Hosted by Jimmy Bernasconi (‘Sacred Cinema’, ABC Radio), ‘Films for Today’ explores how the art of cinema can help us understand the social, cultural and political issues that currently trouble us. Each week, Jimmy selects a seminal film and contemplates its profound insights into the most pressing challenges of our time. For questions or enquiries about the show, you can reach Jimmy at contact@jimmybernasconi.com or on Instagram by searching ‘filmsfortoday’.
What is the true power of fiction? | "The Odyssey" (2026) d. Christopher Nolan
The Odyssey (2026) · Jul 26, 2026
Is there a meaningful distinction between moderate and extreme desire? | "Obsession" (2026) d. Curry Barker
Obsession (2026) · Jul 19, 2026
Is life invariably predictable? | "The Commitments" (1991) d. Alan Parker
The Commitments (1991) · Jun 21, 2026
Can we break free of deviance? | "Catch Me if You Can" (2002) d. Steven Spielberg
Catch Me If You Can (2002) · May 3, 2026
What does evolution have in store for modern man? | "Jurassic Park" (1993) d. Steven Spielberg
Jurassic Park (1993) · Apr 19, 2026
Can you outgrow evil? | "Forbidden Planet" (1956) d. Fred M. Wilcox
Forbidden Planet (1956) · Apr 12, 2026
What does it take to be a real man? | "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) d. Frank Oz
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) · Apr 5, 2026
Is violence ever justifiable? | "Tyrannosaur" (2011) d. Paddy Considine
Tyrannosaur (2011) · Mar 29, 2026
What is the truest form of love? | "Breaking the Waves" (1996) d. Lars von Trier
Breaking the Waves (1996) · Mar 22, 2026
Does personal ambition have a limit? | "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (2011) d. Lynne Ramsay
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) · Mar 15, 2026
Who triggers societal collapse? | "Escape from New York" (1981) d. John Carpenter
Escape from New York (1981) · Mar 8, 2026
How can we get what we want? | "Groundhog Day" (1993) d. Harold Ramis
Groundhog Day (1993) · Mar 1, 2026
Does everything need to be solved? | "Under the Silver Lake" (2018) d. David Robert Mitchell
Under the Silver Lake (2018) · Feb 22, 2026
Where might overthinking lead us? | "The End of the Tour" (2015) d. James Ponsoldt
The End of the Tour (2015) · Feb 15, 2026
Who should we listen to? | "Donnie Darko" (2001) d. Richard Kelly
Donnie Darko (2001) · Feb 8, 2026
Are you The One? | "The Fisher King" (1991) d. Terry Gilliam
The Fisher King (1991) · Feb 1, 2026
What is the participatory aspect of cinema and reality itself? | "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One" (1968) d. William Greaves w/ Bhenn Tonks
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) · Jan 25, 2026
How do you overcome the alpha male? | "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" (2004) d. Rawson Marshall Thurber
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) · Jan 18, 2026
What is the fate of the basic man? | "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001) d. Joel Coen
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) · Jan 11, 2026
How might we respond to an uninspiring world? | "The Shining" (1980) d. Stanley Kubrick
The Shining (1980) · Jan 4, 2026
What is the fate of the exceptional? | "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) d. Tim Burton
Edward Scissorhands (1990) · Dec 21, 2025
Do we truly see what we already have? | "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) d. Stanley Kubrick
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Dec 14, 2025
Can a lot come from a little? | "Fantasia" (1940) d. Various
Fantasia (1940) · Dec 7, 2025
What is the paradoxical nature of rebellion? | "Patterns" (1956) d. Fielder Cook
Patterns (1956) · Nov 30, 2025
Is happiness more available than most of us think? | "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006) d. Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) · Nov 23, 2025
Is it possible to outrun a timeless sense of duty? | "The Wild Bunch" (1969) d. Sam Peckinpah
The Wild Bunch (1969) · Nov 16, 2025
Are we getting too crazy? | "Bugonia" (2025) d. Yorgos Lanthimos
