Podcast appearances and mentions of Ari Aster

Happy 2026, Vintage Sand fans! Thank you for taking time away from looking for real estate opportunities in Greenland to join us for Episodes 65 and 66, our first of 2026. Herein, Team Vintage Sand returns one last time to the source of some of our most popular episodes: Danny Peary's hard-to-find 1993 classic "Alternate Oscars". In the past, we have used Peary's model to approach the Best Picture Academy Awards from every decade going back to the 1930's. Collect them all! For this episode, we wrap up this series with the most recent complete decade, the 2010's. First, a caveat: we began this podcast eight years ago, in the spring of 2018, which means that we have already discussed many of today's films in a number of different contexts already. We did our Best of the Teens in early 2020, and recently did our Top 10 of the Century so far, wherein many of the films we're talking about today are contained. Add in that we did episodes on the best of 2018 and 2019, respectively, in those years, and you get the sense that we have already covered this ground several times. But like all good film fans, we're completists, so we conclude this series of episodes with these two, which will focus on 2010 to 2014 and 2015 to 2019 respectively. Mercifully, perhaps, these episodes are shorter than most others we've done, simply because, as mentioned, this is terrain we have already covered several times. The teens were clearly a transitional time for film, especially in Hollywood. The foreign market came to dominate, as did the teen market, which led to a kind of lowest common denominator for American film in these years. Throw in the uncertainties created by the rise of streaming and the changes in where and how people watch film, and you have…well, it's still a little too early to tell what the 2010's will look like to film historians, if there are indeed any film historians left. That being said, it's clear that the decade featured some of the greatest films ever made, ones that will stand the test of time and will continue to be watched long into the future. In many ways, the Mexican New Wavers dominated the decade, winning half of the Best Director Oscars for the whole decade: Del Toro for "Shape of Water", Cuarón for "Gravity" and "Roma", and Iñárritu for "Birdman" and "The Revenant". And of course, the stunning triumph of "Parasite" ended a decade in film that many were ready to write off (and got rid of the bad taste left behind by "Green Book" the previous year). It was also a decade that saw the arrival of some wildly innovative and talented filmmakers, among them Chloe Zhao, Ryan Coogler, Ava Duvernay, Jordan Peele, Greta Gerwig, Steve McQueen, and Damien Chazelle, plus amazing directors who transcended often marginalized genres like Ari Aster, Alex Garland, Robert Eggers and Denis Villeneuve. We also saw some great works from directors who came of age in the 90's and early 00's like David Fincher, the Coens, Spike Lee, Christopher Nolan, Todd Haynes and the Andersons, both Wes and PTA divisions. And for the icing on the cake, we got some brilliant work from the old guard Hollywood New Wavers like Martin Scorsese (who just seemed to pick up steam as the decade went on), Steven Spielberg, (at least with" Lincoln"), Terrence Malick and, most surprisingly, Paul Schrader. So make yourselves comfortable, have yourselves one of those lovely pastries from Mendl's, and join us for our final foray into the world of Best Picture Alternate Oscars!

This week on Our Taste is Trash, our hosts, Josh and Jade, review the Ari Aster film Eddington. This 2025 American neo-Western thriller film was written and directed by Ari Aster, and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone. Set in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico, the film examines the political and social turmoil caused by the contested mayoral election fought between Sheriff Joe Cross (Phoenix) and Mayor Ted Garcia (Pascal).Was it trash, treasure, or raging dumpster fire? Find out inside this episode.

Send us a textA group of friends join a game show in which contestants, allowed to flee anywhere in the world, are pursued by "podcasters" hired to kill them with their brand of off-beat humor. On Episode 703 of Trick or Treat Radio our feature film discussion is The Running Man (2025) from director Edgar Wright! We also revisit MZ's hatred of Stephen Spielberg, our coming attractions segment has us reacting to the trailers for the films; Undertone, and The Dreadful, and we get a horrifying glimpse into our very near socio-political future. So grab as many costume changes as you can fit in your bag, bury all your new dollars in your backyard, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Remembering Heather O'Rourke, Poltergeist, She Was Here, you can learn from Spielberg without becoming Spielberg, Disclosure Day, Duel, Sugarland Express, E.T., Brian Paulin, Amistad, Treejumpers, Catch Me If You Can, Bela Tarr, The Fatal Hour, Return of the Living Dead II, In Dreams, Virus, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, Rats, Vampire Boulevard, Asylum, Butcher House, Ghost Hunters, Army of the Dead, The Book of Eli, Intruders, Ari Aster, Robert Zemeckis, Hostel, Chad Lowe, The Others, Mario Van Peebles, Cape Fear, The Accident, George “Funky” Brown, Andrea Martin, Black Christmas, Cannibal Girls, Richard Franklin, Pet Sematary 2, The Devil's Daughter, Jaws 2, Dube dube doo he did Jaws 2, Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, The Old Dark House, The Bride of Frankenstein, London After Midnight, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Beau is Afraid, Joaquim the African Dream, RIP T.K. Carter, The Thing, Punky Brewster, RIP Marcus Gilbert, Grateful Dead, RIP Bob Weir, Barry Sobel, The Milwaukee Dream, Slick, Pontypool, Stanley Kubrick, The Dreadful, Onibaba, Undertone, A24, Orson Swells, Katy O'Brian, The Running Man, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yaphet Kotto, Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho, sidekick prepper, Baby Driver, Ant-Man, The Cornetto Trilogy, Katy O'Brian, Martin Herlihy, Please Don't Destroy, William H. Macy, FreeVee, Stephen King, Richard Bachman, Shock Treatment, The Long Walk, Michael Cera, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Sinners, Series 7: The Contenders, Dust Bunny, Mockingbird Lane, American Gods, Hannibal, Bryan Fuller, David Dastmalchian, Late Night With the Devil, Flay or Filet, BMX Bandits, Controlling the Orswellian Narrative, Edgar Played it Wright, Even Satan Has a Podcast.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

