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Welcome to another After Dark episode, where we take a break from our original programming to kick back and let loose.   After many months of not seeing each other, Pat, Tyler, Richy, and Kevin met up with their beloved friend Brandon to get pizza and wound up very drunk together. They headed back to Kevin's place to keep the party going and captured this little slice of heaven for you all before...

"They said it would be invisible. Like jumping into an invisible current that just carries you away." The conclusion to The OA's story ends here. Or does it? OA concludes her story to the Crestwood Five before being discovered. Consequently, she gets relocated to a hotel where she gives closure to Nancy and Abel, while the boys and BBA put the pieces of her story together in order to get a clearer...

Otis, a former child star caught in a downward spiral, is forced into rehab after a drunk driving incident places his reputation, career, and well-being in peril. Upon entering into the facility, Otis is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and is court-ordered to undergo treatment to avoid a prison sentence. Facing an unwillingness to confront a fractured past, Otis revisits a painful an...

"You know why we, uh why we like to be hugged? The way I see it, it sets a limit on the pain. You know? Puts a perimeter around it." The OA's Chapter 7 episode, "Empire of Light" continues the story all in the present day, as OA receives another terrible dream or possible premonition while dealing with the potential trauma she might've caused to her adoptive parents, Abel and Nancy Johnson, that f...

  Episode 47: Diamantino (2018) - Available on all your favorite platforms. Link in the bio 🎙️   A fallen soccer superstar vows to adopt a refugee child, while becoming the naive unwitting centerpiece in in a bizarre plot to Make Portugal Great Again.   As always, thank you all for listening and we hope you enjoy the discussion.    Where to watch: Kanopy (Stream in the US) Vudu, Amazon, Google Pla...

"Hush don't you cry In the next life She takes me to the water Don't say a word And when I ask her Is she doing alright She's a rollercoaster And yeah, she's a fire in the night"   In Part 1, Chapter 6 of The OA's "Forking Paths", we find ourselves in Hap's perspective, as he's in conflict with how he perceives himself among OA and the other captives and the deadly experiments he subjects to them....

In Part 1, Chapter 5 of The OA's Paradise, Hap has a fixation for a new subject in Cuba, reeling in Homer to help him capture her for his experiments while using that opportunity to fracture the relationship between Homer and OA.  According to IMDB, the fifth subject, whose name is Renata, means "born again" in Latin languages.  This chapter primarily focuses on Homer's journey in Cuba, realizing...

A mysterious global phenomenon of unusual pink clouds carrying a deadly vapor has blanketed the world, killing anyone who steps outside in seconds. After a one night stand, Giovana and Yago awkwardly find themselves suddenly forced to quarantine in the same home to together due to the abrupt arrival of the murderous fog. As days extend to months then years, Iuli Gerbase’s eerie quarantine sci-fi i...

"To exist is to survive unfair choices." In part 1, chapter 4's The OA "Away", we are given more details as to what's going on during Hap's experiments, OA returns from her second NDE and makes a difficult choice that will steer the group's purpose in a new direction, while Homer is determined to recount the deadly experiments being done to him.  According to KPCC's The Frame, in an interview with...

In Part 1, Chapter 3's "Champion", OA finds herself imprisoned against her will by Hap, alongside three others in Homer, Rachel, and Scott. However, during her captivity, Hap shows OA a vulnerability that is not usually expressed towards the others, and OA uses this to her advantage to plot an escape. Meanwhile, in the present day, OA is pressed by a journalist to disclose the details of her capti...

In the heart of early 1980's San Francisco lie a strong Asian and Asian American populous that make up just 22%, while a specific portion of the population is Chinese at 12%, according to the Bay Area Census. However, in Wayne Wang's directorial feature in Chan Is Missing (1982), Jo, played endearingly by Wood Moy, represents the uphill battle that Asian Americans faced when it came to visibility...

In Part 1, Chapter 2's "New Colossus", we continue to recap OA's story as she recounts her childhood and arrival to America before a chance encounter with the man that will twist her fate forever. Standout performances from Brit Marling and Zoey Todorovsky as Nina/Prairie remain a highwater mark for "New Colossus" as well as Jason Isaacs as the mysteriously enigmatic Dr. Hunter Aloysius Percy. As...

