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Ebba Wester and Macon Holt talk about movies (new and old) in a super nerdy, fun, critical theory-inflected and engaging way. Sometimes other people talk too.

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Ebba Wester and Macon Holt talk about movies (new and old) in a super nerdy, fun, critical theory-inflected and engaging way. Sometimes other people talk too.

    Live Ep. 5 "A Scanner Darkly"

    Live Ep. 5 "A Scanner Darkly"

    This time at Husets Biograf we watched, Richard Linklater's adaptation of "A Scanner Darkly", a drug paranoia-fueled, rotoscoped exploration of how they might just be out to get you. Come join us for the last of our screening series on Monday June 10th at 19:00, when we will be watching Jonathan Glazer's surreal reinvention of the heist film, "Sexy Beast". If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing you'd like to support, you can find our Patreon here.

    • 46 min
    Ep. 25 "Challengers" and "Love Lies Bleeding"

    Ep. 25 "Challengers" and "Love Lies Bleeding"

    Time for some sexy, summer, queer fun with Ebba and Macon on this episode of Projector Pod featuring two long discussions of Luca Guadagnino sweat soaked tennis desire drama, "Challengers" and Rose Glass' blackly comic romantic caper "Love Lives Bleeding". On Monday, June 10th Projector Pod presents for the last time at Husets Biograf, Jonathan Glaser's surreal heist/gangster film, "Sexy Beast", If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing you'd like to support, you can find our Patreon he...

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Live Ep. 3 "Morvern Callar"

    Live Ep. 3 "Morvern Callar"

    Macon and Ebba talk about Lynne Ramsay's underseen gem, "Morvern Callar", for the second time, but this time in front a freshly overwhelmed crowd. You can hear what else the Projector Pod team had to say about the film the first time around here. The next Projector Pod Live will take place at Husets Biograf on May 20th when we will be showing Richard Linklater's rotoscoped adaptation of Philip K. Dick's paranoid sci-fi classic, "A Scanner Darkly". If you think Projector Pod is the kind ...

    • 40 min
    Ep. 24 "Civil War" (and a little bit of "Dune 2")

    Ep. 24 "Civil War" (and a little bit of "Dune 2")

    This time on Projector Pod Ebba and Macon dive into the libidinal economy of violence and the images that animate it while talking about Alex Garland's latest and perhaps last directorial venture "Civil War". And speaking of the aestheticisation of violence, they also spend a minute talking about the latest instalment in the "Dune" saga. On Thursday, May 9th Projector Pod presents, Lynne Ramsey's criminally underseen incredible film, "Morvern Callar", at Husets Biograf. If you think Projector...

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Ep. 23 CPH DOX 2024 Highlights

    Ep. 23 CPH DOX 2024 Highlights

    Ebba and Macon have been hard at work at the CPH DOX festival soaking as much of it in as they could. Here, they present their picks of the films they found the most engaging presented here in spoiler-free discussions.Including:*"Balomania" dir. Sissel Morell Dargis"Youth (Spring)" dir. Wang Bing"Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World" dir. Radu Jude*"Kix" dir. Bálint Révész & Dávid Milkulán*"Daughter of Genghis" dir. Kristoffer Juel Poulsen, Christian Als & Knud Brix"Ibelin...

    • 1 hr 40 min
    Live Ep 2. "Punch-Drunk Love"

    Live Ep 2. "Punch-Drunk Love"

    Projector pod presents at Huset Biograf returns with Paul Thomas Anderson's reinvention of the genre of the Adam Sandler romantic comedy, "Punch-Drunk Love". This film is a musical without musical numbers. Rife with the symbolism of fantasy it is a fable of how love can redeem us from our self-loathing, or maybe that is just a dream.Come join us next month on April 4th at Huset Biograf when we will be screening and chatting about Lynne Ramsey's criminally underseen, subversive exploration of ...

    • 48 min

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