A movie podcast inspired by a Werner Herzog quote, “We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.” Hosted by Justin Khoo (professor of philosophy at MIT) and Laura Khoo (art historian turned fundraiser).
169. Billy Elliot (w/ Aaron Meskin)
Billy Elliot (2000) · Jul 10, 2026
168. Past Lives (w/ Bar Luzon)
Past Lives (2023) · Jun 27, 2026
167. Blade Runner (w/ Zed Adams)
Blade Runner (1982) · Jun 12, 2026
166. 2001: A Space Odyssey (w/ Matthias Michel)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · May 22, 2026
165. Ex Machina (w/ Aaron West)
Ex Machina (2015) · May 8, 2026
164. The Long Goodbye (w/ Tim Smartt)
The Long Goodbye (1973) · Apr 24, 2026
163. Enemy (w/ Robbie Kubala)
Enemy (2014) · Apr 10, 2026
162. The Grey (w/ Dave Baker)
The Grey (2012) · Mar 27, 2026
160. Marty Supreme (w/ Sean Burns)
Marty Supreme (2025) · Feb 27, 2026
159. One Battle After Another (w/ Roxana Hadadi)
One Battle After Another (2025) · Feb 13, 2026
157. Body Heat (w/ Alex Kugelman)
Body Heat (1981) · Jan 16, 2026
156. When Harry Met Sally
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) · Jan 2, 2026
155. The Santa Clause (w/ Emily St. James)
The Santa Clause (1994) · Dec 19, 2025
154. Amelie (w/ Brianna Ashby)
Amélie (2001) · Dec 5, 2025
153. Grave of the Fireflies (w/ Sam Liao)
Grave of the Fireflies (2005) · Nov 21, 2025
152. Parasite (w/ Rachel Fraser)
Parasite (2019) · Nov 7, 2025
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151. Rec (w/ Pete Turner)
[REC] (2007) · Oct 25, 2025
150. Red Rooms (w/ Emily St. James)
Red Rooms (2023) · Oct 10, 2025
149. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (w/ Max Evry)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) · Sep 26, 2025
148. Flatliners (w/ Andrew Overbye and Hannah Blechman)
Flatliners (1990) · Sep 12, 2025
147. Warfare (w/ Jim Penola)
Warfare (2025) · Aug 29, 2025
146. In the Mouth of Madness (w/ Carly Severn)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) · Aug 15, 2025
145. Re-Animator (w/ Scout Tafoya)
Re-Animator (1985) · Aug 1, 2025
144. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (w/ Abe Mathew)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) · Jul 18, 2025
143. Heat (w/ Zed Adams)
Heat (1995) · Jul 4, 2025
142. Enough Said (w/ Jason Bailey)
Enough Said (2013) · Jun 20, 2025
141. Cobra (w/ Philip Gawthorne)
Cobra (1986) · Jun 6, 2025
140. Talk to Her (w/ Jim Miller)
Talk to Her (2002) · May 23, 2025
139. Whiplash (w/ Brad Skow)
Whiplash (2014) · May 9, 2025
138. 20th Century Women (w/ Chad Perman)
20th Century Women (2016) · Apr 25, 2025
137. Demolition Man (w/ Liam Billingham)
Demolition Man (1993) · Apr 11, 2025
136. Risky Business (w/ Jay Elliott)
Risky Business (1983) · Mar 28, 2025
135. Mikey and Nicky (w/ Dan Wack)
Mikey and Nicky (1976) · Mar 14, 2025
133. Nickel Boys (w/ Bilge Ebiri)
Nickel Boys (2024) · Feb 7, 2025
132. Nosferatu - 2024 (w/ Phil Iscove)
Nosferatu (2024) · Jan 24, 2025
130. Home Alone (w/ Dan Harris)
Home Alone (1990) · Dec 13, 2024
129. Gaslight (w/ Joseph McBride)
Gaslight (1944) · Nov 29, 2024
128. Drive (w/ Roxana Hadadi)
Drive (2011) · Nov 15, 2024
127. Song to Song (w/ Matt Strohl)
Song to Song (2017) · Nov 1, 2024
126. The Fly (w/ Becca Rothfeld)
The Fly (1986) · Oct 18, 2024
125. Death Becomes Her (w/ Sean O'Connell)
Death Becomes Her (1992) · Oct 4, 2024
124. I Saw the TV Glow (w/ Emily St. James)
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) · Sep 20, 2024
123. Alien Romulus (w/ Scout Tafoya)
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Sep 6, 2024
122. Altered States ( w/ Hit Factory Pod)
Altered States (1980) · Aug 23, 2024
120. The Bling Ring
The Bling Ring (2013) · Jul 26, 2024
119. Scarface (w/ Glenn Kenny)
Scarface (1983) · Jul 12, 2024
118. Public Enemies (w/ Liam Billingham and Phil Gawthorne)
