Mark Hennigan

Mark Overanalyses Film

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Every two weeks, join Mark for an unnecessarily deep dive into the story structure of a beloved and interesting film to try and find out what it means and how it goes about meaning it. 

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Mark Hennigan

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Latest episode

May 8, 2025

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Episodes

The Big Lebowski 10.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail Mark is a good man, and thorough, as he tries to figure out what makes The Big Lebowski so transcendent, why the Dude's abiding is meaningful, and if anything of consequence actually happens in this story. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https:/...

The Worst Person In The World 03.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail Mark feels like Bambi on the ice as he tries to figure out what makes The Worst Person In The World feel so representative for a generation, whether Julie really changes or not, and if you can truly love someone who thinks they created an "iconic butthole". https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalyse...

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 27.03.2023

Send us Fan Mail Mark's overanalysis is fully operational as he tries to figure out what makes Return of the Jedi such a great ending to the Star Wars trilogy, how Luke expresses an argument from both previous films, and what long-term impact believing C3PO to be a god might have on Ewok society. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitt...

Groundhog Day 13.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail Mark wonders how many time loops he'd spend overanalysing Groundhog Day as he tries to figure out what makes the film such a touchstone, how the story exemplifies the reason for story structure, and what the hell Bill Murray has against blood sausage. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https:...

Succession Pt II 31.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail Mark does not think Greg would be Europe's weirdest King as he continues to wonder what makes Succession so riveting, how the show is a classic example of fractal structure, and how this family keep finding new and exciting ways to be this terrible. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ ht...

Succession Pt I 16.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail Mark wants his own Greg as he wonders what makes Succession's first season so compelling, why the show's character architecture is so popular, and who the best worst person is. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalyse...

It's A Wonderful Life 19.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark isn't crying, you're crying as he tries to figure out why It's A Wonderful Life is the ultimate Christmas movie, how George's arc is uniquely designed to provide maximum catharsis, and when and how Mary bought a house in a small town without her "manager of the Building & Loan" husband knowing. Hot dog! https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout...

Goodfellas 05.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark gets to live the rest of his life like a schnook as he tries to figure out what makes Goodfellas so intoxicating, how its structure is and is not unusual, and why there isn't a TV show where gangsters discuss paintings.  https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalys...

Casablanca 21.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark will always have overanalysis as he tries to figure out what makes Casablanca the definitive classic, why its final act twist feels so satisfying, and how any woman would be more interested in Rick than in the incredible Victor Laszlo. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.mark...

Booksmart 07.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark does his mothereffing homework as he tries to figure out what makes Booksmart so heartwarming, why it has such a great example of a midpoint, and how anyone could ever miss being a teenager. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitter.com/ov...

Alien 24.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark's overanalysis is unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality as he tries to figure out what makes Alien so riveting, how it uses Ripley vs the alien to express its theme, and why no one realises that Jones the cat is the real monster. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.c...

In The Mood For Love 10.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark's in the mood for overanalysis as he tries to figure out what makes In The Mood For Love so dreamlike, how it hides its structure in its style, and why so many guys just happen to suggest working together in hotel rooms. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalys...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 26.09.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark reaches out with his feelings — mostly anger — as he tries to figure out what makes The Last Jedi so frustrating, how the climax ended up in the wrong place, and why a story about rebels tells us we should just do as we're told, dammit.  https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://w...

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 12.09.2022

Send us Fan Mail Adventure. Excitement. Overanalysis. Mark craves these things as he tries to figure out what makes The Empire Strikes Back almost mystical, how the midpoint of the film defines the entire franchise, and why every local creature seems to hate the Jedi. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https...

Jaws 04.07.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark has city hands as he tries to figure out what makes Jaws the definitive summer blockbuster, why the ending feels so satisfying, and how the best plan the scientist could come up with is 'jab the shark with a stick'. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalys...

Blade Runner 20.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark has overanalysed things you people wouldn't believe as he tries to figure out what makes Blade Runner so enigmatic, if Deckard could actually not be a replicant, and how anyone would confuse Rutger Hauer for a real human being. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markove...

When Harry Met Sally 06.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark knows a great romcom the way you know about a good melon as he tries to figure out what makes When Harry Met Sally so definitive, how a good romcom asks a different question to a bad romcom, and if a man and a woman can ever really be friends if they're both equally wrong about Casablanca. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm h...

Seven 23.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Seven is a fine film and worth overanalysing as Mark tries to figure out what sets this thriller apart, whose movie it is really, and why John Doe thinks his only sin is envying 1995's Brad Pitt. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitter.c...

Fleabag Season 2 09.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark just wants someone to tell him what to overanalyse as he tries to figure out what makes Fleabag so relatable, how the show uses its central device to express its protagonist's journey, and how the priest convinced himself the best way to not have sex with someone was to go to their house alone at night. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/ove...

The Godfather 25.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Let Mark tell you, he ain't no band leader as he tries to figure out why The Godfather is The Godfather, how Vito and Michael's relationship as protagonists expresses the theme, and if anyone is worse at marriage proposals than Michael Corleone. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm  https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/...

Soul 11.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Maybe Mark's spark could be watching Pixar films as he tries to figure out why Soul is so meaningful, how Joe's arc reminds him of ketchup, and if the meaning of life is pepperoni pizza.  https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitter.com/...

Fight Club 28.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail On a long enough timeline, Mark's understanding of Fight Club rises above zero as he tries to figure out why Tyler Durden is so iconic, how the film makes a different argument to its screenplay, and if it really is a romcom with added blunt force trauma. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.co...

Little Women 14.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark will not sit here and tell you that marriage isn't an economic proposition as he tries to figure out why Little Women is so timeless, what Greta Gerwig's restructuring of the narrative does thematically, and if Friedrich is just Jo's imaginary boyfriend who lives in Canada. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https:/...

Star Wars: A New Hope 09.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Mark has a bad feeling about this as he tries to figure out what makes Star Wars: A New Hope so special, how many trench runs are too many trench runs, and why Luke Skywalker would ever listen to C3PO. https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://twitter.com/overanalysefilm https://markoveranalysesfilm.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.markoveranalysesstory.com/ https://twitter....

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