The spy life. Espionage. Trust. Betrayal. Boring office parties. It’s the anti-James-Bond. Abe Mathew (Philosophy, Notre Dame) joins us to discuss Le Carre and the 2011 film adaptation of his most famous novel. Trust no one! And that’s how I know he can be beaten. Because he’s a fanatic. And the fanatic is always concealingContinue reading “TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011)”
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INCEPTION (2010)
The cows are joined by author and film critic Tom Shone (The Nolan Variations) to discuss Christopher Nolan’s epic dream-heist blockbuster, Inception. We discuss Nolan’s obsessions with knowledge and self-deception and his ambivalent obsession with fantasy and escapism. We explore the film’s central premise — that the cinematic experience is akin to a shared dreamContinue reading “INCEPTION (2010)”
Cows in the Field 