Welcome to the first installment of our "Back to Back" series, where we pair a short film with a feature-length to build a one-of-a-kind discussion surrounding the juxtaposition and exploration of two distinct narratives. In this episode, our guest is a local filmmaker and friend of the podcast, Benz Doctolero. Benz picked both movies that we discussed: one being a short viral internet sensation,...

Hey Le Film listeners! We’ve decided to try something new where we recap and breakdown a television series we’re currently watching. In this episode, @patbertmcgill and @actuallyrichy go over episode 1 of Netflix’s The OA (2016).  After 7 years of her mysterious disappearance, Prairie Johnson suddenly returns to her community with a newfound purpose and strange abilities. Before her disappearance,...

Join us in discussing the groundbreaking sequel to the 1995 film Ghost in the Shell. This episode we attempt to dive deep into the films meaning, the course of our own world and the creeping progressive cyberization of us all. If your reading this you to have already been made into a cyborg so please let your online self share and support us in building the podcast into a living organism that can...

Built from the ground up, entrepreneur and oil miner, Daniel Plainview finds himself on a daunting journey to sap oil from the land beneath his feet and from those around him no matter the cost. Through tears and bloodshed, Plainview sees this endeavor as a means to an end, even if it suggests sacrificing his family and virtues along the way.  Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 American epic, There Will...

Welcome to the new year, as we begin 2022 talking about our favorite films and television series in 2021 and giving our thoughts on Fran Kranz's directorial debut, Mass (2021), starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton. Mass is story about two couples that reconcile for the first time to discuss a tragic event that tore them apart six years prior. Kranz's film is an amalgam...

“How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd.”   For every memory savored there is one endured, and if the act of remembering is neither a blessing nor a curse — then how are we to know what to make of these fragments? To forget the past and not give a single thought to the f...

Brace yourselves as we sit in the calm of the eye of the storm upon a small dinghy off the coast of a small island. All we have is a blank canvas, a fine green dress and love, so imprint this calm into your soul for this brief respite will soon end and all we will have is this memory.   This episode we are joined by a special guest to discuss the 2019 film Portrait of a Lady on Fire. France, 1770....

A tragic robbery leaves leaves Grey Trace paralyzed from the neck down, and his beloved wife dead. A philanthropist inventor offers Trace a cure, for his paralysis. An artificially intelligent spinal implant called STEM. Now able to walk again, Grey discovers that he now has superhuman skills and agility to seek vengeance on his enemies.  This weeks choice made by first time guest, huge fan of the...

“Do you know the difference between love and obsession? And what’s the difference between obsession and desire?”    Żuławski’s English-language debut of a 1981 horror film is an inside look at the pitfalls of marriage and divorce. A star-making turn from Isabelle Adjani is a jaw-dropping audacious performance that will be forever ingrained in your memory.    Where to watch: Unfortunately, this fil...

Shell-shocked by the images and sounds that followed you home into the night, you open your front door and are greeted by the gentle moonlight pouring into your window. You call out, but there is no response. Eyeing the surroundings, the curtains dance with the brisk night air, but then you wonder – did someone leave the window open?    As you walk to the sliding glass door, the faint sounds of sp...

November 22nd, 1963 – Dallas, TX: It had rained that morning, and by afternoon the sun had made its way out from behind the clouds. At approximately 12:29pm, President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade entered Dealey Square and rounded the corner onto Houston Street. Within the next 60 seconds, the following course of events would forever alter the history of the United States.   Pablo Larraín’s 2016 bi...

In this episode, Pat, Richard, and Kevin (absent Tyler) talk about whatever comes to mind. We test out a more flexible audio setup with the hope of having more guests on future episodes, so if you would like to be on one, feel free to reach out to us! We appreciate all of you out there, and hope that all is well.   As always, thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the discussion.    Instagr...

In the lush countryside of Japanese-occupied Korea in the 1930’s, an heiress to a large fortune stares outside the misty window wondering if there is anything more to life than what she currently knows. Housed by her overbearing uncle and bound to the confines of the luxurious estate since childhood, the structure mimics that of her fractured identity: forever split between the lineage of Korea an...