Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast

5.0 (4)
TV & FILM
UPDATED WEEKLY

Join the Wisecrack crew as they dive into the deeper meaning and cultural significance of the most, and least, iconic movies of our age.

5 DAYS AGO

John Hughes Comfort Views

Autumn: the time of cozy movies and (un)comfortable nostalgia! In this CAGE MATCH episode, we pit The Breakfast Club against Planes, Trains & Automobiles to explore the autumnal film. What makes a film cozy? What is the philosophy behind Thanksgiving (hint: capitalism)? How can we associate John Hughes with Reagan era films? We get into these questions - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) and on Letterboxd! @SMTMPod @creamatoria @izbel (Henry) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 52m
14 NOV

The Zone of Interest: The Evil of Banality

The crew is joined by recurring guest Mallory Blair to talk Jonathan Glazer's THE ZONE OF INTEREST! Starting off with the worst take of all time on this film, this conversation ranges from the filmmaking techniques within, similar Holocaust films, materialism and other philosophy lessons, the very obvious comparisons to the events unfolding in Gaza, and the evil of the banality. ...enjoy? Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) and on Letterboxd! @SMTMPod @creamatoria @izbel (Henry) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 54m
7 NOV

Alex Garland's Civil War: Vagueness, Violence, Boring

The guys cover CIVIL WAR (dir. Alex Garland) on this one, and it gets heated! But does it get heated because the film is hot garbage? Join the guys as they attempt to find out what this movie is trying to say through its vagueness, violence, philosophy, and potential to be a good film. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 30m
31 OCT

Movie Slasher Showdown

Happy Halloween! Raymond and Austin - and the stream audience - pit 8 Hollywood Slasher Villains against each other to decide who is the ultimate Slasher Champion. We got Michael Myers v Art the Clown, Jason v Norman Bates, Freddy v Leatherface, and Ghostface v Chucky. Who will win? Take a listen! Along the way, we break down archetypes of the horror-slasher genre and find a little philosophical guidance within it. Who will win? Take a listen! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 48m
24 OCT

Furiosa: Studio Flop or Furious Masterpiece?

Start your engines! Austin and Raymond jump into FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (dir George Miller). The guys get into the mythos of this installment within the larger franchise, the role of fan service in these cinematic universes, concepts of religion and populism in Mad Max villains, and the decency of the heroes within. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 25m
17 OCT

Longlegs vs The Substance: A Pop Horror Cage Match

Our first cage match! Austin and Raymond have chosen LONGLEGS (dir. Oz Perkins) and THE SUBSTANCE (dir. Coralie Fargeat) to battle it out. Join the crew as they break down these films, from the different ways each director relies on genre expectation, to the iconography within both films - and, of course, a dash of philosophy sprinkled in to cover the "gaze" in these pieces. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 39m
10 OCT

Cracking Open I Saw the TV Glow

The Pink Opaque! Raymond and Austin are joined by Mallory Blair to talk Jane Schoenbrun's I SAW THE TV GLOW. Listen along as they peel apart the many layers in this film, from the nuanced trans experience of "cracking open the egg" in the character's self-discovery, to the specificity of Schoenbrun's direction, to the philosophical metaphors we can use to get the most meaning out of this film. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 29m
3 OCT

We Know What You Watched Last Summer

For their first episode back, Austin and Raymond are going to be discussing the past summer at the movies, and what the failures and successes of Hollywood can show us about the future of cinema. Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 23m

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4 Ratings

Best show if you are looking for a break from you day to day schedule

26/08/2018

Noamrat

This show gets me through my boring swimming routine by helping me take my mind away from the repetitive nature of it. A must listen into show if you like movies and philosophy.