Michael and Ethan discuss the 1926 silent film Faust by F. W. Murnau, while drinking Tamdhu 12yo Single Malt.

In this episode:

Quintessential film bro stuff

Everything is political with a small p, but some things are political with a capital P (especially in cinema of the Weimar Republic)

Faust is saved (spoilers)

Silent film may be the only genre less subtle than the musical

Ethan absolutely garbles a reference to Christopher Isherwood, partly by thinking he might be Herman Hesse. Isherwood was associated with Vedantic Hinduism and his novel Goodbye to Berlin was the basis for the musical Cabaret.

Emil Jannings shade (deserved)

Hitler’s Monsters, by Eric Kurlander

In case it was unclear: Ethan didn’t want to be watching this film, even as he was watching this film

All things are Star Trek (annoying)

Michael makes an unacknowledged “jam” pun

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"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

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