What is the truest form of love? | "Breaking the Waves" (1996) d. Lars von Trier
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...
22 Maalis 29min
Does personal ambition have a limit? | "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (2011) d. Lynne Ramsay
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...
15 Maalis 29min
Who triggers societal collapse? | "Escape from New York" (1981) d. John Carpenter
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 ...
8 Maalis 29min
How can we get what we want? | "Groundhog Day" (1993) d. Harold Ramis
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 th...
1 Maalis 29min
Does everything need to be solved? | "Under the Silver Lake" (2018) d. David Robert Mitchell
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 Silve...
22 Helmi 29min
Where might overthinking lead us? | "The End of the Tour" (2015) d. James Ponsoldt
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 ...
15 Helmi 29min
Who should we listen to? | "Donnie Darko" (2001) d. Richard Kelly
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 ...
8 Helmi 29min
Are you The One? | "The Fisher King" (1991) d. Terry Gilliam
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 ...
1 Helmi 29min