In this episode of 'Need Some Introduction,' hosts Victor and Darren dive into a thorough analysis of the premiere of Industry's fourth season. They discuss character dynamics, the show's evolving themes, and their personal reactions to the new season's direction. Additionally, they explore other recent media, including a review of the horror movie 'Primates,' discussions on 'Drops of God' on Apple TV, and various other film recommendations. They finish with an in-depth, spoiler-heavy discussion of Ari Aster's divisively unique film 'Beau Is Afraid.' mailto:needssomeintroduction@gmail.com 00:00 Introduction and Episode Breakdown 01:15 Movie Review: Primate 03:18 TV Show Recommendation: Drops of God 16:03 Industry Season 4 Premiere Discussion 43:39 James Ashford's Dramatic Office Scene 44:03 Sesquipedalian 44:26 Harper's Complex Relationships 45:34 Class and Race Dynamics in the Show 47:57 Yasmin's Newfound Power 50:54 Music and Cinematic References 53:06 Anticipation for Upcoming Episodes 01:03:43 Ari Aster's 'Beau is Afraid' Discussion 01:19:03 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

Andy eulogizes Bob Weir then talks about Ari Aster being more interesting than his films, Yorgos Lanthimos' 2025 film, Bugonia, Emma Stone's interesting choices, the missing My Bloody Valentine albums on streaming services, Cate Le Bon being a better producer than a musician, Marcello Hernández's Netflix special, Andy's new favorite pasta sauce, Swords2's song "失望吗", and Vinnie Vincent's $4,000 album, Guitarmageddon. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part 2 of her overview of Stevie Nicks' solo singles. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. You can find a Stevie Nicks Singles playlist Rachel created for this episode here.

For our first Director's Cut, we revisit the FIRST EVER Spooko. All these years later, does it still hold up? Follow Spooko on Insta: @_spooko_Join the Feel Bad Club on our discord: https://discord.gg/mJAJYCChGyAnd if you're keen for more Peach and Shag, check out our OTHER pod (it's about Gordon Ramsay): @peachandshagsnightmaremethodOh, and pls drop a review if you've been listening for a while!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back from our holiday break, and all January we'll be covering some noteworthy box office disappointments from 2025. We'll kick things off with Ari Aster's EDDINGTONEDDINGTONRELEASED: July 18, 2025DIRECTED BY: Ari AsterSTARRING: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Deirdre O'Connell, Michael WardBUDGET: $25mBOX OFFICE: $13.1m ESTIMATED LOSS:  $20mNEXT EPISODE: You'll have to tune in to find out. 0:00 Intro 3:00 Show & tell10:41 This week's movie

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! —the podcast where we resurrect cinema's most infamous box office disasters and ask the burning question: was it really that bad? We're celebrating five years of cinematic redemption.As Not A Bomb waves goodbye to 2025 and kicks open the saloon doors of 2026, Troy and Brad saddle up for one last cinematic misfire from the year that was. This time, the guys take aim at Eddington, Ari Aster's divisive neo‑western that split audiences harder than a frontier land dispute.Despite Aster's reputation as one of modern horror's most daring auteurs, Eddington rode into theaters under a cloud of confusion and left with its saddle noticeably lighter. Critics were sharply divided — some praised its ambition and genre‑bending weirdness, while others felt the film wandered the desert without a map. Audiences weren't much kinder, and the box office numbers reflected it, turning Aster's bold experiment into one of 2025's most talked‑about financial face‑plants.Is Aster's genre‑twisting odyssey a misunderstood masterpiece or a dusty dud best left on the prairie trail? Troy and Brad ride into the heart of the chaos to find out.Giddy up and listen now!Eddington is directed by Ari Aster and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Michael Ward, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone. Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Cast: Brad, Troy

Send us a textIn this week's episode, we ring in the new year, wrap up the Naughty List, and bring this season of episodes to an end. Anthony Hoekman returns to the show for a fun conversation about putting in work at The State Theater and share some of our favorite reads of 2025. We then dive into the final potential entry on this year's Naughty List, Ari Aster's latest, Eddington. We discuss the pandemic, the nation's division, performative politics, and energy-sucking AI along with what makes this intriguingly frustrating (Andy's opinion) movie tick.Anthony can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd at @ahoekman.Follow Fat Dude Digs Flicks across social media:Facebook - Fat Dude Digs FlicksInstagram - FatDudeDigsFlicksTwitter - FatDudeFlicksTikTok - FatDudeDigsFlicksLetterboxd - FatDudeFlicksSubscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Goodpods, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search for Fat Dude Digs Flicks and click on that subscribe button. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you're at it!Subscribe to the Fat Dude Digs Flicks YouTube channel and send a thumbs up or two my way!If you'd like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can send an email to FatDudeDigsFlicks@gmail.com.And now the call to action:To help get aide to civilians in Gaza suffering from unjust military action:Help.Rescue.OrgSave the ChildrenHDF - Gaza EmergencyPCRFBuild PalestineThe fight for Women's Reproductive Rights continues. If you are interested in supporting a woman's right to choose, please look into the following organizations:Planned ParenthoodCenter for Reproductive RightsPathfinder InternationalNational Women's Law CenterNARAL Pro-Choice AmericaReligious Coalition for Reproductive ChoiceEquality NowEvery Mother CountsGlobal Fund For WomenHelp protect, defend, and support our LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and non-binary spiritual siblings by checking out:Transformation Project SDGLAADTrans LifelineThe Trevor ProjectThe Center of Excellence for Transgender HealthGender DiversityHuman Rights CampainIt Gets Better ProjectThe Transgender Law CenterFORGEGLSENThe Matthew Shepard FoundationPride FoundationTransgender Legal Defense and Education FundTrans Women of Color CollectiveTrans Youth Equality FoundationNational Center For Transgender EqualityTrue Colors FundThe Trans Culture District Support the show

What happens when a classic modern “Western” like First Blood is reimagined for a world where moral clarity has collapsed? In this episode, Jacob Krueger analyzes Ari Aster's Eddington in comparison to First Blood to reveal how theme drives character, action, dialogue, and structure when adapting within a genre.

