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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 7 hours 20 minutes
The Last Picture Show (directed by Peter Bogdanovich) - Goodbye from Hollywood, California
Well folks, this is it. The finale of Show Me the Meaning! Thank you all for tuning in each week to hear us talk movies and philosophy. We hope you learned a thing or two, or at least had a good time. We talk a bit about the film, but we also go down memory lane and talk about the show, from humble beginnings to now. Thanks for listening! Enjoy! Raymond and Austin are launching a new podcast! It is called CineMythology, a show about movies through the lens of the legends that make them...
Willy Wonka (directed by Mel Stuart) - Wonkamania
Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Willy. Wonka. Charlie. Chocolate. Capitalism...
Good Time (directed by the Safdies) - Everything We Want in a Movie
Robert Pattinson. Shot on Film. Good Time. In this chat, we get into the benefits and philosophy of the film aesthetic, ableism in film, comic actors in darker films - and more! ENJOY! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Get scared with 30 days of Shudder for free! For all fans of horror, supernatural, and thrillers, go to shudder...
The Batman (directed by Matt Reeves) - Overwhelming Spectacle, Frustrating Franchise
Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Where does this iteration of Batman take the franchise? Does this film take it a step forward? In this chat with Michael Luxemburg, we talk about the shortcomings of this iteration, the spots where it excels, how this movie presents justice, the promise of Paul Dano - and more! Enjoy! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership...
The Power of the Dog (directed by Jane Campion) - Anything to Pick on This Bone?
Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. This was a tough one. Is there a lot to pick off the bone that is The Power of the Dog? Why do we need a revelation in our films? What we get into in this chat is: why does certain stuff resonate? What makes a film force us to lean in? We don't even get into Capitalism (too much) - but we gotta mention Austin saw this at the Sydney Film Festival...
Hell or High Water (directed by Taylor Sheridan) - The Western Still Works
Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Lord of the Plains. Outlaws. In this chat, we get into embodying the mythos of the West and self-mythologizing, this film as a post-western, and, of course, a dash of capitalism - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership...
The Rider (directed by Chloé Zhao) - Mythopoetic Movies of the West
Documentary vs narrative film. Deliberately paced cinema. Chloé Zhao cinema. In this one, we get into that doc v. cinema discussion, a little talk on the Safdie brothers, different explorations of the Western Mythos - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership...
Little Miss Sunshine (directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton) - More Than a Mediocre Indie?
Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton. Is this a mediocre indie? You know, the one that ends in dance sequences, and sells for an absurd amount at Sundance, and spawns a hundred remakes? OR is it a poignant philosophical study? We get into some Proust, some Neitzsche, some God, the "system" - and more! Enjoy! If you've been tuning into the livestream on YouTube - first off, we love ya for the support!! Second off, we're going to stop the livestream for a bit...
Reservoir Dogs (directed by Quentin Tarantino) - The Power of Creative Repetition - Show Me the Meaning! LIVE!
Did Tarantino rip off City on Fire for this film? Did Wes Craven walk out of the Sundance premiere? In this discussion between Michael and Raymond, we get into the mythos of Tarantino and this film's Sundance release, effective violence in his movies, the purpose of artistic repetition - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership...
Scream (1996, directed by Wes Craven) - Deconstruction!
In this chat, we're joined by Wisecrack regular Ra'Shawn Durell! We get into postmodernism, how the concept of trauma is handled in the film, deconstructionism - and more! Enjoy! If you've been tuning into the livestream on YouTube - first off, we love ya for the support!! Second off, we're going to stop the livestream for a bit. We'll still be publishing regular episodes on the podcast feeds, so be sure to subscribe there! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode...