Allegory Lounge

For this Halloween special, we dive into Backrooms , Obsession , and The Ring to explore the horrifying things only humans do. CREDITS Hosts: Laiza Rodriguez Kenney & Katie DeAscanis Creator, Producer & Editor: Laiza Rodriguez Kenney Art Design: Brian Rodriguez Kenney / briandrewkenney.com Music: Botanist Boogie Breakdown by Ryan James Carr , courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com .

Allegory Lounge is a four-part mini podcast series that explores psychology and philosophy through cinema, treating film as modern myths that illuminate the human condition. How We Change The first two episodes explore the process of transformation — how growth unfolds within us. Why We Change The second half explores the deeper reason behind transformation — the existential pressures that push us...

From Jung and Nietzsche to films like Thunderbolts, The Substance, and Mickey 17, we explore the Shadow—the parts of ourselves we repress—and what becomes possible when we dare to face them. 👉🏾 Watch the Allegory Lounge video series on Youtube. FILMS - SPOILER WARNING - Thunderbolts, dir. Jake Schreier  - The Substance, dir. Coralie Fargeat - Mickey 17, dir. Bong Joon-ho — based on Mickey7 by Ed...

In our second episode we explore how Moana, Paul Atreides, and Neo follow the Hero’s Journey—and why this ancient pattern still mirrors our own psychological growth. 👉🏾 Watch the Allegory Lounge video series on Youtube. FILMS - SPOILER WARNING  - Moana (2016), dir. Ron Clements & John Musker - Dune (2021) Dune: Part Two (2024), dir. Denis Villeneuve - The Matrix (1999), dir. Lana & Lilly...

Through films like Groundhog Day and Heretic, we examine how people either create meaning through reason and personal agency or refine belief through faith and trust, and how both paths can either liberate or trap us depending on how rigidly we hold them. 👉🏾 Watch the Allegory Lounge video series on Youtube. FILMS - SPOILER WARNING - Groundhog Day (1993), dir. Harold Ramis; starring Bill Murray,...

In this final episode, we explore the ancient sisterhood of Mortality and Morality - born together at the dawn of humankind - through the Tree of Life, Interview with the Vampire, and What We Do in the Shadows.  👉🏾 Watch the Allegory Lounge video series on Youtube. FILMS & SHOWS - SPOILER WARNING - The Tree of Life (2011), dir. Terrence Malick - What We Do in the Shadows (FX TV series), crea...