Send us a textA romantic anniversary trip to a secluded cabin turns sinister when a dark presence reveals itself, forcing old friends to confront their podcast's haunting past. On Episode 700 of Trick or Treat Radio we eschew the normal pomp and circumstance of a milestone show for our normal format and continue on with December Double Feature Cram Jam. This week we discuss films from two of our favorite directs; Keeper from Osgood Perkins, and Eddington from Ari Aster! We also get inducted into the 700 Club, react to trailers for the films; Amityvillenado and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and are faced with the ghosts of 2020 all over again. So grab your jar of honey, post an angry rant online, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Fickle horror fans, Hellraiser, dinner scene, smoking without burning your mouth, Trish Stratus, scenes in horror that drive you nuts, gimmick as a personality, the 700 Club, fitness sponsors, snikts and krakadooms, roman chairs and russian fingers, gathering of the Juggalos, fluff it up, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, James Mason, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Scars of Dracula, Christopher Lee, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, The Bone Snatcher, Death Machine, Pulse 3, Solomon Kane, Hazmat, Evil Remains, Estella Warren, Corey Haim, The Lost Boys, Dario Argento's Trauma, King Kong, John Northpole, Mega Huge Pictures, Amityvillenado, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Nia DeCosta, Danny Boyle, gratuitous gratuity, Bee Gees, Barry Gibb - the handsome one, Keeper, Osgood Perkins, the 700 Club, nefarious, Tatiana Maslany, breaking the cycle of patriarchy, Ready or Not, folk horror, body horror, Guillermo del Toro, subtle satisfaction, films flipping the script, Joaquin Phoenix, Deirdre O'Connell, Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, Ari Aster, Midsommar, Hereditary, Beau is Afraid, Eddington, Christopher Nolan, Odyssey, WWE vs AEW, Ben Affleck, James Gunn's DCU vs Zack Snyder's DCEU, Honey Ripple head cream, and Before and Aster.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Welcome to another episode of Death Don't Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It's December, so that means it's time for our “Holidanger” series, where we cover holiday movies that put lives on the line! In this week's episode, Alex, Tim, and returning guest K-Tron discuss 1980's descent into holiday-themed madness, Christmas Evil!A child named Moss! Santa pajamas! Holiday psychosis! Childhood trauma! Christmas-themed eroticism! Shockingly horny parents! One of John Waters' favorite movies! A surprising amount of Penthouse magazine promotion! Inexplicable mud play! A Santa Claus police lineup! Hand-painted van art! An angry mob! City torches and urban pitchforks! Unexplained whip noises! Kids choosing Santa over their parents! The combined power of belief and murder! A Bedside Christmas tree with a razor sharp star topper! A very public multiple murder! Christmas stalking and two different kinds of Christmas stockings! Contrasting chimney-transportation skills! Fake snow on top of hidden boxes and blankets! A committed performance from lead actor Brandon Maggart, plus the dad from Walk Hard and the mom from Home Improvement! All that and more in this bizarre meditation on the loss of childhood innocence and the corruption of adulthood, that has an absolutely bonkers ending you may never forget! In addition, K-Tron shares her spoiler-free thoughts on Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, 2024's Hot Frosty, and 1991's Bernard and the Genie, while Alex does the same for Eddington, One Battle After Another, the new Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot, and 2004's visually-insane parody of/homage to the Fast series but on motorcycles, Torque!You can find Death Don't Do Fiction on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!The Death Don't Do Fiction podcast brings you the latest in movie news, reviews, and more! Hosted by supposed “industry vets,” Alex Harris and Tim Gardiner, the show gives you a peek behind the scenes from two filmmakers with oddly nonexistent filmographies. You can find Alex on Twitter, Bluesky, or Letterboxd @actionharris. You can follow K-Tron on Letterboxd @puddingtaco. Tim can't be found on social media because he doesn't exist. If you have any questions or suggestions for the Death Don't Do Fiction crew, they can be reached at aiptmoviespod@gmail.com, or you can find them on Twitter or Instagram @aiptmoviespod.Theme song is “We Got it Goin On” by Cobra Man.

We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #7, we have: Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25 In episode 1903, Jack and Miles are joined by adult film star, activist, host of the upcoming 12-hour live-stream extravaganza Corn Telethon, and host of First Thirst, Siri Dahl, to discuss… Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell, Trump Is In The Files, They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION, Has Hollywood Made A Single Good Movie About The Pandemic? And more! Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell Burchett dismisses Trump being friends with Epstein: "It's just like me. I know a lot of dirtbags myself." House Republicans back Epstein subpoena House panel votes to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over possible links to Ghislaine Maxwell Swallowing Reservations, Democrats Go On Offense on Epstein Files They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION Eddington is a political satire by horror auteur Ari Aster. But is it also a western? Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster’s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeeds Eddington: Western Noir Chaos Made Boring 5 Years After COVID-19, Eddington Is The Best Pandemic Movie We've Gotten Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster – so why is it still silent about Covid? For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set How Pandemic Isolation Inspired Zach Dean To Write Scott Derrickson’s Genre-Bending Thriller ‘The Gorge’ Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on '28 Years Later' and how COVID influenced long-awaited sequel The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling LISTEN: Sold My Soul by BSEARLSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textA man's obsessive search for his missing pack of cigarettes leads him into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil. He is assisted by a mystical dog as the duo battle dark forces singularly focused on making their black lungs blacker. On Episode 699 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by our good pal Anthony Landry to discuss the films Good Boy from director Ben Leonberg, and Shelby Oaks from director Chris Stuckmann! We also have an oversized Koffin Korner, discuss first person perspective films, and how much humans don't deserve dogs. So grab your handheld camcorder, don't be a dick to your dog, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: The VVitch, The Exorcist, Alien, Psycho, Blair Witch Project, The Shining, Screenrant list of best horror, The Greasy Strangler, brother from another mother, The Tell Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe, Monster on the Campus, Godzilla vs The Seamonster, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, King Kong, Jessica Tandy, Jessica Lange, Sweet Dreams, Hatchet 2, Tremors 3, Maniac 3, Ernie Hudson, Gothika, The Moor, Night of the Living Dead, House on Haunted Hill, Erin Gray, RIP Gil Gerard, Buck Rogers, Amityville Santa, Burt Young, Bob Burns, Might Joe Young, RIP Peter Greene, All in the Family, The Ruttles, The Princess Bride, Billy Crystal, Nicollette Sheridan, John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Misery, Gene Hackman, RIP Rob Reiner, love to Casual Noob, Good Boy, Ben Leonberg, Indy the Dog, Larry Fessenden, emotional support dogs, The Mutant, Carnival of Souls, Mike Flanagan, Keith David, Shelby Oaks, Chris Stuckmann, first person perspective films, Paranormal Paranoids, Barbarian, Keeper, Osgood Perkins, Ari Aster, Eddington, Silent Night Deadly Night, Garbage Day, Halloween Ends, Anthony Michael Hall, Noam Chompsky, #catpiss, John Cena's retirement match, C.M. Punk, Mick Foley, AEW, Dana Carvey, Spooktacular, Horror Nerds Comedy Podcast, and forgetting your own gimmick.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Welcome to Season 7! As we are now a quarter of the way through the 21st century, like Bill Murray in Tootsie, Paul and Corey are asking, "What happened?" This season we are looking at the trends, genres, styles, and more that make up cinema of the past 25 years. This week, Paul shot for the moon in his final choice for the season. A film he believes is one of the most important of the 21st century, Ari Aster's Eddington (2025). A period piece about the era of Covid lockdown, this is a razor-sharp satire with a bit of vulgar Marxist analysis. The film courageously tackles all of the hypocrisies, mundanities, ugliness, ignorance, and schizophrenic vibes of our current social-mediated culture(s).