Public Enemies (2009) · Jun 28, 2024
117. Bull Durham (w/ Noah Gittell)
Bull Durham (1988) · Jun 14, 2024
116. Hot Tub Time Machine (w/ Mitchell Beaupre)
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) · May 31, 2024
115. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (w/ Edward Lewis)
114. Sympathy for the Devil (w/ Yuval Adler and Matt Strohl)
Sympathy for the Devil (2023) · May 3, 2024
113. Dogville (w/ Agnes Callard)
Dogville (2003) · Apr 19, 2024
112. Red Dawn (w/ Nat Hansen)
Red Dawn (1984) · Apr 5, 2024
111. Dune Part Two (w/ John DeVore)
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Mar 22, 2024
109. The Iron Claw (w/ Fran Hoepfner)
The Iron Claw (2023) · Feb 16, 2024
108. Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · Feb 2, 2024
107. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (w/ Nick Riggle and Matt Strohl)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) · Jan 19, 2024
105. Fred Claus (w/ Emily St. James)
Fred Claus (2007) · Dec 22, 2023
103. Joe Vs. The Volcano (w/ Chad Perman)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) · Nov 24, 2023
102. 24 Hour Party People (w/ Mattia Acetoso)
24 Hour Party People (2002) · Nov 10, 2023
101. Aliens (w/ Brendan Hodges)
Aliens (1986) · Oct 27, 2023
100. The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides (2000) · Oct 13, 2023
99. King Arthur (2004) w/ Jon Gabrus
King Arthur (2004) · Sep 29, 2023
98. Starship Troopers (w/ Liam Billingham)
Starship Troopers (1997) · Sep 15, 2023
97. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (w/ Matt Teichman)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) · Sep 1, 2023
96. Roma (w/ Agustín Rayo)
Roma (2018) · Aug 18, 2023
95. Oppenheimer (w/ Bilge Ebiri)
Oppenheimer (2023) · Aug 4, 2023
94. What Maisie Knew (w/ Daniela Taplin Lundberg)
What Maisie Knew (2013) · Jul 21, 2023
93. Tar (w/ Emily St. James)
TÁR (2022) · Jul 7, 2023
90. The Box (w/ Matt Strohl)
The Box (2009) · May 26, 2023
89. Manhunter (w/ Carly Severn)
Manhunter (1986) · May 12, 2023
88. Body Double (w/ Matt Belenky)
Body Double (1984) · Apr 28, 2023
87. Almost Famous (w/ Paul Keelan)
Almost Famous (2000) · Apr 14, 2023
86. Match Point (w/ Mary Beth Willard)
Match Point (2005) · Mar 31, 2023
85. That Thing You Do! (w/ Matt Pais)
That Thing You Do! (1996) · Mar 17, 2023
83. Willow (w/ John DeVore)
Willow (1988) · Feb 17, 2023
82. Inside Man (w/ Roxana Hadadi)
Inside Man (2006) · Feb 3, 2023
81. Interstellar (w/ Jon Gabrus)
Interstellar (2014) · Jan 20, 2023
79. It's a Wonderful Life (w/ Emily St. James)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 23, 2022
78. Fight Club (w/ Brian Martinez)
Fight Club (1999) · Dec 9, 2022
77. Dogtooth (w/ Jack Draper)
Dogtooth (2009) · Nov 25, 2022
76. The Babadook (w/ Libby Hill)
The Babadook (2014) · Nov 11, 2022
75. The Exorcist (w/ Carly Severn)
The Exorcist (1973) · Oct 28, 2022
74. Bram Stoker's Dracula (w/ Bilge Ebiri)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) · Oct 14, 2022
73. Return of the King (w/ Jamelle Bouie)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Sep 30, 2022
71. The Fellowship of the Ring (w/ Bennett Eckert and Rebecca Kuang)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Sep 2, 2022
70. Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1993) · Aug 19, 2022
69. Closer (w/ Carly Severn)
Closer (2004) · Aug 5, 2022
68. North by Northwest (w/ Adam Kane)
North by Northwest (1959) · Jul 22, 2022
67. Sully (w/ Chris Kaiser)
Sully (2016) · Jul 8, 2022
66. Repo Man (w/ Toby Levers)
Repo Man (1984) · Jun 24, 2022
65. Friday Night Lights (w/ Edward Lewis)
Friday Night Lights (2004) · Jun 10, 2022
64. Top Gun (w/ Sean Burns)
Top Gun (1986) · May 27, 2022
63. It Follows (w/ Alison Willmore)
It Follows (2015) · May 13, 2022
62. National Treasure (w/ Keith Phipps)
National Treasure (2004) · Apr 29, 2022
