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Hand crafted studies of genre fiction.

  1. 9 HR AGO

    It's a weapon! - The Book of Eli (2009)

    The book itself you recall - the sentiment, the heft of it. And if you really concentrate, you can remember some of the words, but never complete sections. You wonder idly if there's a copy left in the wold now that it has emptied. You imagine probably in the basement of a church or tucked into the pocket behind a seat in an abandoned car. This week we talk through Denzel Washington's action flick, The Book of Eli Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - It begins! 00:02:30 - Junk food film 00:15:30 - Can Eli see? 00:27:30 - Baddest motherf-er 00:53:30 - Solara 01:14:55 - Final showdown 01:34:45 - Reciting the bible 01:46:15 - Bizarre Ending 01:58:00 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

    2h 6m

  2. 21 MAR

    We only read this book once - The Road (2006) Part 3

    Apocalypse and endings. Literature. Meaning. It all blows away on the sands of a dead shore. A counterspectacle of what was, alighting some part of how it came to be, yes, and some part of what it could have been. We are ruinous creatures, aren't we? This week: the end of Cormac McCarthy's legendary novel The Road and it's bleak. Shocker. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:30 - We don't like the book? 00:16:45 - Serpents & Metaphors 00:27:25 - The meaning of art 00:48:15 - The fading world 00:57:05 - Oceans 01:09:40 - Oncoming demise 01:29:07 - Collapsing of meaning 01:42:12 - Trains and time 01:51:50 - The man's end 02:09:49 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent

    2h 15m

  3. 7 MAR

    Old Men and Petty Gods - The Road (2006) Part 2

    Rain spoils against your back. You can feel the damp on your neck and inside your rotting shoes. The ropes binding your pack chafe, and you wonder, idly, if you were always meant for this. You think perhaps you were. That in some other heaven where things did not go wrong that you were the omen that brought everything down. Freezing to death. A reprieve in a mysterious bunker. The team continues through the heart of McCarthy's The Road. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - it begins! 00:03:03 - hot or cold? 00:11:32 - Farmhouse blues 00:33:30 - Water? Acquifers? 00:44:46 - The good guys 01:03:40 - The pre-bunker 01:17:30 - The Bunker Problem(s) 01:58:05 - Old men & gods 02:20:14 - The end 02:30:00 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent

    2h 32m

  4. 21 FEB

    The “Perfect” Modern Novel - The Road (2006) Part 1

    Fall literature spoils on the bloated wooden boards. You recognise the shape of names--fiction you once knew and loved--now reduced to damp, cloggy promises that threaten your balance. The world has emptied out, yet these recollections stick to the sky, unbidden. This week the gang cracks into Cormac McCarthy's seminal classic, The Road (2006) and try to unpick the behemoth that is the novel. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - It begins 00:03:05 - Peak Modern Novelist 00:11:20 - How to read The Road 00:22:15 - To zombie or not to zombie 00:34:00 - Dialogue formatting 00:51:30 - A day to model all days 00:59:23 - Phantom worlds 01:07:05 - Things come apart 01:14:12 - Mandel's opposition 01:27:04 - Freezing, starving, zombie? 01:42:46 - The Wallet (and time) 01:48:15 - David gets recognised 01:51:55 - Reflections on endings 02:06:40 - The wife 02:27:54 - The action scene 02:41:55 - God (just a small topic) 02:52:15 - The Boy and The Dog 03:00:00 - All is gone to grey 03:10:51 - Mad Max Warband (content warning) 03:16:18 - Content Warning: Pedophilia & Rape 03:25:30 - J.M. Thesis 03:31:15 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent Cormac McCarthy's Secret (Teenage) Muse: Editor Reviews by Siobhan Brier Aguilar https://youtu.be/Ctgp2gyyON0

    3h 36m

  5. 24 JAN

    David's 2025 Media Tier List - Free Patreon Preview

    Click here to listen to the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/zeroindent-bonus-145965273 Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary.

    1hr 2min

  6. 10 JAN

    HOW DARE YOU - Silent Night (2021)

    You iron the shirt one more time, just in case. Your partner watches you from the corner of their eye, pretending to be distracted by the news. You've had it on for a week straight now, muted with the subtitles on. Barely able to leave the couch save for the essentials. You keep waiting for the moment it turns out to be a mistake. Of course it's a mistake. And then very suddenly it's the *the* night, and not until you sit in the car with the cardboard containing your pill in the breast pocket of your jacket that it becomes real. The gang see out the year with the only Christmas Apocalypse film David could find, Silent Night, a blistering black comedy. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - it begins! 00:03:15 - High level thoughts 00:21:19 - What's it about 00:34:00 - Cursed Dinner/Climate 00:44:15 - Sandra: The WORST 01:00:15 - Last night on Earth 01:19:25 - Art's chicken adventure 01:40:20 - Everyone dies at the end 01:53:00 - Keira Knightley Minute 02:00:00 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

    2h 5m

  7. 26/12/2025

    No Star Burns Forever - Sea of Tranquility (2022) Part 2

    The steady trickle of the river reminds you of home, but as you blink, you find yourself not on the abandoned streets of Night City, rather, the glittering white pillars and spires of Colony One surround you. There can be such oppression in order, can't there? This week the cast analyses Emily St John Mandel's conclusion to a trilogy of novels to try and figure out what exactly is going on. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - it begins! 00:03:50 - High concept vs. theme 00:29:42 - Gasperry's destiny 00:55:05 - Maximal vs. minimal novel 01:05:37 - Olive's cursed lockdown 01:14:50 - Apocalyptic realism 01:24:50 - The injuies we sustain 01:38:38 - File corruption 02:22:00 - Mandel house style 02:31:30 - Gasperry's retirement 02:45:24 - Ending a trilogy 02:54:00 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent

    3h 4m

  8. 13/12/2025

    No Good Chickens - Sea of Tranquility (2022) Part 1

    Caiette sleeps beyond the treeline. Here in the forest you are truly alone. Your loafers perch on the lip where the sand meets the sucking mud. Here, so far from the world, there may as well not be a world at all. The horizon and the trees are the only real thing. This week the team try to peel back the layers of Emily St John Mandel's perplexing time travel novel Sea of Tranquility. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - The Sci Fi Twist 00:16:40 - Evolution of Mandel's Structure 00:27:45 - Edwin The "Loser" 00:48:15 - Back to Caiette 01:03:30 - To sequel or not to sequel 01:13:38 - Mirella 01:39:00 - Last Book Tour On Earth 02:36:05 - Gasperry In The Future

    3h 10m
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