On US derangement on screen. The OG Bunga boys get togther for the annual end-of-year film episode. We discuss Ari Aster's Eddington, as well as a bit of Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another and Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia: the three films that together marked 2025, and which deal with paranoia, conspiracy, disinformation and unmoored political activity. Is this hyperpolitics on screen? Do these films serve any critical purpose? Is Eddington a faithful depiction of the society of immediacy or is it guilty of immediacy itself? Are we all fkin r*****ed? For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast Links: /520/ Conspiracy Culture & Paranoid Styles ft. Catherine Liu Hell in Ari Aster, Tara Heffernan & Felix McNamara, Corporate Total Art /458/ The Society of Pure Vibe ft. Anna Kornbluh (on 'immediacy') America's Unraveling on Screen, Monica Marks, New Lines Magazine

This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects Eddington, the neo-Western thriller written and directed by Ari Aster, and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone. Set in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico, the film examines the political and social turmoil caused by the contested mayoral election fought between Sheriff Joe Cross and Mayor Ted Garcia. Join in as hosts Michael Shields and Douglas Grant brave a heated, rural New Mexican town in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic to break down one of the most compelling films of 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 301 – Chair Company, Bagonia & the Anxiety of Being Extremely Online Matt and Bob are back “to pod” and this week they're double-featuring two very different brands of unhinged: Tim Robinson's The Chair Company on HBO and Yorgos Lanthimos' new black comedy Bagonia. First up, they break down why Chair Company's pilot might be an all-timer — deviled eggs, mall-restaurant discourse, wheelbarrow talk, and HR meetings about accidental upskirt eye contact — but why the season's tone, length, and “Scrooge porn” detours make it a tougher hang than I Think You Should Leave or Friendship. There's bouncer Mike, Wazy Wanes, giant wieners, and the eternal question: how many huge bits are too many huge bits? Then they head into the basement with Bagonia, digging into Jesse Plemons' beautifully weird performance, Emma Stone's corporate-speak alien CEO, and a story that sits somewhere between Ari Aster dread and Wes Anderson precision. They unpack conspiracy-brain vs. Big Pharma, torture in a foil-lined basement, corporate “no PTO, but take all the time you need” doublespeak, and an ending that somehow manages to combine telekinesis, exploding heads, and puffy tribunal aliens in a way that's both dark and oddly funny. Along the way, the guys shout out Jim Downey's late-career run, Will Tracy's Onion/Succession DNA, and close with a few rapid-fire watches on their radar: Train Dreams, J. Kelly, Task, Hamnet, and the Safdies' Christmas chaos ride Marty Supreme. If you've ever fallen down a conspiracy rabbit hole, worked in a soul-sucking office, or just love watching deeply weird men completely derail their lives, this one's for you

Spitzi und Maxi sind wieder versammelt und kredenzen der Hörergemeinde einen wohltuenden Schnack bei Punsch und Lebkuchen (bzw. Wasser und Datteln)NTG Shop www.nerdyterdygang.deViel Spaß Shop https://vielspass.gmbh/collections/alleHazel und Thomas beim Bambi https://www.instagram.com/p/DREfPQBDOdX/Besprochene Filme: Der Morgen stirbt nie, Bugonia, I'm Not There (Bob Dylan Film), Tár, Frankenstein (2025), One Battle After Another, Magnolia, Licorice Pizza, Together, The Substance, Bring Her Back, Hereditary, Flow, Nosferatu (2024), Free Willy, Blackfish, Tarzan, Hercules, Feivel der Mauswanderer, In einem Land vor unserer Zeit, Rock A Doodle, Ne Zha 2, The Smashing Machine, Wicked, It's such a beautiful day, Revolutionary Road, Geschwister Savage, Funny People, Melancholia, Dogville, This is the end, Bad Neighbours, Schneller als der Tod, House of Dynamite, Piece by piece, Rushmore, Darjeeling Limited, Die Tiefseetaucher, La HaineBesprochene Schauspieler: Jonathan Pryce, Götz Otto, Cate Blanchett, Ben Whishaw, Dave Franco, Michael Madsen, David Harbour, Gaten MatarazzoBesprochene Größen (Auswahl): Trooper Da Don, Peter Greenaway, Ari Aster, Konstantin Wecker, Lars von TrierEmpfohlene Weihnachtsfilme: Die Highligen drei Könige, Reindeer Games, Blendende Weihnachten, Die Geister, die ich rief, Versprochen ist versprochen, Kevin allein Zuhaus, Klaus, Gremlins, Bad Santa, Stirb Langsam, Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Earth Station Boo, we step into the bright daylight and floral terror of A24's modern folk-horror film Midsommar. Directed by Ari Aster, this movie blends grief, emotional manipulation, and cult psychology into one of the most unique and disturbing horror stories of the last decade. We explore Dani's heartbreaking journey through trauma […] The post Let the Festivities begin  | Earth Station Boo appeared first on The ESO Network.

