The Turning Tides in Taiwanese Cinema w/ Benson Wu, Helen Stenbeck & Yi-Tsun Chen - 'Homebound' (2022), 'Goddamned Asura' (2021) & 'Yi Yi' (2000)
How do false images of faraway lands affect us? What is the relationship between our choices and the world around us? What impact has modernisation had on interhuman connectivity? In another special g...
24 Juli 202229min
Playing with Murder w/ Nicolas Pleskof - 'Murder Party' (2022)
What can the vicious act of murder teach us about strategy and logic? What does the act of play uncover in the face of mystery? Are we more attentive to truth when we find it ourselves? In this week's...
24 Juli 202229min
High Art, Low Art - 'Sullivan's Travels' (1941), 'In Bruges' (2008) & 'Compartment Number 6' (2021)
How should we view 'lowbrow' art? How should we approach conflicting views on artistic value? Is it useful for people to have differences in taste? Drawing on a number of themes raised in recent weeks...
17 Juli 202229min
The Odyssey of Brotherhood - 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' (2000), 'About Schmidt' (2002) & 'The Straight Story' (1999)
What is the essence of brotherhood? What does true brotherhood feel like? What is required to find our brothers? Focusing on three modern American cinematic odysseys, this week's episode examines the ...
10 Juli 202229min
Descendants and Ancestors - 'Hereditary' (2018), 'Once Were Warriors' (1994) & 'The Descendants' (2011)
How does it feel to suffer at the hands of our predecessors? Should we dispose of everything tainted by past mistakes? How can we view the burdens we inherit constructively? This week's episode examin...
3 Juli 202229min
Decisiveness, Discipline and Dexter - 'Cold War' (2018), 'Whiplash' (2014) & ''Round Midnight' (1986)
What are the dangers of indecisiveness? What are the dangers of self-discipline? What is the relationship between self-improvement and community? Following on from last week's discussion about the lin...
26 Juni 202229min
Weeping Widows - 'Midsommar' (2019), 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (1974) & 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' (2022)
What does it take to abandon a toxic relationship? How do we endure through a lifetime of betrayal? Who is ultimately burdened with the responsibility of emancipating us from imprisoning relationships...
19 Juni 202229min
Blow-ins, Bravado & Beliefs - 'Straw Dogs' (1971), 'Wake in Fright' (1971) & 'The Wicker Man' (1973)
How should outsiders behave in new and confronting circumstances? What happens when we follow the dominant mob? What is at the core of societal tension? Following on from discussions about the darker ...
12 Juni 202229min
