The Lack is a weekly podcast from political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher Nina Power and filmmaker Helen Rollins. We take a work each week (film, poem, essay, book...) and relate it to a philosophical theme for a wide-ranging discussion about ideas, culture and society. Each week, there is an A-side public episode and a B-side, patreon only, private episode. You can subscribe to our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast Our email contact is thelackpodcast@gmail.com. Our music is by Dom Kirtley. Our graphics are by Bryce Behrman.
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary (2026) · Aug 5, 2026
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek (1964) · Jul 13, 2026
We Are the Lambeth Boys
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959) · Jul 1, 2026
The War is Over
The War Is Over (1966) · Jun 23, 2026
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons (1966) · Jun 8, 2026
A Field in England
A Field in England (2013) · May 23, 2026
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) · May 1, 2026
Stranger (Fremmed: Det første opgør)
Stranger (2025) · Apr 9, 2026
The Conformist
The Conformist (1971) · Apr 2, 2026
The Surfer
The Surfer (2025) · Mar 6, 2026
The Boss of It All
The Boss of It All (2006) · Feb 26, 2026
Stromboli
Stromboli (1950) · Feb 10, 2026
Black Bag
Black Bag (2025) · Jan 22, 2026
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus (1947) · Jan 1, 2026
The Shrouds
The Shrouds (2025) · Dec 26, 2025
Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980) · Dec 17, 2025
The Big Chill
The Big Chill (1983) · Dec 10, 2025
Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1991) · Dec 1, 2025
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate (1997) · Nov 21, 2025
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) · Oct 29, 2025
Deliverance
Deliverance (1972) · Oct 22, 2025
Pass Thru
Pass Thru (2016) · Oct 9, 2025
I Am Mother
I Am Mother (2019) · Sep 22, 2025
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant (1999) · Sep 8, 2025
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot (2024) · Aug 31, 2025
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975) · Aug 21, 2025
A Separation
A Separation (2011) · Aug 16, 2025
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) · Aug 8, 2025
The Leopard
The Leopard (1963) · Jul 30, 2025
The Emerald Forest
The Emerald Forest (1985) · Jul 22, 2025
Babe: Pig in the City
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) · Jul 10, 2025
Apocalypto
Apocalypto (2006) · Jul 4, 2025
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) · Jun 8, 2025
The Return of Martin Guerre
The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) · May 30, 2025
Living in Oblivion
Living in Oblivion (1995) · May 22, 2025
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023) · May 8, 2025
Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915) · Apr 29, 2025
Mickey 17
Mickey 17 (2025) · Apr 16, 2025
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) · Mar 5, 2025
Eraserhead
Eraserhead (1977) · Feb 25, 2025
Funeral Parade of Roses
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) · Feb 4, 2025
Perfect Days
Perfect Days (2023) · Jan 9, 2025
Tuesday
Tuesday Film (2023) · Jan 3, 2025
The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders (2024) · Nov 21, 2024
The Substance
The Substance (2024) · Nov 12, 2024
Beau is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid (2023) · Nov 4, 2024
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944) · Oct 28, 2024
The Parallax View
The Parallax View (1974) · Sep 21, 2024
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (1971) · Sep 8, 2024
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others (2006) · Aug 24, 2024
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers (1966) · Aug 13, 2024
Drive My Car
Drive My Car (2021) · Jul 21, 2024
The Souvenir
The Souvenir (2019) · Jul 2, 2024
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973) · Jun 7, 2024
Vengeance is Mine (1984)
Vengeance Is Mine (1984) · May 29, 2024
Chinatown
Chinatown (1974) · May 24, 2024
A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) · May 16, 2024
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men (2007) · Mar 28, 2024
Of Gods and Men
Of Gods and Men (2010) · Mar 20, 2024
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979) · Mar 7, 2024
Bamboozled
Bamboozled (2000) · Feb 22, 2024
American Fiction
American Fiction (2023) · Feb 16, 2024
May December
May December (2023) · Jan 22, 2024
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) · Jan 2, 2024
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) · Dec 13, 2023
Idiocracy
Idiocracy (2006) · Dec 6, 2023
Demolition Man
Demolition Man (1993) · Nov 29, 2023
Videodrome
Videodrome (1983) · Nov 16, 2023
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World (2021) · Oct 25, 2023
If... (1968)
if.... (1968) · Jun 23, 2023
Chevalier
Chevalier (2015) · May 26, 2023
Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness (2022) · Apr 12, 2023
The Whale
The Whale (2022) · Mar 16, 2023
The Good Boss
The Good Boss (2021) · Feb 17, 2023
The Page Turner
The Page Turner (2006) · Jan 22, 2023
I’ve Loved You So Long
I've Loved You So Long (2008) · Dec 22, 2022
The Dreamers
The Dreamers (2003) · Nov 16, 2022
Hell or High Water
Hell or High Water (2016) · Nov 4, 2022
What is a Woman?
What Is a Woman? (2022) · Oct 24, 2022
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday (1991) · Jul 30, 2022
Ingrid Goes West
Ingrid Goes West (2017) · Jul 21, 2022
Barton Fink & the Coen Brothers
Barton Fink (1991) · Jun 29, 2022
The Witch
The Last Witch Hunter (2015) · Jun 10, 2022
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape & Duty
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) · Jun 2, 2022
The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary (2011) · May 18, 2022
Le Silence de la Mer
The Silence of the Sea (1949) · May 12, 2022
The Outfit
The Outfit (2022) · May 4, 2022
Peter’s Friends
Peter's Friends (1992) · Apr 7, 2022
Don’t Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021) · Mar 10, 2022
Possession (1981)
Possession (1981) · Feb 16, 2022
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse (2019) · Feb 3, 2022
Riders of Justice
Riders of Justice (2020) · Jan 27, 2022
Blow-Up: Appearance and Reality
Blow-Up (1966) · Dec 29, 2021
Dune the Novel, Dune the Film
Dune (2021) · Nov 19, 2021
The Eyes of Tammy Faye & Scapegoats
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) · Sep 16, 2021
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev (1966) · Aug 19, 2021
Agora & Decline
Agora (2009) · Aug 12, 2021
Agora & Decline
Decline (2022) · Aug 12, 2021
The Canyons & Failure
The Canyons (2013) · Jul 29, 2021
Roma & Class in the Twenty-First Century
Roma (2018) · Jul 14, 2021
Safe & Allergies
Safe (1995) · Jul 7, 2021
F for Fake & Fakery
F for Fake (1973) · Jun 16, 2021
Blue Collar & Co-option
Blue Collar (1978) · Jun 9, 2021
There Will Be Blood & Hustlers
There Will Be Blood (2007) · Jun 2, 2021
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance & Masculinity
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) · May 13, 2021
Making Love and Commodification
Making Love (1982) · Apr 28, 2021
Reality Bites & The Real
Reality Bites (1994) · Apr 14, 2021
A Ghost Story & Repetition
Repetition (2014) · Mar 26, 2021
A Ghost Story & Repetition
A Ghost Story (2017) · Mar 26, 2021
Lost in Translation & Romance
Lost in Translation (2003) · Mar 26, 2021
Whiplash & Intensity
Whiplash (2014) · Mar 26, 2021