Today on the Podcast we discuss, Ari Aster's new film, Eddington.    FEATURE REVIEW: EDDINGTON SPOILERS AHEAD!!!  (7:35)   RANT & RAVE Ron  (9:35) - One Battle After Another / Caught Stealing / Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Darren  (14:35) - Love, Lies, Bleeding / Detour / Out Of Africa CD Soundtrack from Entrada Records    

I don't know if I've met a more accomplished yet depreciatively humble filmmaker than my guest, Conor McCormick. Here are the facts, though: he was admitted as one of the few to the Square Peg Social, a program set up by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen "break down the walls and barriers that too often exist within the film industry." (There's a bunch of Reddit threads that speak to how hard this was). His films, most recently BUNKER BABY (2024) and FOR THE CURE (2025), speak to the current state of masculinity in a way that is sorely needed in today's film world.Another way of saying all this, much more succinctly, is that I have an Irish filmmaker on the podcast. And not just any -- one of the country's brightest new stars.In this episode, Conor and I discuss:what drew him to the topic of male existential crises in his filmmaking;the "write what you know" argument;how he got started in filmmaking;what it's like going to film school in Ireland;getting his career started after film school;his selection into Square Peg Social, a new initiative by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen;the collaborative nature of Square Peg;shout out to filmmaker Shelly Yo, another participant in Square Peg and an all-time favorite guest of the pod, who connected us (if you haven't watched SMOKING TIGERS...now is the time!);what it means to be an Irish filmmaker;where audiences can watch Irish films;what he noticed about the filmmakers selected for Square Peg;if film festivals can foster more of a collaborative environment like Square Peg;his special affinity for Austin, Texas;what's next for him;the amazing market for short films on airlines, including Aer Lingus, and the future for the medium (I didn't know Vimeo Staff Picks were not available in Europe).Conor's Indie Film Highlight: JUNIPER (2021) dir. by Matthew J. Saville; HUNTER GATHERER (2016) dir. by Joshua Locy; SMOKING TIGERS (2023) dir. by So Young Shelly YoMemorable Quotes:"it was just trying to tap into people in their late thirties who are...trying to figure that out. And I feel like...it's quite a universal experience right now is that we're all moving further on in life than our maybe our parents' generation before us and not as well set up and the sort of anxiety that comes around that.""When you go international like that, I think you just realize the bar in terms of how good some of these films are.""I think another thing that really helped is we all got to watch a sample of each other's work before we all met."About the films selected at Square Peg: "It was...a varied mix of people. And if anything, it felt like it was more story first.""You certainly have gone to some festivals where you go, you show up, screening ends, everyone disperses, and then you're like, all right...we're in a new city somewhere, we've traveled and now we're just gonna go to the pub by ourselves or something."Links:Follow Conor On InstagramConor McCormick's WebsiteSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content

I don't know if I've met a more accomplished yet depreciatively humble filmmaker than my guest, Conor McCormick. Here are the facts, though: he was admitted as one of the few to the Square Peg Social, a program set up by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen "break down the walls and barriers that too often exist within the film industry." (There's a bunch of Reddit threads that speak to how hard this was). His films, most recently BUNKER BABY (2024) and FOR THE CURE (2025), speak to the current state of masculinity in a way that is sorely needed in today's film world.Another way of saying all this, much more succinctly, is that I have an Irish filmmaker on the podcast. And not just any -- one of the country's brightest new stars.In this episode, Conor and I discuss:what drew him to the topic of male existential crises in his filmmaking;the "write what you know" argument;how he got started in filmmaking;what it's like going to film school in Ireland;getting his career started after film school;his selection into Square Peg Social, a new initiative by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen;the collaborative nature of Square Peg;shout out to filmmaker Shelly Yo, another participant in Square Peg and an all-time favorite guest of the pod, who connected us (if you haven't watched SMOKING TIGERS...now is the time!);what it means to be an Irish filmmaker;where audiences can watch Irish films;what he noticed about the filmmakers selected for Square Peg;if film festivals can foster more of a collaborative environment like Square Peg;his special affinity for Austin, Texas;what's next for him;the amazing market for short films on airlines, including Aer Lingus, and the future for the medium (I didn't know Vimeo Staff Picks were not available in Europe).Conor's Indie Film Highlight: JUNIPER (2021) dir. by Matthew J. Saville; HUNTER GATHERER (2016) dir. by Joshua Locy; SMOKING TIGERS (2023) dir. by So Young Shelly YoMemorable Quotes:"it was just trying to tap into people in their late thirties who are...trying to figure that out. And I feel like...it's quite a universal experience right now is that we're all moving further on in life than our maybe our parents' generation before us and not as well set up and the sort of anxiety that comes around that.""When you go international like that, I think you just realize the bar in terms of how good some of these films are.""I think another thing that really helped is we all got to watch a sample of each other's work before we all met."About the films selected at Square Peg: "It was...a varied mix of people. And if anything, it felt like it was more story first.""You certainly have gone to some festivals where you go, you show up, screening ends, everyone disperses, and then you're like, all right...we're in a new city somewhere, we've traveled and now we're just gonna go to the pub by ourselves or something."Links:Follow Conor On InstagramConor McCormick's WebsiteSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content

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2022 was a bonanza year for horror movies from all over the world, honestly the riches are so plentiful it's insane. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 2022? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several shots of whisky and a 8 hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 2022, A Year In Horror.  You can now support A Year in Horror via the Patreon.Theme Music by Max Newton& Lucy Foster.Email the podcast at ayearinhorror@gmail.comDon't bother following the podcast on Facebook. But feel free to...Follow me on Instagram.Follow me on Letterboxd.Below are the time codes for all the different segments and my guest links. Feel free to let me know where you think I got it wrong or right and of course stay safe out there and I'll see you next month.0.35 - Also Rans (Part 2)16.27 - Soft And Quiet 19.14 - Nope24.06 - Sci-Fi Corner27.26 - Hellbender42.16 - Also Rans (Part 3)44.30 - Halloween Ends w/ Christopher Barling 1.37.21 - Satanic Hispanics w/ Demián Rugna

On this scintillating episode, Barry and Mike don their tinfoil hats and go down the rabbit hole to debate the merits of Ari Aster's neo-Western Covid comedy/thriller Eddington. Topics discussed include the Covid/#MeToo/BLM hysteria, Joaquin Phoenix's brilliance, Barry's lust for Austin Butler, and the bizarre and mesmerizing wonders of this peculiar, yet terrific, movie. 

Mike and Champ sneak in a show before Thanksgiving because they are thankful for the movies and this humble podcasts. The guys briefly discuss their favorite Thanksgiving films before diving into four titles released in 2025. They discuss the Guillermo del Toro's visually stunning reflection on humanity, loneliness and suffering in his passion project Frankenstein, the modern look at love and dating in Celine Song's Materialists and a trip back to the surreal times of 2020 in Ari Aster's Eddington. Finally, the review the unique approach to hidden history in Death By Lightining starring Michael Shannon as United States President James A. Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin Charles J. Guiteau. Happy Thanksgiving film fans!

