Everything's Projection

Roger Ebert called it the best film of the decade (2000-2010). Synecdoche, New York follows the life of Caden Cotard (Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the best actor of said decade) as he expands his search for connection, meaning, and himself off the stage to a giant warehouse and beyond. Cotard's endless quest to figure himself out precludes his ability to actually live his life; so it fits into our pod...

Erin Morrison joins me to talk about a movie you have not only probably never seen, but you might never have even heard of. No Such Thing is a very interesting genre piece by New York filmmaker Hal Harley. Future Best Screenplay Oscar winner Sarah Polley makes friends with an ancient Icelandic murderous monster in this 2001 film (3 years after her entire Canadian town was devastated in THE SWEET H...

Greg tells us about an uneasy experience when his teachers in medical school invited him over to watch the trippy dreamy, existential one of a kind, 2001's Waking Life bu Richard Linklater.

On this episode we use the film Network (1976) to discuss mental illness, corporations, misanthropy, sexual harassment in the workplace, Broadway, enlightenment, Bryan Cranston, and as always, we're looking for wisdom. Ben Oberkfell, who used to work at the New York Times, joins us to break down the wisdom in this classic Oscar winning film.

Money, Math, Men, Games, Children, Business, Firing somebody, knowing the secret. Scott brings us Moneyball.

Wondering what this Podcast is about? I'll tell you all about it after I sing you a little bit of a song.