Bugonia (2025) · Nov 9, 2025
What are the vulnerabilities of democracy? | "Jaws" (1975) d. Steven Spielberg
Jaws (1975) · Nov 2, 2025
What are the effects of modern discourse? | "Party Animal" (2025) d. Ali Gill w/ Ali Gill and Aimie Sullivan
Party Animal (2025) · Oct 26, 2025
Can worn-out relationships be renovated? | "Sentimental Value" (2025) d. Joachim Trier | LFF 2025 Special
Sentimental Value (2025) · Oct 19, 2025
Why do healthy relationships feel impossible to achieve? | "Possession" (1981) d. Andrzej Żuławski
Possession (1981) · Oct 11, 2025
What is the power of performed intellect? | "The Master" (2012) d. Paul Thomas Anderson
The Master (2012) · Oct 5, 2025
How might we liberate ourselves from oppressive regimes? | "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) d. Frank Darabont
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · Sep 21, 2025
How political are we qualified to be? | "Eddington" (2025) d. Ari Aster
Eddington (2025) · Sep 7, 2025
Is there such a thing as dignified rebellion? | "Killer of Sheep" (1978) d. Charles Burnett
Killer of Sheep (1978) · Aug 31, 2025
Will anyone ever understand your existential plight? | "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) d. Nicholas Ray
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) · Aug 17, 2025
Why make art? | "Sideways" (2004) d. Alexander Payne
Sideways (2004) · Aug 3, 2025
How deep can human connections go? | "The Double Life of Veronique" (1991) d. Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Double Life of Véronique (1991) · Jul 27, 2025
Is trust between people doomed in a world of imitations? | 'The Thing' (1982) d. John Carpenter
The Thing (1982) · Jul 20, 2025
What is truly at stake in the cinema? | 'Babylon' (2022) d. Damien Chazelle
Babylon (2022) · Jul 13, 2025
How should we view claims to innocence? | 'The White Ribbon' (2009) d. Michael Haneke
The White Ribbon (2009) · Jul 6, 2025
How can we know when to speak the truth? | "On the Waterfront" (1954) d. Elia Kazan
On the Waterfront (1954) · Jun 22, 2025
What is the ultimate consequence of integrating the shadow? | "Youth in Revolt" (2009) d. Miguel Arteta
Youth in Revolt (2009) · Jun 15, 2025
Are there stages of true toughness? | "Good Will Hunting" (1997) d. Gus Van Sant
Good Will Hunting (1997) · Jun 8, 2025
What does criticism look like in a postmodern world? | 'Ratatouille' (2007) d. Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava
Ratatouille (2007) · Jun 1, 2025
Are we content with our treatment of beauty? | "Parthenope" (2024) d. Paolo Sorrentino
Parthenope (2024) · May 25, 2025
How available are our deepest emotions? | "American Beauty" (1999) d. Sam Mendes
American Beauty (1999) · May 18, 2025
How should we navigate subjective experience in a world of "objects"? | "Withnail & I" (1987) d. Bruce Robinson
Withnail & I (1987) · May 11, 2025
What might be the antidote to fascism? | "Hot Fuzz" (2007) d. Edgar Wright
Hot Fuzz (2007) · May 4, 2025
How are we to make sense of artistic ambition? | "Paterson" (2016) d. Jim Jarmusch
Paterson (2016) · Apr 27, 2025
What does it mean to give our true selves to those we love? | "Wings of Desire" (1987) d. Wim Wenders
Wings of Desire (1987) · Apr 20, 2025
Are we on track to see the end of cinema? | "The Second Act" (2024) d. Quentin Dupieux
The Second Act (2024) · Apr 13, 2025
How dangerous is the romanticisation of modern life? | "The End" (2024) d. Joshua Oppenheimer
The End (2024) · Apr 6, 2025
How might a simple life constrain us more than we think? | "Pather Panchali" (1955) d. Satyajit Ray
Pather Panchali (1955) · Mar 30, 2025
What is the value of privacy? | "The Conversation" (1974) d. Francis Ford Coppola
The Conversation (1974) · Mar 23, 2025
What does noble desire look like? | "Malena" (2000) d. Giuseppe Tornatore
Malena (2000) · Mar 16, 2025
Why should we care about the end of humanity? | "On the Beach" (1959) d. Stanley Kramer
On the Beach (1959) · Mar 9, 2025
How far away are we from transformative experiences? | "Night on Earth" (1991) d. Jim Jarmusch
Night on Earth (1991) · Mar 2, 2025
Does anyone have chance at a decent life? | "Stand By Me" (1986) d. Rob Reiner
Stand by Me (1986) · Feb 23, 2025
What kinds of people should we open up to? | "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945) d. John M. Stahl
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) · Feb 2, 2025
What does a true commitment to science really look like? | "I Origins" (2014) d. Mike Cahill
I Origins (2014) · Jan 26, 2025
'Big Fish' (2003) d. Tim Burton
Big Fish (2003) · Jan 19, 2025
'The Innocents' (1961) d. Jack Clayton
The Innocents (1961) · Jan 12, 2025
'A Complete Unknown' (2024) d. James Mangold
A Complete Unknown (2024) · Jan 5, 2025
'The Day of the Beast' (1995) d. Álex de la Iglesia
The Day of the Beast (1995) · Dec 22, 2024
'Bad Santa' (2003) d. Terry Zwigoff w/ Eddie Bernasconi
Bad Santa (2003) · Dec 15, 2024
'Anora' (2024) d. Sean Baker w/ Henry Bretz
Anora (2024) · Dec 8, 2024
'The Remains of the Day' (1993) d. James Ivory w/ Christopher Smol
The Remains of the Day (1993) · Dec 1, 2024
'Like My Brother' (2024) d. Sal Balharrie w/ Archie Chew
Like My Brother (2024) · Nov 17, 2024
'Joker: Folie à Deux' (2024) d. Todd Phillips
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) · Nov 3, 2024
Special Early Release - 'Halloween' (1978) d. John Carpenter w/ Matthew T. Price
Halloween (1978) · Oct 24, 2024
'Trainspotting' (1996) d. Danny Boyle
Trainspotting (1996) · Oct 13, 2024
'A Real Pain' (2024) d. Jesse Eisenberg
A Real Pain (2024) · Oct 6, 2024
'When the Wind Blows' (1986) d. Jimmy T. Murakami
When the Wind Blows (1986) · Oct 5, 2024
'Watership Down' (1978) d. Martin Rosen & John Hubley
Watership Down (1978) · Oct 5, 2024
'The Leopard' (1963) d. Luchino Visconti
The Leopard (1963) · Oct 5, 2024
'Amadeus' (1984) d. Miloš Forman
Amadeus (1984) · Sep 29, 2024
'The Browning Version' (1951) d. Anthony Asquith
The Browning Version (1951) · Sep 22, 2024
'2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968) d. Stanley Kubrick
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Sep 15, 2024
'The Purple Rose of Cairo' (1985) d. Woody Allen
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) · Sep 8, 2024
The Formidable-Facing Feminine - 'The Birds' (1963) d. Alfred Hitchcock, 'Contact' (1997) d. Robert Zemeckis & 'Twisters' (2024) d. Lee Isaac Chung
The Birds (1963) · Aug 4, 2024
F(eminine) B(udding) I(nvestigator)s - 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) d. Jonathan Demme, 'Wind River' (2017) d. Taylor Sheridan & 'Longlegs' (2024) d. Oz Perkins
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Jul 28, 2024
Adult Entertainers - 'Showgirls' (1995) d. Paul Verhoeven, 'Boogie Nights' (1997) d. Paul Thomas Anderson & 'MaXXXine' (2024) d. Ti West
Showgirls (1995) · Jul 21, 2024
Dreams - 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) d. Victor Fleming & King Vidor, 'Waking Life' (2001) d. Richard Linklater & 'Kinds of Kindness' (2024) d. Yorgos Lanthimos
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Jul 14, 2024
Modern Japan - 'Tokyo Story' (1953) d. Yasujirô Ozu, 'Sans Soleil' (1983) d. Chris Marker & 'Godzilla Minus One' (2023) d. Takashi Yamazaki
Tokyo Story (1953) · Jul 7, 2024
Primates - 'King Kong' (1933) d. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 'Twelve Monkeys' (1995) d. Terry Gilliam & 'Sasquatch Sunset' (2024) d. David Zellner & Nathan Zellner
King Kong (1933) · Jun 30, 2024
Buried Treasure - 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (1948) d. John Huston, 'National Treasure' (2004) d. Jon Turteltaub & 'La Chimera' (2023) d. Alice Rohrwacher
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) · Jun 23, 2024
Seductive Alter Egos - 'The Nutty Professor' (1963) d. Jerry Lewis, 'The Mask' (1994) d. Chuck Russell & 'Hit Man' (2024) d. Richard Linklater
The Nutty Professor (1963) · Jun 16, 2024
Avenging the Feminine - 'Lady Snowblood' (1973) d. Toshiya Fujita, 'Irreversible' (2002) d. Gaspar Noé & 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' (2024) d. George Miller
Lady Snowblood (1973) · Jun 2, 2024
Clingers - 'Play Misty for Me' (1971) d. Clint Eastwood, 'The Cable Guy' (1996) d. Ben Stiller & 'The Piano Teacher' (2001) d. Michael Haneke
Play Misty for Me (1971) · May 26, 2024
Private Investigators - 'The Long Goodbye' (1973) d. Robert Altman, 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective' (1994) d. Tom Shadyac & 'I Heart Huckabees' (2004) d. David O. Russell
The Long Goodbye (1973) · May 19, 2024
Side-Switchers - 'The Bridges of Madison County' (1995) d. Clint Eastwood, 'Match Point' (2005) d. Woody Allen, 'Challengers' (2024) d. Luca Guadagnino
The Bridges of Madison County (1995) · May 12, 2024
Shooting Violence - 'Peeping Tom' (1960) d. Michael Powell, 'Nightcrawler' (2014) d. Dan Gilroy & 'Civil War' (2024) d. Alex Garland
Peeping Tom (1960) · May 5, 2024
Bohemian Triangles - 'Jules and Jim' (1962) d. François Truffaut, 'The Dreamers' (2003) d. Bernardo Bertolucci & 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' (2008) d. Woody Allen
Jules and Jim (1962) · Apr 28, 2024
All Roads Lead to Rome - 'Rome, Open City' (1945) d. Roberto Rossellini, 'La Dolce Vita' (1960) d. Federico Fellini & 'Il Divo' (2008) d. Paolo Sorrentino
Rome, Open City (1945) · Apr 21, 2024
Missing Persons - 'The Vanishing' (1988) d. George Sluizer, 'Prisoners' (2013) d. Denis Villeneuve & 'The Sweet East' (2023) d. Sean Price Williams
The Vanishing (1988) · Apr 7, 2024
Accidental Love Bots - 'Metropolis' (1927) d. Fritz Lang, 'Her' (2013) d. Spike Jonze & 'Robot Dreams' (2023) d. Pablo Berger
Metropolis (1927) · Mar 31, 2024
Monsters in the Forest - 'Predator' (1987) d. John McTiernan, 'Monsters' (2010) d. Gareth Edwards & 'Monster' (2023) d. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Predator (1987) · Mar 24, 2024
Kidnapped - 'The Searchers' (1956) d. John Ford, 'Funny Games' (1997/2007) d. Michael Haneke & 'Gone Baby Gone' (2007) d. Ben Affleck
The Searchers (1956) · Mar 17, 2024
Heroes in the Sand - 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) d. David Lean, 'Black Hawk Down' (2001) d. Ridley Scott & 'Dune: Part Two' (2024) d. Denis Villeneuve
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Mar 10, 2024
Limited Resources - 'Modern Times' (1936) d. Charles Chaplin, 'Cléo from 5 to 7' (1962) d. Agnès Varda & 'Perfect Days' (2023) d. Wim Wenders
Modern Times (1936) · Mar 3, 2024
Suffocating Authority - 'Rope' (1948) d. Alfred Hitchcock, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) d. Milos Forman & 'The Iron Claw' (2023) d. Sean Durkin
Rope (1948) · Feb 18, 2024
Fictitious Figures - 'Meet John Doe' (1941) d. Frank Capra, 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1999) d. Anthony Minghella & 'American Fiction' (2023) d. Cord Jefferson
Meet John Doe (1941) · Feb 11, 2024
Under the Wing - 'The Last Detail' (1973) d. Hal Ashby, 'Malcolm' (1986) d. Nadia Tass & 'The Holdovers' (2023) d. Alexander Payne
The Last Detail (1973) · Jan 28, 2024
Motherhood Now - 'The End We Start From' (2023) d. Mahalia Belo, 'Poor Things' (2023) d. Yorgos Lanthimos & 'The Boy and the Heron' (2023) d. Hayao Miyazaki
The End We Start From (2023) · Jan 21, 2024
Fight For Your Life - 'A Matter of Life and Death' (1946) d. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 'A Hidden Life' (2019) d. Terrence Malick & 'One Life' (2023) d. James Hawes
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) · Jan 14, 2024
Salvation by Sedation - 'Life is Beautiful' (1997) d. Roberto Benigni, 'Shutter Island' (2010) d. Martin Scorsese & 'Leave the World Behind' (2023) d. Sam Esmail
Life Is Beautiful (1997) · Jan 7, 2024
Final Solutions - 'Toy Story' (1995) d. John Lasseter, 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009) d. Quentin Tarantino, 'How to Have Sex' (2023) d. Molly Manning Walker
Toy Story (1995) · Dec 17, 2023
Delayed Anonymous Romance - 'The 40 Year-Old Virgin' (2005) d. Judd Apatow, 'Last Tango in Paris' (1972) d. Bernardo Bertolucci & 'Fallen Leaves' (2023) d. Aki Kaurismäki
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) · Dec 10, 2023
Napoleonic Weakness - 'Napoleon Dynamite' (2004) d. Jared Hess, 'Napoleon' (2023) d. Ridley Scott & 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951) d. Elia Kazan
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) · Dec 3, 2023
Eat the Rich - 'Delicatessen' (1991) d. Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' (1972) d. Luis Buñuel & 'Saltburn' (2023) d. Emerald Fennell
Delicatessen (1991) · Nov 26, 2023
Ends of Eras - 'Falling Down' (1993) d. Joel Schumacher, 'Anatomy of a Fall' (2023) d. Justine Triet & 'The Last Emperor' (1987) d. Bernardo Bertolucci
Falling Down (1993) · Nov 19, 2023
Been There, Done That - 'The Worst Person in the World' (2021) d. Joachim Trier, 'Passages' (2023) d. Ira Sachs & 'The Great Beauty' (2013) d. Paolo Sorrentino
The Worst Person in the World (2021) · Nov 12, 2023
Romantic - 'Bright Star' (2009) d. Jane Campion, 'Grizzly Man' (2005) d. Werner Herzog & ' Before Midnight' (2013) d. Richard Linklater
Bright Star (2009) · Nov 5, 2023
Heroes of the Past - 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (2023) d. Martin Scorsese, 'Akira' (1988) d. Katsuhiro Otomo & 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962) d. John Frankenheimer
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Oct 29, 2023
Pair Bonding - 'Nebraska' (2013) d. Alexander Payne, 'Thelma & Louise' (1991) d. Ridley Scott & 'Before Sunset' (2004) d. Richard Linklater
Nebraska (2013) · Oct 22, 2023
No Man Is an Island (LFF/Radiothon Special) - 'The Bikeriders' (2023) d. Jeff Nichols, 'Maestro' (2023) d. Bradley Cooper & 'The Killer' (2023) d. David Fincher
Maestro (2023) · Oct 15, 2023
Realising the Fantasy - 'La La Land' (2016) d. Damien Chazelle
La La Land (2016) · Sep 10, 2023
Lost Love - 'Brief Encounter' (1945) d. David Lean, 'Past Lives' (2023) d. Celine Song & 'Casablanca' (1942) d. Michael Curtiz
Brief Encounter (1945) · Sep 4, 2023
From Naught to Naughty - 'Talk to Me' (2022) d. Danny and Michael Philippou, 'Kids' (1995) d. Larry Clark & 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1982) d. Steven Spielberg
Talk to Me (2022) · Aug 27, 2023
Alien Encounters - 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977) d. Steven Spielberg, 'Godland' (2022) d. Hlynur Pálmason & 'Asteroid City' (2023) d. Wes Anderson
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) · Aug 20, 2023
About Parents - 'About My Father' (2023) d. Laura Terruso, 'All About My Mother' (1999) d. Pedro Almodóvar & 'About Time' (2013) d. Richard Curtis
About My Father (2023) · Aug 13, 2023
Barbenheimer (Special Early Episode) - 'Barbie' (2023) d. Greta Gerwig, 'Oppenheimer' (2023) d. Christopher Nolan & 'Melancholia' (2011) d. Lars von Trier
Barbie (2023) · Jul 24, 2023
Politics on the Plain - 'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002) d. Andy Tennant, 'Alcarràs' (2022) d. Carla Simón & Sonia Castelo & 'Blazing Saddles' (1974) d. Mel Brooks
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) · Jul 23, 2023
Excavating Germans - 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' (2023) d. James Mangold, 'Blind Spot' (1981) d. Claudia von Alemann & 'The Tin Drum' (1979) d. Volker Schlöndorff
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) · Jul 9, 2023
The Love Horse - 'American Pie' (1999) d. Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, 'No Hard Feelings' (2023) d. Gene Stupnitsky & 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) d. Michel Gondry
American Pie (1999) · Jul 2, 2023
Honour Thy Family - 'Omen' (2023) d. Baloji, 'You Hurt My Feelings' (2023) d. Nicole Holofcener & 'Ordinary People' (1980) d. Robert Redford
Omen (2023) · Jun 25, 2023
The Multiverse, NY - 'Annie Hall' (1977) d. Woody Allen, 'Synecdoche, New York' (2008) d. Charlie Kaufman & 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (2023) d. J. Dos Santos, K. Powers & J. K. Thompson
Annie Hall (1977) · Jun 18, 2023
Conservative/Progressive - 'The Blue Caftan' (2022) d. Maryam Touzani, 'Princess Mononoke' (1997) d. Hayao Miyazaki & 'The Sound of Music' (1965) d. Robert Wise
Princess Mononoke (1997) · May 28, 2023
Conservative/Progressive - 'The Blue Caftan' (2022) d. Maryam Touzani, 'Princess Mononoke' (1997) d. Hayao Miyazaki & 'The Sound of Music' (1965) d. Robert Wise
