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Building on recent discussions of authenticity in storytelling and relationships, this week's episode examines Steven Spielberg's depiction of the infamously dishonest American conman Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can.
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In this week's special episode we are joined by writer-director Sophy Romvari to discuss her new film, Blue Heron, and its explorations of therapy, fiction and personal storytelling.
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Following recent conversations about the dangers of the archetypal meek masculine neglecting its shadow, this week's episode introduces the concept of the inner primeval to this conversation in examining Steven Spielberg's 1993 innovative action/adventure classic, Jurassic Park.
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In consolidating on last week's discussions, specifically those about the colossal consequences of an un-integrated shadow, this week's episode dives deeper into the themes and aesthetics of 1950s science fiction cinema through the lens of Fred M. Wilcox's Forbidden Planet.
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Dr. Strangelove (1964) d. Stanley Kubrick
Akira (1988) Katsuhiro Otomo
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In light of the ongoing cultural conversation regarding the crisis of masculinity, this week's episode builds on last week's discussion about 'nice guys' and violence by examining Frank Oz's 1986 dark comedy musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
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Oppenheimer (2023) d. Christopher Nolan
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Following last week's discussions on the complexities of applied piety, this week's episode contemplates the apparent limits on human grace and forgiveness through the lens of Paddy Considine's 2011 drama, Tyrannosaur.
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Following last week's contemplations about the inevitably communal aspect of moral life, this week's episode contemplates the inevitable difficulties of piously living for others in its examination of Lars von Trier's 1996 drama, Breaking the Waves.
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The Sacrifice (1986) d. Andrei Tarkovsky
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) d. Peter Jackson
Project Hail Mary (2026) d. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
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Following recent discussions about edgy young men and in light of a recent trend in movies depicting high-strung mothers, this week's episode considers nature, nurture, confusion and chaos through the lens of Lynne Ramsay' adaptation of Lionel Shriver's chilling 2003 novel, We Need to Talk About Kevin.
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Nitram (2021) d. Justin Kurzel
Day of the Beast (1995) d. Álex de la Iglesia
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Following recent discussions about the precariousness of elaborate abstract human thought, this week's episode examines the hypocrisies that seem inherent to human governance in John Carpenter's 1981 cult classic, Escape from New York.
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Mad Max (Various) d. George Miller
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Following recent discussions about the pursuit of attachments and idols, this week's episode centres on Harold Ramis' iconic 1993 comedy, Groundhog Day, to contrast the various iterative strategies that pose as means to achieve our ultimate desires.
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) d. Gore Verbinski
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Following recent discussions about accumulating wisdom, particularly through the consumption of art and cinema, this week's episode centres on David Robert Mitchell's 2018 dark comedy, Under the Silver Lake, to simulate the experience of pursuing answers to immeasurably complex mysteries.
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Following recent conversations about the difference between thoughts and deeper intuition, this week's episode contemplates the profoundly dangerous aspect of overthinking through the lens of The End of the Tour, James Ponsoldt's psychological drama about the acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace.
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Köln 75 (2025) d. Ido Fluk
The Mosquito Coast (1986) d. Peter Weir
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Following recent conversations about the trickiness of listening to one's conscience and the appeal of the alien and in a oppressively absurd world, this week's episode examines the competing sources of motivation depicted in Richard Kelly's 2001 cult classic, Donnie Darko.
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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) d. Joel and Ethan Coen
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Following recent conversations about the disposability of material attachments and the generative aspect of consciousness, this week's episode examines the nature of the self and identity through the lens of Terry Gilliam's underrated masterpiece from 1991, The Fisher King.
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On the Waterfront (1954) d. Elia Kazan
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In this week's episode, we are joined by special guest Bhenn Tonks to contemplate the relationship between the observer and the observed in examining William Greaves’ 1968 experimental triumph, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One."
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Following recent conversations about ambition and masculinity, this week's episode compares the pop psychology archetypes of the alpha and omega males in examining the 2004 comedy classic Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
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Step Brothers (2008) d. Adam McKay
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Following a recent conversation about the fate of the exceptional, this week's episode asks a similar, yet almost completely opposite question, in its examination of Joel Coen's 2001 drama, The Man Who Wasn't There.
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Edward Scissorhands (1990) d. Tim Burton
Office Space (1999) d. Mike Judge
American Beauty (1999) d. Sam Mendes
Fight Club (1999) d. David Fincher
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As post-festive season depression kicks in (for some), this week's episode contemplates the downwind effects of a chaotic worldview in examining the disorienting cinematic blizzard that is Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic, The Shining.
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As 2025 comes to a close, we conclude this year's discussions with our annual roundup episode.
Big thanks to everyone who has tuned in this year. We hope to see you again in 2026!
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With Christmas just days away and 2025 coming to a close, this week’s episode brings together many of this year's recurring topics, while exploring the underlying themes of the season, by exploring Tim Burton’s 1990 masterpiece, Edward Scissorhands.
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