A Method to the Madness

The Scorsese biopic about the life of Frank Sheeran philosophically follows on from his previous works, aptly embodying the meaning of the classic idiom 'crime doesn't pay'. We discuss this, touch on the 'death of cinema' and praise the subtle costume design of The Irishman .

Tune in as we laud the most ambitious but well-executed finale in cinematic history. We discuss the meme culture surrounding Thanos, what Endgame means for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and explore the science of denouements.

Quentin Tarantino's penultimate film immerses us in the fabled Hollywood  of the 1960s when life was uncomplicated though no better. We discuss  how this film acts as a respectful eulogy for the late Sharon Tate and  relate the aimless quality of Tarantino's works to absurdism.

With similar engrossment to The Witch , The Lighthouse immerses us in the sailor superstition of more paranoid times. We discuss the three variations by which fear exists and note the recent emergence of new-age, consummate horror directors.

This time, we attack two films at once - the Blade Runner duology. We discuss what it means to be human, hypothesising the requirements for being 'conscious'. We also explore the long history of the different editions of the original film as well as its controversial love scene between Harrison Ford and Sean Young.

While most would agree space is the final frontier, James Gray's Ad Astra says otherwise. This film is imbued with ideas entirely contradictory to Nolan's popular work  Interstellar , questioning the validity of deep space travel and its impact on the human psyche. Join us as we discuss these ideas as well as the not-so-perfect science in this pensive film.

The magnificence of film does not lie in its ability to provoke but instead in its capacity to evoke. This gritty but touching divorce film by Noah Baumbach is as real as a divorce movie could ever get, demonstrating the heart-wrenching but beautiful complexity of love.

Rejoice as we celebrate this year's Midsummer by discussing Ari Aster's fairy tale of psychedelics, menstrual beverages and lots of murder. Aster's second feature film is as much of a masterpiece as his first, giving us meaning while still satisfying die-hard horror fans. We discuss what this means for the horror genre as well as the political and cultural criticisms implied within this tormenting...

The Academy Award winning film Joker is a phenomenal movie. It says a lot about many different things but its most intriguing aspect is its exploration of the Joker, a character which represents several powerful archetypes of storytelling spanning across all of human history.

Stephen Soderbergh's  Contagion  is uncannily similar to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this film, we are taken through the disastrous effects of the fictional flu virus, MEV-1, both at the bureaucratic and layman levels. Join us as we explore the similarities and differences between the two pandemics and discuss the importance of movies in propagating ideals throughout society.

This time, we discuss Bong Joon-ho's Parasite , debating whether it truly deserves its four Oscars and offering better alternatives for the awardee of the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture. We also discuss the capitalist ideals in Parasite and Patrick reveals his theory on the powerful ineffability of films in its conveyance of emotions and ideas, creating the term knowledge simulation .

Join us for our first podcast on Sam Mendes' phenomenal war film, 1917 . In this episode we go through the plot and review how this journey of war crafts a new style of intimate epicness.

Welcome to A Method to the Madness , the weekly podcast where we discuss, analyse and otherwise ponder our favourite films and television. We explain who we are and why we decided to start this endeavour.