Archive of Mind Theater audio essays on television, film, and the arts, revealing what makes them so compelling. Presented by Ayo Akingbade. New video essays on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Barry Jenkins' Love | The Directors Project
Moonlight (2016) · May 22, 2023
The Tragedy of Macbeth's Otherworldly Design | Video Essay
Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth (2022) · Dec 12, 2022
V for Vendetta: Love in the Face of Fascism | Video Essay
V for Vendetta (2006) · Sep 19, 2022
Severance: The You We Are
Severance (2022) · Aug 8, 2022
Barry: How to Act Like a Killer
Barry (2016) · Jul 25, 2022
Drive My Car: The Language of Road Films
Drive My Car (2021) · Apr 18, 2022
The Raven: How Poe Infused His Stories with Darkness
The Batman (2022) · Mar 7, 2022
12 Angry Men: Powder Keg
12 Angry Men (1957) · Jan 24, 2022
The Dark Knight: Heroes Public and Private
The Dark Knight (2008) · Jan 10, 2022
Little Women: Autonomy and Authorship
Little Women (2019) · Nov 2, 2021
Inside Llewyn Davis: The Ears of Strangers
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) · Oct 18, 2021
Thelma: Caged Bird
Thelma (2017) · Sep 20, 2021
The Green Knight: The Laws of Chivalry
The Green Knight (2021) · Sep 6, 2021
Whiplash: Suffer to Succeed
Whiplash (2014) · Aug 9, 2021
Pickpocket: The Tragic Thief
Pickpocket (1959) · Jun 28, 2021
The Master: A Break in Transmission
The Master (2012) · May 31, 2021
Black Swan: The Ritual of Dance
Black Swan (2010) · May 17, 2021
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A Love Lost
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) · May 3, 2021
Castle in the Sky: How Children Fly
Castle in the Sky (1986) · Apr 5, 2021
First Cow: The American Dream
First Cow (2020) · Feb 8, 2021
Soul: A Life Worth Living
Soul (2020) · Jan 25, 2021
The Man Who Wasn't There: Passengers
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) · Dec 14, 2020
Lady Bird: What Home Represents
Lady Bird (2017) · Nov 2, 2020
Incurring the Wrath of the Gods
The Lighthouse (2019) · Sep 7, 2020
The Common Man
Barton Fink (1991) · Aug 24, 2020
Eyes Wide Shut: Chasing the Dream Thread
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Jun 29, 2020
Fight Club (w/ That's BS)
Fight Club (1999) · May 27, 2020
Not All Grifters Are Oilmen
There Will Be Blood (2007) · May 18, 2020
Within the Frame
Rear Window (1954) · Apr 6, 2020
Tragedy v. Comedy
A Serious Man (2009) · Mar 23, 2020
Nature's Need for Self-Preservation
Princess Mononoke (1997) · Feb 24, 2020
Nosedive: The Authentic Self Examined
Nosedive (2016) · Feb 17, 2020
Consequences Beyond the Game
The Game (1997) · Jan 27, 2020
Children of Men
Children of Men (2006) · Sep 30, 2019