Clifton Collins Jr. is an American film and television actor. He is a Primetime Emmy Award, Independent Spirit Award, Satellite Award, and four-time ALMA Award nominee, and a Screen Actors Guild Award winner.After various small parts, he gained attention for his performance as a gangster in the crime drama One Eight Seven (1997). He then played featured parts in the major productions Traffic (2000) and The Last Castle (2001), and gained further recognition for his co-starring role as Perry Edward Smith in the biographical film Capote (2005) of which he shares personal stories in this interview. His subsequent films include Babel (2006), Star Trek, Crank: High Voltage (both 2009), Pacific Rim (2013), Knight of Cups (2015), The Mule (2018), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and Nightmare Alley (2021). He won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his performance in the independent film Jockey (2021).You can see him in recent projects such as Ari Aster's Eddington (2025) and Clint Bentley's Train Dreams (2025) which have garnered high praise from many audiences and critics around the world.Follow Clifton Collins Jr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrwupass/?hl=enSubscribe for more acting content!: https://www.youtube.com/@anytownactorslab8898Anytown Actors LAB Services: https://www.anytownactorslab.com/Master the Art of Acting: https://stan.store/anytownactorslab/p/acting-mastery-programFollow Anytown Actors LAB on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anytownactorslabFollow Anytown Actors LAB on Instagram: instagram.com/anytownactorslab/

Writer/director Ari Aster's Eddington is now available to watch on HBO Max. We caught it in theaters back in July, and we'll tell you all about our experience. We knew after Beau Is Afraid (2023) that we were in for a wild ride, and we were correct in that assumption. Only a trickster provocateur like Ari Aster would have the gall to make a 150-minute set during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic! For many people, the trauma of that period is too soon, but not for the Lodgecast. The movie features an excellent cast led by Joaquin Phoenix as a sheriff in small town Eddington, New Mexico, along with Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone. Put your masks on and stay six feet apart as you listen to our take on Ari Aster's Eddington!

Earlier this year Ari Aster released a movie About Now that some people liked and some people didn't like. Corbin and Matt and friend of the program John Wilmes DID like it and we get into it! Feelings! Politics! Money! The whole gang is here, folks! Corbin recommends a book. Ellis recommends this article. Wilmes recommends a Jazz musician.  Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing. Matt is also on there. We also got a Bluesky going! Out next episode is about THE DARK CRYSTAL, which you can watch on Tubi and probably somewhere else but cmon man give it up for tubi! They got all the Looney Tunes over there! 

No Cinemático 570, Carlos Merigo, Bia Fiorotto e Hiago Vinícius conversam sobre "Eddington", novo filme dirigido por Ari Aster.Pauta: 06:42Spoilers: 38:35---SIGA @CINEMATICOPODTikTokInstagramBlueskyCRÉDITOSApresentação: Carlos MerigoPauta e Produção: Bia FiorottoEdição: Gabriel PimentelAtendimento e Comercialização: Camila Mazza e Telma ZennaroTorne-se membro do B9 e ganhe benefícios: Braincast secreto; grupo de assinantes no Telegram; e mais!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGNdGepMFVqPNgaCkNBdiLw/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awards season kicks off with the bleakest and blackest of bleak black comedies, Ari Aster's EDDINGTON, named after a cozy small town where nothing bad ever happens… until absolutely everything bad happens. Contains Pan-Tarantino spoilers. Thanks for listening! 818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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After a year-long hiatus, Overlapping Dialogue is officially back—ringing in the triple digits with our 101st episode! We ease back into the swing of things with a double feature that pits small-town rage against cosmic emotional reckoning: Martin McDonagh's bruising Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and Ari Aster's latest descent into existential dread, the enigmatic and horrific satire of modern life, Eddington (2025). But first, our Blue Plate Special returns with a fresh batch of chatter on the latest film news and releases: we unpack the teaser trailer for Michael, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic; lament the canceled Ben Solo Star Wars project that might've been directed by Steven Soderbergh; and offer capsule reviews of recent releases Roofman, Blue Moon, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, and Bugonia. Whether you've been with us from the beginning or just now found your way back into the booth, we're thrilled to be talking movies with you once again. As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever else you listen! Got thoughts or questions? Email us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com

Dear, surviving, audient: how is it hanging?WeI sympathize.If you were looking to art as an answer, hoping for some revolutionary frameworks, or just plain ol' solace inside --            -- I'm afraid most of the pod's going to tell you to keep looking.In this one we watched 2 "political" movies released this year: Ari Aster's Eddington and Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another.More generally, the 2 movies raised the question of what it means to involve politics in a movie. Jake took this as an excuse to geek out on Grad school vibes and do a deep dive into Walter Benjamin's attempts to save aesthetics from the khaki schmattes of Communism.Who said Marx Grudge?Benjamin does brandish an interesting, rather Derridian, analytic tool in the distinction between allegory and the symbol; which I will anger Jake and summarize here as analogous (allegorical?!) to a movie whose special effects are shot on set with actual props, and the one where the effects are all programmed in (as CGI). Like shooting props, the allegory foregrounds its technicity, while the symbol will claim the harmony of form-function and content. Except the symbol doesn't work anymore. Like the pathetic attempt poor Andy had to suffer through, where the reinvented "Superman" is called-upon to white-wash the Gaza genocide (still a western debacle). The symbol rang so hollow it gave Andy bowel issues. (Editor's note:) We will NOT be getting into that.Of course, the allegory's very apparatus makes it susceptible to Capitalist manipulations. This is where we take a more specific tack on Anderson's film: shot and directed, deliberately, in my opinion, as a post-fascist account of how pathetic and hopeless revolutions are, how revolutionaries are either posers or self-deceiving cucks.And here is Anderson's genius, in recognizing the capitalist tentacles have already infiltrated all discourse -- which is a panicked, exhausted discourse these days (on "the left") -- "over-technicizing" allegory into social media reels and internet memes. His account gives the melancholia of a post-fascist winner looking back at history: disjointed, often accompanied by a (never happy or energetic or really calm) soundtrack, the characters are mostly isolated with superficial thoughts and relationships... it is the sad sigh of a fulfilled Sklavenmoral.There was more tossed around, of course. Fair warning.STARS: Marx Grudge (grudgingly); Beast & Sovereign... but really, all the Stars were there: the Il vaut mieux with differance; the Pervs R' Us with melancholy, the WWJD with 'Manifest Destiny'...P.S. We have an official email address (5startossers@gmail.com), for you, dear audient, to vent; a kind of a complaint/feedback box. We will collect the complaints (/corrections/disputes) to an episode where we address your mirror of our stupidities. 5ST

