April 27, 2025 - In this audio essay, Victor explores the classic 1961 film The Hustler, starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie and George C. Scott.

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April 13, 2025 - In this audio essay, Victor explores the body horror satire The Substance, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.

SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE

Gates, Marya E. “Female Filmmakers in Focus: Coralie Fargeat on ‘The Substance.’” Roger Ebert, 2 Oct. 2024, www.rogerebert.com/interviews/female-filmmakers-in-focus-coralie-fargeat-on-the-substance.

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April 6, 2025 - In this audio essay, Victor explores the Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones-starring romantic drama Claudine, directed by John Berry.

SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE

Booker, Teresa A. “Teaching Note Explaining Internalized Oppression Using the Film, Claudine.” Radical Teacher, no. 114, July 2019, pp. 87–89. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2019.557.

Written, edited and produced by Victor Omoayo

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March 30, 2025 - In this audio essay, Victor explores Gina Prince-Bythewood's 2000 debut feature Love & Basketball, starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps.

SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE

"Love & Basketball: For Your Heart" by Roxane Gay. Criterion Collection Essay, Sep. 23, 2021. https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7534-love-basketball-for-your-heart

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March 23, 2025 - In this audio essay, Victor explores the cynical journalistic drama Ace in the Hole, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling.

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March 16, 2025 - In this audio essay, Victor explores the exquisite romantic drama Phantom Thread, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Kreips and Lesley Manville.

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March 9, 2025 - In this audio essay, Victor explores the Akira Kurosawa classic Ikiru, starring Takashi Shimura.

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March 2, 2025 - In this SEASON THREE PREMIERE, Victor explores the critically acclaimed 2023 romantic drama Past Lives, written and directed by Celine Song, starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro.

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