Tag Archives: memory

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999)

It’s just us for our one hundredth episode talking Sophia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides! We hit all the good stuff: suburban malaise, fear, control, parenting, childhood, Trip Fontaine’s hair, memory, privacy, the joys of human connection, first loves, and Kathleen Turner! Obviously, Doctor, you’ve never been a 13-year-old girl. Cecilia

ROMA (2018)

We sit down with my colleague Agustín Rayo (Professor of Philosophy, Dean of SHASS at MIT, and winner of the big number duel) to discuss Alfonso Cuarón’s autobiographical film, Roma. We discuss memory, dreams, guilt, class, background, lenses, digital formats, and, of course, Mexico City. When I was older, I used to be a sailor. ButContinue reading “ROMA (2018)”