SOURCES/INFORMATION

Voyeur: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7588790/

Who Took Johnny: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2704816/?ref_=tturv_ov_bk

Capturing The Friedmans: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342172/

Abducted in Plain Sight: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3444312/

Tell Them You Love Me: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29142525/

Caniba: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7225942/

Paradise Lost: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117293/

The Act of Killing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375605/

Tickled: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5278506/

The Contestant: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13940818/

Finders Keepers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3462002/

Lately, we cannot even watch the news or go to a work conference without talking about AI. AI is being utilized everywhere, all the time, whether you know it or not. Alex Garland's 2014 film Ex Machina warns us of the evolution of AI, what it is capable of, and being careful what you wish for.

** this podcast episode was generated using an AI cloned version of my voice using ElevenLabs **

SOURCES/INFORMATION

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/

Mary in a Black and White Room: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_argument

The Turing Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test

What Is It Like to Be a Bat?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat%3F

Hubris: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hubris

SOURCES/INFORMATION

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154420/

Dogme 95: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogme_95

Incest: https://patient.info/doctor/incest

Child Sexual Abuse Attributions: Are They Different Depending on Mothers' vs Fathers' Reactions?: https://journals.copmadrid.org/apj/art/apj2025a5

Cinematic Depictions of Boyhood Sexual Victimization: https://www.richardgartner.com/fcinematicZ.html

Why Do People Sexually Abuse Children?: https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/parents/articles/why-do-people-sexually-abuse-children/

SOURCES/INFORMATION

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/

Paranoid Schizophrenia: https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-paranoia

Catatonic Schizophrenia: http://webmd.com/schizophrenia/mental-catatonic-schizophrenia-overview

Disorganized Schizophrenia: https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/hebephrenic-schizophrenia

Director Interview Quotes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Shelter

Michael Haneke's The Seventh Continent (1989) is a harrowing look into a seemingly normal family. Haneke's first feature film will leave you shocked, appalled, and change your perspective on life in a way that you never could have imagined.

SOURCES/INFORMATION

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098327/

The Criterion Collection: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/6323-michael-haneke-trilogy?srsltid=AfmBOoq9I-ccwFaO273qPO8Bz_K03xFcU7YsDenM1UJ6E3yg005Ep3S5

Nihilism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism

In 1992, Benny's Video would have absolutely rocked my world. I can tell you that today, it still does. This timeless and gut-wrenching film highlights what it means to be a person in the world today of continuous and increasingly violent media. If nothing else, watch this film to learn about yourself.

SOURCES/INFORMATION

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103793/

Narcissus: https://www.worldhistory.org/Narcissus/

Time-Image Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/r1z7u0/deleuze_time_image/

Supermodernity, Capital, and Narcissus: The French Connection to Michael Haneke’s Benny’s Video by Mattias Frey: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=cb14102e47fbec4eafe9a94d2ceb5cc710d74e89

Airplane Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane_game

I fear that presenting any context before listening will spoil everything that is in store for you in this episode, so I will not. Here is my first David Lynch episode, and I will ensure it is not my last.

SOURCES/INFORMATION

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/#:~:text=Henry%20Spencer%20tries%20to%20survive,of%20his%20newborn%20mutant%20child.

Spermatozoon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatozoon

Straight Stories: Class, Exploitation and Americana in the FIlms of David Lynch: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/33547/1/Roberts_LR_Film_MbR_2023.pdf

Between Self and Other: Abjection and Unheimlichkeit in the Films of David Lynch by Adam Dianiel Jones: https://theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/bitstream/10443/1230/1/Jones%2c%20A.%2011.pdf

Powers of Horror by Julia Kristeva: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Horror

Wish you had gone to Sundance Film Festival this year? Never fear! I attended during the opening weekend and am here to provide you with all of the films I was able to see. Kick back, relax, and let me provide you with a Sundance 2025 recap.

SOURCES/INFORMATION

April (2024): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/67531c96707ccd6b2d08815e

LUZ (2025): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/675329b368b8b7eb9bfe4842

The Ugly Stepsister (2025): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/67532dd9707ccd17c608a2b4

Andre is an Idiot (2025): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/675333aa68b8b73e67fe584a

The Things You Kill (2025): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6753302768b8b73647fe4f26

Sukkwan Island (2025): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/67532ef068b8b7b657fe4dba

Predators (2025): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6753318d68b8b7e6f3fe531c

The Thing with Feathers (2025): https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/67532523707ccdd157088fb0