In this episode, we are joined by UC Irvine Professor of Anthropology Roxanne Varzi for a discussion of The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Mohammed Rasoulof, 2024).

For our bonus 20th episode, we discuss Ryan Coogler's vampire/historical hybrid film Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfield, and Miles Caton.

In this episode, we discuss Walter Salles' new film I'm Still Here, starring Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva and set against the backdrop of military dictatorship in Brazil.

In our latest episode, we discuss Tim Fehlbaum's film September 5, a historical thriller that tells the story of journalists covering the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

We are joined by film scholar Rasmus Greiner (University of Bremen, Germany) for a discussion on Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, 2023).

In our latest episode, we discuss Brady Corbet's film The Brutalist, a story loosely based on the life of architect Marcel Breuer.

Listen as our hosts discuss James Mangold's biopic about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet.

In this episode, John, Robert, and Kim explore Ridley Scott's sequel to his 2000 masterpiece Gladiator. Listen as they discuss what they saw as the film's strengths and weaknesses in writing a history of the Roman Empire for a new generation of filmgoers.