Ryan and Todd interpret David Lynch's Blue Velvet by paying special attention to the Kantian dimension of the film. They consider the film in terms of the thing-in-itself and the sublime.
Sep 2023
Wim Wenders - ‘Anselm’ & ‘Perfect Days’
The legend of New German Cinema reflects on making movies in Germany and America, moving between narrative and doc features and the making of his greatest films including ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Wings of Desire’ and ‘Buena Vista Social Club.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega ... Show More
1 h
Oct 2023
Did ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Just Save Movies? Plus: The Emily Blunt Movie Star Playbook.
Sean and Amanda discuss the somewhat surprising dominant movie at the box office, ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s,’ a horror adaptation of a popular video game series (1:00). Then, they review ‘Pain Hustlers,’ the David Yates–directed drama about the opioid crisis starring Chris Evans a ... Show More
1h 32m
Apr 2015
'True Detective' Director Cary Fukunaga vs. The Clown
Cary Fukunaga, the director of such edgy films as Jane Eyre and Sin Nombre, not to mention the often discomforting first season of True Detective, still has a fear of clowns. Fukunaga is now remaking Stephen King's It, and he told a crowd at the Tribeca Film Festival that in his ... Show More
59m 47s
Jul 2022
Make It Come Alive with Isabella Rossellini & Willem Dafoe
Topics covered include: rolling your Rs, the incomparable satisfaction of cursing in Italian, eggplant parmigiana, puppet theater, loving a strong director, going towards the vision, the freedom of abstraction, meeting David Lynch for the first time at dinner with Helen Mirren, I ... Show More
52m 5s
Oct 2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie with Lauren Ashley Smith
On this week’s episode of I’m Obsessed With This, host Bobby Finger welcomes comedy writer (currently for HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show) Lauren Ashley Smith (@msLAS) to discuss her latest obsession, Between Two Ferns: The Movie, which happens to be the new film adaptation of a p ... Show More
35m 27s