The Sound of Music (1965) · May 28, 2023
The Church of Sport - 'Any Given Sunday' (1999) d. Oliver Stone, 'Raging Bull' (1980) d. Martin Scorsese & 'Moneyball' (2011) d. Bennett Miller
Any Given Sunday (1999) · May 21, 2023
The Monstrous Feminine - 'Shrek' (2001) d. Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson, 'Monster' (2003) d. Patty Jenkins & 'Saint Omer' (2022) d. Alice Diop
Shrek (2001) · May 14, 2023
Masculine Cowardice - 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' (2007) d. Andrew Dominik, 'Beau is Afraid' (2023) d. Ari Aster & 'Nocturnal Animals' (2016) d. Tom Ford
The Simulate 90s - 'Dark City' (1998) d. Alex Proyas, 'The Matrix' (1999) d. the Wachowski Sisters & 'The Thirteenth Floor' (1999) d. Josef Rusnak
Dark City (1998) · Apr 23, 2023
Lifting Off - 'Gattaca' (1997) d. Andrew Niccol, 'Sunshine' (2007) d. Danny Boyle & 'Interstellar' (2014) d. Christopher Nolan
Gattaca (1997) · Apr 16, 2023
The Dance of Romance - 'Dirty Dancing' (1987) d. Emile Ardolino, 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' (1953) d. Howard Hawks & 'Pearl' (2022) d. Ti West
Dirty Dancing (1987) · Apr 9, 2023
The Seeds of War - 'City of God' (2002) d. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (2022) d. Edward Berger & 'Wag the Dog' (1997) d. Barry Levinson
City of God (2002) · Apr 2, 2023
The Enemy Within - 'Face/Off' (1997) d. John Woo, 'To Leslie' (2022) d. Michael Morris & 'Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (1964) d. Stanley Kubrick
Face/Off (1997) · Mar 19, 2023
Princes, Prowlers and Progenitrices - 'Harold and Maude' (1971) d. Hal Ashby, 'Empire of Light' (2022) d. Sam Mendes & 'In the Bedroom' (2001) d. Todd Field
Harold and Maude (1971) · Mar 12, 2023
Princesses, Predators and Protectors - 'Leon' (1994) d. Luc Besson, 'An Education' (2009) d. Lone Scherfig & 'Aftersun' (2022) d. Charlotte Wells
Léon: The Professional (1994) · Mar 5, 2023
Consolidating Competence - 'Tár' (2022) d. Todd Field, 'Being There' (1979) d. Hal Ashby & 'Armaggedon' (1998) d. Michael Bay
TÁR (2022) · Feb 26, 2023
Coming of Age at Work - 'Caddyshack' (1980) d. Harold Ramis, 'Mystic Pizza' (1988) d. Donald Petrie & 'Adventureland' (2009) d. Greg Mottola
Caddyshack (1980) · Feb 18, 2023
The Roaring (20)20s - 'Babylon' (2022) d. Damien Chazelle, 'The Whale' (2022) d. Darren Aronofsky & 'Triangle of Sadness' (2022) d. Ruben Östlund
Babylon (2022) · Feb 12, 2023
Listening to Your Conscience - 'Pinocchio' (2022) d. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson, 'Heathers' (1988) d. Michael Lehmann & 'Donnie Darko' (2001) d. Richard Kelly
Pinocchio (2022) · Feb 4, 2023
Going Undercover - 'Mean Girls' (2004) d. Mark Waters, 'The Departed' d. Martin Scorsese & 'Le Doulos' (1962) d. Jean-Pierre Melville
Mean Girls (2004) · Jan 29, 2023
Dark Knights - 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' (2001) d. Chris Columbus, '12 Angry Men' (1957) d. Sidney Lumet & 'Ladybird' (2017) d. Greta Gerwig
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) · Jan 22, 2023
21st Century Vigilance - 'Saw' (2004) d. James Wan, 'V for Vendetta' (2005) d. James McTeigue & 'The Dark Knight' (2008) d. Christopher Nolan
Saw (2004) · Jan 15, 2023
Containing the Year - 'The Apartment' (1960) d. Billy Wilder, 'My Night at Maud's' (1969) d. Éric Rohmer & 'When Harry Met Sally' (1989) d. Rob Reiner
The Apartment (1960) · Dec 25, 2022
Russia, Part II - 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925) d. Sergei Eisenstein, 'Mirror' (1975) d. Andrei Tarkovsky & 'The Sacrifice' (1986) d. Andrei Tarkovsky
Battleship Potemkin (1925) · Dec 11, 2022
Russia, Part I - 'Kompromat' (2022) d. Jérôme Salle, 'Andrei Rublev' (1966) d. Andrei Tarkovsky & 'Ivan the Terrible Parts, I & II' d. Sergei Eisenstein
Kompromat (2022) · Dec 4, 2022
Ruling Over the Dominion - 'Willow' (1988) d. Ron Howard, 'Margrete - Queen of the North' (2021) d. Charlotte Sieling & 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2012) d. Wes Anderson
Willow (1988) · Nov 27, 2022