We didn't get to talk about Ari Aster's Eddington in our last TENE film club, so it gets its own episode.. Music Credits: Bulat Okudzhava - Molitva Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social  x.com/tenepod    

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Mr. Scorsese is “Marty” to his friends and “Legend” to admirers and imitators.  But he's also still that kid, the "minuscule asthmatic”--as lovingly described by his ex-wife, Isabella Rossellini--who fervently loved both the movies he watched in Times Square as well as the characters that populated the Little Italy of his youth.  The results were "Mean Streets", "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", and "Goodfellas".     But as Rebecca Miller (“Personal Velocity”, “Maggie's Plan”, “Arthur Miller: Writer”) compellingly shows, Scorsese's triumph was not inevitable, nor is it simply the inevitable result of personal history yoked to directorial will. For while Scorsese has an anthropologist's eye, his films are not documentaries (except for the documentaries, of course!)  Rather, they are the product of his own prodigious preparation combined with a willingness to trust his actors (notably, DiNero and DiCaprio) to improvise–and, in the end, phenomenal editing shaped by deep learning from the French New Wave as well as his decades-long professional relationship with Thelma Schoonmaker.  While his films are often grounded in fully formed literary works, he makes of them what director Ari Aster calls “total cinema”.  And while the visuals putatively reign, the music often seems to take the lead, almost directing the camera's movements.  And in the end, in complicating the work of what may seem to be one of our most personal filmmakers, Miller suggests that Scorsese's wider purpose is to chronicle “the American project.”    You can watch the 5-part series “Mr. Scorcese” on Apple+   Follow: @rebeccamillerstoryteller on Instagram @topdocspod on Instagram and X/twitter     The Presenting Sponsor of "Top Docs" is Netflix.

It's Halloween, so we decided to do a "scary" one! Podcaster, author, and emissary from the City of Brotherly Love Trevor Strunk joins to discuss Robert Rodriguez's 1998 Breakfast-Club-Meets-Body-Snatchers riff The Faculty. Boasting a memorable cast of young up-and-comers and a script written by Scream-scribe Kevin Williamson, the film is both playfully self-aware and slyly subversive in its explorations of social hierarchies and the omnipresent 90s fixation with conformity to the monoculture. We begin by exploring how the film updates the Body Snatcher narrative, borrowing (and explicitly citing) the literary works of Robert A. Heinlen and Jack Finney, as well as both previous Body Snatchers film adaptations by Don Siegel and Philip Kaufman. Then, we contend with some of the movie's most intriguing premises - its assertions about capitalist hierarchies and how they maintain the oppression of marginalized out-groups as well as how American society impedes gratifying sexual expression (especially for women). Finally, we examine the deceptively cynical ending and what it suggests about the stickiness of the neoliberal order, its structural hold on the horizons of our sociopolitical imagination. Follow Trevor Strunk on TwitterListen & Subscribe to No CartridgeBuy Trevor's book Story Mode: Video Games and the Interplay between Consoles and Culture Join us on Thursday November 6th, 2025 6pm PT/9pm ET for a virtual screening of FAILED STATE + Q&A w/ Dir. Christopher Jason Bell.Purchase tickets HERE.Hit Factory Patrons can RSVP at Patreon from our pinned post.Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish.

"I am your mother!" For Episode 381, David and Brandon finish off their Folk Horror series with Ari Aster's HEREDITARY. Listen as they discuss the film's casting, Toni Collette's incredible performance, the film's meticulous production design, why it is one of A24's most influential films, why Folk Horror is on the rise, and more! Also, don't forget to join our Patreon for more exclusive movie content: https://www.patreon.com/cinenation Opening - John Carpenter's The Fog and SyFy Movies -  (00:00:10) Recap of Folk Horror Movies (00:09:56) Intro to Hereditary (00:19:39) How Hereditary Got to Production (00:27:12) Favorite Scenes (00:31:16) On Set Life - (01:09:22) Aftermath: Release and Legacy (01:15:49) What Worked and What Didn't (01:23:35) Film Facts (01:26:55) Awards (01:28:38) Final Questions on the Movie (01:32:23) Final Questions for the Folk Horror Genre (01:37:53) Wrapping Up the Episode (01:47:57) Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter/X: @CineNationPod TikTok: @cinenation Letterboxd: CineNation Podcast

In this riveting conversation with Dave Stockdale of Nightmare Masterclass, we dive deep into the crumbling foundations of media trust and how dark money shapes our information landscape. The discussion begins with a critical examination of the recent "Chorus" controversy, where progressive influencers took billionaire funding while decrying criticism as "misinformation" – adopting the very tactics they once condemned from the right.What makes this conversation particularly compelling is how it connects these media credibility issues to broader cultural trends in film and entertainment. We explore how modern horror directors like Ari Aster are creating sophisticated works with complex social commentary, only to have critics mischaracterize them through simplistic political lenses. Films like "Eddington" and "Weapons" aren't straightforward propaganda but artistic expressions designed to generate meaningful discourse about society's challenges.The fragmentation of media extends beyond news into entertainment, with streaming services oversaturating the market while younger generations increasingly disconnect from traditional formats entirely. Many Zoomers report they simply don't watch movies, creating separate cultural universes where shared reference points become increasingly rare. This disconnection mirrors the broader social atomization affecting everything from politics to personal relationships.Perhaps most fascinating is our examination of how parasocial relationships are replacing genuine social connections, a trend that Dave describes as potentially "Armageddon-like" in its implications. When people claim "there is no more social, only parasocial," they're describing a fundamentally broken society incapable of collective action or shared understanding.Whether you're concerned about media manipulation, fascinated by horror cinema's evolution, or simply trying to make sense of our increasingly fragmented culture, this conversation offers valuable insights into how we might navigate these challenging times with greater awareness and intentionality.Send us a text Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic

