Dr. Strangelove or: How the Bomb Became Relevant Again | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #1 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-07-20 | Listen to the next episode of Cinema of Nuclear Dread right now on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/watchcinemaofmeaning-nuclear-fear-and-atomic-monsters-cinema-of-nuclear-dread-2Get Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, which we are hosting in honor of the upcoming release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents. Beginning today with the politics of the atomic bomb and the complicated philosophy of nuclear deterrence, in Stanley Kubrick’s classic satire Dr Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldOr on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsooFollow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Dune: Part 2 | Full Discussion and Analysis Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2024-03-14 | Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldOr on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsooFollow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflightAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two.0:00 Spoiler Warning0:39 A Message to Our Listeners5:12 Dune Part Two Discussion
The Irishman, and the Death of Gangster Cinema Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-09-07 | Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningGet Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)About this episode:Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; concluding today in the 2010s with Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldOr on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsooFollow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Last American Gangster Epic Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-08-31 | Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningWatch the next episode in this series right now: nebula.tv/videos/watchcinemaofmeaning-the-irishman-and-the-death-of-gangster-cinemaGet Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)About this episode:Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; continuing today in the 2000s with Ridley Scott's American GangsterSponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Goodfellas: The Peak of Gangster Cinema? Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-08-24 | Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningWatch the next episode in this series right now: nebula.tv/videos/watchcinemaofmeaning-american-gangster-the-last-breath-of-a-dying-mythGet Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)About this episode:Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; continuing today in the 1990s with Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Scarface, and the Unhinged, Neon-Lit Assault on the American Dream Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-08-17 | Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningWatch the next episode in this series right now: Get Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)About this episode:Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; continuing today in the 1980s with Brian DePalma's Scarface.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldOr on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsooFollow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Godfather, and the Birth of the Modern Gangster Epic Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-08-11 | Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningWatch the next episode in this series right now: nebula.tv/videos/watchcinemaofmeaning-scarface-and-the-unhinged-neonlit-assault-on-the-american-dreamGet Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)About this episode:We are excited to announce our new series on Gangster Cinema through the decades. Over the course of 5 episodes, we will discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades, in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; starting in the 1970s with Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Oppenheimer Discussion (Full Spoilers) | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #3 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-08-03 | Watch our exclusive bonus episode on Wes Anderson's Asteroid City: nebula.tv/videos/watchcinemaofmeaning-the-exploring-distant-emotion-in-asteroid-city-cinema-of-meaning-bonus-episodeGet Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck out the previous episode here: youtu.be/-eMCk5BYJFEAbout this episode:In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents, concluding today with an in-depth discussion of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Nuclear Fear and Atomic Monsters | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #2 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-07-27 | Listen to our Oppenheimer discussion right now on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/watchcinemaofmeaning-the-oppenheimer-discussion-full-spoilers-cinema-of-nuclear-dread-3Get Nebula with a 40% discount on an annual subscription: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck out the first episode here: youtu.be/Ue-oZaBSb0AAbout this episode:In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, which we are hosting in honor of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents. Continuing today with how the fear of and trauma from the nuclear bomb gave birth to the complicated and continuously evolving movie monster Godzilla.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Revisiting Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Cinema of Meaning #69 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-06-29 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Before Indiana Jones' final adventure, we revisit his previous final adventure and discuss the early wave of legacy sequels, the conflicted enjoyment found in treasure-hunting movies, and the evolution of the adventure genre, in The Kingdom of the Crystal SkullSponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Arrival and Fear of Existence | Cinema of Meaning #68 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-06-22 | We discuss facing the fear of existence, the often overlooked quality of language, and our relation to time, in Denis Villeneuve's Arrival.Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningSponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: @ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: @LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
What is Lost in The Grand Budapest Hotel? | Cinema of Meaning #67 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-06-16 | We discuss the nobility of servitude, the loss of collective identity, and Wes Anderson’s unique storytelling, in The Grand Budapest Hotel.Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningSponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: @ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: @LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Beau is Afraid, and Weirdly Absurd | Cinema of Meaning #66 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-06-08 | Start exploring the riches of cinema with a 30 day extended free trial of MUBI at mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:We discuss the surprisingly fun absurdism of Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid, and dive into its deeper themes of anxiety, childhood, and parental relations.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Rising Capitalism in There Will Be Blood | Cinema of Meaning #65 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-06-01 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:We discuss filmmaking that feels timeless, the enigma of Daniel Plainview’s character, and the erosion of religion and social dynamics in the wake of rising capitalism, in Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Absurdity and Justice in The Killing of a Sacred Deer | Cinema of Meaning #64 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-05-25 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:We try to untangle the absurdist storytelling of Yorgos Lanthimos, the real meaning of justice, and the deeper metaphorical layers of his 2017 film The Killing of a Sacred Deer.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Wind River, and the Unhealed Wounds of US History | Cinema of Meaning #63 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-05-18 | This episode is sponsored by NordVPN, get started today at: nordvpn.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:We discuss the solemn new direction of the Western mythos, the unhealed wounds in US history, and dealing with grief, in Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Social Network, and the Myths of Silicon Valley | Cinema of Meaning #62 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-05-11 | Start exploring the riches of cinema with a 30 day extended free trial of MUBI at mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:We revisit David Fincher’s billionaire origin story The Social Network, discuss whether or not its romanticizing Zuckerberg’s rise to success, and how its surrounding myths about Silicon Valley, technological progress, and genius entrepreneurs have evolved since the movie’s release.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor among Thieves | Cinema of Meaning #61 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-05-04 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:We discuss the marvelization of storytelling, the qualities of a perfect B movie, and the successes and shortcomings of translating one of the most influential gaming concepts to cinema, in John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Burning | Cinema of Meaning #60 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-04-27 | Start exploring the riches of cinema with a 30 day extended free trial of MUBI at mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss one of the most enigmatic films of the 21st century: Lee Chang-dong’s Burning. A complex tale of morality, Freudian dynamics, and socio-political conflicts.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Sunshine | Cinema of Meaning #59 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-04-20 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss capturing the sublime grandeur of the cosmos, how different philosophies can lead to the same virtues and vices, and the relation between existentialism and the sun, in Danny Boyle’s Sunshine. Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Scream VI | Cinema of Meaning #58 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-04-13 | This episode is sponsored by NordVPN, get started today at: nordvpn.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss how stories evolve throughout franchises, how a formula can stay fresh across decades, and the cost of fame in Matt Bettinelli and OlpinTyler Gillett's Scream 6.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Her | Cinema of Meaning #57 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-04-06 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:With new A.I. technologies on the rise, Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden revisit Spike Jonze’s Her to discuss the extent of its prescience, the effects of technological progress on human culture, and the true nature of consciousness.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Thing | Cinema of Meaning #56 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-03-30 | Get started with NordVPN: nordvpn.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss how movies can go from being dismissed to being hailed as masterpieces, the dynamics of (dis)trust, and the non-existence of the soul, in John Carpenter’s The Thing.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Cinema of Meaning #55 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-03-23 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the mythologization of outlaws and the American West, and the slow and painful road of disillusionment, in Andrew Dominic’s melancholic western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Whale | Cinema of Meaning #54 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-03-16 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the reality of eating disorders, the conflict between intent and outcome, and the effects of trauma on ourselves and our relations, in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Shutter Island | Cinema of Meaning #53 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-03-09 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden revisit Martin Scorsese’s psychological drama Shutter Island, discuss how rewarding it is on rewatch knowing the story’s full context, break down the many layers of its moral conflict, and pick apart all the little details we missed the first time around.Sponsorship inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tvCheck out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Grizzly Man | Cinema of Meaning #52 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-03-02 | Listen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss competing philosophies about the line between humanity and nature, the inevitability of subjectivity in documentary filmmaking, and the search for ecstatic truth, in Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Fabelmans | Cinema of Meaning #51 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-02-23 | Get started with NordVPN: nordvpn.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the mysterious origins of passion, the struggle between responsibility and freedom, and coming to terms with one’s past, in Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical tale The Fabelmans.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Tár | Cinema of Meaning #50 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-02-16 | Try MUBI for free for 30 days by going to mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)Join our Discord community: patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningAbout this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the intricate and tragic downfall of a flawed character, the tension between art and artist, and constructing a grounded nightmare wherein nothing is quite what it seems, in Todd Field’s Tár.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Banshees of Inisherin | Cinema of Meaning #49 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-02-09 | Get started with NordVPN: nordvpn.com/cinemaofmeaningListen to Cinema of Meaning on our creator-owned platform Nebula to enjoy our podcast completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the implications of confronting one’s mortality, the existential purpose of kindness, and how even the tiniest, most remote places can still form a stage for grand human drama, in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Aftersun | Cinema of Meaning #48 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-02-02 | Aftersun is available exclusively on MUBI in select countries, including UK, Italy, and Latin America. Start exploring the riches of cinema with a 30 day extended free trial of MUBI at mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningHead on over to Nebula to enjoy Cinema of Meaning completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast)About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden explore cinema as memory, and discuss the complex emotions that arise when trying to put together the fragmented pieces of one’s past, in Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Cinema of Meaning #47 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-01-26 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast).About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery; and examine its puzzling structure, its controversial ending, and what it has to say about billionaires and other questionable cultural figures.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles | Cinema of Meaning #46 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-01-19 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes: nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link also supports the podcast).About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the Sight and Sound #1 movie of all time; the groundbreaking and voyeuristic portrait of a lonely woman trapped in a monotonous life of routine: Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
The Menu | Cinema of Meaning #45 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2023-01-12 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss our conflicted relation to art; the value and harm of critics, and the importance of passion, in Mark Mylod’s The Menu.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Its a Wonderful Life | Cinema of Meaning #44 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-12-29 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the deconstruction of individualism, the tension between dreams and responsibility, and the timeless legacy of Frank Capra’s surprisingly prescient classic It’s a Wonderful Life.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Avatar | Cinema of Meaning #43 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-12-22 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the anatomy of great adventure stories, humanity’s strange relation to nature, and the power of emotional storytelling, in James Cameron’s Avatar.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Triangle of Sadness | Cinema of Meaning #42 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-12-15 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the complex dynamics between money, gender and class, the art of satire, and the question of what really happens when a social hierarchy collapses, in Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Memories of Murder | Cinema of Meaning #41 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-12-08 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Can you tell a monster? Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the meticulous craft of the murder mystery story, the consequences of police brutality, and the aesthetics of evil, in Bong Joon Ho’s Memories of Murder.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Cinema of Meaning #40 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-12-01 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the implications of Wakanda entering the world stage and upsetting the global status quo, Marvel’s reluctance to really dig into revolutionary and post-colonial politics, and the struggle to continue the Black Panther story after the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Harakiri | Cinema of Meaning #39 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-11-24 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the harm that happens when principles turn into empty facades, how they nevertheless can become entrenched in existing power dynamics, and to what extent individuals can stand up to them, in Masaki Kobayashi’s Harakiri.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Barbarian | Cinema of Meaning #38 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-11-17 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the gender dynamics of stranger danger, social commentary in horror movies, and the nature of predatory men, in Zach Cregger’s Barbarian.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
No Country For Old Men | Cinema of Meaning #37 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-11-10 | Start exploring the riches of cinema with a 30 day extended free trial of MUBI at mubi.com/cinemaofmeaning To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss questions of fate and evil in the Coen Brothers’ surprisingly existentialist western No Country For Old Men.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Midsommar | Cinema of Meaning #36 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-11-03 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss grief, relationship struggles, and the differences between individualistic and collectivist cultures, in Ari Aster’s Midsommar.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Primer | Cinema of Meaning #35 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-10-30 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the beauty of low-budget, independent filmmaking, the intricacies of time travel, and how to navigate and appreciate challenging films, in Shane Carruth’s Primer.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
300 | Cinema of Meaning #34 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-10-27 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss different notions of heroic masculinity, the conflicting excitement of stylized violence, and enjoying movies with ideas you don’t agree with, in Zack Snyder’s 300.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Apocalypse Now | Cinema of Meaning #33 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-10-22 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the fever dream that is Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, and examine how it created such a distinctive atmosphere, how it used a passive protagonist to offer a unique perspective, and how it invoked absurdity to navigate complicated issues of war and evil.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Casablanca | Cinema of Meaning #32 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-10-21 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the 1942 classic Casablanca, and examine both its specific meanings as a war story coming out in wartime, as well as its general meanings as a timeless story of heartbreak, apathy and reengagement.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Prometheus | Cinema of Meaning #31 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-10-20 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the ever expanding cosmology of the Alien series, the struggle for existential answers, and the savage act of creation, in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Signs | Cinema of Meaning #30 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-10-19 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the power of perspective in storytelling, the real meaning of faith, and the lost art of setups and payoffs, in M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
Nope | Cinema of Meaning #29 Cinema of Meaning Podcast 2022-10-18 | To support this podcast and become part of the Cinema of Meaning community, head on over to our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning As a Nebula Original, you can enjoy Cinema of Meaning on Nebula completely ad-free, a week early, and with additional bonus episodes. The best way to get access is to sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle with a discounted rate by using our personal link. To learn more, check out: http://curiositystream.com/cinemaofmeaning About this episode:Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss humanity’s complicated relation to spectacle and horror, how we cope with trauma, and how to tell a layered story that allows for multiple different perspectives, in Jordan Peele’s Nope.Check out our video essay channels on YouTube:Thomas Flight: youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us:Tom van der Linden twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight twitter.com/thomasflight