Raising Hell, Raising Heaven - 'Hellraiser' (1987) d. Clive Barker, 'Armageddon Time' (2022) d. James Gray & 'Gladiator' (2000) d. Ridley Scott
Hellraiser (1987) · Nov 21, 2022
The Home Ground Advantage - 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' (1974) d. Tobe Hooper, 'Barbarian' (2022) d. Zach Cregger & 'Blood Diamond' (2006) d. Edward Zwick
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · Oct 30, 2022
College Boys - 'Old School' (2003) d. Todd Phillips, 'Liberal Arts' (2012) d. Josh Radnor & 'Brad's Status' (2017) d. Mike White
Old School (2003) · Oct 24, 2022
Blending Art Forms w/ Terry Zwigoff - 'Louie Bluie' (1985), 'Crumb' (1994), 'Ghost World' (2001), 'Bad Santa' (2004) & 'Art School Confidential' (2006)
Louie Bluie (1985) · Sep 25, 2022
Secular Faith - 'The Hunt' (2012) d. Thomas Vinterberg, 'Ghost World' (2001) d. Terry Zwigoff & 'Sideways' (2004) d. Alexander Payne
The Hunt (2012) · Sep 18, 2022
Intro to Infidelity - 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (1946) d. Tay Garnett, 'Closer' (2004) d. Mike Nichols & 'Both Sides of the Blade' (2022) d. Claire Denis
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) · Sep 11, 2022
Double-Edged Talent - 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' (1962) d. Robert Aldrich, 'All About Eve' (1950) d. Joseph L. Mankiewicz & 'The Pianist' (2002) d. Roman Polanski
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) · Sep 4, 2022
(K)nowhere to Look - 'Nope' (2022) d. Jordan Peele, 'Don't Look Up' (2021) d. Adam McKay & 'Network' (1976) d. Sidney Lumet
Nope (2022) · Aug 28, 2022
Middle Eastern Cinema w/ Sarah Barrie - 'About Elly' (2009) d. Asghar Farhadi, 'Women Without Men' (2009) d. Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari & 'Incendies (2010) d. Denis Villeneuve
About Elly (2009) · Aug 21, 2022
Enemies of the State - 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967), 'The Conference' (2022) & 'The People vs. Larry Flynt' (1996)
Cool Hand Luke (1967) · Aug 14, 2022
Existopmotionalism - 'Anomalisa' (2015), 'Harvie Krumpet' (2003) & '$9.99' (2008)
Anomalisa (2015) · Aug 7, 2022
Stressful Sequences - 'After Hours' (1985), 'Uncut Gems' (2019) & 'Full Time' (2021)
After Hours (1985) · Jul 31, 2022
The Turning Tides in Taiwanese Cinema w/ Benson Wu, Helen Stenbeck & Yi-Tsun Chen - 'Homebound' (2022), 'Goddamned Asura' (2021) & 'Yi Yi' (2000)
Homebound (2022) · Jul 24, 2022
The Odyssey of Brotherhood - 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' (2000), 'About Schmidt' (2002) & 'The Straight Story' (1999)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) · Jul 10, 2022
Descendants and Ancestors - 'Hereditary' (2018), 'Once Were Warriors' (1994) & 'The Descendants' (2011)
Hereditary (2018) · Jul 3, 2022
Decisiveness, Discipline and Dexter - 'Cold War' (2018), 'Whiplash' (2014) & ''Round Midnight' (1986)
Cold War (2018) · Jun 26, 2022
Weeping Widows - 'Midsommar' (2019), 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (1974) & 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' (2022)
Midsommar (2019) · Jun 19, 2022
Blow-ins, Bravado & Beliefs - 'Straw Dogs' (1971), 'Wake in Fright' (1971) & 'The Wicker Man' (1973)
Straw Dogs (1971) · Jun 12, 2022
Killers - 'Snowtown' (2011), 'Killer Joe' (2011) & 'Sling Blade' (1996)
Snowtown (2011) · Jun 5, 2022
Boys Gone Wild - 'Taxi Driver' (1976), 'La Haine' (1995) & 'This Sporting Life' (1963)
Taxi Driver (1976) · May 29, 2022
Eliminating the Enemy - 'Dial M for Murder' (1954), 'Zulu' (1964) & 'Suspiria' (1977)
Dial M for Murder (1954) · May 22, 2022
Rosebud - 'Citizen Kane' (1941), 'Midnight in Paris' (2011) & 'Be Kind Rewind' (2008)
Citizen Kane (1941) · May 8, 2022
Making Fun of Actors - 'Tropic Thunder' (2008), 'Waiting for Guffman' (1996) & 'Team America' (2004)
Tropic Thunder (2008) · May 1, 2022
Scary Stalkers II: The Final Girl - 'Scream' (1996), 'It Follows' (2014) & 'X' (2022)
Scream (1996) · Apr 3, 2022
Modern Relationships - 'The Last Days of Disco' (1998), 'The Virgin Suicides' (1999) & 'Licorice Pizza' (2021)
The Last Days of Disco (1998) · Mar 27, 2022
