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HEAT (1995)

Come on over to our dead-tech, postmodernistic, bullsh*t, house and watch HEAT with us and Zed Adams (Philosophy, The New School)! Time, light, passing, entrapment, stylized realism, stoicism, individualism, institutionalism, and why people be thieving. Don’t waste my muthafuckin time! Vincent Hanna

COBRA (1986)

We sit down with Phil Gawthorne (Die Hard on a Blank) to discuss our second Stallone flick, Cobra. We discuss how the film’s absurdities make it endearing, the catharsis of comeuppance, aesthetic vibes, robot fashion, metanarrative love. Robot fashion Call the Cobra. Police Chief

THELMA AND LOUISE (1991)

We sit down with Katey Rich (The Ankler) to discuss Ridley Scott’s macho film about two women’s goodbye middle finger to the patriarchy. We discuss the film’s radical rejection of stereotypical gender norms, the female gaze, women being friends, why Christopher McDonald is the funniest person ever, and whether Brad Pitt robs convenience stores shirtless or clothed.Continue reading “THELMA AND LOUISE (1991)”

LA CONFIDENTIAL (1997)

Time to get HUSH HUSH with Blake Howard (⁠One Heat Minute Productions⁠). Noir, moral compromise, postwar LA, the American Dream, police, the LAPD, Dante FREAKING Spinotti, and MORE! Don’t start tryin’ to do the right thing, boy-o. You haven’t the practice. Cpt. Dudley Smith

INSIDE MAN (2006)

Who is the INSIDE MAN? We sit down with Roxana Hadadi (Vulture / New York Magazine) to discuss Spike Lee’s twisty bank heist thriller from the early aughts. We consider the film’s central theme, which focuses around conflicts of duty and consequence, and takes a very even-handed look at a morally complex world. We alsoContinue reading “INSIDE MAN (2006)”