Proof that there’s no wrong way to order the works of Satoshi Kon!! All are masterpieces⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Please consider a season covering David Lynch!

I’ve been listening through the Kubrick ones over the past year or so. Great to revisit one of the greats and get some new perspectives and critics on the guy’s works. Point is that podcasts are forever and I hope y’all don’t get discouraged because someone will eventually discover your hard work. Thanks for the company.

A huge leap ahead of other movie podcasts, not just deciding whether the movie was good and whether they liked it, actual exploration of themes!!!

This podcast is exactly what I’m looking for. Knowledgeable and engaging hosts who thoroughly research the films they discuss. There are plenty of podcasts out there that are similarly well done, but this is the one for this particular genre.

These guys def share my tastes in movies so for me personally this is a rare gem, especially as the probe similar questions & concerns as I do- - thus i recommend this podcast only to the right people (Or the best people, as Kubrick’s characters would say.) Very much enjoyed the Full Metal Jacket review. I’m very simpatico with your take on its flaws: -the 3 staged scenes where one by one each character gets a line: NIX -The racism-homophobia- sexism is still cringe inducing. -I also thought WoolyBully, Surfing Bird, & These Boots, even in 1987, were hits too ubiquitous & huge to put in the film. (But Vivian Kubrick’s soundtrack holds up well, oddly enough.) I also rank this film way below Barry Lyndon & Eyes Wide Shut. I do diverge though, wherein I don’t love the first third as much as the last two thirds. ****What has always grabbed me about this film is the awkward chaos of having the chain of command ...um ...killed.***** Pyle is the innocent hero in a way, because instead of enduring to go kill 13 year girls in braids protecting their homeland, he kills the real enemy; the sadistic drill sergeant who’s never seen battle- (in his boxers no less- SO satisfying.) All the sexist, homophobic humiliation & dehumanization doesn’t prepare the grunts for guerilla warfare as much as- Learning to Read Maps 101, & Don’t Touch TeddyBears 101. For all the emasculation & thumbsucking that goes on in boot camp, these grunts can’t cohere under leadership after being debased together, so understandably many of them get taken out by a 13 year old girl (NO BOOT CAMP) while they’re struggling to call in tanks & helicopters. Fat lot of good all the macho posturing & degrading march chants gets ya, “ladies”. (Spoiler: the U.S. loses the war.) Say what you will about the dumb jock sociopath Animal Mother, at least his brute disobedience leads to overcoming the obstacle: I doubt he’s too concerned about how to make beds, shine boots, or stealing donuts. I also think that there’s tension in Jokerman being the not funny guy who’s sense of humor struggles to evolve or extinguish in the face of his situation. Maybe he started the Mickey Mouse sing-a-long?

If you’re looking for a well-moderated and well-researched film podcast, this is the one. Always presents interesting takes and compels the listener to look past the surface of visuals and numbers to explore the film’s intent, impact, and historical context. 5/5 stars!!!!

Wow, this what podcasts were made for. Let’s all be thankful for cinephiles pulling their chairs teaching us what encompasses the great directors work.

Love this podcast! Keep up the good work guys