MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM explores the politics of your favorite films through an anti-capitalist lens and the crucial intersection between pop culture and politics. Each episode, hosts Rivka and Frank are joined by a guest for a critical discussion about a movie and the ideological messages baked into it.
Rain Man (w/ Daniel)
Rain Man (1988) · Jun 11, 2026
Risky Business (w/ Harvey Kaye)
Risky Business (1983) · May 29, 2026
Father Hood (w/ Editor John)
Father Hood (1993) · Apr 30, 2026
American Psycho (w/ Kate Eastman)
American Psycho (2000) · Apr 18, 2026
Starship Troopers (w/ Joe)
Starship Troopers (1997) · Apr 3, 2026
Moonstruck (w/ Peter Moses)
Moonstruck (1987) · Jan 23, 2026
Casablanca (w/ Harvey Kaye)
Casablanca (1943) · Jan 9, 2026
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) · Dec 13, 2025
Cinderella Man (w/ Ron)
Cinderella Man (2005) · Nov 20, 2025
Total Recall (w/ Nathan Gelgud)
Total Recall (1990) · Nov 6, 2025
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (w/ Shannon Amabile)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) · Oct 16, 2025
Jurassic Park (w/ Ben Bonnema)
Jurassic Park (1993) · Oct 2, 2025
Spy Game (w/ Assad Shalhoub)
Spy Game (2001) · Sep 17, 2025
Matewan (w/ Harvey Kaye & Jon Shelton)
Matewan (1987) · Sep 4, 2025
Seven Days in May (w/ Bill de Blasio)
Seven Days in May (1964) · Aug 21, 2025
It Follows (w/ Taylor Lorenz)
It Follows (2015) · Aug 7, 2025
Hail, Caesar! (w/ Andy Boyd)
Hail, Caesar! (2016) · Jul 25, 2025
Enemy at the Gates (w/ Daniel from ‘The Sickle and the Hammer’)
Enemy at the Gates (2001) · Jun 26, 2025
Minority Report (w/ Prem Thakker)
Minority Report (2002) · Jun 13, 2025
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (w/ Don)
Mad Max 2 (1981) · May 1, 2025
Galaxy Quest (w/ MVC Editor John)
Galaxy Quest (1999) · Apr 17, 2025
A Bug’s Life (w/ Ellory Smith)
A Bug's Life (1998) · Apr 3, 2025
Up in the Air (w/ Marianne Williamson)
Up in the Air (2009) · Mar 27, 2025
Be Kind Rewind (w/ Jesse Jae Hoon)
Be Kind Rewind (2008) · Mar 20, 2025
Monsters, Inc. (w/ Cassie Willson)
Monsters, Inc. (2001) · Mar 7, 2025
100TH EPISODE: Big Night (w/ Tom Cappello)
Big Night (1996) · Feb 27, 2025
A Complete Unknown (w/ Svetlana Kitto)
A Complete Unknown (2024) · Feb 20, 2025
The Substance (w/ Kate Eastman)
The Substance (2024) · Feb 14, 2025
Bezos: the Beginning (w/ Sean Morrow)
Bezos (2023) · Feb 6, 2025
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (w/ Harvey Kaye)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) · Jan 24, 2025
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (w/ Will from About Face)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) · Jan 9, 2025
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) · Dec 19, 2024
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (w/ Evan from LOTP)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) · Dec 6, 2024
Alien: Romulus (w/ Joe Mayall)
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Nov 21, 2024
Saturday Night Fever (w/ Jon Shelton)
Saturday Night Fever (1977) · Nov 15, 2024
Killing Them Softly (w/ Matt Strackbein)
Killing Them Softly (2012) · Nov 6, 2024
Drag Me To Hell
Drag Me to Hell (2009) · Nov 1, 2024
The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) · Oct 18, 2024
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (w/ Zachary Marlow)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) · Oct 10, 2024
Slacker (w/ Marie Buck and Matthew Walker)
Slacker (1990) · Sep 19, 2024
Showgirls (w/ Jenna Cosgrove)
Showgirls (1995) · Aug 30, 2024
Duck Soup (w/ Branson Reese)
Duck Soup (1933) · Aug 22, 2024
Rocky (w/ Pamela Capalad & Dyalekt)
Rocky (1976) · Aug 8, 2024
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (w/ Daniel Bessner)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) · Jul 11, 2024
Rat Race (w/ Thalia Sablon)
Rat Race (2001) · Jun 19, 2024
