Sightgeist

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A show about the movies of yesterday and how they hold up today. Each episode, co-hosts Jimmy and Joe pick apart two movies from ten years ago and consider their relevance now.

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S1E5 - Episode #04 - The Witch (or, The VVitch) 13.10.2025 1:03:27

Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this intermission episode, Jimmy is joined by Ashley to discuss The Witch (The VVitch?) Feel free to subscribe to the Sightgeist Substack to join a community of fellow cinephiles in discussing how wrong Jimmy and Joe are, as well as to ask questions, leave comments, and more. We look forward to hearing from you. You can also leave feedback and comments by emailing us...

S1E4 - Episode #03 - Bridge of Spies x Dope 29.09.2025 1:00:51

Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe talk about Bridge of Spies and Dope . Jimmy's companion films: High Noon (1952) and Di-Di (2024). Lasting Thoughts: Jimmy: The Antidote by Karen Russell Joe: America's weird fascination with private property Feel free to subscribe to the Sightgeist Substack to join a community of fellow cinephiles in discussing how wrong Jimmy and Joe are,...

S1E3 - Episode #02 - It Follows 15.09.2025 42:31

CW: This episode discusses themes of rape and sexual assault. Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this intermission episode, Jimmy is joined by his wife, Ashley, to discuss the 2015 horror film It Follows. Feel free to subscribe to the Sightgeist Substack to join a community of fellow cinephiles in discussing how wrong Jimmy and Joe are, as well as to ask questions, leave comments, and more. We look fo...

Episode #00 - Introducing Sightgeist! 01.09.2025 28:04

Welcome to Sightgeist, a podcast that looks at the great movies of yesterday and how they hold up today! In this introductory episode, co-hosts Jimmy and Joe talk a bit about themselves and the show's format, as well as a bit about why they wanted to create Sightgeist in the first place. Why do we remember some movies and not others? What does it take for a film's legacy to last beyond a few years...

S1E2 - Episode #01 - Sicario x Ex Machina 01.09.2025 1:12:16

Welcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe rehash Sicario and Ex Machina, movies that were a couple of their favorites when they first came out. Do they stand the test of time, and better yet, do they hold up politically? Is Ex Machina more interested in gender politics than it is in anything about artificial intelligence? Ten years on, is Sicario still the mind-blowing movie it wa...