective experience, this week's episode examines Elia Kazan's 1954 classic, On the Wat…
1 year ago
What is the ultimate consequence of integrating the shadow? | "Youth in Revolt" (2009) d. Miguel Arteta
Following recent conversations on toughness, intelligence and love, this week's episode centres on Miguel Arteta's elevated coming-of-age rom-com, Yo…
1 year, 1 month ago