Rosemary’s Baby (w/ Kate Willett)
Rosemary's Baby (1968) · Jun 12, 2024
Never on Sunday (w/ Nomiki Konst)
Never on Sunday (1960) · Jun 5, 2024
Whiplash (w/ Kelly Kaufman)
Whiplash (2014) · May 22, 2024
Margin Call (w/ David Bruin)
Margin Call (2011) · May 15, 2024
Oldboy (w/ Julian Elijah Martinez)
Oldboy (2003) · May 8, 2024
Princess Mononoke (w/ Kate Eastman)
Princess Mononoke (1997) · Apr 17, 2024
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (w/ Rebecca Burns)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) · Apr 10, 2024
Little Shop of Horrors (w/ Alex Hare)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) · Apr 3, 2024
The Truman Show (w/ Jaffer Khan)
The Truman Show (1998) · Mar 27, 2024
Idiocracy (w/ Comrade Workwear)
Idiocracy (2006) · Mar 5, 2024
Face/Off (w/ Madeline Pendleton)
Face/Off (1997) · Feb 27, 2024
27 Dresses (w/ Erica Bitton)
27 Dresses (2008) · Feb 13, 2024
Cradle Will Rock (w/ Harvey Kaye)
Cradle Will Rock (1999) · Feb 6, 2024
Michael Clayton (w/ Matt Strackbein)
Michael Clayton (2007) · Jan 23, 2024
Blow Up My Life (w/ Abigail Horton & Ryan Dickie)
Blow Up My Life (2023) · Jan 16, 2024
The Muppet Christmas Carol (w/ Wren Mack)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · Dec 19, 2023
It’s A Wonderful Life (w/ Melanie Vesey)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 12, 2023
Zoolander (w/ Brian Morabito)
Zoolander (2001) · Dec 5, 2023
Network (w/ Josh Olson)
Network (1976) · Nov 21, 2023
Clueless (w/ Karen DiConcetto)
Clueless (1995) · Nov 14, 2023
Sorry to Bother You (w/ Boots Riley)
Sorry to Bother You (2018) · Nov 7, 2023
Bee Movie (w/ CJ Koepp)
Bee Movie (2007) · Oct 31, 2023
The Wizard of Oz (w/ Francisco Pérez)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Oct 24, 2023
9 to 5 (w/ Patricia Resnick)
Nine to Five (1980) · Oct 10, 2023
Heaven’s Gate (w/ Matthew Donovan)
Heaven's Gate (1980) · Oct 3, 2023
Back to the Future (w/ Jon Shelton)
Back to the Future (1985) · Sep 26, 2023
The Grapes of Wrath (w/ Harvey Kaye)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) · Sep 5, 2023
First Reformed (w/ Andrew Perez)
First Reformed (2018) · Aug 29, 2023
Titanic (w/ Dr. Erika Okamoto)
Titanic (1997) · Aug 22, 2023
Trading Places (w/ Jamel Johnson)
Trading Places (1983) · Aug 15, 2023
John Q (w/ Nina Turner)
John Q (2002) · Aug 8, 2023
Barbie (w/ Jessie Kahnweiler)
Barbie (2023) · Aug 1, 2023
Robocop (w/ Mike Benner)
RoboCop (1987) · Jul 25, 2023
Dude, Where’s My Car? (w/ Devon Young)
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) · Jul 11, 2023
A Soldier’s Story (w/ Jason Myles)
A Soldier's Story (1984) · Jul 4, 2023
Good Burger (w/ Andrew Ti)
Good Burger (1997) · Jun 27, 2023
The Matrix (w/ Wren Mack)
The Matrix (1999) · Jun 20, 2023
Parasite (w/ Jessica Burbank)
Parasite (2019) · May 23, 2023
You’ve Got Mail (w/ Robin Johnson)
You've Got Mail (1998) · May 16, 2023
V for Vendetta (w/ Evan from LOTP)
V for Vendetta (2006) · May 9, 2023
Newsies (w/ Harvey Kaye)
Newsies (1992) · May 2, 2023
The Social Network (w/ Jordan Uhl)
The Social Network (2010) · Apr 25, 2023
Josie and the Pussycats (w/ Shannon Amabile)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001) · Apr 18, 2023
Chinatown (w/ Julia Rock)
Chinatown (1974) · Apr 11, 2023
Clerks (w/ Branson Reese)
Clerks (1994) · Apr 4, 2023
Judas and the Black Messiah (w/ Ryan Christian)
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) · Mar 28, 2023
Brazil (w/ Melanie Vesey)
Brazil (1985) · Mar 21, 2023
Office Space (w/ Adam McKay)
Office Space (1999) · Mar 14, 2023
Modern Times (w/ Pedro Ángel Rivera Muñoz)
Modern Times (1936) · Mar 7, 2023
Working Girl (w/ Ele Woods)
Working Girl (1988) · Feb 28, 2023
Triangle of Sadness (w/ Carla Marie Davis)
Triangle of Sadness (2022) · Feb 21, 2023
Children of Men (w/ Chris Myers)
Children of Men (2006) · Feb 14, 2023
Ghostbusters (w/ David Sirota)
Ghostbusters (1984) · Feb 7, 2023