Divergent Roads - 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' (1997), 'Force Majeure' (2014) & 'The Daytrippers' (1997)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) · Mar 20, 2022
Sex, Desire and Videotape - 'To Die For' (1995), 'Crash' (1996) & 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' (1989)
To Die For (1995) · Mar 13, 2022
The Dark Side of Fatherhood - 'Dogtooth' (2009), 'Take Shelter' (2011) & 'Distant Voices, Still Lives' (1988)
Dogtooth (2009) · Feb 27, 2022
Scary Stalkers - 'Halloween' (1978), 'Friday the 13th' (1980) & 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)
Halloween (1978) · Feb 13, 2022
World War II - 'The Thin Red Line' (1998), 'Das Boot' (1981) & 'Schindler's List' (1993)
The Thin Red Line (1998) · Jan 30, 2022
The Power of Nature in the Films of Peter Weir - 'The Cars That Ate Paris' (1974), 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' (1975), 'The Mosquito Coast' (1986), 'Master and Commander' (2003) & 'The Way Back' (2010)
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) · Jan 23, 2022
Maturity in the Films of Sean Baker - 'Starlet' (2012), 'The Florida Project' (2017) & 'Red Rocket' (2021)
Starlet (2012) · Jan 16, 2022
Modern Variations of Santa Claus - 'Die Hard' (1988), 'Bad Santa' (2003) & 'Krampus' (2015)
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 19, 2021
Prostitution - 'Vivre Sa Vie' (1962), 'Tangerine' (2015) & 'Nights of Cabiria' (1957)
Vivre Sa Vie (1962) · Dec 12, 2021
The Ick - 'Contempt' (1963), 'The Fly' (1986) & 'Another Year' (2010)
Contempt (1963) · Dec 5, 2021
The Power of Silence - 'Silence' (2016), 'Good Morning' (1959) & 'Lost in Translation' (2003)
Silence (2016) · Nov 28, 2021
Cyborgs - 'Tetsuo: The Iron Man' (1989), 'Aliens' (1986) & '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) · Nov 21, 2021
Bodily Autonomy - 'Alien' (1979), 'Swallow' (2019) & 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1956)
Alien (1979) · Nov 14, 2021
Breaking Free - 'The Rock' (1996), 'Pickpocket' (1959) & 'Ace in the Hole' (1951)
The Rock (1996) · Nov 7, 2021
Masks - 'Eyes Without a Face' (1960), 'Goodnight Mommy' (2014) & 'The Mask of Zorro' (1920)
Eyes Without a Face (1960) · Oct 31, 2021
Loving Powerful Women - 'Roman Holiday' (1953), 'Chocolat' (1983) & 'Notting HIll' (1999)
Roman Holiday (1953) · Oct 24, 2021
Young Love - 'Fish Tank' (2009), 'It Felt Like Love' (2013) & 'Pauline at the Beach' (1983)
Fish Tank (2009) · Oct 17, 2021
Beauties & Beasts - 'Beauty and the Beast' (1946), 'The Beast' (1975) & 'The Babadook' (2014)
Beauty and the Beast (1946) · Oct 10, 2021
Werewolves - 'The Wolf Man' (1941), 'The Wolfman' (2010) & 'An American Werewolf in London' (1981)
The Wolf Man (1941) · Oct 3, 2021
Manhunting - 'Manhunter' (1986), 'The Fugitive' (1993) & 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (1920)
Manhunter (1986) · Sep 26, 2021
Hollywood - 'Swingers' (1996), 'Under the Silver Lake' (2018) & 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (2019)
Swingers (1996) · Sep 19, 2021
Men with Gravity - 'Fatal Attraction' (1987), 'Misery' (1990) & 'Cape Fear' (1991)
Fatal Attraction (1987) · Sep 5, 2021
The Modern Quest - 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' (1972), 'Stalker' (1979) & 'Old Joy' (2006)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) · Sep 5, 2021
Female Victimhood - 'La Strada' (1954), 'Requiem for a Dream' (2000) & 'Rashomon' (1950)
La Strada (1954) · Sep 5, 2021
Mortality - 'The Seventh Seal' (1957), 'The Fountain' (2006) & 'Ikiru' (1952)
The Seventh Seal (1957) · Sep 5, 2021
The Duality of Man - 'Apocalypse Now' (1979), 'Persona' (1966) & 'Mulholland Drive' (2001)
Apocalypse Now (1979) · Sep 5, 2021
Confronting Reality - 'The Truman Show' (1998), 'Come and See' (1985) & 'Blue Velvet' (1986)
The Truman Show (1998) · Sep 5, 2021
Freedom and Relationships - 'The Piano' (1993), 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' (2019) & 'Phantom Thread' (2017)
The Piano (1993) · Sep 4, 2021
Authority Figures - 'There Will Be Blood' (2007), 'Cabaret' (1972) & 'The Master' (2012)
There Will Be Blood (2007) · Sep 4, 2021