On this week's Watchcast it's all about the horrors of the family variety in Ari Aster's Hereditary! Join us as Brad takes his first trek through the movie's minefield of guilt, grief, and grandma's weird hobbies, while Alex and Vinny ponder how it lands when you know what's coming. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 155: Hereditary (2018) (00:00:12) - Intro. (00:01:06) - Our film this week: Hereditary! (00:08:58) - On Ari Aster and how this movie got made. (00:14:06) - What's up with Paimon, generally. (00:22:39) - Back to production and cast talk. (00:30:54) - Jumping into the set-up for the movie. (00:38:54) - Annie's eulogy, and getting to know your parents' weird beliefs. (00:44:05) - Establishing the family dynamic, and a big honkin' grief dump. (00:49:41) - Break! (00:50:01) - Charlie gets weird, and Annie dumps a lot of grief. (00:59:54) - An ill-fated night of revelry. (01:10:34) - The accident, and the aftermath. (01:16:40) - Where Alex thinks the movie makes its big transition. (01:28:05) - From car crash art to a car crash of a family dinner. (01:32:52) - Never accept seances from strangers. (01:42:36) - Annie's meltdown has begun. (01:45:23) - Opening a big box of backstory. (01:55:08) - Clean your attics, people! (01:59:12) - How's Annie? (02:02:18) - Not great. (02:06:57) - Is this your king? (02:11:19) - Final thoughts. (02:19:57) - List rankings, and housekeeping for next week's movie: When Evil Lurks! (02:25:36) - Outro.

Widely hailed by critics, audiences, and artists alike as one of the greatest directors working today, Martin Scorsese—the subject of Rebecca Miller's monumental NYFF Spotlight selection Mr. Scorsese—is a lifelong trailblazer, a guiding light whose passionately committed artistic vision, ebullient cinephilia, and dedicated stewardship of film history (exemplified through his work with The Film Foundation and the World Cinema Project) have left an indelible mark on the terrain of American and global cinema for the last six decades. On the occasion of Mr. Scorsese's world premiere, the special panel discussion On Mr. Scorsese took viewers behind the scenes of Miller's comprehensive biographical portrait and celebrated the enduring influence and still-evolving legacy of this icon of American cinema. The discussion centered on his vibrant creative relationships with longtime collaborators in front of and behind the camera, placing those artists in conversation with fellow filmmakers whose own work bears the influence of the great auteur's artistry and mentorship. Panelists included Rebecca Miller, Ari Aster, Michael Imperioli, and Margaret Bodde (producer and Executive Director of the Film Foundation), moderated by NYFF Talks programmer Madeline Whittle. The 63rd New York Film Festival and On Mr. Scorsese are presented in partnership with Rolex.

The fine, upstanding gentlemen of Pod Casty for Me, Jake Serwin and Ian Rhine, return to discuss Hirokazu Kore-eda's After Life, which follows a group of recently deceased people entering a state of limbo where counselors  (also deceased) help them locate their most important memory and then go about the work of turning that memory into a film that they will watch forever in eternity. The film adopts, at least in part, a docu-fiction quality, assembling talking head interviews with several non-actors telling their memories directly to camera before becoming a treatise on art-making itself, considering how cinema reflects and retains memory. We begin with a discussion of Kore-eda's formalism, and how the director embraces both the erudite affect of slow cinema and the melodramatic dramaturgy of classical narrative to mixed effect. Then, we engage the film's high concept premise, how its emboldened by its ambiguities and where the film still feels grafted to terrestrial quotidian experience. Finally, we ponder the wide array of films that deal with the afterlife as a bureaucratic machine, and whether applying systemic order to something like death is a comforting fantasy or a cloistering nightmare. Read Hirokazu Kore-eda's director statement on After Life.Listen & Subscribe to Pod Casty for Me.Follow Pod Casty for Me on Twitter.Join us on Thursday November 6th, 2025 6pm PT/9pm ET for a virtual screening of FAILED STATE + Q&A w/ Dir. Christopher Jason Bell.Purchase tickets HERE.Hit Factory Patrons can RSVP at Patreon from our pinned post.Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish.

Hereditary marks the rebirth of modern horror with a story where fate, family, and madness collide under the control of unseen forces. Ari Aster's directorial debut turns grief into tragedy and domestic life into ritual, where every characters fate is inescapable and preordained. With Toni Collette's raw, unforgettable performance at its center, this film doesn't ask if evil exists, it simply shows what happens when it wins. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Take a step back to 2018 when no one would shut up about Hereditary from horror director Ari Aster. Jim and A.Ron are coming at this movie from two different angles. What makes this movie? What destroys it? Keep your demon worshiping to a minimum, we're not falling for it. Hey there!  Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts! Join the Club! Join the discussion:  Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As one of the members of the last generation who grew up without the internet, Ari Aster's movies all deal with the ways our minds are shaped and influenced by forces outside of ourselves. Ari talks with Marc about how he uses the genre trappings of horror, farcical comedy and the American Western to explore themes of trauma, nostalgia, anxiety and humanity in his films Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau is Afraid and his latest one, Eddington. They also talk about his poet mom, his jazz drummer dad, and why Albert Brooks is one of his biggest influences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joaquin Phoenix is an actor known for his many popular roles in films like “Joker”, “Walk the Line”, “the Master” and more. His latest movie “Eddington”, from director Ari Aster, is in theaters now. Joaquin joins Theo at the Hotel Chelsea in NYC to talk about how the chaos of 2020 inspired his new movie, the influence his dad had on his characters over the years, and why he feels so compelled to speak up on human rights issues. See “Eddington” in theaters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6jZqExlIk  ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ DraftKings: Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app right now and use code THEO. That's code THEO for new customers to get $150 in bonus bets instantly when you bet just five bucks. Only on DraftKings. The Crown Is Yours.  https://draftkings.com Liquid IV: Go to https://LIQUIDIV.COM and get 20% off your first order with code THEO at checkout. Shopify: Go to https://shopify.com/theo to see how easy it is to start your business today. Rocket Money: Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster at https://rocketmoney.com/theo ------------------------------------------------- Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. In New York, call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777  or visit ccpg dot org. Please play responsibly. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (Kansas). 21+ plus age and eligibility varies by jurisdiction. Void in Ontario. New customers only. Bonus bets expire 168 after issuance. For additional terms and responsible gaming resources, see DKNG.co/AUDIO ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/  Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Producer: Andrew https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices