Cinema of Meaning

Mar 14 2024 702
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Cinema of Meaning is a conversational podcast that seeks to explore the depths of what cinema has to offer. Each week, we discuss an individual film to get a better understanding of its storytelling qualities, to examine its cinematic techniques, and to uncover its deeper meanings. Hosted by video essayists Tom van der Linden from the channel Like Stories of Old and Thomas Flight.

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Dune: Part 2 | Full Discussion and Analysis

Mar 14 2024 74 mins  
Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two.

The Irishman | Gangster Cinema #5

Sep 07 2023 74 mins  
In Part 5 of our Gangster Cinema Series we move into the 2010s to discuss Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.

American Gangster | Gangster Cinema #4

Aug 31 2023 62 mins  
Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; continuing today in the 2000s with Ridley Scott's American Gangster.

Goodfellas | Gangster Cinema #3

Aug 24 2023 66 mins  
In Part 3 of the Gangster Series we move into the 90s to discuss Martin Scorsese's iconic masterpiece Goodfellas

Scarface | Gangster Cinema #2

Aug 17 2023 61 mins  
In Part 2 of the Gangster Series we move from the sobering 70s into the neon-lit 80s and follow Al Pacino into yet another iconic gangster movie: Brian DePalma's Scarface.

The Godfather | Gangster Cinema #1

Aug 10 2023 63 mins  
We are excited to announce our new series on Gangster Cinema through the decades. Over the course of 5 episodes, we will discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades, in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; starting in the 1970s with Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

The Oppenheimer Discussion | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #3

Aug 03 2023 83 mins  
In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents, concluding today with an in-depth discussion of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.

Godzilla's Evolving Nuclear Subtext (1954 to 2014) | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #2

Jul 27 2023 61 mins  
In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, which we are hosting in honor of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents. Continuing today with how the fear of and trauma from the nuclear bomb gave birth to the complicated and continuously evolving movie monster Godzill

Dr. Strangelove or: How the Bomb Became Relevant Again | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #1

Jul 20 2023 69 mins  
In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, which we are hosting in honor of the upcoming release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents. Beginning today with the politics of the atomic bomb and the complicated philosophy of nuclear deterrence, in Stanley Kubrick’s classic s

Ep. 69: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Jun 29 2023 66 mins  
Before Indiana Jones' final adventure, we revisit his previous final adventure and discuss the early wave of legacy sequels, the conflicted enjoyment found in treasure-hunting movies, and the evolution of the adventure genre, in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull