Demon Seed
We dig into Donald Cammell’s Demon Seed, the Thinking Machines series entry where AI gets personal—hubris, a smart home turned prison, Julie Christie, and a genuinely bonkers ending.
Colossus: The Forbin Project
The machine does exactly what we designed—and that’s the problem. We dig into “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” the Thinking Machines series opener about Cold War AI and the danger of indifference.
The Escape Artist
In the Magicians series, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel’s feature directorial debut “The Escape Artist” pits two sons against their fathers, with real magic in between.
Creed III
Returning to our Rocky series with “Creed III,” we unpack Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut, anime-inspired fight visuals, and the first Rocky film without Rocky—plus what Majors brings.
Catch Me if You Can • Member Bonus
We continue our True Lies series with the story of a young runaway who poses as an airplane pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, all to get validation from his dad. That’s right, it’s time for Steven Spielberg’s “Catch Me if You Can” as our February member bonus episode.
Big Eyes
We close True Lies with Big Eyes: Burton’s restraint disappoints, Waltz’s choices divide us, Adams shines, and domestic coercion gets bland treatment.
Quiz Show
We unpack Robert Redford’s Quiz Show in the True Lies series: institutional pressure, father-son devastation, and how privilege turns fraud natural.
The Hoax
We unpack Hallström’s The Hoax in our True Lies series, exploring how a literary fraud spun out of control through fake documents, method acting, and institutional complicity.
Shattered Glass
We continue our True Lies series with a look at the story of Stephen Glass’s fraudulent stories he made up for The New Republic as portrayed in Billy Ray’s Shattered Glass. The trouble is, it feels like it’s just the third act of the story.
The Informant! • Member Bonus
We unpack Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant! in our True Lies series, exploring unreliable narration, innovative voiceover techniques, and how comedy shifts corporate drama.