Nicolas Cage has been on a run of making several movies a year for decades now, and Sympathy for the... more

Today we explore the dark recesses of the human soul with Agnes Callard (Chicago). We discuss von Trier's minimalist staging,... more

John Milius's 1984 film Red Dawn has a reputation as being a jingoistic conservative fever dream, but we talk with... more

We go BACK to Arrakis, desert planet, homeworld of the spice and the Fremen and keeper of Shai Hulud. We're... more

Join us and critic Sean Burns to give out silly meaningless awards to our favorite films of 2023! Who will... more

We are joined by Fran Hoepfner (BW/DR, Fran Magazine) to experience the triumph and tragedy of the Von Erich family.... more

Take the plunge with us and Veronica Fitzpatrick (BW/DR, Brown University) as we explore the moral complexities of narratives, relationships,... more

We're joined by two philosophers of art to discuss how they've helped each other come to a greater appreciation for... more

The cows look back on 2023 with a Cows in the Field super-quiz -- how many questions can you get... more

Join us and Emily St. James to discuss Fred Claus (streaming now on Max)! We marvel at the film's strange... more

Time to get HUSH HUSH with Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions). Noir, moral compromise, postwar LA, the American Dream,... more

Joe is going to die. But he has a chance to be a hero, and live like a king. Only,... more

"The smaller the audience, the bigger the history." So, at least, said Tony Wilson, co-founder of Factory Records and larger... more

James Cameron's terrifying and overwhelming sequel ALIENS is a rollercoaster that Roger Ebert called "absolutely, painfully and unremittingly intense." We... more

It's just us for our one hundredth episode talking Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides! We hit all the good stuff:... more

Have you ever wanted to know the TRUE story that inspired King Arthur? Did you know that Arthur was a... more

Liam Billingham (Die Hard on a Blank / OuevreBusters) joins us to discuss Paul Verhoeven's meta-propaganda Brechtian war film Starship... more

The Phantom Menace has weathered the highs and (mostly) lows of fan appraisal. Once derided, then reclaimed, where does it... more

We sit down with my colleague Agustín Rayo (Professor of Philosophy, Dean of SHASS at MIT, and winner of the... more

Join us and Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) to discuss Christopher Nolan's deconstructed biopic about the man who... more