8 episodes

Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them.

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    • 5.0 • 6 Ratings

Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them.

    7. Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Children of Men, Roma)

    7. Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Children of Men, Roma)

    Films: Y tu mamá también (2001, d. Alfonso Cuarón), Children of Men (2006, d. Alfonso Cuarón), Roma (2018, d. Alfonso Cuarón)

    • 1 hr 45 min
    6. Sound Speed (The Conversation, Blow Out, The Lives of Others)

    6. Sound Speed (The Conversation, Blow Out, The Lives of Others)

    Films: The Conversation (1974, d. Francis Ford Coppola), Blow Out (1981, d. Brian De Palma), The Lives of Others (2006, d. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)

    • 1 hr 33 min
    5. The World of Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls Of Rochefort, La La Land)

    5. The World of Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls Of Rochefort, La La Land)

    Films: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, d. Jacques Demy), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967, d. Jacques Demy), La La Land (2016, d. Damien Chazelle)

    • 2 hr 9 min
    4. Voyeurism (Psycho, Peeping Tom, Last Night in Soho)

    4. Voyeurism (Psycho, Peeping Tom, Last Night in Soho)

    Films: Psycho (1960, d. Alfred Hitchcock), Peeping Tom (1960, d. Michael Powell), Last Night in Soho (2021, d. Edgar Wright)

    • 1 hr 32 min
    3: Gerwigmania (Frances Ha, Lady Bird, Barbie)

    3: Gerwigmania (Frances Ha, Lady Bird, Barbie)

    Films: Frances Ha (2012, d. Noah Baumbach), Lady Bird (2017, d. Greta Gerwig), Barbie (2023, d. Greta Gerwig)

    • 1 hr 54 min
    2: The One Where We Talk About Nature (The Rider, George Washington, Badlands)

    2: The One Where We Talk About Nature (The Rider, George Washington, Badlands)

    Films: The Rider (2017, d. Chloé Zhao), George Washington (2000, d. David Gordon Green), Badlands (1973, d. Terrence Malick)

    • 1 hr 1 min

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