61. The Da Vinci Code (w/ Andrea Rosen)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) · Apr 15, 2022
60. Collateral (w/ Katie Walsh)
Collateral (2004) · Apr 1, 2022
58. Basic Instinct (w/ Matt Belenky)
Basic Instinct (1992) · Mar 4, 2022
57. Twilight (w/ Matt Strohl)
Twilight (2008) · Feb 18, 2022
56. The Usual Suspects (w/ Erich Hatala Matthes)
The Usual Suspects (1995) · Feb 4, 2022
55. Spider-man 2 (w/ Sam Adams)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) · Jan 21, 2022
54. The Matrix Resurrections (w/ David Chalmers)
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) · Jan 7, 2022
53. A Charlie Brown Christmas (w/ Emily VanDerWerff)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) · Dec 17, 2021
52. Eyes Wide Shut (w/ Carly Severn)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Dec 10, 2021
50. Sunshine (w/ Vishal Dave)
Sunshine (2007) · Nov 12, 2021
49. Dune (w/ John DeVore)
Dune (1984) · Oct 29, 2021
49. Dune (w/ John DeVore)
Dune (2021) · Oct 29, 2021
48. Punch Drunk Love (w/ Sean Burke)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) · Oct 15, 2021
47. In the Line of Fire (w/ Bilge Ebiri)
In the Line of Fire (1993) · Oct 1, 2021
46. The Mummy & The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Returns (2001) · Sep 17, 2021
45. George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle (1997) · Sep 3, 2021
43. Office Space (w/ Robert and Sheryl Khoo)
Office Space (1999) · Aug 13, 2021
42. Rounders (w/ Anders Schoubye)
Rounders (1998) · Jul 30, 2021
41. The Last Days of Disco (w/ Whit Stillman)
The Last Days of Disco (1998) · Jul 16, 2021
40. Ali (w/ Blake Howard)
Ali (2001) · Jul 2, 2021
39. Tampopo (w/ Nick Riggle)
Tampopo (1985) · Jun 18, 2021
38. Inception (w/ Tom Shone)
Inception (2010) · Jun 4, 2021
37. Amadeus (w/ Edward Lewis)
Amadeus (1984) · May 21, 2021
36. Mission Impossible (w/ Adam Kane)
Mission: Impossible (1996) · May 7, 2021
35. Midsommar (w/ Emily VanDerWerff)
Midsommar (2019) · Apr 23, 2021
34. True Lies (w/ Van Lathan)
True Lies (1994) · Apr 16, 2021
33. Bonus Episode: Another Round (w/ Paul Keelan)
Another Round (2020) · Apr 9, 2021
32. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans w/ Keith Phipps
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) · Mar 26, 2021
31. The Brood (w/ Jed Shepherd)
The Brood (1979) · Mar 12, 2021
30. Clueless (w/ Andrea Rosen)
Clueless (1995) · Feb 26, 2021
29. The Master (w/ Dan Harris)
The Master (2012) · Feb 12, 2021
28. Groundhog Day (w/ Kieran Setiya)
Groundhog Day (1993) · Jan 29, 2021
26. The Conversation (w/ Robert Pierce)
The Conversation (1974) · Jan 15, 2021
25. Excalibur (w/ Bilge Ebiri)
Excalibur (1981) · Jan 1, 2021
24. Happy Gilmore (w/ Tim Gilman)
Happy Gilmore (1996) · Dec 18, 2020
23. Bonus Episode: On the Rocks (2020)
On the Rocks (2020) · Dec 12, 2020
22. Fargo (w/ Molly Perkins)
Fargo (1996) · Dec 4, 2020
18. Independence Day
Independence Day (1996) · Oct 9, 2020
17. Mulholland Drive (w/ Agnes and Abe Callard, and Ryan Clark)
Mulholland Drive (2001) · Sep 25, 2020
15. Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump (1994) · Aug 28, 2020
12. Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) · Jul 17, 2020
11. Children of Men (w/ Vishal Dave)
Children of Men (2006) · Jul 3, 2020
10. The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project (1999) · Jun 19, 2020
9. No Country For Old Men (w/ Edward Lewis)
No Country for Old Men (2007) · Jun 5, 2020
8. The Social Network
The Social Network (2010) · May 25, 2020
7. Contact (w/ Molly Perkins)
Contact (1997) · May 17, 2020
6. Minority Report
Minority Report (2002) · May 7, 2020
4. Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait (1998) · Apr 13, 2020
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Mar 30, 2020
1. The Departed
The Departed (2006) · Mar 19, 2020