Displaying items 1-10 of 32 in total of Weird Studies with the tag "cinema".
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Episode 184: On David Lynch
Episode | February 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 41 mins
art, cinema, horror, lynchian, supernatural
Phil and JF discuss the work of David Lynch, focusing especially on his first film, "Eraserhead.'
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Episode 182: Providence of Evil: On Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu'
Episode | January 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
cinema, evil, horror, occult, paranormal, religion
Phil and JF discuss Rogert Eggers' reimagining of F. W. Murnau's classic vampire film.
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Episode 181: On 'The X Files,' with Meredith Michael
Episode | December 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
cinema, conspiracy, epistemology, guest episode, meredith michael, paranormal, television
Meredith Michael joins JF and Phil to discuss the classic television series.
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Episode 178: Edge of Reality: On John Carpenter's 'In the Mouth of Madness'
Episode | October 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 12 mins
art, cinema, horror, hyperstition, metaphysics
A live recording of JF and Phil's conversation following a screening of John Carpenter's cult classic.
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Mid-Break Bonus: The Quiet Earth
Episode | August 21st, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
art, bonus episodes, cinema, clowns, literature, speculative fiction
A rollicking ride of a bonus episode, previously exclusive to our Patreon supporters.
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Episode 171: The Beauty and the Horror
Episode | June 13th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
aesthetics, beauty, cinema, literature, metaphysics, music
JF and Phil discuss the interplay between beauty and horror in art, examining how each enhances the other.
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Episode 170: Art is Another Word for Truth: On Orson Welles's 'F for Fake'
Episode | May 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 25 mins
aesthetics, art, cinema, forgery, magic
JF and Phil discuss Orson Welles's 1973 film essay on the strange overlap of fraud, art, and truth.
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Episode 168: Visions of the Wasteland: On George Miller's 'Mad Max' Films
Episode | May 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 20 mins
apocalypse, cinema, civilization, science fiction
JF and Phil find glimmers of the Weird in George Miller's post-apocalyptic outback.
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Episode 164: Towards a Weird Materialism: On Expressionism in Cinema
Episode | March 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 29 mins
aesthetics, cinema, expressionism, literature, metaphysics, music, visual art
JF and Phil discuss the expressionist sensibility in the history of film.
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Episode 160: The Way of All Flesh: On John Carpenter's 'The Thing'
Episode | December 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
body horror, cinema, horror, john carpenter, metaphysics
JF and Phil discuss the great 1982 horror film starring Kurt Russell.