The Seeds of War - 'City of God' (2002) d. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (2022) d. Edward Berger & 'Wag the Dog' (1997) d. Barry Levinson
Is it a simple fact that that poverty is the parent of revolution and crime? With whom and where do wars start and end? Is war always born out of hate and fear? Advancing previous discussions on the t...
2 Apr 202329min
Escape to the Seaside - 'Two Tickets to Greece' (2022) d. Marc Fitoussi, 'Pierrot le Fou' (1965) d. Jean-Luc Godard & 'The Green Ray' (1986) d. Éric Rohmer
With what does a seaside escape provide us? How should we understand the urge to embrace the abyss? What can we gain from confronting limitlessness? After many tentative discussions about the subject,...
26 Mar 202329min
The Enemy Within - 'Face/Off' (1997) d. John Woo, 'To Leslie' (2022) d. Michael Morris & 'Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (1964) d. Stanley Kubrick
Who is the worst kind of enemy? Do we ever embody the traits of our enemies? How often do people actually find themselves in a state of head-to-head conflict? Building on previous conversations about ...
19 Mar 202329min
Princes, Prowlers and Progenitrices - 'Harold and Maude' (1971) d. Hal Ashby, 'Empire of Light' (2022) d. Sam Mendes & 'In the Bedroom' (2001) d. Todd Field
What can younger men learn from older women? What can older women learn from younger men? What are the dangers of ignoring the intersection of age and gender? Following last week's examination of the ...
12 Mar 202329min
Princesses, Predators and Protectors - 'Leon' (1994) d. Luc Besson, 'An Education' (2009) d. Lone Scherfig & 'Aftersun' (2022) d. Charlotte Wells
What does a classic protector look like? Do we ever let predators into our lives? Are princesses always in need of protection? Specifically focusing on films where young girls and older men are paired...
5 Mar 202329min
Consolidating Competence - 'Tár' (2022) d. Todd Field, 'Being There' (1979) d. Hal Ashby & 'Armaggedon' (1998) d. Michael Bay
What accounts for the demise of 'competence'? What accounts for the rise of 'incompetence'? How and why should the world maximise the grand sum of human competence? With the release of Todd Field's ne...
26 Feb 202329min
Coming of Age at Work - 'Caddyshack' (1980) d. Harold Ramis, 'Mystic Pizza' (1988) d. Donald Petrie & 'Adventureland' (2009) d. Greg Mottola
What kinds of people do we specifically meet at work? Can the workplace be the key to our self-development? Can we still benefit from a poor work environment? Noting a common trait in multiple coming ...
18 Feb 202329min
The Roaring (20)20s - 'Babylon' (2022) d. Damien Chazelle, 'The Whale' (2022) d. Darren Aronofsky & 'Triangle of Sadness' (2022) d. Ruben Östlund
Is indulgence dangerous? Why does indulgence perpetually endanger us? In whom does indulgence manifest itself? Given that we are in the heart of awards season, this week's episode takes a look at one ...
12 Feb 202329min
