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LOOPER (2012)

We sit down with MIT philosopher Tushar Menon to discuss Looper. Does its time travel make sense? What questions does it raise about identity, regret, parenting, and cycles of violence? Would your younger self hate you now? Tune in to find out! I guess everything comes back around. Like your goddamn ties. Abe

DEATH BECOMES HER (1992)

Death becomes HER?! What does this title even mean? We get into that and more with Sean O’Connell (Managing Editor for @CinemaBlend and co-host of @ReelBlend). What is this film’s ideological stance on the pursuit of beauty? What makes this film a queer masterpiece? Where does it fit into Bruce Willis’s career? Who wore it (death) better —Continue reading “DEATH BECOMES HER (1992)”

12 Monkeys (1995)

This week we are joined by Barry Lam (Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College and host of HiPhi Nation) to discuss Terry Gilliam’s manic time travel science fiction masterpiece, 12 Monkeys! We explore how the film manifests the philosopher David Lewis’s theory of time travel, while also depicting the madness of foreknowledge and the futilityContinue reading “12 Monkeys (1995)”