A moovie podcast
We are joined by Tim Smartt (Philosophy, University of Notre Dame at Sydney) to discuss Altman, Coury brand cat food, loneliness, transitions, misplaced loyalties, noir… and more! If a friend asks you to drive him to Mexico at 3am, what should you do?!
I even lost my cat.
Phillip Marlowe
Robbie Kubala (Philosophy, UT-Austin) joins to discuss ENEMY! We discuss the fear of entrapment, performativity, spider femininity, 2 v 1, the difficulties of making Associate Professor… and more!
Chaos is order yet undeciphered.
We are joined by Dave Baker (Philosophy, U. Michigan) to talk about THE GREY (2012), which is definitely NOT Taken With Wolves! We discuss accepting death, grief, finding meaning in life, theistic and non-theistic readings, dudes bonding over survival scenarios, wolves, Liam Neeson, and more wolves!
I got a book. It’s called “We’re all fucked”. It’s a bestseller.
Diaz
It’s time to celebrate the films of 2025! No film can win in more than one of the following categories:
+ Best Supporting Character
+ Movie Most Likely to Grow on Me
+ Hidden Gem
+ Best Music
+ Best Line / Speech
+ Best Antagonist
+ Best Protagonist
+ Best Story
+ Best Picture
Welcome to the Blobscars!
Justin
Pick up your paddles, it’s time to PONG! Marty Supreme is a 2025 movie directed by Josh Safdie starring Timothy Chalamet about an upstart New York table tennis savant who’ll do anything to succeed at the sport and who just wants someone to treat him as seriously as he takes himself. We’re joined by Sean Burns (WBUR, Spliced Personality) to explore the movie’s manic energy.
I have a purpose. You don’t.
Marty Mauser
Roxana Hadadi (Vulture / New York Magazine) joins us to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s BP lock(?) and everything surrounding the film: its structure, violent / non-violent resistance, broader themes in PTA’s films… and much more! Is it time to call in a Greyhawk-10?
Ocean waves. Ocean waves.
Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
Players, chimes, noir conventions, screenwriting tips, running hot, tacit communication, and horny lawyers can only mean one thing — we’re discussing BODY HEAT! Joining us is Alex Kugelman, writer/director of the new hit film DON’T TRIP (streaming now on Tubi). Can you handle the heat??!?
My temperature runs a couple of degrees high, around a hundred. I don’t mind. It’s the engine or something.
Matty
To celebrate the life and work of Rob Reiner, we wanted to cover our favorite of his films, which also happens to be a great NEW YEAR’S film! So join us to discuss the mysteries of love, and disagree about how to interpret the interstitial older couple interviews. Here’s to 2026!
You see? That is just like you, Harry. You say things like that, and you make it impossible for me to hate you.
Sally
Oh no Scott Calvin (maybe) killed Santa Claus and now through the power of legally binding contracts he has to become the Big Man himself! Will the power of belief triumph over police and psychiatry? Who will be crowned champion of the elves-only cocoa-making competition? Who are those puppets hanging out in Santa’s room? All this and more!!
We’re a family! You, me, mom… and Neil.
Scott Calvin
Join us and Brianna Ashby (Bright Wall / Dark Room) to discuss 2001’s AMELIE! We discuss loneliness, color theory, mediated interactions, breaking through stasis, and whether this is a post-COVID movie made before COVID!
Without you, today’s emotions would be the scurf of yesterday’s.
Hipolito
Cows in the Field